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JAPAN

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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 24, 2017
Japan’s welfare ministry argues for shift in spending to younger generations from retirees
By Reiji Yoshida
White paper says current system offers better benefits for the elderly as more young people struggle with low incomes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 24, 2017
CDP chief Yukio Edano balks at merging with other parties
By Tomohiro Osaki
Head of the largest opposition force says party will go its own way and avoid “power struggles” that could erode public confidence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 24, 2017
U.S. to deploy powerful F-35A stealth fighters to Okinawa's Kadena Air Base as North Korean threat grows
By Jesse Johnson
The U.S. Air Force has announced that it will send its version of the advanced F-35 stealth fighter jet to Okinawa's Kadena Air Base next month in the first such deployment to the Asia-Pacific region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 24, 2017
Is Abe's free day care and kindergarten worth the cost?
By Reiji Yoshida
Sunday's general election is over and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's gamble seems to have paid off. But politics never stops and Abe is now obliged to carry out what he promised during the campaign.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2017
Tokyo to become carbon-free for four days during 2020 Olympic Games, Koike says
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has announced a plan to make the Japanese capital free of carbon dioxide emissions during the opening and closing days of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 24, 2017
Ikea returns to Aichi after 1970s department store presence proved hard fit
Swedish furniture giant Ikea opened a new store Oct. 11 in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, but few know that 45 years ago it had an outlet in a department store in the Meieki district of Nagoya.
Japan Times
JAPAN / UNITED NATIONS DAY
Oct 24, 2017
Creating a peaceful and just world
By Antonio Guterres
Our world faces many grave challenges.
Japan Times
JAPAN / UNITED NATIONS DAY
Oct 24, 2017
Today, a revitalized and responsive U.N.
By David M. Malone
Anniversaries always present an opportunity to look back. But today, as we commemorate the establishment of the United Nations on Oct. 24, 1945, we must not focus solely on past lessons and progress.
Japan Times
JAPAN / UNITED NATIONS DAY
Oct 24, 2017
SDGs, justice and female leaders
By Michiru Mekata
Recently, U.N. Information Centre Director Kaoru Nemoto had the chance to meet Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa. Nemoto asked about Kamikawa's expectations toward the U.N., especially in relation to the upcoming 14th U.N. Crime Congress to be held in Japan in 2020. The two also exchanged views on the Sustainable...

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 24, 2017
Chaotic scenes as suspects wheeled around airport where Kim Jong Nam was killed
Handcuffed, wearing bulletproof vests and under heavily armed guard, the two women accused of murdering the half-brother of North Korea's leader were pushed around a Malaysian airport in wheelchairs on Tuesday during a court visit to the crime scene.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 24, 2017
U.S. says it is considering sanctions over Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya
The United States is taking steps and considering a range of further actions over Myanmar's treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority, including targeted sanctions under its Global Magnitsky law, the State Department said Monday.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 24, 2017
Low-pitched, rumbling rocks could help predict when earthquakes strike, research says
Rocks under increasing pressure before earthquakes strike send out low-pitched rumbling sounds that the human ear cannot detect but could be used to predict when a tremor will strike, scientists said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 24, 2017
Border wall prototypes a first small step for Trump campaign promise
Nine months after President Donald Trump took office, the first tangible signs of progress on one of the central promises of his campaign have appeared along the U.S. border with Mexico.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 24, 2017
Starving Rohingya girls and women in refugee camps seen forced to engage in clandestine prostitution
As Rohingya women struggle to access even the very basics such as food and water in Bangladesh's overcrowded camps, a flourishing sex trade offers cash in times of desperation.
WORLD / Society
Oct 24, 2017
U.K. lobbies for transgender rights but seeks to retain the term 'pregnant women'
Britain is seeking to extend to transgender people protection granted to women in pregnancy by a U.N. treaty but has not asked for the term "pregnant women" be dropped from the text, the government said on Monday after controversy over its wording.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 24, 2017
Fallen sergeant's widow at center of Trump condolence call firestorm says he made her 'cry even worse'
The widow of a U.S. Army sergeant killed in Niger this month said on Monday that President Donald Trump had "made me cry even worse" in a condolence telephone call when he said her husband "knew what he signed up for."

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 24, 2017
Bain says Western Digital legal protest threatens Toshiba joint venture
The Bain Capital-led consortium that's buying Toshiba Corp.'s chip unit warned Western Digital Corp. to give up attempts to overturn the deal and settle its legal claims if it wants the relationship to continue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 24, 2017
Game makers deploy deep-learning AI algorithms to keep players coming back for more
By Yuji Nakamura
In today's game industry, titles like "Clash Royale" and "Pokemon Go" are free for most people to enjoy because there's a small number of players who pay for extras, like special weapons or more lives. Game developers have to strike a delicate balance in this free-to-play model between drawing the masses...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 24, 2017
During Tokyo stocks' bull run, the BOJ is sitting on its hands
By Min Jeong Lee
The record rally on the Tokyo Stock Exchange is so powerful that one of the most prominent buyers is sitting on the sidelines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2017
Thousands of Bogota taxi drivers stage protest over Uber, Cabify and higher costs
Thousands of taxi drivers in Colombia's capital Bogota began an indefinite strike on Monday to protest private transport services like Uber, snarling traffic for much of the day as drivers blocked roads and clashed with police.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2017
Trump vows no tampering with popular retirement savings under tax plan but also rules out fourth bracket for rich
President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed the possibility of curbing a popular tax-deferred U.S. retirement savings program to help pay for sweeping tax cuts, and expressed doubts about adding another top bracket targeting the wealthiest Americans.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Oct 24, 2017
IS is defeated but not vanquished
Vigilance and equal determination from law enforcement and security agencies are needed now more than ever to make sure Islamic State doesn't take up terrorist activities with new determination.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2017
What electric vehicles portend for the future
By Takamitsu Sawa
The widespread use of electric vehicles would be good for the environment, but could be bad news for millions of workers in the automotive industry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Oct 24, 2017
An idea buds in the U.S. that Japan should go nuclear
Opinion is growing within certain quarters of the U.S. that Japan should be armed with nuclear weapons to reduce America's defense burden.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2017
North Korea's cyber-army should worry us
By Robert Samuelson
Cybersecurity experts are no longer dismissing Pyongyang's attack capabilities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2017
Can EVs sow the seeds of Detroit's comeback?
By Peter Morici
Can Detroit win the race for future dominance in the e-vehicles market?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2017
The false narrative of Realpolitik
By Lee Howell
U.S. President Donald Trump's emphasis on national sovereignty could stimulate global cooperation elsewhere.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 24, 2017
The Tokyo International Film Festival can be a time of true cinematic discovery (if you know where to look)
By Mark Schilling
Film festivals have multiplied like bamboo shoots in Japan over the past two decades, from Okinawa in the south to Sapporo in the north. But the country's biggest is still the Tokyo International Film Festival, whose 30th edition takes place from Oct. 25 to Nov. 3 at venues centering on Roppongi Hills....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 24, 2017
Motonobu: The father of Kano styles
By Jeff Michael Hammond
A family-run enterprise, the Kano school of painting was a consistent force in Japan's art world for more than 300 years, from the Muromachi Period (1336-1573) up until its fortune waned in the 19th century.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 24, 2017
'Diego Rivera and His Contemporaries'
By Yukari Tanaka
Oct. 21-Dec. 10
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 24, 2017
'The Doraemon Exhibition Tokyo 2017'
By Yukari Tanaka
Nov. 1-Jan. 8
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 24, 2017
'The Age of Okamoto Shinso'
By Yukari Tanaka
Nov. 1-Dec. 10
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 24, 2017
Japan's main film festival has come a long way from the days of 'bubble era' excess
By Mark Schilling
The Tokyo International Film Festival, which begins on Oct. 25, will celebrate its 30th edition this year. It was first held in 1985 and I started attending it, as a reporter, in 1991.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 24, 2017
Megyn Kelly fires back at O'Reilly's claim that no one accused him of sexual harassment during 20 years at Fox
Bill O'Reilly, forced out at Fox News over allegations of sexual harassment, has said no one ever filed a complaint about his behavior with human resources or the legal department in the 20 years he was at the network.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
Air India crash report to offer peek into last seconds
Members of the Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 14.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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