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JAPAN / Politics
Apr 23, 2018
Disgraced Niigata governor to get ¥14.7 million retirement bonus
The retirement bonus for Niigata Gov. Ryuichi Yoneyama, who announced his resignation last week over a sex scandal, is expected to total some ¥14.7 million, prefectural officials said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Apr 23, 2018
Nagoya shop offers unique handbags made by workers with disabilities from recycled obi
The souvenir shop Nagomya in Kinshachi Yokocho, a shopping area that opened right outside the grounds of Nagoya Castle late last month, is selling handbags made by people with developmental disorders using recycled Nagoya obi.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 23, 2018
Tourists, take note: As drones multiply in Japan, so do rules governing where they can be flown
By Eric Johnston
Make a trip to any major electronics store today and you're bound to find a section selling drones. Once little more than toys for enthusiasts, today's commercially available drones come in all shapes and sizes and are used for all sorts of purposes, with prices ranging from thousands to hundreds of...
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2018
Japan to screen departing foreign flyers with facial recognition tech to shorten arrival process
By Mizuho Aoki
Automated gates equipped with the technology will screen departing foreign nationals at major airports from fiscal 2019 in a bid to speed up the immigration process.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2018
In Japan, new rules may leave short-term lodging industry out in the cold
By Junko Fujita
Japan's new law on short-term lodging services was meant to ease a shortage of hotel rooms, bring order to an unregulated market, and offer more options for foreign visitors ahead of next year's Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2018
Japanese teen tops Youth America ballet competition in New York
Yuma Matsuura of Japan has won the senior age division at the Youth America Grand Prix audition for promising young ballet dancers, the organizer said Friday.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 23, 2018
Trump falsely claims North Korea has agreed to denuclearize, but will it ditch its 'treasured sword'?
By Jesse Johnson
U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday to serve up the dubious claim that North Korea has "agreed to denuclearization" ahead of his meeting with Kim Jong Un — an assertion at odds with what the White House has previously said and something Pyongyang has yet to say publicly.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 23, 2018
PAS Islamic party aims to hold key in upcoming Malaysian election
The outcome of next month's election in Malaysia may hinge on the performance of a party that has strived for decades to turn the country into an Islamic state and enforce harsher penalties on Muslims for adultery, theft and drinking alcohol.

WORLD

WORLD
Apr 23, 2018
Pentagon corrects statements about missile used in Syria strikes, says stealthy new weapon eyed by Japan was not fired
By Jesse Johnson
The Pentagon has corrected its statement on the use of an advanced missile in the U.S. strikes on Syria on April 14, saying that the weapon fired was, in fact, not the stealthy type missile it initially described. Japan is considering purchasing that missile, known as the JASSM-ER (Joint Air-to-Surface...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2018
Former Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic to appeal war crimes conviction
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will appear in court again Monday when he contests his conviction for genocide and a 40-year prison sentence before U.N. appeals judges.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2018
Norwegian detainee in Russia admits being courier for Oslo's spy service: lawyer
A Norwegian man suspected by Russia of espionage has admitted to being a courier for Norway's military intelligence, his Norwegian lawyer said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 23, 2018
Loud explosions again rock northern Mali's Timbuktu near U.N. peacekeeper bases
Several loud explosions rocked the northern Mali city of Timbuktu on Sunday near military bases where one U.N peacekeeper was killed and seven French troops were wounded last weekend by Islamist militants, a resident and a U.N. source said.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2018
Canadian accused of killing Peruvian medicine woman is lynched in Amazon
A Canadian man was lynched in the Peruvian Amazon after residents of a remote village accused him of killing an 81-year-old medicine woman a day earlier, a spokesman for the attorney general's office said on Sunday.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2018
Trump's next $100 billion tariff dilemma: Hit Walmart or Apple?
U.S. consumers may be about to feel directly the effects of the trade fight started by U.S. President Donald Trump with China and other countries this year, when a new list of Chinese imports to be taxed is announced in coming days.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 23, 2018
Chinese cyberspies allegedly targeted Japanese defense firms for North Korea secrets: report
The hackers have targeted domestic defense companies, possibly to get information about Tokyo's policy toward resolving the North Korean nuclear impasse, according to a cybersecurity firm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2018
Toshiba weighs chip-unit options as Chinese regulators look set to delay sale to Bain beyond deadline
Toshiba Corp. is all but guaranteed to miss a May 1 deadline to sell its memory chip business to a Bain Capital-led group, people familiar with the matter said, raising the chances it may consider other options that could yield billions of additional dollars for the unit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2018
Putin's turf war with Telegram escalates as Russia blocks IPs
Russia's communications regulator blocked some Alphabet Inc. internet addresses, blaming the U.S. owner of Google for helping Pavel Durov's Telegram Messenger LLP service evade government blocking.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2018
Social media firms that ignore children's well-being may face regulation: U.K. health minister
Britain's health minister, Jeremy Hunt, threatened to impose new regulations on social media firms unless they do more to protect young people using their services.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Apr 23, 2018
ZTE tests China's commitment to international law
China should be worried that its companies disregard not only the law, but their promises to national legal authorities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 23, 2018
Two contradictory proverbs
By Kuni Miyake
Few people in Japan are optimistic about the outcome of the Korean talks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2018
Trump isn't Nixon, North Korea isn't China
By Eli Lake
The key difference from Beijing in 1972: After any summit, North Korea will remain a weak client state.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 23, 2018
Time for Japan to recalibrate its strategy?
By Shihoko Goto
A much-touted bond with the U.S. president left Prime Minister Shinzo Abe largely empty-handed.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2018
Finally, Comey comes out of his trance
By Tim Weiner
The former FBI director's book reads like a preview of his likely testimony.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2018
Even in nature, there are perils in sexual inequality
By Faye Flam
New research suggests major sex differences can be hazardous to a species's health.

Sports

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 23, 2018
Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami at crossroads
By Jason Coskrey
The Hanshin Tigers have a Shintaro Fujinami problem. They just don't seem to know what to do about it.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 23, 2018
What would you pay to live in Minato Ward?
By Kaori Shoji
It was in 2001 when my friend, Chikako Sakamoto, paid ¥9.8 million for a six-tatami-mat apartment in Tokyo's central Minato Ward. The apartment was inside a 長期滞在者用 (chōki taizaisha-yō, long term resident's) wing of an old hotel in Roppongi, with a very low ceiling and no kitchen. Chikako...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 23, 2018
You should get the hang of 'そのうち' and '今に' soon enough
By Hitomi Tashiro and Akemi Tanahashi
Introducing two adverbs that show the near future, u305du306eu3046u3061 and u4ecau306b.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Apr 23, 2018
A very expensive pair of mangoes
A pair of mangoes fetches ¥400,000 at auction in Miyazaki.

COMMUNITY

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 23, 2018
Importance of friendship transcends march of time
By Jane Kitagawa
A former high-flying chemical engineer working in fertilizer development and management, it's no surprise that Indonesia's Ambassador to Japan Arifin Tasrif, was once working all across the Indonesian archipelago in Borneo, Sumatra and Java. Of no less importance, especially given his current role, is the nearly two years he spent in Japan over 30 years ago in Yokohama.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
Japanese scientists discover clue to why women burn more fat than men
Scientists say a recently-published study could help explain why women are typically less prone to weight-related conditions and may lead to new therapies that target calorie-burning mechanisms.
Music idol and anime fandom merch is big business
Businesses who cater to fandoms gathered at Tokyo Lifestyle Week for the second annual Oshikatsu — Merch Collection Expo, a trade show devoted to fandom goods.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Podcast

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

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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