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JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 15, 2018
New industry group slams government's response to sexual harassment in media
By Cory Baird
Organization sent requests to the Cabinet in a push for the government to address what the group feels are inadequate protections for media workers subjected to sexual harassment.
JAPAN / Politics
May 15, 2018
Defense minister mentions Akita and Yamaguchi as candidate sites for Aegis Ashore, naming specific prefectures for first time
By Daisuke Kikuchi
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Tuesday that Akita and Yamaguchi prefectures are candidate sites for installations of the Aegis Ashore anti-ballistic missile defense system, naming specific prefectures for the first time.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 15, 2018
Me Too becomes We Too in victim-blaming Japan
By Shoko Oda and Kurumi Mori
Monica Fukuhara was a college student working at a restaurant when it happened to her. As she was saying goodbye to a customer, he grabbed her chest, she said.

ASIA PACIFIC

ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2018
Safety and verification questions hang over North Korea's plan to close nuclear site
By David Brunnstrom and Josh Smith
Shutting down North Korea's nuclear test site is trickier than it might seem.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 15, 2018
Evidence that Malaysia's Najib received 1MDB funds was ignored, probe panelists say
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) found evidence in late 2015 that 42 million ringgit ($10.6 million) was transferred from a former subsidiary of state fund 1MDB into an account of then Prime Minister Najib Razak, but its recommendation for further investigation was rejected by the attorney...
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2018
Satellite imagery shows first evidence of buildings being dismantled at North Korean nuclear test site, monitor says
By Jesse Johnson
New commercial satellite imagery has provided the first definitive evidence that North Korea is dismantling its Punggye-ri nuclear test site ahead of a scheduled ceremony next week to mark the event, U.S. researchers said Monday.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 15, 2018
Europa's plumes make Jupiter moon a prime candidate for life
A new look at old data is giving scientists a fresh reason to view Europa, a moon of Jupiter, as a leading candidate in the search for life beyond Earth, with evidence of water plumes shooting into space.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 15, 2018
Israeli forces kill 55 protesters on Gaza border as U.S. Embassy opens in Jerusalem
Israeli troops shot dead dozens of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border on Monday when the high-profile opening of the U.S. embassy to Israel in Jerusalem raised tension to boiling point after weeks of demonstrations.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 15, 2018
Warnings issued for more lava and possible explosion of erupting Kilauea summit
Residents near Hawaii's Kilauea volcano faced warnings on Monday that more lava-spewing fissures could open near their homes and that the volcano's summit may be getting ready for an explosion that could scatter ash and debris for miles.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 15, 2018
Hezbollah says rocket salvo fired at Israeli-occupied Golan marks 'new phase' in Syria war
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group said on Monday a missile salvo into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights last week marked a new phase in the Syrian war and showed Damascus and its allies would not let Israeli attacks in Syria go unanswered.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 15, 2018
Israeli forces kill 41 in Gaza protests as anger mounts over U.S. Embassy
By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi
Israeli forces killed at least 41 Palestinians along the Gaza border on Monday as angry protesters demonstrated at the frontier hours on the day the United States opened its embassy in Jerusalem, health officials said.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2018
Toshiba books first net profit in four years
By Shusuke Murai
The firm said it improved its balance sheet by recording u00a5783.1 billion in shareholders' equity at the end of March, staving off a risk of being delisted.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2018
Japan's Yaskawa to increase its investment in Slovenia
Electrical equipment-producer Yaskawa, which is building an industrial robot factory in Slovenia, has decided to build another factory in the country to produce electrical components.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2018
Japan and U.S. to 'move rapidly' on trade deal, ambassador says
The United States and Japan will "move rapidly" to get a trade deal under a new framework aimed at intensifying bilateral trade consultations, U.S. Ambassador William Hagerty said, keeping pressure on Tokyo to open up protected markets such as agriculture.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
May 15, 2018
Tokyo stocks turn down on profit-taking
Stocks turned lower Tuesday, dragged down by profit-taking after their recent advances.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2018
Regional banks fight for inheritance to ensure their survival
By Takako Taniguchi, Yuki Hagiwara and Gareth Allan
Where there's a will, there's a way. That's what banks across Japan are counting on as they try to keep hold of the ¥50 trillion in wealth left by their customers each year when they die.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2018
Leagues lose as U.S. Supreme Court paves way for states to legalize sports betting
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for states to legalize sports betting in a defeat for the major American sports leagues, endorsing New Jersey's bid to allow such wagering and striking down a 1992 federal law that prohibited it in most places.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2018
Trump's sudden vow to help China's sanctions-violating ZTE telecom giant spurs backlash in Washington
President Donald Trump's pledge to help a Chinese telecommunication company that broke U.S. sanctions law sparked a backlash from lawmakers who said the move could weaken the U.S. hand in upcoming trade talks with Beijing.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
May 15, 2018
Improve public document system
Public documents that record the government's decision-making process are, as defined by the law on managing such documents, "people's common intellectual property that underpins the foundation of democracy." The law implemented in 2011 mandates that such documents be created and preserved so citizens...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 15, 2018
Deepening financial integration in Asia
By Sayuri Shirai
Capital-rich Japan has been relatively inactive in promoting capital market financial integration.
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2018
America is one of the few cultures with insults for smart people
By TED RALL
Americans enjoy the dubious distinction of having a high degree of linguistic diversity it comes to mocking the smart and the educated.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2018
Trump is right on China but wrong on tariffs
By Hal Brands
Unlike previous U.S. presidents, Donald Trump dispenses with the lie that economic growth will make Beijing a better global citizen.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2018
Inspiring terms are simple but 'climate change' isn't
By Faye Flam
The doubters and believers aren't even talking about the same thing.
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2018
Promoting a new global optimism
By Andres Ortega
In showing that the world has never been less violent, cognitive scientist Steven Pinker is at the forefront of the new outbreak of global optimism.

Sports

Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 15, 2018
Longtime NFL coach Chuck Knox dies at 86
Chuck Knox, a longtime NFL coach who won 186 regular-season games, died Sunday at age 86, the Seattle Seahawks confirmed.
MORE SPORTS
May 15, 2018
Dangerous plays by Nihon University defender rock college football
By Hiroshi Ikezawa
There was a sign that read "The Buck Stops Here" on former U.S. President Harry S. Truman's desk in his White House office.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 15, 2018
Three dancers seek to redefine the contemporary form of their art in 'Dan-su Series 3'
By Nobuko Tanaka
Contemporary dance seemed to enter the wider arts consciousness in Japan around the turn of the century, when there was a pronounced upsurge in the number of performances, festivals and competitions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 15, 2018
Noritaka Minami's city of broken dreams
By John L. Tran
Noritaka Minami's aerial photographs of the failed urban project of California City in the Mojave Desert are quietly devastating. Purposefully using high-ISO film that shows grain even at low enlargement, his images of a planned city — mostly a network of uninhabited roads — are pale planes of dots and lines
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 15, 2018
'Takehisa Yumeji: Master of Japanese Modern Illustration'
By Yukari Tanaka
May 19-July 1
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 15, 2018
'Lithography: Around the Stone'
By Yukari Tanaka
May 21-Aug. 19
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 15, 2018
'Prisms'
By Yukari Tanaka
May 17-June 3
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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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