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JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2018
City in Saitama Prefecture to tap into new revenue source with manhole cover ads
By Mizuho Aoki
As the costs of operating its municipal sewer system rise, a city in Saitama Prefecture is hoping to cash in on the growing popularity of manhole cover designs with a plan to use the creative lids as an advertising medium.
JAPAN / Politics
May 22, 2018
Abe denies 2015 meeting with Kotaro Kake as opposition pressure mounts over cronyism claims
By Tomohiro Osaki
The prime minister again denied having met with his longtime confidant in February 2015, challenging an account revealed in a newly surfaced document.
JAPAN
May 22, 2018
First portrait of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko since enthronement unveiled
The Imperial Household Agency unveiled on Monday the first portrait of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko since their enthronement.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2018
Pollution turns India's white marble Taj Mahal green
India's white marble Taj Mahal is turning yellow and green as the 17th century mausoleum weathers filthy air in the world's eighth-most polluted city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2018
Beijing's bombers in disputed South China Sea raising tensions: Hanoi
Recent activity by China's strategic bombers in the South China Sea's Paracel Islands seriously violated Vietnam's sovereignty over the disputed territory, Vietnam's foreign ministry said on Monday.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD
May 22, 2018
Erdogan hints Turkey may ban some Israeli goods because of Gaza violence
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted that Turkey might consider imposing a ban on imports of some Israeli goods over the killing of Palestinian protesters by Israeli forces on the Gaza border, media reported on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2018
Donald Trump Jr. draws Robert Mueller's scrutiny anew over more foreign campaign contacts
Donald Trump Jr. stayed out of his father's Washington to run the family business, but he keeps getting drawn back into special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the 2016 presidential campaign
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2018
U.K. decontamination finished at shopping center after nerve agent attack on Russian ex-spy
A shopping center in the English city where a former Russian spy was found collapsed with his daughter after a nerve agent attack more than two months ago has been successfully decontaminated, Britain's environment department said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 22, 2018
Mercury hits 44 as Pakistan heatwave kills 65 in Karachi, welfare group reports
A heatwave has killed 65 people in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi over the past three days, a social welfare organization said on Tuesday, amid fears the death toll could climb as the high temperatures persist.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 22, 2018
Sony buys EMI Music Publishing in $1.9 billion deal to beef up music catalog
By Kazuaki Nagata
Sony announced it will acquire a majority stake in EMI, which holds rights to about 2.1 million songs, including from artists such as Pink and Kanye West.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
May 22, 2018
Japan's earnings reports mostly disappoint, but analysts see hope ahead
By Toshiro Hasegawa and Min Jeong Lee
With Japan's quarterly reporting period almost over, one analyst summed up the general feeling about companies' profit performance.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
May 22, 2018
Review problems in science and technology policy
The state of science and technology research today could negatively impact Japan's future presence in the field.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 22, 2018
Time to reform Japan's political parties
By Ichiro Asahina
Lawmakers must place priority on national interests, not partisan politics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 22, 2018
How to stop sexual harassment
By Toko Shirakawa
Progress is being made in Japan, but legislation is needed to give anti-harassment efforts real teeth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2018
The art of unraveling a potential deal
By Brahma Chellaney
At a time when even U.S. allies are finding it difficult to rely on an unpredictable and capricious Trump administration, Kim's strategy will likely seek to safeguard his nuclear 'crown jewels' for the time being.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2018
#MeToo: A cultural workaround to a legal failure
By TED RALL
For the most part, #MeToo targets who stand accused in the court of public opinion for criminal acts will never face them in a court of law.
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2018
Battling campus oppression of the freedom of expression
By GEORGE F. WILL
'Bias response teams' are squelching liberty of speech at American universities.

Sports

MORE SPORTS
May 22, 2018
Nihon University player Taisuke Miyagawa says coach ordered dirty tackles
By Kaz Nagatsuka
Nihon University defensive end Taisuke Miyagawa spoke publicly for the first time about his role in a controversial college football game that has generated headlines.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 22, 2018
Brett Favre reveals he went to rehab multiple times
Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre revealed that he went to rehab multiple times in addition to the one well-documented 1996 rehab stint during his playing days.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 22, 2018
Tomoo Gokita: Exposing the underbelly of pop culture
By John L. Tran
Tomoo Gokita's deformations of his subjects are surrealistic with a precision mix of austere black, white and grays, low-brow culture imagery, kookiness and powerfully evocative draftsmanship.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 22, 2018
New National Theater, Tokyo, stuns with a bold interpretation of Beethoven's 'Fidelio'
By Chiho Iuchi
When Ludwig van Beethoven dipped his toe into the world of opera in the early 19th century, the composer may have had the concept of freedom on his mind.
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.
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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