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JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
May 26, 2018
Defining the Heisei Era: Japan indulges in excess
By Rob Gilhooly
The Japan Times presents the first installment of a monthly 12-part series that looks back at the leading issues of the past three decades.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 26, 2018
Commenting on the debate over hate speech on government websites
By Philip Brasor
On May 2, the Cabinet Office removed the posts on its Government Monitor System (GMS) website, a place where citizens offered comments on government policy. The system was established in 1962 to solicit opinions from the public about government policy, but until 2012 it was a snail mail operation. Thereafter,...
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 26, 2018
'Westworld' slays fans with re-creation of Edo in Shogun World
By Patrick St. Michel
With its story of life-like robots in a Wild West-themed amusement park becoming sentient, and the complications that arise as a result, the television show “Westworld” has attracted a dedicated following over the past couple of years.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 26, 2018
You can't plan for bad luck in the long winter of life
By Michael Hoffman
Wisdom is age and age is wisdom. Confucius, summing up his life, said, "At 70 I followed my heart's desire without overstepping the line." It's as good a definition of wisdom as any.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 26, 2018
North and South Korean leaders hold surprise talks at border as Trump signals summit may be back on track
By Jesse Johnson
In yet another stunning turn of events on the Korean Peninsula in recent days, the leaders of the two Koreas held a second summit, secretly meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarized Zone on Saturday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump signaled talks with the North might...
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 26, 2018
U.S. 'maximum pressure' on North Korea faces test with summit in limbo
By Phil Stewart and Matt Spetalnick
U.S. efforts to sustain and possibly intensify its "maximum pressure" campaign on North Korea are entering a perilous phase as a potential breakdown in diplomacy with Pyongyang raises fears that China may loosen its enforcement of international sanctions.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2018
Trump says U.S. in 'productive talks' with North Korea, suggests summit with Kim could still happen on June 12
By Jesse Johnson
Just a day after abruptly pulling out of a planned summit with North Korea's leader, U.S. President Donald Trump held out hope Friday that the talks could still be held — possibly even on the scheduled June 12 date in Singapore.

WORLD

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WORLD
May 26, 2018
'Lava tide' from Kilauea swallows street as many more homes burn in Hawaii
A tide of molten rock turned a Hawaii street into a volcanic wasteland on Friday as the number of homes destroyed by the erupting Kilauea volcano soared and authorities told residents to flee a surge of lava heading towards them.
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WORLD / Politics
May 26, 2018
Putin says will step down as president after term expires in 2024
Vladimir Putin said on Friday he would respect the Russian Constitution, which bans anyone from serving two consecutive presidential terms, meaning he will step down from his post in 2024 when his current term expires.
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WORLD / Society
May 26, 2018
Ireland set to end abortion ban in landslide vote, exit polls show
The people of Ireland are set to liberalize some of the world's most restrictive abortion laws by a landslide, two exit polls from a referendum showed on Friday, as voters demanded change in what two decades ago was one of Europe's most socially conservative countries.
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WORLD
May 26, 2018
EU privacy law enters into force as activist takes aim
By Julia Fioretti
New European privacy regulations went into effect on Friday that will force companies to be more attentive to how they handle customer data.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS
May 26, 2018
Trump says China's ZTE to pay $1.3 billion fine to stay in business
President Donald Trump said the U.S. would allow Chinese telecommunications-equipment maker ZTE Corp. to remain in business after paying a $1.3 billion fine, changing its management and board and providing "high-level security guarantees."
BUSINESS / Tech
May 26, 2018
FBI warns Russians hacked hundreds of thousands of routers
The FBI warned on Friday that Russian computer hackers had compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office routers and could collect user information or shut down network traffic.
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BUSINESS / Tech
May 26, 2018
Tesla agrees to settle class action over Autopilot system that was billed as 'safer'
Tesla Inc. on Thursday reached an agreement to settle a class-action lawsuit with buyers of its Model S and Model X cars who alleged that the company's assisted-driving Autopilot system was "essentially unusable and demonstrably dangerous."

Opinion

EDITORIALS
May 26, 2018
College football's cheap shot
Dirty play has no place in college football, or any sport.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2018
Catching a killer in the family tree
By Faye Flam
Through DNA samples in online genealogy databases, police have a powerful tool to find the guilty — and exonerate the innocent.

Sports

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BASKETBALL / B. League
May 26, 2018
Alvark capture B. League title
By Ed Odeven
Championships are won with well-orchestrated teamwork.
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MORE SPORTS
May 26, 2018
Ex-players troubled by Nihon University's handling of scandal
By Kaz Nagatsuka
The ongoing scandal surrounding the Nihon University football team has embarrassed many of its present and former players.
MORE SPORTS
May 26, 2018
Kwansei Gakuin unmoved by Nihon Univ. apology
By Hiroshi Ikezawa
The Kwansei Gakuin University football team believes the dirty tackle at the heart of an ongoing scandal was ordered by Nihon University's coaches, and has decided to cancel its traditional exhibition game against Nihon University indefinitely, the Hyogo Prefecture-based school announced Saturday.

LIFE

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LIFE / Food & Drink
May 26, 2018
Barbecue in Japan: What's a devotee of low and slow to do?
By Jeremy Wilgus
In conversation with Bashamichi Taproom, Smokehouse and Hatos Bar, three of the OGs of Japan's barbecue scene.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
May 26, 2018
Bistro de Yoshimoto: French cuisine with some flair
By J.J. O'Donoghue
It was only after lunch was fully served and I was sipping on my digestif that I noticed the name on the painting hanging on the wall beside me: Yoshimoto. The watercolor next to it, a neat recreation of Le Mont Saint-Michel, bore the same signature.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
May 26, 2018
Hood by Vargas: Whimsy, Americana and sandwiches
By Elaine Lies and Irene Wang
Just behind Nakatsu Station, there's an old residential pocket located within a warren of narrow alleyways. Here, change is in the air.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
May 26, 2018
Calling on chefs to lead the charge against overfishing
By Melinda Joe
Chefs for the Blue and its partners, NGO Sailors for the Sea Japan and consulting firm Seafood Legacy, are part of a small but growing movement to promote sustainable seafood in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
May 26, 2018
Stay clear away from Asahi's Clear Latte
By Patrick St. Michel
Picture this: the milky, coffee flavor of a latte, transformed into what looks like a bottle of water. That's the driving idea behind Asahi's Clear Latte.

CULTURE

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CULTURE / Books
May 26, 2018
Twenty-five years on, Alan Booth's voice is brought back to life
By Damian Flanagan
'This Great Stage of Fools' offers a collection of Alan Booth's uncollected journalism and writings between 1979 and his untimely death in 1993. Booth is be considered one of the greatest writers on Japan of his generation.
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CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
May 26, 2018
'Of Dogs and Walls': A concentrated hit of Yuko Tsushima
By Kris Kosaka
Pick up this small chapbook for a double dose of classic Japanese short fiction from Yuko Tsushima.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
May 26, 2018
'Cult X': The Fuminori Nakamura novel we've been waiting for
By Iain Maloney
'Cult X' is a fast-paced thriller that shows off Nakamura's ability to explore the lives of those on the fringes of Japanese society at its best.

COMMUNITY

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 26, 2018
Rafaela Takeshita: This conservationist certainly doesn't monkey around
By J.J. O'Donoghue
Brazlian primatologist on her research methods, where to soak in a hot spring like a Japanese macaque and ecotourism.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
May 26, 2018
Stinky or squishy?
'Stinky! Cigarettes are stinky! Hey, what do you like better: cigarettes or these squishy toys?'
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.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
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.
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.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
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.

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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