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JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Jun 23, 2018
Defining the Heisei Era: Japan experiences a hangover
By Alex K.T. Martin
The Japan Times presents the second 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
Jun 23, 2018
Public remains ignorant of the hazards associated with smoking
By Philip Brasor
“Secondhand smoke” describes the fumes in the air that result from someone smoking tobacco. “Sidestream smoke” (fukuryūen) comes off the tip of the cigarette itself rather than out of the mouth of the person smoking it. Since sidestream smoke is estimated to make up about 85 percent of environmental...
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 23, 2018
Struggling to stay on top of fake social media posts in a disaster
By Patrick St. Michel
Shortly after the Kansai region was rattled by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake on June 18, photos of the damage started popping up on social media. Tweets showed a bookstore that looked as if it had been turned upside-down, a damaged electronic sign at a train station and shattered glass in front of a ticket...
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 23, 2018
Marriage is not always the bed of roses it's supposed to be
By Michael Hoffman
Whenever you read about people doing things you yourself would never dream of doing, you naturally wonder: Is it a warped individual nature that is to blame? Is it the nature of the time, the place, the circumstances?
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 23, 2018
Mt. Gox creditors get new avenue in years-long attempt to recover bitcoin losses
Things may be looking up for creditors of Mt. Gox, which was the world's biggest bitcoin exchange before going in flames after saying thousands of bitcoins had disappeared.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2018
Pentagon says U.S. will 'indefinitely' halt 'select' military exercises with South Korea as talks with North progress
By Jesse Johnson
The U.S. Defense Department announced Friday that it had "indefinitely suspended select" military exercises with South Korea less than two weeks after President Donald Trump's historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 23, 2018
Trump flip-flops on North Korea, says it still represents 'extraordinary threat'
By Jesse Johnson
U.S. President Donald Trump contradicted himself Friday, announcing via an executive order that North Korea continues to pose "an unusual and extraordinary threat" to the United States — a statement that comes less than a week after he triumphantly declared that the North's nuclear weapons were "no...
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2018
Identifying remains of U.S. troops returned by North Korea may be challenging
The U.S. military will face a difficult task in identifying the remains of soldiers missing from the Korean War as the Pentagon prepares to receive them from North Korea in the coming days, officials and experts said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2018
China's Hainan says will partly lift 'Great Firewall' to lure foreign tourists
China's southern province of Hainan will offer foreigners unrestricted internet access to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as part of new incentives to boost tourism.

WORLD

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WORLD
Jun 23, 2018
Defying the United States, Assad presses assault in southwest Syria
Syrian government helicopters dropped barrel bombs on opposition areas of the country's southwest on Friday for the first time in a year, a war monitor and rebel officials said, in defiance of U.S. demands that President Bashar Assad halt the assault.
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WORLD
Jun 23, 2018
U.S. Navy drafts plans to house 25,000 immigrants at a cost of $233 million over half a year
By Idrees Ali
The U.S. Navy is drafting plans to house up to 25,000 immigrants on its bases and other facilities, at an estimated cost of about $233 million over six months, as the Trump administration seeks to ease a mounting crisis on the Mexican border, a U.S. official said on Friday.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2018
Iran doesn't expect oil customers — including Japan — to get sanctions waivers
Iran doesn't believe buyers of its oil — including Japan — will get waivers from Washington following its renewal of sanctions, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Friday.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 23, 2018
Trump tariff threat on European cars escalates global trade war
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a 20 percent tariff on cars imported from the European Union unless the bloc removes import duties and other barriers to U.S. goods, escalating a global trade war the EU warned could endanger $300 billion in commerce.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2018
Step up war on plastic pollution
Japanese businesses and consumers should strive to reduce plastic waste by cutting back on the use of disposable plastic products.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2018
Trendy bans on plastic straws are bunk
By Adam Minter
Skipping straws may be hip. But there are much better ways to fight pollution.

Sports

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BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 23, 2018
Yuta Watanabe to play for Nets in NBA Summer League after draft disappointment
Yuta Watanabe, considered among the top 30 or so players who were not selected in Thursday's NBA Draft, will play for the Brooklyn Nets next month in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, he announced on Twitter on Friday.

LIFE

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LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 23, 2018
New distilleries spring forth as Japan's whisky boom continues
By George Koutsakis
Two of the more exciting whisky distilleries to open this year are the Kanosuke Distillery in Kagoshima Prefecture and the Sakurao Distillery in Hiroshima Prefecture. Both are pursuing innovative new whiskies, playing on regional variation to create local flavors.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Jun 23, 2018
Beignet: Earnest French fusion with a sleek streak
By J.J. O'Donoghue
Beignet's French-style kushiage skewers are served bite-sized, elegantly plated and with an Asian twist.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jun 23, 2018
Is farming in Japan on its last legs?
By J.J. O'Donoghue
With a declining agricultural workforce, there are concerns about how Japan will tackle food self-sufficiency and maintain its landscapes, cultural heritage and vitality of its countryside villages.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jun 23, 2018
Lawson's mango and milk soft cream: even better for the waffle cone
By Patrick St. Michel
Lawson's seasonal soft cream brings plenty of sweetness and mango flavor.

CULTURE

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CULTURE / Books
Jun 23, 2018
'The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories': Memorable shorts from the greats of modern literature
By Kris Kosaka
From Haruki Murakami to Natsume Soseki, 'The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories' serves up a feast of literature, a smorgasbord of over 30 widely varied modern Japanese writers.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 23, 2018
No drugs or alcohol found in body of U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain
U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who killed himself in a French hotel room earlier this month, had no narcotics or alcohol in his body when he died, a prosecutor said on Friday.

COMMUNITY

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 23, 2018
Tulio Andrade: 'Diversity is beautiful'
By Claire Williamson
Tulio Andrade, cultural attache to the Brazilian Embassy in Tokyo, opens up about soft power, cultural differences and LGBTQ issues in Japan.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 23, 2018
Rain check
'Do you have a rainy season in your country?'
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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