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JAPAN

JAPAN / History
Jul 23, 2018
Tojo was convinced of victory before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, newly unearthed memo shows
Just hours before the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Prime Minister Gen. Hideki Tojo was “perfectly relieved” and “tipsy,” convinced Japan would win against the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 23, 2018
Gifu electronics firm Ibiden draws acclaim for its embrace of renewable energy
As more firms shift to renewables to power their operations, electronics and ceramics components maker Ibiden Co., based in Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, is drawing international attention as a forerunner in clean energy use.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 23, 2018
Duterte vows to continue 'relentless and chilling' war on drugs in the Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed during his annual State of the Nation address Monday to pursue his war on drugs, saying it would be as "relentless and chilling" as before.
Japan Times
China vaccine scandal ripples through domestic market, threatening push for larger global role
A vaccine scandal in China, which has hit a nerve in the country and prompted quick reactions from leaders in Beijing, is sending ripples across the wider domestic drug market while threatening to dent Chinese ambitions to play a larger global role.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 23, 2018
Cambodian opposition figures say they have been silenced in lead-up to election
In June last year, Khoeun Virath was elected as a commune councilor in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, but months later his political party was banned and most of its leadership fled into exile — so now he works as a tuk-tuk driver to make ends meet.

WORLD

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WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2018
Former FBI Director Comey urges voters not to 'rush to the socialist left'
Former FBI Director James Comey, a longtime Republican who has clashed with U.S. President Donald Trump over the federal Russia probe, has doubled down on his earlier call for Americans to vote for Democrats in November congressional elections.
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WORLD / Society
Jul 23, 2018
India vows justice as Muslims fear being left off border state Assam's citizen list
India said on Sunday people whose names are missing from a list of citizens to be issued by a border state this month will not be detained, amid concerns that Muslims will be targeted under the guise of detecting illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.
WORLD
Jul 23, 2018
M5.9 earthquake injures nearly 130 in western Iran on heels of two earlier jolts in south
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit western Iran on Sunday, injuring at least 128 people, hours after two quakes struck Hormozgan province in the south, state television reported.
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WORLD
Jul 23, 2018
3,000 working to fight fast-spreading California wildfire nearing Yosemite park
A raging California mountain blaze that has already killed one firefighter grew over the weekend and bore down on Yosemite National Park, prompting the closure of some smoke-choked campgrounds and roads at the popular tourist destination.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2018
25,000 protest immigration stance of Merkel's Bavarian allies, slam 'politics of fear' and shift to right
Around 25,000 people braved the rain in Munich on Sunday to protest the hard-line immigration stance of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian allies three months before they face a tough state election in Bavaria.
WORLD / Society
Jul 23, 2018
As Seattle gentrifies, blacks no longer feel welcome
Not so long ago, few whites wanted to live in Seattle's diverse Central District, so it housed the people who had no choice.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2018
'Untold number' of civilian casualties as Russian-backed airstrikes hit Islamic State bastion in south Syria
Russian and Syrian jets stepped up their bombing of an Islamic State bastion along the Jordan-Israel border in southwestern Syria, as the militants pushed into areas abandoned by other rebel groups, diplomatic and opposition sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2018
Accused Russian agent Maria Butina met in 2015 with U.S. Treasury, Fed officials
Accused Russian agent Maria Butina had wider high-level contacts in Washington than previously known, taking part in 2015 meetings between a visiting Russian official and two senior officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury Department.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2018
Regional gas and electric heavyweights Kepco and Osaka Gas slug it out in Kansai region battleground
Retail power and gas heavyweights Kansai Electric Power, or Kepco, and Osaka Gas are locked in a struggle for dominance in the Kansai region — which includes Osaka, the nation's second-biggest city, and boasts an economy nearly the size of South Korea's.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2018
Together with Indian startup Paytm, SoftBank plans to create mobile payment service in Japan by year-end
SoftBank Group Corp. plans to announce within days that it will start a mobile digital payments service in Japan by the end of 2018, as billionaire founder Masayoshi Son seeks to expand in the sector, people familiar with the matter said.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2018
Japan has no interest in trade deal with just U.S., top government spokesman says
One of Japan's top policymakers has indicated that the government will continue to resist U.S. efforts to create a bilateral free trade agreement between the two nations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2018
No chance for currency war despite Trump tweets, Treasury chief assures
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says there's no chance of a currency war erupting.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2018
White House to showcase U.S. products as trade battles loom, even by makers opposed to Trump tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump will showcase American-made products ranging from beef jerky and cowboy boots to the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jet on Monday, as his administration wages trade battles on a series of fronts.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Jul 23, 2018
The wrong time to ease pressure on Pyongyang
Japan cannot rely on economic pressure alone. It must prepare a more sophisticated and variegated diplomatic strategy to engage North Korea.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2018
Why do you keep silent, Mr. Xi?
China should not repeat Japan's mistake of underestimating the resoluteness of America.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2018
Fossil fuel doublespeak
Too many government are supporting the expansion of fossil fuel production.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 23, 2018
When a trade agreement represents a global vision
Japan and the EU are making it clear the appetite for trade deals remains strong.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2018
Three advantages that ensured U.S. prosperity are now gone
There's a big difference between economic nostalgia and economic policy.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 23, 2018
Osaka quake adds to misunderstandings of active faults
Seismologists should do away with the misleading term 'active fault.'

Sports

Slugger Guerrero remains in limbo on Yomiuri's farm team
Sometimes the fake grass isn't always greener in the other dome.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2018
Olympics minister Shunichi Suzuki lays out keys for successful Tokyo Games
The clock is always ticking at the same speed.

LIFE

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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 23, 2018
Wherever you go in Japanese, you'll always find your 'tokoro'
The word 'tokoro' can be used to pin down a place in space, time or in a more abstract sense.
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LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 23, 2018
Much ado about 'nothing but' in Japanese with 'shika nai'
Introducing some uses of the phrase Xu3057u304bu306au3044/u3057u304bu3042u308au307eu305bu3093 (There is nothing but X).
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jul 23, 2018
Kids cheer on their bugs at the Kabutomushi Sumo Competition
The National Kabutomushi Sumo Tournament, where rhinoceros beetles are made to fight on tree branches instead of sumo rings, was held recently in Yamagata Prefecture.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 23, 2018
Let's discuss the flooding disaster in western Japan
Thousands of people are still staying at shelters, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, after special storm warnings were issued in eight prefectures in western and southwestern Japan.

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