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JAPAN

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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 15, 2018
Japanese athletes under fire after Asian Games scandal
By Philip Brasor
When four members of Japan's national basketball team were sent home from the Asian Games last month for patronizing prostitutes, the resulting scandal capped almost a year's worth of bad publicity for sports in Japan. Over this time we've had allegations of "power harassment" raised against the Japan...
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 15, 2018
News outlets fret over the nation's docile democracy
By Michael Hoffman
"Nazism." "Fascism." "1984." "Kamikaze." Strong words, suggestive language. It's going mainstream.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 15, 2018
Japanese media face hostility in disaster coverage on social media
By Patrick St. Michel
Typhoon Jebi caused all sorts of damage when the storm — the most powerful in 25 years to hit the country — tore through western Japan earlier this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Sep 15, 2018
The long struggle to become international
By Michael Hoffman
Eighth-century Japan was an infant civilization. Its prehistory had been long. Awakened at last, Japan drank eagerly from the source: China, then at its creative peak.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Sep 15, 2018
Does Kansai need three international airports?
By Eric Johnston
Twenty-four years after Kansai airport's opening, Typhoon Jebi roared through, flooding the main runway, parts of the main terminal building and dislodging a tanker in the adjacent bay that drifted into the facility's connecting bridge.
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2018
Japan Climate Initiative joins forces with America's Pledge in bid to curb emissions
Nongovernmental network Japan Climate Initiative announced Friday that it has formed a partnership with America's Pledge, a group led by billionaire Michael Bloomberg and California Gov. Jerry Brown, to promote learning, collect data and share strategies to curb global greenhouse emissions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2018
Hokkaido power use limits scaled back after hydroelectric plant restores second generator
Residents are now being asked to use only 10 percent less electricity as the rural prefecture races to get all its utilities up and running before winter.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 15, 2018
Cancer cases projected to dip amid decline in smoking and stomach infections
An estimated 1,013,600 people in Japan will be diagnosed with cancer this year, down 400 from last year, the National Cancer Center said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 15, 2018
Abe Cabinet climbs to 41.7% in latest opinion poll
Public support for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has climbed to 41.7 percent this month, up 3.2 points from August and surpassing the disapproval rate for the first time in seven months, an opinion poll showed Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2018
SDF to conduct first joint military exercises in Japan with British Army
The Defense Ministry's Ground Staff Office has said the Self-Defense Forces will conduct their first joint exercises in Japan with the British Army, aiming to improve tactical capabilities and strengthen bilateral ties.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 15, 2018
Chinese A-list actress Fan Bingbing last seen in June amid culture crackdown
Fan Bingbing, an A-list Chinese movie star who has appeared in the "X-Men" and "Iron Man" film franchises, has more than 62 million followers online in China and fronted campaigns for Montblanc watches and De Beers diamonds, has disappeared.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2018
Japan to more than halve its solar power feed-in tariffs
The government has decided to more than halve the country's solar power feed-in tariffs by around the mid-2020s, informed sources have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 15, 2018
'Urgent need' to reform WTO, G20 trade ministers say
Trade and investment ministers from Group of 20 countries meeting in Argentina said there was an "urgent need" to improve the World Trade Organization, a joint statement issued from the summit said on Friday.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Sep 15, 2018
End guidelines for hiring new grads?
Many uniquely Japanese employment practices that lie behind recruiting guidelines are changing at a dizzying pace.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2018
Why Putin is softening on internet memes
By Leonid Bershidsky
The Kremlin is having second thoughts about jailing people for silly social media posts it calls 'extremist.' It wants to look scary, not ridiculous.

Sports

SUMO
Sep 15, 2018
Sumo 101: Tegata
By John Gunning
Sumo might be a sport steeped in tradition but its governing body has a very modern approach to merchandising.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 15, 2018
Second-place Frontale thrash Consadole, move closer to top of table
By Dan Orlowitz
Kawasaki Frontale's weekend began as so many recent weekends have: with the team staring up at what appeared to be an insurmountable point gap between it and runaway J. League leaders Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

LIFE

LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 15, 2018
Ensuring Tokyo Bay is fit for swimming ahead of the 2020 Olympics
By Tim Hornyak
If you squint your eyes, it almost looks like Club Med: an expanse of blue sea, a stretch of beach, white tents and umbrellas on the sand, and plenty of staff ready to help out. However, this isn't a tropical paradise, it's Tokyo Bay and Odaiba Plage is an attempt to turn it into a swimming spot.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Sep 15, 2018
Potato korokke: Deep-fried, delicious and easy to make
By Makiko Itoh
Whether you call them croquettes, krokets, or korokke, this classic, easy-to-make deep-fried potato dish can be dressed up with a variety of fillings and sauces.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 15, 2018
Tandoor Bar Kamalpur: Comfortable as your local izakaya
By Robbie Swinnerton
No prizes for guessing what's on the menu at Tandoor Bar Kamalpur. The familiar, beguiling aromas that greet your nostrils as you arrive are much the same as you'd expect at any other Indian eatery in Tokyo — or anywhere else in the world, for that matter.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 15, 2018
Kerala no Kaze II: South Indian specials with a Japanese touch
By Robbie Swinnerton
"Tiffin" and "meals." "Uppma," "vada" and "idli." The vocabulary of South Indian cuisine conjures up images of spices, swaying palm trees and fragrant ocean breezes. In Tokyo, the locations tend to be rather less exotic. But the ride to suburban Omori repays you well, once you arrive at Kerala no Kaze...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 15, 2018
Udon House brings the world to Sanuki udon
By Lance Henderstein
Part guesthouse and tour provider and part culture and cooking class, Udon House is a full-immersion experience where guests learn about the Sanuki region where udon noodles were born.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Sep 15, 2018
Sometimes more is more: Seven-Eleven's layered parfait delivers the fall flavors
By Patrick St. Michel
Seven-Eleven's fall parfait combines chestnut, roasted green tea and more into one cup.

CULTURE

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CULTURE / Books
Sep 15, 2018
'Yakuza Tattoo': Inside the secretive world of the yakuza's tattoos
By Oscar Boyd
Andreas Johansson spent almost three weeks immersed in the world of the yakuza, photographing and talking to around 30 gang members for his book, 'Yakuza Tattoo.'
CULTURE / Books / WORKS BY JAPANESE WOMEN
Sep 15, 2018
Mieko Kawakami: A writer's writer who is at once highly readable and immensely popular
By Kris Kosaka
From her distinctive style to her choice of topics, Mieko Kawakami is both a writer's writer and an entertainer, a thinker and constantly evolving stylist who manages to be highly readable and immensely popular.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 15, 2018
Tokyo International Film Festival announces opening, closing films and pre-festival screening of 2017 award-winner
It was announced this past week that the Tokyo International Film Festival will kick off its 31st edition on Oct. 25 with the film "A Star Is Born," starring pop star Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in his directorial debut.

COMMUNITY

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Sep 15, 2018
Naoko Mori: From 'Miss Saigon' to 'Doctor Who'
By Annette Pacey
An upbringing outside of Japan led Naoko Mori, then a teenager, to pursue varied career in acting
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 15, 2018
Growing pains
'The size of umbrellas these days is getting out of control.'
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.
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.
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.

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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