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JAPAN

JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2018
Aung San Suu Kyi 'appreciates' Japan's concerns over Rohingya crisis, says investigation panel has 'extensive and powerful authority'
By Reiji Yoshida
Visiting Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi told reporters Tuesday that she appreciates Japan's "straightforward" discussion on its concerns over Muslim refugees from the Southeast Asian country's Rakhine state after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2018
Tokyo flexes financial muscle at Mekong-Japan Summit
By Reiji Yoshida
The leaders issued a statement pledging cooperation on the promotion of development programs and further improvement on “connectivity” and “quality infrastructure” projects in the Mekong region.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2018
Zozo chief Yusaku Maezawa eyes world peace and inspiration with SpaceX moon trip
By Magdalena Osumi
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who is scheduled to take a trip to the moon in 2023, said Tuesday that he wants to use the opportunity to make a name for himself around the world and promote his initiatives, while also expressing his expectation that the trip will be great inspiration for his work....
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 9, 2018
Japan continues to rely on coal-fired plants despite global criticism
By Chisato Tanaka
Japan may be feeling the effects of global warming more than ever with the series of natural disasters that hit the archipelago this summer, but this resource-poor country is sticking with coal-fired energy production that emits more than double the carbon dioxide generated by liquid natural gas-fueled...
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2018
Annual survey finds physical condition of Japan's elderly has improved
The physical strength and athletic ability of elderly people in Japan has largely improved, while that of people in their 30s and 40s has mostly fallen, the Japan Sports Agency said in an annual survey released Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 9, 2018
Foreign and Japanese students at Nagoya University of Foreign Studies publish English newspaper
A group of non-Japanese and Japanese students at Nagoya University of Foreign Studies jointly published an English tabloid newspaper, called The NUFS Times, in September to deepen communication between the two communities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2018
Will Japan be a climate leader or a climate laggard?
By Eric Johnston
A summer of typhoons and flooding has put the issues of severe weather, global warming and climate change mitigation domestically and internationally back on top of Japan's political agenda.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2018
South Korean president Moon Jae-in floats possibility of Japan-North Korea summit
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday referred to the possibility of a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 9, 2018
North Korea's Kim invites Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang, Seoul says
By Jesse Johnson
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang, a spokesman for South Korea's presidential Blue House said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 9, 2018
Students hoping to see friends as they return to school in quake-hit Indonesian city
Children in the Indonesian city of Palu began returning to school on Monday to tidy up their classrooms and hopefully see their friends 10 days after a major earthquake and tsunami struck.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 9, 2018
Mike Pompeo faced hard bargain from start of his Pyongyang trip
By Nick Wadhams and Jihye Lee
From the moment U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang on Sunday, North Korean officials made clear who was in control and how little space the top U.S. diplomat would have in setting the terms of the discussion that would follow.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2018
Freshly minted Justice Brett Kavanaugh gets to work at U.S. Supreme Court
Just three days after he was narrowly confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court despite facing allegations of sexual assault, Brett Kavanaugh is set to take his seat on the bench on Tuesday morning, solidifying a conservative majority for years to come.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2018
Trump tries to dismiss Stormy Daniels lawsuit over hush money agreement
A lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss adult film actress Stormy Daniels' lawsuit challenging the validity of a $130,000 hush money agreement over a tryst she claimed they had more than a decade ago.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2018
India's aluminum producers increase sales to Japan amid industry shake-up
By Sudarshan Varadhan and Yuka Obayashi
Indian aluminum producers including Hindalco Industries and Vedanta Ltd. are boosting sales to Japan as U.S. sanctions against Russia's Rusal and import tariffs shake up traditional supply routes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2018
North Korea hackers tried to get $1.1 billion in global bank attacks: FireEye
A North Korean hacking group has tried to steal at least $1.1 billion in a series of attacks on global banks over the past four years, according to cybersecurity firm FireEye Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 9, 2018
Venezuela's annual inflation hit 488,865% in September: congress
Venezuelan consumer prices rose 488,865 percent in the 12 months ending in September, a member of the opposition-run congress reported on Monday, as the OPEC nation's hyperinflation continues to accelerate amid a broader economic collapse.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Oct 9, 2018
A world off target when it comes to limiting emissions
Immediate action is required to limit the rate of global warming, but history gives us little reason to be optimistic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 9, 2018
Northeast Asia as seen from Okinawa
By Kuni Miyake
Tokyo will continue to be the capital that is most concerned about North Korean medium-range ballistic missiles armed with nuclear warheads.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2018
Latest climate science must mobilize us, not paralyze us
By Carlos Manuel Rodriguez and Monica Araya
We urgently need to limit the increase in global temperature to within 1.5 degrees Celsius of the pre-industrial level.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2018
Donald Trump: The king of global trade?
By Ira Straus
Europe and Asia are the next places for the U.S. president to take his trade show.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2018
Why Banksy's art stunt is economic genius
By Leonid Bershidsky
His shredding trick demonstrates the street artist's talent for exploring the ways in which people value art.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2018
A Nobel reminder of why research matters so much
By Noah Smith
Co-winner of the 2018 economics Nobel Prize, Paul Romer shows how new discoveries create a virtuous cycle of growth.

Sports

MORE SPORTS
Oct 9, 2018
World Boxing Super Series executive Kalle Sauerland calls Naoya Inoue world's 'best puncher'
By Kaz Nagatsuka
By posting two consecutive first-round knockout victories, boxer Naoya Inoue has begun to make people think that he might actually be better than he had been advertised.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 9, 2018
Etsko Tazaki creates her own legacy at the piano keys
By Chiho Iuchi
If you were a musician and your death was imminent, what piece of music would you like to cover before you die? Maybe you'd want to play a Sex Pistols track on the guitar, or perhaps try mastering a trumpet solo by Dizzy Gillespie?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2018
White is not as monotone as some think
By Yoko Haruhara
Devoid of ornamentation, yet still sculptural and expressive, Korean Joseon dynasty porcelain could change the way you think about minimalist ceramics.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2018
'Rubens and the Birth of the Baroque'
By Yukari Tanaka
Oct. 16-Jan. 20
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2018
'Biomatrix'
By Yukari Tanaka
Oct. 10-Dec. 8
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2018
'Watanabe Teiichi: A Retrospective'
By Yukari Tanaka
Oct. 13-Nov. 11
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.
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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