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JAPAN

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JAPAN
Oct 15, 2018
Battling 'fatbergs': Tokyo's sewers get an upgrade so they can keep on flowing
By Andrew MCKIRDY
In September last year, a monster was discovered in London's sewers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2018
Showa University admits improper practices in medical school admissions, but denies gender discrimination
By Sarah Suk
The development comes as the education ministry probes irregularities involving 81 universities with medical schools, following revelations of systems disadvantaging women and older applicants.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 15, 2018
Learning what life in Japan is like for people with disabilities
By Magdalena Osumi
One recent Sunday, 7-year-old Yukito Takanashi of Tokyo was dribbling a soccer ball on a makeshift field. At one point, he put on an eye mask like those worn by blind soccer players. But he took it off after a while, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 15, 2018
Warm, dry spring seen aggravating Nagoya-area hornet threat
As the nation enters the autumn tourist season, concerns are growing over hornets, whose nests and number of workers are larger than usual this year because of the warmer spring and limited rain during the rainy season.

WORLD

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WORLD
Oct 15, 2018
Saudi king orders probe in Jamal Khashoggi case as Turkey plans consulate search
Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Monday ordered an internal probe into the unexplained disappearance of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a joint Turkish-Saudi team was set to search the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where he was last seen on Oct. 2.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 15, 2018
Developing-world cities could make or break 1.5 C warming target, scientists say in key U.N. report
By Megan Rowling
The future that fast-growing cities in South Asia and Africa choose — cleaner and safer, or dirtier and more dangerous — will be pivotal to efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, scientists said in a key U.N. report last week.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2018
Trump weighs action against Saudis as denials about Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance continue
Saudi Arabia is running out of time to explain to the Trump administration what happened to journalist Jamal Khashoggi within its consulate in Turkey.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 15, 2018
At IMF meeting in Indonesia, China's globalization agenda gets left behind
By Yawen Chen
Three days before U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping portrayed Beijing as the champion and defender of globalization at the Davos World Economic Forum amid rising fears of trade protectionism.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2018
Trump says Mattis is 'sort of a Democrat,' hints that defense chief may be exiting Cabinet
By Jesse Johnson
U.S. President Donald Trump has hinted that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis — long viewed as a force restraining Trump's foreign policy excesses — could be one of the next officials to leave his Cabinet.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2018
Jamal Khashoggi murder claim seen giving Turkey leverage over Saudis and Trump
After Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared, Turkish officials said privately that they knew exactly what happened to him: he'd been murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, dismembered and his body moved out in boxes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2018
Syrian jihadis signal acceptance of Russia-Turkey Idlib deal to prevent Assad regime onslaught
Syria's main jihadist group signaled on Sunday it would abide by the terms of a Russian-Turkish deal to prevent a Syrian government offensive on rebel-held Idlib the day before a critical deadline.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 15, 2018
Italy's Matteo Salvini condemned as racist for moving migrants from 'model' town
Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini on Sunday defended his decision to move hundreds of migrants out of a southern Italian town widely seen as a model of successful integration as opposition groups accused him of racism.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2018
ICRC pleads for mercy as Islamic State in Nigeria threatens to kill hostage health workers, schoolgirl
Islamic State in Nigeria might kill health care workers it has held hostage since March within 24 hours, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Sunday, pleading for mercy and urging Nigeria's government to intervene.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2018
Al-Shabab takes credit for suicide blasts fatal to 20 in Somalia on anniversary of attack fatal to over 500
The number of people killed in twin suicide bomb attacks on two restaurants in Somalia's southern city of Baidoa has risen to 20 and another 40 people were injured, a local hospital official said on Sunday.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 15, 2018
Mizuho to hire hospitality and media veterans as it expands corporate access services in Japan
Flight attendants and television producers seeking a career change might want to look up Japan's third-biggest bank.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 15, 2018
Higher U.S. tariffs on Japanese cars less likely; trade war poses risk to Japan: poll
Higher U.S. tariffs on Japanese car exports are less likely now that the two nations have agreed to start new trade talks, economists said, but most think U.S. trade friction with China and other economies will have a significant impact on Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 15, 2018
'Winter is coming': IMF talks in Bali point to tremors rattling world economy
Woken one night by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake at the IMF annual meetings in Bali, global finance chiefs spent the week assessing the tremors now rippling through the world economy.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Oct 15, 2018
A troubling outlook for the world economy
Even though the global economy looks set to continue its expansion, there is mounting anxiety about geopolitical risks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2018
How much do we know about Saudi Arabia?
By Kuni Miyake
The Khashoggi crisis is the first and probably the biggest test for Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman as a leader of Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2018
Solving global warming is mission impossible
By Robert Samuelson
Leaders have a hard time inflicting political pain now for possible future societal gains.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 15, 2018
Going full circle: Why recycling isn't enough
By Hiroshan Hettiarachchi
Reducing the amount of materials taken from nature is also critical to the creation of a 'circular economy.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2018
Jig is up for Riyadh: Khashoggi case reshapes the Middle East
By James M. Dorsey
The fate of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi threatens to upend the fundaments of fault lines in the Middle East.

Sports

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2018
Giants riding wave of momentum into final stage showdown against Carp
By Jason Coskrey
Tomoyuki Sugano turned, slapped his glove and thrust both arms into air once the ball was safely secure in Daikan Yoh's glove in center field. He wore a broad smile as catcher Seiji Kobayashi enveloped him in a hug near the mound at Jingu Stadium. The rest of the Yomiuri Giants were beaming as well....

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 15, 2018
Counting the ways to talk about numbers in Japanese
By Mark Schreiber
From 'ban' and 'go' to 'kazu' and 'su,' there are a variety of ways to refer to numbers in Japanese depending on the situation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Oct 15, 2018
Know your 'wake de wa nai' from your 'wake ni wa ikanai' in Japanese
By Hitomi Tashiro and Akemi Tanahashi
Introducing two expressions that use u308fu3051 — u308fu3051u3067u306fu306au3044 and u308fu3051u306bu306fu3044u304bu306au3044.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Oct 15, 2018
Murakami says writing is what he can do for disaster victims
Haruki Murakami says that writing good stories is the best he can do for victims of terrorist attacks and natural disasters.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 15, 2018
Sushi's balancing act: Tradition versus adaption
Sushi chefs in Japan aim for a happy medium between old and new as shops welcome a wave of guests from overseas.
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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