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JAPAN

JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 1, 2018
Question mark hangs over holiday reshuffles
By Philip Brasor
The Diet passed a bill in June that will shift certain national holidays in 2020 to ease traffic congestion during the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Marine Day, which is usually the third Monday of July, will be moved to July 23, the day before the opening ceremony, while Sports Day, normally the second Monday...
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018
Magazines explore the inevitability of death and taxes
By Mark Schreiber
From this week, beneath the glitter of tinsel and glimmer of outdoor seasonal illumination, the bonenkai (year-end party) season begins in earnest.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 1, 2018
Netflix hopes to attract new anime fans with old favorites
By Tom Hanaway
After launching in Japan in September 2015, Netflix has aggressively gone after the nation’s streaming market with an array of content. Original programming such as “Aggretsuko,” “Terrace House” and a reboot of “Ainori” have helped capture the attention of many cordcutters who want the...
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Dec 1, 2018
Japan Times 1968: Bandit steals ¥294 million in daring daylight robbery
A young man posing as a motorcycle policeman robbed a bank car of u00a5294 million in cash in a daring broad daylight robbery on a highway in Fuchu in western Tokyo on Tuesday.
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JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Dec 1, 2018
23 days later: Getting arrested in Japan
By Jake Adelstein
Freedom is easy to take for granted — at least until it is taken away from you without warning.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018
Princess Aiko turns 17, says she is enjoying school life
Princess Aiko, the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, turned 17 on Saturday.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018
Japan working on ability to counter cyberattacks
The central government plans to develop methods to counter cyberattacks, informed sources have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 1, 2018
Japanese scientists and doctors blast birth of gene-edited babies
Japanese scientists and doctors have condemned the birth of gene-edited twin babies, claimed by a Chinese researcher earlier this week.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018
Over half of Japanese choose not to obtain My Number cards: survey
The Cabinet Office finds more than half of 3,000 Japanese aged 18 or over questioned during survey have chosen not to obtain My Number social security and taxation identification cards.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018
74% of Russians oppose handing disputed islands to Japan
Over 70 percent of Russians oppose handing control of the four Moscow-held islands claimed by Japan over to Tokyo, a survey by a Russian nongovernmental research organization has shown.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 1, 2018
Japan may seize South Korean assets amid row over wartime labor
The central government may seize South Korean assets in Japan if the holdings of Japanese firms in South Korea are confiscated following recent Supreme Court rulings against them over the issue of wartime labor, sources have said.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2018
Lion Air crash sheds light on the dark side of cockpit automation
By Alan Levin
Focus

WORLD

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WORLD / Politics
Dec 1, 2018
Madagascan President Hery Rajaonarimampianina concedes defeat in election, appeals for calm
Madagascar President Hery Rajaonarimampianina conceded defeat in his bid for a second term after managing a distant third in the first round of voting in the island's presidential vote.
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WORLD
Dec 1, 2018
Iran's global disinformation
By Christopher Bing and Jack Stubbs
Website Nile Net Online promises Egyptians "true news" from its offices in the heart of Cairo's Tahrir Square, "to expand the scope of freedom of expression in the Arab world."
WORLD / Politics
Dec 1, 2018
Another minister quits over May's Brexit deal
British science and universities minister, Sam Gyimah, quit Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Friday, the sixth minister to resign in protest of her proposed Brexit deal with the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 1, 2018
Too young to vote, children strike, protest and sue for climate action
Skipping school, marching on the streets and suing governments, children who are too young to vote are demanding more action on climate change as world leaders gather at a major U.N. summit in Poland.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 1, 2018
Nissan with no Carlos Ghosn may portend new normal of lower U.S. sales
Nissan Motor Co. may be a smaller player in the U.S. auto market without its longtime leader. Sales that were already slipping much of this year probably tailed off again in November, the month the carmaker ousted Carlos Ghosn as chairman.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 1, 2018
France's Emmanuel Macron and Abe seek to avert Renault-Nissan row
French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discuss ways to avert a diplomatic row over the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance following the recent arrest of its chairman, Carlos Ghosn.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Dec 1, 2018
Spending to ease tax hike impact
The government should stop and review the effectiveness of the planned measures and their fiscal cost.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2018
Gene editing: Repeating nature's experiment
By Faye Flam
A mutation sometime in the last 3,000 years already gave some Europeans the immunity that a scientist claims to have recreated in an embryo.

Sports

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 1, 2018
Tomoya Mori, Ko Shimozuru recipients of Sky Perfect Dramatic Sayonara of the Year Award
By Jason Coskrey
Tomoya Mori sent the fans at Seibu Dome into hysterics with his sayonara double in April. Ko Shimozuru did the same in July with a home run at Mazda Stadium.
BASKETBALL
Dec 1, 2018
Utsunomiya to host 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final
By Ed Odeven
Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, has been chosen to host next year's FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final, basketball's global governing body announced on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 1, 2018
Japan coach Julio Lamas says team won't take Kazakhstan lightly
By Kaz Nagatsuka
One night after its crushing victory over Qatar in the second round of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers, the Akatsuki Five have no intention of lowering their guard even for a bit.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 1, 2018
IOC leader Thomas Bach speaks out on many issues
By Jason Coskrey
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the organization is still reviewing multiple proposals concerning the possibility of extreme heat during the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.

LIFE

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LIFE / Digital
Dec 1, 2018
Top flight: Japan's drone racers are go!
By Andrew MCKIRDY
The tranquility of a warm autumn morning in Chiba Prefecture is broken by three shapes streaking through the sky above a rugby field.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 1, 2018
At Ikoyi, Philosopher-chef Jeremy Chan gets to the core of deliciousness
By Melinda Joe
The word 'intense' is frequently used by friends and colleagues to describe Jeremy Chan, the 31-year-old philosopher-chef behind restaurant Ikoyi, which serves global interpretations of West African cuisine in the center of London.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 1, 2018
Wana Tedome: Partake in a feast on the wild side
By Robbie Swinnerton
Wana Tedome doesn't mess with any ordinary meat. "Deer, not cow. Boar, not pig," the illuminated street-level sign outside proclaims in Japanese. "Grilled venison, grilled boar and grilled pheasant."
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 1, 2018
Lature: Wildfowl and game meat worthy of a Michelin star
By Robbie Swinnerton
As you head to your table at Lature, don't be surprised if you spot your dinner curled up on the counter by the kitchen. It might be a mandarin duck, a mallard or a pheasant from Okinawa, resplendent in its plumage. At this time of year especially, gibiers (game birds and animals) play a central role...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Cultivating Craft
Dec 1, 2018
Ise Kadoya: Bringing craft beer into the mainstream
By Jeremy Wilgus
Compared to the typical American craft beer company, many craft beer companies in Japan belong to larger, sometimes much older, parent companies. One of the clearest examples of this is Ise Kadoya Microbrewery.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Dec 1, 2018
Gotta catch 'em all: Mister Donut's launches two Pokemon-themed donuts
By Patrick St. Michel
Mister Donut is offering two special Pokemon-themed creations, a banana-chocolate-flavored Pikachu and a strawberry white chocolate one shaped like a red-and-white Pokeball.

CULTURE

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CULTURE / Books
Dec 1, 2018
Submitting to the masters on Onomichi's Path of Literature
By Amy Chavez
The Onomichi Path of Literature is a short 1-kilometer walking trail that introduces the many famous literary masters associated with the Japan Heritage city.
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Dec 1, 2018
Escape from the everyday with Miyuki Miyabe's 'Brave Story'
By Kris Kosaka
Miyuki Miyabe's 'Brave Story' tackles pertinent adolescent issues that are juxtaposed against a supernatural realm of fantasy.
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018
Seiichi Yamamoto's 'Ginga': Musings from an underground music legend
By Patrick St. Michel
Seiichi Yamamoto's 'Ginga,' originally released in Japanese in 2009 and translated into English by Kato David Hopkins this year, compiles highlights from Yamamoto's column for Guitar Magazine.

COMMUNITY

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Dec 1, 2018
Developing a coffee break for the Philippines
By Louise George Kittaka
Katuhisa Ota's drive for social development led to a grassroots coffee venture in Mindanao that aims to help locals and promote fair trade.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 1, 2018
Clean with envy
'I'm psyching myself up to clean the apartment for the end of the year.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Dec 1, 2018
Carlos Ghosn's arrest is more about Japanese criminal justice than corporate governance
By Colin P.A. Jones
A 'hostage-based' criminal justice system, second arrests and trial by public all play a part in a case that the world is watching.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Dec 1, 2018
'We felt the need to mix it up: Japanese and hip-hop culture'
By Baye McNeil
It has been a hot year for viral dance challenges and Japan has had its fair share. The most notable was the craze surrounding Da Pump's "U.S.A.," attempted by everyone from teenagers on TikTok to U.S. Marines on YouTube.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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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