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JAPAN

JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018
Shibuya Ward calls for safe New Year's countdown after disruption at Halloween
By Ryusei Takahashi
About 60,000 people came to Shibuya's countdown event in 2016, and more than 100,000 descended on the area in 2017.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018
Japan discloses footage of radar lock-on by South Korean warship
By Tomohiro Osaki
Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya says the footage proves that a South Korean military destroyer locked fire-control radar on an MSDF aircraft on Dec. 20.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018
An enthusiast of toy trains gives kids, young and old, a chance to play
By Andrew MCKIRDY
Ten-year-old Koharu Yagi gazes at the meters and meters of plastic train track laid out in a room at the Plaza North culture center in the city of Saitama and lets out a sigh of wonder.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018
Raking it in: Kumade craftsmen carry on Edo Period tradition making ornamental talismans
By Chisato Tanaka
On a chilly night in late November, Seizo Hashimoto, 65, was stood beside his stall at Otori Shrine in Asakusa, Tokyo, selling ornamental bamboo rakes that are believed to "catch and rake in" wealth and good luck in the coming year.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018
Government seeks public feedback on draft ordinances for foreign blue-collar workers
By Magdalena Osumi
As Japan prepares to open its doors wider to foreign blue-collar workers from April, the Justice Ministry on Friday started soliciting public comment on drafts of ordinances and regulations that will set conditions for employing migrant workers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018
Amid an influx of tourists, Japan grapples with how to accommodate foreign visitors with food allergies
By Satoshi Sugiyama
Two of the first kanji Conner Lowe learned were the ones that make up the word daizu, meaning soybeans.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018
Costs to decommission JAEA nuclear facilities estimated at ¥1.9 trillion, agency says
The costs to decommission 79 nuclear facilities owned by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency have been estimated to total ¥1.9 trillion over some 70 years, according to the agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Invest in Italy Roadshow
Dec 28, 2018
Potential in numerous economic fields for investment
The Invest in Italy Roadshow was held on Dec. 13 to promote Japanese direct investment into Italy, organized by the Ministry of Economic Development of Italy, the Italian Trade Agency, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Invitalia and the Embassy of Italy, and supported by the Japan External Trade Organization....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Invest in Italy Roadshow
Dec 28, 2018
Strengthening partnership via emphasis on research
Italian Under-Secretary of State for Economic Development Michele Geraci recently said Japan will continue to be among Italy's biggest trading partners and that it will play an even more important role in business and investment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Invest in Italy Roadshow
Dec 28, 2018
Embassy's diplomatic efforts widen relations
Prior to the Invest in Italy Roadshow held on Dec. 13 at the Italian Embassy, Italian Ambassador to Japan Giorgio Starace spoke about the embassy's efforts and expectations in enhancing the relationship between Japan and Italy from various perspectives including business and politics.
JAPAN / Invest in Italy Roadshow
Dec 28, 2018
Investment opportunities for Japanese companies increase
Italy offers a good balance of quality labor cost competitiveness, and Japanese companies can benefit from choosing Italy as a European research and development center in Europe, a country official said.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2018
Chinese police detain students protesting crackdown on Marxist group
Chinese police detained a group of students on Friday who were protesting against a crackdown on a campus Marxist society, whose former head was held by police on the 125th birthday of the founder of modern China, Mao Zedong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 28, 2018
U.K. charity says 10 worst climate-linked disasters this year caused an estimated $85 billion in damage
From floods to extreme heat, 10 of the worst climate-linked disasters in 2018 caused at least $84.8 billion worth of damage, a study released by the charity Christian Aid said on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2018
Data on 1,000 North Korean defectors hacked
The personal information of nearly 1,000 North Koreans who defected to South Korea has been leaked after unknown hackers got access to a resettlement agency's database, the South Korean Unification Ministry said on Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2018
Australia likely to set December heat record, prompting fire bans and health warnings
Australia looks set to sweat through one of its hottest Decembers ever, the national weather bureau said on Friday, prompting fire bans, health warnings and big crowds trying to cool off at beaches.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 28, 2018
Bangladesh election campaigning closes; weakened opposition hopes for change
Campaigning for Bangladesh's general election this weekend ended on Friday after weeks of violence, mainly against workers and officials from an opposition alliance, that has been criticized by the United States and others.

WORLD

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WORLD
Dec 28, 2018
Syrian army advances as Russia and allies position for U.S. pullout
Syrian government forces rolled into a key region held by U.S.-backed Kurds, winning praise from Russia and heading off a threatened Turkish advance as Moscow and its allies move quickly to fill the void left by a planned U.S. pullout.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 28, 2018
From obese to starving, nutrition crisis prompts SOS call for new approach
By Thin Lei Win
With billions of people either starving or obese, poor diets have become a leading cause of disease and death, prompting calls for a new approach in 2019 to how food is produced to stem rising rates of malnutrition.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 28, 2018
Killer storm blasts U.S. Midwest and Southeast
A motorist was killed in Kansas on Thursday in a crash blamed on a fierce blizzard slamming the U.S. Midwest and Southeast that also canceled or delayed thousands of airline flights and injured two people on a commercial jet over the Dallas area.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 28, 2018
Tiny tracker developed to help fight rhino poaching
French tech company Sigfox has developed a bite-size tracker that can be inserted into the horns of rhinos to help conservationists monitor and protect the endangered species.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 28, 2018
Sony bumps ups 3D camera sensor output as smartphone-makers show interest
By Yuki Furukawa and Yuji Nakamura
Sony Corp., the biggest maker of camera chips used in smartphones, is boosting production of next-generation 3D sensors after garnering interest from customers including Apple Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2018
French union calls for transparency over Renault-Nissan holding company amid Carlos Ghosn scandal
France's CGT union has called for more transparency at Renault and its Dutch holding company and asked the French government, one of the carmaker's shareholders, to try to shed light on its workings, a CGT representative said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2018
White House mum as trade war slaughters hog industry worldwide
Ken Maschhoff, chairman of the largest U.S. family-owned pork producer, has watched profits fall as trade tensions rise between the United States and China.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Dec 28, 2018
Pyongyang makes its position clear
North Korea is angling to get the U.S. to remove its nuclear deterrence from Northeast Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 28, 2018
Invest in education and save the economy
By Haruaki Deguchi
Giving birth to dynamic companies in Japan will require nothing but education that values and nurtures extraordinary individuality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2018
Behind the myth of China's great technology grab
By Anjani Trivedi
The issue of forced transfers is overstated. Carmakers know how to safeguard their most advanced know-how.

Sports

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 28, 2018
SeaHorses outgun Brave Thunders in high-scoring duel
By Ed Odeven
In 13 previous road games before Friday, the SeaHorses Mikawa had lost 10 times.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 28, 2018
Hoop pioneer Wat Misaka reflects on breaking barriers in an incredible life
By Ed Odeven
Wataru "Wat" Misaka never demanded the spotlight nor shouted from the roof tops seeking attention.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 28, 2018
Looking ahead to the best Japan travel destinations in 2019
By Oscar Boyd
As 2018 comes to an end, The Japan Times' Escape section looks forward to next year and the opportunities for travel around the country in 2019.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 28, 2018
New Year's Eve in Hiroshima: A silent night, a crowded morning
By Angeles Marin Cabello and Steve John Powell
I can't quite believe we're doing this. It's dark and freezing outside, and we only went to bed three hours ago. Yet here we are, walking streets so quiet you can hear the mice snore. It's New Year's Eve, but there's not a carouser in sight. Here, as in most of Japan, in the darkness beyond the big city...

CULTURE

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CULTURE / Film
Dec 28, 2018
'It Comes': The bogeyman cometh in Tetsuya Nakashima's horror debut
By Mark Schilling
Tetsuya Nakashima has been filming the darker sides of human nature for more than two decades, the most commercially and critically successful example being his 2010 murder mystery, "Confessions."
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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