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JAPAN

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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Jan 13, 2019
Students tasked with developing dishes using Fukushima produce to promote prefecture's recovery
A group of elementary, junior high and high school students in the city of Fukushima are taking part in an initiative to develop original recipes using local agricultural products as part of a broader project to highlight the city's recovery from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 13, 2019
Japanese government pushes back against New York Times editorial on whaling
The government rebuts an editorial in The New York Times urging Japan to halt its whaling practices, saying the country is committed to the conservation of whales.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 13, 2019
Vietnam emerging as front-runner to host second Trump-Kim Jong Un summit
By Jesse Johnson
Vietnam has emerged as the apparent front-runner for hosting a second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after a second report cited the Southeast Asian country as a potential host city.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 13, 2019
India's Rahul Gandhi vows to reform sales tax and seek investment as election nears
India's main opposition Congress party will simplify the goods and services tax (GST) and take "rational economic decisions" to attract foreign investment if voted back to power in a general election due by May, its leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday.

WORLD

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WORLD
Jan 13, 2019
New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger: 'Following the truth, wherever it leads'
By Mark Thompson
In the spring of 2014, a low rumble could be felt deep in the media landscape. An in-house report about the need for digital innovation at The New York Times was leaked by competitors, and what it revealed was a major news organization clearly struggling to overcome internal stasis and catch up with...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 13, 2019
Can insect pet food slash canines' carbon paw print?
Love your dog, but worried about the environmental impact of its meat-heavy diet? Now one British company is offering a solution — feed your pooch insects instead.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 13, 2019
'Yellow vest' protests hit with police water cannons and tear gas in Paris
Paris police fired water cannons and tear gas to push back "yellow vest" demonstrators from around the Arc de Triomphe monument on Saturday, in the ninth straight weekend of protests against French President Emmanuel Macron's economic reforms.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 13, 2019
Huawei fires employee arrested in Poland on spying charges
Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei said on Saturday it had sacked an employee arrested in Poland on spying charges in a case that could intensify Western security concerns about the company.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Jan 13, 2019
Chance to change the World Bank's governance
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim's resignation provides an opportunity to set new standards for professionalism and leadership.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2019
How inequality hampers economic growth
By Michael Spence
With job and income polarization having increased across all developed economies, the unrest in France should serve as a wake-up call to others.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2019
The vital isolation of indigenous groups
By Brahma Chellaney
Whatever the motivation, connecting with remote tribes with the rest of the world would amount to a death sentence for them.

Sports

SUMO
Jan 13, 2019
Sumo 101: Becoming a rikishi
By John Gunning
How does a person go about becoming a professional sumo wrestler and what is the initial process like once you sign up?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 13, 2019
Jets win Emperor's Cup in overtime thriller
By Kaz Nagatsuka
Diminutive star Yuki Togashi ended the nail-biting, seesaw game with a clutch shot.

LIFE

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LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 13, 2019
Step into Sawano Kobo, an unusual mix of sandals and music
By Kaori Shoji
Traditional Japanese footwear and European jazz make a bizarre but successful combination at the Sawano Kobo store in Osaka.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 13, 2019
Comfort in the hands of halal nail polish
By Misha Cade
Tokyo nail artist looks to halal nail polish to offer cancer patients uplifting manicures without the use of harmful chemicals.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 13, 2019
Are some of us born to have a beer belly?
By Faye Flam
Scientific literature on excess weight and health is expanding along with global waistlines, and yet, it's hard to find a solid, coherent scientific explanation for why some people get fat and others don't, and why some overweight people get Type 2 diabetes and heart disease and others don't.

COMMUNITY

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 13, 2019
Publisher aims to bridge fictional fun and reality
By Louise George Kittaka
For Frank Foley, joining HarperCollins Japan as managing director in 2017 was akin to coming full circle, as it was also the first company he worked for in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jan 13, 2019
Sort out your digital diet and keep your sanity in 2019
By Patrick St. Michel
Judging by the New Year's resolutions I'm hearing so far this year, the internet was a real source of frustration for a lot of people in 2018.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jan 13, 2019
Before returning from your trip back home, you'll have a big choice to make
By Andreas Neuenkirchen
Whenever friends of mine return home for a visit, they've all told me they're confronted by one nagging question when they're there: Should I just stay, or should I go back?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jan 13, 2019
Tyson is just the Tosa to help you keep fit
Looking to whip yourself into shape? Crossfit, high-intensity interval training, Tabata? You won't need any of these, nor any gym or expensive equipment, if you have a Tosa like Tyson around.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Tropical Storm Nari moves northward, with possible landfall Tuesday
Tropical Storm Nari's forecast path as of Monday morning
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.

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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