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JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 27, 2019
Wife of marine in Okinawa works to support survivors of sexual assault by U.S. military personnel
By Ryusei Takahashi
The spouse of an active duty Marine in Okinawa Prefecture is championing an initiative to provide support for people who have been sexually assaulted by members of the U.S. military.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2019
Carlos Ghosn's unusual Nissan perk: $601,000 Stanford tuition fees for his kids
Nissan Motor Co. paid tuition for all four of ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn's children when they attended Stanford University between 2004 and 2015, according to people familiar with the matter.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 27, 2019
Thailand's opposition parties form alliance and demand junta step aside
Thailand's opposition "democratic front" of seven parties on Wednesday said it had won a majority in the lower house of parliament after a messy election, and had the right to try to form a government after five years of military rule.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2019
India shoots down satellite in missile test, becoming fourth member of 'super league,' says Modi
India has shot down a satellite in space with an anti-satellite missile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday, hailing the test as a major breakthrough in its space program.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2019
How Boeing and the FAA plan to restore the public's faith in the 737 Max
By Richard Clough, Mary Schlangenstein and Alan Levin
After two deadly crashes in five months, Boeing Co. is embarking on a campaign to restore confidence in the 737 Max so that its best-selling jet can return to the skies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2019
U.S. to overhaul air safety oversight in response to two Boeing 737 Max crashes
The U.S. aviation regulator will significantly change its oversight approach to air safety by July following two fatal Boeing Co Max 737 passenger plane crashes, according to written congressional testimony seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2019
Russian military deployment in Venezuela includes cybersecurity personnel, says U.S. official
The Russian military contingent that arrived in Venezuela over the weekend, drawing U.S. condemnation, is believed to be made up of special forces, including "cybersecurity personnel," a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2019
Renault wants merger with Nissan and Fiat Chrysler: report
Renault SA is aiming to restart merger talks with Nissan Motor Co. within 12 months as the first step toward the creation of a bigger auto conglomerate that will involve a bid by both companies for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2019
'Shocked' Fukushima evacuees say Tepco ruling fails to fairly compensate them for suffering
By Magdalena Osumi
A Tokyo court on Wednesday ordered the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to pay a total of ¥21.34 million in damages to a group of evacuees from the March 2011 nuclear disaster.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Mar 27, 2019
Tokyo stocks fall back on ex-dividend impact
JIJI
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2019
Tea label giants vow probe after Sri Lanka labor abuse expose
Plantations in Sri Lanka that supply "slavery-free" tea to top global companies are under investigation by ethical label groups after an expose found illegal wage deductions that have left some workers ill and unable to afford health care.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2019
Miyakoshi, the first Japanese firm into postwar China, hopes for a real estate-driven comeback
By Katsuyo Kuwako and Min Jeong Lee
When it comes to China, Kunimasa Miyakoshi has at least two claims to fame.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2019
Nissan overhauling board after two decades with Renault and Carlos Ghosn
Nissan Motor Co. is set to adopt a new governance structure meant to prevent the recurrence of a concentration of power in the hands of a single executive.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 27, 2019
Google launches global council to advise on AI and tech ethics
Alphabet Inc.'s Google said on Tuesday it was launching a global advisory council to consider ethical issues around artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 27, 2019
EU demands scrutiny of 5G risks but no bloc-wide Huawei ban
EU nations will be required to share data on 5G cybersecurity risks and produce measures to tackle them by the end of the year, the European Commission said on Tuesday, shunning U.S. calls to ban China's Huawei Technologies across the bloc.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Mar 27, 2019
General election in Thailand changes nothing
The profound divisions in Thai society are not being addressed by this election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 27, 2019
Japan shouldn't act like China in Cambodia
By Teppei Kasai and Brad Adams
Tokyo is fighting a losing battle for Hun Sen's support and selling out its own legacy in the democratization of Cambodia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 27, 2019
Struggling to achieve 2% inflation? Then try for 3%
By Daniel Moss
There's been talk of weakening support for Japan's price-increase target. Far from abandoning it, the BOJ should double down to change psychology.

Sports

SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 27, 2019
Dominant Hakuho continues to redefine greatness
By John Gunning
Sumo columnist James Hardy once bemoaned the difficulty of doing daily tournament reports, saying, "There are only so many ways to write A pushed out B."
SOCCER / Heisei Icons,HEISEI ICONS
Mar 27, 2019
Kazuyoshi Miura: Flashy 'King Kazu' steered soccer's rise
By Dan Orlowitz
It could be said that no team sport in Japan has outpaced soccer's growth through the Heisei Era, and 52-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura is the only player who can claim to have been a part of that growth throughout.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Mar 27, 2019
Hawks look like Pacific League's best once again
By Jason Coskrey
The following is the first of a two-part NPB preview beginning with the 2019 Pacific League.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Mar 27, 2019
Daichi Suzuki driven by passion to succeed with Marines
By Jason Coskrey
Daichi Suzuki hasn't missed a game for the Chiba Lotte Marines in over three seasons. In 2015, he missed one. Both years before that, he was on the field for every contest.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 27, 2019
Louisville-bound Konno mixes 3x3 duties with desire to improve conventional skills
By Kaz Nagatsuka
The material and size of the ball, the shot clock and many other regulations are different.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 27, 2019
Tokyo-based pastry chef named Asia's best
By Melinda Joe
Patissier Fabrizio Fiorani was named Asia's Best Pastry Chef at the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony in Macau on March 26.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 27, 2019
Kengo Kora and the perfect period drama sword fight
By Matthew Hernon
'Game of Thrones" star Sean Bean is well-known for dying in almost everything he stars in. If you had to find a Japanese equivalent, though, it would certainly be Kengo Kora.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 27, 2019
'Marriage Hunting Beauty': When dating dilemmas fail to excite
By Mark Schilling
Last year veteran director Akiko Ohku had a breakthrough hit with "Tremble All You Want," a romantic com edy about a 24-year-old office clerk still obsessed with her girlhood crush but yet to have an actual boyfriend. Played with discombobulated verve by Mayu Matsuoka, this loser-at-love won audience...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 27, 2019
Suchmos' 'The Anymal' aims high but misses the mark
By James Hadfield
Of all the acts to emerge during the recent city pop revival, when the funk-inflected AOR of early-1980s Japan seemed to be coming back in vogue, Suchmos has been by far the most successful. Last year saw the sextet graduate to playing arenas and providing NHK's theme song for the FIFA World Cup —...

COMMUNITY

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Mar 27, 2019
How to work with a micromanaging Japanese boss
By Rochelle Kopp
Putting together the slide deck for the presentation had become a never-ending ordeal for Dave. Every time he turned a draft in to his Japanese boss, it would come back with yet another set of things to correct.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
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.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
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.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.

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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