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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 8, 2019
Osaka Ishin now firmly in control across prefecture, piling pressure on Komeito to back merger
By Eric Johnston
Osaka Ishin has long championed the reform plan while Komeito, along with the LDP, have opposed it.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 8, 2019
Osaka leaders win in elections to swap roles, but merger prospects unclear
By Eric Johnston
Osaka voters appear to have done little to shift the political landscape from where it was before polls opened Sunday.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 8, 2019
China to relax residency curbs and boost infrastructure to bring more people into cities and revive growth
China will relax residency curbs in many of its smaller cities this year and increase infrastructure spending, the state planner said Monday, in a fresh push to boost the urban population and revive slowing economic growth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 8, 2019
Philippine foreign minister says U.S. will remain nation's 'only military ally' as China threatens isle
The U.S. will remain the Philippines' only military ally, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin said, amid an increased Chinese presence near a disputed island in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 8, 2019
North Korean leader's 'field guidance' trips highlight economic focus ahead of parliament meeting
By Jesse Johnson
In a possible signal of what to expect at a key meeting of North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament later this week, state media reported Monday on leader Kim Jong Un's visit to a recently remodeled, modern-looking department store.

WORLD

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WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 8, 2019
Trump to tout green bona fides while gutting environmental rules
By Ari Natter and Jennifer A. Dlouhy
Donald Trump is preparing a novel campaign strategy for a president who's pulling the U.S. from the international Paris accord on climate change, cheerleading for coal, one of the dirtiest source of power, and suggesting that wind turbines cause cancer.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2019
Britain plans social media regulation to battle harmful content
Britain proposed new online safety laws on Monday that would slap penalties on social media companies and technology firms if they fail to protect their users from harmful content.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 8, 2019
Turkish leader Erdogan's election setback dents hopes for major reforms
By Jonathan Spicer and Ali Kucukgocmen
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's losses in local elections have dented investors' hopes that Turkey will adopt painful reforms they say are needed to stabilize the economy as he moves to shore up his political base.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2019
Give us a strong leader and reform the Brexit-fatigued system, Britons say in survey
British voters want a strong leader who is willing to break the rules and force through wide-scale reform after three years of Brexit crisis pushed confidence in the political system to a 15-year low.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2019
Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crashed at full throttle after debris knocked out key sensor, officials say
Minutes after takeoff, the pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max were caught in a bad situation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2019
Thousands of Sudanese protesters stage second day of sit-in outside al-Bashir's compound
Thousands of protesters held a sit-in outside Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's residence in central Khartoum on Sunday, and crowds chanting anti-government slogans filled several main streets, witnesses said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2019
Trudeau licks wounds and tries to change channel on SNC-Lavalin scandal
Justin Trudeau is trying to move on after the most bruising two months of his time in office — but the damage may already be done.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2019
Netanyahu plays pre-election Trump card, vowing to annex settlements
Palestinians voiced alarm while Israelis weighed the gravity on Sunday of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's sudden election promise to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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WORLD
Apr 8, 2019
Pakistan says it has intelligence of new Indian attack this month and has alerted UNSC
Pakistan has "reliable intelligence" that India will attack again this month, its foreign minister said, drawing condemnation from New Delhi, which described the claim as irresponsible.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2019
Nissan shareholders officially oust Carlos Ghosn, bringing 20-year relationship to an end
By Kazuaki Nagata
Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa apologized for causing trouble over Ghosn's case, which he described as “an unheard of incident” in the history of the automaker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2019
Sluggish, dysfunctional Europe isn't Japan in the 1990s, but there's still reason to worry
By Carolynn Look
Europe's sclerotic growth and political dysfunction inspire frequent comparisons with Japan's lost decade from the mid-1990s.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2019
Trump picks Herman Cain and Stephen Moore for Fed seats said to be on track
Top White House officials on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's plan to name two political loyalists to the Federal Reserve board of governors, brushing aside controversies over their personal lives and qualifications to help run the world's most powerful central bank.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2019
China wants to work with EU on trade and is not trying to split east from west, premier writes
China wants to work with the European Union on issues from climate change to trade, Premier Li Keqiang wrote in a German newspaper before a summit next week aimed at cementing ties.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Apr 8, 2019
The falling voter turnout and no-vote elections
Voters cannot be expected to hold a strong interest in local elections — or even in local autonomy — if they are not given choices or chances to vote in the elections.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2019
What does Reiwa really mean to Japanese?
By Kuni Miyake
It's not the government but the people of Japan who ultimately signify the era of Reiwa, not the other way around.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2019
Reinvigorating Japan's twin-track diplomacy in Cambodia
By Yoichiro Sato and Sek Sophal
A visit to Japan by 10 young politics-oriented Cambodians indicates that Tokyo is working outside the international media limelight to engage with both the opposition and the ruling party through its traditional twin-track diplomacy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2019
Assange shouldn't be extradited to U.S.
By Leonid Bershidsky
Leave it to European courts to decide whether to treat him as a spy or an investigative journalist.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2019
India test and U.S. Space Force fuel a new arms race
By Peter Apps
If the race for ever more powerful weapons now extends beyond the sky, there is no telling where it might end.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2019
No country for Palestinians
By Daoud Kuttab
Israelis are being given choice between war and more war, between occupation and more occupation, even if the candidates avoid using those terms.

Sports

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 8, 2019
Fighters' experiments with openers not going well early
By Jason Coskrey
The ironic thing about the Seibu Lions blowing up the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' "opener" strategy — in such a magnificent explosion of hits and runs on Saturday it might close the book on the opener — is that Fighters starter Takayuki Kato, the "opener," actually did his job well.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 8, 2019
Manny Pacquiao follows Floyd Mayweather in signing with RIZIN
Filipino multiple world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has signed with RIZIN, the Japanese mixed martial arts organization that put together Floyd Mayweather's exhibition fight in Tokyo on New Year's Eve, its CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara said on Monday.

LIFE

LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 8, 2019
Use 'shin' to make a new start in the Reiwa Era
By Kaori Shoji
Spring is the time for new life, the new school year, new coworkers and, in 2019, a new Imperial era.
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LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 8, 2019
There's nothing more important than learning how to distinguish between 'taisetsu' and 'jūyō'
By Hitomi Tashiro and Akemi Tanahashi
When trying to convey the idea of importance in Japanese use 'taisetsu' for things that are sentimentally important and 'ju016byu014d' for things that are signifficant.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Apr 8, 2019
Japan names new Imperial era 'Reiwa'
The government held an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on April 1 and decided that 'Reiwa' will replace 'Heisei' as the new era name.
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.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
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.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
Japanese scientists discover clue to why women burn more fat than men
Scientists say a recently-published study could help explain why women are typically less prone to weight-related conditions and may lead to new therapies that target calorie-burning mechanisms.
Music idol and anime fandom merch is big business
Businesses who cater to fandoms gathered at Tokyo Lifestyle Week for the second annual Oshikatsu — Merch Collection Expo, a trade show devoted to fandom goods.
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

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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