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JAPAN
May 14, 2019
Decoding of Jomon woman's genome suggests common ancestor unites Japanese and Han Chinese
A research team led by the National Museum of Nature and Science said Monday it has sequenced and analyzed with high accuracy the whole genome of a woman who lived about 3,500 to 3,800 years ago, in the second half of Japan's Jomon Period, for the first time.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
May 14, 2019
Japanese astronomer names asteroid after Reiwa
A Kochi astronomer has named the asteroid he found three decades ago after Reiwa, the name of the Japan's new era.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / SDG8.7 Dialogue Special
May 14, 2019
Advocates fighting child labor come together in Tokyo ahead of Osaka G20 summit
By Ryusei Takahashi
Empowering workers, installing social protection programs and monitoring organizations to implement those programs are key points to reducing 152 million children engaged in child labor worldwide — more than half of whom work in hazardous conditions that put their health and development at risk.
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JAPAN
May 14, 2019
Ex-top Trump aide McMaster says accepting North Korea nukes would push Japan to debate own deterrent
By Jesse Johnson
Former U.S. national security adviser H.R. McMaster has said that the United States accepting North Korea as a de facto nuclear power would prompt Japan to debate whether or not it needed its own nuclear weapons, a claim that comes amid rekindled tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2019
Inside the close naval encounters in the South China Sea
The voice on the radio in the middle of the South China Sea follows a familiar script for Capt. Eric Anduze, who helms the USS Blue Ridge. It's China on the phone.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 14, 2019
Trash found littering Mariana Trench floor in deepest-ever sub dive
On the deepest dive ever made by a human inside a submarine, a Texas investor found something he could have found in the gutter of nearly any street in the world: trash.

WORLD

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WORLD
May 14, 2019
Saudi Arabia says oil facilities near Riyadh attacked by explosive-laden drones
Saudi Arabia said explosive-laden drones had struck oil pumping stations in the Riyadh region on Tuesday in what it called an act of terrorism two days after Saudi oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.
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WORLD
May 14, 2019
Trump losing his fight to ban Huawei equipment from global mobile networks
By Bill Allison and Todd Shields
U.S. President Donald Trump's worldwide campaign to blackball Huawei Technologies Co. is looking like a failure.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 14, 2019
Sudan's military and opposition agree on transitional power structure as tensions mount
Sudan's military council and opposition groups said they had agreed on Monday to a power structure for the country's transition but have yet to decide how long it will last or the make-up of transitional bodies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 14, 2019
Trump urges judge not to fast-track his lawsuit over House subpoena
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday objected to a judge's plan to fast-track his lawsuit seeking to block a congressional subpoena for information about eight years of his personal and business finances.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2019
Nissan projects weakest profit in a decade as Carlos Ghosn woes linger
By Satoshi Sugiyama
Nissan Motor Co., trying to rebuild its tarnished reputation over failed corporate governance following the criminal investigation of two former executives, cut its operating profit outlook by a sharp 28 percent for fiscal 2019 to its lowest in a decade.
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BUSINESS
May 14, 2019
As the world hands out subsidies, U.S. states start hitting drivers of electric cars with higher fees
By David R. Baker
The rest of the world is handing out subsidies and incentives to speed up adoption of electric cars. But in nearly half of U.S. states, driving a battery-powered car requires paying additional fees.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2019
Nissan considers buying stake in Chinese electric carmaker
Nissan Motor Co. is looking to invest in a Chinese electric car startup to provide it with a greater footprint in the world's biggest market for new-energy vehicles, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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BUSINESS
May 14, 2019
Trump says U.S. farmers will get $15 billion in aid amid China trade war
President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration was planning to provide about $15 billion in aid to help U.S. farmers whose products may be targeted with tariffs by China amid a deepening trade war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 14, 2019
Amazon rolling out machines that pack orders and replace jobs
Amazon.com Inc. is rolling out machines to automate a job held by thousands of its workers: boxing up customer orders.
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BUSINESS
May 14, 2019
In setback for Apple, U.S. Supreme Court lets App Store antitrust suit proceed
A divided U.S. Supreme Court has given the go-ahead to an antitrust lawsuit accusing Apple Inc. of forcing consumers to overpay for iPhone software applications, a decision that could lead to billions of dollars in damages and put the company's lucrative way of selling apps at risk.
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BUSINESS
May 14, 2019
Bayer says Monsanto probably kept files on influential people across Europe
Bayer said on Monday its Monsanto unit, which is being investigated by French prosecutors for compiling files of influential people such as journalists in France, likely did the same across Europe, suggesting a potentially wider problem.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
May 14, 2019
Key index shows the economy is 'worsening'
Is the Abe administration's economic boom over?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 14, 2019
The digital transformation of national security
By Yoichi Funabashi
Cyberwars are driving the digital transformation of national security. This poses a grave challenge for Japan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 14, 2019
Macron gets it all wrong over Nissan
By Lionel Laurent
It's hard to fathom why France is still seeking a Renault merger, even after the idea helped bring down Carlos Ghosn.
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2019
The real reason you're not driving an electric car
By Anjani Trivedi
The slow pace of battery technology advancement means the core component of an EV is still too expensive.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2019
Pathways to tackling the plastic waste problem
By Brahma Chellaney
The plastic waste scourge is seriously imperiling the world's environmental well-being, including contaminating our freshwater and food chain.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2019
Court case challenges Facebook bans
By Leonid Bershidsky
A Polish group is suing Facebook for 'private censorship' in a potentially landmark case.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 14, 2019
Japan's growing debt divergence
By Sayuri Shirai
The BOJ may have no choice but to end up providing permanent government support to avoid painful fiscal consolidation.

Sports

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SUMO
May 14, 2019
Sumo 101: Impact of tourism
By John Gunning
Sumo's popularity abroad has exploded over the past few years.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 14, 2019
Schumacher documentary to hit market at Cannes Film Festival
Former world champion Formula One driver Michael Schumacher will be the subject of a new documentary by two German filmmakers in a production fully supported by his family, reports said Monday.

CULTURE

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CULTURE / Music
May 14, 2019
Embracing the Japan of the past through music with Meitei
By Russell Thomas
As the Reiwa Era begins, Japanese music producer Daisuke Fujita, aka Meitei, is looking forward while sticking to the traditions of the past. Fresh from last year's spook-summoning album "Kwaidan," which featured in "Best Albums of 2018" accolades curated by the likes of Pitchfork and Bandcamp, the Hiroshima-based...
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CULTURE / Art
May 14, 2019
Kanjiro Kawai: Pots of incredible talent
By Matthew Larking
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto's 'Potter Kawai Kanjiro: Works from the Kawakatsu Collection' is just the fourth time it has presented such a substantial selection of works from its renowned Kawakatsu Collection of over 400 pieces.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 14, 2019
'Roppongi Art Night 2019'
By Yukari Tanaka
May 25-26
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 14, 2019
'Aguri Uchida: Incarnated Painting as Inselberg'
By Yukari Tanaka
May 20-June 16
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CULTURE / Art
May 14, 2019
'Nobuo Shimose Retrospective: Boundaries in Nature'
By Yukari Tanaka
May 23-July 7
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 14, 2019
Actress Felicity Huffman pleads guilty in court in U.S. college admissions scandal
Actress Felicity Huffman pleaded guilty on Monday to paying to rig a college entrance exam for her daughter, part of a wide-ranging scandal in which wealthy parents used bribery and fraud to secure their children spots at prominent U.S. universities.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
Air India crash report to offer peek into last seconds
Members of the Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 14.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

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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