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JAPAN
May 24, 2019
Sumo superfan to skip basho finale, saying tight security for Trump is an unwelcome distraction
By Chisato Tanaka
When U.S. President Donald Trump arrives with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to take in live sumo wrestling on Sunday at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, security will be beefed up to its highest level — with bodyguards even on alert to protect the president from flying cushions tossed by excited fans, according...
JAPAN / Politics / Commentary
May 24, 2019
As a rare ally on good terms with Trump, Japan has the chance to raise its global standing
By Satohiro Akimoto
Japan has established itself as the single most important ally for the U.S. in the region — and arguably in the world.
JAPAN
May 24, 2019
Meet, greet, but don't talk politics: How foreign dignitaries should act when visiting a Japanese emperor
By Sakura Murakami
What should you do when you meet the emperor?

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 24, 2019
After Modi's win, record number of women set to enter Indian Parliament
A record number of women are set to enter India's Parliament after a marathon election that returned Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power, initial results showed Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 24, 2019
North Korea vows 'fiercer' response, end to nuclear talks if U.S. continues 'hostile acts'
By Jesse Johnson
North Korea said Friday that nuclear talks with the United States "will never be resumed" unless Washington halts what Pyongyang said were "hostile acts" and demands of "unilateral disarmament," warning of a "fiercer" response if this continues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2019
Hobbling Huawei: Inside the U.S. war on China's tech giant
By Steve Stecklow, Colin Packham, david lague, Jack Stubbs and Cassell Bryan-Low
In early 2018, in a complex of low-rise buildings in the Australian capital, a team of government hackers was engaging in a destructive digital war game.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 24, 2019
Indonesian opposition set to challenge election result in court
Defeated Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is set to lodge a challenge to the result of the April 17 election in the Constitutional Court on Friday after complaining that the vote was rigged.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 24, 2019
In energy fight in Ohio, billionaire Koch and environmentalists are on the same side
The Sierra Club and billionaire Charles Koch have found at least one thing to agree on: They hate Ohio's plan to take away renewable power subsidies and give them to coal and nuclear plants.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 24, 2019
Deadly Jakarta riots revive specter of religion-fueled violence in Indonesia
By Arys Aditya
Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, was eerily calm on Thursday morning after two nights of deadly clashes between protesters and police that left seven dead and hundreds injured.

WORLD

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WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 24, 2019
Trump tried to stop 'American Taliban' John Lindh's early release from U.S. prison
John Walker Lindh, the American captured in Afghanistan in 2001 fighting for the Taliban, was freed early from federal prison on Thursday after serving 17 years amid concerns he might still harbor extremist views.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 24, 2019
Canada's Trudeau exonerates Cree chief wrongly imprisoned in 1885
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has been criticized by some indigenous communities, on Thursday apologized and posthumously exonerated a Cree chief unjustly imprisoned for treason more than 130 years ago.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 24, 2019
Iran says it will not surrender even if it is bombed
Iran will not surrender to U.S. pressure and will not abandon its goals even if it is bombed, President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday, stepping up the war of words between the Islamic Republic and the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 24, 2019
Thousands of children born in Colombia to Venezuelan migrants left stateless, UNHCR says
Thousands of children born in Colombia to Venezuelan mothers are stuck in legal limbo with no identity documents, putting them at risk of statelessness, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned on Thursday.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS / Companies
May 24, 2019
Citing weakening profitability, lower margins, Moody's downgrades Nissan's credit rating to A3
Nissan Motor Co.’s credit rating was cut a notch by Moody’s Investors Service, which cited the automaker’s weakening profitability and margins over the past two years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
May 24, 2019
BOJ plan to fix ETF problem branded 'meaningless gesture'
The Bank of Japan's proposed lending facility for its exchange-traded fund buying program won't help fix the more pertinent issue that's curbing overseas investors' faith in the country's equity market — central bank domination of the ETF industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 24, 2019
Trump says 'very dangerous' Huawei may be included in U.S.-China trade deal
President Donald Trump said Thursday that U.S. complaints against Huawei Technologies Co. might be resolved within the framework of a U.S.-China trade deal, while at the same time calling the Chinese telecommunications giant "very dangerous."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 24, 2019
Mario Kart Tour could be the monster mobile hit that Japan gaming giant Nintendo needs
By Takashi Amano and Yuji Nakamura
More than four years after a much-ballyhooed entry into mobile gaming, industry giant Nintendo Co. remains bereft of a monster smartphone hit. But the wait may finally be over.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 24, 2019
Nomura CEO to take 3-month pay cut over leak of information about Japan stock market changes
Nomura Holdings Inc.'s CEO will take a pay cut to assume responsibility for improper handling of stock market information by employees.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 24, 2019
U.S. FAA meets with global air regulators on fate of Boeing 737 Max
The Federal Aviation Administration is meeting with international air regulators from around the world on Thursday to determine what is needed to return the grounded Boeing Co 737 Max to return it to service.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 24, 2019
Queen Elizabeth marks 100 years of British Airways
Queen Elizabeth saw the ticket from her first long-haul flight after her coronation when she visited British Airways' Heathrow headquarters on Thursday to mark the airline's centenary.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
May 24, 2019
Modi's mandate
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has his work cut out for him in his second term.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 24, 2019
Modi victory augurs well for Japan-India ties
By Brahma Chellaney
Modi's landslide win will help cement Asia's fastest growing relationship.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2019
With a fractured opposition, Indian leader gets second chance
By Ramesh Thakur
Voters trust their strongman over the liberal elite's gentleman for tackling India's most pressing problems.

Sports

SUMO
May 24, 2019
Sumo 101: Mongolians
By John Gunning
Sumo might be Japan's national sport, but for most of the last two decades it has been dominated by Mongolians.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 24, 2019
Carp crush Giants to extend winning streak to 10
By Jason Coskrey
The first several weeks of the NPB season had many wondering how it was possible for the Hiroshima Carp to start off so slowly.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 24, 2019
After injury setbacks, Manami Fujioka, Sanae Motokawa enjoying chance to compete for national team
By Kaz Nagatsuka
Competition can be a blessing.
MORE SPORTS / Japanese Derby
May 24, 2019
Japanese Derby stands out as one of racing's big events
By Adrian Webber
It's the 86th running of the Japanese Derby (or the Tokyo Yushun as it's known in Japan) this coming Sunday, and the race will be run at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, just a short distance away from the hustle and bustle of the city center, although that hustle and bustle will be shifting to Fuchu, and...
MORE SPORTS / Japanese Derby
May 24, 2019
Many ways to enjoy Derby Day
On a sunny afternoon last Sunday, more than 60,000 people witnessed Loves Only You, ridden by Mirco Demuro, win the Japanese Oaks at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu. The race, 11th of the day's 12, was scheduled to start at 3:40 p.m, but fans filled most seats by noon.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 24, 2019
Morinari Watanabe takes helm for Tokyo 2020 boxing competition
By Dan Orlowitz
Morinari Watanabe, the Japanese head of the International Gymnastics Federation, understands what it means to stick the landing.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 24, 2019
Artistic diversity thrives in the heart of Venice
By Chiho Iuchi
Coinciding with the 58th Venice Biennale in Italy, the Karuizawa New Art Museum (KaNAM) Venice branch is holding an exhibition in a corner of the city’s Piazza San Marco through Nov. 24.
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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