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JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2019
Demonstrators in Tokyo show support for Hong Kong protests over extradition bill
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in front of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Thursday to show support for those in Hong Kong speaking out against a controversial extradition bill that has sparked street protests that have turned violent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 13, 2019
Trump 'frustrated' with lack of Japan trade deal, Ambassador William Hagerty says
Touching on the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi in February, Hagerty argued it was “not a failure, as some have portrayed it.”
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2019
IOC partners with Procter and Gamble to build 2020 Olympic podiums using recycled plastic
Olympic medalists will stand on podiums made of recycled plastic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the International Olympic Committee said Thursday.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 13, 2019
Hong Kong shuts government offices; security tight after violent protests
Hong Kong authorities have shut government offices in the financial district for the rest of the week after a day of violence over an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2019
Thailand charges crew of stranded Rohingya boat with aiding illegal immigration
Thai authorities have charged the captain and crew of a boat carrying 65 Rohingya Muslims with assisting illegal immigration after the group was found stranded on a southern Thai island, police said on Wednesday.

WORLD

WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2019
Iran has little to gain from Gulf of Oman tanker attacks
Two oil tankers have been damaged in a suspected attack in the waters between the United Arab Emirates and Iran as they were leaving the Persian Gulf. This is the second incident in four weeks, and raises the question of who gains what from them.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 13, 2019
Xi seen having few good options after Trump's G20 ultimatum to meet or else
By now, Xi Jinping is used to Donald Trump's tariff threats. But the U.S. president's latest ultimatum is personal, and the Chinese leader's response could have far-reaching consequences for his political future.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 13, 2019
Coalition vows retaliation after Yemen's Houthis strike Saudi airport
The Saudi-led military coalition vowed to respond firmly to a missile attack by Yemeni Houthi forces on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that wounded 26 people.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 13, 2019
Kenya's rape survivors win right to abortion in landmark court ruling
Kenya's High Court ruled that rape survivors had the right to an abortion on Wednesday, as it ordered authorities to pay almost $30,000 in damages to the mother of a teenage victim who died after a botched abortion.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2019
Trump ex-adviser Michael Flynn hires Robert Mueller critic as lawyer
Former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn has hired Sidney Powell, a fierce critic of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, as his new attorney, Powell's office said in a statement.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2019
Ahead of contempt vote, Trump shields census documents from Congress
President Donald Trump asserted executive privilege on Wednesday to keep under wraps documents on adding a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census, defying a House panel's subpoena in another move to stonewall Democratic lawmakers' investigations.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2019
Syria bars access to chemical weapons investigators, says watchdog
Syrian officials have refused access to a newly created chemical weapons investigation team formed to identify culprits behind attacks with banned munitions, the organization's top official said in remarks published on Wednesday.

BUSINESS

BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2019
Japanese women face retirement savings gap of almost 20 years, World Economic Forum says
One of the toughest problems retirees face is making sure their money lasts as long as they do.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2019
Trump leaves China tariff deadline open, calls relationship 'testy'
U.S. President Donald Trump declined to set a deadline Wednesday for levying tariffs on another $325 billion of Chinese goods, and called the relationship with Beijing good but "testy," after China walked back commitments for a trade deal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2019
Huawei fights to keep U.S. funds flowing to its rural mobile customers
China's Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., the world's biggest telecom equipment maker, argued on Wednesday that Washington should scrap plans to prohibit wireless companies from using U.S. government funds to buy Huawei gear for their networks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2019
Emails show Mark Zuckerberg knew of 'problematic' privacy practices at Facebook, WSJ reports
Facebook Inc. uncovered emails that seem to show Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg was aware of potentially problematic privacy practices at the company, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Jun 13, 2019
No end in sight to fatal child abuse
Recently revamped efforts to prevent child abuse are falling short.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 13, 2019
The Senkaku issue as seen from the Falklands War
Are Japan's politicians are up to the test if the Senkaku Islands were seized?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 13, 2019
The realist case for combating climate change
A balance must be struck between reducing use of fossil fuels and maintaining a level of economic growth that can eradicate poverty and hunger.

Sports

Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 13, 2019
David Ortiz 'making good progress' in Boston ICU as $8,000 murder plot is revealed
Former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz remained in the intensive care unit at Massachusetts General Hospital on Wednesday as he continues to recover from surgery to repair gunshot wounds, the result of what authorities say was an orchestrated plot to kill him.
Japan Times
Star center Davante Gardner joins SeaHorses
In a major move that could shake up the balance of power in the B. League's Central Division, the SeaHorses Mikawa announced the acquisition of star center Davante Gardner on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jun 13, 2019
Golden Kings add Hiroki Fujita to coaching staff
The Ryukyu Golden Kings have added the well-traveled Hiroki Fujita to their coaching staff as an assistant.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 13, 2019
Australia's David Warner notches century in triumph over Pakistan
Australia batsman David Warner was a happy man after returning to something like his best form with a century to lead his team to victory over Pakistan at the Cricket World Cup on Wednesday.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 13, 2019
Summer-flavored fare for an elegant evening
Nothing complements summer evenings in the city quite like the ambiance of exquisite dining within an elegant terrace setting. From July 1 to Sept. 30, the Palace Hotel Tokyo welcomes guests to enjoy its summer dining plan available at restaurant Grand Kitchen.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 13, 2019
Nuclear wasteland selfies draw ire as tourists flock to Chernobyl after hit HBO series
A spate of selfie-taking tourists at Chernobyl — one wearing little more than her underwear — in the wake of a hit TV series on the world's worst nuclear disaster has sparked anger, with the show's author urging more respect for the dead.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 13, 2019
CVN: The sound of the Japanese underground
A change in address altered the way Nobuyuki Sakuma approaches his songs. "I think of the music I used to make in Tokyo as a fantasy. It was completely inspired by my own image, what I thought up. It didn't have much to do with what was happening around me or in society," he says.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jun 13, 2019
'Akira' is all set for its Hollywood remake
Like it or not, Hollywood's "Akira" is finally happening.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 13, 2019
Ex-Stanford sailing coach avoids prison in college admissions scam tied to rich and famous
A former Stanford University sailing coach avoided prison on Wednesday in the first sentencing to result from the U.S. college admissions scandal after admitting he took bribes to help children of wealthy parents gain admission to the school.

Longform

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