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JAPAN

JAPAN / Politics
Jun 27, 2019
Underlining improved Japan-China ties, Abe and Xi meet ahead of G20 summit
By Tomohiro Osaki and Reiji Yoshida
Visiting Chinese President Xi and Prime Minister Abe held a bilateral meeting in Osaka ahead of the G20 summit Thursday to underline the recent improvement in Japan-China ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2019
Hong Kong extradition opponents in Osaka protest legislation ahead of G20, asking for U.K. and U.S. help
By Eric Johnston
About 40 Hong Kong residents and Japanese gathered Thursday evening in central Osaka to protest extradition legislation that would allow Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China to face trial.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2019
On approach to Osaka G20, Trump whips up storm for Abe on defense and trade
By Jesse Johnson and Satoshi Sugiyama
Ahead of his departure for the G20 summit, U.S. President Trump appears to have reignited the controversy over the possibility of terminating the postwar defense pact with Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 27, 2019
LIVEBLOG: Osaka G20 — a look ahead
Live updates from Osaka and The Japan Times newsroom about the June 28-29 Group of 20 summit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019
G20 host has work cut out for it in creating consensus
By Eric Johnston
One of the largest and most important gatherings of world leaders outside the U.N. General Assembly — the Group of 20 Leaders' Summit — arrives in Japan for the first time ever this week, bringing with it over 30 presidents, prime ministers and leaders from international organizations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019
Japan weighs strategy after shocking climate report
By Eric Johnston
In October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report that sent shock waves around the globe. The world's leading body of climate scientists warned that there might be only 12 years left to ensure global warming is kept to a rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius. Beyond that,...
JAPAN / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019
Women's empowerment equals economic growth
By Sayuri Daimon
For Haruno Yoshida, co-chair of the Women 20 (W20) committee, a G20 engagement group, female empowerment is something like the construction behind Nara Prefecture's famed ancient wooden Horyuji Temple.
Japan Times
JAPAN / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019
Walking the talk on gender equality issues
By Gabriela Ramos
On Friday in Osaka, Group of 20 leaders will convene to discuss the most pressing global challenges of our time, and that will include women's empowerment. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's womenomics push has certainly impressed many, including myself, since it was announced six years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019
Eco-friendly financing for a more sustainable world
By Maiko Muraoka
The Green Finance Network Japan (GFNJ) was established late last year with the aim to make green finance mainstream in Japan's financial market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019
Universities lure foreign students on falling population
By Chisato Tanaka
Universities conducting classes in English, intellectual debates between foreign and Japanese students where new ideas are created — these are just some of the things the central government envisions for the nation's higher education in order to become a magnet for talented researchers and students...

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2019
Fresh protests rock Hong Kong as activists seek a voice at G20 Osaka summit
Hong Kong was plunged into chaos again on Thursday as protesters rallied outside the justice secretary's offices, blocking roads and forcing workers to leave in the latest unrest to rock the city over an extradition bill that has now been suspended.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2019
North Korea tells South to let it deal directly with U.S.
North Korea said Thursday that South Korea must stop trying to mediate between Pyongyang and Washington, as it stepped up its pressure on the United States to work out new proposals to salvage deadlocked nuclear diplomacy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2019
Protests erupt in Indian cities after Muslim man is lynched; Modi says he is 'pained'
Protests were held in several Indian cities on Wednesday following the lynching of a Muslim man last week by a Hindu mob that suspected he was a thief.

WORLD

WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2019
'Revenge porn' victims may be granted anonymity in U.K. courts by government review
People whose intimate images are shared online without their consent could win anonymity in U.K. courts, like other sexual abuse victims, under a government-backed review of "revenge porn" laws launched Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2019
Democrats clash on health care and border issues in scrappy first U.S. presidential debate
Democratic U.S. presidential contenders battled over health care coverage and border policy on Wednesday during a surprisingly heated first debate that laid bare the party's divisions on whether to abolish private insurance and shift to a "Medicare-for-All" system.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 27, 2019
Europe sizzles under record temperatures, fueling concern about climate change
Europeans fought to stay cool as a blast of hot air from the Sahara Desert sent temperatures to records in large parts of the continent, adding to concern about climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 27, 2019
United Nations warns U.S. and Iran to not 'sleepwalk' into war
United Nations members urged the U.S. and Iran Wednesday to step back from the brink of war and prevent an escalation of tensions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 27, 2019
U.K.'s Prince William says it's fine for his kids to be gay
Britain's Prince William said on Wednesday it would be absolutely fine if one of his children was gay but admitted he was worried about the persecution and hatred they might face because of their royal status.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 27, 2019
Diseases and food shortages plague migrant 'jungle camp' in Bosnia
Aid workers sounded the alarm on Wednesday about health and hygiene conditions in a makeshift forest camp in Bosnia for hundreds of migrants as they face the spread of scabies and other diseases as well as food shortages.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2019
Boris Johnson says chances of no-deal Brexit are 'a million to one'
Boris Johnson, the favorite to become British prime minister, said the chances of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal are "a million-to-one" even as he repeated his promise to leave the bloc without a deal by the end of October.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 27, 2019
'Dozens' killed in foiled Ethiopia coup attempt, regional government reveals
Dozens of people were killed in fighting during a foiled coup by a rogue state militia in Ethiopia's Amhara region over the weekend, the regional government spokesman said on Wednesday, the first official report of significant clashes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2019
Trump, without offering evidence, accuses Robert Mueller of crimes
U.S. President Donald Trump, without offering evidence, on Wednesday directly accused former special counsel Robert Mueller of committing a crime, saying Mueller had illegally "terminated" FBI communications as part of his Russia investigation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2019
Official Saudi probe dodges who ordered Jamal Khashoggi murder, says U.N. expert
An official Saudi Arabian investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents failed to examine who may have ordered the killing and ignored key suspects, a U.N. special rapporteur said on Wednesday.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / G20 Osaka
Jun 27, 2019
Japan should prep for worst from U.S.-China trade war, economists say
By Kazuaki Nagata
With confidence in the free-trade system shaken, mainly by the heated tensions between the United States and China, ensuring trade friction doesn't weaken the global economy will be a major item on the agenda at the Group of 20 leaders' summit this week in Osaka.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2019
Trump says trade deal at Osaka G20 with Xi 'possible,' and that proposed tariffs may be cut to 10%
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping was possible this weekend, but that he is prepared to impose U.S. tariffs on virtually all remaining Chinese imports if the two countries continue to disagree.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 27, 2019
Nissan to cancel Carlos Ghosn's retirement and stock-linked compensation benefits
In the latest steps by the Japanese automaker to distance itself from its former chairman, Nissan Motor Co. is canceling yet-to-be-paid compensation benefits for Carlos Ghosn.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jun 27, 2019
A peek at the West's failed fight against China's 'Cloud Hopper' hackers
By Christopher Bing, Joseph Menn and Jack Stubbs
Hacked by suspected Chinese cyberspies five times from 2014 to 2017, security staffers at the Swedish telecommunications equipment giant Ericsson took to naming their response efforts after different types of wine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2019
FAA finds new 737 Max safety risk and orders Boeing to make changes
Tests on Boeing Co.'s grounded 737 Max have revealed a new safety risk unrelated to two fatal crashes that led to the grounding of the aircraft, and U.S. regulators are ordering the company to make additional design changes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 27, 2019
MUFG on track to be Japan's first yuan clearing bank after expected Abe-Xi deal at Osaka G20
MUFG Bank is expected to become the first Japanese bank to be designated as a yuan clearing bank, sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2019
To dodge U.S. trade war, Chinese exporters shift production to Myanmar and other low-cost nations
By Joyce Zhou and Ann Wang
Pressured by a labor crunch and rising wages in China, Shu Ke'an, whose company supplies bulletproof vests, rifle bags and other tactical gear to the United States, first considered shifting some production to Southeast Asia a few years ago, but nothing came of it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / G20 Osaka
Jun 27, 2019
Japan's pitch for free data flows 'with trust' faces uphill battle at G20 amid 'splinternet' fears
By Masumi Koizumi
Data is increasingly being viewed as a resource as vital as oil was in the 20th century, with the vast accumulation of information leading to new services across a variety of industries. As the analogy suggests, data is fueling innovation: Firms are studying consumer habits to develop new products, feeding...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 27, 2019
Palestinians reject economic solutions from 'punitive' U.S.
Palestinian leaders accused the Trump administration of punishing them with one hand and offering to reward them with the other, as protesters turned out in the West Bank and Gaza on Wednesday to demonstrate against a U.S. economic peace plan.

Opinion

Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jun 27, 2019
Helping foreign residents learn Japanese
The enactment of a new law that spells out the government's responsibility to ensure adequate Japanese language education for residents from overseas is a step forward. Policy actions and funding to back it up must now follow.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 27, 2019
New era, new Self-Defense Forces
The Reiwa Era is one of great promise for the SDF but not without significant challenges.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 27, 2019
Japan's cold-blooded approach to the Rohingya crisis
By Teppei Kasai
As the new leader of the liberal order in Asia, Japan has a responsibility to promote human rights in its foreign policy.

Sports

Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jun 27, 2019
J. League establishes global ambassador program to promote league overseas
By Dan Orlowitz
The J. League will draw from its considerable network of foreign former players under a new global ambassador program intended to promote the competition overseas.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jun 27, 2019
Evessa bring back former coach Kensaku Tennichi
By Ed Odeven
In an attempt to resurrect the franchise and usher in a new glory era, the Osaka Evessa have hired former bench boss Kensaku Tennichi.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 27, 2019
Yuta Tabuse returning to Brex for 12th season
By Ed Odeven
The Tochigi Brex fell short of their ultimate goal this past season as injuries took a toll on the title-chasing club.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 27, 2019
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, Yuki Koike advance to 100-meter final at nationals
By Kaz Nagatsuka
New national record holder Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, former record holder Yoshihide Kiryu and other top sprinters safely qualified for the men's 100-meter final at the Japan National Championships on Thursday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 27, 2019
Judo great Yasuhiro Yamashita replaces scandal-hit Tsunekazu Takeda as Japanese Olympic Committee chief
By Ryusei Takahashi
Yamashita will replace Tsunekazu Takeda who retired as JOC president amid an investigation over alleged bribery during Tokyo's bid to host the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 27, 2019
Thomas Bach says IOC ready to talk 2030 bid with Sapporo
Changes to the Olympic election process announced by the IOC on Wednesday are likely to impact Sapporo's prospective 2030 Winter Games bid.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 27, 2019
Experience tropical paradise in heart of Osaka
The summer sunset, natural turf grass and a smorgasbord of Hawaiian barbecue — talk about paradise. The Hyatt Regency Osaka is happy to present its Bayside Barbecue Hawaiian Beer Garden, on offer from July 1 to Sept. 23.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019
Food hub boasts traditional flavors, open-minded spirit
By Jane Kitagawa
When a city's being is inextricably linked to the maxim, "To eat oneself into ruin" (kuidaore), it's a foregone conclusion that the city is serious about its food. Such is the case of Osaka, Japan's second-largest city and gateway to the Kansai region.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 27, 2019
The Lethal Weapons: Locked and loaded on the streets of Tokyo
By Patrick St. Michel
Nostalgia for the 1980s usually plays out more as an aesthetic than an authentic yearning to go back to the days of Rubik's Cubes and "Miami Vice." But that's not the case for Aiki Kiyohisa, 38.
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.
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.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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