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JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2019
Japan expected to repeat little more than past promises at U.N. Climate Action Summit
By Eric Johnston
Japan may not bring much more than past promises to U.N. Climate Action Summit.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2019
Abe to appoint more liberal LDP members to key posts in bid to spur talks on constitutional reform
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to place less conservative members of his ruling party in important posts related to amending the Constitution.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2019
Princess Kako marks 150 years of Japan-Hungary relations at Budapest dinner to honor those who have contributed to bilateral ties
Princess Kako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, attended a dinner in Budapest on Saturday to mark the 150th anniversary this year of diplomatic ties between Japan and Hungary.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Sep 22, 2019
How virtual streamers like Kizuna Ai became Japan's biggest YouTube attraction
By Yuki Furukawa
Kizuna Ai, the most popular streamer in Japan, is an anatomically exaggerated, perpetually adolescent girl in frilly thigh-high socks and a pink hair ribbon. She's also an entirely virtual character, given life by the actions and voice of an invisible actress.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2019
Abe rival Taro Yamamoto says Japan's sales tax hike is 'crazy' and should be abolished
By Isabel Reynolds and Emi Nobuhiro
Just as Japan braces itself for a hike in the sales tax to 10 percent on Oct. 1, one of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's would-be rivals is calling for it to be abolished altogether.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2019
Transportation by boat for visitors attending 2025 World Expo in Osaka to be considered
Water transport will be considered to facilitate the movement of visitors to and from Osaka's 2025 World Expo for improved accessibility, Hiroyuki Ishige, a senior official of its organizing body, said in a recent interview.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2019
Hong Kong police block protesters from reaching airport
Hong Kong riot police took up position at the main rail station serving the airport on Sunday to prevent a new anti-government protest targeting air travel after a night of violent street clashes in the Chinese-ruled territory.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 22, 2019
Australia to increase investment in U.S. moon missions
Australia will invest 150 million Australian dollars ($100 million) in its companies and technology to help U.S. President Donald Trump's bid for a moon landing by 2024 and subsequent U.S. missions to Mars, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said over the weekend.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 22, 2019
Young climate activists seek step up from street protests to political table
Young climate change activists demanded a greater role in decision-making Saturday as they met leaders at U.N. headquarters, saying that their growing voice on the streets has yet to earn them a seat at the political table.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2019
U.S. military unit apologizes for tweet threatening to kill civilians near Area 51 base
By Jesse Johnson
A public affairs division of the U.S. Department of Defense has apologized and deleted a tweet that appeared to threaten to kill civilians who had been drawn to a secretive military base in Nevada rumored to house government secrets about extraterrestrial life and spaceships.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2019
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren overtakes Joe Biden to lead latest Iowa poll
Elizabeth Warren took the lead in Iowa in a new state poll released Saturday, barely dislodging former Vice President Joe Biden from the No. 1 spot in the state, putting the two of them in a statistical tie.

BUSINESS

BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2019
Storied British travel group Thomas Cook battles for survival with final creditor meeting
Bosses at Thomas Cook were meeting lenders and creditors Sunday to decide whether the world's oldest travel company could survive until Monday, or face a chaotic collapse that would be felt around the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2019
Biotech firms eye big profits as owners seek cures for their sick pets
For Jessica Lescault there is no question that her 6-year-old English bulldog Moose deserves cutting-edge biotechnology cancer treatment as much as any human patient.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 22, 2019
Toyota tests car covered in solar panels to make charging stations redundant
By Ma Jie and Kae Inoue
Put together the best solar panels money can buy, superefficient batteries and decades of carmaking know-how and, theoretically, a vehicle might run forever.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2019
Motegi says U.S.-Japan trade talks will bring peace of mind to farmers and automakers
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said trade talks with the United States will bring peace of mind to farmers and automakers, according to an interview with public broadcaster NHK aired Sunday ahead of a key bilateral meeting this week.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2019
Saudi Arabia informs Japan's biggest refiner about possible shipment changes following attacks on facilities
Saudi state oil firm Aramco has told Japanese refiner JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy about a possible change in shipment, raising concern about the kingdom's ability to supply crude oil a week after attacks on its refineries, the Nikkei Asian Review reported.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Sep 22, 2019
Time to encourage lawmakers to take paternity leave
The positive impact of male politicians taking paternity leave could be huge in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 22, 2019
How AI and robots can lead us to utopia
By Takamitsu Sawa
AI could conceivably eliminate the need for human labor in production and allow people to immerse themselves in intellectual activities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2019
The Jack Bauers of Europe love facial recognition
By Lionel Laurent
As regulators wake up to the threat of this technology, governments are pushing back with an unconvincing public-safety defense

Sports

SUMO
Sep 22, 2019
Sumo 101: Restaurants run by former rikishi
By John Gunning
Sumo stable life is communal.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 22, 2019
Kengo Kuma: Seeing the forest for the trees in Eskisehir
By Mio Yamada
Nestled between the traditional buildings of Turkey's city of Eskisehir, Kengo Kuma & Associates' design of the new Odunpazari Modern Museum is a love letter to Seljuk, Ottoman and Turkish history.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 22, 2019
Learning to say 'yes, and...' both on and off the stage
By J. Leigh Chase
Twenty-five years ago, Chris Wells, a 27-year-old American raised in Missouri, faced Jun Imai, a young Japanese method actor from Tokyo who was on his way to becoming a leading authority on improv in Japan. "We met at an improv show in Tokyo," Imai says. "We had two teams against each other: a gaijin...

COMMUNITY

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Sep 22, 2019
A lifelong commitment to cross-cultural appreciation
By Jacob Reed
Malaysian Ambassador Dato' Kennedy Jawan is an experienced man of the open road with wisdom and practical advice for any aspiring or current world travelers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Sep 22, 2019
'I stuck out more in Japan than in America'
By Alyssa I. Smith
Illustrator Christine Mari Inzer used her talent for drawing as a way to process identity in her homeland.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 22, 2019
Naomi the cat, named after the tennis star, is ready for some love
Eight-year-old Naomi came to ARK when her elderly owner could no longer care for her. She is named after famed tennis player Naomi Osaka, but any similarities beyond the name are hard to find. Her penchant for food has given her the figure of an athlete on extended leave.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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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