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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 8, 2019
Anti-NHK party leader plans to step down from Upper House to run in Saitama by-election
By Sakura Murakami and Ryusei Takahashi
Political rebel and leader of the controversial NHK Kara Kokumin o Mamoru To (Party to Protect the People from NHK) Takashi Tachibana announced Tuesday that he plans to step down as an Upper House lawmaker — for now.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2019
Japan's Rising Sun flag: A bone of contention for South Korea
By Reiji Yoshida
Late last month, South Korean lawmaker An Min-suk of the ruling Democratic Party stood before the media in Seoul to explain a resolution proposed in the National Assembly.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2019
Emperor and Empress to hold tea party for royals from overseas
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will invite royals from overseas who are attending the emperor's Oct. 22 enthronement proclamation ceremony to their residence for a tea party the following day, Imperial Household Agency vice head Yasuhiko Nishimura said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2019
Trump wishes Abe 'a very happy birthday' — on day of Putin's birth
By Jesse Johnson
U.S. President Donald Trump wished Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his golf buddy and close ally, a "very happy birthday" on Monday, at the start of a formal signing ceremony for his country's recently reached trade deal with Japan.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2019
Japan to conduct trial tour to Russian-held isles from Wednesday
A trial sightseeing tour to two of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido at the center of a decadeslong territorial row between Tokyo and Moscow will take place between Wednesday and Oct. 16, the Japanese government has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 8, 2019
Free preschool education raises concerns over run on nurseries
The Oct. 1 start of a government program making preschool education free of charge has raised concerns about a possible increase in children waiting to be accepted into nurseries.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 8, 2019
Flying taxis in Singapore to test cleaner, quieter sky ride
A British company says it's building the world's first "vertiport" for electric aircraft in Singapore, an early step towards a global network for flying taxis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 8, 2019
U.S. puts 28 Chinese security bureaus and companies on economic blacklist over treatment of Uighurs
The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday placed 28 Chinese public security bureaus and companies — including video surveillance company Hikvision and seven other companies — on a U.S. trade blacklist over Beijing's treatment of Uighur Muslims and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2019
Paris knife attacker had USB drive with info on police HQ colleagues: media
An IT worker who killed four people at Paris police headquarters with a knife last week had a USB drive with personal details about his colleagues, French daily Le Parisien reported on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2019
U.S. authorities protecting whistleblower in Trump-Ukraine matter: source
U.S. authorities have taken security measures to protect a U.S. intelligence official who filed a whistleblower complaint that sparked an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, a source familiar with the case told Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 8, 2019
Paralyzed Frenchman hails 'feat' of walking again with robot exoskeleton
The French tetraplegic man who has been able to walk again using a pioneering four-limb robotic system, or exoskeleton, said walking was a major feat for him after being immobile for years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 8, 2019
Brexit ball is in your court now, U.K.'s Johnson tells EU
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the European Union on Monday that the Brexit ball was in its court and that the bloc should now urgently discuss in detail his proposal for breaking the deadlock in talks ahead of Britain's departure on Oct. 31.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 8, 2019
Bodies of 13 women found after crowded migrant boat sinks off Italian isle
Italian coast guard ranks recovered the bodies of 13 women who died after a crowded migrant boat capsized in bad weather as rescue craft approached it off the coast of Lampedusa, local authorities said on Monday.

BUSINESS

BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2019
Nissan picks new CEO to lead recovery from Carlos Ghosn scandal
Nissan Motor Co. named the head of its China joint venture as chief executive officer, as the carmaker looks to heal divisions caused by its former chairman's arrest and repair fraught relations with partner Renault SA.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2019
Blizzard punishes gamer and rescinds prize money for supporting Hong Kong protests
By Gregor Stuart Hunter
A unit of Activision Blizzard Inc. has punished a player for expressing support for Hong Kong's protest movement, the latest example of a U.S. company attempting to rein in speech that might displease the Chinese Communist Party.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2019
Japan holds summit to accelerate climate-related corporate disclosures
By Osamu Tsukimori
The government on Tuesday held the first global summit to encourage corporate disclosures on climate change, and called on investors to forge a virtuous cycle between the environment and growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2019
Facebook reportedly focus of U.S. Justice Department and state attorneys general meeting
A bipartisan group of state attorneys general, including Letitia James of New York, met Monday with U.S. Attorney General William Barr to discuss a state-level probe of Facebook Inc., two sources briefed on the matter confirmed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2019
SoftBank's damage from Uber and WeWork could exceed $5 billion
Masayoshi Son's startups have had a rough few months, from a botched initial public offering by WeWork to a sharp decline in shares of Uber Technologies Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 8, 2019
Japan's household spending rises for ninth month but wages fall
Household spending rose for the ninth straight month in August, offering some relief for Japan's export-dependent economy amid weak global demand and the protracted U.S.-China trade war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2019
U.S. blacklisting threatens to derail $1 billion Chinese tech IPO
By Lulu Yilun Chen and Gao Yuan
U.S. President Donald Trump's latest salvo against China threatens to derail a $1 billion coming-out party for a prominent startup backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., while curtailing the country's broader ambitions of leading artificial intelligence in the coming decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 8, 2019
Cash loses cachet as 'king' trading strategy in Japan
By Shuli Ren
Cash is king, unless you are in Japan. One successful trading strategy has recently lost its luster, thanks to the Bank of Japan's never-ending obsession with negative interest rates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2019
Southwest pilot union sues Boeing over its 'rush' to sell unsafe 737 Max
The union for Southwest Airlines Co. pilots sued Boeing Co., saying the manufacturer rushed output of the 737 Max jet to stay competitive, withholding key information about a feature that contributed to two fatal crashes within five months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2019
Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Turkey's economy if it takes 'off-limits' actions in Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to "totally destroy and obliterate" the Turkish economy if Turkey took any action he considered "off-limits" following his decision to withdraw American forces from northeastern Syria.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 8, 2019
China's 'Golden Week' consumer spending offers weakening economy rare respite
Spending on retail goods and dining during China's week-long National Day holidays returned to growth this year, offering unexpected respite to an economy that has been expanding at its weakest pace in almost three decades.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Oct 8, 2019
Third-party probe of Kepco scandal
A third party should investigate the KEPCO scandal to determine if there was collusion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 8, 2019
Unfinished business for corporate leaders
By Jesper Koll
A nation's economic performance and prosperity depends on the animal spirits and leadership of private enterprise.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2019
Tragic motorcycle accident is a real test for Boris Johnson
By Therese Raphael
Diplomatic immunity is all too often used as a shield in ways that were never intended
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2019
Putin's Russia is now a Middle Eastern country
By Leonid Bershidsky
The Eurasia giant has found its place among the oil dictatorships.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2019
The Asianized world has arrived
By Jonathan Woetzel and Jeongmin Seong
By 2040, Asia is likely to generate more than 50 percent of world GDP, and could account for nearly 40 percent of global consumption.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2019
Komodo dragons versus ecotourists
By Adam Minter
The fierce lizards are in decline on their native island and an influx of visitors hasn't helped.

Sports

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 8, 2019
Bench players come through in clutch for Tigers
By Jason Coskrey
Kai Ueda didn't have much time to get ready for what might've been the biggest moment of his career. Edwin Escobar had just located a 153-kph fastball into Shun Takayama's hip and someone needed to run the bases during the top of the eighth inning in Game 3 of the Central League Climax Series First Stage...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 8, 2019
BayStars slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo to be posted after team backs bid to move to MLB
By Jason Coskrey
Yokohama BayStars left fielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo has a dream of playing in the major leagues, and the club isn't going to stand in his way.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 8, 2019
Pascal Siakam leads Toronto Raptors to victory over Houston Rockets in Japan
By Ed Odeven
Preseason games give fans a glimpse of the supreme talent on display in the NBA every day during the long season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 8, 2019
NBA head acknowledges growing crisis over team official's Hong Kong tweet
By Ed Odeven
The escalating heated reaction to Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey's since-deleted tweet supporting Hong Kong protesters over China over the weekend brought China's state-controlled media into the geopolitical row.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 8, 2019
Hiromi Uehara drops the band and steps out alone
By Patrick St. Michel
The pianist returns to solo work for her latest album, 'Spectrum,' 10 years after her last solo release
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 8, 2019
'Reading Images': Take the time to read into photography
By John L. Tran
The Tokyo Photographic Art Museum exhibition "The Time of Photography" starts with kitsch late 19th-century Yokohama shashin — hand-colored photos of Japanese scenes for sale to foreigners — and ends with the evanescence of Rinko Kawauchi's photography of everyday life made poetic through the artist's...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 8, 2019
'Vincent Van Gogh'
By Yukari Tanaka
Oct. 11-Jan. 13, 2020
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 8, 2019
'Haji Oh: Memories in Weaving'
By Yukari Tanaka
Oct. 12-Dec. 15
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 8, 2019
'Wow, See You in the Next Life.'
By Yukari Tanaka
Oct. 12-Jan. 19, 2020
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 8, 2019
Film great Cate Blanchett decries 'heartbreaking' plight of stateless
Film star Cate Blanchett urged the world to end the devastating plight of millions of people with no nationality on Monday, describing statelessness as a "heartbreaking" waste of human talent and potential.
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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