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JAPAN

JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 6, 2019
Japanese researchers pave way for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's using blood test
A team of researchers from Nagoya City University and other institutions have discovered a method that may pave the way for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using a blood test.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2019
Damage to Japan's farm industry by typhoons Faxai and Hagibis reaches ¥253 billion
The cost of damage to the nation's agriculture, forestry and fishing industries by powerful typhoons Faxai and Hagibis had reached ¥253.37 billion as of Tuesday morning, the agriculture ministry said.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 6, 2019
Knife-wielding man attacks pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho at Hong Kong event
AP
Methane-measuring satellite mission will be based in New Zealand
A satellite mission to measure global methane emissions from oil and gas facilities will be based in New Zealand, the government said on Wednesday, in a collaboration with a U.S. environmental group.
Abandoned pup in Australia is actually endangered dingo
A DNA test has revealed that a stray dog found in the yard of a home on Australia's east coast is a rare purebred dingo, rather than an abandoned puppy as rescuers first thought.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 6, 2019
Extinction Rebellion wins court challenge to London police ban
Extinction Rebellion climate-change activists won a legal challenge in London's High Court on Wednesday against a police-imposed blanket ban on protests during its "Autumn Uprising" in the British capital in October.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2019
Trump-backed Kentucky governor loses election; Democrats seize Virginia legislature
U.S. Democrats scored an upset victory in Kentucky on Tuesday over a Republican governor backed by President Donald Trump and seized control of the state legislature in Virginia, where anti-Trump sentiment in the suburbs remained a potent force.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 6, 2019
New method used to forecast 80% chance of El Nino in 2020
The complex El Nino weather pattern, which can bring disastrous heavy rainfall and long droughts to countries around the Pacific — from Peru to Indonesia and Australia — will probably emerge again in 2020, researchers have predicted.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 6, 2019
Nigerian police free 259 apparent captives from Islamic institution, bringing recent rescues to nearly 1,500
Nigerian police have freed 259 people from an Islamic rehabilitation center in the southwestern city of Ibadan, police said on Tuesday, taking the number rescued from abusive institutions since September to nearly 1,500.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 6, 2019
Iraqi forces shoot dead 13 protesters in renewed crackdown on unrest
Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 13 protesters in the past 24 hours, dispensing with weeks of relative restraint in favour of trying to stamp out demonstrations against political parties that control the government.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2019
Testimony from two of Trump's Ukraine 'three amigos' to be released
Testimony by two of the "three amigos" charged with running Ukraine policy for President Donald Trump will be made public on Tuesday as Democratic-led congressional committees release more transcripts from their impeachment investigation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2019
Jury selection underway in trial of longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone
The criminal trial of President Donald Trump's long-time adviser, Roger Stone, began on Tuesday with the start of jury selection as he faces charges arising from former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation that documented Russian interference to help Trump win the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2019
Trump accuser Summer Zervos says phone records bolster her assault claim
A former reality-TV star who claims Donald Trump sexually assaulted her at a private dinner meeting more than a decade ago said newly unsealed phone records disclosed as part of her defamation lawsuit against the president corroborate elements of her story.

BUSINESS

BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2019
JR East and West decide to scrap flooded shinkansen for ¥15 billion loss
Ten Hokuriku bullet trains with 12 cars each will be scrapped because of severe damage from flooding during Typhoon Hagibis last month.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2019
Japan beverage-maker AGF to launch trial sales of domestic coffee around 2022
Beverage-maker Ajinomoto AGF Inc. will launch trial sales of coffee made from beans grown on Tokunoshima, an island in Kagoshima Prefecture, in around 2022.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 6, 2019
FCC wants to know if Huawei gear is near U.S. military bases
U.S. officials plan to assess where equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. has been installed, and would be concerned if it's found near domestic military bases, the head of the Federal Communications Commission has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 6, 2019
From cat videos to credit cards, Amazon says customers have to secure own data
Amazon's cloud computing customers have to decide themselves how best to protect sensitive information online, a senior executive said Tuesday, following accusations by U.S. lawmakers that the web giant has not done enough to secure data on its servers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2019
Mitsubishi to shut Singapore oil-trading unit after losses by trader
Trading house Mitsubishi Corp. said Wednesday it will shut down a Singapore unit that trades crude oil and petroleum products after alleging earlier that a trader racked up $320 million of losses in unauthorized trading.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2019
Trump administration to auction off Arctic Alaskan oil and gas sites next month
The Trump administration said on Tuesday it will be auctioning off nearly 4 million acres (1.6 million hectares) of land in Arctic Alaska for oil development next month, and it is promising much more territory will be open to development in the future.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 6, 2019
Labor shortages in Japan's construction sector provide unexpected economic boost
As Japan's construction firms are squeezed by the tightest labor market since the 1970s and a rapidly aging population, they are pouring investment into technology — and providing unexpected support to an economy reeling from the bitter U.S.-China trade war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2019
Despite Japan’s quest to go cashless, nation’s growing elderly population proves reluctant
Cash is king in Japan, and more so for the country's fast-aging population who are still deeply reluctant to give it up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2019
Asahi to again slash full-year forecast as overseas push leaves brewer vulnerable
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. lowered its annual sales and profit forecast again as its $22 billion push into overseas markets makes Japan's largest brewer more vulnerable to currency swings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2019
China to resume imports of Canadian beef and pork, says Trudeau
China will resume imports of Canadian beef and pork, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, some four months after Beijing blocked shipments amid an escalating diplomatic feud between the two countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 6, 2019
Twitter political ad ban is no sure fix for voter manipulation, says ex-Cambridge Analytica director
Brittany Kaiser, a former Cambridge Analytica director turned witness in a cross-Atlantic data privacy scandal, on Tuesday praised Twitter's move to ban political advertising from its platform but said it was not a "permanent fix.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2019
U.S. Supreme Court justices navigate video piracy case over Blackbeard's ship
U.S. Supreme Court justices struggled to navigate between the rights of states and individuals on Tuesday as they weighed a documentary filmmaker's bid to revive his lawsuit against North Carolina state officials he accuses of unlawfully pirating his footage of notorious English pirate Blackbeard's wrecked...

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Nov 6, 2019
Troubling developments at ASEAN summit
Diplomatic initiatives in Southeast Asia appear to be face severe headwinds.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 6, 2019
The right way to finance disaster recovery
It's unwise to burden a battered economy with higher taxes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2019
Defending the perimeter isn't enough on election hacking
The to-do list for 2020: Eliminate passwords, add end-to-end encryption, counter look-alike accounts.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2019
'Man, God & Nature in the Ancient World: Masterpieces from The Al Thani Collection'
Nov. 6-Feb. 9, 2020
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 6, 2019
The theater hoping to create a 100-year legacy
Months after it opened its doors, Theatre E9 Kyoto is pressing on with its plan to foster local talent and stage local theater productions in the city
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2019
'Scale Puzzle'
Nov. 7-Dec.1
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2019
The power of cultural and economic capital
Compared to exhibitions in which art objects are meant to seduce us into epiphanic transcendence, the works in "Surface and Custom," a group show at Shiseido Gallery organized by Berlin-based artists Jay Chung and Q Takeki Maeda, are more akin to frank expositions about the exchange of cultural and economic...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2019
'Umeda Tetsuya: On the Origin of Voices'
Nov. 2-Jan. 13, 2020

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