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JAPAN

JAPAN
Nov 17, 2019
JR West to bar public from viewing train cars recovered from deadly 2005 Amagasaki crash
West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) said it plans to preserve all seven cars involved in a train derailment in Hyogo Prefecture that killed 106 people in 2005 at an employee training center in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, without opening them to the public.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 17, 2019
Outsourcing of English tests stirs up storm in education
When speaking last month about a plan to introduce private-sector English testing for university entrance exams, education minister Koichi Hagiuda created an outcry when he said students should compete for entry "in accordance with their (financial) standing," implying they should compete financially....

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 17, 2019
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen chooses running mate whom Beijing loathes
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has named as her running mate for 2020 elections a former prime minister who last year angered Beijing so badly with his support for the island's formal independence that a major Chinese paper called for his arrest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2019
China sends its first domestically built aircraft carrier through Taiwan Strait
China sent its second aircraft carrier, the first to be built domestically, through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the Defense Ministry in Taipei said, with the carrier group shadowed by U.S. and Japanese naval vessels.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2019
Australia battles 130 bush fires as conditions worsen
Rising temperatures, lightning strikes and gusty winds further raised fire danger on both coasts of Australia on Sunday as the country already battles more than 130 bush fires and firefighters work day and night trying to contain them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2019
Washington and Seoul postpone military drills in bid to boost stalled diplomacy with Pyongyang
The United States and South Korea on Sunday announced that they are postponing a joint military air exercise criticized by North Korea as provocative in a bid to keep alive foundering nuclear talks with Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2019
Hong Kong protesters shoot arrows and hurl petrol bombs in fresh campus clash
Protesters shot arrows and lobbed petrol bombs at police on Sunday as fresh violence erupted around a besieged Hong Kong university campus, with activists braced for a possible final police push to clear them after fiery clashes overnight.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2019
After protests, India drops plan to let officials use force to evict tribes from forests
India has dropped plans to give forest officials the right to use force against indigenous people and open up more land for commercial plantations after nationwide protests.
Samoa declares state of emergency over measles
Samoa has declared a state of emergency, closing all schools and cracking down on public gatherings, after several deaths linked to a measles outbreak that has spread across the Pacific islands.

WORLD

WORLD
Nov 17, 2019
Right disputed islands answer brings sweet revenge for 'Jeopardy' champ
It was sweet revenge for "Jeopardy" contestant James Holzhauer.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 17, 2019
Stents are no better than drugs for many heart patients, major study finds
Many patients with severe but stable heart disease who routinely undergo invasive procedures to clear and prop open clogged arteries would do as well by just taking medications and making lifestyle changes, U.S. researchers reported on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 17, 2019
Yellow vest protesters mark anniversary with violence in Paris
Demonstrators torched cars and pelted police with stones and bottles and police fired tear gas and water cannons in Paris on Saturday as rallies to mark the first anniversary of the anti-government yellow vest demonstrations erupted into violence.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 17, 2019
SoftBank's second Vision Fund starting life a lot smaller than the first
SoftBank Group Corp. has quietly completed an initial money-raising push for its second technology fund, at a fraction of its targeted $108 billion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 17, 2019
Nissan recalls nearly 400,000 vehicles over braking system defect
Nissan Motor Co. will recall a total of 394,025 cars in the United States after concerns that a brake fluid leak could potentially lead to a fire.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Nov 17, 2019
China's economy slows; regional anxieties mount
Regardless of their origin, China's troubles are not its alone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2019
The digital money revolution
The choice for governments and central banks is whether to stand in front of a train that is gaining steam, or get on board and reap the benefits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2019
Will Beijing undergo a revolution of rising expectations?
Amid much discussion of the challenges facing the Chinese economy, the lineup of usual suspects typically excludes the most worrying scenario of all: popular unrest.

Sports

SUMO / Rikishi Files
Nov 17, 2019
Muscular Chiyonofuji's career bloomed late
For a certain generation of fans there is only one name that comes to mind when discussing the greatest of all time and that name is Chiyonofuji.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 17, 2019
Former NPB players Matt Clark, Efren Navarro revel in Mexico's triumph
Mexico made history on Sunday, punching its first-ever Olympic ticket with a 3-2 win over the United States in the bronze-medal game of the Premier12.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 17, 2019
Efren Navarro's broken-bat single sends Mexico to Olympic baseball tournament
If one day Efren Navarro's bat from the bronze medal game of the 2019 Premier12 ends up in a hall of fame somewhere, it won't get there in one piece.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 17, 2019
Brex dominate Albirex early to win on the road
The Utsunomiya Brex used a 21-0 run in the first quarter to seize control of their game against the Niigata Albirex BB on Sunday.

COMMUNITY

Japan Times
Encouraging innovation among Japanese startups
“How lucky I am to be here, right now,” is something Tom Kelley often tells himself. The D4V chairman (Design for Ventures) and IDEO partner could be sitting in any one of IDEO's nine global offices, but the Tokyo studio is his favorite.

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