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JAPAN
Nov 29, 2019
New state funds proposed to help hospitals dump excess beds amid soaring medical costs
The finance and health ministries are thinking of setting up funds in each prefecture to support private hospitals trying to rid themselves of excess beds that are driving up medical costs, it has been learned.
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2019
Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a political titan who spanned eras, dies at 101
By Reiji Yoshida
The enduring statesman, who bolstered the military alliance with the U.S. and privatized the Japanese National Railways, led Japan onto the world stage in the 1980s.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 29, 2019
Diet deliberations slow as opposition hounds government over cherry blossom-viewing scandal
By Sakura Murakami
The opposition camp's boycotts over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's handling of the campaign violation affair is putting the ruling bloc under pressure as the extra Diet session comes to a close.
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2019
Salt and inaction blamed for Aomori having the lowest life expectancy in Japan
By J.J. O'Donoghue
In a country famous for the longevity of its inhabitants — this year Japan's population of people age 100 or over topped 70,000 for the first time — Aomori Prefecture is an outlier.
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2019
Hokkaido officially pulls out of casino resort bidding over environmental concerns
By Eric Johnston
Gov. Naomichi Suzuki said there wasn't enough time to draft protective measures, leaving at least four other areas in the running for Japan's first three resorts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 29, 2019
Japan's crime rate hits postwar low, but child abuse, domestic violence and offenses by elderly on rise
By Magdalena Osumi
The transition from Heisei to Reiwa came at a relatively peaceful time, with the nation's crime rate falling to a postwar low in 2018, an annual white paper released Friday by the Justice Ministry has shown.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Nov 29, 2019
Sendai launches new waterway project to prevent city flooding
Deadly Typhoon Hagibis caused riverbanks to burst across Japan in October, and also led to sewer flooding around Sendai Station, known as the gateway to the Tohoku region, leaving roads and underground passages in the heart of the city underwater.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2019
Chinese elite police join Serbian units in first European drills as Beijing's influence spreads to Balkans
Chinese special police took part in their first joint training drills in Europe on Thursday, joining Serbia's elite anti-terrorist unit and local police in an exercise at a Chinese-owned steel mill outside Belgrade.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 29, 2019
Modi's nationalistic right-hand man may one day lead India
By Bibhudatta Pradhan
Fresh off a resounding re-election victory, Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined other lawmakers in India's colonial-era Parliament building to applaud the man to his right.

WORLD

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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 29, 2019
Maltese businessman accuses top government officials in murder case
A prominent Maltese businessman has offered to testify against top government officials over the 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and said the prime minister has a conflict of interest in the case.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2019
Vancouver becomes first Canadian city to ban plastic straws and bags
Vancouver voted late on Wednesday to ban the use of plastic straws and bags from April next year, making it the first major Canadian city to enact such a wide-reaching ban, according to the city.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 29, 2019
Rescuers find mom and three kids dead in Albanian house as earthquake toll hits 46, aftershocks top 500
Search teams pulled the bodies of a mother, her 2-year-old twins and 7-year-old son from the rubble of a house in the western Albanian town of Durres on Thursday, as the death toll from the country's worst ever quake climbed to 46.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2019
Sudan's midwives told to stop genital mutilation on mothers after birth
Sudanese midwives must stop performing female genital mutilation (FGM) on new mothers, health experts said on Thursday, adding that it was undermining broader efforts to wipe out the internationally condemned practice.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 29, 2019
Man accused of role in Malta journalist's assassination details plot to kill for €150,000
One day in the summer of 2017, Vince Muscat dropped his friend Alfred Degiorgio at the Busy Bee, a harbor-front cafe near Malta's capital renowned for its pastries stuffed with ricotta cheese. Degiorgio didn't stay long.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 29, 2019
Italy uncovers plot to create new Nazi party, seizes arms in series of nationwide raids
Italian police said on Thursday they uncovered a plot to form a new Nazi party and seized a cache of weapons during searches across the country.

BUSINESS

BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 29, 2019
Shooting for investors: Counter-Strike world champs aim for first esport team IPO
Denmark's Astralis is set to become the first esports team to go public in a bid to cement its status in a $1.1 billion global market that's more than doubled since 2016.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 29, 2019
China's financial warning signs flashing nearly everywhere as policymakers scramble
From rural bank runs to surging consumer indebtedness and an unprecedented bond restructuring, mounting signs of financial stress in China are putting the nation's policymakers to the test.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2019
Inspired by 3/11, Tokyo-based Looop advances to semifinals of Startup World Cup 2020
By Masumi Koizumi
A startup that's friendly to both the environment and your wallet is two steps away from a $1 million prize.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Nov 29, 2019
Toyota group member Aisin Seiki cuts low-priority meetings, reducing work hours as a result
Aisin Seiki Co., a Toyota group auto parts maker based in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, has set about conducting work-style reform, including abolishing dress codes and low-priority meetings to give its workers breathing room to come up with new ideas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2019
Massive fiscal stimulus in works as Japan's politicians shrug off concerns about national debt
By Emi Urabe and Toru Fujioka
Japan looks set to re-embrace the power of public spending with one of its biggest ever stimulus packages.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 29, 2019
October's 4.2% output drop poses risk of steeper economic slide in Japan
The plunge in industrial production signals that a steeper than expected contraction in economic growth might be ahead that will require even bigger government stimulus.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 29, 2019
Morgan Stanley ousts forex traders amid probe over concealed losses
Morgan Stanley fired or placed on leave at least four traders over an alleged mismarking of securities that concealed losses of between $100 million and $140 million, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 29, 2019
Facebook works to restore access after Thanksgiving Day outage
Facebook Inc. said it was working to restore access on Thursday to its users after issues with its central software systems triggered an outage in its family of apps, including Instagram, on the busy Thanksgiving Day holiday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2019
India pollution regulator threatens to shut coal-fired utilities around New Delhi
India's federal pollution regulator has warned coal-fired power plants around New Delhi that they could be shut down for failing to comply with deadlines to meet emissions standards, according to sources and a letter reviewed by Reuters.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Nov 29, 2019
Democracy wins in Hong Kong, but for how long?
Japan must speak up loudly in behalf of democracy in Hong Kong and make clear that there cannot be business as usual — and certainly no visit to Japan by Xi next year — if there is a resort to force to democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 29, 2019
What Japan's next stimulus package should aim for
By Heizo Takenaka
The government's challenge will be to put together a spending package that shores up consumer spending and increases the economy's growth potential.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2019
East Asia's political vulnerability
By Jong-wha Lee
To avoid Latin America-style political crises, East Asian governments must ensure that their economic policies support equitable growth.

Sports

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MORE SPORTS
Nov 29, 2019
Saints clinch third straight NFC South title
Taysom Hill's rare moment in the spotlight came in an important game for the New Orleans Saints.

CULTURE

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CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Nov 29, 2019
Ep. 24 'Pink Rose'
By Tom Hanaway
This week's episode of 'Terrace House' treated us to two roommate pairings, two dates and two very different outcomes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Nov 29, 2019
Eclectic offerings at Hawaii International Film Festival
By Mark Schilling
Hikari's '37 Seconds' takes the main prize at the festival, which presented a varied program of films focusing on the Asia-Pacific region
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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