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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 11, 2020
Japan Post Holdings drags its heels on insurance sales scandal
By Philip Brasor
On Dec. 27, the top three executives of Japan Post Holdings Co. announced they would be resigning on Jan. 5 over the insurance sales scandal that first came to light more than a year and a half ago. The announcement comes on the heels of an order from the Financial Services Agency for subsidiaries of...
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 11, 2020
Keeping one eye open on Japan's attempts to sleep
By Michael Hoffman
Sleep.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 11, 2020
Infestations in Tokyo begin to align with zodiac animals of the year
By Kaori Shoji
It’s hard to associate Tokyo with anything else besides people, buildings and cars, but a closer inspection of the city and its outskirts reveal otherwise.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2020
Japan's Casino Regulatory Commission holds its first meeting amid bribery scandal
The government's Casino Regulatory Commission held its first meeting Friday against the backdrop of a high-profile bribery scandal related to so-called integrated resorts featuring casinos.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 11, 2020
Motegi to discuss North Korea and other issues with U.S. and South Korean foreign ministers
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will meet with his U.S. and South Korean counterparts in San Francisco on Tuesday to discuss their cooperation on the denuclearization of North Korea.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 11, 2020
Scandal-hit lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto to be slapped with fresh warrant over Chinese bribes
Sources say a fresh arrest warrant will be served to lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto on suspicion he received bribes from a Chinese company beyond those detailed in his first warrant.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 11, 2020
Do the 'people on the street' in Japan still love Carlos Ghosn?
By Gearoid Reidy
At his explosive news conference in Beirut on Wednesday, Carlos Ghosn claimed Japanese still love him, and haven't fallen for the image of the "cold, greedy dictator," as he says Tokyo prosecutors have sought to paint him.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 11, 2020
Japanese opposition parties fail to reach deal on proposed merger
Leaders of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People have failed to reach an accord in their negotiations on the proposed merger of the major opposition parties.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2020
North Korea says Kim Jong Un's relationship with Trump not enough to salvage nuclear talks
By Jesse Johnson
Kim Jong Un's personal relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump may not be enough to salvage stalled nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington, a senior North Korean official said Saturday.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2020
Trump wishes North Korea's Kim a happy birthday, but nuclear talks still on ice
By Jesse Johnson
U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly wished North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a happy birthday via South Korean intermediaries, the first known exchange between the two since their June meeting at the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2020
U.S. Army plans special Asia unit to use cyber tactics against China
The U.S. Army will expand efforts to counter China by deploying a specialized task force to the Pacific capable of conducting information, electronic, cyber and missile operations against Beijing.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 11, 2020
Man infected with mysterious virus in China dies after outbreak
A 61-year-old man has died from pneumonia in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in an outbreak of a yet to be identified virus while seven others are in critical condition, the Wuhan health authorities said Saturday.

WORLD

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WORLD
Jan 11, 2020
Harry and Meghan would find friendlier media in Canada but no foolproof way to escape scrutiny
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan can expect less intense local media scrutiny than they have faced in Britain should they move to Canada, experts said on Friday, though international press attention will be impossible to avoid.
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WORLD
Jan 11, 2020
Aftershocks in Puerto Rico collapse more homes
Two strong aftershocks collapsed homes and cracked walls in Puerto Rico on Friday as the Caribbean island tried to recover from its worst earthquake in more than a century.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2020
Boeing's ousted CEO departs with $62 million, even without severance pay
Boeing Co's ousted chief executive officer, Dennis Muilenburg, is leaving the company with $62 million in compensation and pension benefits but will receive no severance pay in the wake of the 737 MAX crisis.

ENVIRONMENT

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ENVIRONMENT / The Climate Crisis
Jan 11, 2020
Throwaway society: Rejecting a life consumed by plastic
By Andrew MCKIRDY
How much single-use plastic do you think you consume in an average week living in Japan?

Opinion

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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2020
Sussex Inc. can work as royal spinoff
By Sarah Green Carmichael
Allowing some royals to step away from 'senior' status makes sense if you think of the British monarchy as a business.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2020
What my younger self never expected
By Michael Spence
At the start of a new year and a new decade, it is both humbling and illuminating to reflect on major global developments that no one saw coming just a few decades ago.

Sports

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BASKETBALL
Jan 11, 2020
Sunrockers, Brave Thunders advance to Emperor's Cup final
By Kaz Nagatsuka
The dynamic duo of Sebastian Saiz and Ryan Kelly guided the Sunrockers Shibuya to their first Emperor's Cup gold-medal game with a 96-69 win over the Shiga Lakestars in the All-Japan Basketball Championship semifinals at Saitama Super Arena on Saturday.

LIFE

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LIFE / Food & Drink / Women of Taste
Jan 11, 2020
Marie-Josee Laforest: Harvesting the rewards of organic permaculture
By Joan Bailey
From five holy basil seeds, an oregano plant, a few stems of orange mint, six fig tree cuttings and a handful of butterfly pea seeds, Marie-Josee Laforest's sprouts have grown to become a 200-hectare organic permaculture farm in the mountains Oita Prefecture.
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LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Jan 11, 2020
A toast to mingei: Shining a light on new uses for objects both venerable and hardworking
In Jeffrey Montgomery's Lake Lugano home, items that are no longer used in everyday life in Japan, or that might even be at risk of being thrown away, find new purpose and bring new charm.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jan 11, 2020
Young brewers, new sake and classic flavors
By Melinda Joe
Sake is enjoying a new wave of popularity, thanks to improvements in quality, an ever-expanding variety of styles and the spread of sake education programs. Now, younger brewers are being encouraged to enter the market.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jan 11, 2020
Take a cold weather gamble on Lawson's new ice bars
By Patrick St. Michel
Lawson's Japan Flavors series of desserts, debuted in summer with a handful of citrus-flavored ice bars, and now the convenience store chain has rolled out two new varieties for winter in the form of grape and strawberry ice pops.
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LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Jan 11, 2020
Kokubunji: Signs of the times on Tokyo's western front
By Kit Nagamura
Named for its temple, history and legend flow through Kokubunji.

CULTURE

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CULTURE / Books
Jan 11, 2020
'Japanese Woodblock Prints': Mass entertainment began with the humble woodblock
By Martin Laflamme
'Japanese Woodblock Prints' exhibits classic ukiyo-e artwork in near-original size, allowing readers to examine them in all their splendid detail. Its 200 reproductions embrace the entire history of the genre and also cover the new print movements of the early 20th century.
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CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Jan 11, 2020
'Childhood Years': Junichiro Tanizaki's precious memories of Tokyo
By Stephen Mansfield
Autobiographies tend to reveal only as much as the subject chooses to share. Here, Junichiro Tanizaki is surprisingly forthright in detailing his inner life, especially those pertaining to the germination of his sexuality.
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CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Jan 11, 2020
'The Honjin Murders': Japan's own Sherlock Holmes is on the case
By Iain Maloney
'The Honjin Murders' is a classic murder mystery in which a newly married couple are found butchered by a Japanese sword inside a room locked from the inside.

COMMUNITY

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jan 11, 2020
Haruaki Saito: The uplifting power of traditional Irish music
By J.J. O'Donoghue
An Irish reel set on a compilation CD of world music set in motion and obsession that led Haruaki Saito to Cork, Ireland.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jan 11, 2020
Yuko Kikuchi: Celebrating Japan's hybridity
By John L. Tran
As a professor of art and design, Yuko Kikuchi has some surprising things to say about mingei (Japanese folk art).
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jan 11, 2020
New year medley
'I think medleys should be banned from 'I think medleys should be banned from 'Kohaku (Uta Gassen).').''
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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