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JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 3, 2017
Tokyo election loss places Abe in jeopardy
By Tomohiro Osaki
It wasn't so long ago that Shinzo Abe appeared on course to becoming Japan's longest-serving prime minister ever.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2017
With victory in hand, Koike to step down as head of Tomin First
By Magdalena Osumi
A day after leading Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First) to a landslide victory in the metropolitan assembly election, Gov. Yuriko Koike reaffirmed her commitment to reform but said she would resign as leader of the upstart party to focus on the job at hand.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 3, 2017
Government mulls 'Kids Week' holiday to prompt overworked Japan to take paid leave
By Mizuho Aoki
The government is considering plans to create a holiday called "Kids Week," in an ongoing effort to change the country's workaholic culture and allow more time for families.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 3, 2017
New service connects Japanese travelers to compatriots living abroad
A website created by a Nagoya-based venture firm offering help from Japanese living overseas is gaining popularity with travelers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2017
Japanese husbands' pocket money seen shrinking as mothers gain more respect from kids
By Toru Fujioka
Salarymen have taken a pummeling in recent years — with pay stagnating and rising numbers of working women and mothers eroding their once-dominant position as the family's breadwinner.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2017
Abe, Trump agree to step up pressure on North Korea as it heads down 'dangerous path'
By Jesse Johnson
The leaders of Japan and the United States agreed in telephone talks Monday on the need to heap more pressure on nuclear-armed North Korea as it heads down what the White House termed a "dangerous path."

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 3, 2017
Wide areas of southern China hit by flooding while heat wave strikes the north
Torrential rain lashed parts of central and south China on Monday, with floods damaging crops, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes and killing at least 33, while the north wilted in a heat wave and droughtlike conditions.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 3, 2017
China accuses India of violating 1890 agreement in border standoff
China said Monday that India is violating an 1890 border agreement between Britain and China that previous Indian governments have pledged to uphold, and it should be respected to end a "very serious" incursion by India.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 3, 2017
Beijing lambastes U.S. warship patrol in South China Sea as tensions rise over waterway, North Korea
By Jesse Johnson
Beijing issued a scathing rebuke Monday of a U.S. warship's patrol a day earlier near a contested island occupied by Chinese troops in the South China Sea — the latest irritant in the two powers' increasingly fraught relationship.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 3, 2017
Moon says North Korea has 'last chance' at talks as Obama visits South
North Korea has a last chance to engage in dialogue with the outside world, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday during a meeting with former U.S. leader Barack Obama, Moon's office said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 3, 2017
Circumventing China's 'Great Firewall' now tougher after popular VPN is shut down
Getting around the "Great Firewall," the system used by China to control internet access, just got harder with a popular virtual private network forced to cease operating on orders from the government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 3, 2017
U.S. warship sails near Chinese-occupied island in disputed South China Sea, angering Beijing
By Jesse Johnson
The Pentagon sent a warship near a disputed island in the South China Sea occupied by China on Sunday, U.S. defense officials told The Japan Times, following a series of moves that appeared to highlight the White House's growing frustration with Beijing.

WORLD

WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 3, 2017
Researchers develop app that boosts memory in people with cognitive decline
A brain training computer game developed by British neuroscientists has been shown to improve the memory of patients in the very earliest stages of dementia, and could help such patients avert some symptoms of cognitive decline.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 3, 2017
Government Pension Investment Fund begins investment using socially responsible stock indexes
KYODO
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 3, 2017
BOJ leadership due for change, says Abe mentor Nakahara
Haruhiko Kuroda should not serve another term as governor of the Bank of Japan because the central bank will need fresh ideas as it moves toward exiting years of unprecedented monetary easing, according to an adviser to the prime minister.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2017
Westinghouse could be sold by year's end, U.S. seen telling India
The U.S. administration has told India that Westinghouse Electric Co. will emerge from bankruptcy and be sold by the year end, industry and diplomatic sources have said, raising the prospect of a Washington-supported sale or bailout for the nuclear firm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2017
Assad image appears on Syrian currency for first time
President Bashar Assad has appeared on the Syrian currency for the first time, his portrait printed on a new 2,000-pound banknote that went into circulation on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2017
U.S. lifts laptop carry-on ban on flights from Abu Dhabi, aboard Etihad aircraft
The United States on Sunday lifted a ban on laptops in cabins on flights from Abu Dhabi to the United States, saying the United Arab Emirates' Etihad Airways had put in place required tighter security measures.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2017
LDP's historic loss in Tokyo race
Although Abe does not need to hold a general election at least through December 2018, the impact of Sunday's race should not be discounted.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2017
Why Koike matters to Abenomics
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should take the hint delivered by the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, roll up his sleeves and reclaim the mantle of economic progress.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2017
Can Tokyo become a truly global financial center?
By Sayuri Shirai
Japan must do much more if Tokyo is to become a major global financial center.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2017
The next recession may be postponed
By Robert Samuelson
The Phillips Curve, a tool that shows the relationship between inflation and unemployment, has shifted.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2017
Hong Kong's handover hangover — a serious lack of real leadership
By Sin-ming Shaw
Hong Kong's leaders have let down both the city's residents and their Chinese overlords.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2017
How to stop Kim using his nukes
By Bennett Ramberg
The belief we can make nuclear North Korea go away is a mirage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2017
The rebirth of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
By Koichi Hamada
Japan, New Zealand and other countries are working to revive the Trans-Pacific Partnership without the United States.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 3, 2017
Tips for nailing that Japanese interview
By Matthew Hernon
You've found the right job, sent off your u5c65u6b74u66f8 (rirekisho, resume) and now it's time for the u9762u63a5 (mensetsu, interview).
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 3, 2017
Introducing the phrase Xがち
By Hitomi Tashiro and Akemi Tanahashi
How do you say 'I tend to look tired' in Japanese?
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jul 3, 2017
Shogi prodigy sets new record with 29th straight win
The youngest professional shogi fourth-dan player, Sota Fujii, 14, set the all-time record for most consecutive wins — 29 official matches.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 3, 2017
Let's discuss the Kake scandal
A June 8 article in the Asahi Shimbun reported that Japan already has 39,000 working veterinarians.
As the Osaka Expo comes to a close, what will its legacy be?
After a run-up marked by apathy, organizers soon found they had the opposite problem as crowd control became a concern.
Hypothermia in the land of the rising Sanae
Amid the election of Sanae Takaichi as Liberal Democratic Party president, and possibly the next prime minister, Japan's economy shows signs of recovery, but weak wages, a conservative corporate culture and currency issues raise doubts about a true economic thaw.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
After ruling bloc collapses, LDP and opposition scramble to find needed votes for PM
Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday after leaving the ruling coalition earlier in the day.
What if everything we think about obesity is wrong?
Recent research shows obesity may be driven by ultraprocessed and hyperpalatable foods that disrupt fullness signals and lead to overeating.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?
The Gas Pavilion had welcomed around 500,000 visitors by the end of August, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the Osaka Expo.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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