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Rugby
Oct 13, 2020
New Zealand expecting 47,000-strong crowd for second Bledisloe test
New Zealand Rugby is expecting a "near-capacity" crowd of some 47,000 to pack into Auckland's Eden Park for the second Bledisloe Cup international against Australia on Sunday.
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BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2020
Investors urge heavy carbon emitters to set science-based reduction targets
The effort by 137 investors reflects concern that climate change may put their investments at risk, as well as causing damage to the world economy.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2020
Taiwan says new China spy accusation is fake news
Taiwan has labeled new spying accusations by China as fake news after Chinese state television aired a program showing a Taiwanese academic arrested in China on national security grounds at a time of heightened Taipei-Beijing tensions.
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LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Oct 13, 2020
Japan national park facilities upgraded with 'workation' in mind
You're on vacation and u2026 what's that, work is calling? Parts of Japan think a wave of teleworking could allow for a rethink of your work day.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2020
Kyohei Tsutsumi, veteran composer, dies at 80
Kyohei Tsutsumi, a veteran composer of popular Japanese songs that impacted the country's music scene in the 1970s and 1980s, has died of aspiration pneumonia, sources close to the matter said Monday. He was 80.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 12, 2020
Close U.S. election would spark a legal war over swing state votes
The U.S. has been awash in election lawsuits since the spring, when the coronavirus pandemic triggered a raft of disputes over who can vote by mail and how to count their ballots.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2020
China ends virus-free streak as cluster in port city emerges
The development underscores the risk of resurgence in countries that have achieved near-eradication of COVID-19.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 12, 2020
China acts to slow yuan’s rapid ascent without halting its rise
Economic recovery, a yield premium in sovereign debt over Treasuries and the prospect of a Democrat victory in the U.S. presidential vote are all boosting the currency.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 12, 2020
Japan machinery orders extend gains in August as business spending stabilizes
The modest increase in core orders was a welcome sign of strength for the economy, although companies are still struggling from impacts to their corporate earnings.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2020
Chinese app helps users bypass Great Firewall — then disappears
A Chinese app briefly gave the country’s internet users access to long-banned websites like Facebook and Google, setting off speculation about the future of Beijing’s censorship practices.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 11, 2020
Trump seeks to put COVID-19 behind him and get back to election campaign
The U.S. president, trailing his Democratic challenger Joe Biden in opinion polls, addressed supporters from a White House balcony on Saturday afternoon.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2020
Dozens stage attack on police station in Paris suburb
The motive for the attack, the third on the police station in two years, was not immediately clear.
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BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2020
Japan may need to consider compiling third extra budget, senior LDP lawmaker says
Japan may need to consider compiling another extra budget to help its economy if the current reserve fund is not enough to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, a senior Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker said.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 10, 2020
North Korea holds rare predawn military parade, Seoul says
North Korea held a military parade early Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers' Party in a rare predawn event, South Korea's military said.
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BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2020
Savings rate in Japan hits 20-year high as cash handouts get banked
Japan’s savings rate rose to its highest level in two decades, as anxiety over the pandemic and the economic outlook appeared to encourage people to pocket cash handouts from the government instead of spending them.
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CULTURE / Film
Oct 10, 2020
Disney says it had to work with Chinese government on ‘Mulan’
Walt Disney Co. defended its cooperation with government entities accused of human-rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, saying the company had to work with the government in order to make films there.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 10, 2020
China's Xi says intends to deepen relations with North Korea
In a congratulatory message to Kim Jong Un for the founding anniversary of North Korea's ruling party, Chinese President Xi Jinping said he intends to deepen relations with Pyongyang, North Korean state media reported Saturday.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 10, 2020
Trump to resume campaigning as second debate canceled
The U.S. leader refused to participate in the debate after a nonpartisan commission switched it to a virtual contest in the wake of Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis.
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JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 9, 2020
Universities in Chubu returning to face-to-face classes
According to an education ministry survey, a majority of institutions said they plan to have more than half of courses be in-person.
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JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Oct 9, 2020
People with Minamata disease offer life lessons for Oita students
School students learn about mercury pollution and related stigma that are associated with the illness.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Osaka fire kills two firefighters and leaves four injured
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire in the Dotonbori district in the city of Osaka on Monday.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
Two Japanese nationals shot dead in Manila
Commuters cross the street through traffic in Manila.
A factory town in crisis shows Japan’s fading manufacturing era
Nissan workers walk outside its Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Nissan plans to shut the plant by the end of fiscal 2027.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.

Podcast

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

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
By Tomoko Otake

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