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EDITORIALS
Dec 16, 2019

A truce is reached in the U.S.-China trade war

This deal is a victory for the U.S. in only the narrowest of terms.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 16, 2019

Public records: Here today, gone tomorrow

Preserving the past is not just an academic exercise.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2019

The impeachment articles are a vindication for Trump

The Democrats have effectively admitted the U.S. president did not commit any statutory crimes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 16, 2019

What does Kosovo mean to Japan?

Helping Kosovo is helping Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2019

Boris Johnson is an incredibly lucky politician

Corbyn was a gift but the prime minister's promises to his new blue-collar supporters on Brexit and spending will be difficult to honor.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 16, 2019

Race walker Yusuke Suzuki named JAAF's Athlete of the Year

Race walk gold medalist Yusuke Suzuki was named the Athlete of the Year at the annual Athletics Award of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Monday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2019

China's Xi vows support for Hong Kong leader during 'most difficult' time

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam in Beijing on Monday, saying he recognizes her courage to govern the financial hub in these "most difficult" times.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2019

Ferry service in western Japan ends 109 years of history

A ferry connecting Uno Port in Okayama Prefecture and Takamatsu Port in Kagawa Prefecture has ceased services after 109 years.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Dec 16, 2019

Dollar falls to around ¥109.40 in Tokyo trading

JIJI
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2019

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says Hong Kong not yet out of protest 'dilemma'

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam in Beijing on Monday, saying the Asian financial hub was not yet out of the "dilemma" facing the city's economy after months of sometimes violent protests. Li met with Lam during a regular duty visit where she is also due to hold a potentially...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2019

Student protests against India's citizenship law spread after clashes on campuses

Protests over a new citizenship law based on religion spread to student campuses across India on Monday as critics said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government was pushing a partisan agenda in conflict with India's founding as a secular republic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2019

Probes into New Zealand volcano tragedy to take months and carry criminal penalties

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday that official inquiries into last week's fatal volcano eruption could take up to a year, and will carry potential criminal penalties of up to five years in jail.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 16, 2019

Economists predict Bank of Japan will stand pat this week after Abe stimulus

The Bank of Japan will leave monetary policy unchanged this week, and probably for much longer, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unveiled a stimulus package to bolster growth, according to a Bloomberg survey.
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2019

Irregularities suspected in sales of around 10,000 Japan Post insurance policies

The number is far bigger than the 6,327 contracts highlighted in an interim report in September on inappropriate sales practices at the group.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2019

Tokyo Fire Department releases criteria for halting resuscitation

The Tokyo Fire Department introduced on Monday criteria for stopping resuscitative efforts for patients in the terminal phase of illness.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 16, 2019

Top Japanese official makes security assurances following North Korea's latest missile test claim

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga stressed Monday that Japan is making its best efforts to ensure safety after North Korea said it had conducted late last week a "crucial test" of what is believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile engine.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2019

Ibaraki's Aqua World aquarium plans first whale shark display in eastern Japan

The Ibaraki Prefectural Government is planning to showcase a whale shark at an aquarium in the prefecture, officials said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2019

Masayoshi Son's bankers worried about their favorite client

Masayoshi Son's bankers are taking a hard look at their most important client.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2019

Shareholder activism rises in Japan as firms go hostile and investors speak out

Record shareholder activism is combining with rare hostile takeover bids in Japan, in a trend that's seen as good news for investors in the country's ¥675 trillion stock market.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2019

On Nagano's Lake Suwa, climate change unravels 600 years of history held dear

Kiyoshi Miyasaka climbs the stone steps of his shrine, autumn leaves crunching under his feet. The Shinto priest, dressed in white, aims an orange leaf blower at a row of cobblestones and clears the path of fallen leaves.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2019

Sydney's wildfire smoke declared a 'public health emergency'

The smoke blanketing Sydney is a "public health emergency," according to a coalition of Australian doctors and researchers who say climate change has helped fuel the wildfires that have produced the unprecedented haze.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2019

Hong Kong protesters clash with police as Carrie Lam visits Beijing

Hong Kong's demonstrators clashed with police late Sunday as Chief Executive Carrie Lam visited Beijing, where she's expected to update Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior officials on the violent protests that have gripped the city for the past six months.

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
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