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Rugby
Nov 4, 2019

Media members hand Japan positive grades as RWC host

The 44th and final day of the 2019 Rugby World Cup ended with South Africa capturing the Webb Ellis Cup with a win over England in Yokohama on Saturday.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 4, 2019

How to express the ups and downs of a tax hike

Describing the rise in a tax hike and a rise in prices means using two different words in Japanese. In either case, things aren't looking up.
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LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 4, 2019

Getting up front with 'omote' and then back to 'ura'

It's 4 p.m., do you know where your children are? Maybe they're 'omote,' which is a way of expressing that they're out in front of the house playing.
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LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Nov 4, 2019

Number of Japanese language institutions soars in Asia: survey

A Japanese news article looks at the rising number of Japanese-language institutions in Vietnam and Myanmar.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 4, 2019

Let's discuss Uber unions

The Japanese staff of Uber Technologies Inc.'s food delivery service Uber Eats have formed a labor union to negotiate contract terms and seek improved working conditions.
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JAPAN / Society
Nov 4, 2019

'Little Miss Sumo' wrestles with sexism in Japan's ancient sport

A young wrestler dubbed "Little Miss Sumo" is fighting sexism in the ancient Japanese sport, hoping to inspire other women to step into the ring and elevate sumo to Olympic status.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 4, 2019

Japan's online brokerages target individual investors with new services in bid for survival

Online securities firms in Japan are fighting for survival by diversifying services in the wake of a sharp drop in stock broker fees following their full liberalization 20 years ago.
EDITORIALS
Nov 4, 2019

Relief on the way for kin of Hansen's disease patients

Only when a correct understanding of the disease has been established through various efforts will the dignity and human rights of the former Hansen's disease patients and their relatives be fully restored.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 4, 2019

An unexpected ally: Japan's EU partnership

The recent Japan-EU agreement cements an all-around partnership.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2019

U.S. baseball fans are too old, too white and too few

One thrilling World Series can't make the sport's viewership problems go away.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2019

Beijing is determined to reshape the globe

The Belt and Road initiative seeks to remake Eurasia in China's image.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2019

Germany's windmills are wildly unpopular

In renewable energy, competition from fossil fuels isn't the only problem: Local politics may be an even higher hurdle.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2019

The killing of al-Baghdadi: Illegal, disgusting and degenerate

The assassination of the Islamic State leader by U.S. special forces operating under orders from President Donald Trump reminds us that America is a nation in moral decline.
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BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2019

Ongoing trade war threatens American brands sold on China's 'Singles Day'

U.S. brands may see a broad boycott at the world's biggest shopping event this year as tensions between the U.S. and China over everything from tariffs to technological dominance simmer.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 4, 2019

Top boy band Arashi begins global online distribution of all singles year ahead of ending activities

Iconic Japanese boy band Arashi has started global online distribution of all of its singles, about a year ahead of the group's scheduled suspension of its activities.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 4, 2019

In boost for Taiwan leader, China-friendly veteran James Soong set to run for Taiwan presidency

Tsai Ing-wen's chances of being re-elected as Taiwan's president received a boost as one of Taiwan's most senior China-friendly politicians appears set to enter the election, potentially sapping votes from the main opposition candidate.
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BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2019

McDonald's CEO out after 'consensual relationship' with employee

McDonald's Corp. dismissed Chief Executive Steve Easterbrook over a recent consensual relationship with an employee, which the board determined violated company policy, the fast-food giant said on Sunday.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2019

Chubby Nagano Prefecture bear beats nearly 800 other characters to win annual mascot competition

Arukuma, a chubby, green-colored bear wearing a red hood in the shape of an apple around its face and head, was the winner of a high-profile annual contest held in the city of Nagano on Sunday.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2019

India's smog-bound capital suffers worst air pollution so far this year

Air pollution in New Delhi and its surrounding towns reached the worst levels so far this year Sunday, with authorities in the world's most polluted capital city having already declared a public health emergency and ordered schools closed.
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BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2019

Trump again wades into U.K. politics, telling Johnson and Farage to unite for sake of U.S. trade deal

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday urged British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage to come together to safeguard prospects for expanded U.S.-U.K. trade after Britain leaves the European Union.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2019

Two years after nine bodies found at suspect's home in Zama, still no trial

The first court hearing of a 29-year-old suspect in the alleged robbery-murders of nine people at his apartment in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, is still a long way off, two years after the victims' dismembered bodies were discovered.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2019

Australia and China vow to work on repairing bilateral relationship

Australia and China said they will work together to repair their bilateral relationship, tarnished by allegations that Beijing has committed cyberattacks and has attempted to interfere in Canberra's domestic affairs.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2019

Some banks dealing with Saudi Aramco IPO say company may be worth $1.5 trillion or even less

Saudi Aramco may be worth as little as $1.5 trillion or even less, well below the target set by the kingdom, according to research sent Sunday to potential investors by the banks involved in the company's initial public offering.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2019

Chinese state media urge 'tougher line' in Hong Kong after Xinhua News Agency's offices vandalized

Chinese state media Monday urged authorities to take a "tougher line" against protesters in Hong Kong who vandalized state-run offices of the Xinhua News Agency and buildings over the weekend, saying the violence damages the city's rule of law.
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2019

Norway's Ugland says pirates abducted nine crew members from its vessel off Benin

A vessel owned by Norwegian shipping firm J.J. Ugland was boarded by pirates while at anchor off the coast of Benin on Saturday, and nine crew members were kidnapped, the company said on Sunday.
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WORLD
Nov 4, 2019

Brazil's mystery oil spill hits breeding grounds for humpback whales

The mysterious oil spill that hit Brazil's coastline two months ago has reached the archipelago of Abrolhos, a national marine park that's home to the greatest biodiversity in the southern Atlantic Ocean — the waters where humpback whales migrate to breed.
A secret no more: Russia and North Korea's battle against Ukraine is celebrated in Moscow exhibit
A woman visits an exhibition of North Korean art at a museum in Moscow on Monday.
Prices to rise for 3,024 food products in Japan in October
A wide range of products will see higher prices due to rising material and labor costs.
Koizumi and Takaichi continue to lead in LDP presidential race, polls show
Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (right) reacts as former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during the Liberal Democratic Party Presidential Election Candidate Debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, on Sept. 24. Koizumi and Takaichi remain head-to-head in the race, media polls show.
The party that ruled Japan for decades is in danger of crumbling
Haruo Tsukamoto, a rank-and-file member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a rice farmer in Ibaraki Prefecture, questions if the party still stands for people like him.
8,432 foreign children in Japan seen not attending school
The total number of foreign children registered in Japan as residents eligible for education at elementary or junior high schools stood at 163,358, up by 12,663.
Tea ceremony experts see matcha boom as a big opportunity
Atsuko Mori, founder and director of Kyoto-based tea salon Camellia Tea Ceremony, prepares matcha during a tea ceremony in Kyoto.
Japan's far-right party courts Trump allies and vows not to get 'wacky'
Sanseito party leader Sohei Kamiya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 25.
How Ohtani has boosted Japan's soft power and made LA even more baseball-obsessed
Fans at Dodger Stadium pose in front of a mural highlighting the Dodgers' Japanese stars from past and present during a game earlier this year.
Japan faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
Data storage tapes at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center facility in Berkeley, California. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and that will only rise as generative artificial intelligence takes off in earnest.
Architecture art exhibition highlights unsung industry artists
Yuanhui Li's illustration is one of the awardees in the student category of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators' annual award for artists.

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