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JAPAN
Nov 2, 2019

Government seeks more volunteers to help in typhoon-affected areas

The government is asking for more volunteers to help with the recovery effort in areas devastated by typhoons Faxai and Hagibis, hoping to speed up the process.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Nov 2, 2019

It's illegal to pay gangs ... but that's not the point

A set of revised organized crime ordinances went into effect on Oct. 1 in Roppongi, Kabukicho, Shibuya and 26 other designated special districts in Tokyo.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Nov 2, 2019

Abe Enthronement

EDITORIALS
Nov 2, 2019

Convenience stores and 24/7

The convenience store industry must rethink its 24-hour business model.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 2, 2019

As it happened: 2019 Rugby World Cup final — England vs South Africa

Konnichiwa! Welcome to our live coverage of the big one: the final match of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, in which England faces South Africa at International Stadium Yokohama for the first time since 2007.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2019

U.S. opens national security investigation into China-owned TikTok

The U.S. government has launched a national security review of TikTok owner Beijing ByteDance Technology Co.'s $1 billion acquisition of the U.S. social media app Musical.ly, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2019

Japanese waste disposal plants in areas rocked by Typhoon Hagibis overwhelmed by debris

The waste disposal capacities of municipalities hit by Typhoon Hagibis in mid-October are nearing their limits, causing a fresh problem in the afflicted areas in the aftermath of the storm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2019

U.S.-China trade deal in sight as high-level talks progress

The United States and China on Friday said they made progress in talks aimed at defusing a nearly 16-month-long trade war that has harmed the global economy, and U.S. officials said a deal could be signed this month.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 2, 2019

Abe eyes economic package to assist recovery from typhoons and offset tax hike

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is ready to instruct his staff to draw up a package of measures in response to a recent spate of massive natural disasters and to rev up the nation's economy following the recent consumption tax hike.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 2, 2019

Spain to host COP25 climate talks in December after Chile cancels due to riots

Spain will host U.N. climate change talks in December after Chile withdrew, the United Nations said on Friday, a last-minute switch that raises big logistical challenges and has left activist Greta Thunberg stranded on the wrong side of the Atlantic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 2, 2019

Democrats' decision to televise Trump impeachment hearings could prove politically perilous

Democrats in the U.S. Congress took a major step toward impeaching President Donald Trump this past week when they agreed on the rules for publicly televised hearings after weeks of testimony behind closed doors. But it is also a step onto more politically perilous terrain for a party seeking to persuade...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2019

Britain halts fracking due to quake concerns

Britain will impose an immediate moratorium on fracking, the government announced on Saturday, saying the industry risks causing too much disruption to local communities through earth tremors.
Rugby
Nov 2, 2019

Steve Hansen says World Cup pain will fuel All Blacks

Outgoing New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen warned the rest of the rugby world to expect a backlash from the dethroned Rugby World Cup champions over the next four years, after leading the All Blacks to a third-place finish on Friday night.
WORLD
Nov 2, 2019

U.S. looking at new Islamic State leader and role in terrorist group

The United States is looking into the new leader of the Islamic State to determine his role in the organization and where he came from after a U.S. raid last month killed its former leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Nathan Sales, the U.S. counterterrorism coordinator, said on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2019

Six major Japanese electronics makers see net profits plummet amid U.S.-China trade war

Six of seven major Japanese electronics makers suffered year-on-year drops in group net profits in April-September, according to earnings reports released Friday.
SOCCER
Nov 1, 2019

Stoke City fires manager Nathan Jones after dismal start to season

Stoke City parted company with manager Nathan Jones on Friday after a disappointing run of results that has left the club in next-to-last place in the Championship.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 1, 2019

Alvark make key plays in final minute, beat rival Brex in series opener

The Alvark Tokyo displayed patience and poise throughout Friday's series opener against the Utsunomiya Brex.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 1, 2019

Lawmakers from Japan and South Korea push for top-down resolution to crumbling bilateral ties

About a year after South Korean courts ordered Japanese companies to compensate for the emotional suffering of Korean wartime laborers, lawmakers from both countries Friday agreed on the need to halt the deterioration in ties and called on their leaders to resolve the stalemate at a summit.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
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