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Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 4, 2019

Dorian starts to inch north after dealing epic damage to Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian is starting to move again, inching toward the northwest and potentially up the U.S. East Coast after bashing the Bahamas for almost two days with high winds and driving rains that have inflicted huge damage, killing five on one island alone.
EDITORIALS
Sep 4, 2019

Peace, possibly, in Afghanistan

There is little reason to believe that a U.S. withdrawal will mark the end of violence in Afghanistan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 4, 2019

The real issue between Tokyo and Seoul is trust

The question is whether the promises made between Japan and South Korea will be kept.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 4, 2019

How to stop deadly outbreaks of diseases like Ebola — before they occur

Five years ago, an Ebola outbreak ripped through West Africa, killing over 11,000 people. During the 2014 outbreak, no effective vaccines or treatments were available while the international community's response was often perceived as too reactive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 4, 2019

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announces withdrawal of controversial extradition bill

The city's leader Carrie Lam on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of an extradition bill that triggered months of unrest and threw the Chinese-ruled city into its worst crisis in decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2019

South Korean imports of Japanese beers and autos nose-dive amid diplomatic dispute

South Korean imports of beer from Japan plunged 97 percent in August from a year earlier, a local newspaper reported, amid a popular backlash against Japanese products that has spread as relations between the two countries sour.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 4, 2019

Dissenting voice on BOJ board calls for preemptive monetary easing

A Bank of Japan board member on Wednesday advocated a pre-emptive further easing in monetary policy, warning that the need for additional stimulus is growing as the pain from the U.S.-China trade war on the export-reliant economy broadens.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 4, 2019

Japan eager to show improvement on hardwood

Most of the players on Japan's roster for the current FIBA World Cup didn't make the trip to Belgrade three years ago for the Olympic Qualification Tournament ahead of the 2016 Rio Games.
SOCCER / From the Spot
Sep 4, 2019

Moriyasu relies heavily on overseas players

The Samurai Blue are coming from increasingly far away.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 4, 2019

AFWJ celebrates 50 years of uniting women

Members of the Association of Foreign Wives of Japanese reflect on the group's achievements and progress.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 4, 2019

'Stormy Family': Dysfunctional family, dysfunctional film

Masahide Ichii delivers a drama about family members dealing with their own long-standing resentments while facing an impending typhoon
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 4, 2019

Ogre You Asshole's album 'New Kind of Man' proves the band is more than just a quirky name

The new album from Ogre You Asshole draws on funk, beach rhythms and '90s video game soundtracks to deliver a chilled-out, laid-back long player
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2019

Tokyo pushes bill obliging cyclists to have liability insurance amid rise in accidents

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government submitted an amendment that would oblige cyclists to purchase liability insurance following a series of bicycle accidents in which pedestrians were severely injured.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2019

Japan to demand greater accountability from audit firms

The Financial Services Agency decided Tuesday to demand greater accountability from audit firms that check corporate financial reports, by revising auditing standards.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2019

High temperatures may delay appearance of autumn foliage in Japan

Summer temperatures have yet to cool off, and meteorologists believe that this year's scorching heat may have pushed back the arrival of autumn foliage season — predicting its start will likely be later than usual across almost all regions of Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2019

Japan's regional banks load up on risk as they fight to survive

Troubled regional banks are plunging into riskier corners of the credit markets, in a battle to survive ultralow interest rates and an industry shakeout.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 4, 2019

Tokyo International Film Festival to hold pre-festival special screening of 2018 World Focus feature

The 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival gets underway on Oct. 28, and is set to open with the 50th installment of the long-running, record-setting Japanese institution Tora-san and his latest outing, "Welcome Back, Tora-san."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 4, 2019

Giving Sherlock Holmes a new lease of life in Japan

Actor Hayato Kakizawa explains how he went from performing in 'Mary Poppins' to being picked to play Sherlock Holmes in Koki Mitani's new production
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 4, 2019

South Koreans turn to spy gadgets to fight workplace bullying

South Korean workers fed up with bullying are being increasingly emboldened by a new tougher labor law to secretly record alleged abuse or harassment by their bosses, boosting sales of high-tech audio and video devices.
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2019

Sukiya to keep price of regular beef-on-rice bowls the same after tax hike, eat-in or takeout

Zensho Holdings Co. said Tuesday it will not change the tax-included price of its mainstay regular gyūdon beef-on-rice bowls at its Sukiya restaurants after a consumption tax hike.
Takaichi poised to become Japan's first female PM after winning LDP poll
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Saturday.
A Japanese ski resort town is roiled by a debate over immigration
A Swedish snowboard instructor works at the Niseko ski resort area on Hokkaido, in Kutchan, in December 2022
Tokyo's newest stationery store sells 'a slower, more human rhythm'
Plotter's signature customizable leather binder is just one of many products contributing to the ongoing boom in the popularity of Japanese stationery.
One dead, one missing in Japan after bear attack
A bear warning sign. More and more wild bears have been spotted in Japan in recent years, even in residential areas, due to factors including a declining human population and climate change.
Japan’s jobless rate edges up to highest in over a year
August’s unemployment figures showed a slight tempering of Japan's job market, but the data still points to overall firmness amid an ongoing labor shortage.
The summer kabuki came roaring back
Kabuki has been trying for years to attract a new generation of fans. One way to do this has been to adapt manga and anime franchises, such as “Naruto,” for the stage. 
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.

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

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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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