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JAPAN
Aug 9, 2019

Is Nara's future tied to a proposed maglev shinkansen route?

Although Nara has become a favorite of international tourists in recent years, the city, which served as the nation's ancient capital from 710 to 784, has historically been a bit off the beaten path.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2019

Japan Post Bank to cap overseas remittances to ¥5 million a day to tackle money laundering

Japan Post Bank Co. and Japan Post Co. will limit the amount of funds that can be sent via their overseas bank transfer service to tackle money laundering.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2019

Record 5,160 firms employing foreign trainees in Japan violated labor laws in 2018, ministry says

A record 5,160 business facilities employing foreign technical intern trainees were told in 2018 to correct practices that violated labor-related laws, the labor ministry has said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2019

Fujitsu to introduce system to better reward highly skilled workers

Fujitsu Ltd. plans to introduce a system this fiscal year that better rewards highly skilled workers, Takahito Tokita, president of the electronics firm, said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2019

Tepco and three other companies considering joint firm to build nuclear power plant in Aomori

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and three other companies are considering jointly setting up a new firm to construct and manage a planned nuclear power plant in Aomori Prefecture, informed sources said Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2019

U.S. calls China 'thuggish regime' for leaking personal info of diplomat who met Hong Kong protesters

The U.S. State Department's spokeswoman called China a "thuggish regime" for releasing personal information on an American diplomat who met with opposition protesters in Hong Kong, escalating a war of words over protests that have wracked the territory.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2019

Fukushima nuclear plant to run out of tanks to store tritium-laced water in three years, Tepco says

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Friday projected that the storage tanks for the treated contaminated water at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant would reach full capacity in three years despite plans to expand storage space, complicating the government's efforts to tackle the build-up.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 9, 2019

Aichi high schoolers pass on alumni's experiences of WWII air raids

Seventy-four years after the end of World War II, high school students in Aichi Prefecture are working to pass down stories of students who lived through wartime air raids.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Aug 9, 2019

Ep. 11 'Broccoli Pasta, Carbonara Style'

There wasn't all that much love triangle drama this week and I am so okay with that. Instead, we got an eyeful of Shohei, Kaori dealing with a mini existential crisis and the appearance of an advice-dispensing silver fox.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2019

Scandal-hit Yoshimoto Kogyo urged to sign written contracts with its 6,000 entertainers

Scandal-hit artists' agency Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. is being urged to exchange written contracts with the comedians, actors and athletes on its books.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2019

Trump names new acting director of national intelligence

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Joseph Maguire, the current chief of the National Counterterrorism Center, will become the acting director of national intelligence.
Reader Mail
Aug 9, 2019

The folly of holding the Olympics in July and August

Now that the rainy season is finally over and we are being bombarded with nonstop media reports of heat waves and heatstroke, it is surely time to reflect once again on the lunacy of holding next year's Olympics in July and August.
Reader Mail
Aug 9, 2019

Lawmakers out of touch with reality

Anyone who has spent a summer in Tokyo, even an "average" one, would agree it's not pleasant, and the media run a daily toll of people hospitalized for heatstroke, so I wonder why the government, given the choice of holding the Olympics in August or September or October, decided August was best?
Reader Mail
Aug 9, 2019

'Comfort woman' statue should be exhibited

We applaud the insight of Daisuke Tsuda for his curation of "After 'Freedom of Expression?'" and for choosing to include the "Statue of a Girl of Peace" in the Aichi Triennale. We are dismayed that this section of the exhibition has been shut down ("Statue threats disrupt art festival," Aug. 5).
Reader Mail
Aug 9, 2019

Coventry's message on A-bombings

Hiroshima marked the 74th anniversary of its atomic bombing on Aug. 6. At exactly 8:15 a.m., the time the atomic bomb was dropped, people offered a minute of silent prayer
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 9, 2019

Rome bans sitting on Spanish Steps, puzzling hot, tired tourists

You can walk up and down Rome's famed Spanish Steps all you want but don't try sitting down to take in the moment any more because police will shoo you away with a whistle and threaten you with a fine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2019

NRA slams U.S. presidential candidates after shootings, warning against better background checks

The National Rifle Association accused U.S. presidential candidates on Thursday of trying to politicize the deadly mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, warning against enhanced background checks for gun buyers a day after Republican President Donald Trump embraced the idea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 9, 2019

Trump's no-worries stance on Kim's missile provocations under strain

For the fourth time in two weeks, North Korea has tested an increasingly sophisticated, hard-to-track missile system that could wipe out South Korean and Japanese cities — not to mention U.S. forces based in both countries. Yet Donald Trump says he's not worried.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2019

Facebook loses facial recognition appeal and must face privacy class action

A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Facebook Inc.'s effort to undo a class action lawsuit claiming that it illegally collected and stored biometric data on millions of users without their consent.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2019

Italy's Matteo Salvini says government is finished and he wants elections

The leader of Italy's ruling League party, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, said on Thursday the governing coalition had broken down and the only way forward was to hold new elections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 9, 2019

Two dead in Russian rocket engine explosion in far north; radiation spikes in city and shipping shut

Two people were killed and a nearby city reported a spike in radiation levels when a rocket engine blew up at a testing site in northern Russia on Thursday, forcing authorities to shut down part of a bay in the White Sea to shipping.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 9, 2019

[VIDEO] Pikachu Outbreak! 2019

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.
Retro-wrapped trains mark 100th anniversary of Tokyo's Yamanote Line
Trains decorated to resemble the 103 (left) and 205 series of trains that formerly ran on the Yamanote Line, in Tokyo on Saturday.
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.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.
Eat your balloons: The culinary theater of Grant Achatz comes to Tokyo
Avant-garde chef Grant Achatz and his team from Alinea are in Tokyo for a three-week residency.
Japan’s first foreign wine investor plants its roots in Hokkaido
Intrigued by Japanese wines, Burgundy winemaker Etienne de Montille decided to explore Hokkaido's wine scene, eventually setting up his outpost in Hakodate in 2017.
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.
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. 

Podcast

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

Longform

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?
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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