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MULTIMEDIA
Aug 6, 2019

[VIDEO] A look inside ANA’s new international airliners

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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 5, 2019

Single murder charge filed against Texas shooting suspect, with case treated as domestic terrorism

A single capital murder charge was filed on Sunday against the man accused of killing 20 people and wounding more than two dozen others at a Walmart store in El Paso, a mass shooting authorities are viewing as a case of domestic terrorism.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Aug 5, 2019

Dignity, privacy and the right to know: Mixed feelings on disclosure of Kyoto arson victims' names

The release of the names of 10 of the 35 people who died in last month's arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio has prompted mixed responses from the public, including concerns over the privacy of grieving families.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 5, 2019

Japanese stars turn attention to Tokyo Games

Japan's summer heat may be starting to ramp up, but most of the country's elite swimmers are entering a cool-down period.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2019

The danger in Abe's constitutional amendment proposal

If there is to be any amendment to the Constitution, the substance of the Abe Cabinet's 2014 reinterpretation of Article 9 to allow collective self-defense should be made part of the proposal or withdrawn entirely.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 5, 2019

Central League set up for exciting race to finish line

Things looked so simple in the Central League at the All-Star break.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2019

Who lost South Korea?

Japan and South Korea made need a few more decades before reaching a true rapprochement.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2019

The West has problems, but so do Russia and China

Protests in Hong Kong and Russia show the limits of what many see in the West as autocratic power.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2019

China's Cambodian invasion

Beijing's military expansionism depends on compliant local regimes and inaction on the part of the international community.
EDITORIALS
Aug 5, 2019

Farewell to the INF treaty

The world must now brace for deployments of new missiles in Europe and Asia —moves that will trigger tensions and impact security in both theaters.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2019

Can telework ease peer pressure in Japan?

Giving employees greater choices through remote work will make their jobs more fulfilling and be a plus for Japan's economy as a whole.
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BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2019

Yen spikes to highest against dollar in seven months amid U.S.-China trade feud

U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China is causing a flight to safety in currency markets, and the yen is once again taking the brunt of it.
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2019

Four Japan firms fined in South Korea for auto parts bid-rigging

South Korea's fair trade commission has ordered four Japanese companies to pay fines totaling 9.2 billion won (¥803 million) for rigging bids on auto parts supplied to South Korean automakers.
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BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2019

It's a car. It's a plane. No, it's NEC's personal quadcopter

Is it a car? Is it a plane?
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BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2019

China hits back at Trump with weaker yuan, halt on crop imports

After trying to placate Donald Trump for more than a year only to face tariffs on virtually all of its shipments to the United States, China is signaling it's ready to play hardball.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 5, 2019

There's more than just page numbers in the index of a Japanese literary magazine

Folding out with a wealth of linguistic and cultural lessons, the index can act as a makeshift classroom for the imaginative.
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LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 5, 2019

Learning how to use 'ureshii' and 'tanoshii' is an enjoyable experience

The adjectives 'ureshii' and 'tanoshii' are used specifically to mean 'happy and 'enjoyable,' respectively. When it comes to fun times, though, there's a slight difference in how they are interpreted.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Aug 5, 2019

A pair of Emmy nominations sparks joy for Marie Kondo

The world of television gives a nod (two nods, to be precise) to Japan's most well-known decluttering expert.
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BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2019

Japan firms join exodus from China's factories as tariffs bite

Top Japanese companies including Sony Corp., Ricoh Co. and Asics Corp. are orchestrating shifts in production away from China, joining manufacturers from other countries seeking to sidestep U.S. tariffs.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 5, 2019

'Can anyone beat Koike?' LDP and others wary ahead of 2020 Tokyo gubernatorial vote

Political parties seem undecided right now over how to contest next year's gubernatorial election in Tokyo, or even whether to field candidates at all.

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