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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 31, 2019

How to climb Mount Fuji: A comprehensive guide

Not sure how to climb Mount Fuji, which route to take or what food or gear you need? Read our guide to the mountain to find out what you need to make a successful summer summit.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 31, 2019

B. League's steady growth continues

The B. League continued its steady growth in its third season that concluded on May 11.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 31, 2019

NEC shows how facial recognition could speed up boarding at Japan's Narita airport hub

NEC Corp. demonstrates its facial recognition system that it says will help passengers board planes faster without having to present passports or boarding passes.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 31, 2019

J.R. Sakuragi returning to SeaHorses for 2019-20 season

Veteran forward J.R. Sakuragi accepted a contract offer for the 2019-20 season from the SeaHorses Mikawa, continuing his long association with the basketball team.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 31, 2019

Moves are afoot to push media to switch Japanese name order in English, but will it work?

Some laugh it off as a First World problem. But others say the topic touches upon issues of identity, sovereignty and press freedom.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2019

North Korea's Kim Jong Un carrying out bloody purge after collapse of Trump summit, report says

North Korea executed its nuclear envoy to the United States as part of a purge of officials who steered negotiations for the failed Hanoi summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, a South Korean newspaper said on Friday.
EDITORIALS
May 31, 2019

China threatens to play the rare earths card

Beijing should realize that playing the rare earths card in its trade dispute with the U.S. will harm China far more than it helps.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2019

Only time and patience can resolve Brexit

Some great issues in human affairs can never be neatly and swiftly tied up and solved. Brexit is one of them.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 31, 2019

Abe's charm failed to sway Trump on North Korea

By creating so much daylight between himself and America's strongest ally in Asia, Trump weakens U.S. credibility and geopolitical strength in the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 31, 2019

Reducing the burden of depression in Japan

It remains necessary to raise awareness of depression, which is a treatable condition, in Japan's general population.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 31, 2019

Nippon Steel's reinvention of its namesake metal could make car bodies 30% lighter

Imagine the weight of 24 elephants bearing down on a tiny spot the size of a postage stamp.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 31, 2019

MUFG, Japan's biggest bank, offers redundancy to hundreds of managers in London

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is preparing major job cuts in London, another sign of the deepening troubles Japanese banks face at their overseas operations.
JAPAN / Politics
May 31, 2019

Russian and Japanese foreign ministers fail to make breakthrough on island issue in Tokyo talks

Progress in the long-standing territorial dispute over Russian-held islands off Hokkaido remained elusive during a meeting between Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 31, 2019

Yushiro Hirano follows nomadic path in bid for NHL

Yushiro Hirano's offseason isn't filled with lazy, idyllic days in the sun.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 31, 2019

Saudi king calls for firm Arab stance against threats from Iran

Saudi Arabia's king told an emergency Arab summit on Friday that decisive action is needed to stop Iranian "escalations" in the region following attacks on Persian Gulf oil assets, and American officials said a U.S. military deployment had deterred Tehran.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2019

Tiananmen timeline: From reform hopes to brutal crackdown

Tuesday will mark 30 years since China bloodily suppressed pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing's Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own people.
Reader Mail
May 31, 2019

Keep preschool kids away from busy streets

Regarding the Big in Japan column titled "Fatal traffic mishaps put drivers in the media spotlight" (May 26), I am losing count of the number of traffic accidents in recent years where the vehicle involved has ridden up onto the sidewalk, injuring and even killing pedestrians.
Reader Mail
May 31, 2019

The ultimate climate change

Reading the editorial "Averting the collapse of nature" in the May 8 edition, I was shocked to learn that "as many as 1 million species are threatened with extinction" and it is a result of human behavior. The article tells us that "the principal causes are land use change, overfishing, pollution, climate...
Reader Mail
May 31, 2019

Reversing the fall in population

Regarding the story "Number of kids declined by a third during Heisei" in the May 6 edition, I'm sure the decrease in the number of children is one of the most serious issues confronting Japan. Although most Japanese know this problem should be solved as soon as possible, but as of now, even though Japan...
How Takaichi won the LDP’s leadership race
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, poses in the party leader's office after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on Saturday.
Asahi ships beer using paper and fax after ransomware attack
Drinks produced by Asahi at a liquor store in Tokyo. Retailers in Japan are warning customers of possible Asahi Super Dry beer shortages after a cyberattack paralyzed production and distribution at the major brewer.
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.
Suzuki eyed for LDP secretary-general, reflecting Aso’s growing influence
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (center) speaks to reporters on Sunday after meeting Taro Aso, the party's supreme advisor, at the party's headquarters.
Spanish tourist injured in latest bear attack
Shirakawago, a U.N. World Heritage site in Gifu Prefecture
Takaichi, the LDP’s first female president, is far from an ‘overnight success’
Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party chief Sanae Takaichi greets her fellow LDP members on Saturday at party headquarters.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
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.

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?
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