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Reader Mail
Dec 7, 2018

Unfair portrayal of non-Japanese use of medical system

A popular "wide show" program on Fuji TV called "Miyane-ya" ran a segment Nov. 22 regarding the "improper use" of medical services by foreigners in Japan. However, as a foreigner living in Japan paying my fair share of medical fees, I found major flaws with their presentation of "the facts."
Reader Mail
Dec 7, 2018

Keep state money from Shinto ritual

The story "Prince stirs free speech debate" in the Dec. 2 edition prompted me to write something that I have thought about for a long time as a Japanese who grew up after the war.
Reader Mail
Dec 7, 2018

South Korea plays to home audience

About "South Korea top court orders Mitsubishi to pay compensation for wartime labor" in the Nov. 30 edition, some rulings made by South Korea's Supreme Court relating to wartime labor incidents contradict the international treaty between Japan and South Korea.
Japan Times
Dec 7, 2018

Yamaha Motor Releases New NOZZA GRANDE in Vietnam

— 125cc Scooter with HYBRID System —
Japan Times
Dec 7, 2018

vKirirom Pte. Ltd. ranked 2 years in a row in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific

Innovative city development company, vKirirom Pte. Ltd., achieved high ranking on Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific for the second consecutive year. It recorded 294% revenue growth from 2016 to 2018 and achieved ranking of 251st which represents 3rd among Singaporean companies and 18th among...
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WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2018

Train 4141 carries body of George H.W. Bush past waving throngs en route to Texas burial

The body of U.S. President George H.W. Bush arrived by train at his presidential library in College Station, Texas, on Thursday to be buried following a funeral at a Houston church where he was remembered by family members who knew him best as "Gampy."
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WORLD
Dec 7, 2018

Al-Shabab admits Somali blast that killed two generals and seven guards

Nine Somali soldiers including two generals were killed on Thursday by a blast just outside the capital Mogadishu, militants and an army official said.
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WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2018

North Carolina Republicans open to new U.S. House seat vote if fraud is found

North Carolina Republican Party leaders said on Thursday they would be open to holding a new congressional election in a district roiled by fraud allegations if a state investigation finds enough evidence that the outcome of the race was affected.
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MULTIMEDIA
Dec 7, 2018

[VIDEO] Roppongi Hills Christmas 2018

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BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 6, 2018

Levanga part ways with bench boss Jose Neto, promote Tomohide Utsumi

As the Levanga Hokkaido return to action after the B. League's break due to FIBA World Cup Asia qualifying, a new bench boss will be calling the shots.
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MULTIMEDIA
Dec 6, 2018

December 6, 2018

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 6, 2018

'Shocking' Huawei arrest threatens to upend Trump-Xi trade truce

On the same day Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping struck a truce in the U.S.-Chinese trade war in Argentina, Canadian authorities made an arrest that now threatens to make the conflict much worse.
EDITORIALS
Dec 6, 2018

Airlines must tighten alcohol rules for pilots

What has emerged in the wake of the arrest of the JAL co-pilot is that the alcohol problem is prevalent in the airline industry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2018

Putin's Saudi bromance is part of a bigger plan

Russia and China are making moves on America's illiberal allies.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2018

Theresa May really has reaped what she sowed

The British prime minister's effort to sideline parliament has failed and now it's hard to tell who's at the wheel of Brexit.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2018

Tokyo Metro says new station will be called Toranomon Hills, as trend of mixing Japanese and English draws satirical pushback

Following a recent naming trend that mixes Japanese and English words, Tokyo Metro Co. has announced that a new station set to open ahead of the 2020 Games will be called Toranomon Hills.
CULTURE
Dec 6, 2018

Counting down to the Year of the Boar: Festivals, foxes and fireworks welcome 2019 in Tokyo

With the end of the year drawing closer, the pressure is on to figure out how to greet the Year of the Boar. If the dwindling number of viewers staying in to watch NHK's annual music showcase "Kohaku Uta Gassen" is any indication, more and more people in the Kanto region are choosing to head out for...
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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 6, 2018

Growing split in Seoul over North Korea threatens detente and nuclear talks

When Seoul was preparing to open a liaison office in the North Korean city of Kaesong this summer after a decade of virtually no contact with its longtime enemy, South Korean officials had heated debates over whether they should seek approval from Washington.

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