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CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018

Seiichi Yamamoto's 'Ginga': Musings from an underground music legend

Seiichi Yamamoto's 'Ginga,' originally released in Japanese in 2009 and translated into English by Kato David Hopkins this year, compiles highlights from Yamamoto's column for Guitar Magazine.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Dec 1, 2018

Japan Times 1968: Bandit steals ¥294 million in daring daylight robbery

A young man posing as a motorcycle policeman robbed a bank car of u00a5294 million in cash in a daring broad daylight robbery on a highway in Fuchu in western Tokyo on Tuesday.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 1, 2018

Clean with envy

'I'm psyching myself up to clean the apartment for the end of the year.'
BASKETBALL
Dec 1, 2018

Utsunomiya to host 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, has been chosen to host next year's FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final, basketball's global governing body announced on Friday.
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BASKETBALL
Dec 1, 2018

Japan coach Julio Lamas says team won't take Kazakhstan lightly

One night after its crushing victory over Qatar in the second round of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers, the Akatsuki Five have no intention of lowering their guard even for a bit.
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WORLD / Politics
Dec 1, 2018

Madagascan President Hery Rajaonarimampianina concedes defeat in election, appeals for calm

Madagascar President Hery Rajaonarimampianina conceded defeat in his bid for a second term after managing a distant third in the first round of voting in the island's presidential vote.
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JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Dec 1, 2018

23 days later: Getting arrested in Japan

Freedom is easy to take for granted — at least until it is taken away from you without warning.
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OLYMPICS
Dec 1, 2018

IOC leader Thomas Bach speaks out on many issues

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the organization is still reviewing multiple proposals concerning the possibility of extreme heat during the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.
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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018

Going Going Ghosn

EDITORIALS
Dec 1, 2018

Spending to ease tax hike impact

The government should stop and review the effectiveness of the planned measures and their fiscal cost.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2018

Gene editing: Repeating nature's experiment

A mutation sometime in the last 3,000 years already gave some Europeans the immunity that a scientist claims to have recreated in an embryo.
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WORLD
Dec 1, 2018

Iran's global disinformation

Website Nile Net Online promises Egyptians "true news" from its offices in the heart of Cairo's Tahrir Square, "to expand the scope of freedom of expression in the Arab world."
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Dec 1, 2018

Carlos Ghosn's arrest is more about Japanese criminal justice than corporate governance

A 'hostage-based' criminal justice system, second arrests and trial by public all play a part in a case that the world is watching.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2018

Lion Air crash sheds light on the dark side of cockpit automation

Focus
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LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Dec 1, 2018

Gotta catch 'em all: Mister Donut's launches two Pokemon-themed donuts

Mister Donut is offering two special Pokemon-themed creations, a banana-chocolate-flavored Pikachu and a strawberry white chocolate one shaped like a red-and-white Pokeball.
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COMMUNITY
Dec 1, 2018

'We felt the need to mix it up: Japanese and hip-hop culture'

It has been a hot year for viral dance challenges and Japan has had its fair share. The most notable was the craze surrounding Da Pump's "U.S.A.," attempted by everyone from teenagers on TikTok to U.S. Marines on YouTube.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 1, 2018

Another minister quits over May's Brexit deal

British science and universities minister, Sam Gyimah, quit Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Friday, the sixth minister to resign in protest of her proposed Brexit deal with the European Union.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 1, 2018

Too young to vote, children strike, protest and sue for climate action

Skipping school, marching on the streets and suing governments, children who are too young to vote are demanding more action on climate change as world leaders gather at a major U.N. summit in Poland.
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JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018

Princess Aiko turns 17, says she is enjoying school life

Princess Aiko, the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, turned 17 on Saturday.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018

Japan working on ability to counter cyberattacks

The central government plans to develop methods to counter cyberattacks, informed sources have said.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 1, 2018

Japanese scientists and doctors blast birth of gene-edited babies

Japanese scientists and doctors have condemned the birth of gene-edited twin babies, claimed by a Chinese researcher earlier this week.

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building