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JAPAN
Oct 13, 2018

Tokyo's Toyosu market opens doors to eager public

The Toyosu wholesale food market opened its doors to the public for the first time Saturday, allowing tourists to wander the massive complex, browse exhibits and dine at some of the famous restaurants that relocated from the Tsukiji district last week.
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JAPAN
Oct 13, 2018

Japanese organizations and officials gather in Tokyo in support of Paris climate accord

With an aim to facilitate the achievement of goals from the landmark 2015 Paris agreement, the Japan Action Climate Summit, organized by nonstate actors, was held Friday in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Oct 13, 2018

Womenomixed

EDITORIALS
Oct 13, 2018

Why workers need better raises

Workers' wages have not increased as fast as they should in the face of the manpower supply shortage.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2018

Choosing the best students isn't easy

In sharply unequal societies, elite universities receiving government funds can properly be expected to play a role in fostering social mobility.
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW 2018
Oct 13, 2018

'Management and coexistence': Japan's justice minister calls for balance in dealing with foreign nationals

Ten days into his new job, Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita said one of his major goals is to strike a balance between management and coexistence when it comes to foreign nationals in Japan.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 13, 2018

'I'm going to stomp all over your face,' Pennsylvania Republican threatens election rival in video

The Republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania threatened to stomp on the face of his Democratic opponent in a social media video on Friday and then walked back his comments, saying he made a mistake in his choice of words.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 13, 2018

Facebook says 'view as' data breach affected 29 million users; Japan launches probe

Cyberattackers stole data from 29 million Facebook accounts using an automated program that moved from one friend to the next, Facebook announced on Friday, as the social media company said its largest-ever data theft hit fewer than the 50 million profiles it initially reported.
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JAPAN / Society
Oct 13, 2018

Stressed? Many Japanese schools and companies are encouraging people to cry to boost mental health

An increasing number of schools and companies in Japan are encouraging their students and employees to cry as a way of relieving stress and improving mental health.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2018

Number of SDF scrambles to warn Chinese planes hits second-highest mark for April-September period

Self-Defense Forces aircraft were scrambled to warn Chinese planes that neared Japanese airspace 345 times from April to September — the second highest figure ever recorded during the period — the Defense Ministry has announced.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 13, 2018

Nixon's grandson may become a Trump aide on China, sources say

Christopher Nixon Cox, the grandson of the late U.S. President Richard Nixon, is likely to join the Trump administration as an economic staffer focused on trade with China, according to two people familiar with the matter.
WORLD
Oct 13, 2018

First U.N. employee tests positive for Ebola in eastern Congo

A plumber working for the United Nations' peacekeeping mission in eastern Congo has tested positive for Ebola, the health ministry said on Friday, the first case of a U.N. worker contracting the disease during the current outbreak.
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2018

Abe pursues thaw with China amid frigid U.S.-Chinese ties

While U.S. President Donald Trump appears to wage a trade "Cold War" on China, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will promote a thaw with Beijing at a summit this month where business ties will be in the spotlight.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2018

Tokyo protests South Korean Navy's hoisting of Yi Sun-sin flag during fleet review it skipped

The government has lodged a protest with South Korea after its navy hoisted a flag during Thursday's international fleet review symbolizing a 16th century Korean naval commander who fought off attacks from Japan.
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JAPAN
Oct 13, 2018

Air Self-Defense Force confirms safety of Japan's F-35 fighter jets after U.S. crash

The Air Self-Defense Force has confirmed the safety of the nine F-35A cutting-edge stealth fighters deployed at its Misawa base in Aomori Prefecture, after an F-35B belonging to the U.S. military crashed in South Carolina.
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2018

Poll shows Shinjiro Koizumi is public's favorite to be next prime minister of Japan

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Shinjiro Koizumi is the public's top pick to be the next prime minister, a recent Jiji Press opinion poll showed.
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WORLD
Oct 13, 2018

Hurricane Michael death toll rises to at least 17 as search goes on in Florida

The death toll from Hurricane Michael rose to 17 people across four states on Friday as rescuers, hampered by power and phone outages, used cadaver dogs, drones and heavy equipment to search devastated communities in the Florida Panhandle.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 13, 2018

Traces of previously unknown Mount Fuji eruptions uncovered at bottom of nearby lake

Traces of two past unknown eruptions of Mount Fuji have been found in a layer at the bottom of Lake Motosu, northwest of the country's tallest mountain, according to a research group that included Akita University.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 13, 2018

Japan to mandate that retailers charge fees for plastic bags, but plans for punishments unclear

The Environment Ministry decides to obligate retailers to charge fees for plastic checkout bags or provide loyalty points to shoppers who bring their own.
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 13, 2018

[VIDEO] Tokyo’s fish market moves from Tsukiji to Toyosu

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MULTIMEDIA
Oct 12, 2018

Hanging in there

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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 12, 2018

Turkish court rules to release U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson

A Turkish court ruled on Friday to release the U.S. evangelical Christian pastor at the centre of a bitter diplomatic row between Ankara and Washington, a move that could be the first step towards mending ties between the NATO allies.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 12, 2018

Tochigi trounces Toyama in series opener

The Tochigi Brex played opportunistic pressure defense against the Toyama Grouses on Friday night.

Longform

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