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JAPAN
Nov 15, 2019

Japanese organizers confident Odaiba's water will be safe for Olympians to swim in

The organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics on Friday said they are confident next year's outdoor swimming races won't be canceled like the test run in August was, thanks to measures to keep E. coli bacteria at acceptable levels.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Nov 15, 2019

German state leader to visit Fukushima to see recovery and renewable energy efforts

Minister President Armin Laschet of North Rhine-Westphalia, a state located in western Germany, is set to pay a visit to Fukushima Prefecture in January to evaluate the progress being made to implement renewable energy sources and the region's recovery following the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent...
EDITORIALS
Nov 15, 2019

Canceling PM's cherry blossom gala event

Canceling the event does not answer any of the questions raised over the way it has been organized.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2019

Green markets for equitable growth

Any realistic solution to the climate crisis must keep the engines of economic growth running. A global carbon market would do just that.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 15, 2019

Undermining activist investors will hurt Japanese companies

The government should be wary of alienating an ally that has aided its campaign to improve shareholder returns.
BASEBALL
Nov 15, 2019

Brent Rooker's two-run blast in seventh propels U.S. to victory over Taiwan

All Brent Rooker knew was that it wasn't going to be another slider. He'd already been beaten with that pitch during two at-bats and his mind was made up.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Nov 15, 2019

Ep. 22 'Tip Off'

Last week's episode of "Terrace House" made it look like the housemates were on the verge of pairing off into couples: Emika and Ruka; Haruka and Peppe; and Hana and Ryo. The commentators love how harmonious and lovey-dovey the house has become (with the positive mood making their own lives feel stress...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Nov 15, 2019

Foreign students in Japan hold back on applying for newly created visas due to past illegal overwork

Many foreign students in Nagoya have recently been found to be reluctant to apply for newly created visas intended to bring more workers from abroad, fearing their applications might not be accepted because they have been working more part-time hours than permitted for those with student visas.
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2019

Major Japan firms to pay record winter bonuses for second year

Major companies in Japan are set to pay record-high winter bonuses for the second straight year, the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, said Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 15, 2019

Big chunk of world's scallops dies in mysterious circumstances in China

A "scallopocalypse" is laying waste to the popular delicacy in the Yellow Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Nov 15, 2019

Five years after earning Super Global status, Hiroshima University eyes elusive top 100 ranking

As this year marks the fifth anniversary of the education ministry designating Hiroshima University as a "Type A Super Global University," the university has taken major steps to achieve globalization.
Reader Mail
Nov 15, 2019

English reform an exercise in nothingness

Regarding the editorial "Don't freeze English education reform" in the Nov. 9 edition, how can you freeze English educational reform if it was never or intended to be anything but its appearance from the outset?
Reader Mail
Nov 15, 2019

Korean preschools should be free, too

I'm writing to express my concern about the free preschool education program that took effect Oct. 1. I'm a third-generation Korean in Japan and the mother of a 7-year-old son who goes to a Korean school.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 15, 2019

North Korea says U.S. is seeking December nuclear talks, warns of 'trick' to buy time

North Korea's top nuclear envoy said Thursday that the U.S. is seeking a return to denuclearization talks in December, but warned that he believed the move could be a "trick to earn time" ahead of a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for progress in the talks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 15, 2019

Japan Post Holdings' sales dropped 4.8% for April-September amid insurance scandal

Japan Post Holdings Co. said Thursday its group revenue in the April-September half dropped 4.8 percent from a year earlier to ¥5.96 trillion.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 15, 2019

North Korea assembles large fleet of military aircraft at east coast airport

North Korea may be preparing for a massive show of force, according to an analysis Friday of new satellite imagery that shows dozens of military aircraft parked wingtip to wingtip at an airport on the country's east coast.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / 2010S: DECADE IN REVIEW
Nov 15, 2019

Through scandal and stellar sales, AKB48 dominated the past decade in Japan

Do you know the songs? 'Heavy Rotation,' 'Gingham Check,' 'Ponytail to Shushu' .... Even if you don't, you're likely aware of the sales model that AKB48 has exported to the rest of the world.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Nov 15, 2019

'Queer Eye' takes a peek at Japan

Netflix's new series of 'Queer Eye' sees the Fab Five hit the streets of Tokyo, where they come face to face with the restrictions of Japanese social norms
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Chile report 2019
Nov 15, 2019

Stability built on partnerships with Japan and the world

Chile has come a very long way since the restoration of democratic rule in the 1990s. And over the past two decades, the country has focused on building a secure political system and stable economy, one that can withstand temporary disruptions, domestic and overseas.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Chile report 2019
Nov 15, 2019

Viña Luis Felipe Edwards: Better and stronger with age

Selling to more than 90 countries and looking after 2,000 hectares of vineyards, Luis Felipe Edwards Jr. made his father’s company into Chile’s third-largest exporter of wine both in terms of value and volume.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2019

South African Airways cancels flights as union ranks ready strike over wages and job cuts

South African Airways (SAA) has canceled flights scheduled for Friday and Saturday because of a pending strike by a majority of employees over a wage dispute and the state-run carrier's plans to cut jobs.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Chile report 2019
Nov 15, 2019

Transforming business closely with a global Japanese brand

Rhona was formed in 1964 following the merger of two engineering companies — Neuweiler y Reitz Ltda. and Aspillaga y Hornauer y Cia Ltda.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2019

U.S. should suspend Hong Kong's special economic status if China army quells protests, panel says

The U.S. Congress should enact legislation that would suspend the special economic status Hong Kong enjoys under U.S. law should China deploy forces to crush protests in the territory, a congressional advisory body said on Thursday.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japan ranked one of the most peaceful places in Asia as global tensions rise
Visitors look at paper cranes hung at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing of the city.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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