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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Oct 20, 2019

Life abroad characterized by gratitude and diligence

Alison Beale has worked for more than 22 years in education and cultural relations between the United Kingdom and Japan, having left home a month after graduating university.
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Rugby
Oct 20, 2019

Wales edges France in thriller to make Rugby World Cup semifinals

In the sole previous Rugby World Cup encounter between the two, Wales was forced to compete with one man down and wound up losing by one point.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2019

Greens poised to make gains as Swiss elect parliament

Swiss voters' concerns about climate change look set to give the environmentalist Greens strong gains in a parliamentary election Sunday that could dilute the center-right's grip on power.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 20, 2019

Linguistic ignorance can be bliss

When it was revealed that Pico Iyer knew only a 'smattering' of Japanese despite living in Japan for 25 years, some were critical. However, could there be artistic benefits to not being fluent?
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LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Oct 20, 2019

Encourage the little Van Goghs of the family

It's one of the world's most iconic expressions of a night sky: a bold yellow moon, a milky expanse of stars and gradated shades of blue alongside the swirling silhouette of a cypress tree and a distant sleeping village.
EDITORIALS
Oct 20, 2019

Eliminate the 'impermissible' gap in vote values

All political parties should work together to explore ways to narrow the disparity in the value of votes within a permissible range.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 20, 2019

Mixed messages on nuclear deterrence

Japan has reason to be concerned about its security guarantees.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2019

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds talks with King Abdullah, senior officials in Jordan

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior members of Congress held talks in Jordan on Saturday with King Abdullah II and other top Jordanian officials.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 20, 2019

U.S. Navy admiral hails China's professionalism in disputed South China Sea

Peering over the deck of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier sailing through a disputed part of the South China Sea, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. George Wikoff said he's been impressed with the professionalism of China's navy.
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Rugby
Oct 20, 2019

Japanese fans soaking up the atmosphere while watching teams other than Brave Blossoms play

Oita has been given the honor of hosting a pair of Rugby World Cup quarterfinals matches. But it is the only city that does not have a chance to see its national team, Japan, play there.
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BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2019

Against the tide, cocoa growers plan to suspend ethical programs

In a world that is growing increasingly concerned about corporate commitments to environmental and social responsibility, top cocoa producers Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana are planning to make a move that goes against the tide.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2019

Justin Trudeau, Conservative rival trade barbs as campaign comes to end

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing the loss of his parliamentary majority in this week's election, traded attacks with his main rival Saturday as a bad-tempered campaign entered its final days.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 20, 2019

U.S. offered to help North Korea build up tourist area in exchange for denuclearization: report

The U.S. reportedly offered a long-term plan to help North Korea develop a tourist area in return for denuclearization during recent working-level talks in Stockholm that ended with the North side walking out, according to a new report.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2019

In wake of drug cartel's street violence, Mexico and U.S. aim to freeze flow of guns from America

Mexico's foreign minister said on Saturday that President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and U.S. President Donald Trump had agreed to take swift action to stem the flow of illegal weapons from the United States into Mexico.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2019

New Chinese commercial rockets to make test flights starting next year

China will launch test flights for the next two space rockets in its Smart Dragon series meant for commercial use in 2020 and 2021, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday, as an expected boom in satellite deployment gathers pace.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 20, 2019

Malaysia bans film 'Abominable' over refusal to cut scene with China's 'nine-dash line' map of South China Sea

DreamWorks' animated movie "Abominable" will not be released in Malaysia after its producers declined to meet a censor board requirement to cut a scene showing China's "nine-dash line" in the South China Sea, the movie distributor said on Sunday.
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WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 20, 2019

Doing the math shows Boris Johnson might yet get Brexit done

Boris Johnson was defeated in Parliament on Saturday. But an analysis of that vote, and the comments its members made in the run-up, suggests the prime minister still has a chance of getting his Brexit deal done.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Oct 20, 2019

Muroran community spot fosters international diversity in Hokkaido

A community space in Muroran, Hokkaido, is connecting residents with others on the island who hail from countries as diverse as Thailand, Canada, South Korea and the United States.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 20, 2019

Canberra's legalization of cannabis clashes with federal laws

Australian Attorney General Christian Porter said on Sunday that Canberra's new legislation legalizing possession of small amounts of cannabis for personal use do not provide legal protection and clash with federal laws.
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BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Oct 20, 2019

Negative rates forever? Central bankers look for an exit

The world's most powerful policymakers are struggling to alleviate the pain of a slowing global economy with few levers left to pull and growing concern that one of them, negative interest rates, already is creating problems of its own.
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Rugby
Oct 20, 2019

Barrett hails All Blacks' quick start in quarterfinal romp over Ireland

New Zealand star Beauden Barrett paid tribute to his team's ability to shake off the cobwebs in Saturday's Rugby World Cup quarterfinal demolition of Ireland, as the All Blacks returned from a two-week layoff to set up a semifinal showdown against England.
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BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Oct 20, 2019

Fallout from Trump's trade wars felt by economies around the world

The collateral damage of the United States' trade wars is being felt from the fjords of Iceland to the auto factories of Japan.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 19, 2019

Creating a barrier-free transportation environment in Japan

Not too long ago, domestic media organizations would rarely have anything negative to say about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but as the actual games draw nearer, there's been a greater willingness to find fault with preparations and even raise a bit of alarm. Everything from Tokyo's deadly summertime heat...
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CULTURE / Books
Oct 19, 2019

Can you ever really understand Japan? Pico Iyer offers help

Despite living in the country for over 30 years, Pico Iyer is a self-described 'Japan beginner.' His new book, 'A Beginner's Guide to Japan,' is full of often contradictory musings and vignettes that invite readers to expand or refute.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Oct 19, 2019

Mustard-miso-stuffed lotus root: Crunchy, with a distinctive bite

Lotus root may be fairly bland on its own, but adding a mustard-miso filling gives it a pop of flavor — and maybe some additional health benefits, too.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Oct 19, 2019

Taku Sekine: Paris, liberty and cocktails

Shifting from a background in political science to studying languages and then training as a chef, Sekine says he only serves a menu degustation at his Paris restaurant Dersou because, 'I want to be free, actually ... from everything.'
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 19, 2019

Typhoon Hagibis highlights the value of social media in a disaster

There has been plenty wrong with conversations on social media over the past decade and yet it’s hard to argue that online platforms are anything other than essential in an emergency.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2019

Kodai Senga, Yurisbel Gracial lead Hawks past Giants in Japan Series opener

Kodai Senga gave the Yomiuri Giants chances early on as he worked his way into Game 1 of this year's Japan Series.

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