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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Sep 28, 2019

Brad Glosserman's 'Peak Japan': Japan on the down and out

'Peak Japan' provides a painstaking overview of the country's social, economic and political trajectory since the 1990s.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 28, 2019

Yuki Hirose: Exploring the cognitive basis of language

Psycholinguistics professor Yuki Hirose on why she can't read your mind, getting children to sit still for academic studies and the qualities she looks for in a mentor.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 28, 2019

Georgia coach Milton Haig reminds his players of Uruguay's progress

While the rest of the rugby world was in shock at Uruguay's surprise victory over Fiji earlier this week, Milton Haig was not at all surprised as he prepared his Georgia side for their Pool D clash in Kumagaya on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2019

Fire on oil tankers at South Korean port injures 10 sailors, dock workers

A fire that spread across two oil tankers in a South Korean port injured 10 people on Saturday, coast guard and fire officials said, adding the blaze has largely been put out.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 28, 2019

All Blacks don't have secret plans, trying to build through RWC, Ian Foster insists

The All Blacks do not possess "plans C, D and E" to continue their global domination and would rather just make sure they execute Plans A and B at a level higher than any other team, assistant coach Ian Foster said on Saturday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 28, 2019

Longtime judo coach Hiroshi Nakamura to be inducted into Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame

As a young man, Hiroshi Nakamura left Japan and settled in Canada.
EDITORIALS
Sep 28, 2019

Time to discuss same-sex marriage

Lawmakers should start listening to what same-sex couples have to say and thinking about what actions should be taken to address their needs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2019

Complicity, opioids and vaping — a bad mix

We should have more respect for the disease of addiction.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2019

Nine countries join U.S. strategic minerals initiative in bid to cut reliance on China

The United States has said nine countries have joined its initiative to help discover and develop reserves of minerals used in the production of electric vehicles, part of an effort to cut the world's reliance on China for the high-tech materials.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2019

Trump might delist Chinese firms from U.S. markets: sources

President Donald Trump's administration is considering delisting Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges, three sources briefed on the matter said Friday, in what would be a radical escalation of U.S.-China trade tensions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2019

Economist warns on larger ripple effect of Japan-South Korea trade war

An economist says any escalation of the trade war between Japan and South Korea will have a greater ripple effect than is priced in the markets.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 28, 2019

'Flight shaming' is in the air as U.N. summit faces climate crisis

As world leaders met in New York, one question kept coming up at climate change events: How did you get here?
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2019

Olympic Village subcontractor had ties to yakuza gang, Tokyo police say

A construction company with suspected ties to a yakuza gang participated as a subcontractor in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic athletes village project.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2019

Missiles and drones may steal the show at military parade marking Chinese anniversary

China's armed forces are expected to roll out an array of new weapons at a military parade in Beijing next week as President Xi Jinping shows off his ambitious military modernization program.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 28, 2019

Trump accuser Stormy Daniels settles lawsuit over arrest at Ohio strip club

Porn star Stormy Daniels has settled a lawsuit against the city of Columbus, Ohio, for $450,000, receiving the payout after she charged that police arrested at a strip club in retaliation for her claim that she had an affair with Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 28, 2019

Climate movement now 'too loud to handle' for Trump and critics, Greta Thunberg says

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg hit back at critics including U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, saying their mockery of children shows her message has become "too loud to handle."
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 27, 2019

U.S. flanker John Quill receives three-match ban for high tackle against England

Flanker John Quill has been banned for three matches and will likely miss the rest of the United States' World Cup campaign after he was sent off in his side's Pool C match against England in Kobe on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2019

Takeda Pharmaceutical to sell drug assets in emerging markets and Europe, sources say

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. is close to selling some assets in emerging markets and Western Europe, people familiar with the matter said, in a move that would help the Japanese drugmaker reduce its debt pile.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 27, 2019

Investors await naming of CIO at Japan's GPIF, the world's largest pension fund

The Government Pension Investment Fund will likely announce next week whether its chief investment officer will continue to manage the monolith's $1.48 trillion in assets.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 27, 2019

Measures meant to offer relief from sales tax hike pose baffling riddles instead

With Japan's consumption tax rate hike to 10 percent scheduled for the start of next month, the government promises to simultaneously introduce a reduced rate for everyday essentials — mostly food and non-alcoholic beverages — to ease the financial impact on lower income households.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2019

As carmakers struggle, Toyota and Subaru to raise stakes in each other's companies

Such tie-ups highlight how automakers are scrambling to chase scale, manage costs and boost development.
EDITORIALS
Sep 27, 2019

U.S. takes fateful step toward impeachment

The impeachment process will have many political and policy implications. Japan must be prepared for the impacts.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Japan Post to stop accepting some parcels for shipment to the U.S.
Japan Post's UGX will still be available for many rejected packages.
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.
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
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
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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