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BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2019

Chinese auto firms out in force at Frankfurt car show, led by battery makers

Chinese suppliers and manufacturers have stepped up their presence at the Frankfurt auto show, capitalizing on their strong position in electric technologies being forced on European carmakers by regulators seeking to curb pollution.
JAPAN / Politics / Commentary
Sep 12, 2019

This time it's for real: U.S. must help Tokyo and Seoul end crisis

For years, tension between Japan and South Korea has waxed and waned in a cyclical pattern.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 12, 2019

Akita, Shimane are model local teams

Japan's pro basketball landscape completely changed during the bj-league's 11 seasons of operations. From six franchises in its inaugural 2005-06 season to 24 in the final year, new teams sprouted up every year throughout the nation.
Sep 12, 2019

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Delivers its First 1,900 TEU Container Carrier at its Philippines Site: One of the largest container load capacity as a Bangkok Max

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (HQ: 1083 Tsuneishi, Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan; President: Kenji Kawano) delivered the first ship of its new-model 1,900 TEU container carrier — one of the largest container load capacity as a Bangkok Max — at TSUNEISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (CEBU), Inc....
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2019

'Ultraman Buddha' art in Thailand brings complaint to police from hard-line group

Thai Buddhist hard-liners have filed a police complaint against a young female artist over paintings that depict Buddha as the 1960s Japanese superhero Ultraman.
Sep 12, 2019

TSUNEISHI FACILITIES & CRAFT Aims to Build the World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Ferry

TSUNEISHI FACILITIES & CRAFT CO., LTD. (HQ: Urasaki-cho, Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan; President: Jun Kambara) will build a hydrogen-powered coastal ferry with technology that enables the use of hydrogen fuel to power for commercial vessels.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 12, 2019

South Korea and Japan need to ease up on their spat, ex-defense chief Itsunori Onodera says

Japan and South Korea need time to cool down from a feud hurting security ties, former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said of the dispute that the Trump administration warns could damage its regional alliance network.
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WORLD / Society
Sep 12, 2019

Purgatory in paradise: Bahamas tent cities to house Dorian survivors

For some Bahamians who escaped death but lost their homes in Hurricane Dorian's hellish rampage over the island communities of Freeport and Great Abaco, life in the tent shelters erected this week seems like purgatory.
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BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2019

Purdue Pharma reaches tentative opioid settlement in deal worth up to $12 billion, will file for bankruptcy soon: sources

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP reached a tentative agreement with some plaintiffs to resolve widespread litigation over its alleged role in fueling the U.S. opioid crisis and plans to tussle with states opposing its settlement offer in bankruptcy proceedings starting as soon as next week, people familiar...
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WORLD
Sep 12, 2019

Russia blasts idea a CIA mole in Kremlin lifted lid on its meddling in U.S. election

Russia on Wednesday condemned as lies and slander suggestions a suspected CIA mole in President Vladimir Putin's administration had handed over information to the United States about alleged Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential elections.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 11, 2019

Yuta Watanabe shifts focus to upcoming NBA season

Just over 14, 15 hours after his return from China, Yuta Watanabe was back at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Wednesday, where the Japan men’s national team had landed on its return from the FIBA World Cup the previous night.
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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2019

Observers sift through Abe's reshuffle picks for his potential successors

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffled his Cabinet for the seventh time Wednesday, trying again to boost popularity among voters by tapping fresh faces and further cement his power base by doling out prestigious Cabinet posts to ruling lawmakers — business as usual.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 11, 2019

From paternity leave to the environment, Koizumi's words and actions now under more intense spotlight

Newly appointed Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, the third-youngest Cabinet minister in the postwar era, has been tapped by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his youth and popularity with the media and the public.
EDITORIALS
Sep 11, 2019

Boris Johnson's horrible week

While most assessments of these horrific events have focused on Brexit's economic impact, there is increasing attention to the damage that has been done to British politics and its democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2019

Nuclear arms treaty and umbrella states

Signing the nuclear weapons ban treaty would send a powerful message of the priority Tokyo gives nuclear disarmament.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 11, 2019

To create an immigrant-friendly Japan, start with education reform

The conformity that is encouraged in Japanese public schools shapes a social consciousness that is suspicious of outsiders.
SUMO
Sep 11, 2019

Sumo 101: Technique and strategy

One of the defining features of sumo is how quickly bouts end.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Sep 11, 2019

How much Japanese-language skill do you need to work in Japan?

Back in the bubble period, I was able to get a job at a Japanese bank in Tokyo with language skills that were intermediate at best. With a lot of intensive effort (and classes kindly paid for by my employer) I was able to improve quickly and was eventually writing reports in Japanese.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 11, 2019

Actress Honoka Matsumoto is tackling tough issues on her journey to the top

22-year-old Honoka Matsumoto's latest film looks at the issue of same-sex marriage in Japan, one of a number of difficult topics the actress has taken on in her roles
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 11, 2019

Unpicking the mysteries of a Japanese convenience store at night

"Ping-pong, ping-pong! Ping-pong, ping-pong!"
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BASKETBALL
Sep 11, 2019

Japan's shortcomings laid bare at FIBA World Cup

High hopes turned into devastation — and misery.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 11, 2019

With Trudeau weakened by scandal, broken promises and economic worries, Canada kicks off election campaign

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, admired abroad for his progressive policies but damaged at home by scandals, kicked off a six-week re-election campaign on Wednesday with opinion polls suggesting his hold on power will be weakened.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2019

Trump clips hawkish adviser Bolton's wings in firing expected to reverberate in Tokyo and Pyongyang

The U.S. president, citing strong policy disagreements, fires his national security adviser John Bolton — the White House's third national security chief in less than three years.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 11, 2019

'Not a chance': Philippines' top diplomat says no access for U.N. drug war investigators

The Philippines will not allow visits by the United Nations to investigate its bloody war on drugs, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, calling its human rights experts "bastards" who had already demonstrated prejudice.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2019

With latest weapons tests, North Korea's Kim lives up to 'rocket man' nickname

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is living up to his "rocket man" nickname, with state-run media on Wednesday saying that the previous day's weapons test had been yet another of a "super-large multiple rocket launcher."
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 11, 2019

Hong Kong unrest gives Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen a timely boost

Heading into 2019, Tsai Ing-wen looked at risk of becoming Taiwan's first one-term president. Then came the unrest in Hong Kong.

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