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JAPAN
Sep 5, 2019

Japan tells diplomats no decision yet on contaminated Fukushima water

Government officials on Wednesday told diplomats they were still considering options for handling contaminated water at the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant amid worries the water may be dumped into the ocean.
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2019

Event held in India to promote sake and other Japanese alcoholic drinks

An event to introduce Japanese alcoholic beverages such as sake rice wine and shōchū distilled spirits to Indian distributors and hotel officials was held Wednesday at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 5, 2019

Serbia, Spain, Argentina still unbeaten

Serbia celebrated its third successive World Cup win after a majestic performance by guard Bogdan Bogdanovic helped lead it to a 92-77 win over Italy, while Argentina overpowered Russia 69-61 on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 5, 2019

Sleepy to sleepless? Hopes and fears abound in Indonesia's future capital in the forest

By day, the unforgiving sun glares off the road beside Ipah's wooden home as passing motorbikes stir swirls of dust. By night, the beams of occasional trucks carrying coal or palm fruits pierce the darkness. This remote corner of Indonesia is set to be transformed from a forest backwater on Borneo into...
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2019

Abe offers encouragement in meeting with disabled Reiwa Shinsengumi lawmaker Yasuhiko Funago

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Yasuhiko Funago, a House of Councilors lawmaker with a severe disability, at the Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday, and offered him encouragement.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 5, 2019

Naturalized Japan big man Nick Fazekas looking forward to playing against U.S.

As a naturalized Japanese citizen, Nick Fazekas described it "a crazy ride" to be facing his native country on the sport's premier stage.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 5, 2019

Manic Street Preachers bring best-selling album to Japan, 20 years on

Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers prepare for two dates in Tokyo at which their 1998 hit album 'This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours' will be played in full
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 5, 2019

Japanese astronauts visit factory making 'Mobile Suit Gundam' models bound for space

Astronauts Soichi Noguchi and Norishige Kanai on Wednesday visited a factory making models of humanoid robots from the anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam" that are slated to be launched into space.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 5, 2019

Trump taunts Democratic candidates as they tout their 'destructive' climate plans

U.S. President Donald Trump blasted the climate change proposals of his Democratic challengers for the White House on Wednesday as they began showcasing their plans in a marathon round of televised town halls.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2019

U.S. House panel subpoenas DHS chief over alleged Trump pardon offers

The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Wednesday subpoenaed the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Kevin McAleenan, to testify about President Donald Trump's alleged offer of pardons to officials implementing U.S. immigration policy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 5, 2019

Ramaphosa says South Africa must stop attacks on foreigners after five deaths, nearly 300 arrests

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told officials and business leaders on Wednesday that he was committed to quelling attacks on foreigners that have threatened to cast a cloud over an economic forum aimed at boosting intra-African trade.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 5, 2019

Famed fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, creator of supermodel concept, dies at 74

German fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, credited with inventing the concept of the supermodel in the 1980s, has died aged 74, a message on his Instagram account said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 4, 2019

Dorian starts to inch north after dealing epic damage to Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian is starting to move again, inching toward the northwest and potentially up the U.S. East Coast after bashing the Bahamas for almost two days with high winds and driving rains that have inflicted huge damage, killing five on one island alone.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 4, 2019

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announces withdrawal of controversial extradition bill

The city's leader Carrie Lam on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of an extradition bill that triggered months of unrest and threw the Chinese-ruled city into its worst crisis in decades.
SOCCER / From the Spot
Sep 4, 2019

Moriyasu relies heavily on overseas players

The Samurai Blue are coming from increasingly far away.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 4, 2019

AFWJ celebrates 50 years of uniting women

Members of the Association of Foreign Wives of Japanese reflect on the group's achievements and progress.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 4, 2019

'Stormy Family': Dysfunctional family, dysfunctional film

Masahide Ichii delivers a drama about family members dealing with their own long-standing resentments while facing an impending typhoon
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2019

Japan to demand greater accountability from audit firms

The Financial Services Agency decided Tuesday to demand greater accountability from audit firms that check corporate financial reports, by revising auditing standards.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2019

Japan's regional banks load up on risk as they fight to survive

Troubled regional banks are plunging into riskier corners of the credit markets, in a battle to survive ultralow interest rates and an industry shakeout.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 4, 2019

Giving Sherlock Holmes a new lease of life in Japan

Actor Hayato Kakizawa explains how he went from performing in 'Mary Poppins' to being picked to play Sherlock Holmes in Koki Mitani's new production
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 4, 2019

South Koreans turn to spy gadgets to fight workplace bullying

South Korean workers fed up with bullying are being increasingly emboldened by a new tougher labor law to secretly record alleged abuse or harassment by their bosses, boosting sales of high-tech audio and video devices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2019

Billionaire Uniqlo founder Tadashi Yanai wants a woman to succeed him

Tadashi Yanai, Fast Retailing Co.’s 70-year-old billionaire founder, said he would prefer to be succeeded by a woman, adding it would be better for Asia’s largest retailer.
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.
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.
Is Kishida plotting a return of the king? Or would he rather stay a kingmaker?
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chairs a plenary session at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
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.

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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