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BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Aug 20, 2019

Tokyo stocks extend gains on brisk U.S. equities

Stocks extended their gains Tuesday, aided by an overnight rise on Wall Street.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 20, 2019

U.S. test of previously banned missile raises fears of new nuclear arms race

The U.S. military has conducted a flight test of a type of missile banned for more than 30 years, under a treaty from which it bolted earlier this month, the Pentagon said Monday, in a move experts said was likely to have been closely watched by China, Russia and even North Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 20, 2019

How an obscure rubber company in Japan became a linchpin of the tech industry

When Japan decided to pick a fight with South Korea last month, it dug deep into the supply chain to impose sanctions on three obscure materials made by a handful of Japanese companies few have ever heard of.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 20, 2019

Hong Kong leader says dialogue offers 'way out' of chaos

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she hoped a peaceful weekend anti-government protest was the start of an effort to restore calm and that talks with nonviolent protesters would provide "a way out" for the China-ruled city.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 20, 2019

Russian nuclear test sensors mysteriously go offline

The operator of a global network of radioactivity sensors said Monday its two Russian sites closest to a mysterious explosion on Aug. 8 went offline two days after the blast, raising concern about possible tampering by Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2019

Juul and Philip Morris sued in U.S. for targeting kids

E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. and Philip Morris USA Inc. were sued for illegally marketing nicotine-delivery devices to minors and deceiving consumers about the risks of vaping.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 20, 2019

Bangladesh and UNHCR to survey Rohingya about repatriation to Myanmar after earlier bid failed

Bangladesh will work with the United Nations refugee agency to determine if more than 3,000 Rohingya refugees will accept Myanmar's offer to return home, an official said on Monday, nearly a year after a major repatriation plan failed.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2019

Trump's appeals to white racist fears may be a tougher sell in 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric and focus on the grievances of white voters helped him win the 2016 election. But a Reuters analysis of public opinion over the last four years suggests that Trump's brand of white identity politics may be less effective in the 2020 election campaign....
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 19, 2019

Yuji Kondo continues to chart own path in broadcast booth

Yuji Kondo is standing in the home dugout at Tokyo Dome with his hands braced on the back of the bench as he listens to a fellow broadcaster tell him about a humorous interaction she had with an NPB player recently while covering a game. Kondo chuckles when she's done, straightening up and nodding his...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 19, 2019

Optimism, temperatures rise during test event

The deadly summer heat in Tokyo has been one of the major ongoing issues for athletes and organizers as Japan prepares to host the 2020 Olympics.
EDITORIALS
Aug 19, 2019

Expand discussion on prenatal diagnostic testing

Upcoming discussions at the health ministry should cover various aspects of the medical technology, including any possible ethical issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 19, 2019

How to deal with the Trump tantrum?

The dichotomy of the Trump administration is here to stay.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 19, 2019

Learning for empathy: A world effort to build peace through education

Education can help to prepare learners to be active and responsible contributors to sustainable development and world peace.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2019

Rare Japan road-rage manhunt prompts national debate over dangerous driving

The National Public Safety Commission says it “tightened” its approach toward dangerous driving in January 2018.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2019

To meet China challenge, the U.S. has to fight climate change

U.S. global warming policy undermines the geopolitical advances it's making on Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2019

The root cause of U.S. mass shootings is the rage of alienation

The only thing surprising about mass shootings is that they don't happen more frequently.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2019

For Japan's medical interpretation industry, tourism boom presents growing challenge

During one of her medical-interpreting lessons in July, teacher Yoshiko Ishizaka, 77, brought up the case of a former student who was dealing with schizophrenia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2019

Iran warns U.S. against targeting supertanker after it departed Gibraltar

Iran warned the U.S. against targeting a supertanker carrying the Middle East country's oil as the vessel departed Gibraltar after being seized last month by U.K. forces and held in the British territory.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 19, 2019

Schedule some time to learn the uses of 'yotei'

The word 'yotei' can translate as 'schedule' in English, but it also means 'plans.' That makes it very useful in and out of the office.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 19, 2019

Don't sweat phrases that use the word 'ase'

'Asedaku,' 'ase-kkaki,' 'asebamu' ... all of these words indicate that you're working up a sweat. Just how much sweat depends on the temperature and your nerves.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2019

Chinese missile arsenal could embolden Beijing to seize Senkakus and force U.S. from region, report claims

The study by the University of Sydney says a decade of “delayed and unpredictable funding” for the U.S. defense budget has seen Washington lose its primacy in the Western Pacific.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 19, 2019

Let's discuss Tokyo's Olympics plans

An official from the International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics wants Japan to think long-term.
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.
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.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Confusion over Japan’s ‘hometown’ plan overshadows African development event
First Lady Yoshiko Ishiba (center, in white and blue dress) hosts an event on Japanese culture with the first ladies of African leaders on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.”
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
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.

Podcast

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

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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
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