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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 24, 2019

Pompeo says U.S.-North Korea relationship 'in a better place' after letters

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday confirmed that President Donald Trump had sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, voicing hopes of a quick restart to denuclearization talks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 24, 2019

Death toll from acute encephalitis in east Indian town rises to 129 children

At least 129 children have now died of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in the town of Muzaffarpur in the eastern Indian state of Bihar since an outbreak earlier this month, a medical official said on Sunday.
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BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2019

FedEx again botches delivery of Huawei package to U.S.; China paper says retaliation threatened

FedEx Corp. said on Sunday an operational error prevented a Huawei Technologies package from being delivered to the United States, just weeks after the U.S. delivery company said an error led to the Chinese firm's packages being misdirected.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 24, 2019

Trump sets deadline for Democrats to change asylum system and vows deportation raids

President Donald Trump gave Democrats two weeks to work on immigration reform and stem the flow of migrants at the southern border, but cast doubt on getting action from Congress and vowed to go ahead with a roundup of people facing deportation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 24, 2019

Guardians of money bristle at Mark Zuckerberg's new financial order

Facebook Inc. was hours away from the formal announcement of its ambitious foray into financial services, but French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire was already broadcasting his discontent.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 24, 2019

In border camps, Syrian refugees rely on doctors in trucks and tents

The Syrian war has inflicted all kinds of hardships on Najwa Abdelaziz but she still manages to make light of one of them. "The uprising ruined my teeth," she jokes while getting dental care for the first time in years in the back of a truck.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2019

Venezuela said holding six military and police officials as Maduro seeks to stifle dissent

Venezuelan authorities have arrested six members of the country's military and police forces over the weekend, according to relatives of the detainees and human rights activists, as President Nicolas Maduro seeks to weed out dissent.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Jun 23, 2019

Past methods can revitalize future society

Satoyama refers to mountains and forests near rural villages that are maintained by residents for the sake of the sustainable use of existing natural resources. This model has been used and maintained for hundreds of years across Japan and is the concept behind "satoyama capitalism" — an economy based...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jun 23, 2019

Navigating and advancing a unique domestic market

There's no industry quite as dynamic as the automotive industry.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jun 23, 2019

Fashion-forward trends still hark back

My mentor in all things fashion, a Parisienne buyer who prefers to remain unnamed, once confidently asserted in her usual grandiose manner, "You know that fashion is over when designers start relying on irony." She was referring to the "it's cool because it isn't, you probably wouldn't understand" school...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jun 23, 2019

Here's to good old household items

Manufacturing in Japan has had a lot to contend with since its latter Showa Era (1926-1989) golden years. With so many cheaper imports available, locally made everyday items are becoming increasingly harder to find. But there are some manufacturing stalwarts out there who are surviving and surprisingly producing the same ubiquitous items they always have.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 23, 2019

Report on Japan pension shortfall spurs anxiety — and a closer look at the system

The Financial Services Agency earlier this month released a report on the future financial security of senior citizens that suggested people would have to save more to make up for expected shortfalls in the public pension system, sparking public anxiety and major controversy over the government program's...
EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2019

Let teachers focus on their core responsibility

Efforts must be explored to allow teachers to focus on their core responsibilities of teaching and interacting with their students.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jun 23, 2019

A Buddhist priest reflects on growing up on Shiraishi Island during a time of war

Living on an island that was too small to receive direct attacks didn't stop the people living there from having to take extreme measures.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 23, 2019

Cleaning toilets with a smile: The lessons you can learn from a convenience store side job

Learning Japanese and want a bit of extra cash? Getting a part-time job in the service industry can teach you a lot more than the language.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 23, 2019

Japan's growing geostrategic role

Japan's geostrategic role is global in scope and Japanese diplomacy is meeting current challenges in a unique fashion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2019

Oberlin College had an admirable liberal past — now it's a disgrace

Inciting a mob mentality in response to 'racist' behavior that never happened proves very costly.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2019

Jared Kushner's $50 billion 'peace to prosperity' plan faces broad Arab rejection

U.S. President Donald Trump's economic vision as part of the wider plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been met with contempt, repudiation and exasperation in the Arab world, even as some in the Persian Gulf called for it to be given a chance.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 23, 2019

Ashleigh Barty reaches Birmingham Classic final with chance to supplant Naomi Osaka as world No. 1

Ashleigh Barty will become the first Australian woman to be ranked world No. 1 in more than 40 years if she beats her doubles partner Julia Goerges in the final of the Birmingham Classic on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 23, 2019

Johnson and Hunt on the campaign trail: How the two Tory rivals reckon they can fix Brexit

Boris Johnson will face his successor as foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, in the final Conservative Party showdown to determine who takes over from Prime Minister Theresa May.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 23, 2019

Kim Jong Un receives letter from Trump, saying he will 'seriously contemplate' its 'interesting content'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received an "excellent" letter from U.S. President Donald Trump, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Sunday, just days before Trump travels to Asia for the Group of 20 summit in Osaka.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2019

Brexit murder plot and other online lies: Study blames Russians for multinational attempt to 'divide, discredit and distract'

In August 2018, Spanish authorities uncovered a plot by anti-Brexit campaigners to assassinate Boris Johnson, a leading Brexiteer who now is the favorite to be Britain's next prime minister. Or did they?
Most Japanese teens struggling with school find end of summer ‘painful’
Some 93.1% of Japanese teenagers who struggle with school life said they felt like they “wanted to disappear from the world" at the end of summer vacation ahead of the start of a new term, according to a recent survey released by Yokohama-based nonprofit Daisan Kazoku.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Japan looks to build drone ‘shield’ in record defense budget request
A group of Ground Self-Defense Force service members discuss drone operations and capabilities at a joint static display during the Orient Shield 24 opening ceremony at the Yausubetsu Training Area in Hokkaido in July last year.
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.”
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
Japan Times

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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