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Japan Times
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Jun 10, 2019

Kosei Tanaka looking to punch way into spotlight

Kosei Tanaka was only a fifth-grader when Kiyoshi Hatanaka first saw him throwing punches.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2019

Despite an estimated 1 million at huge protest, Hong Kong vows to press ahead with extradition bill

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam vowed Monday to push ahead with amendments to laws allowing suspects to be extradited to mainland China a day after the city's biggest protest since its handover from British to Chinese rule in 1997.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 10, 2019

Finding amazing ways to use the word 'sugoi'

If you're in Japan, then you've probably heard the term u3059u3054u3044, or it's adverbial form u3059u3054u304f, more times than you can count.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jun 10, 2019

Teenage pitcher Carter Stewart excited to start career in Japan

American pitcher Carter Stewart (19), who decided to join SoftBank's pro baseball team despite being a high draft pick during the U.S. Major League draft last June, attended a press conference in Newport Beach, California, on the 30th.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 10, 2019

Let's discuss tattoos in Japan

With the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games a little more than a year away, it's time for Japan to turn the page on tattoos.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 10, 2019

Japanese diplomats seek to manage expectations over Abe's visit to Tehran

Days before the trip, high-ranking Japanese diplomats started emphasizing a somewhat unexpected message: Abe is not visiting Iran as a mediator nor messenger.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2019

Revival of Fiat Chrysler merger plan may hinge on Renault cutting its stake in Nissan

Nissan is poised to urge Renault to significantly reduce its 43.4 percent stake in the Japanese company in return for supporting any FCA-Renault tie-up, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2019

Giant panda cub Xiang Xiang at Tokyo's Ueno zoo to turn 2 this week

Few birthdays call for greater celebration than that of Xiang Xiang, a female giant panda cub living in Tokyo's Ueno zoo who will turn 2 years old on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Jun 10, 2019

Tohoku residents try to keep memory of 3/11 quake and tsunami alive through VR and wreckage

Conveying the fear of when a massive earthquake and tsunami strike is no easy feat.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2019

G20 ministers end Tsukuba meet with pledge to seek reform of World Trade Organization

Ministers from the Group of 20 major economies wrapped up a two-day meeting on trade and the digital economy on Sunday with a joint statement pledging to pursue an overhaul of the World Trade Organization.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2019

Chile, citing its own track record in trade, aims to build consensus at G20, APEC meetings

As the United States and China exchange barbs amid a trade war that could drag the global economy into turmoil, a South American country with a solid record in trade engagement is ready to step up to soften the tension, a top Chilean trade official said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2019

Boris Johnson woos the hard-Brexit brigade as Michael Gove is eclipsed by cocaine woes

Boris Johnson, the front-runner to succeed Theresa May as U.K. prime minister, pledged a hard line on Brexit — including the option of leaving without a deal — as contenders to lead the Conservative Party sought support before the list of candidates is finalized Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2019

'Foreign forces' seek to create havoc in Hong Kong, Chinese state media claims

Certain "foreign forces" are trying to hurt China by creating chaos in Hong Kong over an extradition bill that has prompted mass protests in the former British colony, an official Chinese newspaper said on Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2019

For $60,000, Harvard teaches rich kids how to do good — and cash in

On a crisp morning last October, a few dozen students with wildly diverse backgrounds and expertise filed into the red-brick building of Harvard University's Kennedy School. Three things united them: they were young, they wanted to do good and they were all staggeringly wealthy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2019

United Technologies and Raytheon poised for massive merger

Raytheon and United Technologies, two major American aeronautics and defense groups, are poised to announce as early this week plans for a massive merger, according to U.S. media.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 8, 2019

Japan's convenience stores work hard to stay relevant

Ride the Seibu Shinjuku Line to Iriso Station in the city of Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, and you can enjoy shopping at Japan's oldest franchise convenience store, a Family Mart that opened in September 1973. The following May, the nation's first 7-Eleven outlet was opened in Toyosu, Koto Ward — not...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 8, 2019

Documentary juxtaposes both sides of contentious debate on 'comfort women'

On May 30, three people held a news conference in Tokyo to speak out against a documentary titled "Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue," which focuses on the rhetorical battle over the women who sexually serviced Japanese soldiers before and during World War II. The participants...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jun 8, 2019

For artist Jun Arita, home is where the art is

Art, says New Zealand-based Jun Arita, is not about the money, it's about making connections and creating something meaningful.
CULTURE / Books
Jun 8, 2019

'The Great Successor': The making of Kim Jong Un, North Korea's despot leader

Years of extensive research and interviews make Anna Fifield's biography of Kim Jong Un and others in the Kim dynasty a must-read for those striving to understand North Korea's enigmatic comrade-in-chief.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 8, 2019

In Seoul, authentic Japanese food inspires everyday happiness

The rise in South Korean solo dining culture and a desire to seek out authentic experiences is driving up the popularity of Japanese food.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jun 8, 2019

Yummy Sake Collective: A new pairing of blind tasting and AI tech

Yummy Sake Collective has a solution for people who struggle to identify what sake they like: An AI-powered app, used in conjunction with a blind tasting, to help determine flavor preferences.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 8, 2019

In discussion with Anna Fifield, author of 'The Great Successor'

The Washington Post Beijing bureau chief Anna Fifield's new book, 'The Great Successor,' details the life of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 8, 2019

Freyja Dean: Art, mythology and prog rock

Once an anatomical model maker, always an artist, Freyja Dean's work is inspired by science and mythology — and a little prog rock.
EDITORIALS
Jun 8, 2019

Genetic tests for cancer therapy

Rules should be introduced to ensure the confidentiality of patients and prohibit all forms of unfair treatment based on genetic information.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 8, 2019

Rui Hachimura excites draft experts

Mark your calendars.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2019

Weak U.S. employment report raises red flag on economy

U.S. job growth slowed sharply in May and wages rose less than expected, raising fears that a loss of momentum in economic activity could be spreading to the labor market, which could put pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this year.
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 to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
Top Japan trade negotiator canceled U.S. trip over rice, report says
Ryosei Akazawa
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.
Most Trump tariffs are not legal, U.S. appeals court rules
Workers hang a large poster of U.S. President Donald Trump on the facade of the Department of Labor headquarters building in Washington on Wednesday.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
YouTube Music Weekend is where Japan’s internet-born performers go global
Headlining the second day of YouTube Music Weekend is Vocaloid artist Kikuo, who, with 1.46 million YouTube subscribers, is one of the most popular artists in the genre.
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.
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.
Jesse Kirkwood: ‘Languages are entire cultural universes with all sorts of baggage’
Jesse Kirkwood is part of a vibrant field of translators who have nurtured what might be called a “post-Murakami era of Japanese literature and translation,” one book at a time.

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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