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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2019

Japan's path to war and Trump's Huawei ban

History shows that trade sanctions and military tensions are a combustible combination.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 29, 2019

'Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko Mine's Lie': A classic anime franchise goes back to basics

Last month, Japan lost a cultural giant. April 11 saw the passing of Kazuhiko Kato — better known by the pen name Monkey Punch — the creator of "Lupin the Third." The manga, about a playboy thief descended from fictional French gentleman thief Arsene Lupin, debuted in 1967 and has been a pop-culture...
JAPAN
May 29, 2019

Following Kawasaki attack, attention turns to survivors' mental trauma

Even before a knife-wielding man attacked a group of elementary school students in Kawasaki on Tuesday, Japan had already seen news of children dragged into dreadful circumstances this year.
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
May 29, 2019

Huawei's trouble with U.S. ban could impact Japan's smartphone market and suppliers

As the world watches to see if Huawei survives the ongoing turmoil stemming from the U.S.-China trade war, its wider effects could impact Japanese suppliers.
Japan Times
Rugby / ADDING THE EXTRAS
May 29, 2019

British stars expect Japan to be strong

With the 100-day-to-go milestone fast approaching, two well-known British rugby stars have said they think Japan will be one of the teams to watch out for at this year's Rugby World Cup.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 29, 2019

Trump's basho visit boosts sumo's reputation overseas

U.S. President Donald Trump's attendance at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, and presentation of a large trophy to its winner, made headlines around the globe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
May 29, 2019

Apple and Nike brace for China's wrath after Huawei ban

U.S. companies counting on China for a major part of their growth have targets on their backs as Beijing and Washington ratchet up trade-war tensions.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 29, 2019

Liverpool, Tottenham boast loyal Japanese support

When Liverpool and Tottenham enter the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium pitch on Saturday night for the UEFA Champions League final, the 67,000 fans in Madrid won't be the only ones rapt with anticipation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 29, 2019

In first, Hong Kong judges call proposed extradition changes a stark challenge to its legal system

Some Hong Kong judges fear they are being put on a collision course with Beijing as the special administrative region's government pushes for sweeping legal changes that would for the first time allow fugitives captured in Hong Kong to be sent to mainland China for trial.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 29, 2019

Blood test can predict dementia, but Japanese developers urge caution: There's still no cure

Nobel Prize winner Koichi Tanaka says the predictive blood test for Alzheimer's disease he and colleagues spent almost a decade developing is a double-edged sword.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 29, 2019

EU leaders agree to pick new 'Mr. or Ms. Europe' next month

European Union leaders engaged in a first skirmish Tuesday over who should become the next chief of the European Commission, giving themselves a short deadline to agree on the bloc's top jobs and a target of assigning half of them to women.
May 29, 2019

Independent Research Firm Names dotData as a Leader Among Automation-Focused Machine Learning Solutions

dotData Enterprise Receives a Differentiated Rating, the Highest Possible Score, in Seven of Ten Criteria; Cited as AutoML’s Best Kept Secret
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 29, 2019

Trump EPA overruled career staff on smog at Wisconsin county seeking to host key plant, emails show

Politically appointed U.S. environmental officials last year overruled concerns of career scientists about air pollution in a Wisconsin county where U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed for a factory to be built by Foxconn Technology Co., newly released internal emails show. Trump has been a supporter...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 29, 2019

'Entire' North Korean WMD program violates U.N. security council resolutions, U.S. says

North Korea's "entire" weapons of mass destruction program violates U.N. Security Council resolutions, the U.S. State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday, when asked about recent missile launches by Pyongyang.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 29, 2019

France pledges to fight for plant where GE plans 1,044 job cuts

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday he would fight to save jobs at a General Electric Co. (GE) factory in eastern France where more than 1,000 posts are threatened.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2019

Japan the new 'leader of the liberal order in Asia,' top Australian think tank says

Japan has become "the quintessential smart power" and the new "leader of the liberal order in Asia," according to a new index of power in the region published Wednesday by a leading Australian think tank.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 28, 2019

All aboard: the art of sampling Japan's railways

In the rest of the world, trainspotting is something of a niche hobby, but in Japan it is much more mainstream. Combine a natural predilection for hobbies with a massive proliferation of railways and you naturally get train enthusiasts.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 28, 2019

Yu Araki: What you get is what you see

The minimalist elegance of Yu Araki's 'Le Souvenir Du Japon' at first seems to be an affirmation of civilization and the redemptive possibilities of beauty; however, within the gorgeous setup is a postcolonial ambivalence about the social and historical conditions of 'taste.'
EDITORIALS
May 28, 2019

The EU muddles through election

Voters' confirmation of support for the European project echoes Tokyo's own sentiment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 28, 2019

What it takes to foster innovation in Japan

The key concepts behind innovation are diversity and excellent higher education.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2019

There might be a method to Trump's madness

A defector from the authoritarian regime sees a U.S. president carefully keeping his options open.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2019

Europe's populists don't look so healthy close up

Matteo Salvini's League aside, parties hostile to the European integration project performed about the same as in 2014.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2019

Britain's great Brexit divide is getting deeper

Both big political parties lost the European elections and are faced with existential decisions about where they stand on Europe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2019

How will the U.S.-China trade war end?

After 117 consecutive months of economic expansion, the U.S. could soon find itself thrown back into a painful recession, owing to disruptions caused by its own trade policy.
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.
Japan is warming up to tattoos — just not permanent ones
Tattoos have a complex history in Japan, but new types of temporary ink are letting locals curious about body art experiment without the commitment.
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.

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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