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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2019

Massacre in New Zealand shows how violent videos can evade tech giants' radar

The Friday massacre at two New Zealand mosques, live-streamed to the world, was not the first internet broadcast of a violent crime, but it showed that stopping gory footage from spreading online persists as a major challenge for tech companies despite years of investment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2019

Suspect in Christchurch shootings charged with murder in first court appearance

The main suspect in mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques was charged with one count of murder a day after an attack that killed 49 people and wounded dozens, prompting the prime minister to vow reform of the country's gun laws.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 15, 2019

Approval rate for Abe's Cabinet sags to 39% in latest survey

The Cabinet saw its approval rate this month drop 3.4 points to 39.0 percent and its disapproval rate climb 1.9 points to 36.4 percent, a recent opinion poll shows.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 15, 2019

Sumo 101: Closed stables

There are currently 46 heya (stables) in sumo.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2019

At B20 in Tokyo, world business leaders urge stronger cooperation on looming challenges

As confidence in free trade appears to be waning mainly due to U.S. foreign policy and Brexit, international business leaders said Friday that stronger cross-border cooperation is needed more than ever to prevent further damage to the principles of globalization.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2019

Japan to put robotics prowess on show during 2020 Olympics by helping staff and visitors alike

Acting on its aim to make the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics "the most innovative in history," organizers on Friday unveiled robots that will be deployed to assist spectators and staff during the games.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 15, 2019

Galleries galore! Tokyo’s must-visit museums

Which are the best museums to visit when in Tokyo? Read on to find our favorite galleries and exhibition spaces, exhibiting everything from fine art to the weird and the wonderful.
EDITORIALS
Mar 15, 2019

The Brexit hole gets deeper

British lawmakers seem to think they hold all the cards in this situation and the EU will meekly acquiesce to whatever they want. They're wrong.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2019

Britain's next great Brexit mistake

A short delay before the U.K. leaves the EU won't work — Brexit should be canceled.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 15, 2019

Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange founder Mark Karpeles gets suspended term for falsifying data but is cleared of embezzlement

Mark Karpeles gets a suspended term for data manipulation related to the scandalous disappearance of 850,000 bitcoins in 2014 but is found not guilty of embezzlement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2019

Trump's fantasy budget

The budget proposal is riddled with gimmicks and unrealistic assumptions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2019

Tripling in value of Binance Coin, the cryptocurrency of the hour, echoes bitcoin's glory days

The cryptocurrency boom appears to be alive and well for Binance, the world's largest digital-asset exchange by trading volume.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Mar 15, 2019

Japan's Netflix contender bets on youth-driven viral hits

On a Friday night at a downtown Tokyo television studio, 12 teen models with cutesy nicknames like "Ayamin" and "Kyokyo" are waiting nervously to find out who has won coveted spots on the cover of Popteen magazine, a Japanese fashion bible.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2019

After 60 years in exile, Dalai Lama is still an inspiration back home in Tibet and a concern for China

It has been six decades since the Dalai Lama fled into exile, but in the isolated mountain hamlet where he was born, he remains very much on the minds of devotees and Chinese authorities alike.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 15, 2019

Your 'Japanese experience' doesn't have to be 'Japanese only'

After living in Japan for a while you start to notice certain personality types popping up in the international community, particularly among English teachers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Mar 15, 2019

As population declines, Fukushima Prefecture to lose 15 of its 96 high schools

The Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education will reduce its number of prefecture-run high schools by 15 by the end of fiscal 2023 as the region continues to struggle with a dwindling number of students due to a declining birthrate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 15, 2019

Brazil city mourns eight victims of school attack

Stunned family members on Thursday prepared to bury the eight victims of a school shooting in Brazil, along with the two attackers who carried out the violence, and grappled to understand why the bloodshed took place.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 15, 2019

Sex, lies and video: Scandals rock K-pop world

Police in South Korea questioned two K-pop stars and two other singers resigned on Thursday, as accusations of sex tapes, prostitutes and secret chat about rape rocked the music industry and hit entertainment stocks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 15, 2019

Senior prosecutor Andrew Weissmann to leave U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller's team soon

One of U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller's top prosecutors will soon leave his post, a Mueller spokesman said on Thursday, confirming a move likely to add fuel to speculation that the Russia investigation is nearing a conclusion.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 15, 2019

Rockets fired from Gaza at Tel Aviv for first time since 2014, Israeli military says

Two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at the Tel Aviv area on Thursday, setting off sirens, the Israeli military said, and several explosions were heard.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
Tropical Storm Peipah brings heavy rain to parts of western Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings of landslides and other disasters due to heavy rainfall in several areas.
Trump signs order reducing tariffs on Japanese autos
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, shake hands.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Japan alerting consumers to cash-on-delivery problems
In fiscal 2024 through March this year, the National Consumers Affairs Center received inquiries and gave advice on problems associated with cash-on-delivery services.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

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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We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
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