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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 14, 2019

Trump seen edging toward border deal to avert a 'terrible' second U.S. shutdown

President Donald Trump is eyeing a path to avoid another government shutdown where he would reluctantly accept the congressional border-security deal and attempt to tap other funds for his wall.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2019

Islamic State says it attacked Nigerian governor's convoy, leaving 42 dead

Islamic State claimed responsibility on Wednesday for an attack on the convoy of a state governor who was headed to a rally in northeastern Nigeria ahead of Saturday's presidential election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 14, 2019

Trump ex-lawyer Michael Cohen to testify in public hearing: attorney

U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, will testify in a public hearing before Congress where he plans to talk about why he decided he could no longer defend the actions of his former boss, Cohen's attorney said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 14, 2019

Paul Manafort claims he didn't break plea deal with U.S. by lying, challenges Robert Mueller to prove otherwise

Paul Manafort says he didn't lie and special counsel Robert Mueller can't prove he did.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 13, 2019

Wrestlers put aside differences to promote U.S. sumo

Kelly Gneiting is a religious fundamentalist.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Feb 13, 2019

Starting fresh in Tokyo is easier than you think

I know what you're thinking: Moving to Tokyo is going to be a whole world of stress. That's what I thought at least. There was the language barrier, the fact that I had no idea where in the city I wanted to live and the innumerable articles I'd read online providing helpful information on just how next-to-impossible...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2019

The battle over Huawei 'spyware'

The real aim of the American authorities is to address the security threat that Huawei poses to the U.S.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 13, 2019

Japan's women need more than office jobs

If the country wants to slow its population decline, it must abolish its two-track labor system.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 13, 2019

Twenty years after frontman Shinji Sato's death, Fishmans is still walking in the rhythm

In the eternal present of modern listening, when the entire history of recorded sound is just a few clicks away, some music reverberates for longer. That's been the case with Fishmans, a cult Japanese act from the 1990s whose blend of dub rhythms and dream-pop reverie continues to lure new fans 20 years...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 13, 2019

'Born Bone Born': A family reunited by a skeletal bath

Having attended a few funerals here and seen dozens more on the screen, I thought I knew a bit about the ceremonies and rituals surrounding death in Japan. But "Born Bone Born" by comedian and director Toshiyuki Teruya (aka Gori) proved me wrong — at least about his native Okinawa.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 13, 2019

Osaka's split with coach shocks tennis world

Deep into the Melbourne night on Jan. 26, the newly crowned world No. 1 was still fielding questions from a room full of reporters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2019

Top U.S. military brass cautiously optimistic on North Korean diplomacy despite claim Kim won't relinquish his nukes

The top U.S. military commander for Asia and the head of American forces in South Korea have both expressed rare cautious optimism on diplomatic progress with North Korea while also reiterating earlier intelligence assessments that the country was unlikely to relinquish its nuclear arsenal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2019

Olympic and Paralympic venues on track to be completed in time for summer test events

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic venues are on course to be completed in time for test events to be held there later this year, games organizers said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2019

Wreck of USS Hornet, from which first WWII airborne attack on Japan was launched, found in South Pacific

The discovery of the wreck of the USS Hornet aircraft carrier, which played a key role in several monumental points during World War II including the Doolittle Raid on Japan and the pivotal Battle of Midway, was announced Tuesday by U.S. researchers, more than 75 years after the vessel was sunk.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 13, 2019

Abe's remark that DPJ rule was 'like a nightmare' sparks opposition fury as Japan elections loom

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and opposition heavyweight Katsuya Okada argued emotionally in the Diet on Tuesday over Abe's recent remark that Japan was going through a "nightmare" before his Liberal Democratic Party returned to power in 2012.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2019

U.S. immigration officer union opposes Trump pick to lead ICE, citing past racially tinged remarks

A union representing U.S. immigration and customs agents urged the Senate on Tuesday to block confirmation of President Donald Trump's nominee to head the immigration enforcement agency, citing past racially tinged and controversial comments.
EDITORIALS
Feb 12, 2019

Implement support measures for new immigration law

The government needs to accelerate its efforts to take the necessary steps to prepare for welcoming foreign workers.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 12, 2019

The state that accepted Japanese-Americans

The relationship between Japan and Colorado has been fantastic, in part because how the state's governor treated Japanese-Americans during World War II.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2019

Europe and the new nuclear arms race

With the likely demise of the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Europe is entering a potentially dangerous period.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2019

South America is a battlefield in the new cold war

The Venezuela crisis is a test of Russian and Chinese power in America's backyard.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2019

How good advice on skin cancer can be bad for your blood pressure

A lack of sun puts darker-skinned people at greater risk for hypertension.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 12, 2019

Nissan reports Carlos Ghosn's alleged ¥9.2 billion in understated income on firm's earnings statement

The automaker also slashed its full-year profit forecasts amid sluggish demand in the North America market and other markets worldwide.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 12, 2019

Rika Kihira, Shoma Uno lead gold haul for Japan

It was a banner weekend for Japan on the ice, with Rika Kihira and Shoma Uno taking the gold medals at the Four Continents Championships and Satoko Miyahara and Koshiro Shimada doing the same at the Bavarian Open.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 12, 2019

Japan squad set for big challenges

The players and staff seemed relaxed. That is a good indication of their state of mind as they get into the final window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers.
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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