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BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2018

G20 summit backs WTO reform ahead of Trump-Xi trade talks

The leaders of the world's largest economies on Saturday backed an overhaul of the global body that regulates international trade disputes, ahead of high-stakes talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping aimed at defusing a trade war.
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WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2018

Mexican presidents' home opened to public for first time

Dazzled Mexicans filed into the opulent residence of their presidents on Saturday, when the new government threw open its doors in a highly symbolic moment one visitor likened to entering the Palace of Versailles in the French Revolution.
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WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2018

In first speech, Mexican President Lopez Obrador vows to stop 'rapacious' elite

Veteran leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took office as Mexican president on Saturday, vowing to see off a "rapacious" elite in a country struggling with corruption, chronic poverty and gang violence on the doorstep of the United States.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2018

Common Japanese language test eyed for new visas

To pass the test, applicants will need to have Japanese skills good enough for daily life.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Dec 1, 2018

Top flight: Japan's drone racers are go!

The tranquility of a warm autumn morning in Chiba Prefecture is broken by three shapes streaking through the sky above a rugby field.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 1, 2018

Question mark hangs over holiday reshuffles

The Diet passed a bill in June that will shift certain national holidays in 2020 to ease traffic congestion during the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Marine Day, which is usually the third Monday of July, will be moved to July 23, the day before the opening ceremony, while Sports Day, normally the second Monday...
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018

Magazines explore the inevitability of death and taxes

From this week, beneath the glitter of tinsel and glimmer of outdoor seasonal illumination, the bonenkai (year-end party) season begins in earnest.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Dec 1, 2018

Developing a coffee break for the Philippines

Katuhisa Ota's drive for social development led to a grassroots coffee venture in Mindanao that aims to help locals and promote fair trade.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 1, 2018

At Ikoyi, Philosopher-chef Jeremy Chan gets to the core of deliciousness

The word 'intense' is frequently used by friends and colleagues to describe Jeremy Chan, the 31-year-old philosopher-chef behind restaurant Ikoyi, which serves global interpretations of West African cuisine in the center of London.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Cultivating Craft
Dec 1, 2018

Ise Kadoya: Bringing craft beer into the mainstream

Compared to the typical American craft beer company, many craft beer companies in Japan belong to larger, sometimes much older, parent companies. One of the clearest examples of this is Ise Kadoya Microbrewery.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 1, 2018

Netflix hopes to attract new anime fans with old favorites

After launching in Japan in September 2015, Netflix has aggressively gone after the nation’s streaming market with an array of content. Original programming such as “Aggretsuko,” “Terrace House” and a reboot of “Ainori” have helped capture the attention of many cordcutters who want the...
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CULTURE / Books
Dec 1, 2018

Submitting to the masters on Onomichi's Path of Literature

The Onomichi Path of Literature is a short 1-kilometer walking trail that introduces the many famous literary masters associated with the Japan Heritage city.
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Dec 1, 2018

Escape from the everyday with Miyuki Miyabe's 'Brave Story'

Miyuki Miyabe's 'Brave Story' tackles pertinent adolescent issues that are juxtaposed against a supernatural realm of fantasy.
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018

Seiichi Yamamoto's 'Ginga': Musings from an underground music legend

Seiichi Yamamoto's 'Ginga,' originally released in Japanese in 2009 and translated into English by Kato David Hopkins this year, compiles highlights from Yamamoto's column for Guitar Magazine.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Dec 1, 2018

Japan Times 1968: Bandit steals ¥294 million in daring daylight robbery

A young man posing as a motorcycle policeman robbed a bank car of u00a5294 million in cash in a daring broad daylight robbery on a highway in Fuchu in western Tokyo on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL
Dec 1, 2018

Utsunomiya to host 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, has been chosen to host next year's FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final, basketball's global governing body announced on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 1, 2018

Japan coach Julio Lamas says team won't take Kazakhstan lightly

One night after its crushing victory over Qatar in the second round of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers, the Akatsuki Five have no intention of lowering their guard even for a bit.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 1, 2018

IOC leader Thomas Bach speaks out on many issues

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the organization is still reviewing multiple proposals concerning the possibility of extreme heat during the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2018

Gene editing: Repeating nature's experiment

A mutation sometime in the last 3,000 years already gave some Europeans the immunity that a scientist claims to have recreated in an embryo.
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WORLD
Dec 1, 2018

Iran's global disinformation

Website Nile Net Online promises Egyptians "true news" from its offices in the heart of Cairo's Tahrir Square, "to expand the scope of freedom of expression in the Arab world."
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COMMUNITY
Dec 1, 2018

'We felt the need to mix it up: Japanese and hip-hop culture'

It has been a hot year for viral dance challenges and Japan has had its fair share. The most notable was the craze surrounding Da Pump's "U.S.A.," attempted by everyone from teenagers on TikTok to U.S. Marines on YouTube.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 1, 2018

Too young to vote, children strike, protest and sue for climate action

Skipping school, marching on the streets and suing governments, children who are too young to vote are demanding more action on climate change as world leaders gather at a major U.N. summit in Poland.
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JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018

Princess Aiko turns 17, says she is enjoying school life

Princess Aiko, the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, turned 17 on Saturday.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 1, 2018

Japanese scientists and doctors blast birth of gene-edited babies

Japanese scientists and doctors have condemned the birth of gene-edited twin babies, claimed by a Chinese researcher earlier this week.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight