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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 12, 2018

This Tokyo Scout's been there, done that, got all the merit badges — and more

Thanks to a rule change, Japan resident Austin Koslow is possibly the most decorated Scout ever in the U.S. branch of the movement.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 12, 2018

More than a century on, Baden-Powell's Scouts span 169 nations, including Japan

Those in Japan wishing to join the movement can take their pick between the Scout Association of Japan and the Boy Scouts of America.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 12, 2018

Former Yomiuri great Warren Cromartie wants to see more passion from NPB clubs

Warren Cromartie was one of the greats of his day during his time with the Yomiuri Giants from 1984-1990. He was one of the Central League's best players and a popular figure on Japan's most popular team.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2018

Why is the center-left receding worldwide?

Parties on both the left and right in developing countries have entered into a chaotic age.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2018

All the anonymous b.s. that's fit to print

Trump shouldn't be president. Why is the Times breaking its ethics guidelines to tell us what everyone already knows?
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2018

Climate, hurricanes and the hazards of connecting dots

Warming certainly effects tropical storms, but how?
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2018

Work begins on repairing Kansai airport's bridge with an aim of restarting rail services by end of month

West Nippon Expressway Co. plans to finish removing a heavily-damaged 2,000-ton girder on the causeway to Kansai International Airport, the nation's third-busiest air hub, by Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2018

Hokkaido quake throws lives of small town's residents into chaos

Evacuees from the town of Abira face ongoing uncertainty as they grapple with losses caused by the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck Hokkaido on Sept. 6.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2018

Japan's Kubota admits falsifying data for metal components

Tractor-maker Kubota Corp. said Wednesday it had falsified data for metal rolling components, joining other Japanese manufacturers that have admitted in the past year to faulty inspections or data manipulation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2018

Russia launches biggest war games in decades

Russia began its biggest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union on Tuesday close to its border with China, mobilizing 300,000 troops in a show of force that will include joint exercises with the Chinese army.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2018

Pioneer secures $540 million rescue from Baring Private Equity

Pioneer Corp. said it had secured up to ¥60 billion ($540 million) with a planned share issue to Baring Private Equity Asia — a lifeline after its bet on car navigation systems to survive tumultuous times flopped.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 12, 2018

As Idlib offensive looms, thousands of Syrians flee to border villages

Syrians escaping violence in Idlib have arrived in villages near the Turkish border in droves, the U.N. humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said Monday, fearing Damascus will launch a full-blown assault on the rebel stronghold.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 12, 2018

Obama weighed pre-emptive strike against North Korea after fifth nuclear blast and missile tests near Japan in 2016, Woodward book claims

Former U.S. President Barack Obama considered a pre-emptive strike on North Korea after it conducted its fifth nuclear test in September 2016, just days after lobbing three medium-range ballistic missiles 1,000 kilometers into Japan's exclusive economic zone, according to a book by Watergate journalist...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2018

China's small farmers pose huge challenge in swine fever battle

Even after 14 outbreaks of African swine fever across China in just over a month, pig farmer Wang Wu does not believe the threat to his livelihood is real.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2018

Hokkaido power station restart to take longer than expected: minister

Fully restarting Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s main power plant, the Tomato-Atsuma coal power station, is now expected to take more than a month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 11, 2018

A U.S.-China 'Plaza Accord'?

It seems highly likely that the current trade dispute between the U.S. and China will develop into a fierce conflict over currency and high-tech industries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 11, 2018

'Omotenashi' underlies Japan's low economic productivity

On a narrow side street in a residential neighborhood in the suburbs of Tokyo, a new apartment building is being built from scratch. Six construction workers are putting up the four-story building using prefabricated parts, while another six workers are manning the different roads leading into the construction...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 11, 2018

Japan must do more to support its alliance with the U.S.

Tokyo will have to invest more energy in its long-standing security partnership with Washington.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2018

The Swedish vote is another populist failure

The election was a warning to centrists to do more to integrate immigrants.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2018

Supertyphoon brewing in Pacific forecast to hit Taiwan and Philippines before bearing down on Hong Kong

A supertyphoon is intensifying in the Pacific and is forecast to barrel through the Philippines and Taiwan this week before heading to Hong Kong and south China.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 11, 2018

The Lagerphones look to charm Japan one coffee shop at a time

If you're in a foreign band trying to plan a tour in Japan, you sometimes need to improvise when it comes to booking venues. That may be why you're more likely to find Australian six-piece The Lagerphones at a cozy cafe than a grimy Shibuya live house.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Sep 11, 2018

Yuto Kishina battles hard to earn first JGP medal of career

Yuto Kishina kept Japan's medal streak alive in the Junior Grand Prix this season by bringing home the bronze at the Lithuania JGP in Kaunas on Saturday.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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
By Mai Yoshikawa

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