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JAPAN
Aug 31, 2018

Justice Ministry to enforce rule designating number of weeks Japanese-language schools must be in session

The measure is intended to ensure that students who enter Japan to learn the language do not spend the majority of their stay working.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2018

Melting ice in Arctic Ocean opening up new faster, cheaper energy trade route

A new trade route for energy supplies is opening up north of the Arctic Circle as some of the warmest temperatures on record shrink ice caps that used to lock ships out of the area.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 31, 2018

Predicting Trump: Chinese turn to fortune tellers to divine trade war

As analysts crunch trade data and political commentators dissect official statements for signs of how the Sino-American trade war will develop, some ordinary Chinese are using different sources to predict U.S. President Donald Trump's next moves: fortune tellers.
Reader Mail
Aug 31, 2018

How North Korea and the U.S. kill

On Aug. 17, The Japan Times published an article titled "Seeking justice for Kim Jong Nam," about the killing of the half-brother of the North Korea's ruler. Below that article was a news item headlined "Libya militiamen get death for 2011 killings." I see great irony in these stories appearing on the...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2018

Trump won't say when he learned of Michael Cohen payment to Stormy Daniels

President Donald Trump refused Thursday to say whether he knew before the 2016 election about his former lawyer's $130,000 payment to a porn star, but said there was no campaign finance violation.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 31, 2018

Japan's factory output declines due to natural disasters and slowing exports, raising growth worries

The country's industrial output fell for a third straight month in July, as factory activity struggled to pick up due to slowing exports and flooding that disrupted production. This was compounded by global trade tensions that cloud the export-reliant economy's outlook.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 31, 2018

Trump reportedly ready to back $200 billion in China tariffs next week

President Donald Trump wants to move ahead with a plan to impose tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports as soon as a public-comment period concludes next week, according to six people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 31, 2018

Russia said failing in bid to tap more precise tech to block Telegram messenger services

Russia is experimenting with more precise technology to block individual online services after an attempt to shut down banned messaging service Telegram failed, but Moscow has yet to find a way to shut it down without hitting other traffic.
WORLD
Aug 31, 2018

As world changes, Europe rethinks strategic dependence on Trump's U.S.

In 1776, the New World declared independence from the old. Today, it is the Old World that is declaring independence from the new.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 31, 2018

French actor Gerard Depardieu faces rape probe, denies wrongdoing

Gerard Depardieu is being investigated by the Paris prosecutor over accusations of rape and sexual assault, a judicial source said — though the French actor denied any wrongdoing, his lawyer said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 31, 2018

Conservative media move to front line of battle to undermine Pope Francis

Last March, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano dined on the outskirts of Rome at the home of a conservative Italian Catholic journalist. Over pasta, fish and white wine, the prelate poured out his concern for the future of the Roman Catholic Church.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2018

Chilly working environments are sexist, says New York candidate Cynthia Nixon

Actress turned politician Cynthia Nixon is aiming to improve the climate for women across the United States ... by getting the room temperature turned up.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2018

China's 'Silicon Valley' threatens to swallow up Hong Kong

The completion of one of the world's longest bridges stands as the biggest monument to China's success in reuniting its colonial-era concessions.
Rugby / ADDING THE EXTRAS
Aug 30, 2018

Intense season awaits Top League

The 2018-19 Top League season kicks off Friday with plenty of changes to the format both on and off the field as the Japan Rugby Football Union looks to do all it can to ensure the Brave Blossoms are at their peak when Japan hosts the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 30, 2018

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers becomes NFL's highest-paid player with $134 million deal

Before he became the NFL's highest-paid player again, Aaron Rodgers wore a denim suit and cowboy hat that made him look as if he were going to serve as a chaperone at a square dance.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 30, 2018

China launches AI-backed platform to eliminate 'online rumors'

China has launched a platform, which includes a mobile app, that lets the public report "online rumors" and even uses artificial intelligence to identify reports that are false amid crackdown by Beijing on what it views as socially destabilizing content.

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