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WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2018

Ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon sets up populist group to paralyze EU

Former Donald Trump political strategist Steve Bannon and a top associate have created a Brussels-based political organization intended to undermine, and ultimately paralyze, the European Union, Bannon and the associate told Reuters.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 23, 2018

Duterte vows to continue 'relentless and chilling' war on drugs in the Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed during his annual State of the Nation address Monday to pursue his war on drugs, saying it would be as "relentless and chilling" as before.
JAPAN / History
Jul 23, 2018

Tojo was convinced of victory before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, newly unearthed memo shows

Just hours before the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Prime Minister Gen. Hideki Tojo was “perfectly relieved” and “tipsy,” convinced Japan would win against the United States.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2018

Olympics minister Shunichi Suzuki lays out keys for successful Tokyo Games

The clock is always ticking at the same speed.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2018

Why do you keep silent, Mr. Xi?

China should not repeat Japan's mistake of underestimating the resoluteness of America.
EDITORIALS
Jul 23, 2018

The wrong time to ease pressure on Pyongyang

Japan cannot rely on economic pressure alone. It must prepare a more sophisticated and variegated diplomatic strategy to engage North Korea.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2018

Fossil fuel doublespeak

Too many government are supporting the expansion of fossil fuel production.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 23, 2018

When a trade agreement represents a global vision

Japan and the EU are making it clear the appetite for trade deals remains strong.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 23, 2018

Osaka quake adds to misunderstandings of active faults

Seismologists should do away with the misleading term 'active fault.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2018

Regional gas and electric heavyweights Kepco and Osaka Gas slug it out in Kansai region battleground

Retail power and gas heavyweights Kansai Electric Power, or Kepco, and Osaka Gas are locked in a struggle for dominance in the Kansai region — which includes Osaka, the nation's second-biggest city, and boasts an economy nearly the size of South Korea's.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 23, 2018

Wherever you go in Japanese, you'll always find your 'tokoro'

The word 'tokoro' can be used to pin down a place in space, time or in a more abstract sense.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jul 23, 2018

Kids cheer on their bugs at the Kabutomushi Sumo Competition

The National Kabutomushi Sumo Tournament, where rhinoceros beetles are made to fight on tree branches instead of sumo rings, was held recently in Yamagata Prefecture.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 23, 2018

Let's discuss the flooding disaster in western Japan

Thousands of people are still staying at shelters, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, after special storm warnings were issued in eight prefectures in western and southwestern Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 23, 2018

Cambodian opposition figures say they have been silenced in lead-up to election

In June last year, Khoeun Virath was elected as a commune councilor in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, but months later his political party was banned and most of its leadership fled into exile — so now he works as a tuk-tuk driver to make ends meet.
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BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2018

No chance for currency war despite Trump tweets, Treasury chief assures

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says there's no chance of a currency war erupting.
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WORLD / Society
Jul 23, 2018

India vows justice as Muslims fear being left off border state Assam's citizen list

India said on Sunday people whose names are missing from a list of citizens to be issued by a border state this month will not be detained, amid concerns that Muslims will be targeted under the guise of detecting illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.
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BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2018

White House to showcase U.S. products as trade battles loom, even by makers opposed to Trump tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump will showcase American-made products ranging from beef jerky and cowboy boots to the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jet on Monday, as his administration wages trade battles on a series of fronts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2018

3,000 working to fight fast-spreading California wildfire nearing Yosemite park

A raging California mountain blaze that has already killed one firefighter grew over the weekend and bore down on Yosemite National Park, prompting the closure of some smoke-choked campgrounds and roads at the popular tourist destination.
WORLD / Society
Jul 23, 2018

As Seattle gentrifies, blacks no longer feel welcome

Not so long ago, few whites wanted to live in Seattle's diverse Central District, so it housed the people who had no choice.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2018

Accused Russian agent Maria Butina met in 2015 with U.S. Treasury, Fed officials

Accused Russian agent Maria Butina had wider high-level contacts in Washington than previously known, taking part in 2015 meetings between a visiting Russian official and two senior officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury Department.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2018

Green light for casinos offers jackpot to Japanese companies

Let the competition begin.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Jul 22, 2018

Coaching experts trade ideas at workshop

We have seen various types of unreasonable harassment problems surrounding Japanese sports, especially in school athletics, over the last several years.

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