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JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 25, 2018

Aichi team develops self-driving robots to tackle labor shortage in farming

Amid a severe shortage of manpower, a team comprised of researchers from private companies and a university in Aichi Prefecture is working on developing a self-driving robot that uses cutting-edge technology to support flower-growing farmers.
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WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2018

Migrants 'knock at front door' for asylum after Trump crackdown

More Mexicans and Central Americans are lining up to make asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border as word spreads of a U.S. crackdown on families crossing illegally and the threat of brutal gangs lying in wait if they go it alone.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 25, 2018

Senegal manager Aliou Cisse points finger at defensive lapses after World Cup draw with Japan

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse criticized his team for letting Japan equalize twice in their World Cup Group H match on Sunday and said he expected more from central defenders Kalidou Koulibaly and Salif Sane.
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WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2018

Undocumented immigrants who 'invade' U.S. don't need due process: Trump

President Donald Trump ratcheted up his demands on immigration policy, saying that people who "invade" the U.S. illegally should be deported immediately without court hearings trial or other normal judicial processes.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Jun 24, 2018

Two Japan Supreme Court cases clarify when discrimination against fixed-term workers is OK

June 1, 2018, saw two verdicts from two similar cases handed down by the Supreme Court, both based on the 2012 amendment to the Labor Contract Law.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Jun 24, 2018

Fishing leader reignites industry potential

Hagi Oshima Sendanmaru is a fishing fleet consisting of about 60 fishermen on Oshima Island in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Since 2011, Chika Tsubouchi, 32, has been leading a project to deliver a portion of catches directly to restaurants and individual customers instead of going through the fish market....
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 24, 2018

Show some respect: A chow chow named Kikome

Kikome is a 5-month-old black chow chow, an ancient breed of dog that originated in China.
EDITORIALS
Jun 24, 2018

Japan rethinks its LNG policy

Japan's readiness to invest in global liquid natural gas projects is a critical shift in the right direction.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2018

Rediscovering the promise of nuclear power

Fears about radiation are vastly exaggerated, and the potential of nuclear power is unmatched by other renewables.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 24, 2018

Masatoshi Naito: 'The other face' of Japan

When Masatoshi Naito first began researching Tohoku folklore, he expected to find places 'haunted with a macabre atmosphere.' Instead, he stumbled into a vivacious traditional society 'filled with elderly women who throw boisterous bashes all night long.'
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CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jun 24, 2018

Can Japanese 'light novels' remain publishing heavyweights?

Two years ago, light novel publisher Kadokawa added Thailand to its list of foreign publishing investments, which already includes Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia and the United States. Now there are signs that English-language readers are catching on.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jun 24, 2018

Former mentors inspire 'pay it forward' approach

American Peter Jennings vividly remembers the day he was called into his CEO's office. “He said, u2018I have a question for you. Would you be interested in another overseas assignment as president of Dow in Japan?' I was totally surprised, but thrilled to have the opportunity,” Jennings recalled during a recent interview in Tokyo.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 24, 2018

Neymar gets emotional at World Cup

APNeymar is hurting, probably physically and almost for sure emotionally.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 24, 2018

Despite hype, Japan's envoys skeptical an Abe-Kim summit would be productive

Despite growing media hype, key Japanese bureaucrats and politicians warn against expecting any big breakthroughs if Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jun 24, 2018

Osaka gears up for final stage of 2025 World Expo bid

With less than five months to go until the host of the 2025 World Expo is decided, Osaka is gearing up for a final push that will include efforts to raise local enthusiasm and draw international attention with financial incentives for countries that can't afford to attend the event.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jun 24, 2018

Kansai entities team up on U.N. development goals as Japan angles for World Expo

When the Group of 20 summit takes place in Osaka a year from now, the bulk of media reporting and commentary will no doubt emphasize what the presidents and prime ministers say about the international financial or geopolitical crisis of the moment, and what dramas are taking place among world leaders...
JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Jun 23, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: Japan experiences a hangover

The Japan Times presents the second installment of a monthly 12-part series that looks back at the leading issues of the past three decades.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 23, 2018

Public remains ignorant of the hazards associated with smoking

“Secondhand smoke” describes the fumes in the air that result from someone smoking tobacco. “Sidestream smoke” (fukuryūen) comes off the tip of the cigarette itself rather than out of the mouth of the person smoking it. Since sidestream smoke is estimated to make up about 85 percent of environmental...
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 23, 2018

Struggling to stay on top of fake social media posts in a disaster

Shortly after the Kansai region was rattled by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake on June 18, photos of the damage started popping up on social media. Tweets showed a bookstore that looked as if it had been turned upside-down, a damaged electronic sign at a train station and shattered glass in front of a ticket...
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 23, 2018

Tulio Andrade: 'Diversity is beautiful'

Tulio Andrade, cultural attache to the Brazilian Embassy in Tokyo, opens up about soft power, cultural differences and LGBTQ issues in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jun 23, 2018

Is farming in Japan on its last legs?

With a declining agricultural workforce, there are concerns about how Japan will tackle food self-sufficiency and maintain its landscapes, cultural heritage and vitality of its countryside villages.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 23, 2018

Marriage is not always the bed of roses it's supposed to be

Whenever you read about people doing things you yourself would never dream of doing, you naturally wonder: Is it a warped individual nature that is to blame? Is it the nature of the time, the place, the circumstances?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 23, 2018

'The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories': Memorable shorts from the greats of modern literature

From Haruki Murakami to Natsume Soseki, 'The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories' serves up a feast of literature, a smorgasbord of over 30 widely varied modern Japanese writers.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2018

Trendy bans on plastic straws are bunk

Skipping straws may be hip. But there are much better ways to fight pollution.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 23, 2018

Mt. Gox creditors get new avenue in years-long attempt to recover bitcoin losses

Things may be looking up for creditors of Mt. Gox, which was the world's biggest bitcoin exchange before going in flames after saying thousands of bitcoins had disappeared.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2018

Iran doesn't expect oil customers — including Japan — to get sanctions waivers

Iran doesn't believe buyers of its oil — including Japan — will get waivers from Washington following its renewal of sanctions, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Friday.

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