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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2018

Typhoon swings toward Honshu, threatening to bring more misery to western Japan

More trouble projected for flood-hit western Japan as Typhoon Jongdari nears on unusual path.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2018

Japan sends last six Aum death row inmates to the gallows

Some speculate the Justice Ministry wanted to draw a curtain on the shocking crimes before the end of the Heisei Era, set for next April.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 25, 2018

Seoul in talks with 'related countries' to formally declare end to Korean War: report

South Korea's foreign minister said Sunday that the nation is in talks with "related countries" to formally end the Korean War, local media said Wednesday, after an earlier report suggested Seoul was seeking to declare an end to the conflict in late August.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 25, 2018

As Japan endures record heat wave, large population of elderly at highest risk

When heat waves strike the nation, it is Japan's large population of elderly people who suffer the most — a situation that can only get worse as the society grays.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2018

Record-breaking high temperatures likely a 'new normal' for Japan, experts warn

Official climate forecasts and experts are warning that the recent rise in temperatures is likely to become the new normal in the years ahead.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 24, 2018

LDP lawmaker Mio Sugita faces backlash after describing LGBT people as 'unproductive'

A ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker has drawn a fierce backlash after labeling the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community "unproductive" in terms of childbirth, and warning that a society that accepts same-sex relationships risks "increasing unhappy people."
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 / History
Jul 21, 2018

Re-examining the Korean armistice: Give peace a chance

Ahead of the 65th anniversary of the truce that ended hostilities during the Korean War, we examine the conflict's mixed legacy in Japan.
Japan Times
Reference / EXPLAINER,Q&A
Jul 20, 2018

Q&A: How to survive this year's scorching summer in Japan

This year's heat wave is again lethal, having already killed over 30 people and sent more than 10,000 to hospitals since July 9 due to heat exhaustion and heatstroke.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2018

Japan and the European Union complete trade deal accounting for 30 percent of world's GDP

Abe and top EU leaders signed an economic partnership agreement Tuesday in Tokyo in a bid to counter a rise in global protectionism.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jul 16, 2018

Three Mount Fuji trails open for the climbing season

The three trails on the Shizuoka Prefecture side of Mount Fuji opened on July 10 at the start of the climbing season.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 16, 2018

Let's discuss the death penalty in Japan

While the execution of cult founder Shoko Asahara may offer a degree of closure on a string of crimes that shocked Japan, it also creates an opportunity for further debate about the death penalty.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2018

No foreign nationals listed among dead in western Japan rain disasters, survey of prefectures shows

Fourteen prefectures hit by recent heavy rain and landslides in western Japan have not recorded any foreign nationals as having died or gone missing, a Japan Times phone survey of local governments has found.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 10, 2018

Naoyuki Uwasawa, Fighters maintain mastery over Hawks

When Naoyuki Uwasawa wasn't on the mound doing his part to hold down the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters starter was busy standing up to celebrate another big hit by one of teammates.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 10, 2018

Trump calls statement with North Korea's Kim 'a contract,' suggests China may be interfering in nuclear talks

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday referred to a vague joint statement agreed to at his landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore last month as a "contract," saying he believed Kim would "honor" the agreement while also pointing a finger at China for "exerting negative pressure."...
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jul 9, 2018

'Hidden Christian' sites added to World Heritage list

UNESCO has decided to add 12 sites in southwestern Japan linked to the history of the country's persecuted Christians to the World Heritage list.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 6, 2018

Aum Shinrikyo guru Shoko Asahara and six other cult members hanged for mass murders

Shoko Asahara, founder of the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo and mastermind behind the deadly 1995 nerve gas attack in the Tokyo subway system is executed.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 6, 2018

Giants' Tomoyuki Sugano makes complete turnaround against Carp

Tomoyuki Sugano had a week to stew over his poor performance in his last game against the Hiroshima Carp.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2018

At least eight dead, 46 missing as record heavy rainfall continues to pound western, central parts of nation

Record heavy rainfall continued to pound western and central parts of the nation Saturday, leaving at least eight people dead and 46 others missing due to landslides and swollen rivers, according to the the Meteorological Agency.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Dollar’s decline is fueling dislocations across Asian currencies
A worker counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2022.
Tariff talks with U.S. seen influencing Japan's Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters about Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations at his official residence on Saturday.
‘Drop the price’: Behind the pushback on Nintendo’s Switch 2
Excitement for Nintendo's next console is high, but a vocal contingent of fans are voicing criticism over the company's pricing strategy.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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