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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Dec 13, 2019

Hiroshima's middle school students wear bike helmets, so why not high schoolers?

A 33-year-old housewife in the city of Kure phoned the Chugoku Shimbun one day to convey her concern about her sixth-grade son. He will be attending a junior high school starting next spring and will be traveling there by bicycle, but he does not want to wear a helmet because he does not like its design....
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 10, 2019

Japan's Iran dilemma

Regional tensions require Tokyo to make a delicate compromise.
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LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Dec 10, 2019

Manga on Uighur woman's testimony of torture goes viral

Kyodo news looks at a manga that tells the experience of one Uighur woman.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2019

Macron eyes European leadership

If the U.S. declines play a uniting role in the democratic world, more parochial, divisive visions will come to the fore.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 7, 2019

News outlets take time to connect the dots in Kepco gift scandal

In September, media reported that 20 executives of Kansai Electric Power Co. (Kepco) had, for a decade or so, received almost ¥320 million worth of cash and gifts from Eiji Moriyama, the former deputy mayor of Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, who died in March at the age of 90. The compensation was presumably...
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LIFE / Travel / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Dec 7, 2019

Daisetsuzan: Life in the icy white forest

Winter lasts most of the year in Daisetsuzan, the high mountain range that stretches across the center of Hokkaido. Yet some animals live successfully and apparently quite happily in this frozen world.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 6, 2019

Oceans finally take center stage at COP25

Our first and most fundamental task in combating climate change is for the world to become carbon neutral by 2050.
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JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Dec 6, 2019

Girls revive previously male-dominated cheering squads

Typical cheerleading clubs in schools, known as ōendan, consist of men clad in black gakuran stand-up collar uniforms yelling vigorously and performing synchronized, dynamic choreographed moves to support sports teams.
Reader Mail
Dec 6, 2019

Parents should be equals in custody battles

Regarding the story "Parents sue state over custodial rights" in the Nov. 23 edition, I am a victim of the unfair system in Japan that deprives a parent of the right to share custody of a child.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2019

Trump is the least of NATO's problems

Unclear goals, bickering leaders and a changing world are pushing the alliance to the breaking point.
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CULTURE / Music
Dec 5, 2019

Steve Gadd: Drummer still 'laying it down,' 50 years on

Ahead of his band's tour of Japan, Steve Gadd discusses a career drumming for the likes of James Brown, Eric Clapton and Steely Dan.
EDITORIALS
Dec 4, 2019

Stop the sexual harassment of female job-seekers

The government, companies and universities must heed the voices of job-seekers who have experienced sexual harassment and tackle this serious issue in a sincere manner.
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LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Dec 3, 2019

Year-end, work-related drinking parties are falling into disfavor

A Kyodo article looks at the annoyance of mandatory end-of-year parties and outlines the best type to have — short and seldom.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 30, 2019

Japan skirts question about possibility of SDF dispatch to Russian-held islands off Hokkaido

The government has skirted a question about the possibility of sending Self-Defense Forces troops to four Russian-held isles off Hokkaido that are at the center of the two countries' territorial dispute.
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BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Nov 29, 2019

Toyota group member Aisin Seiki cuts low-priority meetings, reducing work hours as a result

Aisin Seiki Co., a Toyota group auto parts maker based in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, has set about conducting work-style reform, including abolishing dress codes and low-priority meetings to give its workers breathing room to come up with new ideas.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Nov 29, 2019

Sendai launches new waterway project to prevent city flooding

Deadly Typhoon Hagibis caused riverbanks to burst across Japan in October, and also led to sewer flooding around Sendai Station, known as the gateway to the Tohoku region, leaving roads and underground passages in the heart of the city underwater.
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JAPAN / Politics / The Argument: SDF Dispatch
Nov 28, 2019

Sending more SDF assets to Mideast will protect Japan's interests and raise its diplomatic profile

The government's plan to send the Self-Defense Forces to the Middle East is crucial for securing our economic interests, promoting regional peace and stability, and pursuing balanced diplomacy in the region.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 28, 2019

Toyama's Satoru Maeta making most of playing time in second season

A few up-and-coming players' names appear on the list of top Japanese scorers this season. They join many established players in providing an offensive spark for their respective teams.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 27, 2019

The summit that kick-started Okinawa's reversion

The decision to hand back Okinawa, one of the few times in history when land seized in war was returned peacefully — was reached over the course of several steps.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2019

U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn struggles to find antidote to anti-Semitic 'poison'

Inside an arts center in one of London's most multicultural districts, Jeremy Corbyn declared anti-Semitism "vile and wrong." Outside, the slogans emblazoned on two red vans were equally blunt. "A vote for Labour is a vote for racism," declared one. The other said simply: "Never Corbyn."
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 26, 2019

Anti-Semitism vile and wrong, U.K. Labour leader says after accusation from top rabbi

Anti-Semitism is vile and wrong and will not be tolerated in any form under a Labour government, party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Tuesday after Britain's chief rabbi accused him of failing to stem the "poison" gripping the opposition party.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 26, 2019

Let will of the people decide succession issue

The emperor's position is determined by the will of the people, irrespective of the historical background of the imperial system.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 26, 2019

China sets up Hong Kong crisis center in mainland and considers replacing chief liaison

Tightening its control over efforts to manage the upheaval in Hong Kong, the Chinese leadership has set up a crisis command center on the mainland side of the border and is considering replacing its official liaison to the restive semi-autonomous city, people familiar with the matter have said.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Nov 26, 2019

Los Angeles museum opens exhibition on A-bomb victims

A Kyodo story reviews language dealing with the 'kyu014dsei shu016byu014d' of Japanese Americans.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 25, 2019

Was Seoul's decision on GSOMIA strategic?

This is not the end of the Japan-South Korea dispute, but rather the beginning of a new round.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2019

GOP Rep. Devin Nunes defiant as associate of Rudy Giuliani connects him with bid to dig up Joe Biden dirt

Rep. Devin Nunes lashed out at the media on Sunday as he faced criticism — and a potential ethics probe — for his alleged role in helping President Donald Trump dig up dirt on political rival Joe Biden.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 22, 2019

Japan and India — a special relationship

As the world's economic center of gravity shifts to Asia, it increasingly falls to these two countries to take up the baton to champion freedom, inclusivity, trade and other liberal values.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Nov 22, 2019

Shuri Castle fire threatens Okinawa's tourism and traditional crafts industries

A predawn fire that destroyed much of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, has shocked the local tourism industry and associations of traditional Ryukyu Kingdom crafts, raising alarm about the loss of the historic attraction and potential harm to the prefecture's ability to promote its culture....

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