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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 15, 2019

Former NBA forward Ike Diogu joins Susanoo Magic

Nigeria national team captain Ike Diogu, a well-traveled former NBA player, will begin the next chapter of his pro career with the Shimane Susanoo Magic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Aug 15, 2019

How to sell your film abroad

As a reviewer, reporter and programmer, I go to six or seven film festivals a year. This is nothing compared to some colleagues, who trudge the festival circuit in a never-ending loop, but it's enough to give me a heap of festival badges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 15, 2019

U.S. lawmakers pressure tech as devices capture conversations

Members of Congress from both parties called out Facebook Inc. on Wednesday for paying contractors to transcribe audio clips from its users and urged new statutes to tackle the drumbeat of such revelations from across the tech industry.
Japan Times
India report 2019
Aug 15, 2019

Tatsuno India: Fueling the ‘Make in India’ initiative

It has been 100 years since Tatsuno developed the very first gasoline dispenser in Japan and the company has grown to provide innovative fueling solutions to customers all over the world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 15, 2019

U.S. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris offers plan to curb domestic terrorism and gun sales

Kamala Harris laid out a gun control plan Wednesday that focuses on domestic terrorism, proposing action to add online gun sellers to background check requirements and expand the mission of the National Counterterrorism Center to include domestic terrorism.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 15, 2019

Mexico pushes U.S. to designate El Paso shooting massacre an act of terrorism

Mexico's government on Wednesday doubled down on its assertion that the Aug. 3 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, was an act of terrorism against Mexicans and urged the United States to ensure the incident was designated as such.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 15, 2019

Syrian rebels shoot down regime warplane in Idlib and capture pilot

Rebels shot down a Syrian warplane in the opposition stronghold of Idlib province on Wednesday as Russian-backed government forces closed in on a strategically important town, rebel sources and a war monitor said.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2019

University president seeks closure of U.S. base 15 years after helicopter crash on campus

Staff and students called for the closure of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on Tuesday, as they gathered to mark 15 years since a military helicopter from the base crashed on the campus at Okinawa International University.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 14, 2019

As climate change concerns grow, Fitch says red meat could be the next sin tax after sugar

Meat could be a target for higher taxes given criticism of the industry's role in climate change, deforestation and animal cruelty, according to a report by Fitch Solutions Macro Research.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Selangor, Malaysia special
Aug 14, 2019

Breathtaking discoveries await in Selangor

Selangor is Malaysia's most developed state and largest economy, with a wealth of cultural, culinary and natural attractions. Last year, over 3 million foreign travelers, including nearly 200,000 Japanese travelers, visited Selangor to experience the offerings of Malaysia's most progressive state, attesting...
JAPAN / Society
Aug 13, 2019

Japan's government to conduct first national survey on child poverty

The government has started preparations for carrying out in fiscal 2020 a nationwide survey, using unified indicators, to accurately assess child poverty and related issues.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 13, 2019

How to deal with the Islamic Republic

Japan should do what it can under existing laws and regulations. Nothing more and nothing less.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 13, 2019

Japan needs guidelines and infrastructure for multilingual support for foreign residents

It is high time that the national government formulated guidelines on what information it should disseminate in what languages.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2019

War-bereaved Okinawan hopes peace efforts will be continued by Emperor and Empress

Tokumasa Miyagi, a 78-year-old Okinawan who lost his father in the Battle of Okinawa in the final phase of World War II, hopes that Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will continue the peace efforts of their predecessors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2019

Judo gives Japan a soft-power boost in the Pacific

In a large church hall near the Samoan parliament, 175-kg judo practitioner Derek Sua is being thrown to the mat by his Japanese coach, a black-belt who is a third his size.
CULTURE
Aug 13, 2019

Remembering the staff of Kyoto Animation

Almost a month after the main studio of Kyoto Animation was set on fire, killing 35 and injuring many more, details of the victims are still emerging after police released the names of 10 workers on Aug. 2.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 13, 2019

Russia admits new weapon blew up in deadly nuclear accident last week

The failed missile test that ended in an explosion killing five atomic scientists last week on Russia's White Sea involved a small nuclear power source, according to a top official at the institute where they worked.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2019

Trump adviser Bolton says U.S. will support U.K. choice for no-deal Brexit and quickly pursue FTA

The United States would enthusiastically support a no-deal Brexit if that is what the British government decided to do, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Monday during a visit to London aimed at reassuring Britain over U.K.-U.S. ties.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 12, 2019

Lawyers say Jeffrey Epstein's victims will sue financier's estate this week

Lawyers for several women who say they were sexually abused by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein plan to file lawsuits this week against his estate following his apparent suicide in a New York jail cell.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 12, 2019

Trump retweets unsubstantiated conspiracy theory of Clinton link to Jeffrey Epstein's jail-house death

President Donald Trump retweeted an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory that former President Bill Clinton was in some way responsible for the death of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, hours after reports of the financier's jail-house suicide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2019

U.S. Homeland chief claims timing of workplace raids that traumatized kids after massacres was unfortunate

The timing of a string of immigration enforcement raids at Mississippi food processing plants last week was "unfortunate," but the actions had been planned for over a year, the top U.S. Homeland Security official said on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Aug 11, 2019

A pup gets a new name, now he needs a new home

This lovable mutt came to ARK last summer along with a number of other dogs. They were all named after the former owner, who had died, and then had numbers added on. Thus, "Pondi Two" was born.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Aug 11, 2019

'Cannon Busters': Bending anime rules in all the right ways

When LeSean Thomas saw director Katsuhiro Otomo working through the night in a behind-the-scenes documentary of the anime 'Akira,' he thought: 'That's what I want to do.' Now, 20 years later, Thomas' 'Cannon Busters' is debuting on Netflix.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.

Podcast

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

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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