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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 1, 2019

Kim says North Korea could take 'new path' if U.S. maintains sanctions

In a seemingly Oval Office-esque setting, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday delivered a much-anticipated annual New Year's speech, saying his country remained firmly committed to denuclearization and that he was ready to meet again with U.S. President Donald Trump at any time, while also warning...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 31, 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo opposition, ruling coalition both say they have won chaotic election

Democratic Republic of Congo's opposition said Monday it expects one of its candidates to win the presidential election based on early vote tallies, but the ruling coalition said it was confident its candidate had won the chaotic contest.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 31, 2018

1912 Olympian Kanakuri helped create Hakone race

This will be the 95th winter featuring the New Year's tradition — the Tokyo-Hakone Round-Trip College Ekiden Race, or as it's more commonly known, the Hakone ekiden.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Dec 31, 2018

At least learning the term 'sukunakutomo' will help you in your Japanese conversation

A holdover from Japanese past still makes for a convenient way to express the idea of 'at least' in daily conversation.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2018

Tough talks predicted as Vietnam seeks to curb China's actions in South China Sea

Tough negotiations lie ahead over a new pact between China and Southeast Asian nations aimed at easing tensions in the South China Sea, as Vietnam pushes for provisions likely to prove unpalatable to Beijing, documents reviewed by Reuters suggest.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Dec 31, 2018

Akira Satake: From handmade banjos to vases

When the music industry became too stressful to bear in the U.S., Akira Satake found a new vocation in pottery.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 30, 2018

Masayuki Ito defeats Evgeny Chuprakov by TKO in first title defense

Most of the fans at the arena seemed to notice the fight was over before the referee.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 30, 2018

Shigehiro Taguchi plays leading role in Jets comeback over Hannaryz

On a star-studded roster, Chiba Jets Funabashi shooting guard Shigehiro Taguchi can be overlooked at times.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Dec 30, 2018

Charming Rivas is ready to play

Rivas, a German shepherd mix, came to ARK after he was found wandering the streets. He's a "fluffy, bright-eyed ball of exuberance," about 4 years old and 25 kilograms. He's strong and fast and can be excitable, and he needs someone who loves big, energetic dogs such as himself. Rivas also adores other...
EDITORIALS
Dec 30, 2018

Assess the gains and fallout from the IWC pullout

Japan may have rushed too quickly into withrawing from the international body.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 30, 2018

Tokyo 'bus cafe,' a safe haven from sexual exploitation for troubled young girls

Unmistakable for its exterior splashed with illustrations of colorful flowers, a bright pink bus glows at a Shibuya park one December evening, its dazzling design standing out as the darkness of the night sets in.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 29, 2018

Tokyo dining: So many great new options in 2018

The sands of time are rapidly running out on 2018. But before the Year of the Boar comes trotting into view, there's still a chance to pause, look back and appreciate some of the highlights and new arrivals from the past 12 months — and to wish all Japan Times readers good eating and good health in...
EDITORIALS
Dec 29, 2018

Support for foreign laborers

Support services are essential if the workers from abroad are to be accepted as 'members of society.'
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2018

Eight themes that tell the 2018 tech story

Disillusionment and promise mark a whirlwind year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 28, 2018

Syrian army advances as Russia and allies position for U.S. pullout

Syrian government forces rolled into a key region held by U.S.-backed Kurds, winning praise from Russia and heading off a threatened Turkish advance as Moscow and its allies move quickly to fill the void left by a planned U.S. pullout.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2018

Chinese police detain students protesting crackdown on Marxist group

Chinese police detained a group of students on Friday who were protesting against a crackdown on a campus Marxist society, whose former head was held by police on the 125th birthday of the founder of modern China, Mao Zedong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 28, 2018

U.K. charity says 10 worst climate-linked disasters this year caused an estimated $85 billion in damage

From floods to extreme heat, 10 of the worst climate-linked disasters in 2018 caused at least $84.8 billion worth of damage, a study released by the charity Christian Aid said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018

Amid an influx of tourists, Japan grapples with how to accommodate foreign visitors with food allergies

Two of the first kanji Conner Lowe learned were the ones that make up the word daizu, meaning soybeans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 28, 2018

Bangladesh election campaigning closes; weakened opposition hopes for change

Campaigning for Bangladesh's general election this weekend ended on Friday after weeks of violence, mainly against workers and officials from an opposition alliance, that has been criticized by the United States and others.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 28, 2018

Killer storm blasts U.S. Midwest and Southeast

A motorist was killed in Kansas on Thursday in a crash blamed on a fierce blizzard slamming the U.S. Midwest and Southeast that also canceled or delayed thousands of airline flights and injured two people on a commercial jet over the Dallas area.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Takaichi plans pay cuts for herself and her ministers
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi chats with her Cabinet members in parliament in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Mother of Thai girl forced into sex work in Tokyo detained in Taiwan
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
A 40-year wait for ‘Mishima’ ends at TIFF
Made at a time when Japan was still grappling with Yukio Mishima’s legacy, Paul Schrader’s biopic “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters” was blocked from screening in the country for decades.

Podcast

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

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
By Yukana Inoue

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