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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 21, 2018

Unstoppable: a calico cat named Leggy

Leggy is petite at 3 kg, but perfectly healthy, and the lack of one of her hind legs does not hinder her.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 21, 2018

Beijing says depression behind Macau representative's death in fall from building

China's top representative to Macau died Saturday night, after tumbling from the building where he lived "due to depression," the Chinese government said Sunday.
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WORLD
Oct 21, 2018

Saudi Arabia deployed Twitter army against critics over Jamal Khashoggi, New York Times reports

Saudi Arabia deployed an online army to harass dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi and other critics of the kingdom on Twitter, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 20, 2018

Spotlight falls on Japan's female TV presenters

On Sept. 4, the new presenters for Nippon TV's nightly news show, "News Zero," were introduced at a press conference in Tokyo. It's not unusual for TV stations to revamp current affairs shows, but the new version of "News Zero," which premiered Oct. 1, has attracted more than the usual measure of attention...
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CULTURE / Books / WORKS BY JAPANESE WOMEN
Oct 20, 2018

Fierce and inventive, Yuko Tsushima's oeuvre goes beyond the 'I-novel' genre

Early on, Yuko Tsushima broke the boundaries of the traditional Japanese I-novel, giving voice to a voiceless minority by authentically depicting the struggles of single mothers in society as a single mother herself.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 20, 2018

10 years procuring for Japan's fine wine market

Berry Bros. & Rudd first opened in 1698 in St James's, London, where it still stands today. Over the last 320 years, it has established itself as a leading wine and spirits merchant, offering a range of services to a select pool of fine wine connoisseurs the world over.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 20, 2018

Conservative magazines set sights on Ikegami

"I don't watch much TV on my own," writes university lecturer Atsushi Iwata in WiLL magazine (November), "but sometimes I watch together with my wife. I don't particularly care about what she watches, but there are times when I ask her to change the channel — particularly when it's a program with Akira...
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CULTURE / Books
Oct 20, 2018

An insider's guide to surviving the world of Japanese martial arts

'Japan The Ultimate Samurai Guide,' authored by longtime kendo practitioner Alexander Bennett, is part encyclopedia of martial arts — a historical resource tracking the evolution of Japanese martial arts over the last millennium — and part present-day guide to surviving in the world of budu014d and, more generally, in Japan.
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JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Oct 20, 2018

Life lessons from the master of noh Zeami

Stately, stylized noh arose from primitive, rollicking ancestors — sarugaku (monkey music) and dengaku (rural music). Two qualities in particular define it: yu016bgen (mystery) and monomane (imitation).
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2018

Japanese and Chinese defense chiefs meet for first time in three years, agree to start full-fledged exchanges

Takeshi Iwaya and his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe, agree to start full-fledged exchange programs to foster closer relations between their countries' defense authorities and troops.
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WORLD
Oct 19, 2018

As Jamal Khashoggi crisis grows, Saudi king asserts authority and checks son's power: sources

So grave is the fallout from the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi that King Salman has felt compelled to intervene, five sources with links to the Saudi royal family said.
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Ireland report 2018
Oct 19, 2018

EU’s fastest growing economy on four-year streak seeks stronger business links with Japan

Rising anew from a devastating recession 10 years ago, Ireland has rehabilitated its image as the Celtic Phoenix as its economy grows year-on-year, wages rise and new jobs are created. Although small in terms of size and population, Ireland is among the world’s most productive and profitable markets...
EDITORIALS
Oct 19, 2018

A warning from the U.S. Treasury

Japan and other U.S. trade partners must prepare for the Trump administration's misguided policies.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2018

KYB names 70 government and municipal office buildings that may be using substandard earthquake shock absorbers

On the list was the Finance Ministry in Tokyo as well as the Osaka and Hokkaido prefectural government offices.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2018

Kavanaugh and the politics of emotion-shaming

However you assess Kavanaugh's tears, they marked a giant leap for public emotionalism and a major political moment for malekind.
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BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2018

Firms must play bigger role in tackling climate change, experts and business leaders tell Tokyo forum

As climate change threatens to transform the world as we know it, the business sector needs to increase its efforts to deal with the threat by boosting investment in environmentally friendly firms and developing green technologies, business leaders and experts said at a recent international forum.
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GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Ireland report 2018
Oct 19, 2018

Founder of top Irish BPO builds on Japanese experience

Leading Irish business process outsourcing (BPO) firm Abtran began when its founder, Pat Ryan, took on a Japanese firm as a client in 1997. Through an Irish program for engineering professionals, Ryan spent four years in Japan, where he worked at Alps Electric Co. Ltd., whose subsidiary, in Cork later...
Reader Mail
Oct 19, 2018

Companies can help prevent 'sitting disease'

Benefits of modern technology are overflowing into our everyday lives and in certain aspects, helping us pursue healthiness. While some address health issues by efficiently using machines, others have become vulnerable to the tide of automation and are pinned to their computer desks. Suggestions have...
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GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Ireland report 2018
Oct 19, 2018

Toyota Ireland: Looking ahead to an innovative future

Steve Tormey has long had a deep affection for Japan, dating back to when he lived there as a young child. That fondness for the country is evident in the way he has steered Toyota Ireland, a 100 percent Irish-owned distributor of the Japanese car brand, to great success, earning the moniker of Ireland’s...
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LIFE / Travel
Oct 19, 2018

The Akinada Tobishima Kaido: An alternative route across the Seto Inland Sea

Although less well-known than the nearby Shimanami Kaido, the 96-kilometer-roundtrip Akinada Tobishima Kaido route is gaining in popularity. Starting at the Akinada Bridge, the Tobishima route spans a network of seven bridges seven islands that can be traversed on car, bike or foot down to Okamura Island, north of Shikoku.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Oct 19, 2018

After slew of complaints from sexually harassed women, India looks to tighten abuse laws

India is considering tightening sexual harassment laws, government officials said Thursday, after an avalanche of allegations of abuse lodged by women in recent weeks thrust the issue to the forefront of politics.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 19, 2018

China urges investor calm while stopping short of market rescue

China's top financial officials moved to shore up confidence in the country's tumbling stock market, a rare show of coordinated verbal support as the government tries to prevent the deepest equity sell-off since 2015 from infecting the world's second-largest economy.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2018

Firecrackers and reluctant authorities: New Delhi's smog set to worsen during Diwali

With a toxic smog beginning to envelop New Delhi as winter approaches, residents of the Indian capital are set to make matters a lot worse by burning hundreds of thousands of firecrackers to celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali early next month.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 19, 2018

China's third-quarter GDP growth slowest since global financial crisis

China's third-quarter economic growth slowed to its weakest pace since the global financial crisis and missed expectations as a multiyear campaign to tackle debt risks and the trade war with the United States began to bite.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2018

Thousands in U.S. South may not be able to cast ballots in early voting as registrations surge, suppression is alleged

Thousands of voters in Tennessee were at risk of being blocked from casting regular ballots when early voting opened this week, as officials struggled to process a surge of new registrations ahead of Nov. 6 elections to determine control of the U.S. Congress.
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LIFE / Travel / A Weekend In
Oct 18, 2018

A weekend in Fukuoka: A youthful city, bursting with life

Located on the northern shore of Kyushu, Fukuoka is one of Japan's most vibrant cities: It is the fastest-growing city outside Tokyo, it has the youngest average population and has gone to great lengths over the past few years to position itself as Japan's startup capital.
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CULTURE / Film
Oct 18, 2018

Your guide to our Japanese film picks at this year's Tokyo International Film Festival

The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) offers fans a rare chance to see dozens of new and classic Japanese films with English subtitles on the big screen. Among my own picks for the event's 31st edition:
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BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2018

U.S. to begin process of pulling out of U.N. postal pact that cut rates for foreign package deliveries

Washington will begin withdrawing from a U.N. pact that lowers rates for foreign postal deliveries of small packages in the United States, the latest move by the Trump administration to challenge practices it sees as unfairly advantageous to China.

Longform

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