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WORLD
Oct 20, 2017

It's drop, cover and hold as Californians do the 'Great ShakeOut' drill for next Big One

Millions of Californians were due on Thursday to simultaneously drop to the floor, clamber under tables and cover their heads for a minute or two of imagined seismic turmoil during the latest annual "Great ShakeOut" earthquake drill.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2017

Who has the world's No. 1 economy? Not the U.S.

The days of U.S. economic supremacy are over.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2017

Jeff Sessions refuses to divulge to senators his conversations with Trump over FBI chief's axing

Attorney General Jeff Sessions told senators he won't answer questions about his conversations with President Donald Trump over the firing of FBI Director James Comey.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2017

Maltese prime minister promises reward to find killer of journalist, who was his major critic

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat offered on Wednesday a major reward to anyone with information about the killing of prominent journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, saying no expense would be spared in solving the crime.
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2017

CNN first to get FAA waiver to fly drones over crowds

CNN received a waiver allowing routine drone flights above crowds, a milestone for the industry seeking greater use of the remote-controlled devices for everything from insurance inspections to covering news.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 18, 2017

Ushering in a new, kinder era for Japan's zoos

Lack of legal regulation means the worst facilities continue to taint Japan's image abroad.
EDITORIALS
Oct 18, 2017

The U.S. leaves UNESCO, again

The new director general of UNESCO should strive to restore its focus on nonpolitical issues, such as protection of World Heritage sites.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2017

Survey finds fewer Japanese now see United States in favorable light

Support for the United State in Japan has dropped to the lowest level in nine years as only a quarter of Japanese say they have confidence in U.S. President Trump's policies.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 18, 2017

Busan International Film Festival spotlights female directors and plenty of Japanese content

The 22nd Busan International Film Festival, which opened Oct. 12 and ends Saturday, seemed to be in better shape this year.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 18, 2017

Kihira clinches spot in Junior Grand Prix Final

Rika Kihira's bronze medal at the Junior Grand Prix in Egna and Bologna, Italy, on Saturday was good enough to qualify her for the JGP Final for the second straight season, but it didn't come easy.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 18, 2017

Islamic State's defeat in Raqqa brings U.S. new challenge to commit to a strategy for region

The defeat of the Islamic State group in its de facto capital of Raqqa, Syria, may be only the start of a wider struggle by the United States to contain any insurgency launched by the militants and to stabilize the region as Washington struggles to define a comprehensive strategy in Syria.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Oct 18, 2017

Victims in Las Vegas shooting may secure damages from affluent gunman's estate

Victims of mass shootings in the United States often win little or no damages from perpetrators, but the Las Vegas massacre may be different because the shooter is thought to have been a wealthy man, lawyers said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 18, 2017

Too racy for Louvre, sex sculpture 'Domestikator' finds home at Pompidou Centre

In the end it was just too kinky for the Louvre.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 18, 2017

NFL weighs protesting players' passion against Trump rebukes as kneeling ranks surge

National Football League officials on Tuesday weighed the fervor of players who protest racism by kneeling for the national anthem against the anger of U.S. President Donald Trump as their two-day autumn meeting began in New York City.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2017

JR firms offer cross-country train tour featuring a ride on the resurrected Cassiopeia

The seven Japan Railways Group companies have announced that they will offer a special across-Japan sightseeing tour plan using 24 select trains, including the Cassiopeia overnight limited express, whose regular operations ended in March last year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 17, 2017

Islamic State said defeated in its Syrian capital Raqqa

U.S.-backed militias said they had defeated the Islamic State in its former capital Raqqa on Tuesday, raising their flags over the jihadi group's last footholds in the city after a four-month battle.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2017

Child sex abuse rising with internet use in Southeast Asia

Rising internet use in Southeast Asia is fueling the spread of material that is abusive and sexually exploitative of children, particularly as growing numbers of young people put footage of themselves online, an Australian police expert said on Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 17, 2017

Economic promises versus the record

Before casting their ballots, voters should review the nearly five years of Abenomics and what changes it brought to the economy and their lives.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2017

Trump is strengthening Iran's radicals

Shelving the 2015 nuclear deal would not only heighten regional tensions; it would also embolden the Iranian hardliners that the U.S. has been seeking to contain.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2017

Trump likely to meet families of abductees to North Korea on November visit to Japan

White House releases details of U.S. president's five-nation Asian tour, set to kick off in Japan on Nov. 5.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 17, 2017

'Mad dog' anti-Trump leaflets believed floated in by North Korean balloon turn up in Seoul

Propaganda fliers presumed to be from North Korea and calling U.S. President Donald Trump a "mad dog" have turned up across central Seoul, including near the presidential Blue House, according to posts on social media and people who found them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 17, 2017

North Korean hacker group linked to Taiwan bank cyberheist

Lazarus, a hacking group linked to North Korea, may have been behind this month's theft of $60 million from Taiwan's Far Eastern International Bank, according to BAE Systems PLC researchers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 17, 2017

China state media attacks Western democracy ahead of Congress

China's official Xinhua News Agency attacked Western democracy as divisive and confrontational on Tuesday, praising on the eve of a key Communist Party Congress the harmony and cooperative nature of the Chinese system.

Longform

Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell