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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 21, 2018

Earthfriends Tokyo Z hand coaching reins to Satoru Furuta

Less than a year after being dismissed as Yokohama B-Corsairs head coach, former Japan national team center/power forward Satoru Furuta is back as a sideline supervisor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 20, 2018

Kumamoto company turns to brown rice paste in bid to revive Japan's abandoned farmland

Alarmed by an increase in abandoned rice paddies amid the Westernization of the Japanese diet and a graying population, a Kyushu dealer of major agricultural machinery-maker Kubota Corp. began producing rice flour in 2010 as an ingredient for bread and pasta to make up for declines in rice consumption....
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jun 20, 2018

Early present helps Japan claim perfect start to World Cup campaign

An opening win that few saw coming has given Japan the perfect start to its World Cup campaign, but there will be further hurdles to clear if the team is to book its place in the knockout round.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2018

Mercari's IPO raises over ¥60 billion on Mothers, putting Japanese flea market app in spotlight

Mercari Inc., Japan's first unicorn to go public, made its debut Tuesday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Mothers section, becoming the largest IPO this year.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jun 19, 2018

Rika Kihira making right call by moving up to senior ranks

Japan junior champion Rika Kihira, one of only eight women in history to land the triple axel in international competition, has decided to move up to the senior ranks for the coming season.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2018

Different disaster, same story: Osaka quake prompts online hate speech targeting foreigners

Monday's deadly quake in Osaka Prefecture has led to the resurgence of what has become a familiar — if disconcerting — post-disaster trend on the internet: a slew of hate speech-driven tweets warning of "crimes" committed by foreign residents.
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JAPAN / Deep Dive
Jun 17, 2018

Medical institutions offering treatment in multiple languages make Japan a haven for foreign patients

For foreign residents and tourists who don't understand Japanese, seeking medical attention can be stressful because few doctors are proficient in English.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jun 17, 2018

Unforeseen detour leads back to Japan, dream job

Somehow, Japan just seems to keep pulling Salem al-Marri back into its orbit. As the recently appointed country manager for the United Arab Emirates' flagship airline, Emirates, al-Marri is making himself at home in Tokyo.
EDITORIALS
Jun 17, 2018

Promote work-interval system to stop overwork

Efforts to combat the overwork of corporate employees must not end with the introduction of a few new regulations.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 16, 2018

Ken Watanabe: Japan's flag-bearer in the world of entertainment

Ahead of the opening of 'The King and I' in London on June 21, the award-winning actor calls on young Japanese to step outside their comfort zone.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2018

Japan and U.S. to conduct first joint anti-ship drills

Over 600 Japanese troops, including the MSDF's version of the U.S. Marines, will join the RIMPAC naval exercises to coordinate a defense of Japan's Nansei islands.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 15, 2018

England hoping to end major tournament jinx

England has been there, seen it, but not done it over the past two major international football tournaments, failing to progress from the group stage with embarrassing results against countries perceived as minnows.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2018

Russian navy put on high alert off Ukraine, suspecting 'provocation' amid World Cup: sources

Sources close to the Russian military said on Thursday that Russian naval forces in the Black Sea had been put on heightened alert to discourage Ukraine from trying to disrupt the soccer World Cup as the tournament got underway.
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BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2018

New York sues Trump and his charity over 'self-dealing'

The New York state attorney general sued U.S. President Donald Trump, three of his children and his foundation on Thursday, saying he illegally used the nonprofit as a personal "checkbook" for his own benefit, including his 2016 presidential campaign.
EDITORIALS
Jun 14, 2018

Move forward on the abduction issue

The government needs to devise a strategy for Japan to explore a settlement of the abductions issue while being proactively involved in the efforts to denuclearize North Korea.
EDITORIALS
Jun 12, 2018

Hakamada's bid for a retrial drags on

The Supreme Court should waste no time in examining the appeal of 82-year-old Iwao Hakamada, who spent 48 years in prison for a murder he likely didn't commit.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2018

High court rejects decision to reopen 1966 Hakamada quadruple murder case

The Tokyo High Court on Monday overturned the Shizuoka District Court's decision to reopen the 1966 murder case involving former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada, who was convicted of killing four people, despite recent DNA evidence that undermined his prosecution.
EDITORIALS
Jun 11, 2018

A Group of Seven fiasco in Canada

U.S. President Donald Trump's actions are working at cross purposes to his goal of making America great again.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2018

Three Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailed up to seven years for rioting in ruling criticized as 'unjustified'

Three protesters from Hong Kong's radical youth opposition were jailed on Monday for taking part in a violent unrest, receiving the harshest sentences handed down to democracy activists since the city returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 11, 2018

Mie University ties up with local cake shop to reproduce stress-relieving ninja snacks

Mie University in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, and Mon Pactole, a cake shop in Nabari in the prefecture, have jointly developed cookies inspired by preserved snacks that ninja are believed to have eaten to relieve stress.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2018

Hot spring researcher detained by China as alleged spy indicted

A Japanese man in his 50s who was detained in China in March 2017 for alleged spying was indicted this month, informed sources said Saturday.
India strikes Pakistan over Kashmir tourist killings
Indian paramilitary personnel stand guard along a road in Srinagar on Wednesday after New Delhi launched missile strikes on archrival Pakistan in a major escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
About 30% of those in de facto marriages refuse to marry over surname change
A survey by a private group found that 30% of people in de facto marriages in Japan have not filed for marriage registration because they or their partners do not want to change their surnames.
J-pop group Arashi to disband after going on tour next spring
Arashi is known for massive hit songs such as “A・RA・SHI,” “Love So Sweet” and “Happiness.”
Japan's 'ice age' employment generation is at risk of poverty during retirement
Those who entered the job market from around 1993 to 2004, when long-term stagnation started, are likely to struggle even more to make ends meet after retirement.
Man held after two injured in Tokyo Metro knife attack
Police outside Todaimae Station on the Namboku Line on Wednesday evening after a knife attack at the station 　
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.
'Big picture thinker': Ispace CEO Hakamada on reaching the moon and dreaming of starships
Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Ispace, says his primary interest in space development is not to abandon Earth, but to protect it.
The drive for luxury: Aston Martin Asia's president explains the desire for more
While for Aston Martin, it’s all about delivering luxury, their regional president for Asia Gregory Adams' start in the auto industry in Japan was far more humble.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Plug and Play wants to help Japanese startups go global
Phillip Vincent (right), Japan CEO of Plug and Play, and Ma Jingqian, head of ventures, at Plug and Play's Tokyo office, last month

Podcast

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

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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