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CULTURE / Film
Nov 2, 2016

'Embrace of the Serpent': Amid the poisons of colonization

While Leonardo DiCaprio's masochistic lead performance garnered greater acclaim, perhaps the most striking aspect of "The Revenant" was the diligence it showed in telling the Native American side of the story. Yet for all the scenes of authentic Arikara dialogue, the indigenous characters in Alejandro...
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 2, 2016

Ruling coalition gives up trying to pass TPP-ratifying bill after minister's gaffe

After a round of fresh calls for the resignation of the agriculture minister, the coalition decides to throw in the towel.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2016

North Korea preparing for another ballistic missile test: report

North Korea is readying to launch another intermediate-range missile within the next three days, a report said Tuesday, the latest in a spate of tests by the isolated country.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2016

Vietnam prime minister orders probe after karaoke blaze kills 13

Vietnam's prime minister demanded an investigation and punishment Wednesday over a fire at a karaoke lounge in the nation's capital killed at least 13 people a day earlier.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 1, 2016

Suu Kyi visits Japan amid concerns over plight of Rohingya minority

De facto Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at Tokyo's Haneda airport Tuesday evening, kicking off a five-day visit where she will meet with government officials, business leaders and students at Kyoto University, where she was once a visiting scholar.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2016

The fall of Choi Soon-sil: from South Korean presidential confidante to incarceration

When the lawyer representing the woman at the center of a scandal engulfing South Korean President Park Geun-hye met his client upon her arrival in the country from Germany on Sunday morning, he was blunt.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2016

Park Geun-hye crisis fans Korean lost decade risks

President Park's links to the Rasputin of Korea make her a lame duck leader and kills off chances for reform.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2016

Ex-Fighters skipper Hillman ready for Korea challenge

It has been a hectic two weeks, to say the least, for Trey Hillman.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Nov 1, 2016

Tokyo's last streetcar line still rolling strong, after 105 years in operation

In all of Tokyo, the Toden Arakawa Line is the last remaining streetcar. The single-car train covers a 12-km route between Minowa in Arakawa Ward and Waseda in Shinjuku Ward, a leisurely ride that takes 50 minutes.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2016

U.S. stops Philippines rifle sale after Senate opposition

The U.S. Department of State halted the planned sale of some 26,000 assault rifles to the Philippines' national police after Senator Ben Cardin said he would oppose it, Senate aides said Monday.
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BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2016

Over 70 rights groups want Facebook to explain content-removal policy

More than 70 rights groups asked Facebook on Monday to clarify its policies for removing content, especially at the behest of governments, alleging the company has repeatedly censored postings that document human rights violations.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 31, 2016

More Japanese view U.S. as in decline and threat to nation, survey shows

A new study by the Pew Research Center has shown that while 72 percent of Japanese retain a favorable view of the United States, 61 percent see America in decline on the global stage.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 31, 2016

British banker's defense cites sexual disorder in Hong Kong double murder trial

Rurik Jutting, the British investment banker on trial for murdering two Indonesian women in Hong Kong, was a narcissistic sadist trying to mask the "fragile" shell of his personality having suffered sexual abuse at a boarding school, a court heard Monday.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 31, 2016

Bank of Japan confronts the Wall of Shame

Haruhiko Kuroda's fight against deflation has been hampered by a legacy of policy ineptitude.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2016

In U.S. election, the fix is in

When push comes to shove, the status quo must — and will — be maintained.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 31, 2016

Why you won't learn natural Japanese from dubbed foreign TV

It seems that in Japanese dubbing there is always something found rather than lost in translation — something that wasn't in the English original and is not part of regular Japanese either.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 31, 2016

Using 'kiri' in Japanese to leave it at that

Introduce some uses of u304du308a, which is used to set limits on things.
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 31, 2016

The bright side, and dark, of Japan's university beauty contests

On Oct. 4, Keio University in Tokyo announced that a student group responsible for organizing its annual beauty pageant had been ordered to disband for conducting "dangerous acts," including forcing minors to drink.
EDITORIALS
Oct 30, 2016

The tsunami deaths lawsuit

The case shouldn't be closed on the tsunami disaster at Okawa Elementary School until all testimony is heard and all evidence weighed.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2016

Caution on reforming university course offerings

Liberal arts majors often become the best software developers and technology employees because their critical thinking skills allow them to see the bigger picture.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2016

Hacked memo reveals details of Bill Clinton's 2009 meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Il

During a 2009 visit to Pyongyang to seek the release of two detained American journalists, former U.S. President Bill Clinton raised the issue of abducted Japanese nationals with then-leader Kim Jong Il, a hacked document released by the secret-spilling site WikiLeaks has shown.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2016

German firm aims to compactly convert radioactive Fukushima wood into power

Japan is turning to a small German company to generate power from timber irradiated by the 2011 Fukushima No. 1 nuclear meltdowns.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 29, 2016

SDF activity in South Sudan is sidestepping security debate

Governments are adept at using indirection and euphemism, and right now Japan's is struggling with an issue whose terminology is exacerbating that struggle.

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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