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Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 8, 2019

Japan's National Cancer Center releases survival rates for group of less common cancers

The center calculated the survival rates based on information gathered in 2012 from some 550,000 people who were diagnosed with cancer at 349 core hospitals.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Aug 7, 2019

Soccer commentator turned dream into reality

Foreigners living in Japan have few opportunities to introduce their favorite sports teams. For English teachers, it's usually in front of a class of attentive elementary or junior high school students. For others, it's an easy way to start a conversation at their local bar, especially while a Premier...
EDITORIALS
Aug 7, 2019

World no closer to 'nuclear-free' goal, 74 years on

The government should show what concrete actions it plans to take to realize 'a world free of nuclear weapons.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2019

Taiwan's democracy is worth defending

Taiwan's political culture supports rights and freedoms that are under pressure in other liberal democracies and almost extinguished in China.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 7, 2019

Chanmina's 'Never Grow Up' delivers pop hooks and hip-hop heartache

The J-pop world could use a few more artists like Chanmina. In the leap from high-school MC battles to the commercial mainstream, she has managed to hone her pop appeal without sacrificing her swagger. Anyone who calls their debut single "Fxxker" isn't trying to make fans the old-fashioned way.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 6, 2019

2020 Tokyo Olympic Games can't rescue Japan

The games will wow and stun, but they won't be a repeat of 1964.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2019

After mass killings, Trump hits racism, white supremacy and mental illness, but faces pressure for gun control

President Donald Trump on Monday proposed tighter monitoring of the internet, mental health reform and wider use of the death penalty in response to mass shootings over the weekend that killed 31 people in Texas and Ohio.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2019

Cornering e-commerce market: Amazon squeezes sellers that offer better prices on Walmart

Amazon.com Inc.'s determination to offer shoppers the best deals is prompting merchants selling products on its marketplace to raise their prices on competing websites, a testament to the company's growing influence over the e-commerce market.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 5, 2019

'Can anyone beat Koike?' LDP and others wary ahead of 2020 Tokyo gubernatorial vote

Political parties seem undecided right now over how to contest next year's gubernatorial election in Tokyo, or even whether to field candidates at all.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 5, 2019

U.N. urges sanctions on Myanmar army businesses, saying foreign partners could be complicit

United Nations investigators urged world leaders Monday to impose targeted financial sanctions on companies linked to the military in Myanmar, and said foreign firms doing business with them could be complicit in international crimes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2019

Highlighting industry's troubles, Kobe Steel's shares take huge hit

Kobe Steel Ltd. tumbled as much as 13 percent in Tokyo to hit the lowest level in almost seven years after Japan's third-biggest steelmaker swung to a first-quarter loss and warned that full-year profit will collapse.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 4, 2019

Spectral sightings at Zenshoan Temple

Tokyo's Yanaka district ghosts are back to haunt the public via rakugo storyteller Sanyutei Encho's collection of spooky paintings.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Aug 4, 2019

Tasty bid brings Tottori Wagyu to Osaka

Although lesser known than other varieties of Japanese beef, Tottori Wagyu is of the highest quality and Tottori Prefecture aims to boost its exposure at a new restaurant in Osaka amid an increasing number of inbound tourists.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2019

Trying to cut cigarette use by banning vaping might backfire

A ban on vaping in San Francisco might drive more teens to smoke cigarettes.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Aug 3, 2019

Chindonya: The beat goes on

Once a dying profession, chindonya troupes are passing their knowledge on to the next generation
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 3, 2019

Low voter turnout in Upper House election may reflect an indifference to democracy

In May 1993, general elections were held in Cambodia. Voter turnout was 89.56 percent.
EDITORIALS
Aug 3, 2019

Women still can't reach potential

Women are better off when it comes to working in Japan, but there is still huge room for improvement.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 2, 2019

Joe Biden defends Obama legacy against Democratic criticism during debate

Joe Biden came to Barack Obama's defense Thursday after Democratic presidential candidates' sharp critiques of the popular former president's legacy during the second presidential debate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2019

India's top court moves politician's rape trial over intimidation fears

India's Supreme Court on Thursday moved the rape trial of a powerful regional politician to the capital, New Delhi, to allay fears he could influence the outcome, a further embarrassment for the Hindu nationalist ruling party.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 1, 2019

Carp continue post-All-Star surge with one-sided victory over Giants

The Hiroshima Carp look like a team that's not quite ready to give up the Central League pennant they've held onto for the past three seasons — at least not without a fight.
EDITORIALS
Aug 1, 2019

The U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates

The Fed's decision this week reduces its margin of error in addressing unexpected and expected developments, and increases the burden on other central bankers to be ready to step up as well.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Aug 1, 2019

『SDGsを里山里海で考える』申し込み受付中

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.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
What would a ‘backup capital’ look like for Japan?
The Japan Innovation Party has long sought to get Osaka designated as Japan's backup capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.

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
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