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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 13, 2019

Asylum-seekers in Japan are stuck in bureaucratic limbo

At the end of June, a Nigerian man in his 40s died at an immigration detention center in Nagasaki. According to a support group, the man had been on a hunger strike to protest his lengthy confinement, which had continued for more than three years. The detention center has yet to reveal the cause of his...
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ENVIRONMENT
Jul 13, 2019

Hive of activity: Tapping into the buzz of backyard beekeeping in Japan

The importance of bees to Japan's agricultural sector certainly isn't lost on domestic hobbyists.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jul 13, 2019

Yamagata sake shines on the international stage

On a recent balmy evening, representatives from nine sake breweries in Yamagata Prefecture, clad in understated kimono, bow modestly onstage amid the glow of pink and lavender lights. The bling-drenched ballroom also boasts gold-covered walls and a bold red carpet adorned with a dizzying pattern of colorful...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2019

In praise of demographic decline

Our expanding ability to automate human work across all sectors makes an ever-growing workforce increasingly irrelevant to improvements in human welfare. That's good news for most of the world, but not for Africa.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2019

India's ruling party to revive plan for Hindu settlements in Kashmir

India's ruling party will revive a plan to build secured camps to resettle scores of Hindus in the Muslim-dominated Kashmir Valley, a senior leader said, a proposal that would almost certainly heighten tensions in the restive region.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2019

U.S. ambassador to Japan William Hagerty to leave post for Senate run, Trump says

U.S. Ambassador William Hagerty will leave his post to run for the Senate, President Donald Trump tweeted late Friday. Hagerty received a “Complete & Total Endorsement” from the American leader.
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BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2019

Complexity of economic spat comes into focus as Japanese and South Korean officials meet over trade row

Working-level talks between Japanese and South Korean export control officials ran over the intended time frame Friday, highlighting the complexity of the economic spat between the two Asian neighbors in the wake of Tokyo's decision to strengthen export evaluations on three chemicals key to chip and...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 12, 2019

Swallows reliever Scott McGough thrilled to be late addition to CL All-Star team

Scott McGough was planning to use his time off during the All-Star break to head down to Enoshima, Kanagawa Prefecture. He was going to walk around and see the sights and then maybe relax on a beach somewhere.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2019

With Japan's increasing tourism numbers, tensions will inevitably follow

When is a ghost not a ghost?
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MORE SPORTS
Jul 11, 2019

Penguins forward Matt Cullen retires after 21 seasons

Matt Cullen, who was the oldest player in the NHL last season, retired Wednesday at the age of 42.
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CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jul 11, 2019

Tomorrow's film legends descend on Saitama

Launched in 2004 to promote digital cinema, the Skip City International D-Cinema Festival (July 13-21) in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, has become a showcase for emerging filmmakers. Among the Skip City alumni who have gone on to thriving careers are Cannes Palme d'Or winner Nuri Bilge Ceylan ("Winter...
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JAPAN
Jul 11, 2019

In Japan, the business of watching whales is far larger than the business of hunting them

People packed the decks of the whale-watching boat, screaming in joy as a pod of orcas put on a show: splashing tails at each other, rolling over and leaping out of the water.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 11, 2019

Merkel, after third visible bout of shaking, says she is fine and 'working through' issue

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was "working through" a bout of shaking that first occurred in mid-June and struck for the third time on Wednesday, though she insisted she was fine and that "just as it happened one day, so it will disappear.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2019

Abe considers holding more talks with Iranian President Rouhani in September

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering holding talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani when he visits New York in September to attend a session of the U.N. General Assembly, government sources said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 10, 2019

Long overdue recognition of the damage done

The government needs to come to grips with its responsibility for the suffering of the families of Hansen's disease patients.
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 10, 2019

Japan, 'surprised' by South Korean response to export control, accuses Seoul of trying to make the issue about free trade

Japan was taken aback by the strong reaction from South Korea to its decision to tighten export controls on some chemicals, a senior foreign ministry official said.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 10, 2019

Most of world's biggest-polluting firms not on track for climate goals, study finds

Only 1 in 8 of the world's most-polluting companies are on track to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in line with global temperature goals, a study funded by investors with $14 trillion under management found on Wednesday.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2019

South Korea's botched handling of wartime labor issue

Seoul's claim of putting the wartime labor victims first doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
SOCCER
Jul 9, 2019

Japanese right back Sai van Wermeskerken prepares to join Zwolle

Sai van Wermeskerken will become the latest Japanese player to join a top-flight European club this summer as he prepares to sign with the Netherlands' PEC Zwolle pending the completion of a medical examination.
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WORLD
Jul 9, 2019

For those who flew on Epstein's 'Lolita Express,' the feds want to talk to you

After Jeffrey Epstein's latest arrest on sex trafficking charges, some famous people may be squirming. His notorious little black book and private-jet manifests contained a long list of boldface names, including Victoria's Secret founder Leslie Wexner, U.S. President Donald Trump and former president...
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 8, 2019

Is John Bolton our last hope?

U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton is on the same page as Japan when it comes to North Korea, but his hawkish Iran stance is cause for concern.
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BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2019

Haruno Yoshida, leading businesswoman and adviser to Keidanren, dies at 55

She was a longtime proponent of improving workplace diversity and was featured regularly in international forums as a role model for working women.
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WORLD
Jul 8, 2019

Europe weighs next move after Iran breaches nuclear deal's uranium enrichment limit

European powers urged Iran to reverse its latest decision to breach the levels of uranium enrichment under the 2015 nuclear accord but stopped short of threatening sanctions.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2019

Created to fight crime, Mexico's National Guard in face-off with migrants to keep Trump tariffs at bay

A convoy of Mexican state and municipal police trucks roared along the U.S.-Mexico border in Ciudad Juarez to confront cartel gunmen, past National Guardsmen patrolling the banks of the Rio Grande River for migrants trying to cross into the United States.
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SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Jul 7, 2019

New way to tackle depopulation issues

At a recent forum in Tokyo, several municipal leaders stressed the importance of nurturing a pool of nonresident supporters who have a certain level of interaction with a municipality to rejuvenate regions, rather than just sticking to trying to increase the number of residents to stem depopulation....

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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