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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2019

Hong Kong protesters demand total withdrawal of contentious extradition bill

Thousands of people dressed in black marched in Hong Kong on Friday to press for the total withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill that has triggered violent protests and plunged the financial hub into political crisis.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 20, 2019

Standout point guard Kaito Ishikawa joins Kumamoto Volters

Kaito Ishikawa demonstrated throughout the 2018-19 season that he was one of the B. League's most dependable point guards.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 20, 2019

Building bridges to Bangkok through stage

Never at risk of being run of the mill, Chelfitsch — which took its name from a baby's pronunciation of the English word "selfish" and usually stylizes itself with a lowercase "c" — is one of Japan's foremost contemporary theater companies, despite only rarely performing here. Instead, it can mostly...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 20, 2019

Iran suspected as rocket strikes near foreign oil firms in Iraq, prompting staff evacuations

A rocket hit a site in southern Iraq used by foreign oil companies on Wednesday, including U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil, wounding three people and threatening to further escalate U.S.-Iran tensions in the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2019

Why are Putin and Xi going soft on protest?

The Russian and Chinese regimes are doing something new: not escalating in the face of protest.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 19, 2019

Liberal Democratic Party and tradition may stymie push for same-sex marriage in Japan

As Japanese lawmakers grapple with a landmark same-sex marriage bill, campaigners fear it may die at the first legislative hurdle as lawmakers pander to aging voters and old traditions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 19, 2019

Mike Pompeo snubs his experts and blocks inclusion of Saudis on U.S. child soldiers list, say sources

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blocked the inclusion of Saudi Arabia on a U.S. list of countries that recruit child soldiers, dismissing his experts' findings that a Saudi-led coalition has been using under-age fighters in Yemen's civil war, according to four people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2019

In battleground state of Florida, Trump to launch re-election campaign

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally launches what may be an uphill battle to persuade voters to give him four more years in office, as he bets a strong American economy will outweigh voter concerns about his unorthodox style and polarizing policies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 18, 2019

Hong Kongers fearful of China's grasp look longingly toward 'democratic beacon' Taiwan

For Hong Kong resident Yung Xiu Kwan, 67, a proposed extradition law that would allow people in the former British colony to be sent to mainland China for trial was the final straw.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2019

Don't blame Trump for Iran's aggression

The regime's leaders are the only ones who should be made to answer for Iran's campaign of terror.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2019

China harvesting organs from Falun Gong members, expert panel finds

China is murdering members of the Falun Gong spiritual group and harvesting their organs for transplant, a panel of lawyers and experts said on Monday as they invited further investigations into a potential genocide.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2019

How the U.S. can keep the Strait of Hormuz open

Only a global alliance will deter Iran from attacks at sea.
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 17, 2019

A year after stabbing, Japan's shinkansen wrestle with balance between safety and convenience

A year after a knife attack on a bullet train left one passenger dead and two wounded, authorities and railways are trying to take steps — especially visible ones — to prevent similar crimes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2019

South Korean studio behind cult game Mir engaged in all-out assault on copycats in China

In The Legend of Mir, warriors and sorcerers battle creatures from an ancient universe. Now, WeMade Co.'s longtime video game hit is at the center of a string of legal battles that could serve as a rallying cry for foreign companies harboring grievances against Chinese rivals.
EDITORIALS
Jun 16, 2019

Can pensions cover retirement expenses?

The Abe administration has disowned a government agency's report concluding that the public pension system might not cover the costs of a long retirement life.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jun 16, 2019

'You're empathetic, but there's that distance': A German undertaker in Japan

As Japanese mourners file into the funeral parlor, shrouded in silence and laden with flowers, Felix Steinkemper, dressed in a dark suit, stands ready to assist.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2019

Why it's risky to call e-cigarettes unsafe

Sure, it would be better if no one smoked any nicotine products, but the CDC's repetition of that message blurs important distinctions.
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2019

G20 envoys assemble in Nagano to discuss climate change and plastic waste

Group of 20 nations' environment and energy ministers gather to search for innovative ways to combat emissions-driven climate change and eliminate plastic waste.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2019

Wall Street learns hard lesson on why not to say 'pig' in China

Wall Street is getting a costly language lesson.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2019

Iran is far from hitting cap on enriched uranium, diplomats say

Iran has multiplied the speed at which it enriches uranium but it is still far from the maximum rate possible under its nuclear deal with major powers, meaning it would be months before production ceilings are hit, diplomats who follow it say.
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2019

Japanese women face retirement savings gap of almost 20 years, World Economic Forum says

One of the toughest problems retirees face is making sure their money lasts as long as they do.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 13, 2019

The realist case for combating climate change

A balance must be struck between reducing use of fossil fuels and maintaining a level of economic growth that can eradicate poverty and hunger.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 13, 2019

Coalition vows retaliation after Yemen's Houthis strike Saudi airport

The Saudi-led military coalition vowed to respond firmly to a missile attack by Yemeni Houthi forces on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that wounded 26 people.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 13, 2019

Kenya's rape survivors win right to abortion in landmark court ruling

Kenya's High Court ruled that rape survivors had the right to an abortion on Wednesday, as it ordered authorities to pay almost $30,000 in damages to the mother of a teenage victim who died after a botched abortion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2019

Renault's Jean-Dominique Senard weakened as Macron snubs meeting, say sources

French President Emmanuel Macron has turned down a request to meet Renault chairman Jean-Dominique Senard, who is furious over the government's interference at the carmaker, sources told Reuters, raising questions over Senard's future.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
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.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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

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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
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