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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 27, 2019

U.K. actress Helena Bonham Carter joins rally protesting violence against women

British actress Helena Bonham Carter called on Tuesday for women globally to unite against sexual harassment, the latest in a group of U.K. celebrities and campaigners to join a rally pushing for a global law to end abuse in the workplace.
EDITORIALS
Feb 26, 2019

Cuts to usage of single-use plastics gain urgency

On a per-capita basis Japan is second only to the U.S. in the annual output of plastic waste.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2019

The accidental Atlanticist

Europeans must heed Mike Pence's dark warnings to achieve Joe Biden's bright vision
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2019

How a Trump 'victory' became a Kim win

With a single tweet, the U.S. president scuttled years of American efforts to isolate North Korea and force Kim to denuclearize.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 26, 2019

Dodgers reportedly back in pursuit of free agent Harper

Bryce Harper reportedly met with representatives of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday in Las Vegas as the drawn-out pursuit of baseball's top free agent extends deep into spring training.
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BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2019

With Ghosn still under lock and key in Tokyo, foreign execs are getting spooked about taking jobs in Japan

The stunning arrest, indictments and long incarceration of former Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn have given pause to foreign executives considering taking on senior jobs at Japanese companies.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2019

Observers report dozens killed in Nigeria election violence

As many as 39 people were killed in election violence so far in Nigeria, civil society groups said on Sunday, as the country awaits the results of voting in what is forecast to be its tightest election since the end of military rule in 1999.
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WORLD
Feb 24, 2019

Yemen's Houthis to quit two ports Monday under peace deal: sources

Iranian-aligned Houthi forces have agreed to draw back from two Yemeni ports on Monday while withdrawal from the main Hodeidah port will occur later alongside a retreat by coalition-backed forces massed outside the city, U.N. and Yemeni sources said.
JAPAN / Beyond Tokyo
Feb 24, 2019

As the world drowns in plastic, Kameoka in Kyoto and other cities across Japan fight back

Plastic pollution in the ocean has become one of the world's most urgent environmental problems. Footage of vast fields of floating plastic debris between California and Hawaii — now commonly known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — have driven home the gravity of the problem, with scientists and...
Special Supplements / The Emperor’s 30-year Anniversary
Feb 22, 2019

Exercising goodwill in symbolic role

Emperor Akihito marked the 30th year of his reign on Jan. 7, and the government will be holding a ceremony on Sunday to celebrate this milestone. On April 30, after three decades on the throne, the Emperor will be the first living Japanese monarch in about 200 years to step down.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 22, 2019

Family ties thwart Cambodia's efforts to tackle bride trafficking to China

Although a rising number of Cambodian women are being sold as brides in China, complaints and convictions are on the decline, with many victims refusing to speak out because their families are colluding with trafficking rings, a regional police chief says.
JAPAN / History / FOCUS
Feb 21, 2019

Crown Prince Naruhito likely to stay close to the people upon becoming Japan's first emperor born after the war

In June 2011, three months after savage tsunami devastated Japan's northeast coastline, Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako were visiting Miyagi — one of the three hardest-hit prefectures — to get a firsthand look at the gut-wrenching aftermath of the disaster and commiserate with evacuees...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 21, 2019

Can Japan balance its ties with China and Taiwan?

Japan can't ignore the reality of rising China, but it will also need to keep its neighbor in check.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 21, 2019

Daughter of missing North Korean diplomat Jo Song Gil has returned home, Italy says

North Korea informed Italy last year that the daughter of its acting ambassador had asked to return home after her father left his post in Rome, the Italian foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
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WORLD / Society
Feb 21, 2019

America bars entry of U.S.-born Islamic State propagandist held by Kurds in Syria, saying she isn't a citizen

An Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group in Syria won't be allowed to return to the United States with her toddler son because she is not an American citizen, the U.S. said on Wednesday. Her lawyer is challenging that claim.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2019

Japan's Supreme Court rejects man's damages claim against ex-wife's partner over adultery

The Supreme Court Tuesday rejected a damages claim brought by a man in his 40s against his former spouse's then-lover, infidelity with whom led, he claimed, to he and his wife's divorce.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Feb 20, 2019

The onus is still on us to be black history

A few years back, I wrote a piece for Black History Month in which I challenged people of African descent living here in Japan to "be black history." I implored them not to necessarily dwell on the past but to: "Dwell on the now instead. Because everything you do now becomes history and herstory the...
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 20, 2019

Eighth British MP quits Labour, saying party is 'infected' with 'anti-Jewish racism' under Corbyn

Joan Ryan has become the eighth member of Parliament to resign from the U.K.'s main opposition Labour party.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 20, 2019

Trump plans to nominate Jeffrey Rosen as Justice Department No. 2

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to nominate Jeffrey Rosen as the next deputy U.S. attorney general, the White House said Tuesday night, the latest shuffle in the Justice Department at a time when it faces close scrutiny over its Russia investigation.
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MORE SPORTS
Feb 19, 2019

NFL great Joe Montana invests in California marijuana brand

Joe Montana, the former Hall of Fame quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, is betting on the newest California gold rush: cannabis.
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CULTURE / Stage
Feb 19, 2019

Hikaru Uzawa blends old and new to add vitality to the world of noh

Hikaru Uzawa is a noh performer who marries her work within the traditional confines of the art form with performing in contemporary pieces internationally, bringing freshness to the traditional world of noh.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 18, 2019

Corporate governance is improving, but not by enough

Poorly run companies are under international and domestic pressure to adopt global standards of capitalism.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 17, 2019

Japanese firms buying back shares at a record pace

Publicly traded firms' purchases of their own shares are expected to hit a record in fiscal 2018, which ends next month, as they are increasingly focusing on the interests of shareholders.

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