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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Oct 18, 2018

A blue pill is stopping HIV, world-first study shows

An antiviral pill taken daily by thousands of men across Sydney and other parts of Australia led to a globally unprecedented reduction in new HIV cases, showing that a targeted, preventative approach may accelerate progress on ending the AIDS epidemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 18, 2018

Abe wants foreigners to bolster Japan's shrinking workforce but finds vocal resistance

A strict immigration policy has helped make Japan one of the world's oldest and most homogeneous societies. Now, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to invite as many as half a million foreign workers is testing the country's tolerance for change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2018

Mitch McConnell says Senate Republicans might revisit Obamacare repeal if they win midterms

Republicans could try again to repeal Obamacare if they win enough seats in U.S. elections next month, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday, calling a failed 2017 push to repeal the health care law a "disappointment."
Japan Times
Oct 18, 2018

KOKUYO to Showcase the Revolutionary "360° Gliding Chair ing" at ORGATEC 2018

A new experience to improve health and creativity of white-collar workers
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 17, 2018

Kyushu Basho an underrated gem for fans

Sumo's Autumn Regional Tour has reached Kansai and will continue winding its way westward until it arrives in Yamaguchi prefecture at the end of the month.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 17, 2018

Akio Fujimoto trades drama for authenticity in film about the refugee experience

Akio Fujimoto's "Passage of Life," a drama about the struggles of a Myanmar family in Japan and the troubled return of a mother and her children to Yangon, premiered at last year's Tokyo International Film Festival before continuing on to win honors and acclaim at more than a dozen festivals around the...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 17, 2018

TPP takes back seat as Malaysia sets sights on early conclusion to RCEP trade deal

Malaysia is putting a premium on a free trade deal led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, its trade minister told The Japan Times in a recent interview, while also apparently relegating the Japan-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership to the back burner for the time being.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2018

Sex, drugs and ... slavery? Human trafficking hidden in U.K. hotels

Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll — nothing new for the hospitality industry but British hoteliers say loud music, used condoms and alcohol could hint at something darker: modern-day slavery.
PRESS / Events
Oct 17, 2018

2018年の大学入試でジャパンタイムズの記事が115校で採用

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長：堤丈晴）は、2018年度の大学入試で使用された英文記事の出題数および採用校数を発表しました。
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2018

An AI wake-up call from ancient Greece

Those warning about artificial intelligence's dangers are right to invoke Pandora and her jar of miseries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 16, 2018

Trump's China battles give Taiwan supporters renewed influence

Escalating tensions between the U.S. and China over trade, the South China Sea and recent arms sales are pushing Taiwan back into the American foreign policy spotlight, attracting Beijing's ire.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Oct 16, 2018

Hopes high that Pope Francis will send message from A-bombed cities to support nuclear weapons ban treaty

With Pope Francis expressing his intention to visit Japan next year, hopes are high among Hiroshima and Nagasaki residents and A-bomb survivors' groups that he may come to their cities.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 16, 2018

Cheerful personality helps Kaori Sakamoto shine on ice

Kaori Sakamoto took the skating world by storm last season in her first year as a senior competitor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 15, 2018

Going full circle: Why recycling isn't enough

Reducing the amount of materials taken from nature is also critical to the creation of a 'circular economy.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 15, 2018

Learning what life in Japan is like for people with disabilities

One recent Sunday, 7-year-old Yukito Takanashi of Tokyo was dribbling a soccer ball on a makeshift field. At one point, he put on an eye mask like those worn by blind soccer players. But he took it off after a while, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2018

Trump weighs action against Saudis as denials about Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance continue

Saudi Arabia is running out of time to explain to the Trump administration what happened to journalist Jamal Khashoggi within its consulate in Turkey.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 15, 2018

Warm, dry spring seen aggravating Nagoya-area hornet threat

As the nation enters the autumn tourist season, concerns are growing over hornets, whose nests and number of workers are larger than usual this year because of the warmer spring and limited rain during the rainy season.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 15, 2018

At IMF meeting in Indonesia, China's globalization agenda gets left behind

Three days before U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping portrayed Beijing as the champion and defender of globalization at the Davos World Economic Forum amid rising fears of trade protectionism.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Oct 15, 2018

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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 15, 2018

Sushi's balancing act: Tradition versus adaption

Sushi chefs in Japan aim for a happy medium between old and new as shops welcome a wave of guests from overseas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 15, 2018

Italy's Matteo Salvini condemned as racist for moving migrants from 'model' town

Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini on Sunday defended his decision to move hundreds of migrants out of a southern Italian town widely seen as a model of successful integration as opposition groups accused him of racism.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 14, 2018

Tomoyuki Sugano-no: near-perfect game sends Giants to CL Climax Series final

If there was any lingering doubt about who Japan's best pitcher was, Tomoyuki Sugano put it to rest.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2018

A U.S. retreat would make the Mideast worse

If the U.S. retreats from the Middle East, it will lose whatever restraining leverage it once had over allies and competitors alike and leave behind a more chaotic environment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Oct 14, 2018

After 16 years, Fukushima's Aizu Koshihikari still the brand of choice for popular Tokyo rice ball shop

A popular rice ball shop stands near Tokyo Station's Yaesu Central Gate, drawing long lines of customers waiting to buy products made with rice from Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture, known for remaining soft with a touch of sweetness even when it gets cold.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Japan ranks 66th in press freedom, lowest among G7
Japan climbed four positions from last year, with Reporters Without Borders noting that "the principles of media freedom and pluralism are generally respected" in the country.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
Kawasaki can hold its head high after spirited Asian Champions League effort
Frontale players grimace during the final of the Asian Champions League on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kawasaki lost 2-0 against heavily favored Al-Ahli.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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