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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2018

In Senegal, Xi pledges stronger Sino-African ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged during a visit to Senegal on Saturday to strengthen economic ties with Africa, a continent already awash with cheap Chinese loans in exchange for minerals and huge construction projects.
JAPAN / History
Jul 21, 2018

Re-examining the Korean armistice: Give peace a chance

Ahead of the 65th anniversary of the truce that ended hostilities during the Korean War, we examine the conflict's mixed legacy in Japan.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Jul 21, 2018

Otto Knot: Italian food, sailing knots and great waffles

When visiting Otto Knot, a cozy neighborhood cafe in the city of Takatsuki, don't miss their homemade raspberry sauce and ice cream-topped waffles.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jul 21, 2018

For chef Shinobu Namae, cutting waste is priority

At cafe Bricolage Bread & Co. and restaurant L'Effervescence, chef Shinobu Namae is finding creative ways to reduce and repurpose food waste.
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CULTURE / Books
Jul 21, 2018

Lifetime devoted to haiku nets Scottish poet prestigious honor

Haiku poet and novelist Alan Spence was honored with an Order of the Rising Sun for 'contributions to developing haiku poetry in the United Kingdom and promoting mutual understanding between Japan and the United Kingdom.'
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MORE SPORTS
Jul 21, 2018

Matsuda elected to swim Hall of Fame

Swimmer Hitomi Matsuda, a prolific breaker of world records, will take her rightful place among the masters legends of the sport later this year.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 20, 2018

Yuta Watanabe makes good impression in Summer League stint with Nets

Yuta Watanabe attracted positive attention during the Brooklyn Nets' five NBA Summer League Games in Las Vegas earlier this month.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 20, 2018

As Diet wraps up, Abe re-emerges as front-runner for LDP election

As recently as spring, the Abe administration was in disarray, weakened by what appeared to be an unstoppable flow of scandals and missteps.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 20, 2018

Deep reefs won't be 'twilight zone' refuge for fish and coral, dive team warns in study

Deep coral reefs in a "twilight zone" in the oceans differ sharply from those near the surface, dimming hopes they can be a refuge for marine life fleeing such threats as climate change and pollution, scientists said on Thursday.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 20, 2018

Ghostly neutrinos offer new view of universe as scientists find deep-space source

A breakthrough in the study of ghostly particles called high-energy neutrinos that traverse space, zipping unimpeded through people, planets and whole galaxies, is giving scientists an audacious new way to expand our understanding of the cosmos.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2018

A new tax to fix Japan's dire fiscal straits

There's a better way to increase tax revenue than raising the consumption tax.
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BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jul 19, 2018

Google shrugs off EU fine; damage to hinge on rivals' next moves

The European Union's record $5 billion fine against Google, levied Wednesday morning, marks the biggest regulatory attack yet on technology giants. But investors and analysts largely shrugged off the ruling's potential to immediately dent Google's business.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 19, 2018

British man found guilty of plotting to assassinate May after blasting his way into No. 10 Downing Street

A British man was found guilty on Wednesday of a plot to kill Prime Minister Theresa May by first detonating an explosive device to get into her Downing Street office and then using a knife or a gun to attack her.
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CULTURE / Stage
Jul 18, 2018

Drum Tao aims for blockbuster grandeur in its latest production

Based in mountainous Oita Prefecture in northeastern Kyushu, the privately owned and run Drum Tao company has barely paused from pounding away at the international entertainment market since it launched its overseas ambitions with a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2004.
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BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2018

Google hit with €4.3 billion fine by EU and told to alter Android model

Google was fined €4.3 billion ($5 billion) by the European Union and ordered to change the way it puts search and web browser apps on Android mobile devices, setting a global record for antitrust penalties.
EDITORIALS
Jul 18, 2018

Japan-EU pact sends U.S. a free trade message

The Japan-EU accord should send a clear message to the Trump administration about the benefits of the free trade regime and the folly of a tit-for-tat trade war in which no party can emerge a winner.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 18, 2018

Takeda bets on China for global growth, seeing the country as 'on a par' with the U.S. and Europe

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. sees China becoming a "core country" for its global growth strategy, and is optimistic its $62 billion (¥6.94 trillion) acquisition of Shire PLC will win approval by the country's regulators.
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BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2018

Home DNA testing gains popularity in aging Japan

DNA testing at home is starting to gain traction nationwide as more people age and seek answers about their risks for diseases.
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WORLD / Society
Jul 18, 2018

Migrants in Lebanon seek to break stereotypes with new radio show

Since arriving in Lebanon, Sudanese migrant worker Abdallah Afandi has been turned away from beach resorts, mistaken for a cleaner and prevented from renting an apartment — all because of the color of his skin.
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CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Jul 18, 2018

Da Pump scores an unexpected summer hit with 'U.S.A.'

The highly coveted song of the summer needs to cut across demographics and unite one nation under a beat. Think Len's "Steal My Sunshine" in 1999, Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" in 2013 or Luis Fonsi's "Despacito" in 2017. Who'd have thought that, in 2018 Japan, the uniting beat would be Eurobeat?
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2018

China heart drug sold globally may have had cancer-linked impurity since 2012

A common blood pressure and heart drug manufactured in bulk by a Chinese company and sold worldwide may have contained an impurity linked to cancer since 2012, European regulators said on Tuesday.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami