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JAPAN
Sep 2, 2019

Japan should learn from other countries when planning nuclear plant decommissioning: government report

Japan should learn from overseas efforts in order to smoothly decommission nuclear reactors, a government report said Monday.
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2019

Stage set for Brexit clash in U.K. Parliament this week

Boris Johnson's summer is over. The week that could determine how long he remains prime minister — and how or whether Britain leaves the European Union — is about to begin.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Sep 1, 2019

Championing widespread inclusion, gender equity

Fresh off a stint as Mexico's ambassador to India from 2015 to 2018, Melba Pria aims to 'go wider and deeper' as Mexico's official envoy to Japan, a position she assumed earlier this year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 1, 2019

Japan's busy summer of diplomacy

Japan is successfully navigating the moment's geopolitical challenges.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Aug 28, 2019

Thailand may become first in Southeast Asia to allow same-sex unions

In Thailand, the ruling coalition and opposition lawmakers don't agree on much. Yet within both camps there's growing support for legalizing same-sex unions.
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WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2019

Macron must take back 'insults' for Brazil to accept G7 Amazon fire aid, Bolsonaro says

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he wants French President Emmanuel Macron to withdraw the "insults" made against him before he considers accepting a $20 million offer from the G7 nations to help fight forest fires in the Amazon.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2019

Japan removes South Korea from list of trusted trade partners as row between neighbors deepens

The move will put further strain on a crumbling bilateral relationship in which everything from cultural exchange and tourism to security cooperation is now in jeopardy.
EDITORIALS
Aug 23, 2019

Rethink defense intelligence pact termination

A termination of the defense intelligence pact threatens to escalate the fraying of Japan-South Korea relations. We urge the Moon administration to think twice about its decision.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 23, 2019

Abe tied as longest-serving postwar Japanese leader with great-uncle Sato at 2,798 days

Saturday will be Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's 2,799th day in office.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2019

Japan's Environment Ministry plans to boost ocean cleanup budget in bid to tackle plastic waste

The Environment Ministry plans to substantially increase its budget for reducing plastic waste in the ocean in fiscal 2020, in line with an action plan adopted by relevant Cabinet ministers in May, informed sources said Thursday.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 22, 2019

South Korea decides to exit intelligence-sharing pact with Japan

South Korea's decision is “extremely regrettable,” a Japanese government source was quoted as saying.
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WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2019

Italy's 5-Star says Matteo Salvini is no longer a credible partner

Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement said Sunday that Matteo Salvini, leader of the far-right League, was no longer a credible partner, apparently closing the door on any possibility of resurrecting the ruling coalition.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Aug 18, 2019

Activities to keep the kids animated

Have a young budding animation director on your hands? 'The Science Behind Pixar' exhibition takes kids (and so-inclined adults) through the process from modeling and rigging to simulation and rendering.
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CULTURE
Aug 17, 2019

Game not over: Japan's amusement arcades tap community spirit to stay relevant

"Kana," to call him by the nom de guerre he uses when he is competing in arcade game tournaments, is so good at The King of Fighters '97 that he can beat most other players one-handed.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 17, 2019

Outrage over Aichi Triennale exhibition ignites debate over freedom of expression in art

Three days after it opened on Aug. 1, a section of the Aichi Triennale 2019 arts festival, which is taking place in and around the city of Nagoya, was closed due to controversy over one of its exhibits and an anonymous threat.

Longform

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