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JAPAN
Dec 6, 2018

Tokyo Metro says new station will be called Toranomon Hills, as trend of mixing Japanese and English draws satirical pushback

Following a recent naming trend that mixes Japanese and English words, Tokyo Metro Co. has announced that a new station set to open ahead of the 2020 Games will be called Toranomon Hills.
CULTURE
Dec 6, 2018

Counting down to the Year of the Boar: Festivals, foxes and fireworks welcome 2019 in Tokyo

With the end of the year drawing closer, the pressure is on to figure out how to greet the Year of the Boar. If the dwindling number of viewers staying in to watch NHK's annual music showcase "Kohaku Uta Gassen" is any indication, more and more people in the Kanto region are choosing to head out for...
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CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Dec 6, 2018

Bridges built by the power of K-pop and J-pop

This year hasn't been a particularly warm one for the relationship between Japan and South Korea. Ongoing tension stemming from Japan's colonization of its neighbor up to the end of World War II — and efforts to complicate what happened during this period — have bubbled up once again, affecting everything...
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MULTIMEDIA
Dec 5, 2018

December 5, 2018

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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2018

The U.S. and China are the closest of enemies

Both countries are becoming more alike — particularly in their belief that there can be only one winner.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2018

Democrats preparing to probe Trump's FBI HQ plan: lawmaker

President Donald Trump's role in decisions about a new FBI headquarters will face intense scrutiny when Democrats take control of a key U.S. House of Representatives committee in January, one of the panel's leaders said on Tuesday.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2018

The extraordinary life and times of George H.W. Bush

The 41st U.S. president cared more about his legacy than the 1992 re-election he lost.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 3, 2018

The United States, China and the preferred superpower

For Japan, the U.S. has traditionally held the role — but that was before the Trump administration.
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JAPAN / Society
Dec 3, 2018

Japanese volunteers spring to action after fatal child abuse case

Five-year old Yua Funato was found unconscious at a Tokyo apartment in March, her feet severely frostbitten and her face and body covered with bruises that were inflicted by her 33-year-old stepfather. She was later pronounced dead at a hospital from pneumonia-induced sepsis caused by malnutrition.
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MULTIMEDIA
Dec 2, 2018

December 3, 2018

JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 1, 2018

Question mark hangs over holiday reshuffles

The Diet passed a bill in June that will shift certain national holidays in 2020 to ease traffic congestion during the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Marine Day, which is usually the third Monday of July, will be moved to July 23, the day before the opening ceremony, while Sports Day, normally the second Monday...
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WORLD
Dec 1, 2018

Iran's global disinformation

Website Nile Net Online promises Egyptians "true news" from its offices in the heart of Cairo's Tahrir Square, "to expand the scope of freedom of expression in the Arab world."
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COMMUNITY
Dec 1, 2018

'We felt the need to mix it up: Japanese and hip-hop culture'

It has been a hot year for viral dance challenges and Japan has had its fair share. The most notable was the craze surrounding Da Pump's "U.S.A.," attempted by everyone from teenagers on TikTok to U.S. Marines on YouTube.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018

Japan working on ability to counter cyberattacks

The central government plans to develop methods to counter cyberattacks, informed sources have said.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2018

From pivot to stumble in Asia

Chinese trade practices and territorial ambitions must be addressed at the international level, but Trump is botching the job
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WORLD
Nov 30, 2018

Fearing espionage, U.S. considers bringing in tighter rules for Chinese students

The Trump administration is considering new background checks and other restrictions on Chinese students in the United States over growing espionage concerns, U.S. officials and congressional sources said.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2018

'Didn't occur in a vacuum': Canada hate crimes rose 47% in 2017, especially against Muslims

Hate crimes in Canada increased 47 percent in 2017, primarily targeting Muslims, Jews and black people, according to figures released by the country's statistical agency on Thursday.
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WORLD
Nov 30, 2018

U.S. touts new evidence of Iranian weaponry in Yemen and Afghanistan

The United States on Thursday displayed pieces of what it said were Iranian weapons deployed to militants in Yemen and Afghanistan, a tactic by President Donald Trump's administration to pressure Tehran to curb its regional activities.

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