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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2019

Trump's impeachment blues

How he views his job is why he's in the greatest trouble of his presidency so far.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2019

Warmer winters won't mean fewer deaths

Temperature isn't the only reason mortality spikes from December to March.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2019

U.S., South Korea defense cost talks break down over Trump's $5 billion demand

Cost-sharing talks between the U.S. and South Korea broke down over U.S. President Donald Trump's demands for a fivefold funding increase, raising new questions about the stability of one of America's closest alliances.
Sponsored Content
Nov 19, 2019

Sumo Special

Introducing the latest information on the SUMO KYUSHU BASHO.
EDITORIALS
Nov 18, 2019

Hong Kong on the brink of 'a total breakdown'

A pathway to compromise and resolution is more urgent each day.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2019

Will Tokyo's 'deep state' strike back?

Can and will Japanese bureaucrats revolt or speak out, when necessary, against the incumbent prime minister of the day the way their U.S. counterparts are in the Ukraine scandal?
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2019

Takedown: The monumental fall of auto titan Carlos Ghosn

It took two decades for "le cost-cutter" Carlos Ghosn to carve out his three-way automobile empire. But in a matter of days, it was ripped from his grasp.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 18, 2019

North Korea's Kim oversees military drills after U.S. and South cancel joint air exercises

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen air force drills "under the simulated conditions of real war," state-run media reported Monday, a day after the U.S. and South Korea said they were postponing their joint air exercises in a bid to boost stalled nuclear talks with Pyongyang.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2019

Trump touts his 'very' good health after unscheduled medical check

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he was in "very good" health after undergoing the first phase of an annual medical check the previous day.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 18, 2019

Trump slams Mike Pence aide slated to testify at Tuesday impeachment hearing

Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday to slam Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence who's due to testify in the public impeachment inquiry into the president's actions with Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2019

Washington and Seoul postpone military drills in bid to boost stalled diplomacy with Pyongyang

The United States and South Korea on Sunday announced that they are postponing a joint military air exercise criticized by North Korea as provocative in a bid to keep alive foundering nuclear talks with Pyongyang.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / 2010s: Decade in Review
Nov 16, 2019

The gray wave: Japan attempts to deal with its increasingly elderly population

Eighty-one-year-old Sachiko Miura wakes up at 6 a.m. every day to prepare breakfast at her newly renovated apartment located near a large supermarket, spa and a hospital in the suburbs of Japan's third largest city.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 16, 2019

Sakai Shokai: Quality izakaya dining at this hidden Shibuya gem

Hideaki Sakai doesn't make it easy to find his diminutive premises. Hidden on the second floor of an anonymous building on a quiet backstreet on the "wrong" side of Shibuya, it is invisible from the street. You access it through an unmarked door next to an offal specialist grill, up a steep flight of...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 16, 2019

Trump ally Roger Stone convicted of lying to Congress, obstructing 2016 election probe

A jury convicted U.S. President Donald Trump's longtime adviser Roger Stone on Friday, finding the Republican operative guilty on seven criminal counts of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 15, 2019

North Korea says U.S. is seeking December nuclear talks, warns of 'trick' to buy time

North Korea's top nuclear envoy said Thursday that the U.S. is seeking a return to denuclearization talks in December, but warned that he believed the move could be a "trick to earn time" ahead of a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for progress in the talks.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Nov 15, 2019

'Queer Eye' takes a peek at Japan

Netflix's new series of 'Queer Eye' sees the Fab Five hit the streets of Tokyo, where they come face to face with the restrictions of Japanese social norms
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2019

America's feeble Indo-Pacific strategy

The United States has allowed Chinese expansionism in Asia to continue virtually unimpeded.
Japan Times
SUMO / Rikishi Files
Nov 14, 2019

Homasho's popularity tied to reserved manner

One of the more popular rikishi these days is Abi.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 14, 2019

All four major Japanese brewers see sales fall in October

Sales of beer and beer-like products for all four major domestic brewers fell in Japan last month from a year earlier after the Oct. 1 consumption tax hike, data showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 14, 2019

Japan's decade of 'closed country' cinema

As Japanese box office figures hit record highs in the 2010s, the country's film industry became increasingly insular
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 14, 2019

Venezuelan migrants will cost host nations $1.35 billion in 2020, U.N. says

Health care, education, nutrition and other services will cost countries hosting Venezuelan migrants $1.35 billion next year, nongovernmental organizations said on Wednesday, as they called for increased donations from the international community.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 13, 2019

Tokyo denies South Korean report that Abe sent letters to Kim Jong Un in bid for summit

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent personal letters to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un between May and September proposing the two sides hold a summit, a major South Korean daily said Wednesday. The report was later denied by Tokyo.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2019

U.S. alleges Russian operatives sought to undermine U.S. election agency

U.S. prosecutors have accused Russian operatives of seeking to interfere with a federal agency charged with policing American elections, as part of their case relating to interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential contest, saying the group aimed to interfere with a ban on some election spending by foreign...
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 12, 2019

Satoko Miyahara still formidable, but can she win in future?

Satoko Miyahara earned the silver medal in her Grand Prix season debut at the Cup of China on Saturday, finishing behind Russian teen Anna Shcherbakova.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2019

Sharing economy conference explores global phenomenon from Japan perspective

From transportation to holiday homes, the "sharing economy" is gaining traction worldwide, and in typhoon- and earthquake-prone Japan the concept is increasingly seen as instrumental to disaster management.
Shinjiro Koizumi takes farm ministry reins after predecessor's rice gaffe
Agriculture minister Taku Eto (left), who resigned on Wednesday, and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.
Japan confirms hard-line position ahead of possible tariff talks in Washington
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, at a news conference on Tuesday. He said that when Japan states it wants the tariffs reviewed, it means Tokyo wants them removed.
Tokyo to cover cost of base service fees for water utilities through summer
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is looking to make the cost of base service fees in water utility bills free during the summer, hoping the financial support will allow residents to turn on their air conditioners and protect themselves against heatstroke.
Trump’s wake-up call for India’s foreign policy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 13. Trump’s coercive use of trade threats against India during the Pakistan military crisis has undermined trust in the U.S.-India partnership and exposed Washington as an unreliable security ally.
Nippon Ishin grapples with poor governance ahead of Upper House election
Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday.
Beware of dubious websites offering cheap rice, consumer watchdog warns
Questionable websites appear to be taking advantage of consumers looking for cheaper rice online amid the high prices of the staple grain in the nation.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
A window into the mind of Esperantist and political activist Teru Hasegawa
Teru Hasegawa, Esperanto name Verda Majo, wrote leftist political essays during WWII.
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
By Alex K.T. Martin

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