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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2019

How can we trust the state when its enemies keep dying before trial?

Jeffrey Epstein died because the U.S. government let him.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 23, 2019

In one-man race, Macao to elect Beijing-backed former legislator Ho Iat Seng as chief executive

The Chinese territory of Macao is set to elect as leader the only candidate for which it is allowed to vote: a Beijing-backed former legislator who is expected to cement China's control over the special administrative region and distance it from escalating protests in neighboring Hong Kong.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 23, 2019

In breakthrough that could aid depleted reefs, Florida scientists induce spawning of Atlantic coral in lab

Scientists in Florida have artificially induced reproductive spawning of an endangered Atlantic coral species for the first time in an aquarium setting, a breakthrough they say holds great promise in efforts to restore depleted reefs in the wild.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 23, 2019

Netanyahu hints at Israeli involvement in Iraq blasts targeting pro-Iran forces

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Thursday of possible Israeli involvement in attacks against Iranian-linked targets in Iraq.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 22, 2019

'Dance With Me': A homegrown Japanese musical has landed

Genres never really die, but they often mutate into something different on foreign soil. John Ford's cowboys became Akira Kurosawa's samurai, and Kurosawa's samurai became Sergio Leone's serape-clad, cigarillo-chewing "The Man With No Name." And the list goes on.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 21, 2019

It's time for Summer Sonic to think beyond the music

Summer Sonic 2019 featured the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sakanaction and Babymetal. With the music under its belt, what's next for the festival?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 21, 2019

Trump or Europe? New U.K. leader Boris Johnson to sample post-Brexit reality at G7 summit

Boris Johnson is about to feel the pinch of Brexit Britain's new global status: squeezed on one side by Europeans in no mood to yield, and on the other by a United States driving a hard bargain for its economic support.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 21, 2019

Mike Pompeo says North Korea talks have not resumed as quickly as hoped

The United States has not returned to the negotiation table with North Korea as quickly as it had hoped, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, but he added that Washington knew there would be "bumps on the road" in the denuclearization talks.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 20, 2019

The spirit of Satchmo survives in Tokyo

Yoshio Toyama and his wife, Keiko, have spent most of their lives as unofficial musical ambassadors between Japan and the American city of New Orleans.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 19, 2019

Optimism, temperatures rise during test event

The deadly summer heat in Tokyo has been one of the major ongoing issues for athletes and organizers as Japan prepares to host the 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 19, 2019

Learning for empathy: A world effort to build peace through education

Education can help to prepare learners to be active and responsible contributors to sustainable development and world peace.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2019

Orders flood in for Onepedal device after spate of car accidents involving elderly in Japan

A device called Onepedal has been developed by a small company to help reduce car accidents, by eliminating the possibility of drivers mistakenly pressing the accelerator instead of the brake.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2019

Portugal's fuel-tanker drivers call off strike to negotiate

Portugal's fuel-tanker drivers voted on Sunday to call off an indefinite strike, with their union agreeing to negotiate with employers in government-brokered talks due on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 18, 2019

Silent heroes: Sign language interpreters give voice to Japan's top government spokesman

Kohei Ehara sits quietly in the far corner of the spacious conference room in the Prime Minister's Office, largely unnoticed by a group of reporters waiting for Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to start his daily briefing.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 18, 2019

Dealing with the death of a friend while in Japan

When you live in Japan your friends are often your main system of support. If they happen to pass while they're here, you can sometimes be asked to step in for a relative.
Japan Times
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 Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2019

North Korea's Kim praises new weapons tests and vows 'invincible military capabilities'

North Korea's test-firing of "projectiles" Friday morning was of a "new weapon," state-run media said Saturday, with leader Kim Jong Un urging his scientists to continue building weapons "to discourage any forces from daring to provoke us."
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Aug 17, 2019

For Kyoto, international meeting of museum directors and creators is an opportunity to learn

From Sept. 1 to 7, Kyoto will host thousands of museum directors, curators and art historians from Japan and around the world for the general assembly meeting of the Paris-based International Council of Museums (ICOM).
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 16, 2019

China's crackdown on Cathay Pacific bodes ill for other companies in Hong Kong

For more than half a century, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. has been Hong Kong's gateway to the world, its mix of British heritage and Asian high-altitude luxury bridging the city's colonial past with its Chinese location. But it's that unique cultural blend that has ensnared the carrier in an increasingly...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 16, 2019

Gujo-Hachiman: Travel along the rivers of time

Perhaps it is the gurgling brooks that feed the town's roadside culverts, the colorful, vaguely Pyrenean window boxes, or the friendly, natural disposition of the locals — Gujo-Hachiman seems a place where people's spirits are pitched a notch or two higher than elsewhere.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 16, 2019

Families of Kashmir detainees still don't know where they are, or why they are being held

A week and a half after Indian authorities began detaining hundreds of local leaders and activists in Kashmir, fearing violence after the region's special status was withdrawn, it is unclear in many cases where they are — or even why they were taken away.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 16, 2019

Ministry urges Rakuten Mobile to speed up preparation of base stations ahead of Japan rollout

The communications ministry has instructed Rakuten Mobile Inc. to speed up its rollout of base stations, with the mobile operator slated to launch its service in Japan on Oct. 1, it was learned on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 16, 2019

U.S. House panel subpoenas ex-Trump campaign chief Corey Lewandowski

The Democratic-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee said on Thursday it subpoenaed President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, for public testimony as part of an investigation of the Trump presidency.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 15, 2019

Choose your acts wisely at this year's Summer Sonic

The 2019 edition of the Summer Sonic music festival, held concurrently in Tokyo and Osaka from Aug. 16 to 18, marks the 20th anniversary of the gathering. Though that's not the only special twist gracing an event offering the experiences of a big musical outing in the comfort of a metropolis.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
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