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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 21, 2019

From pariah to demi-god: Transgender leader becomes a star at India's massive Kumbh Mela festival

In a desert tent guarded by armed police and a well-built bouncer, Laxmi Narayan Tripathi is blessing a constant stream of pilgrims, who garland her with marigolds and kneel to touch her feet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2019

Fourth-quarter figures drag China's 2018 growth to a 28-year low of 6.6%

China's economy cooled in the fourth quarter under pressure from faltering domestic demand and bruising U.S. tariffs, dragging growth in 2018 to its lowest level in nearly three decades and pressuring Beijing to roll out more stimulus to avert a sharper slowdown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2019

U.S.-China trade talks making scant progress on make-or-break intellectual property problem

Ever since negotiators from the United States and China sat down in Beijing after a Christmas meltdown in global markets, Donald Trump has sought to calm investors and claim his trade talks are making great strides. But that glosses over a more uncomfortable reality.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 21, 2019

Rudy Giuliani admits Trump pursued Moscow tower throughout 2016, raising collusion questions

U.S. President Donald Trump pursued a business deal to erect a tower bearing his name in Moscow throughout 2016, his attorney said on Sunday, raising new questions for congressional investigators looking into possible ties between the president and Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2019

France downplays Renault-Nissan merger idea amid tensions over lopsided alliance built by Ghosn

France's finance minister says there is no plan to remodel the alliance between Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co., despite reports to the contrary.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2019

The U.S.-China rivalry and Japan

The uncertainty created by the Trump administration is encouraging many nations around to world to seek new friends and to hedge their bets, and Japan and China are no exceptions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 19, 2019

Syrian opposition sees window for political solution after eight years of civil war

Syria now has a good opportunity to reach a political solution to its devastating eight-year war as cease-fires have brought calm to many areas of the country, Syria's chief opposition negotiator said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 19, 2019

Tolerant attitudes make Japan a drinker's paradise

If any doubts existed that Japanese people are exceptionally tolerant toward the imbibing of alcohol, those were erased in 2014, when the Pew Center, as part of its Global Attitudes Project, surveyed people's views on drinking in 40 countries.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 19, 2019

Challenges await Japan as Trump presidency enters its third year

On Sept. 26 in New York, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was facing reporters at a joint news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump when Trump cracked a joke that in fact sounded like a veiled threat.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 19, 2019

Russia's new heavy-lift rocket has critical defect

Scientists have discovered a defect in the engines of Russia's new flagship heavy-lift space rocket that could destroy it in flight, an apparent setback to a project President Vladimir Putin has said is vital for national security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 18, 2019

In shadow of Ghosn saga, Nissan may scrap chairman role to prevent concentration of power, director says

Two months after the arrest of its chairman stunned Nissan Motor Co. and the entire global automotive industry, the carmaker is weighing abolishing the role altogether as it steps up reforms to rebuild its governance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2019

Rigging polls 'was at the direction of' Trump, admits his ex-lawyer, Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, said on Thursday he paid a firm to manipulate online polling data "at the direction of and for the sole benefit of" Trump.
SUMO
Jan 17, 2019

Sumo 101: Retirement ceremonies

Now that Kisenosato has retired, one of the first orders of business for him will be arranging a retirement ceremony.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Jan 17, 2019

Marie Kondo's new TV series cleans up

Marie Kondo is the type of person you wouldn't initially expect lots of people to go crazy over. In the cleaning consultant and best-selling author's new Netflix show, "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo," she simply lays out the basics of her "KonMari" method of organizing homes — guided by the idea of finding...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 16, 2019

Trash talk: Tokyo city opens bar in waste-management facility to spark environment debate

Like many Tokyoites, Miki Takara, 53, was sipping beer and indulging in specially prepared delicacies at a bar on a recent Friday evening. But something made this scene in Tokyo's western city of Musashino a bit different: At this bar, the only thing separating her from a concrete waste pit was a single...
Japan Times
Jan 16, 2019

FROSK, Inc.: Support for Korean Mobile App Developers! SmartBeat, the Smartphone App Crash Detection and Analytics Tool, Is Free for 30 Days!

TOKYO – Japan based FROSK, Inc. is offering a special campaign just for Korean app developers, its smartphone app crash detection and analytics tool, SmartBeat, free for 30 days!
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2019

Paul Manafort misled grand jury on Trump administration contacts, Robert Mueller filing says

Paul Manafort misled special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators and a federal grand jury about his communications with people in the Trump administration after the 2016 election, prosecutors said in a court filing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2019

Trump's pick for attorney general to face questions on criticism of Russia probe

U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, William Barr, will likely have to explain his past criticism of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian election meddling at his Senate confirmation hearing starting on Tuesday.
SUMO
Jan 15, 2019

Sumo 101: Banzuke

All professional sumo wrestlers are listed on a 58x44 cm sheet of paper that is released about two weeks before the start of each tournament.
SUMO
Jan 14, 2019

Sumo 101: Sanyaku

Sanyaku is the collective noun for the three ranks below yokozuna.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 14, 2019

Shelter from the storm in 2019

Global economic, financial and political stability depends on outcomes in four areas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2019

Key Republican to ask FBI about report of Trump counterintelligence probe

The Republican head of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said on Sunday he plans to ask the FBI about a report it launched a probe into whether President Donald Trump has been working on Russia's behalf, suggesting the agency may have gone too far.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2019

Democrats say Robert Mueller must complete probe of Trump's Russia ties without interference

Fresh reporting raises new questions about President Donald Trump's possible ties to Russia and emphasizes the need to ensure that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation reaches its conclusion without interference, Senate Democrats said Sunday.
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.
Trump announces Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel ‘partnership’ deal
U.S. President Donald Trump points as he boards Air Force One en route to New Jersey, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Friday.
Travelers avoid trips to Japan over viral comic book’s quake prediction
Visitors walk along Nakamise-dori as they visit Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district in March.
Tokyo's Yamanote Line resumes suspended train operations
All services on East Japan Railway's Yamanote Line in Tokyo were suspended for early Friday morning due to wire trouble.
Onosato set for yokozuna promotion after clinching Emperor’s Cup
Onosato after defeating Kotozakura at Ryokugikan in Tokyo on Friday. The win gave him a 13-0 record and clinched the Emperor's Cup, assuring him of promotion to yokozuna next week.
AI fiction is already here. Are humans ready?
After last year’s controversy over using AI to write about 5% of her novel, Rie Qudan was asked by an advertising magazine to write a short story where she uses AI for 95% of it. The resulting short story, “Kage no ame” (“Rain Shadow”), was published March 25.  
Six short films that capture our world in mere minutes
“Marion” provides a glimpse into the lives of bull dodgers, who perform a nonlethal version of bullfighting.
As Taiwan looks to boost ‘unofficial ties,’ Paraguay’s leader offers facilitator role
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena speaks during an interview with The Japan Times in Tokyo on Thursday.
GCAP next-gen fighter joint venture likely to be running by this summer
A concept model of the Global Combat Air Program's fighter jet is displayed during the DSEI Japan defense exhibition in the city of Chiba on Wednesday.
NTT develops world's first 'flying lightning rod' using drones
NTT's drone — aimed at triggering, then redirecting lightning — is described as a "flying lightning rod."

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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