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Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 28, 2018

Japanese rugby history embedded in Hanazono

Harumi Okuno pours another batch of octopus-filled batter into the round hollows of the hot griddle and looks out of the serving hatch toward the rugby stadium at the end of the street.
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MULTIMEDIA
Oct 28, 2018

October 29, 2018

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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 28, 2018

North Korean hospital director says Otto Warmbier torture allegations 'total distortion' of truth

The director of the Pyongyang Friendship Hospital, which treated American student Otto Warmbier, who died last year after being detained for months in the country, has dismissed new allegations that his death resulted from torture.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2018

Algorithms and charting the great unknown

Researchers tend to cluster and mine the same familiar territory. AI can overcome that tendency and point to new questions.
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JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Oct 27, 2018

Salivary glands and other organs grown in laboratory

Organoids, blobs of tissue grown in the lab, could change the face of organ transplants and even pave the way for brain augmentation.
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW 2018
Oct 26, 2018

Tasked with bringing North Korea abduction issue to a close, Suga vows to do all in his power

As the government's new point man on the abduction of Japanese citizens by North Korean agents, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said he will do all in his power to bring the issue to a close and secure the safe return of all who were kidnapped.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2018

Meet the Japanese tech guru who is betting big on the future of drones

The only person in kimono at a recent government meeting on flying cars was Kotaro Chiba, a former online-game executive turned financier of a very specific kind.
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JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW 2018
Oct 25, 2018

Okinawa minister says the government needs better messaging on Futenma transfer to assuage local concerns

The newly installed minister of state for Okinawa affairs says the prefecture's residents deserve a full breakdown of the government's rationale for relocating a contentious U.S. military base from the crowded city of Ginowan to the coastal district of Henoko in Nago.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 25, 2018

Chocolate delights abound in afternoon teas

Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo is getting festive this winter with a cacao-themed afternoon tea series, set to start in December and run through Valentine's Day. Hosted from the hotel's lobby lounge Le Jardin overlooking the Japanese gardens, the event consists of two chapters that each boast their own unique...
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2018

Tokyo confirms release of Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda after three years of captivity in Syria

The government's top spokesman attributed Yasuda's release to efforts by an anti-terrorism intelligence unit in Tokyo, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe thanking Qatar and Turkey “for their great cooperation.”
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 24, 2018

Human rights situation in North Korea 'has not changed' despite Pyongyang's warming ties with Seoul and Washington, U.N. investigator says

The ongoing detente between North Korea and the United States has done little, if anything, to improve Pyongyang's abysmal rights record, the U.N. independent investigator on human rights in the nuclear-armed country said Tuesday, just weeks before the expected passage of a Japan-led resolution condemning...
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GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Eastern USA report 2018
Oct 24, 2018

Daiwa Capital Markets America focuses on stakeholders and sales

When Naoki Suzuki took the helm of Daiwa Capital Markets America (DCMA) in 2016, he came with a lot of experience, having joined the group in 1991. Before coming to New York, Suzuki first worked with Daiwa Securities Ltd., where he focused on corporate planning and finance, then was moved to Daiwa Securities...
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JAPAN / United Nations Day special
Oct 24, 2018

Comedians boost SDGs awareness

"Why did an entertainment company such as Yoshimoto decide to become involved in promoting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?" asked U.N. Information Centre Director Kaoru Nemoto when she recently reunited with Akihiko Okamoto, COO of renowned Japanese entertainment company Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. (Yoshimoto)....
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WORLD / United Nations Day special
Oct 24, 2018

Honoring firm commitment to peace

United Nations Day marks the birthday of our founding Charter — the landmark document that embodies the hopes, dreams and aspirations of "we the peoples."
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JAPAN / United Nations Day special
Oct 24, 2018

Japan as a model U.N. member state

The United Nations of 2018 exists in a world that is more interconnected than ever before. Countries are no longer insulated from the setbacks and challenges of other nations, and all profit in some way from each other's innovation and success.
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JAPAN
Oct 23, 2018

North Korea blasts Japan's role in pushing U.N. human rights resolution amid nuclear talks

North Korea has singled out Japan, criticizing Tokyo's leading role in crafting a U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations and the abductions of foreign nationals by the nuclear-armed country, amid its ongoing thaw with the outside world.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 23, 2018

Time for Japan to shine in diversity

Expanding the definition of what it is to be Japanese and encouraging diversity will only further Japan's role as a country fully in tune with the needs of the 21st century.
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JAPAN
Oct 23, 2018

Setouchi sets ¥500 million goal to bring renowned Japanese sword back 'home'

The city of Setouchi in Okayama Prefecture, which once flourished as a major producer of swords, said Tuesday it will use crowdfunding as part of an attempt to raise a total of ¥500 million from in and outside the country to bring back "home" a renowned sword called Yamatorige.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2018

John Bolton tells Russians their 2016 election interference was ineffective

White House National Security Adviser John Bolton told his Russian counterpart that his country's interference in the 2016 presidential election didn't affect the outcome but has nonetheless damaged relations with the U.S.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 23, 2018

Trump lawyer: Paul Manafort said nothing damaging in Robert Mueller interviews

Under an unusual arrangement, Paul Manafort's attorney has kept Donald Trump informed about the former campaign chairman's meetings with prosecutors investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election and, according to Trump's lawyer, Manafort has not said anything damaging about the president....
EDITORIALS
Oct 22, 2018

U.S. should stay in nuclear treaty

Abandoning the INF agreement would harm arms control efforts.
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JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Executive MBA grads discuss Hitotsubashi's strengths

Developing "captains of industry" has been the mission of Hitotsubashi University since its founding in 1875. The university's School of International Corporate Strategy (Hitotsubashi ICS), established in 2000 as the first professional business school in Japan, serves in that tradition in delivering...
JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Range of scholarships available for international students

There are a variety of scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered in English at Japanese universities (as well as an international university's Japanese program) that appear in this supplement.
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WORLD
Oct 22, 2018

Norwegian commando who foiled Nazi nuclear plan dies at 99

The leader of a daring World War II raid to thwart Nazi Germany's nuclear ambitions has died at age 99, Norwegian government officials said on 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.
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 lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
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.

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