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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 3, 2018

U.S. top court won't halt trial over census citizenship question

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by President Donald Trump's administration to halt a trial set to begin on Monday that will test the legality of the government's contentious decision to ask people taking part in the 2020 national census whether they are citizens.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2018

Hawks' Kenji Akashi displays patience, poise in biggest moments

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have so many star players that second baseman Kenji Akashi can get lost in the shuffle.
WORLD / Society
Nov 2, 2018

Gay witch-hunt sparks fear and panic as Tanzania's LGBT+ community goes into hiding

Gay and transgender people in Tanzania have gone into hiding fearing for their lives after a senior government official called on the public to report suspected homosexuals so that they could be arrested from early next week.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Oct 31, 2018

South Korea's ruling on wartime compensation issues may have opened Pandora's box for Seoul-Tokyo ties

A Pandora's box in terms of diplomatic relations between Tokyo and Seoul may have just been opened with South Korea's top court upholding a lower court ruling Tuesday that Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. should pay about ¥40 million in compensation to four Koreans forced to work in Japan during...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Oct 31, 2018

For work rules in Japan to legally count, employers must hammer them home

Court precedents in Japan have reinforced that work rules lack legal power if they are not easily accessible and known to employees.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2018

Transparency for tuna

Global fish stocks are in decline, but a new tuna management scheme by the Federated States of Micronesia offers a blueprint for recovery.
Japan Times
Oct 31, 2018

Michael Rob Gray, the Headmaster of Institut Le Rosey, assumed the post of advisor for NEED

We are pleased to announce that Michael Rob Gray, Headmaster of Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland, has assumed the post of advisor for Next Educational Environment Development (Jinsekikogen-cho, Hiroshima Prefecture) to support the company in establishing Japan’s first elementary boarding school, Jinseki...
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 30, 2018

Liberal Democratic Party's General Council approves draft immigration control bill despite members' concerns

The Liberal Democratic Party's General Council approved on Tuesday a government-drafted bill on immigration control, which will introduce new visa statuses for blue-collar and skilled workers, despite concerns within the party over whether the country can properly handle the possible influx of workers...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2018

Lion Air jet made erratic altitude changes before final fatal plunge hit 350 mph: transmitted data

Investigators are beginning the grim task of determining why a brand-new Boeing Co. 737 Max jet flown by Indonesia's Lion Air plunged into the Java Sea minutes after takeoff, killing all 189 people on board.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 29, 2018

Do this, don't do that: The imperative and prohibitive in Japanese

Mata aō. Tokidoki renraku shiro yo. (Let's meet again. Keep in touch from time to time.)
EDITORIALS
Oct 29, 2018

Sri Lanka in crisis once again

The outcome of the political struggle in Sri Lanka will have international repercussions.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2018

Government planning seasonal limits on new five-year residence status for foreign workers in Japan: sources

The step will be in response to requests mainly from the agriculture industry, the sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 29, 2018

Mother of Japanese boy killed in '92 U.S. shooting hopes her book will promote stricter gun control

Mieko Hattori, 70, from Nagoya, whose son, Yoshihiro, 16, was gunned down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1992, is working on a story for children that calls for stricter gun control measures in the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 29, 2018

Czechs fete centenary with largest military parade since communist era

The Czech Republic marked 100 years since the creation of Czechoslovakia on Sunday with the biggest military parade in its post-communist history, highlighting a weekend of celebrations.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Oct 28, 2018

Gaming's ongoing fighting spirit

There are different ways to battle — swords, guns and just being smart.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 28, 2018

Canada said to be fifth country to ratify Japan-led CPTPP trade deal, with Australia close behind

A sprawling Pacific trade deal led by Japan is on the verge of kicking in provisionally after Canada announces its intention to be the fifth country to sign off on the pact.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 27, 2018

Moral education may not reflect the realities of life in Japan

What's wrong with the following story?
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 27, 2018

With wild boars and potholes, Romans protest eternal decline of Italian capital

Several thousand people protested in front of Rome City Hall on Saturday to denounce the ragged state of the Italian capital, where roads are potholed, garbage often goes uncollected and wild boars roam the streets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2018

China to expel former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei from advisory body, doesn't say where bribery suspect is being held

China will expel former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei from a high-profile though largely ceremonial advisory body to parliament, state media reported, after the Chinese government put him under investigation for bribery and other violations.
Millions told to evacuate as heavy rain sparks flooding and landslides in Kyushu
Heavy rain falls in the city of Kumamoto on Monday morning.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea
This handout video grab released and taken on August 11, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows an incident between a Chinese Navy vessel (left) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship as seen from a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
Weather agency warns of landslides and flooding in Kyushu as heavy rain continues
An embankment on the Amikake River that collapsed due to heavy rain in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday. Downpours continued in the Kyushu region over the weekend.
Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.

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