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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2018

Japan's commercial lenders lobby BOJ to stop buying corporate bonds at negative rates

Commercial lenders are privately complaining to the central bank about its purchases of corporate bonds at negative interest rates and are asking it to stop the practice, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2018

North Korea making bomb fuel despite denuclearization pledge: Pompeo

North Korea is continuing to produce fuel for nuclear bombs in spite of its pledge to denuclearize, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday, even as he argued that the Trump administration was making progress in talks with Pyongyang.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2018

Japan's indigenous Ainu sue to bring their ancestors' bones back home

Activist group's hardball tactics expose rifts in the Ainu community over the fate of bones held at universities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2018

Traumatic memories and concerns for the future unnerve those displaced by Hiroshima rain disaster

Shigenobu Ikeda, 74, dreams of returning to his home in Hiroshima.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 25, 2018

Fuji Rock sees a slow pivot to a more Japanese lineup

When Fuji Rock Festival started in late 1990s, the principal attractions were invariably imported. Although the event also featured plenty of Japanese bands, even in the early years, it was Westerners that exerted the biggest draw — from Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters to Bjork, Aphex Twin and...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2018

Trump plays up North Korean reports of missile site dismantling

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday played up reports that North Korea has begun dismantling key parts of a missile test site, but the president's enthusiasm contrasted with remarks by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who said the same day that verification and inspections would still be needed to...
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2018

Singapore disconnects health care computers from the internet after cyberattack

Singapore has disconnected computers from the internet at public health care centers to prevent cyberattacks of the kind that caused its worst breach of personal data, a government official said on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 24, 2018

It's too early to write off the Indo-Pacific strategy

The Indo-Pacific framework and Quad should focus on the relative advantages of each member state while upholding values that meets the overarching theme of promoting a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 24, 2018

LDP policy chief Fumio Kishida says he won't run in party leadership election, leaving two-way race between Abe and Ishiba

Kishida said he made the decision because he believes it is better for Abe to handle a number of ongoing issues facing Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 24, 2018

'Foujita: A Retrospective — Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of his Death'

July 31-Oct. 8
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2018

Flea market apps transforming Japan's thrift culture

When strapped for cash before his next paycheck, Ryo Takezawa would trudge over to the nearest Bookoff, the nation's largest chain of secondhand bookstores, to sell his novels and CDs.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2018

Kumamoto, remembering quake aid, returns favor by helping flood areas

Kumamoto Prefectural Government officials are supporting disaster relief activities in downpour-hit western prefectures to return the favor they received following powerful earthquakes in 2016.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Reconstruction of Tohoku
Jul 24, 2018

Multifaceted support for recovering communities

"Arigato" Host Town for Supporting Reconstruction is a government project where towns in three disaster-stricken prefectures in the Tohoku region will host people and Olympians and Paralympians taking part in the 2020 Tokyo Games from various countries and regions, in addition to the conventional Host...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2018

Olympics minister Shunichi Suzuki lays out keys for successful Tokyo Games

The clock is always ticking at the same speed.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2018

Fossil fuel doublespeak

Too many government are supporting the expansion of fossil fuel production.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Jul 22, 2018

Coaching experts trade ideas at workshop

We have seen various types of unreasonable harassment problems surrounding Japanese sports, especially in school athletics, over the last several years.
WORLD
Jul 22, 2018

Leaving on a jet-suit? London store offers chance to hover like 'Iron Man'

Ever fancied a dab at being "Iron Man"? Now you can. A jet-suit created by a British former commodities trader has gone on sale in a London department store with a cool price tag of £340,000 ($446,522).
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2018

Beijing invents a different way to run an economy

The nation has avoided a recession for a quarter-century. Few countries can make the same claim.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 22, 2018

Deadly rains in western Japan revive calls for disaster prevention ministry

The fatal rains and flooding in western Japan — and the ongoing difficulties caused by the extent of the damage and record high temperatures — have revived calls for creating a disaster prevention ministry that can coordinate and streamline rescue and relief efforts.
EDITORIALS
Jul 20, 2018

The need to overhaul the electoral system

The amendment to the Public Offices Election Law that was hastily enacted this week highlights all the more the need for a more fundamental overhaul.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2018

U.K. politicians accuse government of breaching trust after minister reneges on maternity leave voting agreement

U.K. Cabinet ministers were infuriated this week by an apparent government breach of a protocol that prevents ill or heavily pregnant politicians from being forced to attend Parliament to vote, to the disadvantage of a representative currently on maternity leave.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2018

Recalibrating the Trans-Pacific and Trans-Atlantic relationships

As Britain grapples with its economic future, a logical step would be deepening ties with Japan.
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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