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JAPAN
Jul 9, 2018

After deadly flooding, traumatized Hiroshima wakes to blue skies, starts getting life back in order

Hiroshima residents start the grim task of cleaning up from the horrific flooding and landslides.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2018

The Quad isn't a knight in shining armor to slay the dragon

Instead of trying to counterbalance China through a collective defense pact, the Quad four should build an informal security architecture.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2018

Departing David Davis writes to May: You are undermining Brexit

The following is David Davis's resignation letter to Prime Minister Theresa May.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Jul 7, 2018

Karatsu: Bold kaiseki cooking from a devotee to the art

At Ayanokoji Karatsu, chef Shosaku Karatsu is bringing bold dishes and flavors to Kyoto's classic kaiseki scene.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 6, 2018

Aum Shinrikyo guru Shoko Asahara and six other cult members hanged for mass murders

Shoko Asahara, founder of the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo and mastermind behind the deadly 1995 nerve gas attack in the Tokyo subway system is executed.
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LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Jul 6, 2018

History is woven into the very fabric of Ome

Ome has a long history of high-quality textile production, and today's designers are trying to preserve old fabrics and techniques while still giving them a contemporary update.
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MORE SPORTS
Jul 5, 2018

Going up not only challenge for competitors in climbing

After capturing the women's title at the inaugural Combined Japan Cup on June 24, Akiyo Noguchi insisted she needed to sleep a lot to restore her energy following a grueling qualification round the previous day.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 5, 2018

Globetrotting Rick Rickert reaches end of the line after 15 seasons as pro player

After a decade and a half as a globetrotting pro basketball player, Rick Rickert has decided that it's time to begin the next phase of his life.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jul 4, 2018

Fukuoka's 'guest teachers' of English outstay their welcome

Job insecurity, excessive secrecy and legal curbs on dispatch teachers come under the spotlight as 120 teachers lose their classes.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 4, 2018

Hot reception awaits sumo competitors in Nagoya

Sumo makes its yearly stop in steamy Nagoya starting Sunday, with Kakuryu aiming for a third straight title at the only venue where he has yet to raise the Emperor's Cup.
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CULTURE / Film
Jul 4, 2018

John Williams presents a made-in-Japan take on one of Kafka's classics

Written at the start of World War I and published in 1925 after its author's untimely death, Franz Kafka's "The Trial" is one of those novels everyone knows by reputation (or, in my case, from a fevered reading in high school).
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 4, 2018

With stunts and viral videos, more brands turn to social media 'influencer' marketing

This spring, Pernod Ricard SA's Malibu Rum paid American singer Nick Jonas to host a competition in Vietnam that began with 33 Instagram stars battling to catch fake pineapples while flying off a giant waterslide into the sea.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 2, 2018

What was learned from the Osaka earthquake?

Action can and should be taken to reduce hazards posed by earthquakes.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2018

The West's crisis of ethical leadership

The behavior of some Western leaders is making Russia and China seem reasonable.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2018

Princess Ayako says she and fiance Kei Moriya hit it off from the start

Princess Ayako says she hit it off with her husband-to-be Kei Moriya from the time they first met last December at the introduction of her mother, Princess Hisako.
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LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 2, 2018

Let's discuss the New Zealand PM's baby

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern becomes the first woman in the country's history to give birth while in office.
TENNIS
Jul 1, 2018

Osaka set for second Wimbledon

This time last year, Naomi Osaka was ranked No. 59 and preparing for her Wimbledon debut while still in search of her first WTA title.
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MULTIMEDIA
Jul 1, 2018

July 2, 2018

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LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jul 1, 2018

From Tokyo to London: This is the house that Japan built

As London's new cultural hub of all things Japanese, Japan House London's minimalist interiors, striking central spiral staircase, displays of nnovative design, art and architectural works and classy top-floor restaurant impressively avoid the all-too-easy preconceptions about Japan.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 1, 2018

Is bitcoin creator writing a book? Cryptic note indicates yes

Is the unknown creator of bitcoin writing a book about it?
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 30, 2018

Explosions in the sky: Fireworks lie at the heart of summer in Japan

Is Japan "the best" at fireworks?
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 30, 2018

Celebrating the memes the 2018 soccer World Cup has created

Japan’s surprising success at the 2018 World Cup in Russia has dominated headlines and morning shows domestically. News organizations abroad, however, honed in on a very different topic — trash.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight