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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2018

Prosecutors hint they may not call expected star witness Rick Gates to testify in Paul Manafort trial

U.S. prosecutors raised the possibility on Wednesday that an expected star witness may not testify against President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, even as the judge tried to rein in their portrayal of Manafort's lavish lifestyle.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Aug 1, 2018

60 years after Sadako Sasaki's death, the story behind Hiroshima's paper cranes is still unfolding

Young A-bomb victim's message resonates globally thanks largely to her classmates, who turned the origami bird into an icon of peace.
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 1, 2018

Views from Tokyo: What does religion mean to you in your everyday life?

If religion is the 'opium of the people,' it seems many young people aren't using — at least based on this unscientific sample.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2018

U.S. considering higher tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports, sources say

The Trump administration is considering more than doubling its planned tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports, ratcheting up pressure on Beijing to return to the negotiating table, three people familiar with the internal deliberations said.
ENVIRONMENT
Aug 1, 2018

Moves to cut emissions could cause more hunger than climate change, study says

Adopting some of the most stringent measures needed to curb climate change across all industries could cause hunger levels to rise by three times as much as global warming itself, according to a study released on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2018

Facebook removes pages and accounts after finding 'sophisticated' efforts to sow division and disrupt 2018 U.S. elections

Facebook Inc. said Tuesday it had identified a new coordinated political influence campaign to mislead its users and sow dissent among voters ahead of U.S. congressional elections set for November.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2018

Cambodian leader's party claims all election seats as opposition sees 'death of democracy'

Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) said Monday it had won all 125 parliamentary seats up for grabs in a general election a day earlier that critics said was neither free nor fair.
EDITORIALS
Jul 30, 2018

Feeling the heat of climate change

Japan has to rethink fundamental assumptions about energy use and urban planning.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2018

'He looked like a terrorist!' Rural India joy ride ended in rumor-fueled mob attack and lynching

In the tiny hamlet of Murki in the hinterlands of south India, Inspector V.B. Yadwad surveyed a pile of bricks and stones in a ditch where he and other police officers had been attacked earlier this month while trying to save a group of five men on a road trip from a violent mob.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jul 29, 2018

Combining science and culture for a healthier diet

Former Miss Universe Japan nutritionist and bestselling author Erica Angyal, whose titles include “Sekai 1 No Bijo Ni Naru Diet” and “Gorgeous Skin in 30 Days,” understands the virtues of the Mediterranean diet, globally recognized as rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains, lean proteins and low-fat dairy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 29, 2018

Japan embraces esports after lagging global peers but seeks a star to put it on the map

Esports is quickly establishing itself as a way for video game lovers around the world to make a name for themselves — and a living — from their favorite pastime.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2018

Olympic organizers' plan to recruit 110,000 volunteers in four months raises eyebrows

Critics say the requirements set by the committee and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government are too tough and will likely drive prospective helpers away.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 27, 2018

As some White Helmets escaped Syria, most were left behind

Fearing for his life, Daman Ayed registered to be evacuated from Syria along with hundreds of other members of the White Helmets rescue service, hoping for a new life in Canada.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 27, 2018

Untangling Japan's curious support for Cambodia's 'undemocratic' election

As democracies across the globe distance themselves from Cambodia's general election, widely slammed as a sham, Japan has conspicuously gone out of its way to recognize it. Its apparent motive: win back the heart of Prime Minister Hun Sen as the Cambodian leader cozies up to China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2018

Typhoon swings toward Honshu, threatening to bring more misery to western Japan

More trouble projected for flood-hit western Japan as Typhoon Jongdari nears on unusual path.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2018

Hiroshima's foreign residents detail rain disaster, call for support in multiple languages

Miho Ariadny Izumi, 19, risked her life to help save a couple whose house was destroyed by a massive landslide on July 6 just outside the city of Hiroshima.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2018

Planned war museum in Kumamoto Prefecture criticized for tourism focus

A project to build a war museum in the town of Nishiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, has drawn the ire of a group of local residents, who say the initiative is "downplaying its peaceful purpose."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 27, 2018

Sally Amaki's life as an animated idol-pop star

Though she liked anime growing up, Sally Amaki never thought she'd grow up to be an anime character.
Reader Mail
Jul 27, 2018

Poor names for Olympic mascots

The two names chosen for the 2020 Olympic mascots are fraught with problems.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Texas report 2018
Jul 27, 2018

Japanese partnerships boost state’s economy

A huge wave of excitement and optimism swept through Texas’ business community after Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. announced that it would move its North American headquarters to the Lone Star State last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2018

UNICEF and Lixil join hands to improve toilet access for children

UNICEF and major water and housing equipment maker Lixil Corp. announced on Thursday that they forged a partnership to address sanitation problems that put hundreds of children in danger every day.
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
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Jul 26, 2018

Kendrick Lamar and the politics of Japanese PR

The news of Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar returning to Fuji Rock, one of Japan's most celebrated music festivals, was met with excitement from hip-hop fans here as soon as it was announced in February. To leverage the hype ahead of the festival, Universal Music Japan launched a politically...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2018

Japan sends last six Aum death row inmates to the gallows

Some speculate the Justice Ministry wanted to draw a curtain on the shocking crimes before the end of the Heisei Era, set for next April.
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.
Japan starts survey on foreign nationals' unpaid resident taxes
In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some foreign workers leaving Japan without paying outstanding taxes.
Summer bonuses at major Japan firms hit record
The fourth consecutive year of increase came after many firms raised their monthly wages this spring and as a result of solid earnings mainly among manufacturers.
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.
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.
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.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person
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