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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2019

Billionaire friend of Trump aimed to profit from Middle East nuclear deal, congressional report says

Tom Barrack, a billionaire and friend of U.S. President Donald Trump, pursued a plan to buy Westinghouse Electric Corp. from Toshiba Corp. even as he lobbied Trump to become a special envoy to promote the building by the firm of nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia, said a congressional report released...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 30, 2019

Innovation rush aims to help farmers, rich and poor, beat climate change

In decades to come, African farmers may pool their money to buy small robot vehicles to weed their fields or drones that can hover to squirt a few drops of pesticide only where needed.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jul 29, 2019

Controversy surrounding high school ace Roki Sasaki stirs up familiar debate

Ofunato High School was inundated with calls after its loss in the final of the Iwate Prefectural tournament on Thursday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jul 29, 2019

Katsuyuki Kiyomiya announces plan to start pro rugby league in Japan

The "idea" of establishing a pro rugby league in Japan isn't new one. There just hasn't been anyone to take the lead and run with it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 29, 2019

Managing the economy in a slowdown

The Abe administration has secured a stable political footing, but is now confronted with major challenges in its economic policies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 29, 2019

Abe administration left behind on North Korea

The Japanese government has limited options for dealing with its bellicose neighbor.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2019

Arson-struck Kyoto Animation offered wide range of assistance

The Kyoto Animation Co. No. 1 studio, hit by an arson attack that killed 35 people, has been receiving support in a diverse range of forms, including nonmonetary aid.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 29, 2019

Think the European heatwave was bad? Climate already hitting key tipping points

"Shall we all just kill ourselves?"
EDITORIALS
Jul 28, 2019

Do more for women's political empowerment

The government and political parties need to step up efforts to increase gender diversity in politics.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 28, 2019

July 29, 2019

Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Jul 28, 2019

Will our insects keep on disappearing?

With concern, but little surprise, I read an article by Daphne Rousseau in The Japan Times on July 2 about a mass extinction of insects in Krefeld, Germany, near the Dutch border.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 28, 2019

Russia detains more than 1,000 people in opposition crackdown

Russian police rounded up more than 1,000 people in Moscow on Saturday in one of the biggest crackdowns of recent times against an increasingly defiant opposition decrying President Vladimir Putin's tight grip on power.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2019

Anti-Moon YouTubers in South Korea win fans in Japan

Japanese citizens angry at South Korea's role in a diplomatic row over their wartime history that has spilled into trade have found some unlikely allies: South Korean commentators using YouTube to attack their own president, Moon Jae-in.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jul 27, 2019

Yumi Nagashima: Keeping the funny side up

Vancouver comedian subverts the demure Japanese woman stereotype.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 27, 2019

The day a cicada defeated a Tyrannosaurus rex

'Look how big that cicada on the tree is. It's huge!'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 27, 2019

Live at the Fuji Rock Festival

The Japan Times is up the rainy, windy mountains of Niigata to cover the weekend's fun-for-all Fuji Rock Festival, where the headliners this year are The Chemical Brothers, SIA and The Cure. But that's just a tip of the iceberg.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jul 26, 2019

Data shows Kyushu river pump systems were overwhelmed by 2018 torrential rains

A year after torrential rains hit western Japan, newly disclosed data by the Fukuoka Prefectural Government showed that massive inland flooding of the six tributaries flowing into the Chikugo River in the prefecture occurred because the amount of rain that fell is estimated to be about three to 10 times...
JAPAN / Beyond Tokyo
Jul 26, 2019

In pursuit of a sustainable society, Nagano turns to AI to help craft policy

When times are good, there is less political pressure at the local level anywhere to be economically efficient or carefully scrutinize predictions that a new public works project or expensive industrial or tourism promotion scheme will lead to prosperity in 20 or 30 years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 26, 2019

Time for Japan to reassess its Russia policy

Recent airspace violations show that efforts to boost security cooperation have failed to bear fruit.
Reader Mail
Jul 26, 2019

Parental leave remains deficient

As the recent Upper House election highlighted the ongoing debate on how to fund preschools and day care, in combination with recent reports outlining the reluctance of new parents to take parental leave, it is clear there needs to be an overhaul in our approach to child care.
Reader Mail
Jul 26, 2019

Abe fuels fire of instability

Michael Bosack, in his opinion piece "For Japan, Upper House results signal stability" in the July 23 edition, doesn't even scratch the surface of Japanese politics. In reality, Shinzo Abe capitalized on the pervasive sense of instability he helped create in this nation.
Reader Mail
Jul 26, 2019

The negative side of Kyoto tourism

As a long-term foreign resident of Kyoto, I read the View from Osaka column "Four Kansai issues stirring up Upper House election" (July 21) with great interest.
Reader Mail
Jul 26, 2019

Missing the point on abortion

Regarding Chris Flynn's July 12 letter commenting on mine of July 7 in which I stated that a rigorous and detailed study on abortion worldwide and country by country showed that between 1948 and 2015 over 39 million Japanese babies had been aborted. My point was simply that had those abortions not taken...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 26, 2019

Bangladesh tries doling out cash in advance to aid flood-threatened families

Parvin Begum, who saw her home on a secluded island in northern Bangladesh steadily devoured by floods this month, feels lucky.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Jul 26, 2019

Ep. 9 'Girlfight'

If Episode 8 was like a long-lost episode of "Friends," then Episode 9 was straight out of "Gossip Girl." Did anyone else get stressed out watching Risako and Haruka go for each other's throats? I felt like I needed a stiff drink to recover and I have to wonder if we'll be getting our first departure...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2019

Joe Biden shows strong South Carolina lead in poll

Joe Biden has a commanding lead over his 2020 Democratic rivals in South Carolina, where a majority of black voters back him, a Monmouth University Poll shows.
Britain’s Prince of Wales aircraft carrier makes Japan debut
HMS Prince of Wales arrives into the Port of Darwin, Australia, in July during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
Japanese students who want to study abroad looking at options in Asia
The number of Japanese students who applied to the National Taiwan University in Taipei in 2025 is more than 60% higher than last year due partly to affordability and proximity.
Controversial theories continue to swirl around 1985 JAL jet crash
Kimi Ozawa, who lost her husband in the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet, prays in front of his memorial marker on Tuesday in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture.
1 in 55 Japanese middle schoolers abuse over-the-counter drugs, survey shows
Among the middle school students who admitted to abusing over-the-counter medication, the majority — around 64% — said they got them from pharmacies while a third said they had access to them in their own households.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Ishiba's critics be able to garner enough support for a leadership race?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's political survival likely hinges on whether a leadership race will take place within the Liberal Democratic Party following its decision to have its election committee canvass the opinions of party members and prefectural chapters on the subject.
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan’s germ warfare
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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