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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 9, 2019

U.S. sails massive, F-35-laden warship in disputed South China Sea

In the latest show of military muscle in the South China Sea, the U.S. has apparently sailed its USS Wasp amphibious assault ship near a strategic reef claimed by Beijing and Manila that lies just 230 km (140 miles) from the Philippine coast.
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WORLD
Apr 9, 2019

Has the British media turned on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle?

Last May, millions across the world tuned in to watch Queen Elizabeth II's grandson Prince Harry tie the knot with his American fiancee, Meghan Markle, with the media feting the couple as the epitome of glamour and royal modernity.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Apr 9, 2019

ジャパンタイムズ、「健康と経営を考える会 第6回シンポジウム」にメディアパートナーとして参加

 株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長:堤丈晴)は、2019年5月28日に東京で開催される「健康と経営を考える会 第6回シンポジウム」(主催:健康と経営を考える会)に協賛いたします。
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WORLD / Politics
Apr 9, 2019

Brexit hangs in balance as May talks with Labour ahead of bid for delay at EU summit

Brexit hung in the balance on Monday as Prime Minister Theresa May tried to coax the Labour Party into agreeing to a divorce deal with a better chance of passage by Parliament, ahead of a crisis EU summit where she will try to delay the April 12 departure.
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WORLD
Apr 8, 2019

Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crashed at full throttle after debris knocked out key sensor, officials say

Minutes after takeoff, the pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max were caught in a bad situation.
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WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2019

Thousands of Sudanese protesters stage second day of sit-in outside al-Bashir's compound

Thousands of protesters held a sit-in outside Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's residence in central Khartoum on Sunday, and crowds chanting anti-government slogans filled several main streets, witnesses said.
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WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2019

Netanyahu plays pre-election Trump card, vowing to annex settlements

Palestinians voiced alarm while Israelis weighed the gravity on Sunday of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's sudden election promise to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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MULTIMEDIA
Apr 8, 2019

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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 7, 2019

'You're so Japanese': The compliment that triggered my identity crisis

They were meant as words of encouragement but ended up being the first salvo in a different kind of education that taught me to exist between Japanese and non-Japanese.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 7, 2019

Lions newcomer Zach Neal gets Japan journey off to bright start

Zach Neal might have had an image of how his first start in Japan might go, but it's unlikely there were Chiba Lotte Marines standing on every base with one out in the second inning in his version.
EDITORIALS
Apr 7, 2019

Military tensions on the rise in the Taiwan Strait

Japan should counsel restraint on all sides, and insist on the peaceful and diplomatic resolution of all disputes.
CULTURE / Entertainment news / Heisei Icons,Heisei Icons
Apr 7, 2019

SMAP: The pop idol media monopoly that dominated the Heisei Era

Many can't let go of the most successful male idol group the Heisei Era and continue to share favorite songs and clips of the outfit on sites such as Twitter.
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WORLD / Politics
Apr 7, 2019

U.K.'s Theresa May, seeking compromise with opposition, warns of greater risk of no-deal Brexit if talks drag on

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday that the longer it takes to find a compromise with the opposition Labour Party to secure a parliamentary majority for a Brexit deal, the less likely it is that Britain will leave the European Union.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Apr 6, 2019

A sound that can't be put into words

'What do you call that sound that's made by people wearing baggy tracksuit pants when the material around their legs brushes against each other when they walk?'
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WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2019

Increasing influential U.S. national security adviser John Bolton tests boundaries — and Trump's patience

White House national security adviser John Bolton is expanding his influence in increasingly visible ways, pursuing his own long-standing foreign policy priorities at the risk of tensions with top administration officials — and even Donald Trump himself.
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WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2019

May's Brexit talks with Labour stall as delay request fails to convince EU

Britain's opposition Labour Party said Friday that talks with the government on a last-ditch Brexit deal had made no progress, as EU leaders said Prime Minister Theresa May had not convinced them that they should let Britain delay its departure next week.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 5, 2019

Kawasaki capitalizes on free-throw opportunities to beat Toyama

When a team scores three times as many points as its opponent at the free-throw line, it's usually a good sign for the team getting fouled repeatedly.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 5, 2019

Deputy land minister quits after using graft buzzword sontaku to describe his decision to fund project for Abe

The deputy land minister boasted that he helped get funds for a highway project without Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and deputy Taro Aso having to tell him to.
Reader Mail
Apr 5, 2019

Not too late to choose a new era name

Like many others, I awaited with excitement the unveiling of Japan's new era name on April 1. Sadly, upon learning the new name (Reiwa), I was shocked and deeply disappointed. While kanji can have diverse meanings, to me the first character is strongly associated with the meaning "rule; command," which...
Reader Mail
Apr 5, 2019

An encounter with a gentleman

The other day my family was on a crowded train. I was standing, but my wife and daughter were seated. At one station, an elderly gentleman who obviously had difficulty walking entered our car. So naturally my wife and daughter stood up quickly and said to him, "Please sit down here."
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MORE SPORTS
Apr 5, 2019

Yuki Kawauchi now focused full time on marathoning

During the past decade, Yuki Kawauchi has been perhaps Japan's most famous marathon runner. He's been known as the "Citizen Runner" or the "Civil Service Runner."

Longform

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