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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 9, 2019

Mexico boosts raids on migrant-smuggling trucks by using giant X-ray, detains hundreds

Mexican officials have captured more than 200 migrants hidden in trucks over the past two days, including dozens spotted by a large X-ray scanner huddled in secret compartments, as the country steps up a crackdown under U.S. pressure.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 8, 2019

Get ready for a Cabinet reshuffle

The Upper House election is unlikely to produce a significant change in the composition of the Diet, but it will still shape the near-term political landscape significantly.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2019

U.K. minister to apologize to Ivanka over ambassador's leaked memos

Britain's trade minister said Monday he would apologize to U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka for a leak of confidential memos in which the U.K. ambassador describes the U.S. administration as "dysfunctional" and "inept."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2019

Trump frightens Republicans but 'doesn't scare me,' says quitting GOP Rep. Justin Amash

A U.S. congressman who is leaving the Republican Party said on Sunday that President Donald Trump's personal attacks against critics intimidate others in the party from speaking out against him, but said, "It doesn't scare me."
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2019

U.S. sent message to Iran after drone downing warning of limited strike, says Iranian official

The United States conveyed a message to Iran warning of a limited strike against the country the day after its unmanned drone was shot down in the Gulf, Iran's civil defense agency chief Gholamreza Jalali was quoted as saying by the Fars news agency on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2019

Philippines' Duterte won't let up on deadly drug war despite calls for U.N. probe

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pledged to continue his war against drugs in his final three years in office despite international calls for a probe into the rising death toll.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 6, 2019

Japan faces an uphill battle to reduce plastic consumption

Anyone following recent coverage of the worldwide plastic waste crisis may note a contradiction in the reporting on Japan's place in the discussion. On the one hand, Japan boasts a very high plastic recycling rate owing to local governments' sorting rules, which are some of the strictest in the world....
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 6, 2019

Friction growing in Osaka over rising foreign population

The guests from the gala Group of 20 conference may be gone, but Osaka continues to garner attention in the media.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jul 6, 2019

As Japan prepares to open casinos, gangs won't be afraid to test security

Japan is currently creating a legal framework to operate casinos via a system of integrated resorts, but concerns persist that they'll be prime targets for organized crime once they're finally up and running by 2024.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2019

Powerful Southern California quake, second in two days, causes damage and injuries

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Southern California on Friday, triggering fires, buckling part of a highway, damaging buildings but causing few reported injuries despite striking with eight times more force than the initial quake in the same area a day earlier.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 6, 2019

Ancient Iraqi city of Babylon designated UNESCO World Heritage site

The ancient city of Babylon, first referenced in a clay tablet from the 23rd century B.C., was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site on Friday, after a vote that followed decades of lobbying by Iraq.
Rugby / ADDING THE EXTRAS
Jul 5, 2019

New JRFU boss Shigetaka Mori faces uphill battle to initiate needed reforms

As a player Shigetaka Mori, the new president of the Japan Rugby Football Union, knew all about success at the domestic level.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2019

Tehran fumes after Britain seizes Syria-bound Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar

British Royal Marines seized a giant Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday for trying to take oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, a dramatic step that drew Tehran's fury and could escalate its confrontation with the West.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Jul 5, 2019

The Japan Times On Sunday announces plans to collaborate with Kateigaho International Japan Edition

'The Japan Times x KateigahoInternational Japan Edition' (July 7 issue)
Jul 5, 2019

The Japan Times On Sunday announces plans to collaborate with Kateigaho International Japan Edition

Tokyo, July 5, 2019 — The Japan Times On Sunday, a compact weekend newspaper published by The Japan Times, Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Represent-ative: Takeharu Tsutsumi), will collaborate with Kateigaho International Japan Edition, which is published by Sekai Bunka Publishing Inc. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo,...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 4, 2019

Japan's systemic barriers to gender equality

The recent scandal involving medical universities rigging the exam results of female applicants are a reminder of the persistent gender discrimination and inequality in action within Japanese society.
EDITORIALS
Jul 4, 2019

Yet another test of Abe's policies

This month's Upper House election will give voters another opportunity to cast judgment on the 7-year-old Abe administration.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jul 4, 2019

Brave Blossoms unveil new uniforms

The Japan Rugby Football Union revealed the new jersey for its national team, which could help the Brave Blossoms achieve a feat at the upcoming Rugby World Cup on home soil, on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 4, 2019

Hokkaido adds Markeith Cummings in bid to right ship

After winning just 10 of 60 games this past season, the Levanga Hokkaido are aiming to flip the script.
SOCCER
Jul 4, 2019

Nagoya Grampus suffer big upset in Emperor's Cup second round

Nagoya Grampus suffered an ignominious 3-0 defeat to the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya on Wednesday, perhaps the biggest upset of the evening's slate of Emperor's Cup second-round fixtures.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jul 4, 2019

Anime's aging but active artists: Mamoru Oshii on his latest project, 'Vladlove'

Writer and director Mamoru Oshii is best known for creating sci-fi thrillers that challenge orthodoxy with their philosophical musings and provocative, often nutty, imagery. His most famous film, the 1995 anime epic "Ghost in the Shell," features a stone-cold cyborg heroine who dives nude off a skyscraper...
Japan Times
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Jul 4, 2019

New app to connect Japan with Africa

A free smartphone app for iOS and Android and designed to enhance mutual understanding and exchange between Africans and Japanese, Nahfconnects, was recently launched in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2019

China car sales sink over chaotic adoption of new emissions rules

Shanghai-based Buick dealer Ron Li in late April found himself in an unfamiliar quandary: how to sell off almost 80 sedans and SUVs crowding his dealership lot.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 4, 2019

Democrats condemn Trump camp's migrant detention facilities as inhumane

Democrats sharpened their attacks on the Trump administration's handling of the migrant crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday, saying human rights were being neglected and demanding the firing of the Border Patrol's leadership.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 4, 2019

U.S. probes Border Patrol as criticism of detention centers soars

The acting head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered an investigation into reports that Border Patrol agents have been posting offensive anti-immigrant comments and threats against lawmakers on a private Facebook group.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

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

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