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LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 15, 2018

Finally, after all, know the difference between 'yatto' and 'kekkyoku'

Introduce some usages of the adverbs u3084u3063u3068 (at last/finally) and u7d50u5c40 (u3051u3063u304du3087u304f, after all).
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 15, 2018

China absence looms over Vancouver meeting on how to pressure North Korea

Foreign ministers from around 20 nations gather on Tuesday to discuss how to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions through diplomatic and financial pressure, but China, seen as a key player in any long-term solution, will be absent.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2018

Nine dismembered corpses found in truck in murderous Mexican state of Veracruz

Nine dismembered bodies were found piled in a truck on Saturday night in the violent Mexican state of Veracruz, the governor said on Sunday, describing the crime as a clash of rival gangs.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 15, 2018

Israel says it destroyed Hamas-dug tunnel running under border with Egypt

Israel said on Sunday it had destroyed a cross-border attack tunnel that ran from Gaza into Israel and Egypt dug by Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Palestinian enclave, and that it would destroy all attack tunnels by year's end.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 14, 2018

Warning: Trump's baby sitters are about to head home

If this is what he's like surrounded by A-list advisers, expect chaos after they quit.
Figure Skating
Jan 14, 2018

Uno eager to escape Hanyu's shadow

Shoma Uno first stepped on the ice at five, but it was the rough-and-tumble of hockey he had his eyes on — until a chance meeting with a figure skater changed everything.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jan 14, 2018

Japan still has much to learn from Martin Luther King's nonviolent struggle

Could Dr. King's nonviolent methods work in Japan, a country with a completely different relationship between government and citizen than in America?
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 14, 2018

Inbound missile warning sent in error by Hawaii authorities prompts panic

An emergency alert was sent mistakenly on Saturday to Hawaii's residents warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack when an employee at the state emergency management agency pushed the "wrong button," Hawaii's governor said.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 13, 2018

Defense Ministry mulls adding cruise missile interception capability to Aegis Ashore

The government might add a cruise missile interception function to Aegis Ashore, the land-based defense system it plans to install against North Korean ballistic missiles, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 12, 2018

Electric vehicles are here, but are they practical and economical?

The future seems to belong to electric vehicles (EVs).
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2018

Has #MeToo had its intended effect?

For the first time, we must grapple with crime not just as a social problem, but also as a social matter.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 12, 2018

Sprinter Chisato Fukushima upbeat about training in new environment

Chisato Fukushima holds the national records in the 100 and 200 meters and has won numerous national titles. She has made three trips to the Summer Olympics, starting with the 2008 Beijing Games.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 11, 2018

Matt Patricia reportedly prefers to coach Giants over Lions

Signs reportedly are pointing to New England Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia becoming the next head coach of the New York Giants.
EDITORIALS
Jan 11, 2018

Fire and fury in the White House

The new year began with high expectations for U.S. President Donald Trump. Instead, the White House has been consumed with the publication of a tell-all book.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 11, 2018

People of Japan, take a clear stance

Japanese are all too often reluctant to offer an opinion — on anything.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2018

As deadline looms, Japanese team in lunar probe contest still determined to shoot for the moon

A Japanese team participating in an international lunar probe competition said Thursday it will not give up its plan to launch a rocket to send its rover to the moon, even as prospects for doing so by the deadline — the end of March — grow dim.
WORLD
Jan 11, 2018

Saudi-led coalition says it foiled Houthi attack on oil tanker near key port

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday it had thwarted an attack on a Saudi oil tanker over the weekend by Houthi fighters near the Red Sea port of Hodeida.
Rugby
Jan 10, 2018

Rugby World Cup organizing committee lays out plan for ticket sales

With ticket sales for the 2019 Rugby World Cup set to kick off later this month, the organizing committee for the event revealed the types of tickets that will be available as well as the periods for the priority lottery sales for the tournament on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 10, 2018

China says it will not attend Vancouver meeting on North Korea

China will not attend an international meeting of foreign ministers in Canada to discuss North Korea, China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 10, 2018

Amazon's Alexa voice assistant coming to Toyota's cars in 2018

Amazon.com Inc.'s Alexa voice-activated virtual assistant will be added to some Toyota and Lexus vehicles this year, advancing Amazon's ambitions to expand its speech platform beyond the home.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 10, 2018

Junichiro Koizumi-led group pitches bill calling for 'immediate halt' to Japan's reliance on nuclear power

A group advised by former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Wednesday unveiled details about a bill calling for an "immediate halt" to Japan's reliance on nuclear power to prevent a recurrence of the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The group is seeking to submit the bill to an upcoming Diet session in cooperation...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 10, 2018

Newly minted Japanese Supreme Court justice will issue rulings under maiden name, breaking with long tradition

Yuko Miyazaki, newly appointed to the country's top court, says she will issue her legal judgments under her maiden name — Miyazaki — becoming Japan's first woman to abandon the court's long tradition of using one's legal name after marriage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2018

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi plans $1 billion fund for auto tech startups

The world's largest automotive alliance will invest as much as $1 billion (about ¥112 billion) to fund mobility startups over the next five years, as it looks to make inroads with new technology at a time of rapid upheaval for the transportation sector.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 10, 2018

U.S. approves anti-ballistic missile sale to Japan amid North Korea threat

The U.S. government has approved the sale of anti-ballistic missiles to Japan to defend itself against a growing nuclear and missile threat from North Korea, a State Department official said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 10, 2018

Yemen's Houthis threaten to block vital shipping lane if Saudi-led force tries to take key Red Sea port

Yemen's armed Houthi movement threatened to block the strategic Red Sea shipping lane if the Saudi-led coalition it is fighting keeps pushing toward the port of Hodeida it controls, the Houthi-run SABA news agency reported.

Longform

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