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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2017

Mueller convenes Washington grand jury to probe Russia's election meddling: WSJ

Special counsel Robert Mueller has convened a grand jury in Washington to investigate allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing two unnamed people familiar with the matter.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 3, 2017

Abe looks for rebound with make-or-break Cabinet reshuffle

In shake-up, embattled prime minister taps veterans as part of effort to avoid further gaffes, scandals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 3, 2017

Struggling in polls, Abe puts premium on stability in Cabinet shake-up

With Thursday's shake-up of his Cabinet done and dusted, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has delivered an apparent message to the public and political heavyweights in Nagatacho, the heart of Japan's central government.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 3, 2017

Kishida named LDP policy chief, freeing him to run against Abe for party presidency next year

Move appears to be compromise, bringing former foreign minister one step closer to his widely rumored bid to lead Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 3, 2017

Italy seizes NGO rescue boat for allegedly aiding illegal immigration from Libya

Italian coast guard authorities seized a migrant rescue boat operated by a German aid group in the Mediterranean suspected of aiding illegal immigration from Libya, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2017

Airbnb rival Tujia to partner with Rakuten in push for larger share of Japan 'minpaku' market

Tie-up of e-commerce giant and Chinese firm comes following the passage of a new law giving the green light to private short-term lodging services.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2017

Toyota, Nissan, Honda beat U.S. forecasts as local makers grapple with post-campaign dip

Toyota Motor Corp. stood out as the only major automaker to increase U.S. sales last month, while Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. both beat projections, as demand at traditional U.S. automakers slumped.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2017

Time to rethink our perspective on jobs and technology

It's time to assess the very real impact of technology's advances on those who will lose their jobs today as the 'jobs of tomorrow' are created.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2017

Why it's so difficult to die in peace

The rhetoric about 'end-of-life' care has changed more than the reality in the U.S.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 1, 2017

Todai professors accused of falsifying research data

University says it found misconduct involving five papers supervised and co-authored by two researchers at its Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 1, 2017

Defiant Venezuelan President Maduro mocks Trump after U.S. extends sanctions

A defiant Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro mocked the sanctions Washington slapped on him Monday, after Sunday's election of a new legislative super-body that prompted the White House to call him a dictator for "seizing absolute power."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2017

Trump targets health insurer subsidies that make Obamacare affordable

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday took aim at the nation's health insurers in an escalating threat to cut the health care subsidy payments that make Obamacare plans affordable, one day after urging Republican senators to continue working to undo his Democratic predecessor's health care law.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 31, 2017

Samurai Japan taps Inaba to lead Tokyo 2020 tilt

Atsunori Inaba hadn't even been officially unveiled as the next Samurai Japan manager for 10 minutes when NPB commissioner Katsuhiko Kumazaki told him he carried the hopes and dreams of the public into the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in 2020 and World Baseball Classic in 2021. Samurai Japan Strengthening...
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 31, 2017

Introducing the meaning and usage of the transitive verb 破(やぶ)る

How do you say 'Sota Fujii was defeated' in Japanese?
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 31, 2017

Let's discuss "One Piece"

Popular manga 'One Piece' will become a live-action TV drama through a collaboration with a Hollywood production team.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 30, 2017

North Korea hints at fresh military provocation if U.S. imposes new sanctions

North Korea said Sunday that its latest long-range missile test was a "stern warning" to the U.S. over Washington's bolstered sanctions push and said it would respond with a "resolute act of justice" if provoked militarily.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 30, 2017

U.S. bombers link up with ASDF, South Korean fighters in 'direct response' to North Korean ICBM test

U.S. strategic bombers flying from Guam linked up with Japanese and South Korean fighter jets Sunday in a display of the allies' ability to project "overwhelming force" after North Korea's second successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 29, 2017

Former super featherweight champion Uchiyama retires with pride in career accomplishments

Just like people in general, there is no immortality in sports. One day, every athlete starts declining, and one day he or she must quit.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2017

Strategic approach: Washington's shifting nuclear policy in the Asia-Pacific region is putting Japan in a difficult position

A global ban on nuclear weapons was approved earlier this month at the U.N. headquarters in New York. A total of 122 countries signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. None of the signatories, however, possesses a nuclear bomb.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2017

Known knife-wielding Islamist kills one, injures six in Germany

The migrant who killed one person and injured six others in a knife attack in a Hamburg supermarket on Friday was an Islamist known to German security forces, who say they believed he posed no immediate threat, the city-state's interior minister said on Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 29, 2017

Labor reforms come up short for Japan's 'precariat'

The costs of not improving the lot of nonregular workers are enormous in terms of thwarted careers, social status, poverty — and even isolation, as they have a much lower marriage rate.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jul 29, 2017

Documentary on former hoop star Neumann's life provides a cautionary tale

Hoop aficionados from Harlem to Hokkaido can appreciate the details of a good global basketball odyssey.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 29, 2017

Enoshima: An island in the spotlight

Enoshima, a small land-tied island in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a major tourist destination that welcomes 7 million visitors a year.
Most Japanese teens struggling with school find end of summer ‘painful’
Some 93.1% of Japanese teenagers who struggle with school life said they felt like they “wanted to disappear from the world" at the end of summer vacation ahead of the start of a new term, according to a recent survey released by Yokohama-based nonprofit Daisan Kazoku.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.”
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
Japan Times
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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