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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 12, 2018
Family seeks damages over suicide of 16-year-old member of agriculture promotion idol group
In the lawsuit filed with the Matsuyama District Court, the family claims harassment and overwork led to the suicide.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 28, 2018
Earthfriends, Dragonflies post season-opening victories
The Earthfriends Tokyo Z routed the host Hachioji Bee Trains 87-63 on Friday night, winning the second-division teams' 2018-19 season debut.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2018
Hiroshima High Court signs off on restart of reactor at Shikoku Electric's Ikata nuclear power plant
The decision is an about-face after it earlier demanded the utility halt a unit at the plant until the end of September because of volcanic activity nearby.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2018
Dog found alive in landslide rubble six days after going missing
A dog was rescued from underneath rubble six days after going missing during last month's landslides in western Japan, offering some heartening news for the small community that was devastated by the disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2018
Students at Japan high school developing cream to prevent jellyfish stings
The aquarium club at a public high school in Ehime Prefecture has developed a prototype for a cream that prevents jellyfish stings, with a goal of releasing the product in February with help from a private company.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 23, 2018
Let's discuss the flooding disaster in western Japan
Thousands of people are still staying at shelters, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, after special storm warnings were issued in eight prefectures in western and southwestern Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2018
Government estimates cost of damage across nation by weather-related events this month at almost ¥120 billion
The government estimates the cost of damage across the nation from weather-related events this month at almost u00a5120 billion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2018
Hotels and tours in western Japan see cancellations after rain disaster
Thousands of people are canceling trips to popular tourist spots in western Japan even though many of their destinations were left unscathed by the recent deadly rain disaster, local officials said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2018
Over 250 schools in Japan were damaged in rain disaster, as severed water supplies exacerbate fire risks
The torrential rain has also hit agricultural and fisheries industries nationwide, with the government estimating damage of about u00a553 billion and warning that figure could rise.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2018
Farm damage from Japan's rain disaster put at ¥48.1 billion
Damage on the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors from the recent torrential rain that hit mainly western Japan has been estimated at ¥48.05 billion, the agriculture ministry said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2018
West Japan rains to be designated 'extremely severe disaster' to increase state aid subsidies
The government plans to designate the torrential rain that wreaked havoc in western Japan as a disaster of extreme severity so that subsidies for reconstruction projects can be increased.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2018
Flood-hit Okayama cram school opens doors to other students
A cram school in the Mabicho district of Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, has reopened to accept both its own students and others whose schools were damaged by the region's deadly rains this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2018
About 5,900 flood evacuees still in shelters; Tokyo moves to expedite aid
As of Friday, the deadly rains had caused over 600 landslides in 31 prefectures and halted seven expressways, 39 national roads and 24 train lines.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2018
Army of volunteers heads west to clean out flood-hit homes
Thousands of volunteers began streaming into western Japan on Saturday to spend the three-day weekend helping flood-hit residents clean up their mud-caked homes and neighborhoods.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 13, 2018
Prosecutors claim relationship problems drove inmate to flee Ehime prison
The three-week manhunt sparked by Tatsuma Hirao's escape was caused by disagreements with others at the minimum security prison, prosecutors claim as his trial opens.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2018
Ehime residents recount horrific landslide death of beloved friend and neighbor
Residents in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, are mourning the loss of a well-loved member of their community this week, in the wake of downpours and flooding that killed at least 200 across western Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2018
Japan hit by worst weather disaster in decades: Why did so many die?
Torrential rains unleashed floods and set off landslides in western Japan last week, killing at least 176 people, forcing millions to evacuate and leaving dozens missing in the country's worst weather disaster in 36 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2018
Water outages continue in flood-hit areas across western Japan, as death toll tops 170
At least 254,084 homes are still cut off from water supples in Hiroshima, Ehime and Okayama prefectures, those hardest hit by last week's torrential rains.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2018
Death toll from west Japan downpours and flooding reaches 126
The death toll from torrential rains in western Japan passes the 100 mark and many people are still missing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2018
Torrential rains leave trail of destruction in western Japan
The death toll from torrential rains in western Japan moved above 100 early Monday, with dozens of others still missing after massive flooding and landslides destroyed homes and displaced tens of thousands. This is a selection of scenes of the widespread damage.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.

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