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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 30, 2019
Great Pompeii Project offers new glimpses into city's life before calamity
Nearly 2,000 years after Pompeii was destroyed by a volcanic eruption, the ancient Roman city is still giving up its long-buried secrets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2019
During Europe visit, China's Xi Jinping seeks France's participation in 'Belt and Road' project
As he prepares to begin a three-day trip to France, Chinese President Xi Jinping said he is hoping to get France's cooperation "in the framework of the 'Belt and Road' initiative."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2019
Chinese leader Xi to visit Europe in bid to boost trade amid row with U.S.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make state visits to Europe from this week as he seeks to bolster trade relationships on the continent while trying to end a trade war with the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2019
Italy wants to sign 'Belt and Road' deal to help exports, says deputy PM
Italy wants to join China's giant "Belt and Road" infrastructure plan to boost Italian exports, not to strengthen political ties with the Asian giant, Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2019
Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of 'sleeper cells'
An Islamic State fighter detained in Syria urged Italy on Saturday to let him come home to start a new life, saying he had abandoned the self-styled jihadi "caliphate" after growing disillusioned with its rulers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 21, 2019
Daughter of missing North Korean diplomat Jo Song Gil has returned home, Italy says
North Korea informed Italy last year that the daughter of its acting ambassador had asked to return home after her father left his post in Rome, the Italian foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 4, 2019
Venezuela's Juan Guaido says he wants Italy's backing, report says
Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido said in a newspaper interview published on Monday he would do all he could to secure Italy's backing after the government split on whether to recognize him as interim president.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 1, 2019
Aid effort brings little relief for migrants trapped in Libya limbo
A bigger presence of relief agencies, U.N. workers and diplomats in Libya has done little to ease the plight of migrants abused in detention centers and blocked from crossing the Mediterranean, migrants and aid workers say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 2, 2019
Italian populist Luigi Di Maio promises to cut lawmaker pay via 'wonderful law'
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said there is plenty more to be done on the populist agenda, including cutting the pay of the nation's lawmakers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 28, 2018
Migrant flows slow to trickle in Libyan former smuggling hub of Sabratha amid crackdown
Departures of migrant-laden boats to Italy from Sabratha, formerly Libya's biggest people-smuggling hub, have slowed to a trickle thanks to a security crackdown triggered by European pressure that ejected the city's top smuggler.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 21, 2018
Libyan coast guard forces over 90 stranded migrants off rescue ship in Misrata port
Libyan authorities on Tuesday forcibly disembarked more than 90 migrants who had refused to leave a cargo ship that rescued them before docking in a port west of Tripoli, a coast guard commander said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2018
Bridge collapse costs Genoa companies €422 million in damages: Chamber of Commerce
The collapse of a bridge in Genoa, which claimed 43 lives, has cost companies in the Italian city around €422 million ($482 million) in damages, the Genoa Chamber of Commerce said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 27, 2018
With wild boars and potholes, Romans protest eternal decline of Italian capital
Several thousand people protested in front of Rome City Hall on Saturday to denounce the ragged state of the Italian capital, where roads are potholed, garbage often goes uncollected and wild boars roam the streets.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 15, 2018
Italy's Matteo Salvini condemned as racist for moving migrants from 'model' town
Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini on Sunday defended his decision to move hundreds of migrants out of a southern Italian town widely seen as a model of successful integration as opposition groups accused him of racism.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 13, 2018
Italy's first sushi chef on risk, reward and personal sacrifice
Minoru 'Shiro' Hirasawa served the country's first sushi over 40 years ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 24, 2018
Panama revokes registration of last migrant rescue ship in central Mediterranean
The Panama Maritime Authority has revoked the registration of search and rescue ship Aquarius 2 in a move that means there will be no charity rescue ships off the Libyan coast in the near future unless the vessel can find a new flag to sail under.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2018
Architect Renzo Piano offers new bridge design for hometown Genoa after tragedy
Italy's best-known architect, Renzo Piano, offered on Tuesday to donate the design for a bridge to replace the one that collapsed in his birthplace of Genoa this month, saying he cannot think about anything else after 43 people were killed in the tragedy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 23, 2018
Italy hard-liner Matteo Salvini resists pressure to let migrants disembark
Italian far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Wednesday resisted increasing pressure to allow 177 migrants who have been held on a coast guard ship in a Sicilian port for two days to disembark.
WORLD / Society
Aug 21, 2018
Italy allows its ship with 177 rescued migrants to dock, ends standoff with Malta
Italy will let its coast guard ship carrying 177 migrants it rescued five days ago dock in Sicily, ending a standoff with Malta, its transport minister said on Monday, though it was not clear when and if the migrants would be allowed to disembark.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 17, 2018
Italy opens probe into Autostrade per l'Italia over collapsed bridge as investors dump shares
Italy's government opened an investigation on Thursday into the country's biggest toll-road operator, hours after saying it could face a heavy fine or lose its concession over a bridge collapse that killed at least 38 people.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.

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