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JAPAN
Aug 13, 2018
Male use of parasols gets government push in hot and humid Japan
The Saitama Prefectural Government is encouraging men to use ultraviolet ray parasols to reduce the number of people falling sick because of the hot weather.
EDITORIALS
Aug 13, 2018
Adhere to free trade rules in talks with U.S.
The Japan-U.S. trade dialogue should be a venue for constructive efforts to expand trade and investments between the two countries in ways that are compatible with international free trade rules.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 11, 2018
Social media takes a dim view of the daylight saving proposal for the 2020 Olympics
People in Japan have been complaining about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics since Japan’s capital was awarded the games. Netizens have railed against everything from the apparent insensitivity of hosting the two-week competition while the Tohoku region continues to recover from the Great Eastern...
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Aug 11, 2018
Sugita Productivity
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2018
Kyogen actors Mansaku and Mansai Nomura perform in Beijing on 40th anniversary of Japan-China treaty
Stage actor Mansaku Nomura, a designated living national treasure, and his son, Mansai, gave performances of kyogen (traditional comic plays) in Beijing on Friday to mark the 40th anniversary Sunday of the conclusion of the Japan-China peace and friendship treaty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 8, 2018
Japan and the emerging Indo-Pacific strategy
Better than most, Tokyo has clarity about the disaccord between economic and security interests when advocating the Indo-Pacific strategy.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 8, 2018
Boxing group not satisfied by JABF chief Akira Yamane's resignation
The group opposing Japan Amateur Boxing Federation chairman Akira Yamane is looking for a complete systematic transformation of the JABF. Otherwise, they feel, the very existence of the sport in Japan could be in jeopardy going forward.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2018
How to end Japan's deflation? Abolish cash
A national digital currency is an experiment worth trying.

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’