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OLYMPICS
Nov 16, 2019
Volunteers start 2020 training
Diversity was on full display at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Saturday.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 14, 2019
Japanese hospitals faced financial difficulties in fiscal 2018, survey finds
Hospitals faced continuing financial difficulties in fiscal 2018, with institutions across the country registering a minus 2.7 percent profit margin on average, a government survey has shown.
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JAPAN
Nov 11, 2019
Exhibition about Japanese American A-bomb victims opens at Los Angeles museum
An exhibition featuring the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki opened Saturday in Los Angeles, telling the stories of Japanese Americans who were in the two cities when the bombs were dropped in August 1945.
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JAPAN
Nov 4, 2019
Japan to tighten rules on wealthy residents with overseas assets
The government is set to tighten rules on disclosure by Japan's wealthier residents about their overseas assets in a bid to prevent tax avoidance, sources close to the matter said Sunday.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 3, 2019
Arashi to hold two concerts at the new National Stadium in lead-up to Tokyo Games
Popular boy band Arashi, which announced it was going on hiatus at the end of next year, said Sunday it will hold two concerts at the new National Stadium in May, as part of scheduled events aimed at uplifting the mood for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
EDITORIALS
Nov 3, 2019
A needed revamp of the National Security Council
The new NSC better positions Japan to take on and respond to new challenges.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 1, 2019
Japan Finance Ministry proposes raising out-of-pocket medical costs for those 75 and over
The Finance Ministry on Friday proposed cutting official medical service fees and raising the proportion of medical expenses paid by patients themselves, with the aim of improving the financial condition of the country's health insurance system.
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MORE SPORTS
Oct 25, 2019
Nao Kodaira claims 10th national 500 meters title
Nao Kodaira won her 10th National Single Distance Championships title in the women's 500 meters on Friday.
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BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2019
A crude performance: Semi-naked climate activists protest BP art sponsorship
Visitors to a London portrait gallery were treated to an impromptu performance on Sunday when three semi-naked climate activists were doused with mock crude oil in a protest against arts sponsorship by British oil company BP.
EDITORIALS
Oct 18, 2019
Overzealous reform to protect national security
While stricter scrutiny of foreign investments is warranted, a new government proposal goes too far.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 18, 2019
Women make up 80 percent of cancer patients aged 20-39 in Japan, study shows
Women account for around 80 percent of all cancer patients in Japan between the ages of 20 and 39, a study by two national medical centers shows.
WORLD / Society
Oct 18, 2019
Mexico flies 300 Indian migrants to New Delhi in 'unprecedented' mass deportation
Mexico has deported over 300 Indian nationals to New Delhi, the National Migration Institute (INM) said late on Wednesday, in what it described as an unprecedented transatlantic deportation.
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SOCCER / From the Spot
Oct 16, 2019
Japanese clubs chase elusive Tokyo cachet
A controversial decision by J. League second-division side Machida Zelvia to rebrand as FC Machida Tokyo has dominated water-cooler discussions in the Japanese soccer world this week.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 8, 2019
China's 'Golden Week' consumer spending offers weakening economy rare respite
Spending on retail goods and dining during China's week-long National Day holidays returned to growth this year, offering unexpected respite to an economy that has been expanding at its weakest pace in almost three decades.
EDITORIALS
Oct 6, 2019
Streamline public hospitals to curb medical expenses
Medical expenses continue to balloon as the elderly population keeps growing, and reform of the medical service system is unavoidable to curb the incease in costs.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Oct 6, 2019
Japan Times 1944: 20,197 war dead enshrined at Yasukuni
With all lights extinguished in the traditional manner, ceremonies of utmost solemnity for the deification of the nation's fallen heroes were held last night at Yasukuni Shrine.
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JAPAN
Oct 1, 2019
National Public Safety Commission tackles topics from elderly driving to Tokyo Olympics security
The government will consider various measures to prevent traffic accidents involving elderly drivers, including the introduction of a new driver's license category with special limitations, National Public Safety Commission Chairman Ryota Takeda has said.
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 27, 2019
Measures meant to offer relief from sales tax hike pose baffling riddles instead
With Japan's consumption tax rate hike to 10 percent scheduled for the start of next month, the government promises to simultaneously introduce a reduced rate for everyday essentials — mostly food and non-alcoholic beverages — to ease the financial impact on lower income households.
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LIFE / Travel
Sep 27, 2019
Top 10: The best of Japan's national parks, 85 years on
Japan's 34 national parks span the length of the country and include some of its most pristine, undeveloped and unusual landscapes. These are The Japan Times' picks of 10 national parks you shouldn't miss.
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CULTURE / Art
Sep 24, 2019
Art at a science museum: When worlds collide
The premise of 'Illuminating Landscapes: The Integration of Art and Science,' as designer Taku Satoh puts it, is to explore 'art and science together, not separated, as is too common in today's world.'

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