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PEOPLE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 4, 2018
Aging Tokyo town lures young residents with offers of houses and land
An inconspicuous wooden teahouse stands midway on a winding road that connects the center of a remote mountainous town in western Tokyo to a scenic lake that supplies water to the capital.
EDITORIALS
Aug 25, 2018
A weak, fragmented opposition
A lame opposition camp can't expect to engage in a policy-based competition with the ruling parties and present voters with a viable alternative.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 22, 2018
Campaigning begins for leadership of Japan's second-largest opposition party
Campaigning began Wednesday for the leadership contest of the second-largest opposition party, with contenders tasked with boosting the party's support base and cooperating with other members of the opposition camp.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 6, 2018
Italy seeks end to U.N. arms embargo on Libya to help it fight traffickers of EU-bound migrants, halt flow
Italy wants a United Nations arms embargo on Libya to be lifted to help the North African state battle people smugglers and halt the flow of migrants seeking a better life in Europe, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2018
Why it pays off for governments to invest in sports
Sports-based investment can go a long way toward strengthening communities and enabling young people to live healthier, happier and more productive lives.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 7, 2018
Rock bottom in opinion polls, Japanese opposition parties Kibo no To and Democratic Party decide to merge
Only 62 of their combined 107 members plan to join the new entity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 3, 2018
Over 80% of elderly drivers involved in fatal accidents in Japan drove without incident in the preceding 3 years: police agency
More than 80 percent of drivers aged 75 or older who caused fatal accidents in 2016 had not been involved in any traffic accidents or violations in the preceding three years, according to a survey by the National Police Agency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 15, 2018
Trudeau says Canada will create framework to guarantee indigenous rights, ditch colonial policies
Canada will create a legal framework to guarantee the rights of indigenous people in all government decisions, doing away with policies built to serve colonial interests, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 25, 2017
Help elderly former inmates
All levels of society need to work harder at helping older ex-convicts to stay out of prison.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2017
Japanese pharmacies and drugmakers taking linguistic steps to better serve foreign clients
As the number of foreign visitors to Japan continues to rise, pharmacies and drugmakers are stepping up efforts to better serve customers who speak little Japanese.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 10, 2017
U.N. trying to aid thousands of migrants detained in Libyan smuggling hub of Sabratha
The U.N. migration agency said on Monday it was trying to provide assistance to large numbers of migrants who had been held in the smuggling hub of Sabratha as rival factions battled for control of the city.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2017
Senior survey says half of men, quarter of women drink too much
Around half of men 65 and older who drink alcoholic beverages disregard the government's health guidelines, which recommend consuming, for example, just one 500-ml can of beer per day, a health ministry survey showed Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2017
Japan's foreign residents offer up insights in unprecedented survey on discrimination
Bigoted comments and business policies appear at the top of the list as Japan releases its first nationwide survey on discrimination.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 27, 2017
1,200 more migrants saved off Libya, raising suspicion of trafficker-rescuer collusion
Humanitarian ships rescued almost 1,200 migrants who were crossing the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend on an array of small, tightly packed boats, Doctors Without Borders said on Sunday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 21, 2017
Ex-teen idol David Cassidy, 66, says he has dementia
Former teen idol David Cassidy said on Monday he was suffering from dementia, a day after weekend performances in California in which he forgot his words and appeared to fall off stage raised concern about his health.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 22, 2016
Disabilities group cries foul over name secrecy in Sagamihara care home massacre
Members of People First said Wednesday the withholding of names went to the crux of why they felt discriminated against.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 18, 2016
Aborigines fight planned nuke waste dump on land they call sacred, fearing 'cultural genocide'
Enice Marsh remembers the black clouds of "poison stuff" that billowed from the northwest after British atomic bomb tests in the 1950s spread fallout across swaths of South Australia.
WORLD / Society
Jul 4, 2016
Some 20% of Western Australian Aboriginal kids have no birth record
Nearly 1 in 5 Aboriginal children born in Western Australia has no birth documents with most unregistered children born to teenage mothers and facing further social disadvantage later in life, research showed on Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 16, 2016
More senior citizens on welfare
An increasing number of elderly people are living in poverty.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 27, 2016
Trio wounded as gunfight erupts among smugglers at Dunkirk migrant camp
Three migrants from the Grande-Synthe camp near Dunkirk, northern France, were injured on Tuesday in what a charity worker said appeared to be a fight between rival bands of smugglers.
New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
Mitsuko Tottori became Japan Airlines’ first female CEO on April 1, having risen through the ranks as a flight attendant and heading the flight attendant and customer experience divisions.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

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