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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 26, 2019
Hot Chip's 'A Bath Full of Ecstasy' presents a 'purer version' of its electro-pop style
British group Hot Chip mark 20th anniversary with new album, 'A Bath Full of Ecstasy' and a world tour that includes dates in Osaka, Tokyo and Shizuoka Prefecture
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2019
Brazil's neighbors call for meeting and Amazon pact as fires rage
Peru and Colombia called on Tuesday on fellow Amazonian countries to attend a presidential meeting next month on the forest fires raging in Brazil and Bolivia and to forge a pact to protect the world's largest tropical forest.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2019
Japan considers moving up development of next-generation fighter jet to 2020
Japan is considering beginning development of next-generation fighter jet in fiscal 2020 — one year earlier than planned — to succeed the Air Self-Defense Force's F-2s, which are expected to be retired in the 2030s, governmental sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2019
Aston Martin battles tough year in hope SUV will revive sales growth
Aston Martin Lagonda's Chief Executive Officer Andy Palmer said the company's first sport utility vehicle, or SUV, arriving later this year will be crucial for the British luxury-car maker, which is trying to revive sales growth and rebuild investor trust.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 22, 2019
Juan Martin del Potro admits career in doubt after latest injury
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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 11, 2019
Emergency starter Yasuo Sano, reliever Kyle Martin guide Lions past Giants
Yasuo Sano threw four innings in an emergency start, then Kyle Martin added three innings of relief as the Seibu Lions shut out the Yomiuri Giants 4-0 in interleague play on Tuesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 28, 2019
Juan Martin del Potro, Yoshihito Nishioka win opening matches at French Open
Juan Martin del Potro fired up his power game after a sluggish start to ease past Nicolas Jarry in an all-South American first-round clash at the French Open on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2019
Flight data recorder from Japan's crashed F-35A retrieved, but key data still missing
The Defense Ministry has retrieved part of the flight data recorder from a F-35A stealth fighter that went missing last month, but it was heavily damaged and also did not include a storage device to record speed and altitude data, Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya told reporters Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2019
Thousands of Peruvians say goodbye to ex-President Garcia following suicide
Thousand of Peruvians said goodbye on Thursday in Lima to ex-president Alan Garcia — who killed himself this week — in the second of three days of national mourning declared by President Martin Vizcarra.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 11, 2019
Stealthy, numerous and expensive: Examining the F-35 following ASDF crash off north Japan
The F-35A that crashed into the sea off Aomori Prefecture on Tuesday was one of a growing global fleet of advanced stealth aircraft sold to U.S. allies, and among the first to be assembled in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 4, 2019
'White power' graffiti defaces historic Tennessee civil rights site that was victim of fire
Racist graffiti was painted in the parking lot of a Tennessee social justice center that hosted giants of the 1960s U.S. civil rights movement, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, it said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 1, 2019
Trump's sale of F-16 fighters to Taiwan seen making China nervous politically
The U.S. may finally sell Taiwan the warplanes it has sought for more than a decade to defend against China. Their arrival would deal more of a political shock than a military blow to Beijing.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 5, 2019
The man bringing classical music to millions through La Folle Journee returns to Tokyo
Instead of explaining the essence of classical music in words, French music producer Rene Martin chooses a piece from an enormous number of musical samples stored in his smartphone.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jan 17, 2019
How Coretta Scott King brought her husband's message to Japan
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which this year falls on Jan. 21, is a federal holiday that marks the birthday (Jan. 15, 1929) of one of the United States' most-revered civil rights leaders.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 1, 2019
Japan's most exciting book releases in 2019
2019's impressive lineup of books on Japan, include classic reprints, new fiction and studies of the nation's international relations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2018
Peruvians strongly back anti-corruption reforms in referendum, exit poll suggests
Peruvians showed strong support in a referendum on Sunday for political and judicial reforms introduced by the new President Martin Vizcarra to target corruption in one of Latin America's most promising economies, according to an exit poll.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 13, 2018
MLB players, San Francisco coach Hensley Meulens reflect on Shohei Ohtani's 2018 campaign
Around this time four years ago, during the last tour of Japan by major league players, the MLB world at large got its first real glimpse of Shohei Ohtani.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 10, 2018
Rangers pitcher Chris Martin happy to return to Japan with MLB All-Stars
For Texas Rangers pitcher Chris Martin, being back in Japan is a homecoming of sorts.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 4, 2018
Kei Nishikori to replace injured Juan Martin del Potro at year-end ATP Finals
Kei Nishikori claimed the eighth and final entry to the season-ending ATP Finals Saturday when Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro withdrew due to a right knee injury.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2018
Trump, U.S. defense industry work to save much-touted $110 billion Saudi arms deal
The Trump administration and the U.S. defense industry are scrambling to save the few actual deals in the much-touted $110 billion arms package for Saudi Arabia as concerns rise about the role of the Kingdom's leadership over the death of a prominent critic.
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.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
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.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
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.

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