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JAPAN

JAPAN
Aug 6, 2014
Fukushima reactor 3 meltdown was worse than estimated: Tepco
By Kazuaki Nagata
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that its new estimate shows that all the fuel rods in reactor 3 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant apparently melted down and fell onto the bottom of the containment vessel.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 6, 2014
Reform panel chief says STAP researcher's suicide could have been prevented
By Masaaki Kameda
Yoshiki Sasai's suicide could have been avoided if the Riken institute had implemented reforms and accepted his resignation months ago, the former head of an independent panel says.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2014
Manga shop threatens to post face of alleged shoplifter on Internet
By Tomohiro Osaki
A well-known “otaku” shop in Tokyo is threatening to post an alleged shoplifter's face online if he doesn't return what he stole.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 6, 2014
Former top brass say cyberspace key in new defense rules
By Ayako Mie
As Japan and the U.S. work toward a historic upgrade of bilateral defense cooperation guidelines for the first time in 17 years, the biggest tasks for the two allies may be dealing with China's growing military and economic might while also keeping an eye on events in North Korea and its unpredictable...

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 6, 2014
Spy probe heightens China-Canada tensions, reflects split in Ottawa
China's decision to investigate two Canadians for suspected spying highlights a sharp and unexpected deterioration in bilateral ties just months ahead of a trip by Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper to Beijing.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2014
Canadian Christian in China probe may have trained North Korean missionaries
A Canadian man under investigation in China for threatening national security said he ran a prayer and training facility outside the Chinese city of Dandong that was frequented by North Koreans, many of whom became Christians before returning to the isolated country.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2014
Canadian couple held in China caught in political battle, son says
The son of a Canadian couple detained in China over spying allegations said Tuesday his parents did not attempt to obtain military secrets and have been caught instead by the increasingly tense relations between Ottawa and Beijing.

WORLD

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WORLD
Aug 6, 2014
In Scotland, pro-independence leader flunks TV debate
The leader of Scotland's campaign for independence failed to turn a U.S.-style television debate into a victory for his cause on Tuesday, six weeks before Scots vote on whether to break up the United Kingdom.
WORLD
Aug 6, 2014
Ukraine keeps up anti-rebel offensive with nervous eye on Russia
Ukrainian government forces, backed by warplanes, kept up a military offensive to claw back lost territory from pro-Russian separatists on Tuesday while casting a nervous eye at Russian military exercises over the border.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 6, 2014
Daily aspirin could dramatically cut cancer risk, study shows
Taking a small daily dose of aspirin can significantly reduce the risk of developing — or dying from — bowel, stomach and oesophageal cancer, according to a large review of scientific studies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 6, 2014
Ebola mortality rate expected to rise as outbreak runs its deadly course
The death rate so far in the world's worst outbreak of Ebola is not as extreme as recorded in the past, but experts expect it to prove no less virulent in the end, once more victims succumb and the grim data are tallied up.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 6, 2014
Bodies dumped in streets as West Africa struggles to curb Ebola outbreak
Relatives of Ebola victims in Liberia defied government orders and dumped infected bodies in the streets as West African governments struggled to enforce tough measures to curb an outbreak of the virus that has killed 887 people.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 6, 2014
Israel says it arrested suspect in killing of three teenagers
Israeli authorities said Tuesday they had arrested a Palestinian suspected of being involved in the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers in June.
WORLD / Society
Aug 6, 2014
Pope urges young people not to waste time on Internet and smartphones
Pope Francis on Tuesday urged 50,000 German altar servers not to waste time on the Internet, smartphones and television, but to spend their time on more productive activities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 6, 2014
Support for Scottish independence rises to 40% ahead of TV debate, poll finds
Support for Scotland to break away from the rest of the United Kingdom has risen to 40 percent, according to one opinion poll published on Tuesday, as nationalist leader Alex Salmond headed into a U.S.-style television debate on secession.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2014
India's political, economic potential
By Minoru Matsutani
The general election in India in May was groundbreaking in many aspects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 6, 2014
GPIF needs governance fix before asset change, LDP exec says
As the world's biggest pension manager moves closer to putting more money in risky assets, the Liberal Democratic Party's deputy policy chief says the fund needs to change its governance first.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2014
Murdoch's Fox abandons Time Warner takeover bid
Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox decided to pull its $80 billion offer to buy Time Warner Inc. on Tuesday, abandoning plans to create one of the world's largest media conglomerates.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2014
Governance fix needed at GPIF before asset change, Shiozaki says
As the world's biggest pension manager moves closer to putting more money in risky assets, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's deputy policy chief says the fund needs to change its governance first.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2014
Obama to announce $14 billion in U.S. corporate investments in Africa
President Barack Obama will announce on Tuesday that U.S. businesses have committed to investing $14 billion in construction, clean energy, banking and information technology projects across Africa, a White House official said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2014
Toyota leaving Hollywood roots to boost North American profits
A closer look at Toyota Motor Corp.'s record profit shows why the world's largest automaker is leaving behind its Hollywood beginnings.

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT
Aug 6, 2014
'Dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico is the size of Connecticut: scientists
Scientists say a man-made "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico is as big as the state of Connecticut.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Aug 6, 2014
Xi should push rule of law
If Chinese leader Xi Jinping is serious about enacting reforms, he should implement political and judiciary changes designed to strip the party of its privilege and firmly establish the rule of law.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2014
Hunting tigers won't ensure reform in China
By Minxin Pei
To effect change in China, Xi Jinping must built a coalition capable of advancing his declared goal of reviving pro-market reforms.

CULTURE

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CULTURE / Film
Aug 6, 2014
A palace fit for the queen of consumption
By Giovanni Fazio
What sort of person would decide to build the biggest house in America? Not just the biggest, but a monstrous, mega-mansion replica of the Palace of Versailles, overlooking Florida's Walt Disney World, complete with its own bowling alley, spa, 10 kitchens, 30 bathrooms, and an entire wing for the kids....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 6, 2014
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Taika-hen (Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno)
By Mark Schilling
The jidaigeki (samurai period drama) is dying, we have been told again and again. Topknots and swords have become rare sights on television, while Japanese studios, which once devoted nearly half their production to the genre, now essay only the occasional chanbara (swordplay) film, with mixed box-office...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 6, 2014
Danchi No Yume (Dreams of the Projects)
By Kaori Shoji
There is such a thing as a Japanese dream, and in many ways it's a lot like the American dream. Japanese hip-hop artist Anarchy's dream has to do with escape, money and, ultimately, getting to a place where he can perform in a music video with bikini-clad babes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 6, 2014
Transformers: Age of Extinction
By Giovanni Fazio
My least favorite part of being a film critic is probably going to see Michael Bay movies. And the most horrific Michael Bay movies of all are the "Transformers" ones. So when I heard that Bay's latest, "Transformers: Age of Extinction," clocked in at nearly three punishing hours filled with fireballs,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 6, 2014
Dabba
By Kaori Shoji
The Japanese may feel like they have perfected bentō (lunchbox) culture, but India has a formidable lunchbox culture of its own, in the form of the dabba. Some 6 million of these meals are delivered each day to offices in Mumbai by dabbawallahs, and "Dabba" (released internationally as "The Lunchbox")...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 6, 2014
Homefront
By Giovanni Fazio
Sylvester Stallone must really like Jason Statham, his co-star from "The Expendables" series, because in "Homefront" Sly has given him the lead in a script he had originally written for himself. Or maybe he is just feeling his age these days and slowing down. Not likely, but this film is classic 1980s...
CULTURE / Film
Aug 6, 2014
Danshi Kokosei no Nichijo (Daily Lives of High School Boys)
By Mark Schilling
In Daigo Matsui's 2013 comedy, a gang of horny students at an all-boys high school are confronted by a mass invasion of plaid-skirted lovelies from a nearby girls high school for a joint festival. The sharp, absurdist sense of humor of his 2012 breakout hit "Afro Tanaka" is also present in this film,...
CULTURE / Film
Aug 6, 2014
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
By Kaori Shoji
Director: Marc WebbLanguage: English
CULTURE / Film
Aug 6, 2014
The Lego Movie
By Giovanni Fazio
Directors: Chris Miller, Phil LordLanguage: English
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 6, 2014
Theater's magic brings wonderful 'War Horse' to life
By Mana Katsura
It is now 100 years since the start of World War I, which claimed close to 17 million lives before it ended in November 1918. Hence the Tokyo opening of "War Horse" — a play set during that so-called "war to end war" — serves in part as a memorial to the awful conflict.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 6, 2014
Hyper Japan hails digital-age 'Genji' opera
By Tom Smith
Modern technology and age-old tradition combined last week for the premiere run of an ambitious Japanese opera with a difference — one with no live singers, musicians or actors.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 6, 2014
Europe's rich tapestry unites two contrasting theater fests
By Natsume Date
As I often go to theater festivals in Europe, I was delighted to hear about the Schweizer Theatertreffen (Swiss Theater Encounter), a brand-new event being held in May. And since I'd already planned a trip that month to the Berlin Theater Festival, it was a no-brainer to check out this new Swiss kid...

COMMUNITY

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COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Aug 6, 2014
Think you've got rights as a foreigner in Japan? Well, it's complicated
By Colin P.A. Jones
If you imagine paying taxes in Japan entitles you to welfare, you may want to take a seat.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 6, 2014
After the romance of expat life fades, the dream lives on
By William Bradbury
Some foreign residents in Japan might be living a dream on paper, but many are plagued by the question of if and when to return home.
Tokyo police arrest brothel operator catering to foreign tourists
English-language signs and other materials seized from men’s aesthetic salon Sparaku by the Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward
Record-breaking snowfall hits Hokkaido as cold front sweeps Japan
Snow-covered streets in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Tuesday
Nissan shares plunge, Honda's rise as end to merger talks reported
Talks by Honda and Nissan to create the world’s third-largest carmaker have gone haltingly since the plans were first announced in December.
No Paris Syndrome for Japan’s national sport
Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (left) describes a detail of a mawashi presented as a gift to French President Jacques Chirac at the Elysee Palace in 1999.
No Paris Syndrome for Japan’s national sport
Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (left) describes a detail of a mawashi presented as a gift to French President Jacques Chirac at the Elysee Palace in 1999.
Excitement for the Osaka Expo is low. Can organizers build hype?
The Osaka Expo site on Yumeshima island in December. A survey of 3,000 people from across Japan conducted in October by the Mitsubishi Research Institute showed that just 24% of respondents expressed an interest in attending the Osaka Expo.
Fuji Media’s crisis entices investors betting on changes
While Fuji Media Holdings is known for its iconic sphere-and-lattice headquarters in the Odaiba district near Tokyo Bay, it also owns office buildings, condominiums, hotels, nursing homes, logistic facilities, resorts and even two aquariums.
Job-hopping Japanese workers push salaries higher
Japanese workers are increasingly job-hopping from one full-time position to another.
At the new Ginza Sony Park, listening is an art form
In addition to the commercial benefits from Ginza Sony Park's music-centered exhibition — such as promoting Sony's artists and products — there is a real effort to put music in focus.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Eme-Ima Kitchen is one of over 10,000 kodomo shokudō in Japan. A term first used in 2012 to describe makeshift eateries offering free or cheap meals to disadvantaged kids, it now refers to a diverse range of individuals, groups and organizations working to provide not only food but a sense of belonging to both children and adults.
Japan’s ‘children’s cafeterias’ are booming — but is that a good thing?
By Alex K.T. Martin

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