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JAPAN

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JAPAN
Apr 4, 2016
2020 Tokyo Olympics CEO weighs in on security, differences with Rio
By Andrew MCKIRDY
The CEO of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics says security is his greatest concern but believes Japan will be safe from the kind of mass street protests currently overshadowing this summer's Rio de Janeiro Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2016
American School in Japan launches scholarship to 'promote healing' in wake of sex-abuse scandal
By Tomohiro Osaki
The American School in Japan on Monday presented a student with a scholarship created as part of the Tokyo school's efforts to honor survivors of former teacher Jack Moyer's sex abuse and "promote healing and reconciliation" in its community.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2016
New all-in-one bus terminal opens at Tokyo's Shinjuku Station
By Daisuke Kikuchi
A new transportation hub consolidating all 19 bus stations around JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo opened Monday to streamline services and reduce congestion in the area.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 4, 2016
Friendly employees have visitors flocking to Takeshima Aquarium in Aichi
Visitors to Takeshima Aquarium in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, have increased sharply thanks to a number of innovative ideas and strategies implemented by its staff.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 4, 2016
Wild-card topics may trump main agenda in coming Mie G-7 summit
By Eric Johnston
On May 26 and 27, the leaders of Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Canada, along with the presidents of the European Council and European Commission, will attend the annual Group of Seven leaders' summit in the Ise-Shima district of Mie Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Apr 4, 2016
Okinawan's Taiwan redress ruling reignites calls for 'comfort women' compensation
By Nick Horton
A recent Taiwanese court ruling that found a Japanese man was entitled to compensation over his father's presumed death during the so-called 228 Incident has reignited calls for Japan to redress the former colony's few remaining "comfort women."

ASIA PACIFIC

ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2016
Australian foreign minister says Britain should stay in EU
Australia wants Britain to stay in the European Union, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said, weeks before Britain holds a referendum on EU membership.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2016
Film depicting China's shadow over Hong Kong wins top Asian movie award
A Hong Kong film portraying a dystopian future under Chinese Communist Party rule won one of Asia's top film awards Sunday at a time when Beijing's attempts to rein in the city's democratic development have stoked growing political tensions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 4, 2016
Aspiring females aim sights at solving pilot crisis dogging Asian airlines
By John Boudreau
Sophia Kuo says she still hears the whispers as she walks through international airports in her EVA Airways Corp. pilot's uniform: “ 'Wow, we have female pilots.' 'How does she fly an airplane?' 'She must be really smart!' ”
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2016
Center eases tsunami alert over strong quake off Vanuatu
Officials wound back an initial tsunami threat issued after a large earthquake struck off the coast of the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu on Sunday.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 4, 2016
Thousands attend rally in Warsaw against proposed abortion ban
Thousands attended a pro-choice rally outside parliament in Warsaw on Sunday after the powerful leader of Poland's ruling party backed a call by Polish Catholic bishops for a full ban on pregnancy terminations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2016
Syria forces, aided by Russian airstrikes, boot Islamic State from town near Palmyra
Syrian and allied forces backed by Russian airstrikes drove Islamic State militants out of the town of al-Qaryatain on Sunday after encircling it over the past few days, Syria's military command said.

BUSINESS

BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 4, 2016
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi eyes U.S. regional banks, new CEO says
By Shingo Kawamoto
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.'s main lending unit is eyeing further acquisitions in the U.S. and Asia as part of its long-standing aspirations to become one of the world's leading commercial banks, the unit's new president said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 4, 2016
Honda Fit fires, collisions prompt at least sixth major recall
Honda Motor Co. will conduct at least the sixth round of major recalls involving its top-selling Fit compact in less than three years, as the automaker struggles to move past the quality woes that contributed to a change in chief executive officers.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 4, 2016
Japan Inc. inflation expectations decline as confidence wanes
Japanese companies have cut their inflation forecasts for the next five years, indicating that even after adopting a negative-rate policy, the Bank of Japan is struggling to persuade businesses that sustained price gains will take hold.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2016
For Hon Hai, turning around Sharp will be tougher than takeover
By Takashi Amano
Terry Gou has pledged to keep Sharp intact, respect its independence and try to preserve jobs. He will have a hard time keeping those agreements.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 4, 2016
Trump's 'massive recession' forecast stumps economists
Donald Trump's prediction that the U.S. economy was on the verge of a "very massive recession" hit a wall of skepticism on Sunday from economists who questioned the Republican presidential front-runner's calculations.

ENVIRONMENT

Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Apr 4, 2016
As Indonesian forests burn, new anti-fire agency feels the heat
As forest fires raged like never before across Indonesia last year, President Joko Widodo announced he was setting up a special agency to tackle the annual scourge that shrouds parts of Southeast Asia in choking haze.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Apr 4, 2016
Enhancing nuclear security
The Nuclear Security Summit plays an important role in securing the world's stockpile of vulnerable nuclear materials.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2016
The terms of the Iran nuclear deal keep changing
By Eli Lake
U.S. President Barack Obama accepted an agreement in July that allowed Iran to keep in place the industrial-sized nuclear program it had built in defiance of the United Nations. This gives Iran a loaded gun with which to blackmail the rest of the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2016
Now Germany can take that smug look off its face
By Lucian Kim
Across the industrialized world, the middle class is finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet and the losers of globalization are channeling their aggression into fringe politicians who know who's to blame. Germany is no exception.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2016
'Humanistanbul': World Humanitarian Summit
By Mevlut Cavusoglu
Something has to be done about the world's humanitarian crises and Turkey is leading the way.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2016
The debate about debating Islam
By Raphael Hadas-Lebel
Legitimate intellectual inquiry unfortunately always degenerates into political bickering over whether it is acceptable to criticize Islam.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 4, 2016
Abenomics failure explained
By William Pesek
It's taken two Nobel laureates to point out how Abe has squandered a rare opportunity to shake up Japan Inc.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2016
Arab security state is badly in need of reform
The experience of Arab states in transition shows that technocratic approaches to security-sector reform are inadequate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2016
Trade realities take a beating in U.S. politics
By Robert Samuelson
In this bitter U.S. presidential campaign, one area of agreement unites the major candidates: they're all against big trade deals.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 4, 2016
Luckily for English speakers, machine translation still can't match a native's touch
By Mark Schreiber
The consensus is that translation will one day inevitably be taken over by computers — but we're not there yet.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 4, 2016
Minding your manners and judging others' with 'shitsurei'
By Hitomi Tashiro and Akemi Tanahashi
Introducing some ways of using u5931u793c (u3057u3064u308cu3044), meaning 'impoliteness.'
LIFE / Language
Apr 4, 2016
Pizza may get listed on UNESCO's menu
Sample newspaper article
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Apr 4, 2016
Let's discuss relocating government agencies out of Tokyo
The Cultural Affairs Agency will be moving to Kyoto as part of a policy to revitalize regional economies and address the over-concentration of government offices in Tokyo.
TV networks drop Japan boy band star over sex allegations
Masahiro Nakai in Tokyo in October 2017
Emanuel leaves reform legacy amid historic shifts in U.S.-Japan alliance
Rahm Emanuel professes that the biggest thing he has brought to the U.S.-Japan relationship might be a fresh injection of vitality.
Police rearrest suspect in McDonald's attack on murder charge
Masanori Hirabaru, 43, is escorted out of a police station in Kitakyushu on Dec. 20 to be brought to prosecutors in relation to a double stabbing at a McDonald's outlet in Fukuoka Prefecture. He was rearrested Thursday on a charge of murder.
New York Times chooses Toyama and Osaka as top places to go in 2025
The Toyama City Library, designed by Kengo Kuma, in November. The library is part of a building called Toyama Kirari that also houses the Glass Art Museum.
Japan to deepen U.S. alliance, former Prime Minister Suga says in Washington
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (right) and Sen. William Hagerty, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, hold talks in Washington on Wednesday.
Real wages fall for a fourth month, squeezing Japanese households further
Prices continue to outpace wage increases in Japan.
Hair removal for kids — boosting confidence or preying on insecurities?
Beauty salon Dione, which has over 100 branches nationwide, offers hair removal treatments for children as young as 3 years old. It uses hair removal equipment that emits a special light heated to around 38 degrees Celsius, unlike conventional equipment that involves temperatures of 60 to 80 C.
Sumo’s brotherhood gets latest inductee
Chugo Saito at Isenoumi stable on Friday. Saito has joined his older brother, Seigo, at the stable.
As standards rise, Tokyo Stock Exchange delistings hit decade high
The Tokyo Stock Exchange wants companies to improve governance and performance.
Swiping in Japan: How Gen Z is changing the dating app game
Many Japanese dating apps have ways to detail specific interests that can be as narrow as one particular TV show, game or an artist.

Podcast

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

Longform

A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
Shed your skin and reinvent yourself in the Year of the Snake
By Kathryn Wortley

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