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November 15, 2024
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Democratic Party for the People chief Yuichiro Tamaki wants to the tax-free annual income ceiling raised to ¥1.78 million ($11,410).
BUSINESS / Economy
Japan’s key political issue rests on an enduring economic myth
By Kazuaki Nagata
Economists cast doubts on the Democratic Party for the People's push for raising the tax-free income threshold — its key demand to the ruling coalition for its support.
Democratic Party for the People chief Yuichiro Tamaki wants to the tax-free annual income ceiling raised to ¥1.78 million ($11,410).
Relatives of the victim of an accident in the city of Oita held a news conference on Nov. 5, following the first hearing of the jury trial.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Justice Ministry panel proposes stricter criteria for dangerous driving
Experts are advocating for the introduction of specific numerical thresholds for speed and blood alcohol content, addressing criticisms of ambiguity in the current law.
The Tokyo District Court has found Nagumi Osada, 27, guilty of sexually abusing seven girls between the ages of 3 and 6.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Former day care center worker given 14-year term for child sex abuse
By Karin Kaneko
The man was found guilty of abusing seven girls between the ages of 3 and 6 at day care centers where he worked and of filming the acts over a period of two years.
In the past two weeks, developer DeNA has raked in over $50 million for the Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket app, a free-to-play game that charges for premium features.
BUSINESS / Tech
Gotta collect 'em all: New Pokemon trading card game becomes big hit
By Yukana Inoue
The novel yet nostalgic app has amassed over 30 million downloads worldwide in the first two weeks of its release.
Onosato (above) defeats Hiradoumi on the first day of the Kyushu Basho in Fukuoka on Sunday.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
The good, the bad and the sumo: Kyushu Basho gets underway
By John Gunning
To no one’s surprise, new ozeki Onosato continues to tear through the top division with ease.
Onosato (above) defeats Hiradoumi on the first day of the Kyushu Basho in Fukuoka on Sunday.

JAPAN

Deer attacks have surged in Nara Park during the fall rutting season, with male deer being particularly aggressive as they search for mates.
Authorities warn of spike in deer-related injuries at Nara Park
In September, 35 people were injured by antler attacks — a sevenfold increase from the five cases reported during the same period last year.
Japan Atomic Power Co.'s Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture in 2017
Tsuruga reactor formally ruled noncompliant with safety standards
The Nuclear Regulation Authority ruled the Tsuruga No. 2 reactor did not meet the safety standards after a screening process taking nearly nine years.
Human error behind Osprey accident on remote Japan island: GSDF
Ishiba Cabinet approval inches up to 28.7%, poll shows
Japan government to adopt Musk's reform methods, minister says
Japan eyes extraordinary session of parliament from Nov. 28

BUSINESS

Nippon Steel Vice President Takahiro Mori is set to visit United States next week to meet with union members in a bid to move forward a U.S. Steel takeover deal.
Nippon Steel’s vice president to meet steelworkers in Pittsburgh next week
By Joe Deaux
The move shows the Japanese company is making a push to persuade union members that its bid to take over U.S. Steel will be good for workers.
Rakuten's sale of 15% stake in its credit card arm to Mizuho Financial Group would give the e-commerce pioneer a one-time gain of ¥159.4 billion in the current quarter.
Rakuten sells Mizuho 15% of credit card arm for ¥165 billion
By Takahiko Hyuga and Taiga Uranaka
The sale would give the e-commerce pioneer a one-time gain of ¥159.4 billion in the current quarter, Rakuten said in a statement Wednesday.
Japan’s biggest banks raise profit goals, unveil buybacks
By Taiga Uranaka and Hideki Suzuki
BOJ should raise rates to 1% to reverse weak yen, says CDP lawmaker
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada
As pain from weak yen deepens, Japan's ex-currency chief Masato Kanda warns of action
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Makiko Yamazaki
Seven & I considers massive management buyout offer
By Francis Tang

WORLD

Anduril Industries' Ghost-X unmanned aircraft is one of the systems included in the next tranche of the Pentagon's Replicator program that it plans to field from August next year.
Pentagon unveils more Replicator drones to counter China
By Gabriel Dominguez
This is just the second time the U.S. has provided specifics on what it’s buying in its move to field thousands of cheap, smart and autonomous attack drones.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks to House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday.
‘Call anytime you want’: Trump roils G20 with disdain for rules
By Rebecca Choong Wilkins, Manuela Tobias and Simone Iglesias
World leaders who didn’t experience Donald Trump’s first merry-go-round are quickly learning how he likes to operate.
Hong Kong bomb plot 'mastermind' jailed for almost 24 years
U.S. accuses China of vast cyberespionage against telecoms
By Jamie Tarabay, Kelcee Griffis and Katrina Manson
Guardian quits X social media platform, citing racism and conspiracy theories
Biden and Xi to have face-to-face at Asia-Pacific summit in Peru
By Hector Velasco and Mariëtte le Roux

Sports

Onosato (above) defeats Hiradoumi on the first day of the Kyushu Basho in Fukuoka on Sunday.
The good, the bad and the sumo: Kyushu Basho gets underway
By John Gunning
To no one’s surprise, new ozeki Onosato continues to tear through the top division with ease.
Paraguayan Football Association bans Lionel Messi shirts before match with Argentina
Mike Tyson looking forward to fighting Youtuber Jake Paul as boxing world recoils
Israel coach Ran Ben Shimon urges team to focus on soccer
Presidential hopeful Sebastian Coe says IOC needs clear stance on gender

Opinion

Taxes on U.S. citizens working abroad aren’t excessive so much as excessively complicated.
Trump is right: Expat taxes are too complicated
Tyler Cowen
Taxes on U.S. citizens working abroad aren’t excessive so much as excessively complicated.
Trump’s tariffs and inflation fatigue are a toxic brew
By Jonathan Levin
A blueprint for youth inclusion in climate diplomacy
By Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak
What does Trump’s victory mean for climate change?
By Gernot Wagner
Living in Trump’s world
By Mark Leonard

ENVIRONMENT

The Azerbaijan pavilion during the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday
Hopes pinned on low-key COP29 to thrash out climate-finance details
By Alastair Marsh
The Baku summit aims to reach new agreement for climate-related transfers from rich to poor countries, intended to replace a $100 billion annual target set in 2009.
Republican sweep opens way to boost oil and gas development
By Ari Natter
Climate crisis worsening 'hellish' conditions for displaced people, U.N. reports
By Nina LARSON
Global warming is already on the cusp of 1.5 C, new research finds
By Eric Roston
COP29: U.S. climate envoy says work will continue despite Trump's return
By Valerie Volcovici, Nailia Bagirova and Kate Abnett

CULTURE

Izumi Suzuki’s autobiographical novel “Set My Heart on Fire” is the first novel by the author and actor to appear in English.
‘Set My Heart on Fire’: Izumi Suzuki captures the heady cravings of youth
By Thu-Huong Ha
The cult writer’s autobiographical novel follows its unapologetic groupie narrator as she romps through Yokohama’s underground music scene in the 1970s.
‘Oasis’: Real-life bromance elevates a generic crime drama
By James Hadfield
U.K. writer Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker with space novel
Beyonce leads Grammy nods after trailblazing country album
By Maggy Donaldson
Late Ryuichi Sakamoto's final solo piano work nominated for Grammy

LIFE

As the weather gets colder, we are seeing an uptick in cases of influenza as well as COVID-19.
The Japanese you need to get vaccinated before winter comes
By Eric Margolis
With strains of both COVID-19 and the flu circulating, learn the words that will help you navigate a visit to the clinic.
The winter sweet that matches perfectly with autumn
By Elizabeth Andoh
Is Okinawa ready for a bar like El Lequio?
By Owen Ziegler
The sound of silence: Japan's no-conversation services
By Mai Yoshikawa
Americans are traveling abroad as a post-election salve
By Sara Ruberg

COMMUNITY

Don Kenny leaves behind a wealth of English translations of kyogen as well as work on other aspects of Japanese culture.
A bridge between kyogen and the world, Don Kenny dies at 88
By Rintaro Dainichi
He came here a soldier, stationed at Atsugi air base after the war, and soon fell in love with the world of Japanese theater.
Gary Perlman: ‘Kabuki is pure entertainment … the characters and themes are universal’
By Ansel Swindells
How Fugetsu-Do survived the evolution of Little Tokyo in LA
By Meghan McCarron
Japan’s ‘meibutsu’-industrial complex is a wonder to behold
By Jordan Allen
Andrijana Cvetkovikj: ‘We have to create more opportunities for women to be playing on equal ground’
By Zoria Petkoska

Editors' Picks

WORLD
Trump's picks: A Fox News host, an ex-spy chief and the world's richest man
By Jesse Johnson
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by "Fox and Friends" co-host Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington in April 2017. Trump nominated Hegseth to be the next U.S. defense secretary on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Ishiba in for a bumpy ride as CDP takes Budget Committee post
By Himari Semans
The Lower House plenary session on Monday
JAPAN
Government set to postpone submission of cyberdefense bill to next year
By Gabriele Ninivaggi
Digital minister Masaaki Taira, who has jurisdiction over a bill to introduce an “active cyberdefense” system, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CULTURE
‘Set My Heart on Fire’: Izumi Suzuki captures the heady cravings of youth
By Thu-Huong Ha
Izumi Suzuki’s autobiographical novel “Set My Heart on Fire” is the first novel by the author and actor to appear in English.
BASEBALL
Posting ace Roki Sasaki will leave Marines in awkward position
By Jason Coskrey
Roki Sasaki waves to fans after the Marines' final home game of the 2024 season.

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

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BUSINESS
India set to overtake Japan in GDP rankings
By Elizabeth Beattie
An infrastructure project in the city of Mumbai. The International Monetary Fund forecasts 7.0% growth for India in 2024 and 6.5% in 2025, compared with 0.3% growth for Japan this year and 1.1% next year.
JAPAN
Japan to ban employees from working for 14 consecutive days
By Kathleen Benoza
An expert committee convened by the health ministry has proposed introducing a limit on consecutive workdays.
WORLD
Trump's picks: A Fox News host, an ex-spy chief and the world's richest man
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BUSINESS
China approaches record $1 trillion trade surplus to world’s ire
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BUSINESS
As pain from weak yen deepens, Japan's ex-currency chief Masato Kanda warns of action
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Makiko Yamazaki
Masato Kanda, then-vice minister of finance for international affairs, in January 2022