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JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 25, 2017
Koike says she won't resign as Kibo no To head after poor election showing
By Reiji Yoshida and Daisuke Kikuchi
Tokyo governor says she will distance herself from national politics and leave parliamentary affairs to members who won Diet seats.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 25, 2017
Aichi voting office overwhelmed by calls as right-wing campaign alleges foul play in re-election of Shiori Yamao
By Tomohiro Osaki
Yamao — whose aggressive questioning style has made her a prominent adversary of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — won by a razor-thin margin on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2017
'Honey trap' and 'selfie' added to Japan's Kojien dictionary
By Reiji Yoshida
The latest update for the nation's most authoritative Japanese-language dictionary has added 10,000 new words, pared down from a list of 100,000 candidates.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Oct 25, 2017
Cancer and breast density: What are doctors withholding?
By Tomoko Otake
October is Pink Ribbon Month: an annual campaign to increase awareness about breast cancer and get more women screened in order to catch the disease in its early stages, which will boost survival rates.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 25, 2017
Duterte to meet Abe next week ahead of regional summits
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will visit Japan for talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the end of this month, ahead of key regional meetings beginning with the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vietnam in November.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 25, 2017
Yokohama District Court finds government and two firms liable in asbestos case
The government and two manufacturers of construction materials were found liable for ¥306 million in damages over asbestos-related health problems, according to a ruling by the Yokohama District Court on Tuesday.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 25, 2017
China says foreign press welcome even as some media outlets excluded from key event
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday told foreign journalists to roam the country and report more, even as five global news organizations found themselves without invitations to cover his speech.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 25, 2017
Myanmar and Bangladesh agree to 'halt outflow' of Rohingya refugees and begin repatriations
Myanmar and Bangladesh on Tuesday agreed to cooperate on the repatriation of Rohingya refugees and took steps to boost border security as relations between the neighbors have been strained by the continuing flow of refugees into Bangladesh.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 25, 2017
Airlines get ready for new U.S. security rules set to start Thursday
New security measures including stricter passenger screening take effect on Thursday on all U.S.-bound flights to comply with government requirements designed to avoid an in-cabin ban on laptops, airlines said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 25, 2017
Shrews' ability to shrink brain for winter described for the first time
Scientists have described one of nature's most intriguing phenomena: the shrinking of the skull and body of shrews as lean winter months approach and their subsequent regrowth for spring.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2017
Cities and prefectures get into the spirit of labor reform
Municipal and prefectural governments across the country plan to adopt their own measures to promote labor reforms for their employees, such as by consigning operations to the private sector to cut overtime and introducing flexible working hours.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2017
Eco-friendly and self-driving cars showcased at Tokyo Motor Show
By Shusuke Murai
Green-energy vehicles, self-driving technologies and internet connectivity are expected to be the rage at this year's Tokyo Motor Show slated to open to the public Saturday at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center in Koto Ward.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2017
Bitcoin retreats as another offshoot of cryptocurrency appears
First there was bitcoin, then bitcoin cash — and now there's bitcoin gold.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2017
Automakers launch coalition to get Trump to back off trade talks, say 'we're winning with NAFTA'
Major automakers, suppliers and auto dealers launched a new coalition on Tuesday to urge U.S. President Donald Trump not to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Oct 25, 2017
Don't discount North Korean 'failures'
While North Korean successes demand the most attention, it is time to again pay attention to the dangers posed by North Korean failures.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2017
U.S. needs a long-term North Korea strategy
By Willis L. Krumholz
To peacefully resolve the North Korean crisis, the U.S. needs to work diplomatically to align China's interests with America's.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2017
Look for Tehran to emerge dominant in post-IS Middle East
By Peter Van Buren
The changing balance of power in the Middle East threatens to leave the U.S. on the sidelines.

Sports

Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 25, 2017
Fight for J1 survival taking toll on strugglers
By Andrew MCKIRDY
This year's J. League title race has become a two-team duel between Kashima Antlers and Kawasaki Frontale, but the picture at the other end of the table is not quite so clear.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Oct 25, 2017
BayStars reap reward of patient approach with Japan Series berth
By Jason Coskrey
Yokohama BayStars manager Alex Ramirez is fond of saying that it's not how you start, but how you finish. It's one of his most well-worn axioms actually.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 25, 2017
Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu dealing with new expectations after breaking 10-second mark
By Kaz Nagatsuka
Boosted by a nearly ideal tailwind of 1.8 meters per second, Yoshihide Kiryu sprinted across the finish line and glanced at the time clock, anticipating that he might have just achieved something big.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 25, 2017
Tokyo International Film Festival opens with a rainy red carpet
By Philip Brasor
After walking the red carpet on the opening night of the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival, Yu Aoi pointed out to the emcee that she and the other three "muses" of the festival — fellow actresses Sakura Ando, Hikari Mitsushima and Aoi Miyazaki — were all born in the same year, 1985, thus lending...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 25, 2017
Are Crossfaith rock's last true believers?
By Patrick St. Michel
Crossfaith is experiencing an existential rock 'n' roll crisis. It's not stopping them from partying like rock stars, though.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 25, 2017
'Mixed Doubles': A match made in heaven falls flat
By Mark Schilling
Mainstream Japanese films, goes the common lament, are now merely the last links in a corporate media chain that begins with a hit property, be it a novel, comic or a smartphone app. Original scripts are thin on the ground.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 25, 2017
'Birds Without Names': Strong acting gets us through a couple's bad romance
By Kaori Shoji
If you're in the mood for a pleasant love story, avoid "Birds Without Names" like the plague. On the other hand, if you're cursing the idea of another Christmas alone, revel in the hope that all relationships may be as bad as the ones in this film.

COMMUNITY

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Oct 25, 2017
Bicultural families in Japan take the educational road less traveled
By John Spiri
Parents of international children share their diverse stories from inside and outside Japan's state school system.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Oct 25, 2017
PanCAN Japan makes strides against pancreatic cancer
By Louise George Kittaka
PanCAn Japan supports research projects and advocates for new medical techniques to improve both treatment for pancreatic cancer patients and early detection of the disease.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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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