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JAPAN
Oct 27, 2018

Most people in Japan get news from commercial TV broadcasts, poll finds

Over 90 percent of people in Japan use commercial television broadcasts as a news source, a survey finds.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2018

UNHCR credits Japan for 'small steps' but calls on nation to accept more refugees

Japan is making progress toward opening its doors to refugees in “small steps” but could do more to support displaced people in areas of conflict, including the Rohingya, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 26, 2018

Three odd points about Abe's tax hike

Raising the consumption tax could once again hurt the economy more than help it.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 25, 2018

Bob Nash takes over helm for Fukuoka

New Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka management decided a change was needed after the winless team's weekend setbacks.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 25, 2018

Antlers to play Persepolis for ACL title

The stage is set for the AFC Champions League final following the Kashima Antlers' wild 6-5 aggregate win over the Suwon Bluewings in the two-legged semifinals, which concluded on Wednesday night at Suwon World Cup Stadium.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 23, 2018

It's pop, but complicated: Tokyo Shiokouji takes minimalism in new directions

Fuji Rock Festival's Rookie A Go-Go stage has served as a springboard for bands from Asian Kung-Fu Generation to Chai, but each year it draws a few acts with rather less obvious commercial appeal. The most peculiar group to appear this year was Tokyo Shiokouji, an eight-piece ensemble featuring percussion,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 23, 2018

Kazuo Okada's all-star cast of Asian art

To celebrate its fifth anniversary, the Okada Museum of Art in Hakone is bringing out all its major works by the masters — from 16th- and 17th-century Rinpa painters Tawaraya Sotatsu and Ogata Korin to 18th- and 19th-century ukiyo-e artists Kitagawa Utamaro and Katsushika Hokusai.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2018

As Canada legalizes recreational marijuana, Japanese citizens warned the law from home may apply

Canada's legalization of the recreational use of marijuana, which went into effect last week, has prompted the Japanese government to issue warnings that Japan's law on cannabis use may apply to its nationals even when they are abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Diverse options reflect Sophia University's global origins

Fulfilling the vision of the Jesuit missionary St. Francis Xavier, who visited Japan in 1549, Sophia University was founded in 1913 in Tokyo by three Jesuit priests, Joseph Dahlmann from Germany, Henri Boucher from France and James Rockliff from the U.K.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Meiji program empowers cultural connections

The English Track program at The School of Global Japanese Studies at Meiji University is an English-based bachelor's degree program that has been offering students from around the world the unique opportunity to explore a wide range of intellectual interests, improve their Japanese language ability...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2018

Japanese Cabinet opts not to visit Yasukuni Shrine during Autumn Festival

The entire Cabinet along with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe refrained from visiting Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during this year's four-day autumn festival that ended Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2018

New York witches aim hex at Supreme Court's Brett Kavanaugh despite death threats

Melissa Madara was not surprised to receive death threats on Friday as her Brooklyn witchcraft store prepared to host a public hexing of newly confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh this weekend.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Ireland report 2018
Oct 19, 2018

EU’s fastest growing economy on four-year streak seeks stronger business links with Japan

Rising anew from a devastating recession 10 years ago, Ireland has rehabilitated its image as the Celtic Phoenix as its economy grows year-on-year, wages rise and new jobs are created. Although small in terms of size and population, Ireland is among the world’s most productive and profitable markets...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2018

Kavanaugh and the politics of emotion-shaming

However you assess Kavanaugh's tears, they marked a giant leap for public emotionalism and a major political moment for malekind.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Oct 19, 2018

After slew of complaints from sexually harassed women, India looks to tighten abuse laws

India is considering tightening sexual harassment laws, government officials said Thursday, after an avalanche of allegations of abuse lodged by women in recent weeks thrust the issue to the forefront of politics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 18, 2018

The U.S.-Saudi relationship after the Khashoggi affair

Common interests and mutual dependence will almost certainly prevail over the desire to hold the Saudis to higher standards.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 18, 2018

Trump looks to tap ex-Air Force general conversant in Korean, Chinese and Japanese as top Asia diplomat

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to nominate former Air Force Gen. David Stilwell to be the State Department's top diplomat for East Asia, a post that has remained unfilled for more than a year despite major challenges in the region.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Oct 17, 2018

2018年の大学入試でジャパンタイムズの記事が115校で採用

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長：堤丈晴）は、2018年度の大学入試で使用された英文記事の出題数および採用校数を発表しました。
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 14, 2018

Bodies of five South Korean climbers, four local guides retrieved, identified after Nepal mountain disaster

Five South Korean climbers and their four Nepali guides have been killed after their base camp in the Himalayas was ravaged by a storm, local police and hiking officials said Sunday.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.

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