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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 12, 2019

The crush is coming: Make peace with the train

One false move on the Tokyo transit system can lead to a nasty lesson in survival of the slickest.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2019

'Heartbeat bills' are wholesome provocations in abortion debate

Why should 'viability' be the dispositive criterion for abortion?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 12, 2019

Leon is a dog looking for a second chance

For most of his life, Leon had lived in a playpen in a room. It was his world, his life, the only thing he really knew. That world vanished when he was dropped off at the shelter three years ago at the age of 6. He had no social skills and the strain weighed heavy on this little fellow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 12, 2019

Chinese woman's secret arrest in U.S. hints that sanctions probe goes beyond just Huawei

U.S. authorities were sitting on a sensitive secret last fall when Canada detained a top Huawei Technologies Co. executive on charges that her company misled banks about the company's business dealings in Iran.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 11, 2019

JR Hokkaido confronts the harsh realities of financing rail lines in depopulated areas

Privatization of public enterprises is a core tenet of neoliberalism, and probably the most representative domestic development in this regard was the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1987. The resulting rail companies, distinguished primarily by region, have demonstrated differing...
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 11, 2019

Tabloids press pause as nation celebrates dawn of the Reiwa Era

Welcome one and all to Big in Japan, the Reiwa version. During the just-ended 10-day Golden Week holiday, only one general weekly magazine — Aera (May 13) — went to press, giving it the distinction of being the first publication out of the starting gates in the new era. Aera's coverage of imperial...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
May 11, 2019

Tomoko Keira's 'The Spirit of Huci': A year of living with an Ainu elder — review

One part Ainu cookbook and three parts a cultural record of Ainu values and beliefs, Tomoko Keira's 'The Spirit of Huci' offers, for the first time, the voices of Ainu women in English.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 11, 2019

B. League, Korean Basketball League cement new partnership

The B. League and Korean Basketball League have agreed to a partnership looking to develop their player development as well as improving their products on and off the court.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 11, 2019

Following clash in Kashmir region, Islamic State claims it has created a 'province' in India

The Islamic State (IS) on Friday claimed for the first time that it has established a "province" in India, after a clash between militants and security forces in the contested Kashmir region killed a militant with alleged ties to the group.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 11, 2019

Trump-China trade fight unfolds as deeper conflict takes shape

As the U.S.-China trade fight deepens, the two superpowers — one incumbent and one rising — are sizing each other up and deciding whether they can coexist.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2019

French commandos die freeing French and unexpected U.S., Korean hostages in Burkina Faso

French commandos rescued four foreign hostages, including two French citizens, from a militant group in Burkina Faso, France's military said Friday, adding that two of the elite soldiers were killed in the night-time operation.
MORE SPORTS
May 10, 2019

Surfers eye 2020 Games while enjoying the ride

A long Golden Week holiday period had just ended the previous day.
Reader Mail
May 10, 2019

Marking the importance of sister-city ties

This year our city, Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, is celebrating 55 years of sister-city friendship with Pasadena, Texas. Goodwill mission members from Pasadena visited Hadano last month to honor our sister-city history.
Reader Mail
May 10, 2019

Saying no more to corporate racism

On April 30, the last day of Heisei, I left a company where I worked for exactly five years. I aspired to start a new life with the advent of the new Reiwa Era.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 10, 2019

Happy hour is over: MUFJ bank executive takes aim at Japan's 'nominication' drinking culture

It's time to stop drinking with the boss after work.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 10, 2019

Unique genetic adaptation lets deep-sea fish see color in darkness

While people and other vertebrates are color blind in dim light, some deep-sea fish may possess keen color vision to thrive in the near total darkness of their extreme environment thanks to a unique genetic adaptation, scientists said on Thursday.
Japan Times
Malaysia report 2019
May 10, 2019

Look East Policy 2.0 brings Malaysia and Japan together

Last year, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was reinstated as the Prime Minister of Malaysia. The Malaysian government is implementing policies to drive economic growth and encouraging investors to look at the country with a renewed sense of confidence.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 9, 2019

Sumo attracts famous politicians seeking public affection, attention

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to attend the final day of the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Massive quake kills at least 150 in Myanmar and Thailand
Medical workers treat a earthquake survivor on a bed in the compound of a hospital in Naypyitaw on Friday, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.
Tokyo police seek public's help on Setagaya family murder 24 years ago
Police seek information from the public on a high-profile murder case, in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, on Saturday
Student suicides in Japan hit all-time high
A volunteer handles an incoming call at the Tokyo Befrienders call center, a suicide hotline center in Japan's capital.
Copyright questions loom as ChatGPT's Ghibli-style images go viral
A screenshot of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Ghibli-style profile picture on X
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.
Hanami season to have record ¥1.39 trillion economic impact on Japan
Cherry blossoms along a road in Tokyo on Tuesday. The 2025 cherry blossom season is expected to have an economic impact of around ¥1.39 trillion on Japan.
Rise and shine with ‘The Wakey Show’
“The Wakey Show” is NHK’s first new daily children’s program in three years, and it carries on the station’s storied past in youth-centric educational entertainment.
Tokyo Series proves to be big business for MLB — and Japanese companies
An advertisement featuring Shohei Ohtani in Tokyo.
New SDF command will be key for contingency planning, Australian commander says
A Maritime Self-Defense Force SH-60K "Super Auk" from JS Shiranui prepares to land on HMAS Brisbane during Exercise Malabar 2023 while off the coast of New South Wales, Australia.

Podcast

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

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The sun shines from behind a waving Philippine flag at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.
Eighty years after the Battle of Manila, old foes forge new ties
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