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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 25, 2019

Views from Tokyo: Do you have any plans for the extra-long Golden Week?

If you don't have any plans for Golden Week, what would you have done? And what do you recommend other people do?
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 25, 2019

Indian Supreme Court's record award to gang rape victim provides ray of hope to others

A move by India's top court to order record compensation for a Muslim woman gang-raped during religious riots more than 15 years ago could help other victims win justice, her lawyer and activists said Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 25, 2019

U.N. evacuates 325 detained African migrants as war reaches Tripoli

The United Nations refugee agency evacuated 325 African refugees on Wednesday from Qasr Ben Gashir detention center in southern Tripoli because of deteriorating security and escalating violence.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 25, 2019

'Water is life': Unexpected rainfall revives Iraq's historic marshlands

This time last year, most of Iraq's historic marshlands were dry, desiccated by upstream damming and a chronic lack of rainfall.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 24, 2019

Yuta Watanabe not distracted by rising profile in Japan

Yuta Watanabe has certainly become a basketball celebrity in Japan, having become the second-ever player from the country to play in the NBA this season.
SOCCER / From the Spot
Apr 24, 2019

Vissel faces challenges after week of turmoil

Seven weeks ago, David Villa's first J. League goal in front of an enthusiastic home crowd led even the most cynical of observers to wonder whether this could be the year that perennial underperformer Vissel Kobe would finally put together a campaign worthy of its arsenal of European talent.
EDITORIALS
Apr 24, 2019

Reassurances on security alliance

The SCC's reaffirmation of the Japan-U.S. security partnership is a much needed and much welcomed statement.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 24, 2019

Putin-Kim summit sends message to U.S. but sanctions relief elusive for North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time this week at a symbolic summit hoping to project himself as a serious world player but likely to come away without a relief from crushing sanctions he seeks.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 23, 2019

Andres Iniesta replaces Lukas Podolski as Vissel Kobe captain

Andres Iniesta on Tuesday was named Vissel Kobe's new captain, a week after German teammate Lukas Podolski relinquished the armband.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2019

At Tokyo C20, civil society leaders from around the world press to be heard at Osaka G20

Participants from 40 countries concluded a gathering in Tokyo calling for inclusion at the Group of 20 leaders' summit set to be hosted by Osaka this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2019

Jera eyes role as global renewable leader but says coal will still play role in Japan's energy mix

With the integration of existing thermal power plants of its parents Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and Chubu Electric Power Co. completed on April 1, Jera Co. has completed the last step of unifying the full value chain from upstream fuel and power trading to power generation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2019

West scrambles to talk to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy, hoping he can be bulwark against Putin

The European Union scrambled to get a call with Ukraine's president-elect, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, on Monday as Western powers wondered whether the TV comic would heed their urgings to stick with reforms that they hope can anchor the country beyond the grip of Russia.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 23, 2019

Trump's EPA chief vows to listen to scientists — sometimes

President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency is promising to do a better job heeding the advice of its own scientific advisers — but only to a point.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2019

Trump can be held accountable without impeachment, Nancy Pelosi tells Congress Democrats

Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back on Democrats calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, even though she said the president "engaged in highly unethical and unscrupulous behavior which does not bring honor to the office he holds."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2019

Rift with president kept Sri Lanka PM in dark about intel of looming Easter attack, says minister

A rift between Sri Lanka's president and prime minister that sparked a crisis last year came under scrutiny on Monday a day after a series of deadly bomb blasts, with questions over how the government handled a recent warning of an attack.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2019

EU urges new Ukraine leader to push reforms

The European Union delivered formal congratulations to Ukraine's novice president-elect Monday but made clear it expects TV comic Volodymyr Zelenskiy to pursue halting reforms, including fighting corruption.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 22, 2019

Playing in Japan means sacrificing family time for many NPB players

David Huff, a left-handed reliever for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, is the pro athlete in the Huff household.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 22, 2019

'Hawkins of Arabia'

Tokyo should not spare its efforts to make its security partnership or alliance with Australia as substantially mutual as possible.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2019

It's time for a green EU deal

With the world facing increasingly serious environmental threats, European leaders should make a green Europe their number-one priority for the coming years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2019

We should let China spy on us

States that have knowledge of rivals' motivations and capabilities are likely to be more circumspect about actions that can lead to war
LIFE / Language
Apr 22, 2019

Kōshitsu yōgo: Terminology that's fit for an Emperor

With the Emperor's abdication approaching you may be hearing some interesting Japanese vocabulary that is used only on royal occasions.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2019

One Japanese national killed, four others injured as Sri Lanka attacks rock expat community

Sri Lanka seeks to restore stability following one of Asia's deadliest terrorist attacks in years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Apr 22, 2019

China defends detention of Muslims 'voluntarily' staying in Xinjiang re-education camps

At the Shu Le County Education Center, a sprawling three-story complex in China's far-west region of Xinjiang, the dormitories feature bars on windows and doors that only lock from the outside.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 22, 2019

Nomura Holdings CEO Koji Nagai vows to cut costs and keep struggling brokerage independent

Nomura Holdings Inc.'s chief executive vowed to keep Japan's biggest brokerage independent and quickly implement his latest turnaround plan as a slumping share price puts the question of a potential merger in focus.
Ozeki Onosato on doorstep of yokozuna promotion after latest title
Onosato celebrates after winning the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on Sunday.
Ehime wildfire blazes on while Okayama's begins to burn out
Smoke from a wildfire in the city of Okayama on Monday. The fire had subsided by Tuesday while a separate wildfire in Ehime Prefecture continues to spread.
Japan bond rout signals era of ultralow rates might really be over  
Yields on Japan's 10-year government bonds have risen at a fast pace since the Bank of Japan ended its negative-rate policy last year and started to tighten.
Japan's first foreign swordsmith opens workshop in Hiroshima Prefecture
Johan Leutwiler checks a sword he made at his workshop studio in the Kui district of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture.
Tokyo court strips Unification Church of religious corporation status
Nobuya Fukumoto (far left), a lawyer for the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, known as the Unification Church, is surrounded by the media at the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday after it ordered the group to be stripped of its religious corporation status.
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.
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.
Japanese wages likely to rise more than 5% again this year
Wages are set for another big increase this year as annual negotiations secure generous agreements.
Stay at home if Mount Fuji erupts, government panel says
Mount Fuji in November. For the first time, the government has released specific guidelines on how residents should act in the event that Mount Fuji erupts.
In pictures: Tokyo's weeklong celebration of baseball's best
Shohei Ohtani belts a home run in the fifth inning of the second game of the Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and Cubs.

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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