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LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 12, 2018

To totally understand 'zenbu,' you have to learn all of its usages

u5168u90e8 and u5168u90e8u3067 have similar meanings but are not interchangeable.
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JAPAN
Nov 12, 2018

Workers complain of unbearable foul smells at new Toyosu market

Workers at the new Toyosu wholesale food market in Tokyo are having to hold their noses as disgusting stenches, mainly of fish, have started to emanate from some locations in the site.
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BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2018

Analysis of 100 major firms shows most are failing to pass U.N. human rights test

Most big companies operating in sectors at high risk of labor abuses are failing to meet human rights standards set by the United Nations, according to an analysis of 100 major companies published Monday.
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BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2018

China's Alibaba nets record $30 billion in Singles' Day sales extravaganza, but growth rate plunges

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. cashed a record 213.5 billion yuan ($30.7 billion) in sales Sunday during its 24-hour online retail frenzy Singles' Day, but the event's annual growth dropped to its slowest rate.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 12, 2018

Jewish human rights group blasts K-pop band BTS over A-bomb T-shirt and hats with Nazi logo

A leading Jewish human rights group has denounced popular K-pop band BTS, whose live performance on Japanese TV was canceled last week, over a T-shirt mocking victims of the atomic bombing of Japan while also claiming that a photo shoot had shown them wearing hats with a Nazi logo.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 12, 2018

Pence subs for Trump at summits with skeptical Asian nations

U.S. President Donald Trump's absence at several international summits in Asia this week isn't a snub, Vice President Mike Pence told reporters en route to the region.
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BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2018

China shows J-20 stealth jet's missiles for the first time at airshow, state-run media says

China has shown the missiles in its advanced J-20 stealth fighter jet to the public for the first time at its largest airshow, the Global Times newspaper reported on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 11, 2018

Kenta Maeda to pitch against Samurai Japan on Tuesday

Right-handed pitcher Kenta Maeda will toss in a Los Angeles Dodgers jersey — but on a familiar mound at Mazda Stadium, the home of his former club Hiroshima Carp in Game 4 of the MLB Japan All-Star Series on Tuesday night.
JAPAN / History
Nov 10, 2018

Examining Japan's first foray into global warfare

On the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, we examine the country's role in the conflict.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 10, 2018

The standing bars of Osaka: Cheap, cheerful and nostalgic

The origin of tachinomi can be traced to the Edo Period (1603-1868), when sake shops started offering customers a quick tipple from square wooden measuring cups known as masu. Since then, they have become neighborhood institutions.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 10, 2018

Retiring Twins standout Joe Mauer leaves impressive legacy as iconic catcher

Before J.T. Realmuto became an All-Star catcher for the Miami Marlins, he was playing shortstop for the baseball team at Carl Albert High School in Midwest City, Oklahoma. But one of his favorite big league players at the time wasn't a shortstop. It was Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2018

FBI probing Florida company linked to acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, report says

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is conducting a criminal investigation of a Florida company accused of scamming millions from customers during the period that Matthew Whitaker, the acting U.S. attorney general, served as a paid advisory-board member, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
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BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2018

White House adviser Peter Navarro calls Wall Street executives 'unregistered foreign agents' for weighing in on U.S.-China trade talks

White House adviser Peter Navarro on Friday lashed out at efforts by current and former Wall Street executives to urge the United States and China to end their trade dispute, calling them "unregistered foreign agents" who were trying to pressure President Donald Trump into a deal.
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LIFE / Travel / A Weekend In
Nov 10, 2018

A weekend in Sapporo: Fresh crab, craft beer and sculpture gardens

For more than a third of the year, Sapporo is buried beneath thick snow. During its warmer months, however, the city shrugs off its winter coat and bursts into life.
EDITORIALS
Nov 9, 2018

Heed opinions of all municipalities near reactors

Restarting the Tokai No. 2 nuclear plant will be a test case for whether reactor operators can build up enough goodwill to obtain consent from not only the host municipalities but those in the surrounding area.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 9, 2018

The 'data gap' between the U.S. and China

The stakes are incredibly high in the 'great game' unfolding amid the digital geopolitics of the 21st century
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 9, 2018

North Korean worker seeks Dutch shipbuilder's prosecution over labor abuses, alleging 'slave-like conditions'

A North Korean laborer has filed a landmark criminal complaint against a Dutch shipbuilding company that allegedly profited from the abuse of workers in its supply chain in Poland and was aware of the "slave-like conditions," lawyers said on Thursday.
Reader Mail
Nov 9, 2018

The occupation never ends in Okinawa

Some people say Okinawa's plight is the end result of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, so that all responsibility for Okinawa's current state of affairs rests with Japan.
Reader Mail
Nov 9, 2018

Best wishes for Empress Michiko

The article "Empress Michiko turns 84, wishes for new era of peace" in the Oct. 21 edition made me remember her speech to the International Board on Books for Young People in 1998 and led me to ponder her way of life.
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Poland report 2018
Nov 9, 2018

QLOC brings its A-game to Japan

What started off as a small company providing quality assurance and localization services in 2009 has grown to be one of the key European companies providing first-class services for the video game industry.
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Nov 8, 2018

Penfolds boasts wine expertise

The Penfolds Collection 2018 Master Class was held at Happo-en, a luxurious garden venue for events and banquets, in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Oct. 22.
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CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Nov 8, 2018

The Japanese films that made a splash at TIFF

Every year people from the film industry — buyers, programmers and critics — descend on the Tokyo International Film Festival to see what this country has to offer, and every year they usually find at least one gem among the selections in the Japanese Cinema Splash section for indie films.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Nov 8, 2018

Hiroshima A-bomb survivor: Yoshinori Kato regrets failing to save the lives of trapped schoolchildren

Words of regret run repeatedly through the mind of Yoshinori Kato: "I'm sorry I couldn't save you."

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Passengers that were on a morning train attacked by members of the Aum Shinrikyo group wait for medical assistance outside Kasumigaseki Station on March 20,1995.
The day a religious cult brought terror to Tokyo