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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 30, 2018

Rohingya refugees plead for UNSC help but China and Russia expected to veto tough action

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh made emotional pleas to the U.N. Security Council on Sunday for help to return safely to their homes in neighboring Myanmar and for justice over the reason they fled — accusations of killings, rapes and arson.
WORLD / Society
Apr 30, 2018

At least 15 migrants die after boat sinks off Algerian coast after leaving Morocco

At least 15 African migrants died on Sunday when their boat trying to reach Europe capsized off the Algerian coast, a coast guard official said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 29, 2018

Squeeze Iran and it will cave like North Korea, top Israeli says

If North Korea abandons its nuclear weapons, credit belongs to President Donald Trump for his aggressive rhetoric and increased sanctions — and a similar policy would defang Iran, a senior Israeli minister said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2018

Pakistan moves jailed doctor who helped track bin Laden in possible prelude to release

Pakistani prison authorities have moved the jailed doctor believed to have helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden, his attorney said Saturday, speculating it could be a prelude to his release.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2018

North Korea's Kim vows transparency in nuclear site closure, says foreign experts and journalists can view dismantling

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to shutter his country's nuclear test site next month and will invite foreign experts and journalists to view the dismantling, as planning ramps up for a landmark meeting between him and U.S. President Donald Trump.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 28, 2018

Fukuda scandal highlights how Japan's news outlets take advantage of their female employees

For the past two weeks, media outlets in Japan have been interrogating themselves over the revelation that female reporters are exposed to sexual harassment due to the nature of their work. When weekly magazine Shukan Shincho published a story alleging that Administrative Vice Finance Minister Junichi...
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / AT A GLANCE
Apr 28, 2018

150 years since the Edo Castle surrender

What's done is done. But what if a historic negotiation over the surrender of Edo Castle between Saigo Takamori, who led the Imperial forces during the fall of Edo, and Katsu Kaishu, the shogunate's army minister, had fallen through 150 years ago? The surrender of the fort, or the collapse of the Tokugawa...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 28, 2018

Confronting the definition of a 'moral education'

How can people be taught to be good? What does "good" mean? "Moral education," the education ministry explains on its website, "aims to develop a Japanese citizen who will never lose the consistent spirit of respect for his fellow man; who will realize this spirit at home, at school and in other actual...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 28, 2018

Despite warmth, Merkel and Trump still apart on trade, NATO

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump aired differences over trade and NATO on Friday at a White House meeting where they tried to put on a show of warmth and friendship despite tensions between the two allies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 28, 2018

Arizona governor announces deal to raise teacher pay on second day of walkout

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday announced a deal with state legislative leaders to raise teachers' pay 20 percent by 2020, as educators stayed away from classrooms a second straight day in a spreading revolt over salaries and school funding.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 27, 2018

With Kim-Moon summit over, Japan eager for piece of the action

With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's summit with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in seen as a success and Kim's summit with U.S. President Donald Trump on the horizon, Japan is desperate to become a player in the next round of negotiations.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2018

MUFG draws Senate scrutiny over evasive U.S. licensing switch to Trump regulator

Japan's biggest bank has been accused by New York officials of dodging tough oversight by swapping its state license for a federal one, putting itself under a U.S. agency on the front lines of President Donald Trump's push to ease financial rules.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2018

Trump gaslighting us into forgetting America's real issues

Under Donald Trump, everyday life has assumed some of the characteristics of an authoritarian regime, especially Americans' obsession with him.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2018

Cabinet approval of casino bill welcomed in Osaka by politicians and international casino operators

The Cabinet's approval of a casino bill draws praise from Osaka politicians and casino moguls eager to open Japan's first legal gambling dens.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 27, 2018

Hoop-playing Monica Okoye aims to one-up brother

Monica Okoye is fine about being labeled as the sister of professional baseball player Rui Okoye — for now.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 27, 2018

Brave Thunders star Nick Fazekas becomes Japanese citizen

Kawasaki Brave Thunders center Nick Fazekas has obtained Japanese citizenship, the B. League team announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 27, 2018

Genealogy websites helped California police find Golden State Killer suspect

California investigators tracked down the former policeman who they suspect is the Golden State Killer responsible for dozens of rapes and murders by comparing crime scene DNA to genetic information on genealogy websites, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2018

Understanding Kim: Inside the U.S. effort to profile the secretive North Korean leader

U.S. intelligence experts are trying to build a profile of Kim Jong Un to give President Donald Trump a competitive edge in one of the most consequential summits since the Cold War, but they face a huge challenge — figuring out a secretive North Korean ruler few people know much about.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 27, 2018

Trump tries to distance himself from Michael Cohen but then says lawyer represented him over 'crazy' porn star

President Donald Trump sought to distance himself from his embattled personal attorney, saying Michael Cohen handled a fraction of his legal work and a federal raid on his home and business had nothing to do with him.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2018

Facebook to clearly label political ads in Britain after taking flak in Parliament over data scandal

Facebook will introduce new measures to improve transparency around advertising in Britain and require political ads to be clearly label led, an executive said on Thursday, as he faced questions in Parliament over a data scandal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Apr 26, 2018

Scientists discover hormone that helps plants sense drought

Plants deserve more credit. They can't move to find food or water, or to escape a predator. But that doesn't mean they are helpless — far from it. They don't have eyes, ears, a nose or mouth, but they can sense the world remarkably well — in some cases better than we can.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 26, 2018

A role for Japan on the Korean Peninsula

Tokyo may not be able to directly influence the peace process, but it can still make its voice count.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 26, 2018

Denuclearization to take center stage as Kim and Moon meet in rare inter-Korean summit

Sixty-five years after the Korean War ended in an armistice, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will become the first leader from the North to set foot on South Korean soil when he strides across the Demilitarized Zone on Friday for a historic summit with the rival South's president, Moon Jae-in.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2018

Nations must develop own core technologies to break U.S. grip on semiconductor chips: Jack Ma

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma argues that Japan, China and other nations need to develop their own semiconductor technology to get around America's grip on the global chip market.
Canada has a new prime minister with a very hard first assignment
Mark Carney, Canada's incoming prime minister (center), during a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Friday. Carney has been sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister, bringing the former central banker to power in the middle of an explosive trade war with the U.S.
Despite tough talk, economic woes may force Iran to bargain with Trump
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting with students in Tehran on Wednesday.
The U.S. says Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice. Is that the case?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates at the White House on Tuesday.
As Trump thaws ties, Russia has a new public enemy No. 1: Britain
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he arrives to attend a summit held at Lancaster House in central London on March 2.
Japanese superfans turn dental clinic into Ohtani mini-museum
Japanese dentist Yusuke Kamimura poses for a photograph in front of a private collection dedicated to MLB player Shohei Ohtani, inside his dental clinic in Koshigaya, north of Tokyo, on Feb. 28, 2025.
As pollen season peaks, Japan's allergy struggle emerges from hibernation
Urbanization is amplifying pollen-related allergies as grasslands and soft soil give way to concrete and asphalt.
Japan to get tough on businesses not taking heatstroke countermeasures
A construction site in Tokyo in July 2018. Businesses failing to take measures to prevent severe heatstroke among employees will be subjected to criminal punishment from June.
In a sea of Dodger Blue, Japanese superfan ready to cheer on the Cubs
Takuya “Moby” Okamoto after Game 5 of the 2016 World Series, which the Cubs went on to win in seven games to snap a 108-year drought
Drones, budgets and infighting: Taiwan's daunting defense challenges
Officials from Taiwan's Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR), the Ministry of National Defense’s research arm, say the lessons from the Ukraine conflict are clear for the democratic island: drones and other autonomous systems are crucial for its defense.
How Upper House pressure led to Ishiba's stunning reversal on medical cost caps
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends an Upper House Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Monday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Wealthier women in the prewar era had been the targets of various media-related health campaigns that mistakenly encouraged them to avoid everything from riding bicycles to reading novels when their monthly cycles came around.
Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly
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