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COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 6, 2015

Tourist disturbed by treatment of horses on Mount Fuji courses

This week's query comes from an overseas tourist who was concerned at the condition of some horses she saw on a recent visit to Mount Fuji.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2015

Gadhafi's fate only hardened Kim's resolve

The Iran nuclear deal has raised hopes that North Korea might be persuaded to disarm, but no matter how improbable that would be, the Western alliance's Libyan misadventure makes it even less likely.
EDITORIALS
Sep 6, 2015

Unwise revision to Juvenile Law

An LDP proposal to lower the maximum age that minors would be subject to the Juvenile Law would deny many young offenders a chance to be rehabilitated.
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CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Sep 5, 2015

'Norito' ritual prayers show ancient Japan struggling with its spiritual identity

The norito (ritual prayers) found in the 10th-century "Engi-shiki" ("Procedures of the Engi Era") have fascinated Japanologists for over a century. In the introduction to his 1878 translation of the norito, Ernest Satow suggested that they could offer insight into "the rites practiced by the Japanese...
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CULTURE / Music
Sep 5, 2015

Briefly maligned, bilingual rappers gain visibility

English words and phrases have been a part of the Japanese MC's arsenal since hip-hop culture began making inroads here in the early to mid-1980s.
WORLD
Sep 5, 2015

Alaska woman steals police car with husband handcuffed on back seat

An Alaska woman accused of stealing a police car with her husband handcuffed in the back seat faces several charges including theft and hindering prosecution, troopers said Friday.
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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 4, 2015

Rooney's legacy complicated despite proximity to Charlton's records

On Saturday, Wayne Rooney could become England's all-time leading goalscorer. He needs two goals against San Marino to overtake Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 49. By the end of the season he may well have surpassed Charlton's Manchester United record of 249 goals — Rooney is 16 behind the total.
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JAPAN
Sep 4, 2015

Online community offers up Olympic logo ideas

As the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee decided to scrap the official emblem design for the 2020 Games and launch a new competition to find another design, Japan's online community has been actively discussing what might be suitable alternatives.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2015

Who will suffer most from climate change?

When it comes to climate change, it is the world's poorest farmers who will suffer the most.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2015

Automation doesn't always improve productivity

Common sense says a business that invests in automation will be more productive, but the statistics tell a different story.
Reader Mail
Sep 4, 2015

Trump could use lesson on defense pact

The article "Security alliance isn't fair to U.S., Donald Trump says" in the Aug. 28 edition tells us that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said at a gathering in Iowa that the Japan-U.S. alliance isn't fair because "it obligates the U.S. to protect Japan while Japan is not obligated to...
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2015

Lawyer says ex-Clinton aide will invoke Fifth Amendment, won't testify in Republiican-led House probe

A former U.S. State Department information technology staffer who worked for Hillary Rodham Clinton is refusing to testify before U.S. lawmakers probing the former top diplomat and the 2012 attacks on U.S. installations in Benghazi, Libya, according to a letter sent by his lawyer to congressional investigators....
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2015

South Carolina to seek death penalty for accused, 21, in Charleston church massacre

South Carolina will seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof, who is charged with the June murders of nine black worshippers at a Charleston church, a state prosecutor said on Thursday.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2015

Canary camp refugees rat on trafficking ring boss, smuggling boat skipper in their midst

Spanish police have arrested the suspected organizer of a ring smuggling migrants from Western Sahara to the Canary Islands and the captain of a trafficking boat from among a group of migrants recently arrived in the islands.
EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2015

Nuclear disarmament needs a push

Momentum for nuclear disarmament as been on the wane, and all nations — Japan especially — should renew their efforts to end the dire threat posed by nuclear weapons.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 3, 2015

Last chance for summer getaway; barbecue plan for the ladies; exploring the cuisine of Vietnam

Last chance for summer getaway
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2015

Panasonic to sell home solar batteries in Europe, pitting self against Tesla

Panasonic Corp., which makes the lithium-ion batteries for Tesla Motors Inc.'s cars, will begin selling batteries that power homes in Europe, starting in Germany, where people are given greater incentives to switch to solar-generated electricity.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 3, 2015

Regenerative medicine to get boost from deregulation in Japan

On a cloudy morning in the Tokyo suburb of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Yoshiyuki Sankai points excitedly to a slide of severed spinal cords. They belong to rats, and he has used cell technology to help reconnect the nerves.
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 3, 2015

Fire in his belly, Bush tells Trump to bring it on, is told in return to speak English in U.S.

Republican Jeb Bush's new campaign ad ridiculing Donald Trump as a "germophobe" and Democrat-in-disguise is just the start of what will be a bigger onslaught, signaling a more aggressive stance by the candidate, Bush advisers said on Wednesday.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 3, 2015

Global tree tally at 3 trillion but falling rapidly and humans at root of problem, study finds

Earth is home to just over 3 trillion trees — the redwoods of California, the olive trees of Tunisia, the cherry trees of Japan, the eucalyptus of Australia and so many more — but they are being lost at an alarming rate because of human activities.

Longform

The building of new high-rise residential buildings has some alarmed that they could empty and fall into disrepair as Japan's population shrinks.
The high cost of letting Japan's condos crumble