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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 30, 2018

Trump may answer Mueller questions after election, lawyer says

U.S. President Donald Trump's legal team has prepared written responses to several dozen questions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller but say they won't submit them until after next week's elections and only if they reach a broader agreement with Mueller on terms for the questioning.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2018

Lion Air jet made erratic altitude changes before final fatal plunge hit 350 mph: transmitted data

Investigators are beginning the grim task of determining why a brand-new Boeing Co. 737 Max jet flown by Indonesia's Lion Air plunged into the Java Sea minutes after takeoff, killing all 189 people on board.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2018

Trump's floundering North Korea strategy

After his summit with Kim, Trump announced an end to the nuclear threat. Since then, U.S. diplomacy hasn't yielded any tangible results other than planning another summit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 28, 2018

Canada said to be fifth country to ratify Japan-led CPTPP trade deal, with Australia close behind

A sprawling Pacific trade deal led by Japan is on the verge of kicking in provisionally after Canada announces its intention to be the fifth country to sign off on the pact.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 27, 2018

Proposed reform to Japan's immigration law causes concern

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe receives a lot of grief from left-leaning pundits who consider his policies and outlook regressive, but right-leaning commentators aren't always enamored of the country’s leader either. They voice frustration at his refusal to visit the controversial Yasukuni Shrine and find...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Oct 27, 2018

Kei Yoshioka: More than a dash of personality

Kei Yoshioka spent three years transforming a former pawn shop into a restaurant. The result is Maker — a fitting name given how much of his time and personality have gone into metamorphosing a simple one-room operation into one of Kyoto's most distinctive restaurants.u3000
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 27, 2018

Will 'hōjicha' be the next Japanese tea to take the world by storm?

Danielle Geva and Francois Mathieu are trying to spread hojicha (roasted green tea) to North America. Together, they founded Hojicha Co. in May 2018, the first company to specialize in selling premium hu014djicha on the continent, and they are betting it will be the next big Japanese drink abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2018

How Republicans are using immigration to scare voters to the polls

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Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2018

Balkan chefs break pancake record

A team of Balkan chefs rustled up a record number of a pancakes on Friday, making 14,186 in eight hours at Sarajevo's tourist fair.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2018

UNHCR credits Japan for 'small steps' but calls on nation to accept more refugees

Japan is making progress toward opening its doors to refugees in “small steps” but could do more to support displaced people in areas of conflict, including the Rohingya, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 26, 2018

Third Modi visit to Tokyo reflects deepening of Japan-India ties

Converging interests are drawing Tokyo and New Delhi closer, but obstacles must be overcome.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2018

Meet the Japanese tech guru who is betting big on the future of drones

The only person in kimono at a recent government meeting on flying cars was Kotaro Chiba, a former online-game executive turned financier of a very specific kind.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2018

Manhunt intensifies as bombs are mailed to more Trump critics, this time Joe Biden and Robert De Niro

The two bombs sent to former Vice President Joe Biden and a third to actor Robert De Niro on Thursday were similar to the devices intended for several other high-profile Democrats and critics of U.S. President Donald Trump, authorities said.
EDITORIALS
Oct 25, 2018

Japan and China resume top-level diplomacy

Regular contacts need to resume between Japan and China's top leaders in order to stabilize the bilateral relationship.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2018

Activist for Rohingya Muslims calls on Tokyo to speak out over refugee crisis

A leader of a global network of activists for Rohingya Muslims on Thursday called on Japan to actively speak out against the alleged abuse and genocide against Myanmar's ethnic minority by the country's military and strongly criticized Tokyo for its relative silence on a crisis that has become a major...
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BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2018

China's cut to rare earth output unnerves global manufacturers

The Chinese government is limiting domestic production of rare earth minerals in the second half of the year, a move likely to crimp international exports and send prices for the critical materials soaring, according to data from Adamas Intelligence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2018

Tokyo confirms release of Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda after three years of captivity in Syria

The government's top spokesman attributed Yasuda's release to efforts by an anti-terrorism intelligence unit in Tokyo, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe thanking Qatar and Turkey “for their great cooperation.”
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 24, 2018

Junji Sakamoto points his camera at small-town Japan in 'Another World'

Born in Osaka in 1958, Junji Sakamoto belongs to a generation of Japanese directors who carved out independent paths in the industry, outside the then-defunct studio system. His feature debut, the 1989 boxing film "Knockout," won a shelf of domestic prizes, including the Blue Ribbon Award for best film....
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BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 24, 2018

Tokyo researchers’ Paper Digest makes academic jargon a cinch

They come from very different worlds, yet have remarkably similar tales to tell. One hails from Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, while the other was brought up in the shadows of the Merendon mountains in the Sula Valley of northwestern Honduras.

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