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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 7, 2018

Restaurant chains are taking the smoking ban into their own hands

Although the anti-smoking laws recently passed by Japan's national government have yet to go into effect, several popular restaurant chains have already gone completely smoke-free. But will that be enough to help make Japan a smoke-free country by 2020?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Jul 7, 2018

Karatsu: Bold kaiseki cooking from a devotee to the art

At Ayanokoji Karatsu, chef Shosaku Karatsu is bringing bold dishes and flavors to Kyoto's classic kaiseki scene.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jul 7, 2018

At Mugaritz, sommelier Guillermo Cruz pairs sake and the avant-garde

Although Basque Country in Spain might not be your first thought when it comes to Japanese brews, two-Michelin-star Mugaritz is helping diners fall in love with sake by offering multiple pairings with each imaginative dish.
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WORLD
Jul 7, 2018

Chemical weapons watchdog finds 'chlorinated chemicals' in Douma, site of attack by Syrian regime

A preliminary report by the world's chemical weapons watchdog says "various chlorinated chemicals" were found at the site of an April attack in Douma, Syria, that killed dozens of civilians and prompted airstrikes by Britain, France and the United States.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 6, 2018

Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette offers to pay tuition for LSU student/trainer

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette made a kind gesture to a Louisiana State student and trainer this week, offering to pay the woman's tuition.
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JAPAN
Jul 6, 2018

New video emerges of Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda, kidnapped in Syria in 2015

A new video showing kidnapped Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda, abducted by an armed group in Syria just over three years ago while reporting on the country's bloody civil war, emerges.
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MORE SPORTS
Jul 5, 2018

Going up not only challenge for competitors in climbing

After capturing the women's title at the inaugural Combined Japan Cup on June 24, Akiyo Noguchi insisted she needed to sleep a lot to restore her energy following a grueling qualification round the previous day.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Jul 5, 2018

The small screen needs the small mercies of 'Terrace House'

Television has long been my connection to home. White Walkers ushering in an apocalyptic winter, Cold War sleeper agents going rogue, robots running amok in an Old West theme park — all of these have but a passing resemblance to my former life in New York. However, beyond mere entertainment, the act...
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 5, 2018

Indonesia arrests ex-rebel turned Aceh governor, Irawandi Yusuf, over graft

Indonesia's anti-corruption agency has arrested the governor of Aceh province over accusations that he took illegal fees for projects funded from more than $500 million of state funds, the latest high-profile target in a battle on graft.
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WORLD
Jul 5, 2018

Trump to meet Queen Elizabeth despite chorus of discontent

When Donald Trump meets Queen Elizabeth II next week, he will become the 12th U.S. president whom the monarch has met during her 66 years on the throne, the longest in British history.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 5, 2018

The cover-up: Malaysian officials reveal just how much 1MDB probe was obstructed

The government of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak spent years systematically obstructing probes into the alleged looting of state fund 1MDB while also ruthlessly muzzling critics, according to current and former government officials.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2018

U.N. experts seek urgent release of widow of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo

U.N. human rights experts urged China on Wednesday to release Liu Xia, the widow of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, and allow her to seek treatment for deteriorating health, including traveling abroad.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jul 4, 2018

Brave Thunders to retain name under new ownership

Now under new ownership, the Kawasaki Brave Thunders will be called ... the Kawasaki Brave Thunders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2018

To spite Harley-Davidson, Trump claims he's turned to foreign bike rivals to up U.S. output

U.S. President Donald Trump added fuel to his feud with Harley-Davidson Inc. by claiming he's working with other motorcycle-makers to offset the production it's shifting overseas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2018

China issues U.S. travel warning amid trade tensions

China's Embassy in Washington has issued a security advisory to Chinese nationals traveling to the United States, the latest such warning as trade tensions escalate between the two countries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2018

Senate Intelligence Committee agrees with intel agencies that Putin meddled in election to help Trump win

The Senate Intelligence Committee strongly backed the finding by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a campaign to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, ultimately intending to help Donald Trump win.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 4, 2018

Mass rape, cannibalism, dismemberment: U.N. team finds atrocities in Congo war

Rebels and government troops in Congo have committed atrocities including mass rape, cannibalism and the dismemberment of civilians, according to testimony published on Tuesday by a team of U.N. human rights experts who said the world must pay heed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2018

Trump's border policy making private prisons great again

Business is booming for America's vast, secretive, politically connected $5 billion private-prison industry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2018

Japan's energy and decarbonization challenge

The nation's long-term energy strategy aims to achieve an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2018

Trump looks to ban China Mobile from U.S. market over security concerns

The Trump administration moved against letting China Mobile Ltd. enter the U.S. telecommunications market, saying the government-owned company would pose national security risks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2018

Al-Qaida-allied suspect in July 4 Cleveland bomb plot appears in court

An Ohio man arrested on suspicion of planning to detonate a bomb at Cleveland's Fourth of July celebrations and then stand by and watch "it go off" was granted a public defender on Monday during his initial appearance in court.
EDITORIALS
Jul 2, 2018

The North Korean threat remains

While every effort must be made to encourage North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, blind faith and naivete will not defend Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2018

Erdogan's re-election and its dire consequences

Turkey's president now has a green light to pursue even more vigorously his nationalistic theme and his Islamic agenda.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 2, 2018

Two years of Rodrigo Duterte: A mixed picture of drug war and economic boom

President Rodrigo Duterte's two years in office in the Philippines have been marred by controversy, but with one big success: A booming economy. The jury is still out if that's because, or in spite, of him.

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