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CULTURE / Film
Nov 21, 2019

Juliette Binoche: 'There's something in the present that's more real'

The French actress discusses her love of Japan and her work with Japanese film directors, as well as her recent stint as a performing arts judge
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 21, 2019

Hong Kong students' escape via snake-infested sewers thwarted

Some anti-government protesters trapped inside a Hong Kong university on Wednesday tried to flee through the sewers, where one student said she saw snakes, but firemen prevented further escape bids by blocking a manhole into the system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Nov 20, 2019

Christianity's long history in Nagasaki puts it first on pope's agenda for Japan visit

As he gets set for his first visit to Japan as pontiff, one city sits on top of Pope Francis' list of places to visit.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2019

Stray and domestic cats prey on endangered species on Tokunoshima island

A team of researchers have found that stray and free-roaming domestic cats fed by humans are preying on rare species on Tokunoshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2019

At Hong Kong Polytechnic, trapped last protesters gird for final 'big fight'

The last band of anti-government protesters trapped inside a besieged Hong Kong university were weighing a narrowing range of options early on Wednesday as police outside appeared ready to simply wait them out.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2019

U.S. Navy SEAL accused of war crimes could be removed from elite group, even after Trump intervention

Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, whose rank was recently restored by President Donald Trump in a controversial move, could be removed from the U.S. Navy SEALs, officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 20, 2019

'Five Ukiyo-e Favorites: Utamaro, Sharaku, Hokusai, Hiroshige, and Kuniyoshi'

Nov. 19-Jan. 19, 2020
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2019

Mike Pence says Hong Kong violence makes China trade deal 'very hard'

Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday that it would be difficult for the U.S. to sign a trade agreement with China if demonstrations in Hong Kong are met with violence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2019

Trump's impeachment blues

How he views his job is why he's in the greatest trouble of his presidency so far.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2019

Warmer winters won't mean fewer deaths

Temperature isn't the only reason mortality spikes from December to March.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2019

U.S., South Korea defense cost talks break down over Trump's $5 billion demand

Cost-sharing talks between the U.S. and South Korea broke down over U.S. President Donald Trump's demands for a fivefold funding increase, raising new questions about the stability of one of America's closest alliances.
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Nov 19, 2019

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EDITORIALS
Nov 18, 2019

Hong Kong on the brink of 'a total breakdown'

A pathway to compromise and resolution is more urgent each day.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2019

Will Tokyo's 'deep state' strike back?

Can and will Japanese bureaucrats revolt or speak out, when necessary, against the incumbent prime minister of the day the way their U.S. counterparts are in the Ukraine scandal?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2019

Takedown: The monumental fall of auto titan Carlos Ghosn

It took two decades for "le cost-cutter" Carlos Ghosn to carve out his three-way automobile empire. But in a matter of days, it was ripped from his grasp.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 18, 2019

North Korea's Kim oversees military drills after U.S. and South cancel joint air exercises

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen air force drills "under the simulated conditions of real war," state-run media reported Monday, a day after the U.S. and South Korea said they were postponing their joint air exercises in a bid to boost stalled nuclear talks with Pyongyang.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2019

Trump touts his 'very' good health after unscheduled medical check

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he was in "very good" health after undergoing the first phase of an annual medical check the previous day.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 18, 2019

Trump slams Mike Pence aide slated to testify at Tuesday impeachment hearing

Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday to slam Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence who's due to testify in the public impeachment inquiry into the president's actions with Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2019

Washington and Seoul postpone military drills in bid to boost stalled diplomacy with Pyongyang

The United States and South Korea on Sunday announced that they are postponing a joint military air exercise criticized by North Korea as provocative in a bid to keep alive foundering nuclear talks with Pyongyang.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / 2010s: Decade in Review
Nov 16, 2019

The gray wave: Japan attempts to deal with its increasingly elderly population

Eighty-one-year-old Sachiko Miura wakes up at 6 a.m. every day to prepare breakfast at her newly renovated apartment located near a large supermarket, spa and a hospital in the suburbs of Japan's third largest city.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 16, 2019

Sakai Shokai: Quality izakaya dining at this hidden Shibuya gem

Hideaki Sakai doesn't make it easy to find his diminutive premises. Hidden on the second floor of an anonymous building on a quiet backstreet on the "wrong" side of Shibuya, it is invisible from the street. You access it through an unmarked door next to an offal specialist grill, up a steep flight of...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 16, 2019

Trump ally Roger Stone convicted of lying to Congress, obstructing 2016 election probe

A jury convicted U.S. President Donald Trump's longtime adviser Roger Stone on Friday, finding the Republican operative guilty on seven criminal counts of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 15, 2019

North Korea says U.S. is seeking December nuclear talks, warns of 'trick' to buy time

North Korea's top nuclear envoy said Thursday that the U.S. is seeking a return to denuclearization talks in December, but warned that he believed the move could be a "trick to earn time" ahead of a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for progress in the talks.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Nov 15, 2019

'Queer Eye' takes a peek at Japan

Netflix's new series of 'Queer Eye' sees the Fab Five hit the streets of Tokyo, where they come face to face with the restrictions of Japanese social norms
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2019

America's feeble Indo-Pacific strategy

The United States has allowed Chinese expansionism in Asia to continue virtually unimpeded.
Japan Times
SUMO / Rikishi Files
Nov 14, 2019

Homasho's popularity tied to reserved manner

One of the more popular rikishi these days is Abi.

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