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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Oct 4, 2019

Fukushima Prefecture to conduct survey to better understand foreign residents' needs

Amid a growing number of foreign residents, Fukushima Prefecture is set to initiate a survey in October that will look into their needs and concerns.
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BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2019

'Massive policy failure' if Japan follows through with global coal plans, warns Al Gore

The climate change campaigner and former U.S. vice president says Japan's enthusiastic support for coal as an energy source is ruining its credibility as a leading economy.
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WORLD
Oct 4, 2019

Ecuador declares state of emergency as end to fuel subsidies brings violent protests

Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno declared a state of emergency on Thursday as protesters hurled stones and erected burning barricades after the end of decades-old fuel subsidies as part of a $2 billion government fiscal reform package.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 4, 2019

Indonesian student protests threaten Jokowi's reform pledges

Indonesia's biggest student demonstrations in decades are testing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's pledge to go all out in his second term to boost growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy, a former finance minister and a government adviser say.
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WORLD / Society
Oct 4, 2019

Nearly 600 Burundian refugees head home from Tanzania camps as mass repatriation starts amid claims of atrocities

Burundian refugees who returned home on Thursday say they left camps in Tanzania because women are often raped when they go looking for firewood and because Tanzanian police have beaten and arrested men.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2019

America's impeachment trap

The Democrats are replaying the Republicans' 1998 proceedings against Bill Clinton, a futile exercise that damaged Republicans, enhanced Clinton's power and caused institutional damage as well.
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LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Oct 3, 2019

NHK aims to share music and culture via J-pop

NHK World's Songs of Tokyo Festival 2019 served up crowd-pleasing performances by some of the most popular names in J-pop.
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 3, 2019

LDP open to ideas on Constitution from other parties, says head of revision panel Hiroyuki Hosoda

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will respond flexibly to constitutional revision proposals from other parties, the LDP's leader on the matter said.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 3, 2019

Despite Japan's push to raise awareness of rubella outbreak, free tests going largely unused

Despite the government's continued push to raise awareness of a rubella outbreak, only about 8 percent of men age 40 to 47 — who are most vulnerable to being infected — have used coupons for free antibody tests, health ministry data has shown.
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JAPAN
Oct 3, 2019

With Rugby World Cup in full swing, Beppu hot spring resort still divided over tattooed visitors

Hotels and bathhouses at the famed Beppu Onsen hot-spring resort in Oita Prefecture continue to be divided over whether to accept tattooed visitors.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 2, 2019

The Korean Peninsula: A dangerous neighborhood

South Koreans live with an existential threat, one that President Moon Jae-in minimizes and that events might be maximizing.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 1, 2019

Theater for all as Tokyo festivals cast a wide net

Festival/Tokyo and Tokyo Festival offer a full package of domestic and overseas performances in the capital during October and November
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 1, 2019

Japan's labor market is still rigged against women

Despite a push from the government, hiring and promotions work in favor of old men and against women.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2019

Keep South Korean judiciary independent

What is truly at stake now is the future of democracy in South Korea.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 30, 2019

Japan-U.S. trade deal is a Trump ploy

The Abe administration has sacrificed so much to cooperate with the re-election of Trump.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2019

SoftBank plans to name former Sprint boss to help fix WeWork

SoftBank Group Corp. is tapping Marcelo Claure to help turn around WeWork after ousting co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Adam Neumann from the corner office last week.
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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 30, 2019

Tenuous ties: Few signs of substance behind warming Sino-Japanese relations as communist China marks 70th anniversary

As Washington and Beijing increasingly clash over global primacy, Japan's own ties with communist-ruled China have experienced an upswing — at least on the surface — ahead of Tuesday's 70th anniversary of the People's Republic.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2019

Democrats desperate to derail U.S. economy in order to beat Trump, commerce chief Wilbur Ross says

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Democrats are trying to derail the economy with an impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump because they know that otherwise, he'll win re-election in 2020.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2019

U.S. Democrats setting sights on Trump's secretive phone calls with Putin and other leaders

Congress is determined to get access to U.S. President Donald Trump's calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said on Sunday, citing concerns the Republican leader may have jeopardized national security.
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LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 29, 2019

Kenzo Takada adds to a legacy of operatic style

Since his official retirement from the clothing brand Kenzo in 1999, Kenzo Takada has taken on interiors, accessories and now costume design.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2019

Argentina — a cautionary tale for Trump's America

Argentina was one of the world's richest economies in the first few decades of the 20th century, but subsequently became a cautionary tale of how a wealthy country can lose its way.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 29, 2019

Xi set to highlight Beijing's might, but 'struggles' loom in quest to realize 'Chinese Dream'

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will mark the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic on Tuesday with a massive parade through Beijing, showing off the country's military might and underlining progress toward his "Chinese Dream" of national rejuvenation.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Sep 28, 2019

Plant-based cuisine: Modernizing Japan's vegetarian traditions

From vegan and vegetarian to organic and superfood, plant-based cooking concepts are rooted in how Japanese people have approached eating for centuries.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 28, 2019

Wagyu and seafood: At Imari Roaji, Saga sends its finest to Ginza

The further you travel in Japan, the more you discover that each corner of the country has its own character and food traditions. Every region produces its own distinctive strains of rice, seafood products, miso, pickles and sake. And those differences are important: They're expressions of history, culture...
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 27, 2019

Bank of Japan's tankan survey likely to show big manufacturers' mood at 6½-year low

Big manufacturers' confidence is likely to have hit a 6½-year low in the September quarter, a Reuters poll has found, as the U.S.-China trade war and weakening global demand hit the business mood.

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