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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jul 9, 2018

Tigers should consider trading pitcher Shintaro Fujinami

The Hanshin Tigers should trade pitcher Shintaro Fujinami.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jul 9, 2018

'Hidden Christian' sites added to World Heritage list

UNESCO has decided to add 12 sites in southwestern Japan linked to the history of the country's persecuted Christians to the World Heritage list.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2018

Trans-Atlantic ties hang in the balance as Trump comes to Europe

European leaders say they no longer have any illusions about Donald Trump as they welcome the U.S. president at a NATO summit this week, but they fear his "America first" agenda may force a moment of reckoning that works to no one's benefit.
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2018

Berlin promises German firms 'Marshall Plan' tax breaks for African projects to ease migrant crisis

Germany plans to use public money to support companies which invest in Africa, part of a new "Marshall Plan" with which it hopes to tackle the roots of the refugee crisis that has convulsed European politics since 2015.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2018

Alzheimer's research gets glimmer of hope, but not for first time

For the few drugmakers that haven't given up on the decadeslong, elusive quest for a cure of Alzheimer's disease, each piece of news is a small signpost along a possible path to success — and billions of dollars in potential sales.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2018

EU lawmakers back plan for European Investment Bank to do business in Iran

EU lawmakers gave approval Wednesday for the European Investment Bank (EIB) to do business in Iran, overcoming an attempt to block the move and keeping alive plans to save the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran that Washington has abandoned.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 5, 2018

Tokyo court defies Justice Ministry in ordering asylum for Sri Lankan man

The 58-year-old plaintiff, who is a member of the ethnic Tamil minority, applied for refugee status in October 2006 during civil war in Sri Lanka.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jul 4, 2018

Until real change is achieved, LGBTQ people in Japan have no reason to be grateful

When the first same-sex partnership was recognized in Shibuya in 2015, the mayor called it 'a first step.' So why, nearly three years later, are we still taking first steps?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jul 1, 2018

Working for the sake of play: Interactive family fun

Smartly dressed in a subtle plaid suit with a hefty timepiece adorning his wrist, Torben Jensen looks like a regular, if not a more stylish-than-usual business executive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 1, 2018

Top U.S. diplomat for Asia to retire this month amid crucial negotiations with North Korea, China

The senior U.S. diplomat for Asia, Susan Thornton, will retire at the end of July, the State Department said Saturday, in the midst of critical negotiations with North Korea and China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2018

Satellite tech offers near real-time view of deforestation, giving Peru fast-track to fight wildcat mining

In 2015, satellite images detected a fresh clearing of rain forest in an indigenous reserve deep in the Amazon.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2018

EPA vastly underestimating U.S. oil, gas system methane leaks: study

U.S. oil and gas drilling and related operations give off much more of the powerful greenhouse gas methane than the federal government estimates, wasting about $20 billion in fuel a year, scientists said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2018

Scientific study finds asylum seekers boosting European economies

Asylum seekers moving to Europe have raised their adopted nations' economic output, lowered unemployment and not placed a burden on public finances, scientists said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2018

Head of VW's Audi arrested in Germany over diesel scandal, throwing carmaker into chaos

Volkswagen was holding crisis talks on Monday to find a stand-in boss for its Audi brand, a source familiar with the discussions said, after German authorities arrested Audi CEO Rupert Stadler as part of a probe into emissions test cheating.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 16, 2018

A new wave of chefs redefining Tokyo

In 'Tokyo New Wave,' Andrea Fazzari has picked out 31 chefs she feels are defining Japan's contemporary restaurant scene.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Jun 15, 2018

Disaster-hit Fukushima struggles to secure forest industry workers but efforts slowly bearing fruit

In a mountainous area in Fukushima Prefecture, junior high school students saw at trees as professional forest workers give them instructions and pointers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 15, 2018

U.N. draft says global warming is set to exceed 1.5 C target, slow economic growth

Global warming is on course to exceed the most stringent goal set in the Paris agreement by around 2040, threatening economic growth, according to a draft report that is the U.N.'s starkest warning yet of the risks of climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2018

Civilians flee as Arab coalition bombards Houthi-held Yemen port of Hodeida

Arab warplanes and warships pounded Houthi positions in Yemen's Hodeidah on Thursday as a Saudi-led alliance tried to seize the main port in the largest battle of a war that has created the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
EDITORIALS
Jun 12, 2018

Hakamada's bid for a retrial drags on

The Supreme Court should waste no time in examining the appeal of 82-year-old Iwao Hakamada, who spent 48 years in prison for a murder he likely didn't commit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 12, 2018

Is the Cruz Report the end of peacekeeping for Japan?

A report's call for more proactive and pre-emptive actions by peacekeepers collides with legal limitations on the SDF's use of force.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2018

Itoshima: How a beach community is drawing newcomers amid rural depopulation

Swapping his dress shoes and business suit for flip-flops and swimming trunks, Shingo Takei starts the day by walking to the beach to go stand-up paddleboarding.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2018

Former No. 2 at SoftBank given deal worth $128 million to lead Palo Alto Networks

Nikesh Arora could become one of the highest-paid executives in the U.S. after being named to lead Palo Alto Networks Inc., which granted him a pay package worth about $128 million.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2018

Honda Aircraft starts taking business jet orders in Japan

Honda Aircraft Co.'s "flying sports car" is set for take-off in Japan after the firm announced Wednesday it has begun accepting orders for its private business jet, HondaJet Elite, from domestic customers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 6, 2018

'Enokida Trading Post': A slacker film goes for lazy laughs

Japan has long had an image as a country of workaholics, dedicating their lives to the almighty yen. But recent Japanese movies, especially at the lower end of the budget spectrum, are full of furiitā ("freeter," a fairly young part-timer or freelancer) trying to decide what to do with their lives....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2018

The challenge of America's new extraterritorial sanctions

Trump's aggressive unilateralism poses a diplomatic test for Japan and other democracies.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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