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JAPAN U 23

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 4, 2018
Hawks shut out Carp in Game 6, capture back-to-back Japan Series crowns
The Heisei Era in Japan is set to end when Emperor Akihito abdicates next year on April 30.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 3, 2018
Shibuya's Halloween havoc may tarnish future festivities
Less than a decade ago, finding any sort of Halloween celebration in Tokyo would have been tough. Then, suddenly, October revelry was everywhere you looked in the capital. And in 2018, the spookiest event of the year has evolved once again in Japan: It’s now being held up as an example of hedonism...
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Nov 3, 2018
Smoke MIrrors Denial
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JAPAN
Nov 2, 2018
Japan's Cabinet approves bill to introduce new visa categories for foreign workers, to address shrinking workforce
The bill marks a departure from previous policy in allowing foreign individuals to work in blue collar industries for a potentially indefinite amount of time.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2018
Hawks' Kenji Akashi displays patience, poise in biggest moments
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have so many star players that second baseman Kenji Akashi can get lost in the shuffle.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2018
Hawks closer Yuito Mori prepared well for pressure-packed playoff games
Hawks closer Yuito Mori was accompanying his two baby children on the way to the parking lot after the team's 5-4 extra-inning win in Game 5 of the Japan Series at Yafuoku Dome on Thursday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2018
Yuki Yanagita delivers walk-off blast in 10th as Hawks down Carp to take 3-1 lead in Japan Series
They may have needed an extra inning to get there, but the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks were right where they wanted to be when Game 5 ended, 4 hours and 25 minutes after it began.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2018
In Tokyo, top Hong Kong official insists region's independence and freedoms are secure under 'One Country, Two Systems' policy
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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2018
Hawks slugger Seiji Uebayashi draws inspiration from Carp star Seiya Suzuki
Winning is all that matters in postseason baseball for players, and it's no different for Hawks outfielder Seiji Uebayashi.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2018
Japan-U.S. Business Council meet reaffirms commitment to free bilateral and global trade
Business leaders from Japan and the U.S. gathered in Tokyo on Wednesday to reaffirm their commitment to free bilateral and global trade, in a rebuke of Trump administration's tariff policies that have taken effect over the past year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Oct 31, 2018
South Korea's ruling on wartime compensation issues may have opened Pandora's box for Seoul-Tokyo ties
A Pandora's box in terms of diplomatic relations between Tokyo and Seoul may have just been opened with South Korea's top court upholding a lower court ruling Tuesday that Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. should pay about ¥40 million in compensation to four Koreans forced to work in Japan...
EDITORIALS
Oct 31, 2018
South Korea court ruling bad news for bilateral ties
The South Korean government, which has said it 'respects' the decision of the judiciary while hoping for a future-oriented development of its relations with Japan, should set its position straight and contain any disruptions to bilateral ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 31, 2018
Foreign Minister Taro Kono calls on South Korea to take 'firm and resolute' action after ruling on wartime forced labor
Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Wednesday he has called on his South Korean counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha, to take "firm and resolute" action over a Supreme Court ruling ordering a Japanese steel firm to compensate four South Koreans subject to forced labor during Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2018
Hawks triumph over Carp in Game 3 slugfest
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks put their fans through a myriad of emotions in Game 3 of the Japan Series.
EDITORIALS
Oct 30, 2018
Japan-India ties should go beyond countering China
Japan should seek deeper cooperation with India as part of a diverse and broad-based diplomacy in Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2018
A match too good to be true?
The Trump administration's unpredictability could be drawing Japan and China closer together.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2018
Modi and Abe agree to boost ties as Tokyo pledges huge new yen loans for India
A high-speed railway project included in the package of loans is “a symbol” of a new bilateral relationship, Japan's Foreign Ministry said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 29, 2018
From Shimoda Conferences to Mount Fuji Dialogue
It's high time for the people and the government of Japan to change the postwar approach, because endless discussions will never make a difference.
Japan Times
SUMO
Oct 29, 2018
Hakuho in prime position to claim 42nd title in Fukuoka
Mongolian Hakuho will go into next month's Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the summit of the sport's mountain in the top east yokozuna slot, according to the latest ranking released by the Japan Sumo Association on Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2018
U.S. launches new missile defense command in Japan
U.S. forces in Japan are set to establish a new command for the U.S. Army's ballistic missile defense unit in the Asian country, and have started stationing personnel, it has been learned.
Many summer fireworks festivals in Japan canceled due to complaints
Fireworks during Irumagawa Tanabata Festival in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture in July 2023
Accident halts Tokaido Shinkansen services between Hamamatsu and Nagoya
Workers engage in restoration work on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, where two maintenance trains had derailed on Monday.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’
One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Yokohama to buy Goodyear’s off-road tire business for $905 million
Yokohama Rubber has agreed to acquire Goodyear Tire & Rubber’s off-the-road tire business as part of its global expansion plan.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
Why Japanese researchers are looking to submarine cables for faster tsunami warnings
Lamposts and other signs throughout Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, display warnings, evacuation routes and measurements of height above sea level. The town has been hit by eight tsunami in its recorded history.
Akatsuki Japan believes it can 'surprise the world' in Paris
Mai Yamamoto drives to the basket during an Olympic tune-up game against New Zealand in Tokyo on July 4.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.

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

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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