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JAPAN

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SOCCER
Mar 7, 2017
Yokoyama leads Nadeshiko Japan past Norway
Kumi Yokoyama struck twice in the second half as Nadeshiko Japan defeated Norway 2-0 at the Algarve Cup on Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 7, 2017
'Tohoku — Kumamoto Exhibition Linked by Art, Architecture and Design'
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JAPAN
Mar 7, 2017
North Korea says missile launches were training for striking U.S. bases in Japan
North Korea said Tuesday its launch exercise a day earlier involving multiple missiles simulated an attack on U.S. bases — a type of saturation attack that experts say could leave Japan vulnerable.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 7, 2017
Court annuls Okinawa move to disclose agreement with U.S. military over use of road
A court in Okinawa on Tuesday struck down a decision by the prefectural government to disclose an agreement with the U.S. military on the use of a public road without consenting with Japan or the U.S.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2017
METI chief Seko to visit U.S. for talks with Commerce counterpart Ross
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko plans to travel to the United States for talks with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross around March 16, sources said Monday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 7, 2017
Over half of Japan's 'disaster base' hospitals lack clear crisis operating manuals
More than half of specially designated hospitals for emergencies have yet — due partly to a lack of manpower — to draw up manuals spelling out how to continue operating after a major natural disaster hits, a Kyodo News survey showed Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2017
Abe says latest North Korean missile launch represents 'new level of threat'
North Korea demonstrated its growing military capabilities with the launch of four ballistic missiles Monday, three of which fell into the Sea of Japan, in what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe characterized as "a new level of threat."
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 6, 2017
It's time to get real about curriculum reform
Overhauling the curriculum to better prepare students for the future is commendable, but only if the changes are grounded in reality.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 6, 2017
Japan ready to begin quest for WBC title
For Japan, the preparation has finally come to an end.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 5, 2017
Yoshiki: 'We had to make our own world'
Yoshiki Hayashi hardly sleeps. The drummer, pianist, songwriter and leader of rock band X Japan has been in and out of the country constantly these past few months, promoting his band's new documentary film, "We Are X." At the same time he has been performing solo concerts, recording and squeezing in...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 5, 2017
Happy-go-lucky Tsutsugo embracing leadership role
It took Yoshitomo Tsutsugo a few years to realize his potential, and now the left-handed hitting slugger wants other Japanese to learn that baseball is as much about joy and heart as practice and discipline.
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JAPAN
Mar 4, 2017
Tokyo student Shantanu Edgaonkar crowned winner of eighth Japan Times Bee
Shantanu Edgaonkar was crowned winner of the eighth Japan Times Bee on Saturday, earning the right to represent Japan at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington in May.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 4, 2017
Ono set to compete at open-weight national championships
Judoka Shohei Ono will compete in the open-weight national championships on April 29, sources close to him said Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 4, 2017
'Pachinko' author Min Jin Lee on how Japan's ethnic Koreans keep beating the odds
"I got lost all the time," says writer Min Jin Lee with a charming laugh, sitting in a hotel lobby in San Francisco's Japantown.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 4, 2017
'Pachinko': Min Jin Lee writes the struggle of an ethnic Korean family in Japan
Min Jin Lee's second novel, "Pachinko," charts the fortunes and misfortunes of four generations of a Korean family.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 4, 2017
Japan Mountaineering Association plans to bid to host world championships
The Japan Mountaineering Association decided Saturday to bid to host the sports climbing world championships in Tokyo, possibly in 2019.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 4, 2017
Hasegawa bags brace in Nadeshiko Japan's victory over Iceland at Algarve Cup
A brace from Yui Hasegawa lifted the Japan women's soccer team to a 2-0 win over Iceland at the Algarve Cup on Friday to secure its first win under coach Asako Takakura.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 4, 2017
Kagoshima team in cash crisis
The Kagoshima Rebnise have been behind schedule on salary payments to players and team staff for the entire season, The Japan Times has learned.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Mar 4, 2017
Secondhand Smoke Screen
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 4, 2017
Tillerson plans swing through Japan, South Korea, China to address North Korean threat
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Japan on March 17 as part of an East Asian swing planned to address North Korea's provocations.

Longform

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