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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2018
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urges Japan to accept outcome of WWII
On a local radio program Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed the need for Japan to accept the outcome of World War II in order to advance Tokyo-Moscow peace treaty talks.
Japan Times
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Dec 17, 2018
Frontiers ease past IBM for third straight Japan X Bowl title
Trashaun Nixon used to make plays as a linebacker by pressuring quarterbacks and tackling runners. One year later, he became the Japan X Bowl MVP as a running back.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 17, 2018
Japan's PayPay to update app after wrongful charge complaints
PayPay, a mobile payment company backed by SoftBank Group Corp., Yahoo Japan Corp. and India's largest digital payments company Paytm, said it's updating its app to strengthen security after multiple complaints from users of erroneous charges.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 17, 2018
Japanese education for Egyptian kids?
Will adopting Japanese-style education help boost Egypt's future economic growth?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 16, 2018
FIBA task force positive on Tokyo 2020 berth for Japan
Japan's men's basketball team is on the right track to earn a spot at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, FIBA task force co-chairman Ingo Weiss told a news conference on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 15, 2018
SoftBank finds a week is a long time in social media terms
It’s fair to say that commercial enterprises have sometimes struggled to co-exist with social media.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 15, 2018
Steelers claim Top League title
The Kobe Kobelco Steelers claimed their second Japan Rugby Top League title Saturday with a 55-5 drubbing of Suntory Sungoliath at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 15, 2018
Diet Sausage
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2018
China calls on Japan to protect rights of arrested protesters from Hong Kong after Yasukuni fire
China has called on Japan to ensure the legal rights of two activists from Hong Kong who were arrested after staging a protest at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 14, 2018
South Korean court upholds ruling against Mitsubishi Heavy over wartime forced labor
An appeals court in the city of Gwangju, South Korea, on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that ordered Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to pay damages to two South Korean women over wartime forced labor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2018
Japan Post eyes up to 8% stake in U.S. insurer Aflac
Japan Post Holdings Co. plans to acquire a 7 to 8 percent stake in U.S. insurer Aflac Inc. for about ¥300 billion as part of its strategy to expand operations overseas, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.
Japan Times
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Dec 13, 2018
Japan Esports Union vows to promote gaming with eye on 2020 Olympics
Japan Esports Union said Thursday it will accelerate efforts to enhance recognition of competitive video gaming in the country, eyeing possible exposure at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as an exhibition event.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2018
China tones down Japan criticism on Nanjing anniversary
China restrained its criticism of Japan on the 81st anniversary Thursday of the Nanjing massacre of Chinese civilians and others by Japanese soldiers, following improved bilateral ties.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 13, 2018
Yuzuru Hanyu to miss nationals for third consecutive year
Yuzuru Hanyu will miss the upcoming national championships in Osaka due to a right ankle injury, the Japan Skating Federation announced Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2018
Town that hosts disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant aims to allow daytime access to special zone in 2020
One of the municipalities that hosts the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant is considering lifting restrictions on daytime access in spring 2020 to an area being rebuilt in the town center, sources close to the matter said Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2018
South Korea begins two-day military drill near disputed islets in the Sea of Japan
South Korea on Thursday began a two-day regular naval and air exercise near two islets it controls in the Sea of Japan that are claimed by Tokyo, the South Korean Navy said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 12, 2018
Eight decades on, no end in sight to Nanjing toll row
A mutually acceptable accounting of the Nanjing controversy is a matter perhaps best left to wiser generations to resolve.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 12, 2018
Japan and South Korea foreign ministers hold phone talks amid frayed ties
The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea held phone talks Wednesday to discuss bilateral ties, which have been tested in recent rulings by South Korea's Supreme Court ordering Japanese companies to pay compensation for wartime forced labor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 12, 2018
A nose for speed: East Japan Railway unveils test version of 360 kph ALFA-X bullet train with dueling noses
East Japan Railway Co. unveiled a test car of the next-generation ALFA-X shinkansen, expected to operate at a speed of 360 kph, to media Wednesday in Kobe.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 11, 2018
Yamaha coach Katsuyuki Kiyomiya to retire after season
Yamaha Jubilo head coach Katsuyuki Kiyomiya said Tuesday he will retire at the end of the Japan Rugby Top League season.
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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