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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 2, 2017
North Korea uses 'lofting' technique to bring it ever closer to long-range missile goal
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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 1, 2017
The 80th anniversary of Japan's invasion of China
Japan's actions at Marco Polo Bridge, and its subsequent campaign to conquer China, unleashed a maelstrom that casts a long shadow over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to turn the page on this history.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Jul 1, 2017
'A Diplomat in Japan': Eyewitness accounts of the birth of a modern nation
The "Great Man" theory of history has largely been discredited. Propounded by Thomas Carlyle in the 1840s, it suggests that history is moved and swayed by the personalities of "great men" such as Alexander the Great and Napoleon. While there are clearly examples throughout history of men and women who...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2017
BOJ issues rare apology over board member's remark about Hitler's economic policies
The Bank of Japan has issued a rare apology over a board member's praise for Adolf Hitler's economic policies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2017
Economic study group wraps up first tour of disputed isles off Hokkaido
A group of government officials and private-sector experts concluded their first economic study of the four disputed islands off Hokkaido, saying possibilities had been spotted for joint activity with the Russians.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 1, 2017
In meeting with Moon, Trump calls for firm response to North Korea but targets Seoul on trade
President Donald Trump called for a determined response to North Korea on Friday after talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at which he stressed the importance of their alliance but took aim at Seoul over trade and sharing the cost of defense.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jul 1, 2017
Abe's Broken Umbrella
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 30, 2017
Japan, Uruguay men's squads to play two exhibition contests in late July
The Japan Basketball Association announced on Friday that the men's national team will take on Uruguay in a pair of exhibitions at Aoyama Gakuin University on July 29 and 30.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2017
Tourists booked a record 7.86 million hotel stays in Japan in April
Foreign visitors racked up a record 7.86 million hotel and inn stays in April, thanks largely to the Easter holidays and the cherry blossom season, the Japan Tourism Agency said Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 30, 2017
Japan Volleyball Association missed application deadline for beach volleyball event in Croatia
Japan failed to qualify for the ongoing FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event in Croatia because the Japan Volleyball Association missed the entry deadline, a source familiar with the matter said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2017
Rare deluge prompts flood and landslide warnings in Kyushu, Chugoku
Heavy rain pounded the Kyushu and Chugoku regions early Friday, prompting the Meteorological Agency to issue landslide and flood warnings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2017
Lighthizer presses to reduce U.S. trade deficit with Japan during talk with trade chief Seko
During a meeting with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko on Thursday, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer stressed the importance of reducing the U.S. trade deficit with Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2017
Japan Tobacco caught dozing in promising 'heat-not-burn' market
Smoker Takumi Itou is an example of how much Japan Tobacco Inc. needs to catch up, as international rivals gain ground in the battle to offer the next generation of smoking alternatives.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2017
Japan, China start talks to prevent accidental clashes in East China Sea, disputed isles
Japan and China on Thursday started a two-day senior official consultation in Fukuoka on maritime affairs, where they are expected to discuss ways to avoid unintended clashes in the East China Sea.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2017
Japan delays summit with China and South Korea amid Seoul-Beijing THAAD row
Japan will postpone a trilateral summit with China and South Korea due to Beijing's reluctance to take part, diplomatic sources said Thursday. The summit had previously been proposed for late July in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2017
Fiscal 2016 saw Japan's first drop in tax revenue in seven years
The government collected around ¥55.5 trillion ($495 billion) in tax revenue in fiscal 2016, down from ¥56.29 trillion in fiscal 2015, posting the first year-on-year drop in seven years, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2017
Abe plans to visit India in September to promote shinkansen technology
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is arranging to visit India in late September to attend a ceremony for a high-speed rail link using Japanese bullet-train technology, government sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2017
Only one war-displaced Japanese person still living in North Korea: report
North Korea knew of eight war-displaced Japanese people remaining its territory after 2004, but seven of them have already died, a pro-Pyongyang paper said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2017
China's CNPC suspends fuel sales to North Korea as risks mount, sources say
China National Petroleum Corp. has suspended sales of fuel to North Korea over concerns the state-owned oil company won't get paid, as pressure mounts on Pyongyang to rein in its nuclear and missile programs, three sources told Reuters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2017
New employees ready to challenge Japan's 'work-first' culture, study shows
Japanese workers devoting themselves to working massively long hours for their employers might be becoming a thing of the past.
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
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.
U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component snag
Self-Defense Forces soldiers walk past a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in Tokyo in October 2017.
Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to help clinch purchase of U.S. Steel
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention on Thursday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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.
‘Sniper from Oita’ sets her sights on Paris Olympics target
Misaki Nobata competes at the World University Games in 2023. A hero in her hometown of Oita, Nobata is one of three Japanese shooters who will compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.

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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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