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Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 20, 2019
Prayer with the pope now just a swipe away with new Click to Pray app
Pope Francis swiped a tablet Sunday to launch a new app allowing the faithful to pray with him, and expressed his pain over the car bomb blast in Colombia and the latest Mediterranean migrant tragedy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 2, 2019
Pope bemoans profit-hungry disjointed world, praises unity over diversity
Pope Francis, in his first message of the new year on Tuesday, bemoaned a lack of unity across the world, and warned against a soulless hunt for profit that benefits only a few.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 22, 2018
Chilean court orders Catholic Church to pay damages over priest's decades of abuse of trio: report
Chile's Court of Appeal has ordered the office of Santiago's Archbishop to pay 450 million pesos ($650,000) to three men who alleged they were sexually abused for decades by Chilean priest Fernando Karadima, a local newspaper reported on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2018
Pope is conveyed invite from North Korea, signals he will consider it
Pope Francis on Thursday received an invitation to visit North Korea and the pontiff indicated that he would consider making what would be a landmark trip to the hermit nation, according to South Korean officials. South Korean President Moon Jae-in relayed the invitation from North Korean leader Kim...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Oct 16, 2018
Hopes high that Pope Francis will send message from A-bombed cities to support nuclear weapons ban treaty
With Pope Francis expressing his intention to visit Japan next year, hopes are high among Hiroshima and Nagasaki residents and A-bomb survivors' groups that he may come to their cities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2018
Pope visit to North Korea feasible if well-prepared, could lead to pacification: South Korean bishop
A trip by Pope Francis to North Korea is "a dream that can be realized" and would be a gigantic step towards peace on the Korean peninsula, a senior South Korean bishop said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 9, 2018
North Korea's Kim invites Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang, Seoul says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang, a spokesman for South Korea's presidential Blue House said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 24, 2018
Pope pays tribute to hundreds of thousands of victims of Nazis, Soviets in Lithuania
Pope Francis paid tribute on Sunday to Jews killed by the Nazis and victims of murder and deportation by the Soviet KGB, in twin visits to memorials marking the darkest periods of Lithuania's history.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 3, 2018
Pope calls for all parties to safeguard Syrian civilians in Idlib
Pope Francis on Sunday appealed to all parties who have influence in Syria to defend human rights and safeguard the civilian population in the rebel-held northern region of Idlib, which faces an imminent attack by government forces.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 31, 2018
Conservative media move to front line of battle to undermine Pope Francis
Last March, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano dined on the outskirts of Rome at the home of a conservative Italian Catholic journalist. Over pasta, fish and white wine, the prelate poured out his concern for the future of the Roman Catholic Church.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 29, 2018
Defenders rally around pope, fear conservatives escalating war to oust him
Supporters of Pope Francis have rushed to his defense after a former top Vatican official launched an unprecedented attack on him, a move they say dangerously escalates a campaign to weaken his papacy by conservatives who condemn him as too liberal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 26, 2018
Former top Vatican official calls on Pope to resign amid abuse crisis
A former top Vatican official accused Pope Francis of having known of allegations of sex abuse by a prominent U.S. cardinal for five years before accepting his resignation last month and he called on the pontiff to resign.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 4, 2018
Pope urges in Mafia-infested Rome suburb to break away from 'moorings of fear'
Pope Francis on Sunday visited a once-tranquil seaside community outside Rome that has become a power center of Mafia violence and political corruption and urged residents to break away from the "moorings of fear.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 1, 2018
Pope promises 'never again' to sex abuse in Chile, reopens investigation
Pope Francis on Thursday promised Chilean Catholics scarred by a culture of clergy sexual abuse that "never again" would the Church ignore them or the coverup of abuse in their country, where a widespread scandal has devastated its credibility.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 10, 2018
After 'no hell' report, Pope gives the devil his due
Pope Francis has put Satan in his place, citing the devil repeatedly in a document published on Monday following a Vatican rebuke last month of a journalist who quoted him as saying hell does not exist.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 22, 2018
Gareth Southgate faces difficult decisions to select England lineup for World Cup
As the countdown to Russia 2018 begins, England head coach Gareth Southgate does not so much have a selection headache as a full-blown migraine. The fact is that too many England players either aren't playing or aren't playing well.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 21, 2018
Vatican special envoy hears testimony in Chile from sex abuse victims
The Vatican's top sexual abuse investigator said he had started taking testimony on Tuesday from victims in the Chilean capital, where he is looking into accusations that a bishop appointed by Pope Francis covered up crimes against minors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2018
Pope issues anti-war photo featuring victims of Nagasaki atomic bombing
Pope Francis has issued a card showing a 1945 photo of victims of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki in a warning against war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 26, 2017
Topless 'sextremist' Femen activist tries to snatch Jesus statue from Vatican crib
A topless activist from the feminist group Femen tried to snatch the statue of the baby Jesus from the Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square on Monday but was stopped by police as she grabbed it.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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.”
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.

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