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U 22 JAPAN

Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 25, 2017
JSA offering foreign fans rare glimpse of special sumo rituals
The Japan Sumo Association will hold an Ozumo Beyond 2020 Basho at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Oct. 4 for the second straight year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 25, 2017
North Korea sought mutual assured destruction relationship with U.S. in 2016: U.S. official
North Korea told the U.S. government it wanted to establish a mutual assured destruction relationship with Washington when the two countries held informal talks shortly after Pyongyang's nuclear test in January 2016, a former senior U.S. official said Sunday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 24, 2017
Yamaha hammers misfiring Canon in Top League
Yamaha Jubilo ensured Canon Eagles' miserable start to the Japan Rugby Top League season continued Sunday as they hammered Yuki Imamura's side 69-21 in front of 18,279 at Oita Bank Dome.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2017
North Korea foreign minister warns of 'pre-emptive action' as U.S. bombers fly off Korean Peninsula
In a fiery speech before world leaders at the U.N. on Saturday, North Korea's foreign minister vowed the country will take "merciless pre-emptive action" if it detects U.S. or allied military action against it.
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MORE SPORTS
Sep 24, 2017
Takahashi, Matsutomo claim second Japan Open title
Japan's world No. 1 pair of Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi claimed their second Japan Open badminton women's doubles title on Sunday, defeating South Korea's Kim Ha-na and Kong Hee-yong in straight games.
SOCCER
Sep 24, 2017
Japan Football Association to ask Moriyasu to lead men's team at Olympics
Former Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager Hajime Moriyasu is likely to coach the Japanese men's soccer team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, sources close to the situation said Saturday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 23, 2017
Unbeaten Wild Knights trounce Verblitz
The Panasonic Wild Knights made it five straight bonus-point wins to start the Japan Rugby Top League season Saturday, beating the Toyota Verblitz 43-16 at Kumagaya Sports Stadium.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 23, 2017
Takahashi, Matsutomo make quick work of Fukushima, Hirota to reach Japan Open final
Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo on Saturday earned a berth in the Japan Open women's doubles final, while women's singles world champion Nozomi Okuhara withdrew with an injury.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2017
Analysis: Abe's aggressive approach to North Korea succeeds at the U.N., for now
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's strong call at the U.N. to take action against Pyongyang finds wide support, but South Korea may prove to be a wildcard.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2017
Ex-islanders make first flight to disputed Russian-held isles to visit ancestors' graves
In the first flight negotiated over their decades-long territorial spat, Japanese former residents of a group of Russian-held islands off Hokkaido flew to two of the disputed isles Saturday to visit their ancestors' graves.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2017
China warns Japan not to abandon dialogue for sanctions in dealing with North Korea
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Taro Kono, his Japanese counterpart, that talking only about sanctions for North Korea rather than focusing on dialogue will be seen as going against United Nations resolutions.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Sep 23, 2017
Psyched Psychiatrist
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2017
Japanese, South Korean foreign ministers vow to work together to address North Korean nuclear, missile threat
Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his South Korean counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha, agreed Friday to promote security cooperation in response to the rising nuclear threat posed by North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2017
U.S., Japanese carriers conduct drills amid soaring North Korea tensions
The Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted exercises with the U.S. Navy on Friday amid North Korea's continued nuclear and missile tests, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Sep 22, 2017
The safe thrills of indoor skydiving come to Kanto
With the call of "Standby!" the butterflies in my stomach start to dance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2017
Kim directly warns Trump as North Korean foreign minister says response may include Pacific H-bomb test
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calls U.S. President Donald Trump “mentally deranged” and vows to make him “pay dearly” for threatening the total destruction of his country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2017
Abe and Trump to call on nations to increase pressure on North Korea and strictly enforce U.N. sanctions
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he and U.S. President Donald Trump affirmed Thursday in New York they will work together to call on the international community to strengthen pressure on North Korea, including through the stringent enforcement of U.N. sanctions.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2017
Kono, Berlin counterpart vow to press Beijing, Moscow to enforce sanctions against Pyongyang
Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his German counterpart, Sigmar Gabriel, agreed Thursday to ensure the involvement of China and Russia in fully enforcing U.N. sanctions on North Korea, according to the Foreign Ministry.
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Sep 21, 2017
Okuhara, Yamaguchi secure spots in Japan Open quarterfinals
World champion Nozomi Okuhara breezed past India's world No. 2 Pusarla Sindhu in straight games at the Japan Open badminton tournament on Thursday, advancing to the quarterfinals of the women's singles competition.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 21, 2017
BOJ keeps policy unchanged but new member casts dissenting vote
The Bank of Japan kept its monetary stimulus unchanged Thursday, but a dovish new board member opposed the decision in his first meeting — an unexpected dissension on a board chosen entirely by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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.
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.
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
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.
Tiny Japanese startup is bringing AI dating to the masses
Goki Kusunoki, CEO and co-founder of Samansa, with the company's Loverse app in Tokyo on May 10. The app allows interaction only with generative artificial intelligence.
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.
‘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.

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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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