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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 26, 2017
New U.S. ambassador's video message to China prioritizes North Korea, trade imbalance
Speaking in a video message to the Chinese people released on Monday, the new U.S. ambassador to China has said that stopping the threat posed by North Korea will be a top priority, along with resolving the U.S.-China trade imbalance.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 24, 2017
Ireland routs Japan for sweep
Ireland beat Japan 35-13 on Saturday to sweep their two-game series despite a rousing second-half performance by the 2019 Rugby World Cup hosts.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jun 24, 2017
Blackboard Dunce
EDITORIALS
Jun 24, 2017
Japan and 'One Belt, One Road'
Shinzo Abe's recent warming up to Chinese trade initiatives is the right move.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 24, 2017
Japan's Hamamura works three scoreless innings, earns victory on 22nd birthday against U.S.
The Japan women's national softball team defeated the United States 3-0 on Friday in the first game of a three-game exhibition series.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 23, 2017
Prolific winner Sako, a JBL legend, joins national team coaching staff
The Japan Basketball Association announced on Friday that former star guard Kenichi Sako has been hired as an assistant coach for the men's national team.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 23, 2017
Yamashita named new All Japan Judo Federation president
Yasuhiro Yamashita, the men’s open-weight category gold medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, was appointed as the new president of the All Japan Judo Federation on Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 23, 2017
Moon calls on Xi to do more to thwart North Korea's nuclear program, voices concern over Japan's defense spending
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday China should do more to rein in North Korea's nuclear program and he would call on President Xi Jinping to lift measures against South Korean companies taken in retaliation against Seoul's decision to host a U.S. anti-missile defense system.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2017
95% of tourists to western Japan hope to return to explore less-trodden paths
Close to 95 percent of tourists from Asia who have visited western Japan would like to travel to areas off the beaten track, a survey showed Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2017
USTR urges Japan to make 'unilateral concessions' on beef imports to ease trade surplus
Lighthizer may be calling for reduction in the tariff on beef imports from the U.S., reflecting concern that the United States lags behind other major farming nations in exports to Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 21, 2017
U.S. military under fire for gun safety breaches on Okinawa
A series of incidents over the past few years have raised concerns the U.S. military on Okinawa is failing to securely manage its weapons in the prefecture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2017
Toshiba selects three-way tie-up for chip unit sale, appearing to prioritize government concerns
Toshiba Corp. has chosen a consortium formed by Japanese, South Korean and U.S. investors as the preferred bidder for the sale of its flash memory business, the company said Wednesday, in a move that appears to have prioritized government concerns.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 21, 2017
Deafening silence from U.S. government as Okinawa defoliants quietly destroy children's futures
Lt. Col. Kris E. Roberts, who found dozens of barrels of hazardous waste buried at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in 1981, reflects on the consequences of that discovery.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2017
Foreign visitors to Japan reach 2.29 million, a record for May
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan reached 2,294,700 last month, up 21.2 percent from a year earlier, the highest number ever for the month of May, the Japan Tourism Agency said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2017
Which members of the Abe Cabinet deserve to be fired?
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has multiple reasons to pick this moment for a Cabinet reshuffle.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2017
Trump says China efforts on North Korea haven't 'worked out'
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that efforts by China to rein in North Korea have failed, suggesting he's weighing new options to deal with a regime that's vowed to develop nuclear weapons capable of striking the U.S. mainland.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Jun 21, 2017
Japanese researchers collect first-person accounts of experiences with disease
When you have a health problem, there's a story that only you — not your doctor or family — can tell.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2017
First woman to head regional Japan Coast Guard office focused on the mission, not her novelty
The first woman to head a regional Japan Coast Guard office said she hopes she can live up to people's expectations and that her sex should have no bearing on her ability to carry out her duties.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2017
In Tokyo, Guinean President Alpha Conde calls for investment by Japanese firms
Guinean President Alpha Conde called on Japanese companies Tuesday to boost investment in his country, emphasizing the "potential" of the growing African nation with a young population.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2017
Japan eyes U.S. nuclear pact that renews automatically amid Trump administration vacancies
Japan will seek a nuclear energy pact with the United States that renews automatically while it continues reprocessing spent fuel and enriching uranium, government sources said Tuesday.
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.
South Korea's first lady grilled over Dior bag and stock manipulation
South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee and President Yoon Suk-yeol listen as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at an official state dinner, during Yoon's visit to Washington at the White House in April last year.
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
Unused stones for Osaka Castle diverted to expo toilet pillars
A number of stone blocks originally intended for the building of Osaka Castle are set to find a new home in the toilet facility of the 2025 Expo in Osaka.
MSDF chopper in crash that left eight dead found on seabed
SH-60K patrol helicopter
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.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabuki-cho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabuki-cho: 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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