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U 22 JAPAN

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JAPAN
Dec 19, 2015
Expert panel evaluates details, design of planned new National Stadium
The Olympic stadium review panel finished evaluating two proposed designs for the new National Stadium on Saturday, holding 90-minute hearings for each group.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 19, 2015
Smoggy Rudolph
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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2015
Turnbull, Abe tout 'special strategic partnership' following talks in Tokyo
The leaders issued a joint statement touting their “special strategic partnership” and opposing any “coercive actions” that would change the “status quo” in the East or South China Sea.
SUMO
Dec 18, 2015
Hakkaku appointed JSA chairman
The Japan Sumo Association board of directors on Friday named stable master and former wrestler Hakkaku as its new chairman.
Rugby
Dec 18, 2015
JRFU close to hiring national team coach
The Japan Rugby Football Union announced Thursday that the process of securing the next national team coach is in the final stages.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2015
Nonlife insurer Sompo Japan to acquire nursing home operator Message
Nonlife insurer Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc. plans to acquire nursing home operator Message Co., company officials said Friday, as part of efforts to diversify its sources of revenue in a market being squeezed by population decline.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 18, 2015
Japan and the 'maritime pivot' to Southeast Asia
Japan's security focus remains rooted in its immediate region centered on the East China Sea, Sea of Japan, and the open seas of the Western Pacific.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 18, 2015
Tokyo's best eating experiences in 2015
Another great year for dining out draws to a close. But before the bōnenkai (forget-the-year parties) erase the 2015 hard drives for good, let's take another look at some of the highlights of the past 12 months.
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2015
EU pushes Japan to reach FTA in 2016 or else face renewed skepticism
Japan should aim to reach a free-trade agreement with the European Union next year or risk undermining EU interest in a deal, the 28-nation bloc's chief negotiator warned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2015
Japan to double tourism budget for fiscal 2016 to further lure visitors
The government plans to double the tourism agency's budget for fiscal 2016 to step up efforts to attract more foreign tourists, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 17, 2015
Sawa ending illustrious career with no regrets
Former FIFA Women's Player of the Year Homare Sawa is putting an end to her unrivaled career with "no regrets," the Japan midfielder saying Thursday she is retiring at season's end because she has nothing more to give.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2015
Bic Camera to launch tax-free shops at airports
Home electronics chain Bic Camera Inc. said Thursday it will set up a joint venture with Japan Airport Terminal Co. to enhance the sale of tax-free products to foreign travelers.
SUMO
Dec 17, 2015
Hakkaku the likely choice for JSA's next chairman: source
The Japan Sumo Association is expected to name its senior executive manager, Hakkaku, as the organization's next chairman, a JSA source said Thursday, a day before the board of directors makes its choice.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2015
Sankei journalist Tatsuya Kato acquitted of defaming South Korean leader
The Seoul Central District Court cleared Kato in a case that raised new questions about media freedom.
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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 17, 2015
Japan, Indonesia hold first two-plus-two talks, agree to work toward transfer of defense weapons
Japan and Indonesia held their first "two-plus-two" meetings of foreign and defense ministers in Tokyo on Thursday, agreeing to work on a pact that could allow to Japan to export some defense weapons and technologies to Indonesia.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 17, 2015
Japan agrees to raise host-nation spending for U.S. military; U.S. Ambassador welcomes extra spend
The government will boost spending on U.S. forces stationed in Japan by 1.4 percent over the next five years, it said this week, supporting the U.S. military's Asian presence in the face of a rising China.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 16, 2015
Japanese soccer icon Sawa ready to hang up boots
Homare Sawa, the 2011 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year, announced her retirement from soccer on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Dec 16, 2015
The risky nuclear deal with India
The pending nuclear cooperation pact with India, a nuclear weapons power, represents a major shift in Japanese policy.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 16, 2015
Japanese detectives may go to South Korea to investigate Yasukuni blast suspect
A South Korean man arrested in Japan last week in connection with an alleged explosion at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo in late November said he put "some kind of device" in the shrine's restroom, investigative sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 16, 2015
Japan, South Korea stick to coal plant policies despite global climate deal
After signing the climate pact in Paris, Japan and South Korea press ahead with plans to open scores of new coal-fired power plants.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
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.
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.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

Longform

Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

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