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BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2019
G20 finance chiefs discuss measures to guard against economic risks in Fukuoka meeting
Finance leaders from the Group of 20 nations kick off a meeting in Fukuoka and discuss measures to guard against economic risks.
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SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jun 8, 2019
Saki Kumagai excited about chance to play Women's World Cup in adopted home country
Japan midfielder Saki Kumagai has a special reason to look forward to her country's opening match in the Women's World Cup — her adopted home is France.
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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jun 8, 2019
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EDITORIALS
Jun 7, 2019
Abe tries high-stakes diplomacy with Iran
There is every reason to pursue this gambit even while expecting limited results.
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JAPAN
Jun 7, 2019
Japanese government paper calls for review of handling of plastics
In an annual report released Friday, the government stressed the need to review the handling of plastics by offering successful examples of municipal and corporate efforts to reduce plastic waste.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 7, 2019
Chemical firm hit for punishing worker who took paternity leave with transfer halfway across Japan
Chemical producer Kaneka Corp. faces allegations of harassment after an employee returned from paternity leave to find that he — and, one presumes, his family — was being transferred to a different branch in another part of the country.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 7, 2019
Putin says Japan's military cooperation with U.S. is getting in the way of peace talks with Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he wants to conclude a postwar peace treaty with Japan but that the process is challenging due to Tokyo's military cooperation with Washington.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 6, 2019
Amid Iran-U.S. standoff, Abe to play mediator in Tehran in first visit for a Japan PM since revolution
Abe is expected to stress the importance of an international nuclear deal reached in 2015, even as the United States has withdrawn from it.
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JAPAN
Jun 6, 2019
In a sign of warmer Japan-China ties, Abe and Xi expected to sign panda research pact at G20
Japan and China plan to cooperate on breeding research for giant pandas by signing a memorandum later this month when their leaders meet on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.
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SOCCER
Jun 5, 2019
Japan comes up empty in scoreless draw with Trinidad and Tobago
Japan showed plenty of attacking energy but was foiled by Trinidad and Tobago 'keeper Marvin Phillip in Wednesday's scoreless draw.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 5, 2019
Japan and Italy affirm cooperation for Osaka G20 summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Italian Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi on Wednesday confirmed their countries' intentions to cooperate at the Group of 20 summit to be held in the city of Osaka on June 28 and 29.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 5, 2019
Lawmaker Antonio Inoki plans to visit North Korea for six days from June 21
Upper House lawmaker Antonio Inoki plans to make a six-day trip to North Korea from June 21 to meet officials there, sources familiar with the plan said Tuesday.
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SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jun 4, 2019
England not focused on revenge in upcoming Women's World Cup match against Japan
England insists it will not be seeking revenge for its heartbreaking defeat to Japan at the last Women’s World Cup when the teams meet at this year’s tournament, but it believes Japanese players will fear it more this time.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 4, 2019
Why Japanese mediation of U.S.-Iran tensions makes sense
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to mediate between the U.S. and Iran is a logical move that could succeed in providing necessary off-ramps for the two countries.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 4, 2019
Trump bump: Building on U.S. president's visit
Tokyo should leverage the momentum of the Trump visit to strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance not just symbolically, but in a concrete and forward-leaning manner.
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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 4, 2019
As U.S. rips China on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary, Japan takes a different tack
In an annual statement, the U.S. State Department marked the 30th anniversary of China's June 4, 1989, Tiananmen crackdown with one of its most harsh criticisms to date, delivering a scathing assessment of the massacre and praising the "heroic protest movement" — a message that stood in stark contrast...
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JAPAN
Jun 4, 2019
Jetstar Japan to cancel 70 flights in June due to pilot shortage
Budget carrier Jetstar Japan is expecting to cancel 70 flights in June, 2 percent of the total, due to a temporary shortage of pilots.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 3, 2019
As Abe awaits meeting with Kim, observers flag gaps on North Korea policy between U.S. and Tokyo
Japan's policy on North Korea is under growing scrutiny, particularly since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed willingness to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "without conditions."
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JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 3, 2019
30 years after the Tiananmen massacre, can Japan do more to keep its memory alive?
The West and Japan have sought to balance human rights concerns with reaping the rewards of economic relations with China.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 3, 2019
Soviet documents reveal Moscow's view on territory seized from Japan at end of WWII
Top Soviet officials were aware that the lack of a reference in the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty to the sovereignty of islands seized from Japan in the closing days of World War II could be exploited in postwar negotiations with Tokyo, declassified documents obtained by Kyodo News have shown.

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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