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BASKETBALL
Dec 29, 2019
Yuki Kawamura and Kubema Joseph Steve power Fukuoka Daiichi to second straight Winter Cup
Fukuoka Daiichi added another crystal Winter Cup to its trophy shelf on Sunday with a dominant performance.
EDITORIALS
Dec 29, 2019
Delays and cost overruns at Henoko
The government needs to assess whether the Futenma replacement project — with the substantial delays, cost overruns and local opposition — is still a viable project.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 28, 2019
Ohka Gakuen holds off Gifu Girls' late rally to capture Winter Cup title
Ohka Gakuen survived reigning champion Gifu Girls' late surge and recaptured the Winter Cup title with a 72-67 victory on Saturday at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza.
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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 28, 2019
Year Of Rat Trap
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BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2019
Ex-USTR official Wendy Cutler calls on Japan to lead WTO reform
Wendy Cutler, who served as the acting deputy U.S. trade representative under President Barack Obama, called on Japan to lead the reform of the World Trade Organization in a recent interview.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 27, 2019
Korean court declines to rule on landmark 2015 'comfort women' agreement; doubt cast on treaty status
South Korea's Constitutional Court declined Friday to rule on the validity of a 2015 diplomatic agreement with Japan that aimed to provide funds to the Korean "comfort women" but was deeply unpopular with the Korean public and may have fallen short of being an official treaty.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 27, 2019
Execs quit as Japan Post units ordered to halt insurance sales for three months
Japan Post Holdings CEO Masatsugu Nagato, Japan Post Insurance President Mitsuhiko Uehira and Japan Post President Kunio Yokoyama are all resigning over the scandal.
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BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2019
Japan Display considers selling key plant to Apple and Sharp
Japan Display Inc. is considering selling a major plant in central Japan to Apple Inc. and Sharp Corp. in an apparent bid to improve its balance sheet, sources close to the matter said Friday.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Dec 27, 2019
Okinawa residents live in fear of stray munitions from U.S. practice range
The proximity of Okinawa Prefecture's Igei Ward in the town of Kin to a U.S. Marine Corps live shooting range puts residents at constant risk of stray bullets and other munitions landing on private property, ripping through roofs or even injuring civilians.
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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 27, 2019
Abe approved decision not to reveal Japanese pair were alive in North Korea, sources say
The prime minister feared the public would “react negatively” if they found out 1970s abductees Minoru Tanaka and Tatsumitsu Kaneda were alive and well.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 26, 2019
Former minister Hiroya Masuda to lead Japan Post after insurance scandal
Hiroya Masuda, a former minister of internal affairs and communications, will replace Masatsugu Nagato as president of Japan Post Holdings Co., effective early next year, a source familiar with the plan said Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 26, 2019
Japan U-23 team to face South Africa, Cote d'Ivoire in Olympic warmups
The Japan Under-23 squad will warm up for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with friendlies against South Africa and Cote d'Ivoire in March, the Japan Football Association announced Thursday.
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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 26, 2019
Japan PM Takeshita heeded warning to avoid Yasukuni before 1988 China trip
In August 1988, the Japanese ambassador to China urged Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita not to visit the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, months before his trip to the country, declassified diplomatic records showed Wednesday.
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JAPAN
Dec 26, 2019
Work on U.S. base at Henoko in Okinawa to cost nearly triple initial estimate
Building the replacement facility is now expected to cost u00a5930 billion, far exceeding its initial u00a5350 billion estimate, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 26, 2019
Daisuke Takahashi, Yuko Arimori among former Olympians named as runners for 2020 Games torch relay
Figure skater Daisuke Takahashi and marathoner Yuko Arimori were among several past Olympians added to the list of runners in the 2020 Tokyo Games torch relay on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Dec 26, 2019
Follow up on the Abe-Moon talks to restore ties
Both Japan and South Korea need to make every effort to get the bilateral relationship back on an even keel.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 26, 2019
Japan's year that could have been
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe guided Japan's diplomacy in 2019 with a steady hand.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2019
Arashi tapped as Japan goodwill envoys to China ahead of Tokyo Olympics
The government said Wednesday that it has tapped popular Japanese boy band Arashi as a goodwill ambassador to promote cultural and sports exchanges with China ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
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BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2019
Japan's beer exports to South Korea down 99 percent on year in November
Beer exports by Japan to South Korea in November stood at ¥6.96 million, down 99.1 percent from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
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JAPAN
Dec 26, 2019
Japanese professors issue appeal for Chinese colleague missing in homeland
A group of Japanese researchers is pleading for the safe return of a prominent Chinese scholar at Hokkaido University of Education who they have not heard from since shortly after he left for China to attend a family funeral in June.
Many summer fireworks festivals in Japan canceled due to complaints
Fireworks during Irumagawa Tanabata Festival in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture in July 2023
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.
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.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’
One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Yokohama to buy Goodyear’s off-road tire business for $905 million
Yokohama Rubber has agreed to acquire Goodyear Tire & Rubber’s off-the-road tire business as part of its global expansion plan.
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.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: 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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