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JAPAN
Jan 24, 2018
Japan studies how to support 2011 disaster areas after Reconstruction Agency folds in 2021
The government has started preliminary work on determining how best to support rebuilding efforts in areas of northeastern Japan devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster when the Reconstruction Agency is abolished in March 2021, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 23, 2018
Samurai Japan skipper Atsunori Inaba begins preparations for March series against Australia
Atsunori Inaba managed a team of young players in his first tournament in charge of Samurai Japan. In March, he'll get his first chance to step into the dugout with the top team.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 23, 2018
Japan, China and the western Balkans
The western Balkans are another front in Japan and China's global soft power competition.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 23, 2018
Japan and Europe start the central bank reset
Officials are going to respond accordingly to the improving global economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 23, 2018
North Korea may seek to steal Olympic spotlight with massive military parade one day ahead of games
In a move seen as a possible bid to steal some of the Olympic limelight and one that could jeopardize easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea has moved forward the date it will mark the 70th anniversary of its regular army's founding to Feb. 8 — just a day before the Winter Games kick...
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2018
MSDF patrol plane spots North Korean and Commonwealth of Dominica tankers making contact off Shanghai
A Japanese patrol plane spotted contact between tankers of North Korea and Commonwealth of Dominica in the East China Sea, raising suspicion of a possible transfer of cargo in violation of U.N. sanctions on the North, government sources have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 23, 2018
Japan says U.S. military aircraft mishaps more than doubled in 2017
Accidents or incidents involving U.S. military aircraft in Japan more than doubled to 25 cases in 2017 from 11 the year before, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2018
Ibaraki nuclear plant used erroneous fuel rod data for over 40 years, utility says
For more than 40 years, Japan Atomic Power Co. used erroneous data regarding the location of nuclear fuel rods within the reactor at its Tokai No. 2 power plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, the company has said.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2018
Japan to deploy its first F-35A stealth fighter Friday at Misawa base
The first F-35A stealth fighter jet for the Air Self-Defense Force is set to be deployed to the Misawa base in Aomori Prefecture on Friday, Defense Ministry officials said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2018
IMF raises Japan's growth forecast to 1.2% on broad-based global recovery
The International Monetary Fund on Monday forecast Japan's economy will grow 1.2 percent this year, up 0.5 percentage points from its October estimate, as a broad-based global recovery has gathered steam.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 22, 2018
Why is Japan populist-free?
Japan's middle-class mentality helps keep the dangerous populist politics roiling other countries at bay.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 22, 2018
Even a final, irreversible deal can be broken
Japan and South Korea are wrangling again over an apology for 'comfort women.' That tells us something about international law.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 22, 2018
Egyptian sumo wrestler Osunaarashi denies driving car that caused accident
Egyptian sumo wrestler Osunaarashi told officials of the ancient sport's governing body late Sunday night he did not drive the car that caused a minor traffic accident in central Japan earlier this month, the officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 21, 2018
Abused foreign trainees in Japan pressured to leave labor union by technical intern program's supervising body AHM
An organization that supervises foreign trainees brought to Japan under the Technical Intern Training Program attempted to pressure a 25-year-old man from the Philippines to leave his labor union, the union said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 21, 2018
Japan to help developing nations enforce North Korea trade sanctions
Japan prepares to train developing nations in Africa and Asia to catch arms dealers and money launderers who do business with North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2018
Residents and expats in Kansai mark Trump inauguration anniversary with protest march
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 20, 2018
Yahoo Japan defamed man by displaying false search results: Tokyo High Court
A man who sued Yahoo Japan for defamatory search results wins his case against the search giant after the Tokyo High Court orders that the offending entries be deleted.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jan 20, 2018
Escher Pact
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 20, 2018
China sought to water down Vancouver meeting on North Korea
In the weeks leading up to a meeting of foreign ministers this month in Vancouver that discussed ways to rein in North Korea, China exerted strong pressure on some countries involved not to attend it, diplomatic sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2018
One year later, Abe's gamble on the unpredictable Trump appears to be paying off
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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.
Many summer fireworks festivals in Japan canceled due to complaints
Fireworks during Irumagawa Tanabata Festival in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture in July 2023
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.
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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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.
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