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Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 30, 2016
Heel! A ruff guide to Japan's top dogs
Behind the scenes of the country's largest dog show.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Apr 30, 2016
Endangered Media
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2016
How France sank Japan's $40 billion Australian submarine dream
In 2014, a blossoming friendship between Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe looked to have all but sewn up a $40 billion submarine deal. Then French naval contractor DCNS hatched a bold and seemingly hopeless plan to crash the party.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2016
Japan eyes deal to lease MSDF aircraft to Philippines from May
Japan and the Philippines are set to clinch a deal next month on the provision of Maritime Self-Defense Force TC-90 training aircraft to the Southeast Asian country, officials of the two countries said Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 30, 2016
South Korean politician wants landmark 'comfort women' deal nullified
A co-leader of South Korea's second-largest opposition party on Friday called for nullifying a landmark deal struck between Japan and South Korea last year on the issue of "comfort women" forced into wartime Japanese military brothels.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 29, 2016
Ojitani captures national title; Harasawa earns Rio berth
Takeshi Ojitani captured his second open-weight National Judo Championship on Friday, while beaten semifinalist Hisayoshi Harasawa was chosen for the over-100-kg division for this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 29, 2016
Kishida arrives in Beijing to begin first leg of eight-day Asian tour
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Beijing on Friday for the first leg of an eight-day trip that will also take him to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 29, 2016
Why Japan lost Aussie sub bid
The botched bidding process for a contract to build submarines for Australia's navy was an important lesson for Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2016
Japan looks to reform rigid tour guide exams as part of wider tourism push
As Japan begins to adapt to the unprecedented influx of foreign visitors, the tightly regulated tour guide industry prepares for major reform.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 28, 2016
Tokyo tests waters for May visit to Beijing by top Abe aide
The visit would lay the groundwork for a summit between Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year, sources said.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 28, 2016
Taiwan moves to 'clarify' Okinotorishima stance in response to fishing boat seizure
Taipei is stepping up diplomatic efforts to clarify its position on Okinotorishima Island, the southernmost point of Japanese territory, after a Taiwanese fishing boat and its crew were detained by the Japan Coast Guard for fishing in adjacent waters.
SOCCER
Apr 28, 2016
Japan's European-based standouts not expected to compete in Rio as overage players
Japan will almost certainly not be able to call up European-based stars such as AC Milan's Keisuke Honda and Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo as overage players for this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Japan Football Association technical director Masahiro Shimoda said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2016
Japan's offshore investors on edge as Panama Papers revelations spark Hong Kong clampdown
Earlier this month, major banks in the territory suddenly stopped accepting applications to open accounts, says one financial consultant.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 27, 2016
Two teenage snowboarders banned over marijuana use while on U.S. tour
The Ski Association of Japan said on Wednesday it has indefinitely banned two teenage snowboarders after they were found to have used marijuana on a tour to the United States in December.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 27, 2016
Takakura hired as first female manager of Nadeshiko Japan
The Japan Football Association appointed Nadeshiko Japan's first ever female manager on Wednesday, naming four-time Asian women's coach of the year Asako Takakura as successor to Norio Sasaki.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 27, 2016
Agent Orange and Okinawa: the story so far
Five years after The Japan Times first revealed the U.S. military's use of toxic defoliants on the island, new evidence continues to come to light.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2016
Japan, China, South Korea agree to cooperate over disaster waste
Environment ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agreed Wednesday to cooperate on management and reuse of disaster waste, with Tokyo offering to share its experience from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan and other disasters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2016
China says Australia sub deal strengthens U.S., warns Canberra to keep out of regional disputes
Chinese state-run media said Wednesday that Australia's choice of France to build its next-generation fleet of submarines avoided a "worst-case scenario" by not choosing Japan but issued a warning to U.S. ally Canberra not to upset the shifting security balance in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2016
Turnbull defends paying more to build submarines locally with French group
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday defended a decision to build a submarine fleet in partnership with France in Australia rather than opt for a faster build with initial work offshore.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2016
Singapore foreign minister stresses rule of law in South China Sea
Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan called for enhanced cooperation between Southeast Asian states and Japan to maintain the rule of law at sea amid China's rising assertiveness in the South China Sea.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
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.
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.
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%).
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.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
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Longform

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