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The Japan Times On Sunday 8/21号 掲載内容
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■FEATURE
Horse Kingdom - Inside Japan’s racehorse breeding empire


■VIEW from OSAKA
Osaka misses the boat on pop culture draws



■WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付

Tokyo, Seoul make conciliatory gestures
融和ムードを演出する日韓両政府

SMAP to break up at year’s end
人気グループのSMAPが年末に解散

Bolt makes history on the track at Rio
ボルトが金、男子100ｍで五輪史上初の３連覇

Abe opposes ‘no first use’ policy
オバマ大統領の核の先制不使用に安倍首相は反対

Economic growth stalls April-June
4月～6月期のGDP、年率で0.2%の低い伸び率

SEALDs disbands, leaves door ajar
政治のあり方を模索してきた学生団体シールズが解散

IOC official held over ticket scandal
IOC理事、チケット不正販売に絡み身柄拘束

Top North Korean diplomat defects
北朝鮮駐英公使が韓国に亡命

Icho wins historic fourth gold medal
伊調馨、五輪初の女子個人４連覇



■OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
Stop international tax dodges
国際的な租税回避の取り締まり


■ESCAPE
Kumano Kodo: a trek to Japan’s sacred heart


■BIG IN JAPAN
How to teach moral ed in a relative age?


■COUNTERPOINT
Surviving close encounters with bears


■MEDIA MIX
Emperor eyes legacy with political move


■LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Japan’s architects are building a better future


■SCIENCE & NATURE
The gene that may benefit sumo giants


■BOOKS
Does ’Provoke’ still push back today?


■The Living Past
An awakening gives birth to modern medicine