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The Japan Times On Sunday 12/18号 掲載内容
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★COVER
China seizes U.S. survey drone


★FEATURE
　Charity begins at home

　Domestic nonprofit organizations face a number of obstacles in their
　attempts to make a difference in people’s lives


★HELP WANTED ADS




■NATIONAL
Man’s cancer deemed as work-related
etc.


■VIEW FSROM OSAKA
Kansai towns gear up for the ‘Pork Barrel-ympics’



■WORLD
Obama defends handling of hack, hints at response
etc.


■BUSINESS
Seoul seniors turn to courier jobs
etc.




●WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付

Trump’s trade talk spooks U.S. firms
トランプ氏の中国政策をめぐり米企業が中国の報復を懸念

Japan to allow casino gambling
カジノ解禁法、成立

Exxon CEO tapped as top U.S. diplomat
米国務長官にエクソンモービル会長

Rebels surrender, evacuate Aleppo
反体制派アレッポ撤退へ、シリア政府軍と合意

Japan asks U.S. to ground all Osprey
政府、オスプレイの事故に運行停止を要請

Confidence in economy growing
日銀短観、景況感が一年半ぶりに改善

Italy’s new leader wins Senate vote
イタリアでジェンティローニ新内閣が発足へ、上院が信任

Japan, Russia wrap up summit
露プーチン大統領来日も北方領土問題に進展なし




●OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
Recidivism among the elderly
高齢者の再犯
etc.


◆ESCAPE　※一部日本語注釈付
Utah ski resorts offer a backcountry alternative
etc.


◆BIG IN JAPAN
Western culture and the end of Japanese ‘harmony’



◆COUNTERPOINT
The politics of protest in Asian democracies


◆MEDIA MIX
Undercover journalist infiltrates Uniqlo


◆LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Sonya Park: The styling of Arts & Science
etc.


◆SCIENCE & NATURE　※一部日本語注釈付
Scientific findings inspire amid tough year
etc.


◆BOOKS
Love, obsession and perverted desires in Japan’s age of steam
etc.


◆20 QUESTIONS
‘Think about what makes a gift special’


■SPORTS
Stuhec notches another victory
etc.




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