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The Japan Times On Sunday 12/18号 掲載内容
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★COVER
Trump escalates atomic remarks


★FEATURE
THE FIRST NOEL

　Japan’s first Christmas was a 16th-century celebration
　in a converted Buddhist temple with midnight hymns




■NATIONAL
Two more PMs visited Pearl Harbor
etc.


■YEN FOR LIVING
Industry split on government’s casino gamble
etc.


■WORLD
U.N. tells Israel to halt settlements
etc.




●WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付

Suu Kyi fails to end Rohingya violence
ロヒンギャ問題でASEAN外相会議が開催

Ospreys resume Okinawa flights
オスプレイが沖縄で飛行再開

Aska released on lack of evidence
ASKAさん、不起訴処分で保釈

Turkey policeman kills Russia envoy
ロシアの駐トルコ大使、警察官から銃撃受け死亡

Choi denies all charges of fraud
崔被告、朴大統領との共謀を否定

Hunt underway for Germany attacker
ベルリンのクリスマス市にトラックが突入、12人が死亡

Top court backs Futenma move
辺野古埋め立て訴訟 沖縄県の敗訴確定

Monju reactor officially scrapped
もんじゅ廃炉正式決定

Tokyo Games get official price tag
東京五輪、経費は1.6 兆円から1.8兆円

Cabinet approves record budget
2017年度の予算案、閣議決定




●OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
Better court interpreters needed
法廷通訳の資格
etc.




◆ESCAPE　※一部日本語注釈付
Hamburg has become a magnet for foodies, arts
ハンブルグの新しい魅力
etc.


◆BIG IN JAPAN
Japan reconsiders and reinterprets the Pearl Harbor attack


◆COUNTERPOINT
Is Abe the wrong messenger for Pearl Harbor?


◆MEDIA MIX
A realistic view of Japan’s island dispute


◆LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Are we literally getting into bed with robots?
etc.


◆SCIENCE & NATURE　※一部日本語注釈付
Australia winemakers battle against warming
etc.


◆BOOKS
Tales from the cracks: The 10 best books released in 2016


◆20 QUESTIONS
The most entertaining answers of 2016




■SPORTS
Mura takes lead over Uno at national championships
etc.





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