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Japan, U.S. may begin auto talks




Feature
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[TIMEOUT]
Big in Japan?
　Artists from abroad may find it more difficult to draw a crowd


[ESCAPE]　※一部日本語注釈付
Discover a country of contrasts in Thailand
さまざまな顔を持つタイ
etc.


[BIG IN JAPAN]
2017: a year for sumo nostalgia


[COUNTERPOINT]
Sino-Japanese propaganda wars are heating up


[MEDIA MIX]
Nation’s aging prison population in the spotlight


[LIFESTYLE & CULTURE]
Biennale takes good hard look in mirror
etc.


[SCIENCE & NATURE] ※日本語注釈付
Six simulate living on Mars in Hawaii dome
etc.




News
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[NATIONAL]
- Japan must lead in Asia: expert
- ’Ama’ harvesting methods urged for inclusion on cultural asset list
etc.


WORLD]
- U.S. bars refugees, halts visas for Muslim nations
- North Korea reboots key reactor: report
etc.


[BUSINESS]
- Trump is wild card for U.S. trade
- Zuckerberg drops lawsuits over Hawaiian isle land deal
etc.


[SPORTS]
- Medvedeva sets record in win
- Barnett enjoys TV work for Warriors
etc.




Week In Review ※日本語注釈付
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- Russia enlists Iran to enforce Syrian truce
　アスタナのシリア和平交渉、停戦維持で仲介国が合意

- One-off abdication eyed for Emperor
　天皇退位は「一代限り」に力点

- Trump torpedoes Pacific trade pact
　トランプ米大統領、TPP離脱の大統領令に署名

- Judges thwart May’s Brexit plan
　英最高裁、EU離脱通知前に議会承認必要と判断

- Defense Ministry launches satellite
　防衛省の通信衛星「きらめき２号」打ち上げ成功

- First trade surplus logged in six years
　16年の貿易収支６年ぶりに黒字

-Japan hails local sumo champion
　稀勢の里、日本人力士として19年ぶりに横綱に昇進

- Dow finally crosses 20,000 threshold
　NY 株、初の２万ドル突破

- Trump to construct Mexico border wall
　トランプ米大統領、国境の壁建設の大統領令に署名




Others
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[OPINION] ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
- Making use of dormant accounts
休眠預金の活用
etc.


[BOOKS]
Translated A-bomb book a reminder of depths of suffering
etc.


[20 QUESTIONS]
John Paul Foster (Photographer, lecturer)
　’Little details separate good from great photos’



[CARTOONS]

[UNIVERSAL SUNDAY CROSSWORD]

[SUDOKU]

[7 LITTLE WORDS]

[LETTER OF THE WEEK]

[TWEETS OF THE WEEK]

[OVERHEARD]