The Japan Times On Sunday
APRIL 2, 2017 | VOL. 57 NO. 14



Front page
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- Trump orders review of U.S. trade



Features
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- Matohu: Observing tradition in modern design
- Tokyo fashion week



News
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[NATIONAL]
- Toshiba heads for third delay on earnings
- Parks fill up as nation readies for annual ’sakura’ extravaganza
etc.

[DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN]
- Gangs aren’t as intimidating as they used to be

[WORLD]
- China downplays U.S. tensions
- White House staff wealth is revealed
etc.

[BUSINESS]
- Hindus imperil India meat firms
- Russians turn to alcohol-free beer as government fights drinking
etc.

[SPORTS]
- Medvedeva retains title; Mihara fifth
- Giants best Dragons in opener
etc.



Week in review　　※日本語注釈付の短い英文記事
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- 香港の行政長官選挙、親中派の林鄭月娥氏が当選
- 高裁が高浜原発運転差し止め取り消しの判決
- 那須のスキー場で雪崩、高校生ら8人死亡
- 核兵器禁止条約交渉会議に日本は不参加を表明
- 英首相、EU離脱を通知
- 東芝、WHの米破産法申請を承認
- マレーシア、金正男氏の遺体を北朝鮮に移送
- 韓国の朴槿恵前大統領、逮捕




Timeout
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[FOOD]
- Craft Sake Week picks up steam in Roppongi Hills
*Craft Sake Week is the brainchild of former soccer star Hidetoshi Nakata.
etc.

[BIG IN JAPAN]
- Easter: cracking the final festival frontier

[COUNTERPOINT]
- What conspires to make Japanese seem so unhappy?

[MEDIA MIX]
- What, if anything, makes Japan unique?

[WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?]
- Etsuro Sotoo: Master sculptor found calling in a pile of rocks

[SCIENCE & NATURE]　　※日本語注釈付
- Lypa’s art speaks of life ’out on the land’etc.

[BOOKS]
- Murakami’s latest lacks touch that inspired a generation
etc.



Japan Times gone by
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[100 YEARS AGO]
Friday, April 13, 1917
Yoshino-yama cherry trees attacked by ants

[75 YEARS AGO]
Tuesday, April 14, 1942
Bataan Peninsula falls after MacArthur flees

[50 YEARS AGO]
Wednesday, April 5, 1967
Wife no longer hesitant in taking a bath first

[25 YEARS AGO]
Saturday, April 18, 1992
Fingerprint revision passes amid outcry



Opinion　※日本語注釈付
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[EDITORIAL]
- A treaty to ban nuclear weapons　※QR音声付
- New York banker left a legacy
etc.

[GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES]

[LETTERS]

[TWEETS OF THE WEEK]



Diversions
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[UNIVERSAL SUNDAY CROSSWORD]

[SUDOKU]

[7 LITTLE WORDS]

[CARTOONS]