The Japan Times On Sunday
APRIL 30, 2017 | VOL. 57 NO. 18



Front page
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- N. Korea tests missile and world



Features
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- POPULIST POWER

　Looking back at some of the political platforms
　that have been heavily endorsed by voters over
　the past century in a bid to predict
　where the country might be headed under
　the ’third generation’ of postwar Japanese




News
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[NATIONAL]
- Land-based Aegis study fast-tracked
- Yamato hikes rates for deliveries
etc.

[WORLD]
- France’s Nazi history dogs far-right candidate Le Pen
- U.S. NSA limits internet activity
etc.

[BUSINESS]
- Stopgap staves off U.S. shutdown
- U.S. quarterly growth rate worst in years
etc.

[SPORTS]
- Maeda regains form for Dodgers
- Walters aims to inspire with coaching
etc.



Week in review　　※日本語注釈付の短い英文記事
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- 仏大統領選挙、ルペン氏勝利の可能性
- 受動喫煙対策が難航
- フィギュア国別対抗戦、日本が３大会ぶり２度目の優勝
- 東海村・核燃再処理工場　廃止に70年8000億円
- 仏大統領選挙、マクロン氏とルペン氏が決選投票へ
- NSAとの情報活動協力について菅官房長官言及控える
- 今村復興相、辞任
-「報道の自由」ランキング、日本は72位




Timeout
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[FOOD]
- Diving into the world of Japanese sea greens
etc.

[BIG IN JAPAN]
- Donald Trump’s ’first 100 days’ is down for the count

[COUNTERPOINT]
- Civil society across Asia is flowering but fragile

[MEDIA MIX]
- Voter apathy can threaten democracy

[WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?]　　※日本語注釈付
- 根本雅子: Bringing experience abroad to the workplace

[SCIENCE & NATURE]　　※日本語注釈付
- Indonesia’s ’selfie monkey’ facing extinction
etc.

[BOOKS]
- Heroism and defiance in the response to the Fukushima disaster
etc.




Opinion　※日本語注釈付
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[EDITORIAL]
- Lawsuits against local offi cials｜住民訴訟の賠償軽減
etc.

[GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES]

[LETTERS]

[TWEETS OF THE WEEK]




Diversions
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[20 QUESTIONS]
- Mayuko Hagiwara (Professional cyclist)｜’Challenge yourself as much as possible’

[UNIVERSAL SUNDAY CROSSWORD]

[SUDOKU]

[7 LITTLE WORDS]

[CARTOONS]