The Japan Times On Sunday
MAY 7, 2017 | VOL. 57 NO. 19



Front page
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- Japan weighs acquiring missiles



Features
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- Calling card: the evolution of business cards in Japan

　Examining the significance of the almighty meishi



News
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[NATIONAL]
- Men-only islet to be UNESCO site
etc.

[DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN]
- Heists suggest gangs may be back in business

[WORLD]
- In France, leak rattles campaign
etc.

[SPORTS]
- Rangers outlast Mariners in 13
etc.



Week in review　　※日本語注釈付の短い英文記事
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- 中国に傾き始めたASEAN諸国
- フランス大統領選、好対照の候補者２人
- 英国のEU離脱交渉、前途は多難
- 海上自衛艦、初の「米艦防護」へ
- 習近平主席、北朝鮮の核実験自制呼び掛け：トランプ大統領
- 安倍首相、憲法改正に改めて意欲示す
- プエルトリコが破産申告、米最大
- ナチスに殺害された障害者の脳、医学調査へ




Timeout
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[FOOD]
- ’Mouthfeel’: The role of texture in taste
etc.

[BIG IN JAPAN]
- Corporate zombies need ’rich brains’

[COUNTERPOINT]
- Escalating threats to secularism in Bangladesh

[MEDIA MIX]
- Japanese tradition denies surrogacy

[WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?]
- 山岸潤史 /ジューン・ヤマギシ: Hitting New Orleans with a suitcase and guitar

[BOOKS]
- Kick-starting the discussion of press freedom in Japan
etc.



Japan Times gone by
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[100 YEARS AGO]
Thursday, May 31, 1917
Tampering with mail at the Post Office

[75 YEARS AGO]
Friday, May 8, 1942
Japan forces defeat U.S. at Corregidor fortress

[50 YEARS AGO]
Friday, May 26, 1967
Mount Fuji is losing
its symmetric outline

[25 YEARS AGO]
Tuesday, May 19, 1992
Tokyo residents avoid talking to foreigners



Opinion　※日本語注釈付
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[EDITORIAL]
- The labor drag on the economy
etc.

[LETTERS]

[TWEETS OF THE WEEK]



Diversions
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[UNIVERSAL SUNDAY CROSSWORD]

[SUDOKU]

[7 LITTLE WORDS]

[CARTOONS]