The Japan Times On Sunday
JULY 16, 2017 | VOL. 57 NO. 29



Front page
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- Attention turns to fate of Liu’s wife



Features
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- Growing paper clothes in rural Japan

　A small community in Miyagi Prefecture is struggling
　to continue making one of its most-famous craft exports
　－ Shiroishi handmade paper and paper clothes



Timeout
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[FOOD]
- Once a food for the upper classes, tofu is now enjoyed by the masses
etc.

[TOKYO FOOD FILE]
- Maruka: Udon at its best, if you don’t mind the wait

[DESSERT WATCH]

[BIG IN JAPAN]
- Who is keeping an eye on Japan’s surveillance power?

[MEDIA MIX]
- Fundraising loopholes, a political norm

[COUNTERPOINT]
- A decade after Niigata’s nuclear close call

[BOOKS]
- Literary collection sheds light on corners of Meiji Era
etc.

[THE LIVING PAST]
- Harsh lessons learned from Zen meditation

[WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?]　（日本語注釈付）
- Yosuke Ushigome (牛込 陽介) | Designer finds solutions in English and humor

　デザイン会社Takramのロンドンスタジオで働くデザイナー。慶応大学卒業後、
　東京大学大学院に進学、その後名門RCAに進学。今でこそ難解なアイデアを英語でプレゼンし、
　不自由なく英語を使うが、当初は大きな障害だったという。言語の壁を克服した方法とは。


[UNIVERSAL SUNDAY CROSSWORD]

[SUDOKU]

[7 LITTLE WORDS]

[CARTOONS]



News
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[WEEK IN REVIEW]　（日本語注釈付・短めの英文）
- 米ロシア制裁法案とトランプ大統領長男のロシア接触
- 安倍首相、内閣改造で支持率アップ狙う
- 奈良市長選、現職の仲川氏当選
- 前川前事務次官、国会で証言
- ビットコイン取引所社長の裁判始まる
- 沖縄県、辺野古工事差し止め提訴へ
- IS指導者バグダディ容疑者死亡、人権監視団
- ノーベル平和賞作家劉暁波氏、死亡


[NATIONAL]
- ’Pokemon Go’ turns into a fitness tool
etc.

[VIEW FROM OSAKA]
- Doubt cast over Tomin First’s national appeal

[WORLD]
- For Liu, torture was distance from wife
etc.

[SPORTS]
- SUPER RUGBY | Sunwolves take finale in rout
etc.



Opinion（日本語注釈・QRボイス付）
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- ボルボが下した電気化の決定