The Japan Times On Sunday
JULY 8, 2018 | VOL. 58 NO. 27



Front page
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Deadly storm wreaks havoc in western Japan



Features
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Can co-working spaces change work culture?

　Freelancers aren’t the only people utilizing shared office space these days,
　with companies increasingly looking at getting in on the act



News
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[NATIONAL]
- Letters by Aum cultists show regret
etc.

[WORLD]
- Pompeo ‘very firm’ in Pyongyang talks
etc.

[SPORTS]
- Japan still in hunt for 2020 berth
etc.

[WEEK IN REVIEW]
- Sanctioned oligarch has vast U.S. ties
- NATO nations defend spending
- Christian sites get UNESCO listing
- Hanyu receives government award
- Japan to use more renewable energy
- Najib maintains innocence in court
- Samurai Blue to get new manager
- Video of Syria-held journalist emerges



Opinion
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- Reducing Japan’s plutonium stock
etc.



Timeout
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[WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?]
Tetsuji Honna picks up the tempo in Hanoi

[FOOD]
- Restaurant chains are taking the smoking ban into their own hands
etc.

[BIG IN JAPAN]
- Exploring the bare difference between a truth and a lie

[MEDIA MIX]
- Rose-tinted views of elderly workers’ plight

[JAPAN PULSE]
- Women in Japan fall for an Amuro who isn’t the J-pop star

[BOOKS]
- Reliving the heady days of gangster land Shanghai
etc.

[20 QUESTIONS]
Hank Rao: Japan’s biggest flavors come in small boxes


[UNIVERSAL SUNDAY CROSSWORD]
[SUDOKU]
[7 LITTLE WORDS]
[CARTOONS]