The Japan Times On Sunday
SEPTEMBER 23, 2018 | VOL. 58 NO. 38



Front page
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Japan agrees to U.S. FTA talks



News
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[NATIONAL]
- Preventive step led to Hokkaido blackout: paper
etc.

[WORLD]
- Trump upends party strategy on assault claim
etc.

[OPINION]
- Tourism and rising land prices
etc.

[WEEK IN REVIEW]
- Hurricane ratings leave out rainfall
- Flurry of activity in Russia probe
- Veteran actress Kirin Kiki dies at 75
- SDF may join Sinai peace mission
- MSDF vessel drills in South China Sea
- Maezawa bound for lunar orbit
- Abe tops Ishiba in LDP leadership poll
- Inflation ticks up but short of target



Features
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Examining the enduring allure of a Japanese icon

　Hokusai’s thirst for new forms of expression and willingness
　to abandon established techniques in pursuance of
　an artistic vision continues to intrigue the world today



Timeout
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[WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?]
Yuichiro Hori: Designing a new life in China

[FOOD]
- For Tohru Nakamura, fusion is in the blood, not just the food
etc.

[BIG IN JAPAN]
- Will Don Quijote tilt its lance at the Amazon giant?

[MEDIA MIX]
- The problem with padding employment records

[JAPAN PULSE]
- Social media falls in love with Osaka as tennis star sparks debate

[BOOKS]
- Twenty years after ‘Underground,’ what has Japan learned?

[20 QUESTIONS]
Patrick Behuhum: Looking to the future of Africa and Japan


[UNIVERSAL SUNDAY CROSSWORD]
[SUDOKU]
[7 LITTLE WORDS]
[CARTOONS]
[TWEETS OF THE WEEK]



Sports
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- Hanyu leads after short program
etc.