The Japan Times On Sunday
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 | VOL. 58 NO. 39



Front page
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Typhoon blasts Okinawa



Special supplement
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THE BEST OF JAPAN Vol.5
- Autumn Leaves
- Ekiben
- Fall Festivals
- Fall Activities in Saitama
- Kansai Autumn Leaves
- Osaka Tourism
- Traditional Crafts



News
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[NATIONAL]
- Japan to offer 70% subsidy for Hokkaido tours
etc.

[WORLD]
- Hundreds are killed in Indonesia
etc.

[OPINION]
- Takanohana exit a big loss for sumo
etc.

[WEEK IN REVIEW]
- Is N. Korea really a nuke power?
- China biotech cash floods U.S.
- Osaka beaten in Pan Pacific final
- China accuses U.S. of ‘trade bullyism’
- Abe, Trump talk trade, North Korea
- Takanohana steps down from JSA
- Kono and N. Korean counterpart meet
- Wetlands vanish at alarming rate



Features
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The Heisei Era Defining moments: Part 5 - INNOVATION

　As we count down to the end of the Heisei Era,
　The Japan Times presents the fifth installment of a series
　that looks back at the leading issues of the past three decades.
　This installment follows Japanese games as they go global



Timeout
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[WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?]

[FOOD]
- Bringing shottsuru fish sauce back from the brink of extinction

[BIG IN JAPAN]
- Few question the death penalty for heinous crimes

[MEDIA MIX]
- Media appear to be ignoring maglev woes

[JAPAN PULSE]
- TV shows look to piggyback on the success of social media

[BOOKS]
- Dirt and difficulty: Life as the wife of a Buddhist monk

[20 QUESTIONS]
Peter Barakan: Mixing music genres into something magic


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



Sports
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- Ohtani still in swing of things
etc.