The Japan Times On Sunday
OCTOBER 7, 2018 | VOL. 58 NO. 40



Front page
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- History on ice: Tsukiji’s last day



News
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[NATIONAL]
- Hokkaido industries still struggling following quake-triggered blackout
etc.

[DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN]
- Beware of the 10 million business card

[WORLD]
- Russia, India sign pact for six reactors
etc.

[OPINION]
- Protect children in custody battles
etc.

[WEEK IN REVIEW]
- Iraq stunned by targeting of women
- Kushner’s role in saving NAFTA
- Fugitive held after weeks on the run
- Three killed, 200 injured in typhoon
- Honjo wins Nobel for cancer work
- Loyalty rewarded in Cabinet lineup
- Fan Bingbing fined over tax evasion
- Toyota, SoftBank announce tie-up



Features
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ANPANMAN
Is the children’s superhero the best thing since sliced bread?



Timeout
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[WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?]
- Hitomi Hosono: Seeing it all in blue and white

[FOOD]
- Expensive and unsustainable, unagi remains as popular as ever
etc.

[BIG IN JAPAN]
- Shincho 45’s fumbles over LGBT issues hastened its demise

[MEDIA MIX]
- Repatriations reveal Koreans’ plight in Japan

[JAPAN PULSE]
- Social media lambaste 2020 Olympic volunteer program

[BOOKS]
- Deliciously sinister, beautifully illustrated supernatural tales

[JAPAN TIMES GONE BY]
100 YEARS AGO (Saturday, Oct. 5, 1918) - Cabinet ministers to give up bodyguards
75 YEARS AGO (Friday, Oct. 1, 1943) - New substitute for soy sauce discovered
50 YEARS AGO (Saturday, Oct. 5, 1968) - Afflicted Nagoya man climbs Tokyo Tower
25 YEARS AGO (Friday, Oct. 8, 1993) - Whiskey-and-water drinks a mixed success


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



Sports
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- Esports searches for foothold
etc.