The Japan Times On Sunday
OCTOBER 28, 2018 | VOL. 58 NO. 43



Front page
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Japan pivot to China? Not so fast



News
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[NATIONAL]
- Okinawa sees a post-base future
etc.

[INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS SPECIAL]
Shifting initiatives prepare students for the future

[WORLD]
- GOP struggles with bomb-scare fallout
etc.

[CZECH REPUBLIC NATIONAL DAY SPECIAL]
- Historic admiration fosters growing relations

[OPINION]
Shameful government padding
etc.

[WEEK IN REVIEW]
- U.S. plan for space force still hazy
- Korean myths and reunification
- ASDF to host ASEAN air force officers
- Dead ‘employed’ to meet quotas
- Speed blamed in Taiwan train crash
- Japan should echo Meiji courage: Abe
- Journalist held in Syria free: officials
- Tohoku utility set to scrap reactor



Features
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The Heisei Era - Defining moments: Part 6

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



Timeout
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[FOOD]
- Will hōjicha be the next Japanese tea to take the world by storm?
etc.

[BIG IN JAPAN]
- Moral education may not reflect the realities of life

[MEDIA MIX]
- Immigration law reform moves cause concern

[JAPAN PULSE]
- Some YouTubers have taken going for a drive to the next level

[BOOKS]
- A portrait of a brilliant man, neither happy nor endearing

[20 QUESTIONS]
Patrick Wheare: From tabula rasa to building community

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



Sports
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- Uno second after short program
etc.