The Japan Times On Sunday
FEBRUARY 3, 2019 | VOL. 59 NO. 5



Front page
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U.S. suspends INF arms treaty



News
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[NATIONAL]
- All Okinawa cities to vote on base plan
etc.

[DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN]
- Rethinking media coverage of ‘theatrical crime’

[WORLD]
- Could South Korea seek own nukes?
etc.

[OPINION]
- What’s missing from the ‘boom’
etc.

[WEEK IN REVIEW]
- Thai youth rising up as election set
- Schumer’s flip phone vs. Trump
- Abe omits S. Korea ties in Diet speech
- Shock follows Arashi hiatus news
- Osaka win gives sponsors a boost
- Arrest was result of ‘treason’: Ghosn
- Trump lashes out at own intel chiefs
- Alarm sounded on nuclear waste



Features
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Game for a laugh - Learning to become a manzai comedian


Timeout
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[WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?]

[FOOD]
- Back from the brink: Reviving abandoned vineyards in Osaka
etc.

[BIG IN JAPAN]
- Facial recognition technology: What would Orwell say?

[MEDIA MIX]
- Tabloid under fire for objectification of women

[JAPAN PULSE]
- Tiramisu copyright furor highlights the internet’s importance

[BOOKS]
- How Japan unleashed Lu Xun’s ferocious literary passion

[JAPAN TIMES GONE BY]
100 YEARS AGO (Sunday, Feb. 2, 1919) - Tokyo gripped by dread disease
75 YEARS AGO (Monday, Feb. 28, 1944) - Entertainers to curb extravagant centers
50 YEARS AGO (Friday, Feb. 7, 1969) - Dancer arrested after 30 die in Koriyama fire
25 YEARS AGO (Thursday, Feb. 10, 1994) - Dog trainer suspected of being serial killer

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



Sports
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- Samurai Blue fall to Qatar in final
etc.