The Japan Times On Sunday
APRIL 7, 2019 | VOL. 59 NO. 14



Front page
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Ghosn’s fate may lie in Mideast



News
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[NATIONAL]
- Universities slow to ban smoking
etc.

[DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN]
- Solving the world’s largest bitcoin heist

[WORLD]
- Mom gives birth to gay son’s baby
etc.

[OPINION]
- Overhaul foreign trainee program
etc.

[WEEK IN REVIEW]
- N.Z. failed to record hate crimes
- Experts alarmed by U.S. aid cuts
- Japan’s next era to be named Reiwa
- Mood among big firms sours: tankan
- SDF officers OK’d for Sinai mission
- Teens dissatisfied with National Diet
- Ghosn rearrested on fresh charges
- Democrats target Trump tax returns



Features
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TOKYO BIG SIGHT
　Experiencing all the hustle and bustle of Japan’s biggest convention
　and exhibition center before it reports for Olympic duty



Timeout
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[WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?]
- Yasushi Hirano’s aria of operatic commitment

[FOOD]
- Japan dominates Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards in 2019
etc.

[BIG IN JAPAN]
- New era offers an opportunity to reassess the future

[MEDIA MIX]
- Outgoing Emperor has made the role his own

[JAPAN PULSE]
- Getting to the bottom of Chicano subculture coverage on Japan

[BOOKS]
- Wes Lang and his quest to climb Japan’s top 100 mountains

[JAPAN TIMES GONE BY]
100 YEARS AGO (Wednesday, April 30, 1919) - Fire destroys 3,700 buildings in Yokohama
75 YEARS AGO (Wednesday, April 12, 1944) - Blow to back of head restores veteran’s sight
50 YEARS AGO (Tuesday, April 29, 1969) - Train lines halted as student mobs run wild
25 YEARS AGO (Wednesday, April 6, 1994) - Biologists fi nd coral growing in Tokyo Bay

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



Sports
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- JOC set to name judo chief Yamashita new president
etc.