Feature
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[THE CLIMATE CRISIS - EMERGENCY ON ‘LUCKY ISLAND’]
After declaring an unprecedented climate emergency,
the island of Iki now needs to lead the charge toward a more sustainable future




News
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[NATIONAL]
- Ghosn video was checked just monthly
etc.

[DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN]
- The importance of defining organized crime

[WORLD]
- How Iran planned to attack U.S. forces
etc.

[OPINION]
- What a decade of Netflix did to Hollywood
etc.

[WEEK IN REVIEW]
- Putin marks two decades in power
- Uighur kids orphaned in Turkey
- Immigration chief touts 2020 security
- Seven-Eleven expels franchise
- North’s Kim calls for ‘offensive’ steps
- Thousands trapped by Australia fires
- Emperor hopes for peaceful year
- Firms pessimistic about economy




The Japan Times X Kateigaho International Japan Edition
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[A TOAST TO MINGEI]
‘The finest assemblage of Japanese folk crafts outside Japan’




Timeout
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[WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?]
- Motoki Hirai: Spreading the power of music

[FOOD]
- The rapidly maturing market for Japan’s artisanal cheeses
etc.

[BIG IN JAPAN]
- From hangover cures to prairie dogs, tabloids end 2019 with a bang

[MEDIA MIX]
- Bureaucrats take top news honors in 2019

[JAPAN PULSE]
- Predicting Japan’s digital trends of the next decade

[BOOKS]
- The books to watch out for in 2020
etc.

[JAPAN TIMES GONE BY]
- 100 YEARS AGO
　Thursday, Jan. 1, 1920 | Woman impersonator coming to Tokyo
- 75 YEARS AGO
　Friday, Jan. 5, 1945 | Home Ministry wants air shelters to be built
- 50 YEARS AGO
　Thursday, Jan. 15, 1970 | 76.3% of youths prefer pleasure-seeking
- 25 YEARS AGO
　Wednesday, Jan. 18, 1995 | Powerful earthquake kills scores in Kansai

[UNIVERSAL SUNDAY CROSSWORD]

[SUDOKU]

[7 LITTLE WORDS]

[CARTOONS]

[TWEETS OF THE WEEK]




Sports
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- Japan secures victory over Uruguay in ATP Cup
etc.