The Japan Times / The New York Times Weekend Edition 発売日・バックナンバー

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The Japan Times On Sunday 12/18号 掲載内容
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★COVER
China seizes U.S. survey drone


★FEATURE
　Charity begins at home

　Domestic nonprofit organizations face a number of obstacles in their
　attempts to make a difference in people’s lives


★HELP WANTED ADS




■NATIONAL
Man’s cancer deemed as work-related
etc.


■VIEW FSROM OSAKA
Kansai towns gear up for the ‘Pork Barrel-ympics’



■WORLD
Obama defends handling of hack, hints at response
etc.


■BUSINESS
Seoul seniors turn to courier jobs
etc.




●WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付

Trump’s trade talk spooks U.S. firms
トランプ氏の中国政策をめぐり米企業が中国の報復を懸念

Japan to allow casino gambling
カジノ解禁法、成立

Exxon CEO tapped as top U.S. diplomat
米国務長官にエクソンモービル会長

Rebels surrender, evacuate Aleppo
反体制派アレッポ撤退へ、シリア政府軍と合意

Japan asks U.S. to ground all Osprey
政府、オスプレイの事故に運行停止を要請

Confidence in economy growing
日銀短観、景況感が一年半ぶりに改善

Italy’s new leader wins Senate vote
イタリアでジェンティローニ新内閣が発足へ、上院が信任

Japan, Russia wrap up summit
露プーチン大統領来日も北方領土問題に進展なし




●OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
Recidivism among the elderly
高齢者の再犯
etc.


◆ESCAPE　※一部日本語注釈付
Utah ski resorts offer a backcountry alternative
etc.


◆BIG IN JAPAN
Western culture and the end of Japanese ‘harmony’



◆COUNTERPOINT
The politics of protest in Asian democracies


◆MEDIA MIX
Undercover journalist infiltrates Uniqlo


◆LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Sonya Park: The styling of Arts & Science
etc.


◆SCIENCE & NATURE　※一部日本語注釈付
Scientific findings inspire amid tough year
etc.


◆BOOKS
Love, obsession and perverted desires in Japan’s age of steam
etc.


◆20 QUESTIONS
‘Think about what makes a gift special’


■SPORTS
Stuhec notches another victory
etc.




Regular articles
-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:
Letter of the week
Tweets of the Week
Universal Sunday Crossword
Cartoons
Overheard
　

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The Japan Times On Sunday 12/11号 掲載内容
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★FEATURE

Last splash

The immodest Japanese tradition
of mixed bathing may be on the
verge of extinction



■YEN FOR LIVING
The school lunch: social leveler, sacred cow



●WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付

EU faces challenges after Italian blow
イタリア首相が辞意表明、EUに新たな打撃

Abe to visit Pearl Harbor with Obama
安倍首相が真珠湾を訪問

Austrians reject far-right president
オーストリア大統領選で親EU派が勝利

N.Z. Prime Minister John Key resigns
ニュージーランド首相が家庭の事情で突然辞任

Casino bill clears Lower House
カジノ法案が衆院を通過

Son, Trump tout $50 billion deal
孫正義氏、米国に５兆円の投資を約束

Atsugi base noise ruling overturned
厚木基地訴訟で最高裁が自衛隊飛行差し止めを棄却

Diet ratifies TPP trade agreement
TPP法案と関連法案が成立

Park impeached over graft scandal
韓国、朴大統領の弾劾訴追案を可決



●OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
Keeping Olympic costs down
東京五輪の開催費
etc.


◆ESCAPE　※一部日本語注釈付
New role for Frank Wright home
ユソニアン住宅が新境地で一般公開中
etc.


◆BIG IN JAPAN
Editors thrive on controversy — but it can bite back


◆COUNTERPOINT
Same-sex marriage sparks culture war in Taiwan


◆MEDIA MIX
Could easier adoptions stem child abuse?


◆LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
DIY — a power tool for distracting kids
etc.


◆SCIENCE & NATURE　※一部日本語注釈付
Large cities key to achieving climate goals
etc.


◆BOOKS
Izumi Kyoka: Lost in the ‘slow horror’ of the natural world
etc.


◆THE LIVING PAST
Meiji Restoration leader’s lessons of sincerity




Regular articles
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Letter of the week
Tweets of the Week
Universal Sunday Crossword
Cartoons
Overheard
　

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The Japan Times On Sunday 12/4号 掲載内容
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★COVER
Trump risks China rift on Taiwan


★FEATURE
Pearl Harbor anniversary

On Dec.7, 1941, Japan bombed
Pearl Harbor bringing the United States
into WORLD WAR II.


★SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
Season’s Hints
Discover how to make this holiday season
even more special with our suggestions
from gift giving to enjoying a night out




■NATIONAL
Kishida asks Putin for progress
etc.


■DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Working harder to end death by overwork


■WORLD
A Cabinet of generals? Trump picks worry some
etc.


■BUSINESS
U.S. warns China over N. Korea
etc.



●WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付

Castro’s death may shift Cuba reform
カストロ前議長の死はキューバの経済改革を加速させるか

Tokyo 2020 costs debated
東京五輪４者協議が開催

Fillon tapped for presidential race
仏大統領選、右派候補にフィヨン氏

Aska held again for stimulant use
ASKA容疑者、覚せい剤使用容疑で再逮捕

Park places fate in parliament’s hands
韓国朴大統領、条件付きで辞意を表明

U.N. imposes new sanctions on North
国連安保理 北朝鮮への新たな制裁決議採択

OPEC agrees to cut crude oil output
OPEC、 原油の減産で最終合意

UNESCO heritage list adds 33 festivals
18県33件の祭りがユネスコ無形文化遺産に

Thai crown prince succeeds to throne
タイ新国王が即位



●OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
Fukushima’s voluntary evacuees
福島からの自主避難
etc.



◆ESCAPE　※一部日本語注釈付
Klosters offers great alpine skiing and a royal touch
英国王室ご用達、スイスのスキーリゾート
etc.


◆BIG IN JAPAN
Heralding an age of ’dictatorial leaders’


◆COUNTERPOINT
Getting on the wrong side of climate change


◆MEDIA MIX
Japanese media fail endangered species


◆LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Abandoned buildings still house problems
etc.


◆SCIENCE & NATURE　※一部日本語注釈付
An adventure I’d rather not be having


◆BOOKS
An exploration of the game at the heart of ‘The Master of Go’
etc.



◆JAPAN TIMES GONE BY

100 YEARS AGO
- Steamer goes missing en route to Calcutta

75 YEARS AGO
- U.S. battleships sunk in attack on Pearl Harbor

50 YEARS AGO
- Woman wins court case for equality of sexes

25 YEARS AGO
- Nagoya citizens angry over bullet train noise



■SPORTS
Rosberg in shock retirement
etc.




Regular articles
-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:
Letter of the week
Tweets of the Week
Universal Sunday Crossword
Cartoons
Overheard
　

★COVER
Fidel Castro 1926–2016
“ A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past. ”


★FEATURE
The hidden heart of Natsume Soseki
- With two important anniversaries in relation to author Natsume Soseki being celebrated,
Damian Flanagan attempts to dissect the psyche of one of the country’s greatest modern writers




■NATIONAL
‘Pension-cut’ bill forced by ruling bloc
etc.


■WORLD
Castro defied United States for 50 years
Trump taps two more for key posts
etc.


■YEN FOR LIVING
Where to burn the growing number of dead?




●WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付

China eyes greater role in global affairs
世界的なリーダシップの不在につけ込む中国

Quake offers reminder of 3/11 disaster
東北で東日本大震災の余震、広域で津波が発生

Germany’s Merkel to seek fourth term
メルケル独首相、４期目へ出馬表明

Park colludes with aide: prosecutors
韓国検察、朴大統領の「共謀」を認定

Sarkozy out of presidential race
サルコジ前仏大統領、右派予備選で敗退

Trump to withdraw from TPP accord
トランプ米次期大統領、就任初日にTPP撤退を通知と明言

Tokyo, Seoul sign intelligence deal
日韓が軍事情報協定に署名

Khmer Rouge life sentences upheld
ポルポト派元最高幹部２名に終身刑が確定

Rare November snow recorded
都心11月に積雪、54年ぶり




●OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
Safe driving by senior citizens
高齢運転者の事故
etc.


◆ESCAPE　※一部日本語注釈付
Arlington cemetery o ers a history beyond war
アーリントン国立墓地を散策
etc.


◆BIG IN JAPAN
Hand over the keys: getting elderly drivers off the road


◆COUNTERPOINT
Trump, Putin and Kim are making Abe miserable


◆MEDIA MIX
Hopes of stopping Tokyo 2020 are fading


◆LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Who are the paperweight champions of sumo?


◆On: Games
Finally - the wait is over: Final Fantasy XV
etc.


◆SCIENCE & NATURE
Zimbabwe crop farmers banking on science
etc.


◆BOOKS
A dark, bittersweet childhood turned into a manga masterpiece
etc.


◆20 QUESTIONS
David Myers - ‘Travel always helps me to create new ideas’




■SPORTS
Hanyu dazzles on opening day of NHK Trophy
etc.




Regular articles
-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:
Letter of the week
Tweets of the Week
Universal Sunday Crossword
Cartoons
Overheard

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The Japan Times On Sunday 11/20号 掲載内容
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■COVER
Trump keeping it in the family


■FEATURE
Contamination
- Futenma and U.S. Marine Corps bases on Okinawa




■NATIONAL
Trump win poses dilemma for Japan
Suicide spurs work review at Dentsu
etc.


■WORLD
Hard-liners picked to lead Justice, CIA
Climate talks urge Trump ‘pragmatism
etc.


■BUSINESS
APEC urged to defend free trade
etc.


■VIEW from OSAKA
Don’t rule out a Trump-style revolt against Tokyo




■WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付

Bannon selection sets off firestorm
トランプ次期米大統領が白人至上主義者を首席戦略官に

Economy grew 0.5% in 3Q
実質ＧＤＰ7─9月期は3四半期連続プラス成長

Powerful quake rocks New Zealand
ニュージーランドでマグニチュード7.8の地震

Peacekeeping role to be expanded
駆け付け警護、閣議決定

Park attempts
to postpone probe
朴大統領、検察の事情聴取を延期

Court disqualifies H.K. lawmakers
反中派２議員、香港高裁が資格剥奪の判決

Putin fires minister over graft charge
露大統領、収賄容疑の経済相を解任

Life span of reactor extended by NRA
美浜原発３号機が運転延長の許可、老朽原発で２例目

Abe has confidence in Trump as leader
安倍首相、トランプ次期米大統領と初の会談




■OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
Lowering legal age of adulthood
成人年齢の引き下げ
etc.


■ESCAPE　※一部日本語注釈付
Bora Bora isn’t just a trip for celebrities
一度は行ってみたいボラボラ島
etc.


■BIG IN JAPAN
Trump can sidle up to Abe or push him toward Putin


■COUNTERPOINT
Can Asia survive the shock of Trump-ageddon?


■MEDIA MIX
Is Japanese pop music losing its relevance?


■LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Yoshikawa gets cute with some heady topics
etc.


■SCIENCE & NATURE
Manipulating the brain to hasten learning
etc.


■BOOKS
The shifting sexual norms in Japan’s literary history
etc.


■THE LIVING PAST
Vileness is a quality more repugnant than evil


■SPORTS
Nishikori advances despite loss
Bryant praises Cowboys’ bond
etc.

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The Japan Times On Sunday 11/13号 掲載内容
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■COVER
Can Abe, Trump unite on China?



■FEATURE
Family debate: Same-sex parents?

With LGBT relationships starting to be recognized by authorities,
questions are now being asked about whether such couples should have children



■NATIONAL
Nuclear critics blast Japan-India pact, etc.


■WORLD
Trump lays foundation for transition, etc.


■YEN FOR LIVING
Laundromat bubble shows no sign of bursting



■WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付
China flexes legal might over H.K.’s autonomy
香港独立派議員の宣誓問題、中国が司法介入

Opinion split over validity of July poll
高裁による１票の格差の判決、出そろう

Dentsu raided in ‘karoshi’ probe
過労死問題で電通に強制捜査

Climate summit begins in Morocco
地球温暖化会議COP2、モロッコで開幕

Park’s concession may weaken power
韓国朴大統領、首相指名を撤回

Fukuoka sinkhole devours city street
博多駅前岩盤崩れ、インフラ破壊

Trump claims stunning victory
米大統領選、トランプ氏が勝利

Lower House ratifies TPP bill
TPP承認案と関連法案、衆院を通過



■OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
Cutting down on passive smoking, etc.
受動喫煙対策　　　ほか


■ESCAPE
A new luxury hotel — in Fukushima?, etc.


■BIG IN JAPAN
South Sudan and Japan: a tale of love and civil war


■COUNTERPOINT
An age of anger imperils the West — and East


■MEDIA MIX
Poverty coverage reinforces prejudice


■LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Kamakura offers something for everyone


■SCIENCE & NATURE
Autism in girls may help reveal its secrets, etc.


■BOOKS
Remembering the forgotten woman of Japanese modernism


■20 QUESTIONS
Mayuka Thais


■SPORTS
Higuchi 5th after short program, etc.

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The Japan Times On Sunday 11/6号 掲載内容
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■FEATURE
Washed up?
Tokyo’s communal bath houses face an uncertain future


■DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
The low cost of sexual assault in Japan




■WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付

Italy counts cost of powerful quake
イタリア地震、 歴史的建造物に甚大な被害

Enthusiasm for Halloween grows
日本で爆発的な盛り上がりを見せるハロウィーン

Onishi returns to Earth after mission
大西さん、ISSから地球に無事帰還

Koike opens a political school
小池都知事の政治塾開講

Rajoy sworn in as prime minister
スペイン・ラホイ首相が続投、10カ月の政治空白に終止符

Kuroda admits failure on inflation
日銀が「2％インフレ目標」の達成目標を再び先送り

Abe pledges aid for Myanmar
安倍首相、ミャンマーに8000億円の支援

Park scandal widens as aide held
韓国大統領府の前首席秘書官を拘束



■OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
FSA policy on regional banks
地銀に変化促す金融庁の方針


■ESCAPE
Kofu: chasing the towering ghost of a 16th-century warload


■BIG IN JAPAN
The age of human relationships is over


■COUNTERPOINT
Modi and Abe are at the nuclear altar again


■LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Earthquake standards are on shaky ground


■SCIENCE & NATURE
Campfire pleasures both old and new


■BOOKS
Defining J-horror: Early encounters with the unhuman


■JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
100 YEARS AGO - Massive gold shipment arrives from Seattle
75 YEARS AGO - Few Americans living in Tokyo after U.S. alert
50 YEARS AGO - Teenage stowaways return from Honolulu
25 YEARS AGO - Town eats crow to solve bird problems

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The Japan Times On Sunday 10/30号 掲載内容
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■FEATURE
Leonard Wong: freedom in restraint:
Designer looks to break away from producing conventional collections



■WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付

Settlement camp in France cleared
仏カレーの難民キャンプ、解体終了後に残される課題

Japan bracing for Lower House poll
衆院ダブル補選自民２勝、解散を準備する与野党

Park admits ties to woman in scandal
韓国大統領の演説草稿、演説前に親友に提供

JR Kyushu debuts on Tokyo exchange
JR九州 東証に上場、 初値は3100円

Japan extends SDF role in South Sudan
自衛隊の南スーダンPKO派遣 来年3月末まで延長

School found liable for tsunami deaths
大川小津波訴訟、遺族に賠償命令

Duterte-Abe talks focus on sea row
ドゥテルテ比大統領安倍首相と会談、親日姿勢を強調

Emperor’s uncle, Prince Mikasa, dies
天皇陛下の叔父三笠宮さま、ご逝去

Xi endorsed as Chinese leader
中国6中全会閉幕、習近平氏を「党の核心」に



■OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
Probing unexpected patient death
医療事故調査の見直し


■ESCAPE
Living on prayer and paper in Otsuka


■BIG IN JAPAN
Domestic media
cautiously tackle the U.S. elections


■COUNTERPOINT
Could nuclear advocacy be Abe’s undoing?


■MEDIA MIX
SDF actions sidestep security debate


■LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Mina Perhonen: a natural-born style


■SCIENCE & NATURE
‘Crazy’ request for a new womb makes history


■BOOKS
Are Japanese really ’docile’?: challenging an enduring myth


■20 QUESTIONS
Kosei Matsuda

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The Japan Times On Sunday 10/23号 掲載内容
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■FEATURE
Okinawan diaspora

★SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
International Schools Directory



■WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付

Mosul battle may fuel humanitarian crisis
イラクのモスル奪還作戦に国連が難民対策

Niigata elects anti-nuclear governor
新潟県知事に反原発派の米山氏

China sends pair to orbiting space lab
中国、有人宇宙船「神舟11号」打ち上げ成功

First abdication meeting convenes
天皇の生前退位を審議する有識者会議が初会合

Koike, IOC chief agree to cut costs
小池都知事とIOCバッハ会長が会談、コスト削減で合意

Chinese economy expands 6.7% in 3Q
中国GDP6.7%増で横ばい

Ghosn to head Mitsubishi Motors
三菱自動車の会長に日産のゴーン社長

Trump refuses to honor vote results
米大統領選討論会、トランプ氏は敗北を認めない可能性を示唆

North Korean missile test fails
北ミサイル発射、再び失敗



■YEN FOR LIVING
Forcing debate on the financial drain of dialysis


■OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
Lure of defense research funds
防衛研究資金の誘惑


■ESCAPE
Coffee from another age: Tokyo’s ’kissaten’


■BIG IN JAPAN
Rape allegation casts harsh light on university club


■COUNTERPOINT
Why is Japan refusing to pay UNESCO its dues?


■MEDIA MIX
Taiji’s dolphin hunters have a new voice


■LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Re-fashioning the business of womenswear


■SCIENCE & NATURE
Brazil’s biggest dinosaur found in cupboard


■BOOKS
Nationalism: a long shadow over Asia’s precarious future


■20 QUESTIONS
Atsuki Higashiyama: ’Psychology teaches us to be scientific, skeptical’

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The Japan Times On Sunday 10/16号 掲載内容
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■FEATURE
Reviewing the Rohingya’s refugee status in Japan
- A native of Myanmar who has been granted asylum calls on Tokyo to overhaul its policies on the world’s largest group of stateless people



■WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付

Trump claws his way back in debate
米大統領選第２回の討論会は激しい非難の応酬

Campaigns launch for by-elections
衆院補欠選挙、告示

Russia is ready to cut oil production
露プーチン大統領、OPECの原油減産に応じる姿勢

Ryan says he won’t defend Trump
ライアン下院議長、トランプ氏との共闘拒否

Samsung halts sale of Galaxy Note 7
韓国のサムスン電子、最新スマホの生産中止を発表

Toyota, Suzuki to form partnership
トヨタとスズキが先進技術で業務提携検討

King Bhumibol of Thailand dies at 88
プミポン・タイ国王、死去

Dylan wins Nobel Prize in literature
ボブ・ディラン氏にノーベル文学賞



■OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
Cost of pulling plug on reactors
原発廃炉費用の負担


■ESCAPE
Salt-stained and steamy: Life in Izu’s lush torrid zone


■BIG IN JAPAN
The audacity of trust: defying the dangers of daily life


■COUNTERPOINT
Koike exposes the dark side of the ‘Iron Triangle’


■MEDIA MIX
Tsukiji struggles with its fishy future


■LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Despite controversy, BIFF is here to stay


■SCIENCE & NATURE
Space exploration and human evolution


■BOOKS
Could Murakami ever win the Nobel Prizefor Literature?


■THE LIVING PAST
Shogun Yoshimasa: Impotent or indifferent?

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The Japan Times On Sunday 10/9号 掲載内容
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■FEATURE
Unknown quantity
- How the outome of the presidential election in November could affect Japan-U.S. relations



■WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付

Orban suffers setback in anti-migration vote
ハンガリー国民投票が不成立、難民受け入れ反対は98％

CEATEC showcases AI-based devices
人工知能を競うCEATECが幕張メッセで開幕

Colombians reject FARC peace deal
コロンビア和平合意、国民投票で否決

Britain to begin Brexit by April
英国のEU離脱交渉、来年3月末までに開始

U.S. suspends Syria talks with Russia
米国、ロシアとのシリア停戦協議を停止

Tokyo cell scientist gets Nobel Prize
ノーベル医学・生理学賞に東工大 大隅良典栄誉教授

Paris climate deal to take effect Nov. 4
温暖化対策パリ協定、来月４日発効

Guterres approved as next U.N. chief
次期国連総長に元ポルトガル首相のアントニオ・グテレス氏



■OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
Japan’s budding ties with Cuba
深まる日キューバ関係


■ESCAPE
The ’onsen’ retreat that transformed Natsume Soseki


■BIG IN JAPAN
Seeking remedies for maladies new, old and absurd


■COUNTERPOINT
Typhoon Trump could pummel Asian region


■MEDIA MIX
Nagoya: The most boring city in Japan


■LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Oki Sato of Nendo: on the objects of design


■SCIENCE & NATURE
Scientists sample deep-sea area off Hawaii


■BOOKS
Krys Lee: becoming North Korean and entering ‘elsewhere’


■20 QUESTIONS
Tony Crosbie

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The Japan Times On Sunday 10/2号 掲載内容
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■FEATURE
Religious reflections:
Pope John Paul II’s legacy in Japan



■WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付

Preparation key to Clinton debate effort
米大統領選 初のテレビ討論会

Tensions rise over key airspace
中国戦闘機、沖縄宮古海峡の上空を初通過

Extraordinary Diet session opens
臨時国会開会、首相が改憲論議呼び掛け

Colombia embarks on path to peace
コロンビア政府と左翼ゲリラが和平合意に署名

OPEC agrees to curb oil output
OPEC ８年ぶりに原油原産で合意

Celebrated Israeli leader Peres dies
イスラエル前大統領ペレス氏死去

Renho blasts Abe’s economic policies
民進党蓮舫氏、就任後初の代表質問

Olympic venues may be downsized
調査委員会が東京五輪施設建設計画の見直しを提言



■OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
UNSC calls against nuclear tests
核実験の自制を求めて


■ESCAPE
’Alien’ life forms in Japan’s Seto Sea


■BIG IN JAPAN
The 2,500-year-old management guru


■COUNTERPOINT
Is Asia threatened by untethered nationalism?


■MEDIA MIX
How ’sexless’ really is japan?


■LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Tokyo faces declining condominium prices


■SCIENCE & NATURE
Students and I sweat over ancient steel


■BOOKS
’Major’ issues: global ghosts in the shell of Japanese manga


■JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
100 YEARS AGO - Tokyo Bay steamer hits rocks near Sasage
75 YEARS AGO - Shiobashi, Hamazono slums may be cleared
50 YEARS AGO - Tokyo sets up bins for ‘embarrassing trash’
25 YEARS AGO - Kaifu decides not to seek re-election

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The Japan Times On Sunday 9/25号 掲載内容
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■FEATURE
Down and out in Yokohama

　Once a bustling town of day laborers,
　KOTOBUKICHO is now a community of
　aging welfare recipients



■WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付

Merkel’s admission hints at a fourth term
メルケル首相、市議選大敗を受け難民政策の影響を認める

BOJ sets tough inflation target
日銀緩和の新しい枠組み、量から金利へ

Putin allies sweep parliamentary poll
ロシア下院選、与党の圧勝

Abe pledges aid for refugees, migrants
安倍首相、国連で28億ドルの難民支援を表明

U.S. charges New York bomb suspect

NY爆発、容疑shを訴追

Lotte’s chairman probed over graft
ソウル中央地検、ロッテ会長を事情聴取

Monju reactor to be scrapped
高速増殖炉もんじゅ、廃炉へ

Ai Fukuhara weds Taiwanese player
福原愛、台湾の選手との結婚を発表

B. League opens inaugural season
男子バスケ「B.League」が開幕



■YEN FOR LIVING
Music industry faces online ticket scalping test


■OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
Changing the spousal tax break
配偶者控除


■ESCAPE
Shizuoka: Finding Lafcadio Hearn’s spiritual home


■BIG IN JAPAN
Future typhoons: disruptive, deadly and destructive


■COUNTERPOINT
Troika of female politicians under scrutiny


■MEDIA MIX
The ascendency of a Japanese pianist


■LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Hiroshi Sambuichi: The nature of architecture


■SCIENCE & NATURE
Eats shoots, rarely breeds: Pandas still at risk


■BOOKS
Is this the first great Tokyo novel by a non-Japanese writer?


■20 QUESTIONS
Randall Murchison (aka Shux Wun)

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The Japan Times On Sunday 9/18号 掲載内容
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■FEATURE
Emoji
The evolution of emoticons


■VIEW FROM OSAKA
A sense of deja vu for Osaka in Koike’s election



■WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付
Fifteen years after 9/11, U.S. in perpetual war
米同時多発攻撃から15年、永続化する米国の戦い

Japan seeks fresh N. Korea sanctions
北朝鮮に新たな制裁を求める日本

Clinton’s health scare concerned
クリントン氏に肺炎の診断、健康懸念が急浮上

Tokyo Gov. orders probe of Toyosu
小池都知事、豊洲の盛り土の安全性検証を指示

Cameron resigns from Parliament
キャメロン英前首相、政界引退

Icho to receive Honor Award
レスリング伊調馨選手に国民栄誉賞

Renho elected new DP leader
民進党、新代表に蓮舫氏を選出

Court rules against Onaga’s blockade
辺野古移設訴訟県が敗訴、承認取り消しは「違法」の判断



■OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
Preventing youth suicides
若者の自殺防止


■ESCAPE
The Nagano village modernity forgot


■BIG IN JAPAN
Are ’elderly terrorists’ and ’hidden poverty’ Japan’s new norm?


■COUNTERPOINT
Memories of Mukden Incident remain divisive


■MEDIA MIX
Renho and the ’pure blood’ mythos


■LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Yuki Tanada’s new film sees the humor in changes in society


■SCIENCE & NATURE
Did Japan fudge the truth about whaling?


■BOOKS
Saying sorry: In court with Japan’s rascals, killers and dope heads


■THE LIVING PAST
The rise of a toxic machine named facism

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The Japan Times On Sunday 9/11号 掲載内容
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■FEATURE
Waking up to the menace of stalking

- Health professionals are trying to be more proactive in rehabilitating stalkers before their actions escalate to something more sinister



■WEEK IN REVIEW　※日本語注釈付

Hong Kong poll result may strain China ties
香港立法会選挙結果にいらつく中国政府

Japan, China eye cooperation
日中首脳会談、関係改善努力で一致

Mother Teresa is made a saint
マザー・テレサが聖人に

Merkel under fire after poll defeat
メルケル首相の地元で与党が反難民党に敗北

Mitazono fails in bid to halt reactors
九電が鹿児島知事による川内原発即時停止を拒否

North Korea hails missile test success
金正恩党委員長、ミサイル発射成功に核武力強化を指示

Renho denies dual citizenship
蓮舫氏、二重国籍疑惑を否定

Life term upheld for Aum member
オウム高橋被告に二審も無期懲役の判決

Paralympians open Rio Games
リオ、パラリンピック開催



■YEN FOR LIVING
Amazon co-opts last of bookstores’ benefits


■OPINION ※紙面QRコードで音声再生
The law and father-child relations


■ESCAPE
Embracing the kitsch glow of Asakusa


■BIG IN JAPAN
Angry, overweight, middle-aged Godzilla more loved than ever


■COUNTERPOINT
National trauma and the memory wars of Asia


■MEDIA MIX
In Japan, sins of the son visit the mother


■LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Hiking with kids is not an uphill climb


■SCIENCE & NATURE
Iran’s pistachio farms are dying of thirst


■BOOKS
Okinawan chronicles: The shifting stories of life in ’paradise’


■20 QUESTIONS
Christian Storms