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The Japan Times on Sunday 2/7号 掲載内容
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【Timeout】
The predators behind the TPP

Twelve Pacific Rim countries representing around 40 percent of the global economy signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade accord on Thursday.
Dutch author Karel van Wolferen examines the corporate ramifications of the divisive deal


【WEEK IN REVIEW】
Myanmar’s new regime still shrouded in secrecy (謎に包まれたミャンマーの新体制)
Megabanks fear a drop of profits (日銀のマイナス金利導入でメガバンクは収益圧迫)
Zika virus spread a global emergency (WHO ジカ熱で緊急事態宣言)
Cruz tops Trump, Democrats near tie (アイオワ党員集会、共和はクルーズ氏、民主は引き分け)
N. Korea notifies of satellite launch (北朝鮮が観測衛星の打ち上げを通知)
Tusk unveils plans to avoid Brexit (欧州委、英国にEU改革妥協案を提示)
Kiyohara arrested for drug possession (清原和博容疑者、覚せい剤所持で逮捕)
Pacific Rim nations sign trade pact (TPP 12カ国が協定に調印)
Sharp focuses on talks with Hon Hai (シャープが台湾・鴻海精密工業の再建案を軸に交渉)

【OPINION】
Science and technology plan (科学技術基本計画)　　ほか

【ESCAPE】
Mount Nokogiri:
a breathtaking climb
to enlightenment

【BIG IN JAPAN】
Sumo commentary stresses foreignness

【COUNTERPOINT】
A Tohoku father fights to tell his daughter’s story

【MEDIA MIX】
Imperial couple take stand for remembrance

【LIFESTYLE & CULTURE】
The ups and downs of apartment elevators

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
Swans, and us, at risk as wetlands shrink

【BOOKS】
Konmari’s mission sparks global joy

【JAPAN TIMES GONE BY】
100 YEARS AGO - Hundreds of students storm Lower House
75 YEARS AGO - Families flee New York amid war tensions
50 YEARS AGO - Passenger jet crashes in Tokyo Bay; 133 dead
25 YEARS AGO - Scores volunteer for U.N. Mideast mission

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The Japan Times on Sunday 1/31号 掲載内容
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【Timeout】
All at sea: Lack of regulations hurting tuna stocks

While some advances are being made in aquaculture, Pacific bluefin tuna stocks are unlikely to recover without government intervention


【WEEK IN REVIEW】
Vietnamese party chief retains post (ベトナム新指導部人事が決定、チョン書記長留任)
Ginowan mayor wins reelection (宜野湾市長選で自民、公明党が推薦した現職が当選)　　ほか

【OPINION】
Pension compliance falls short (従業員の年金制度)

【ESCAPE】
The uplifting tones of Okinawan blues
Kyoto promoting hot springs as additional tourist attraction

【BIG IN JAPAN】
Is society on the cusp of massive change?

【COUNTERPOINT】
Work-life balance in Japan leans in one direction

【MEDIA MIX】
NHK’s promo stops short

【LIFESTYLE & CULTURE】
Bringing Japanese folk dance into focus

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
Bolivia’s second-largest lake lost to warming

【BOOKS】
Black illumination: The unhuman world of Junji Ito

【20 Questions】
Planetarium creator, Takayuki Ohira

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The Japan Times on Sunday 1/24号 掲載内容
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【Timeout】
Can farmed tuna save the bluefin from extinction?

Conservationists have long warned that bluefin tuna stocks are declining.
While the establishment of offshore aquaculture may offer an alternative,
it doesn’t come without a few headaches of its own


【YEN for LIVING】
Mounting student debt may cost society dearly

【WEEK IN REVIEW】
Iran deal may not spark rapid change (制裁解除によるイランの劇的な変化は望み薄)
Fans rejoice as SMAP averts split (スマップ解散回避に歓喜の声)　　　ほか

【OPINION】
Fears over personal data security (個人情報の保護)　　　ほか

【ESCAPE】
Exploring Niigata’s snow country　　　ほか

【BIG IN JAPAN】
Tabloids go nuclear on North’s bomb test

【COUNTERPOINT】
Anchor’s ouster is another blow to quality news

【MEDIA MIX】
SMAP dodges bullet; Becky isn’t so lucky

【LIFESTYLE & CULTURE】
‘Crazy Camel’ helps butoh over the hump

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
2015 a ‘tipping point’ for climate change

【BOOKS】
Of insects, Greeks and Japanese

【20 Questions】
U.K.-based Japanese actress Haruka Kuroda on eating jelly, pronunciation and being the voice of Noodle in Gozillaz

The Japan Times on Sunday 1/17号 掲載内容
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【Timeout】
Travesty of justice: legal reform unlikely despite erroneous convictions

Two elderly men fighting for decades to clear their names are poised to receive high-profile retrials in 2016 and yet their ordeals are unlikely to trigger wide-ranging reform to the country’s justice system, experts say.


【NATIONAL】
Estimate for 2020 Games rises sixfold

【VIEW from OSAKA】
Osaka Ishin’s funding

【WEEK IN REVIEW】
Merkel under fire after migrant attacks (独ケルンの集団暴行事件に高まる移民政策への非難)
Music fans mourn Bowie’s death at 69 (英ロックシンガー、デビッド・ボウイさん死去)

【OPINION】
Is Japan using the right data? (データの妥当性)
Coming of Age Day reflections (成人の日)

【ESCAPE】
Dotonbori: Where the Osakans eat, drink and be merry

【BIG IN JAPAN】
From sexual liberation to liberation from sex

【COUNTERPOINT】
Asia is imperiled by COP21’s climate cop-out

【MEDIA MIX】
Elephant in the room for Toshiba is nuclear

【LIFESTYLE & CULTURE】
Online streaming keeps anime afloat

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
Murakami was right about jazz and the brain

【BOOKS】
The ink stained road: ’age of adventure’

【LIVING PAST】
‘It is I who rule’ — Japan’s ‘Manyoshu’ morning

【Timeout Feature】
NAGISA OSHIMA
‘You have to tell the truth about your country, whatever it is’

【COVER】
Nuke test buoys Tokyo-Seoul ties

【SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT】
MBA Special: High-quality MBA programs available in Japan

【NATIONAL】
EU eases limits on Fukushima foods

【WORLD】
U.S. gunman citing IS injures cop

【BUSINESS】
Wages at heart of foreign labor shortage woes

【OPINION】
Child poverty policy falls short (子どもの貧困対策 )

【ESCAPE】
The heights and falls of Miyajima Island

【BIG IN JAPAN】
Publisher bets on shock therapy to revive fortune

【COUNTERPOINT】
‘Comfort women’ problem requires a grand gesture

【MEDIA MIX】
Di erent-names ruling leaves door open to same-sex unions

【LIFESTYLE & CULTURE】
Workshops to keep the children sweet

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
Electric planes aim to reach new heights

【BOOKS】
Lessons from the Asian-American experience

【20 Questions】
Michael Leitch: ‘If you want something … work hard, go get it’

【SPORTS】
Kisenosato still seeking breakthrough

【Timeout】
House of cards on shaky turf

Can New Year’s greetings survive modern times?
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【NATIONAL】
Japan kicks off two-year stint at UNSC

【DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN】
Looking for a bit of light in fight against crime

【WORLD】
U.S. border barrier far from complete

【BUSINESS】
EU, Ukraine start free trade

【WEEK IN REVIEW】
Action crucial after sex slave deal (日韓外相会談、慰安婦問題で最終的解決を確認)
Sawa retires after winning final game (澤穂希選手が現役最後の試合で決勝ゴール)

【OPINION】
Education deserves more attention (教育にもっと関心を)

【ESCAPE】
Warming to Tsuwano: a wintry visit to the town of fish and foxes

【BIG IN JAPAN】
Still dreaming of an end to household drudgery

【COUNTERPOINT】
In Abe’s Japan, a woman’s place is on the margins

【MEDIA MIX】
Seeing 2015 through a fragmented media lens

【LIFESTYLE & CULTURE】
Getting a high rise out of dodging taxes

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
Teens find spicy ‘udders’ keep boars at bay

【BOOKS】
A life found in translation

【JAPAN TIMES GONE BY】
100 YEARS AGO - Count Okuma survives assassination attempt
75 YEARS AGO - League seeks to instill Bushido spirit in Diet
50 YEARS AGO - Plans for ‘new town’ in Tama announced
25 YEARS AGO - Kaifu pledges support as Allies bomb Iraq

【SPORTS】
Golden Kings continue winning tradition

【Timeout】
Osoji: ways to keep your home spick and span

Three experts discuss their philosophy on the New Year’s chore that everybody loves — cleaning

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【Business】
Yen for Living: Ripped-off hostesses stand up for their rights

【News in Review】
Toshiba to cut jobs amid record loss

【Travel】
Backstreet stories visits Shiba Daimon; Liverpool, England

【Media】
Civilian casualties of WWII left in the cold; Can democracy survive the rise of the right?

【Lifestyle】
Tokyo digs: It’s hosteling, but not as we know it

【Science & Nature】
Central America tests drought-resistant beans

【Books】
Best books on Japan of 2015

【Diversions】
20 Questions: The most entertaining answers of 2015
Japan Times On Sunday contributors select the responses that made them laugh loudest this year

【Timeout Feature】
Growing old, gracefully

As Japan’s population gets older, efforts are being made to get job-hunting seniors into the workforce
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【View from Osaka】
Curtain finally falls on the ‘Toru Hashimoto Show’

【LIFESTYLE】
Hatsune Miku: the ‘nonexistent’ pop star

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
Cherishing Okinawa’s diverse marine life

【TRAVEL】
Bask in the warmth of Okinawa’s Iheya Island; Memphis, Tennessee

【MEDIA】
Papers’ self-interest ensures united front on tax; Gangs, getting old, girl power close out 2015

【Diversions】
Japan’s ‘Christian century’ failed to blossom

The Japan Times on Sunday 12/13号 掲載内容

【Timeout Feature】
Food for thought: A traditional Okinawan diet may help prolong life
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【Business】
Investors see big returns as Airbnb takes off

【LIFESTYLE】
Child’s Play: Crafty ways to have fun without mess

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
China’s clone scientist eyes human replication

【TRAVEL】
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture; Phnom Penh, Cambodia

【MEDIA】
Why infrastructure repairs are being ignored

【20 Questions】
Japan’s first Santa to be certified by the Greenland Santa Claus Association answers 20 festive questions

The Japan Times on Sunday 12/6号 掲載内容

【Timeout Feature】
Alien invasion: Vexatious foreign species are infesting Japan
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【WEEK IN REVIEW】
Publishes unveils 2015 buzzwords


【LIFESTYLE】
Aota-uri: ‘green’ condominiums to be wary of

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
All set for our woods’ own horse power

【TRAVEL】
Oku-Nikko: Once home from home for Japan’s diplomats

【BIG IN JAPAN】
Hunter and hunted: Where are they now?

【MEDIA】
Push for balance can lead to a skewed view

【OPINION】
Remembering Setsuko Hara

【BOOKS】
Digging up the roots of Japan’s Ivy fashion

The Japan Times on Sunday 11/29号 掲載内容

【Timeout】
Is Tokyo killing the rest of Japan?

　The overconcentration of people and resources in the capital is holding back other the remainder of the country
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【WEEK IN REVIEW】
Argentina’s Macri inherits problems

【TRAVEL】
The big-ticket gifts of Kumano-dori; Miami

【MEDIA】
Japan’s children face a dementia boom

【LIFESTYLE】
So, what the heck is that? Sashimi garnishes

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
Bordeaux vineyards in bid to survive warming

【DIVERSIONS】
Coffee cup illustrator Mariya Suzuki on sketching, picture books and distractions
　

The Japan Times on Sunday 11/22号 掲載内容


【Timeout】
Yukio Mishima’s enduring, unexpected influence

　As the country marks the 45th anniversary of
　the prolific postwar novelist’s death this week,
　we take a step back to examine his ongoing legacy

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【BUSINESS】
GDP dreams hang on tackling labor mismatch

【WEEK IN REVIEW】
Paris attacks, Hollande visit may spur Kremlin push to end isolation

【TRAVEL】
The Hiroshima art triangle: a space to get lost in thought

【MEDIA】
The press gets tense over terror in Tokyo

【LIFESTYLE】
Christmas presents recommended by our writers

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
Lower blood pressure may reduce risk of death

【BOOKS】
Ta-Nehisi Coates wins National Book Award for nonfiction

【DIVERSIONS】
Team tag creator Yasuo Hazaki on humor, communication and dancing fools

The Japan Times on Sunday 11/15号 掲載内容

【Timeout】
SHIBUYA CROSSINGS

The ambitious redevelopment of Shibuya will eventually create the country’s very first 21st-century railway station
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【Travel】
Nishinoshima: Oki’s island of sanctuary; Poland

【Media】
Press gets ahead of itself on driverless cars; Japanese change how marriage looks

【LIFESTYLE】
Culture Smash: Get the goods on manga and anime

【Science & Nature】
Zzzz — a novel way to manipulate sleep

【BOOKS】
Why are Miyazaki’s books so famous?

【Diversions】
Surviving a sudden transition to democracy

【Timeout】
Heart of darkness: Nostalgic Tokyo disappearing amid construction boom

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【Business】
Yen for Living: No relief in sight for poor single-parent families

【News in Review】
EU eyes silver lining in Erdogan landslide

【Travel】
Special feature on Aomori
1. Aomori’s moving castle and other architectural tales
2. Cheers to Hirosaki’s latest use of its apples
3. Sewing the seeds of new craft ideas

【Media】
1. Getting ‘The Scoop’ on false arrests
2. Without doubt, execs go with the flow
3. South Korea’s new state textbook ‘corrects’ history

【Child’s Play】
Get kids’ education down to a science

【On: fashion】
From Kyary Pamyu Pamyu to Emoda, Japanese fashion aims to be accessible

【Science & Nature】
Einstein’s theory of relativity stands test of time

【Diversions】
Hula master Kalani Po’omaihealani answers 20 energetic questions

★COVER
- Hashimoto’s new party debuts
★TIMEOUT FEATURE
- TSUKIJI COUNTDOWN

■ 主なニュース■
NATIONAL
- Park to tell Abe of Seoul TPP desires
WORLD
- Obama crosses own ‘red line’ in Syria
BUSINESS
- China’s bad loans: how massive?
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■ WEEK IN REVIEW ■ ＊日本語注釈付き
Poland lurches to nationalist right
(ポーランド右傾化で高まるＥＵとの対立懸念)
Motor show looks to the future
(東京モーターショーが開催)
Ehime governor OKs reactor restart
(伊方原発、愛媛県知事が再稼働に同意)
Indonesia to join Pacific trade pact
(インドネシア大統領、TPP参加に意欲)
U.S. Navy sails near China-made isles
(米駆逐艦、中国の人工島12カイリ内を航行)
Tokyo overturns Futenma work ban
(石井国交相、辺野古埋め立て承認取り消しの効力を停止)
338 Boko Haram captives rescued
(ボコ・ハラムに拘束されていた人質338人が救出)
One-child policy in China scrapped
(中国 「一人っ子政策」の廃止決定)
Asahi Kasei admits more falsification
(旭化成建材データ偽装、新たに２件)

■ OPINION - Global Perspectives ■ ＊日本語注釈・音声付き
Review of feed-in tariff system (固定価格買取制度の見直し)　*
ほか

■ TIMEOUT ■
FEATURE
- TSUKIJI COUNTDOWN
ESCAPE
- Sensory overload in Aomori’s capital city
MEDIA MIX
- Cancer and Fukushima: Who to trust?
BIG IN JAPAN
- U.S. sea patrols fuel war of words in print
COUNTERPOINT
- ‘Japan Lobby’ takes the gloves off in PR battle
LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
- Not-so-friendly neighborhood associations
Old Nic’s Notebook
- Deer and boar: from pests to the plate
BOOKS
- Autobiography of aging Ainu reveals unspoken struggles
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■ JAPAN TIMES GONE BY ■
100 YEARS AGO
- ‘Divine’ Coronation for Emperor Yoshihito
75 YEARS AGO
- Crowds throng Tokyo dance halls before ban
50 YEARS AGO
- JNR’s Hikari is now world’s fastest train
25 YEARS AGO
- Nearly 600 dolphins killed in Nagasaki

■ SPORTS ■
‘King Kohei’ wins 6th world title
Antlers capture 6th Nabisco Cup
Murakami leads; Hanyu stumbles
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