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What to read in 2016
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The secret war in Japan’s sushi industry
Dec.17
The Guardian view on European politics
No one can stop President Trump from using nuclear weapons
Dec.10
America’s Dark Underbelly Is Now Its Face
Trump victory unlikely to stifle Abe’s free trade crusade
Dec.3
Latest Dentsu death shows ‘karoshi’ a part of Japan Inc. that toothless laws can’t fix
‘Karoshi’: 20% of Japanese employees risk death from overwork, survey shows
Nov.26
The Guardian view on President-Elect Donald Trump: a dark day for the world
The limits to human lifespan must be respected
  Nov.19
The Historic UN Vote On Banning Nuclear Weapons
U.S., Japan oppose and China abstains as U.N. votes to launch talks on nuclear arms ban
Huffington Post on October 27、 2016
Japan Times Oct. 28,2016
Nov.12 
Duterte vows not to abandon Japan on security matters as he takes more jabs as U.S
US seeks clarity on Philippine president's 'separation' comments
Nov.5
Nagoya:The most boring city inJapan
Is the end near for Earch's biggest fish market?
Oct.29
Juan Manuel Santos wins Nobel peace prize despite rejection of Farc peace deal Oct.22
China slowdown is global economy's biggest threat, Rogoff says
Cell garbage disposal autophagy may someday be key to healthier aging
BBC
Japan Times
Oct.15
1)Japan’s future typhoons: disruptive, deadly and destructive.
2)Why Syria’s war, after 400,000 deaths, is only getting worse.
Oct.8
1)Dignity and Sadness in the Working Class
2)When will we know self-driving cars are sage?
Oct.1
Mother Teresa Is Made a Saint by Pope Francis Sep.24
Is Donald Trump a populist?
Clinton faces press, blasts Russia meddling in U.S. polls as Trump again softens on immigration
The Economist Jul 4th, 2016
The Japan Times Sep 6, 2016
Sep.17 
1) How Pakistan betrayed its founding father’s vision
2) I created the burkini to give women freedom, not to take it away
Sep.10
Is some Olympic commentary sexist? By Claire Bates BBC News Magazine 11 August 2016 Sep.3
The future of Mars will be 3D-printed in the Mojave Desert Aug.27
The Emperor Strikes Back: Japan’s Monarch Takes On Imperialist Abe   Aug.20
Shadow of surveillance looms over Japan’s Muslims by Jarni Blakkarly Aug.13
Japan Reverts to Fascism
Is Japan Asia’s Next Autocracy?
Aug.6
What is Macrobiotics?
You Asked: Should I Try a Fasting Diet?
July30
Japan dances with the death penalty Japan Times July23
Why China won’t halt island-building activities
Delayed report for huge pension fund loss now an election issue
The Japan Times-opinion
The Asahi Shimbun-Asia&Japan Watch
July16
The Stress Test The New Yorker Feb.29, 2016 July.9
Japanese firms in U.K. face uncertainty after Brexit vote
The UK's EU referendum: All you need to know
July.2
Shock killing of lawmaker brings sudden halt to Britain’s EU exit campaign
Missing Japanese boy made right choices to survive, experts say
Jun.25
Japan's robot hotel: a dinosaur at reception, a machine for room service
Tadanobu Tsunoda
Jun.18
Barack Obama says memory of Hiroshima 'must never fade'
The Guardian view on Obama in Hiroshima: facing a nuclear past, not fixing a post-nuclear future
The Guardians,May 27, 2016
The Guardians, May 26, 2016
Jun.11
Airframe by Michael Crichton - PART 20 -
JOC head: Payments made for lobbying
by Michael Crichton
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Jun.4
8 reasons why we'll miss Jose Mujica, Uruguay's maverick president
Uruguay bids farewell to Jose Mujica, its pauper president

by BBC News
May.28
Systemic avoidance of political issues by schools keeps youth vote in the dark
Transit of Mercury: 'a chance to feel part of the solar system in motion'
The Japan Times May 2 ,2016
The Guardian May 9,2016
May.21
Chernobyl’s lessons unlearned
Child poverty a serious problem
The Japan Times May.14
Ninety years for Queen Elizabeth
Hillary Clinton’s historic race: ‘Women don’t lose elections because of sexism’
The Japan Times,opinion
the Guardian ,us-news
May.7
Government pressure grows on Japanese press
Abe explicit in call for amendment to Constituition's Article 9
Apr.30
Panama Papers Part of U.S. Plot to Weaken Russia,Putin Claims Japan times 2016/04/08 Apr.23
Beware the cult of Xi
A vaccine scandal in China causes an outcry
Apr.16
Japan says it must look after its own before allowing in Syrian refugees
Japan takes no Syrian refugees yet despite giving $200m to help fight Isis
30 September 2015 theguardian
09 September 2015 theguardian
Apr.9
Toilet-maker Toto looks to Chinese to change cultural habits to boost sales
Sex harassment in the workplace
The Japan Times Mar.26
Japan: Women in the workforce Mar.19
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Mar.12
Uno, Mura miss podium as Chan wins Four Continents
Miyahara wins Four Continents Championship title
Hiwatashi continues to build on outstanding record
The Japan Times Mar.5
Will Kuroda’s gamble work?
Abenomics on ropes as reform arrow, BOJ ‘bazooka’ misfire
The Japan Times Feb.27
North Korea rocket launch: UN security council condemns latest violation theguardian Feb.20
America’s struggle with gun violence
Japan executes first man convicted by citizen judges
The Japan Times
theguardian
Feb.13
Airframe by Michael Crichton - PART 19 - by Michael Crichton Feb.6
My Motherless Mother The NewYork Times Jun.30
Still dreaming of an end to household drudgery

Gifu city’s sexually suggestive tourism promotion sparks Twitter outrage
The Japan Times Jun.23 
Troubled Tokyo Olympics is creating an Olympian headache for PM Abe
Toyota CEO resigns from Tokyo Olympics committee as cost of Games soars
Jun.16
‘Comfort women’ deal likely to fuel Tokyo-Seoul military cooperation, aid Obama pivot
Former ‘comfort women’ are asked by South Korean officials to accept accord with Japan
  Jun.9

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