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JAPAN

JAPAN
Jun 27, 2013
JAEA map shows early iodine fallout
By Kazuaki Nagata
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency discloses a radiation map showing how iodine-131 likely spread in the early stages of the Fukushima meltdowns, a development that could help doctors locate unsuspecting cancer victims.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 27, 2013
Diet closes on nonbinding Abe censure
By Ayako Mie
The Diet's 150-day regular session ends in turmoil as the opposition passes a non-binding censure motion against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — and scraps four government-sponsored bills.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2013
Gifu man, 71, sues NHK for distress over its excess use of foreign words
By Tomohiro Osaki
A Gifu Prefecture man is suing NHK for mental distress allegedly caused by the broadcaster's excessive use of foreign words.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 27, 2013
Abe hopeful ruling bloc juggernaut cleans up in Upper House poll in July
By Reiji Yoshida
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Wednesday to ensure the Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito ruling bloc recaptures control of the Upper House in the July election, bringing an end to the divided Diet.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 27, 2013
Abe closes out uneventful legislative session unscathed
By Reiji Yoshida
This year's 150-day Diet session closed Wednesday in turmoil as opposition parties started blocking deliberation procedures and submitted a censure motion against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in an apparent effort to show off their presence ahead of the Upper House election next month.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2013
Snowden's stay in H.K. filled with intrigue
By Sari Horwitz
The message was blunt and was delivered Friday night by a shadowy emissary who didn't identify himself but knew enough to locate Edward Snowden's secret caretaker: The 30-year-old American accused of leaking some of his country's most sensitive secrets should leave Hong Kong, the messenger said, and...

WORLD

WORLD
Jun 27, 2013
Supreme court rules in favor of gay marriage in California
A divided U.S. Supreme Court gave a landmark victory to the gay-rights movement, striking down a federal law that denies benefits to same-sex married couples and clearing the way for weddings to resume in California.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 27, 2013
Yen caught between Fed taper and risk evasion
The yen is in a "tug of war" as a result of speculation the Federal Reserve will begin tapering stimulus this year, according to Takatoshi Kato, a former top currency official at the Finance Ministry.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 27, 2013
Honda hopes to rev up female buyers with big Acura ad campaign
Honda Motor Co. is targeting female drivers for its redesigned 2014 Acura MDX sport wagon with the luxury brand's most expensive advertising campaign yet.
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2013
Probe launched after Anglo Irish execs' calls leaked
By Finbarr Flynn
A former executive at Anglo Irish Bank Corp. said it would be "fantastic" if the state took over the lender, as "we'd all get to keep our jobs" and sang "Deutschland uber alles" as the bank won German deposits, according to tapes of 2008 conversations released last Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 27, 2013
JT sues Thailand over pack warnings
Japan Tobacco Inc. has sued the government of Thailand over a plan to increase the size of health warnings on cigarette packages, claiming the move is unconstitutional.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 27, 2013
Google to publish data on malware
Google on Tuesday said it will begin to regularly publish Internet security data on malware and phishing scams that infect computers and steal consumer information.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Jun 27, 2013
Makeshift fix for electoral disparity
Ruling coalition party members in the Lower House ramrod passage of an overdue reapportionment measure that only begins to address vote-value disparities.
EDITORIALS
Jun 27, 2013
Sorry state of expressways
The sorry state of expressway sections and bridges will demand a sizable repair and reconstruction budget for the indefinite future. Whence will funding come
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2013
China wins in Snowden saga
By Frank Ching
The release of information about U.S. surveillance efforts worldwide has led to the depiction of Washington as a hypocrite for berating China over cyber espionage.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 27, 2013
Abe's fixations threaten newfound unified approach on North Korea
By William Pesek
Just as U.S. President Barack Obama seeks a united front to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe threatens to go rogue.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2013
Five myths about the National Security Agency
By James Bamford
One common denominator of NSA whistleblowers is that they feel ignored when attempting to bring illegal or unethical operations to the attention of higher-ups.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2013
Saudi Arabia backsliding on women's rights
By Joshua Muravchik
The trumped-up case in which two leading Saudi activists for women's rights were sentenced to prison is a symptom of the kingdom's regression on human rights.

Sports

Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jun 27, 2013
Zaccheroni feels heat for first time after early exit from Brazil
By Andrew MCKIRDY
Alberto Zaccheroni has enjoyed an exceptionally smooth first three years as national team manager, but after coming in for widespread criticism in the wake of Japan's early exit from the Confederations Cup, the Italian can expect a bumpy ride before the World Cup begins next summer.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 28, 2013
'Chronicle of My Mother'
By Mark Schilling
Director: Masato Harada
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jun 27, 2013
Tweet Beat: #6k_live, #都議選, #進撃の育児
By Emily Balistrieri
Streaming live under the sea, getting out the vote and the meme machine of 'Attack on Titan.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 27, 2013
Art that bloomed with the Feinbergs
By C.B. Liddell
As a simple matter of economic convenience, some of the best art collections in the world started out going against established taste. By avoiding what was already highly valued — and therefore expensive — collectors could build up impressive collections that could then help to dictate future tastes....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 27, 2013
Sincerity is the new ecstasy in Funkot's 'Summer of Love'
By David Kracker
At the end of the 1980s, British DJs imported a potent new style of house music from the Spanish party island Ibiza in what came to be known as the ecstasy-fueled "Second Summer of Love." Inspired by this trade route two decades later, Katsumi Takano, aka Mandokoro or DJ Jet Baron, hopes to launch a...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 27, 2013
What provoked Japan's contemporary photography?
By Mio Yamada
In 1968, as the world reeled from The Prague Spring, the turbulent union and student strikes in France, and the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Japan, like so many other nations, found itself in the midst of social unrest. Citizens questioned the West's involvement in the Vietnam...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 27, 2013
Everyday goods: the Japanese art of convenience
By C.B. Liddell
"Mingei" translates as "folk art" and is connected to objects that are made or used by ordinary people on an everyday basis. Usually this evokes hand-crafted objects, such as ceramics, baskets, items of woodwork, etc. As such, the term is evocative of the era before mass global trade. In modern Japan,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / STRANGE BOUTIQUE
Jun 27, 2013
Summer's best festivals are off the beaten path
By Ian Martin
For the past 10-15 years, Japan's festival season has been dominated by four main events: Fuji Rock, Summer Sonic, Rock in Japan and Rising Sun.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 27, 2013
July Live
By Natasha Vik
Though you might be dreading July, with its sweltering heat and seasonal rain, the month makes up for it with a slew of exciting concerts. It's time to let loose — and pray the venues have air conditioning. Here's a selection of what July has in store.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 27, 2013
'Andreas Gursky'
By Natasha Vik
Hailing from Germany, Andreas Gursky has long been one of the most revered names in contemporary photography. In his images, Gursky captures the repeated patterns of cityscapes on such a massive scale that they almost appear abstract.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 27, 2013
'Tani Buncho: Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of His Birth'
By Natasha Vik
The Suntory Museum of Arts is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of prominent Edo Period painter Tani Buncho. A painter of Kanto-region nanga (literati) style, Buncho's work features detailed Chinese landscapes and scenery inspired by traditional poems.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 27, 2013
'The Power of Manga: Osamu Tezuka and Shotaro Ishinomori'
By Alisa Yamasaki
Osamu Tezuka, creator of "Astro Boy" and "Black Jack," and Shotaro Ishinomori, the man behind the "Super Sentai" and "Kamen Rider" series, are regarded as two of the most influential manga artists in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 27, 2013
'Evangelion and Japanese Swords'
By Alisa Yamasaki
There have been many collaborations with the popular Japanese science-fiction manga and animated series "Evangelion," which have resulted in a range of licensed products — from eye drops to pachinko machines. For this touring exhibition, the series collaborates with the traditional craft of Japanese...
TV networks drop Japan boy band star over sex allegations
Masahiro Nakai in Tokyo in October 2017
Emanuel leaves reform legacy amid historic shifts in U.S.-Japan alliance
Rahm Emanuel professes that the biggest thing he has brought to the U.S.-Japan relationship might be a fresh injection of vitality.
Police rearrest suspect in McDonald's attack on murder charge
Masanori Hirabaru, 43, is escorted out of a police station in Kitakyushu on Dec. 20 to be brought to prosecutors in relation to a double stabbing at a McDonald's outlet in Fukuoka Prefecture. He was rearrested Thursday on a charge of murder.
New York Times chooses Toyama and Osaka as top places to go in 2025
The Toyama City Library, designed by Kengo Kuma, in November. The library is part of a building called Toyama Kirari that also houses the Glass Art Museum.
Japan to deepen U.S. alliance, former Prime Minister Suga says in Washington
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (right) and Sen. William Hagerty, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, hold talks in Washington on Wednesday.
Real wages fall for a fourth month, squeezing Japanese households further
Prices continue to outpace wage increases in Japan.
Hair removal for kids — boosting confidence or preying on insecurities?
Beauty salon Dione, which has over 100 branches nationwide, offers hair removal treatments for children as young as 3 years old. It uses hair removal equipment that emits a special light heated to around 38 degrees Celsius, unlike conventional equipment that involves temperatures of 60 to 80 C.
Sumo’s brotherhood gets latest inductee
Chugo Saito at Isenoumi stable on Friday. Saito has joined his older brother, Seigo, at the stable.
As standards rise, Tokyo Stock Exchange delistings hit decade high
The Tokyo Stock Exchange wants companies to improve governance and performance.
Swiping in Japan: How Gen Z is changing the dating app game
Many Japanese dating apps have ways to detail specific interests that can be as narrow as one particular TV show, game or an artist.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
Shed your skin and reinvent yourself in the Year of the Snake
By Kathryn Wortley

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