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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 9, 2017

Obama warned Trump in November not to tap Flynn as national security adviser: ex-aide

Former U.S. President Barack Obama warned then-President-elect Donald Trump not to give the post of national security adviser in his administration to Michael Flynn, who was eventually fired in a controversy about ties to Russia, a former Obama aide said.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 12, 2017

Corruption cases in China jumped one-third in 2016

The number of corruption cases heard by Chinese courts jumped by about one-third last year, as the country's top prosecutor vowed on Sunday there would be no let up in China's campaign against deep-seated graft.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2017

NPA's sex trafficking data for 2016 just tip of the iceberg: NGOs

The National Policy Agency reports that forced prostitution and human trafficking victimized 46 people across Japan in 2016, but one group says the figures are just the start.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jan 25, 2017

Education in Japan in 2016: new solutions and age-old problems, from teaching English to bullying

With schools well into their final term and the university academic year already winding down it's time to reflect on the most significant events in Japanese education this past year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 23, 2017

China claims success from 'two-child' policy as 2016 birthrates rise

China's decision to allow all couples to have two children instead of one has resulted in birthrates rising to the highest level since 2000, a government official said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2017

China shoppers ended 2016 on spending spree but headwinds seen brewing

Chinese consumers flocked to malls, restaurants and cinemas ahead of the year's biggest holiday season, highlighting the consumption power transforming the economy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 4, 2017

Ono Pharma's wild 2016 ride cuts stock valuation by ¥1.87 trillion

The rise and fall of Ono Pharmaceutical Co. in 2016 was a tale of two halves, and one drug.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 30, 2016

Russia's 'Grizzly Steppe' cyberattacks started simply, U.S. report says

The attack against U.S. democracy began in the summer of 2015 with a simple trick: Hackers working for Russia's civilian intelligence service sent emails with hidden malware to more than 1,000 people working for the American government and political groups.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2016

FBI reveals tech details of Russian spy agencies' hacking of U.S. election

The FBI squarely blamed Russian intelligence services on Thursday for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, releasing the most definitive report yet on the issue, including samples of malicious computer code said to have been used in a broad hacking campaign.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 26, 2016

2016: The year Japan said 'sayonara' to some sexist terms

What a year 2016 has been. Recently, a usually frugal girlfriend of mine drained her bank account by moving into a new, swanky apartment, and by buying a bag and shoes from Prada.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Dec 22, 2016

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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 18, 2016

South Korea's year of reckoning, from H-bomb test to Park impeachment

It began with a nuclear explosion and ended with a street party where some 800,000 people sang and smiled in the freezing Seoul sunshine to celebrate the impeachment of their president. Even for a country with a modern history as tumultuous as South Korea, 2016 has been an eventful year.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Dec 16, 2016

December 17, 2016

COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2016

Thailand in 2016: The end of the Bhumibol era

Concerns over the future are running high in Thailand amid the change in monarchs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2016

Paris organizers confident they can avoid Tokyo's Olympic mess

The head of Paris' bid for the 2024 Olympics has branded Tokyo's original 2020 Games proposal "a fairy tale" and believes the French capital can avoid the kind of after-the-fact revisions bogging down Japan's organizers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 12, 2016

Otani, Akiyama shine as Samurai Japan trounces Mexico in rematch

Shohei Otani has already shown what he can do on the international level with his arm. On Friday night at Tokyo Dome, he got the opportunity to take his cuts at the plate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2016

Social media helps U.S. millennial voters register, but turnout worries linger

As the youngest members of the millennial generation became old enough to vote in this year's U.S. presidential election, states and social media platforms poured efforts into online registration, hoping to attract these tech-savvy voters who now rival Baby Boomers as the country's largest demographic....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2016

What you should watch for on election day

There will be plenty of fascinating aspects as the electoral numbers start to roll in.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 2, 2016

Movie about 'shogi' master Satoshi Murayama closes Tokyo International Film Festival

For the premiere of "Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow," actors Kenichi Matsuyama and Masahiro Higashide and director Yoshitaka Mori were on hand to greet fans before the screening of their film, which closes the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 19, 2016

TIFF takes viewers beyond the comfort zone

While sifting through the movies submitted for this year's Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), competition programming director Yoshihiko Yatabe says he noticed a recurring theme.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2016

Trump beat the spread

Far more experienced at debate, Hillary Clinton should have knocked out Donald Trump but he suffered little damage.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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