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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2018

Taiwan shadows China carrier through narrow strait after warning by Xi: report

Taiwan has sent ships and aircraft to shadow a Chinese aircraft carrier group through the narrow Taiwan Strait, its Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 20, 2018

Syrian asylum-seekers' bid for refugee status rejected by Tokyo court

The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit filed by two Syrian asylum-seekers — echoing the Immigration Bureau's decision not to grant them refugee status — in the first such court challenge in Japan since civil war broke out in the Middle Eastern nation in 2011.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 17, 2018

Nihonbashi: The culinary crossroads of Tokyo

For the rest of the world all roads might lead to Rome, but in Japan all roads lead to Nihonbashi. Just as the Milliarium Aureum (Golden Milestone) delineated the point from which all distances were measured in the Roman Empire, there is a monument to one side of Nihonbashi Bridge that marks the "zero...
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CULTURE / Art
Mar 13, 2018

Turner: The landscaper of art genres

J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) remains among the most adored of British landscapists. His natural draftsman talent, in union with the hard work ethic of his time led to recognition and formal training at the Royal Academy of Arts, where he was elected to become one of the institution's esteemed Academicians...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 11, 2018

It's not just the exhibits that are expensive at art fairs

The month of March inaugurates the spring art fair season, a combination of commerce, parties and culture that attendees love to pretend to hate. Even though the fairs are explicitly designed for galleries to sell art, dealers complain about them whenever they get a chance. For everyone else, the phenomenon...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 8, 2018

'Legend of the Demon Cat' presents the multicolored beauty of Chen Kaige's China

The current decade has seen China's film market rise to heights exceeded only by Hollywood; in 2017, box-office earnings grew nearly 13.45 percent year-on-year to a splendiferous 55.9 billion yuan ($8.6 billion). This bonanza has spurred massive investment and fueled out-sized ambitions.
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2018

Executive meetings in Asia no longer boozy lunches as refined fare and tighter budgets hold sway

Entertaining clients has always been part of the world of finance. But it's no longer just about wining and dining. In an era of healthier lifestyles and tighter industry budgets, the boundaries of where to go and what to do have shifted. The legend of the boozy dinner sealed-with-a-deal may live on,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 23, 2018

Sapporo: Famous for its snow, but a delight in green

Sapporo balances a vibrant city feel with the quieter reprieves of lush parks, dense forests and meandering trails that speak to Hokkaido's nature-centric reputation. One minute you're fighting crowds at a fish market and the next you're listening to birds chirping in the Japanese maples.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2018

India's choice in the Maldives

The crisis in Maldives is a defining moment for New Delhi as China encroaches on its traditional sphere of influence.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2018

Malaysia further downgrading ties with North Korea a year after airport assassination, sources say

One year after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half brother was assassinated at Kuala Lumpur's airport, Malaysia is further downgrading once-close ties with Pyongyang, sources familiar with the government's plans said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Feb 10, 2018

'Insta-gran' Kimiko Nishimoto discovers that it's never too late to experiment with inventive photography

There's a lot more to the 89-year-old Instagrammer than her wacky selfies.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2018

Japanese 26-year-old who doesn't code creates Asia's hottest game with 'Tabi Kaeru'

Japanese frogs are proliferating across Asia. The good news is, they're not an invasive species, nor are they real.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 3, 2018

Finnish broadcaster targets youth vote with anime-inspired video

On Jan. 27, the day before Finland’s presidential election, a Finnish social media news and current affairs service called Kioski released an election video that caused a stir online, receiving over 700,000 views since its release. While President Sauli Niinisto’s landslide victory with 62.7 percent...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Feb 1, 2018

Return to roots helps Akane Hosoyamada realize an Olympic dream

"She is the one I trust the most."
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 26, 2018

More birth defects found in U.S. areas with Zika according to American health officials

The mosquito-borne Zika virus may be responsible for an increase in birth defects in U.S. states and territories, even in women who had no lab evidence of Zika exposure during pregnancy, U.S. health officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jan 23, 2018

Free Wi-Fi service; Historic fashion showcase; New routes introduced

Free Wi-Fi service
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2018

A year ago, Davos thought Trump would be a normal president

If there was one message that echoed through the mountains ringing Davos a year ago, it was that the business world could ignore tweets from U.S. leader Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2018

Memories of Tohoku tsunami prompt man to create floating car

Hideo Tsurumaki watched the giant tsunami crash onto Japan's northeast coast on March 11, 2011, sweeping away cars as people tried to escape from them.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 17, 2018

Wales hoping to win new friends at Rugby World Cup

The Wales national rugby team wants to "do more than just turn up, have a great time and then disappear" during the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, and plans to forge a lasting relationship with the city of Kitakyushu.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 13, 2018

Michael Booth returns with 'The Meaning of Rice'

Michael Booth is back. And once again with his family in tow. The British food writer first came to Japan with his Danish wife and two sons in 2008 in a bid to learn more about Japan and its food culture in a trip that took them from Hokkaido to Okinawa in three months. Booth turned their foodie adventure...
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JAPAN / Society
Dec 28, 2017

NGO Very 50 offers MBA-style approach to help Japan's youth solve global social issues

In the summer of 2016, Seina Otsuki and Satoshi Miura traveled from their homes in Miyagi Prefecture to rural Mai Chau in northwestern Vietnam to help the local community develop handy and fashionable products for the Vietnamese market.

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Passengers that were on a morning train attacked by members of the Aum Shinrikyo group wait for medical assistance outside Kasumigaseki Station on March 20,1995.
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