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CULTURE / Music
Oct 30, 2016

Porter Robinson seeks 'Shelter' inside a fantasy world for his anime debut

At 10:15 p.m. on Oct. 18, Porter Robinson stood on a street corner in Shibuya and watched his lifelong dream become reality.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Sep 20, 2016

No-nonsense skipper Baker a good fit for title-contending Nationals

"Do you think you've ended up spoiling the teams you've managed previously?", MAS asked Dusty Baker, during a pregame chat with the Washington Nationals first-year skipper.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2016

Times may seem bad, but 2016 isn't the new 1936

Unlike in the 1930s, the world is not on the brink of any great and awful calamity.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 31, 2016

Pope tells youngsters at end of Polish visit to 'download' a good heart

Pope Francis wrapped up his Polish visit Sunday with a huge outdoor Mass where he told young people to look beyond the instant gratification afforded by technology, and instead to try to change the world.
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WORLD
Jul 23, 2016

Amid craze, Syrian children hold Pokemon pictures, pray 'world will find them'

While "Pokemon Go" is proving to be a monster hit in Japan and also around the globe, an opposition group in Syria is hoping to harness the mobile phone game's power to remind the world of that country's 5-year-old civil war — and of the children caught in the middle of the bloody conflict.
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BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2016

Bank of Japan buying spree inflates world's priciest real estate investment trusts

Japan's real estate investment trusts have soared in value to become the priciest in the world. More purchases by one of the biggest investors in the landlord business — the Bank of Japan — may help propel prices even higher.
Reader Mail
May 19, 2016

Nuclear arms have made the world safer

I agree with Robert McKinney's Letter to the Editor "Obama's dismal record on nukes" in the May 8 edition that U.S. President Barack Obama "didn't deserve the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009" and that his record of advancing peace has been "deplorable." But if McKinney is hinting that Obama should lead a charge...
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MORE SPORTS
May 7, 2016

Elite athletes profess benefits of multisport participation on eve of Golden Grand Prix meet

Justin Gatlin and other top international athletes insist that playing different sports helps develop track and field athletes' potential.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2016

Chinese firm wants to turn the world's lights on

The idea of an electricity 'supergrid' that can power the world is now technically feasible and the chairman of the world's wealthiest power company wants to make it a reality.
EDITORIALS
Feb 29, 2016

Group of 20 steps up

The G-20 has eclipsed the Group of Eight as a global economic manager but it appears to increasingly resemble that gathering: more symbol than substance.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 23, 2016

Miyahara primed for a run at first world title

Before the recent Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Satoko Miyahara said she was "tired of finishing second at international events."
MORE SPORTS
Feb 19, 2016

Dibaba eclipses women's world indoor mile record

Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba shattered the women's world indoor mile record on Wednesday, clocking 4:13.31 to eclipse the time of 4:17.14 set 26 years ago by Romanian Doina Melinte.
Rugby
Feb 5, 2016

Goromaru embraces opportunity with Queensland Reds

Though he received widespread media exposure following his success at last fall's Rugby World Cup, Ayumu Goromaru is a man of few words, at least publicly.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 15, 2015

Smiling between the lines of ukiyo-e

Some art collectors enjoy the eclectic, picking up art pieces opportunistically — even randomly — usually when they find something at the right price. Others have more streamlined tastes and focus on a theme or genre, building up more consistent collections.
ENVIRONMENT
Nov 30, 2015

As world warms, the wines they are a-changing

It's a $200 billion industry that prides itself on being rooted to a particular spot and doing things they way they've always been done. But global warming is forcing the world's wine growers to change.
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Rugby
Oct 29, 2015

Meyer wants to stay on as Springboks coach

Heyneke Meyer concedes he has made a lot of mistakes as South Africa coach, but wants to put a disappointing Rugby World Cup campaign behind them and be given the opportunity to take the Springboks to the next level.
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JAPAN
Oct 24, 2015

Tokyo Skytree is bathed in blue to mark 70th anniversary of the United Nations

Sumida Ward's Tokyo Skytree, together with some 200 sites in 60 countries around the world, was illuminated with blue lights Saturday as part of a global celebration to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 18, 2015

Humanity's cultural heritage at risk in Yemen war

The U.S., Britain and other countries backing the Saudi coalition must take action to prevent the destruction of historic structures in Yemen.
Rugby
Oct 14, 2015

Rugby fever sweeps Japan, as Goromaru and Co. become household names

Rugby fever has swept the field in Japan after the national team gained its best-ever three wins at the Rugby World Cup 2015.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 14, 2015

Photographic portal to a secret, bygone world

'The things happening on Tokyo's streets are always fascinating to me," Nobuyoshi Araki told me during an interview in 2012. Though best known for being the maestro of Japanese erotica, Araki has retained a particular love for street photography. Now 75, he still loves to prowl around the streets of...
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LIFE / Travel
Oct 3, 2015

Listening to the wind on Battleship Island

As if from a dream, the island floated over the sea like a terra-cotta dreadnought from a century ago. I'd arrived at Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island, and its profile was unmistakable from the deck of my ferry battling high waves and winds.
Reader Mail
Sep 25, 2015

Rugby World Cup 2019 in danger

Your article "Olympics mess a nation's indictment" (Sept. 16) is a useful assessment of some of the horrendous decision-making that has typified Japan's planning for the 2020 Olympic Games. What both that article and most other commentaries largely overlook is the damage done to Japan in another sporting...

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Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go