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Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 10, 2019

Japan, 'surprised' by South Korean response to export control, accuses Seoul of trying to make the issue about free trade

Japan was taken aback by the strong reaction from South Korea to its decision to tighten export controls on some chemicals, a senior foreign ministry official said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2019

Japan is cool but has no clue about selling itself

The country is still struggling to make money off of its worldwide cultural cachet
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 2, 2019

'All About Mariano Fortuny'

July 6-Oct. 6
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2019

Hong Kong immigrants who have moved to Taiwan despair about the future back home

Kitty Wong and Adolf Lim are tightening the screws on their future in Taiwan as they make the final touches to a hostel in the southern city of Tainan, that they hope will open its doors to vacationers next month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2019

What we get wrong about UFOs

Beware of interpretations posing as facts. And when explanations are incomplete, don't fall for the fallacy of 'god of the gaps.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 27, 2019

Europe sizzles under record temperatures, fueling concern about climate change

Europeans fought to stay cool as a blast of hot air from the Sahara Desert sent temperatures to records in large parts of the continent, adding to concern about climate change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 25, 2019

Trump muses privately about ending 'unfair' postwar U.S.-Japan defense pact

U.S. President Donald Trump has recently mused to confidants about withdrawing from a long-standing defense treaty with Japan that he thinks treats the United States unfairly, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 21, 2019

Ex-aide Hope Hicks told House panel Trump is serious about getting foreign help in elections

Hope Hicks, once a close aide to President Donald Trump, told the House Judiciary Committee that Trump was serious in saying there was nothing wrong in accepting derogatory information about political opponents from a foreign government, panel Chairman Jerrold Nadler said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 20, 2019

Joe Biden refuses to apologize for comments about segregationists

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday refused to apologize for comments about his dealings with two segregationist senators in the 1970s, and said that Sen. Cory Booker and other critics among his Democratic rivals were being disingenuous.
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2019

Canada in talks with Malaysia about taking back plastic waste

The government of Canada said on Monday it is in discussions with Malaysia about retrieving plastic waste that originated from Canada and is currently in Malaysia.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
May 26, 2019

Fukushima aims to boost school-trip visitors with new plan focused on teaching about 3/11 disaster

In an effort to increase the number of students visiting for school trips, Fukushima Prefecture has created a series of travel routes it will propose this fiscal year to schools outside the prefecture to provide them with an opportunity to learn about the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 20, 2019

What's that we were talking about? Ah yes, the many uses of 'are'

The demonstrative pronouns related to 'ano' are for more than just describing what's 'over there.' For instance, Japanese uses them to convey sentimentality and in monologues.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 18, 2019

Surging suicide rate among American girls raises questions about social media

A spike in the suicide rate among young American girls is prompting leading researchers to ask questions about the role of social media in adolescent mental health.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
May 11, 2019

'Much Ado About Nothingness': Exploring the diverse philosophies of the Kyoto School — review

James Heisig's 'Much Ado About Nothingness' strives to link the philosophies of Kirato Nishida and Hajime Tanabe with broader intellectual and artistic themes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
May 3, 2019

Trump's 0-for-4 streak of Fed choices raises concern about vetting process

U.S. President Donald Trump has named four people for two seats on the Federal Reserve's board of governors. None of them have made it through the Senate, raising doubts about the president's central bank acumen and the White House's vetting process for nominees.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2019

Pentagon warns about risk of Chinese submarines in Arctic

Deepening Chinese activities in the Arctic region could also pave the way for a strengthened military presence, including the deployment of submarines to act as deterrents against nuclear attack, the Pentagon said in a report released on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 29, 2019

U.S. measles outbreak raises questions about immunity in adults vaccinated decades ago

Adults in the United States who were vaccinated against measles decades ago may need a new dose depending on when they received the shot and their exposure risk, according to public health experts battling the nation's largest outbreak since the virus was deemed eliminated in 2000.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2019

What Sudan tells us about 21st-century coups

While the figure at the top might change, the military-dominated power structures beneath may prove much harder to shift from power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2019

Rift with president kept Sri Lanka PM in dark about intel of looming Easter attack, says minister

A rift between Sri Lanka's president and prime minister that sparked a crisis last year came under scrutiny on Monday a day after a series of deadly bomb blasts, with questions over how the government handled a recent warning of an attack.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 22, 2019

Wondering aloud in Japanese about our Heisei Era memories

The words 'deshu014d' and 'daru014d' can help us put a little conjecture into the way we speak, but that's not the only thing they're used for.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 19, 2019

Cardinals QB Josh Cardinals QB Rosen annoyed by speculation about Kyler Murray

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen spoke publicly for the first time Thursday about the limbo he finds himself in with the team that drafted him last year, telling SI TV that it's "annoying" but that he "definitely understands the situation."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 17, 2019

Top U.S. envoy for North Korea heads to Moscow as speculation about Kim-Putin summit gains steam

The top U.S. envoy for North Korea will travel to Moscow this week for talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the State Department said Tuesday — a sign that a meeting between leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the near future could be imminent.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 16, 2019

Japan can learn a thing or two from Canada about dealing with Trump on trade

As Tokyo anxiously prepared for trade talks with the United States that started this week, one of the chief concerns of the Abe government and Japan's private sector was what to expect when negotiating with the Trump administration, and to glean insights from how Canada survived the process.
Private clubs quietly open in Tokyo for free-spending Chinese businesspeople
Sources say a hui suo — a private club, which in Japan caters mainly to Chinese businesspeople — will soon open on the upper floors of the Moutai Building in the Ginza district of Tokyo.
Tokyo pub hit with first-ever closure order for illegal street tables
One pub in Tokyo's Shimbashi district received more than 60 warnings from law enforcement for setting up tables on the street, blocking the way for traffic.
Mount Fuji hikers to be charged ¥4,000 on all trails
Tourists gather at the Fuji Subaru Line 5th station, which leads to the popular Yoshida Trail for hikers climbing Mount Fuji, ahead of its reopening for the season in Narusawa, Yamanashi Prefecture in June 2024.
Geely billionaire goes on a cost-cutting spree to catch rivals
Cars at the Geely Auto production base in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Feb. 16
Japan to extend financial aid to more people moving out of Tokyo
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (right) speaks to officials of Miyada in Nagano Prefecture on Saturday during his visit to the village.
At Ventinove, Tuscan specialties taken to new heights
Tucked away behind the historic Tsuchida sake brewery, Ventinove's location and sleek, angular architecture make for impressive destination dining.
In Tokyo, Dodgers get taste of the Shohei Ohtani experience
Shohei Ohtani greets manager Dave Roberts before the team's game against the Tigers at Tokyo Dome on Sunday.
Private clubs quietly open in Tokyo for free-spending Chinese businesspeople
Sources say a hui suo — a private club, which in Japan caters mainly to Chinese businesspeople — will soon open on the upper floors of the Moutai Building in the Ginza district of Tokyo.
Japan’s youth climate activists still searching for a breakthrough
While climate demonstrations around the world often draw thousands of participants, in Japan such demonstrations rarely break the 100-person barrier.
Augmented reality artist Omega C navigates a precarious scene for XR art
Artist Adrian Steckeweh 3-D prints otherworldly clothes and accessories for himself, in a way augmenting his reality with tangible objects.

Podcast

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

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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.
The day a religious cult brought terror to Tokyo
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