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Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 25, 2018

Issey Miyake finds its Kyoto home

With its tiered roof, latticed exterior and exposed beams, the new Issey Miyake Kyoto flagship is more than just a store; it's a celebration of one of Kyoto's best-known traditional structures — the machiya.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2018

Education ministry works to curb excessive overtime by teachers

The education ministry has kicked off full-scale efforts to curb overwork among schoolteachers and address a longtime problem for educators.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 20, 2018

Force and fragility meet and merge in 'Dunas'

There are mutual squeals of delight when Belgian dance artist Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Spanish flamenco dancer Maria Pages are reunited after "far too long" at a Tokyo rehearsal studio.
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JAPAN
Mar 19, 2018

Cherry tree hits full bloom in Kochi, breaking Japanese record by two days

A Somei-Yoshino cherry tree being monitored in Kochi reached full bloom on Monday, the Metrological Agency said.
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BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2018

China selects new economic team as Xi kicks off second term

Liu He, a key economic adviser to China's President Xi Jinping, was elected by parliament Monday to be a vice premier, and vice central bank Gov. Yi Gang was chosen to take over the helm at the People's Bank of China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2018

Stephen Hawking taught us it was right to be wrong

By making bets he was happy to lose, the English physicist showed that science progressed with each mistake.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 17, 2018

Trump signs bill encouraging official contacts with Taiwan, angering China

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that encourages the United States to send senior officials to Taiwan to meet Taiwanese counterparts and vice versa, angering China, which views the self-ruled island as a wayward province.
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BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2018

Trump's tariffs lift hopes for jobs in U.S. steel mill towns but few see industry revival

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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2018

Abe-Kim summit: The real deal or thinly veiled diversion?

Tokyo is seeking a summit with North Korea's leader, prompting speculation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scrambling to deflect public attention away from a document-tampering scandal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 14, 2018

Gina Haspel, linked to 'black site' torture and coverup, tapped by Trump to head CIA

Gina Haspel, a veteran CIA clandestine officer picked by President Donald Trump on Tuesday to head the CIA, is a controversial figure, backed by many in the U.S. intelligence community but regarded warily by some in Congress for her involvement in the agency's "black site" detention facilities.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 13, 2018

Mako Yamashita's bronze at world juniors impressive

Lost in the glare of Alexandra Trusova's phenomenal performance in landing two quadruple jumps on the way to victory at the world junior championships in Sofia on Saturday was the fact that Mako Yamashita picked up another medal for her growing collection.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 9, 2018

Trump agrees to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on denuclearization

U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by the end of May — a stunning and unexpected announcement that comes as the two historic adversaries dial back threats of nuclear annihilation and attempt to reach a deal on the issue of scrapping the North's...
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Feb 25, 2018

Japan Inc. seen embracing change slowly but surely

Sitting in a Shibuya meeting room at the Tokyo headquarters of human resources and specialist recruitment consultancy Robert Walters Japan, David Swan cuts a swarthy, muscular figure.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2018

U.S. women beat Canada in dramatic fashion in shootout to capture gold medal

A goal by Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson in the sixth round of the shootout gave the United States a dramatic 3-2 victory over Canada in the women's gold-medal game at Gangneung Hockey Centre on Thursday afternoon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 19, 2018

Tarnished? The Olympic brand still mints money like never before

A long-running Russian doping scandal. Corruption scams. Major cities say "no" to staging the Olympics Games.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2018

Will the Olympics go bust?

While the costs of hosting the Olympics are going up, the prestige and long-term economic benefits seem to be going down.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018

British women continue unlikely dominance

Lizzy Yarnold's second successive gold and a bronze for teammate Laura Deas underlined Britain's extraordinary dominance of Olympic women's skeleton racing on Saturday — made all the more extraordinary as the country does not boast a single track.
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LIFE / Travel
Feb 16, 2018

Fire, ash and a bicycle ride around the volcanic Sakurajima Island

Active Kagoshima Prefecture volcano a hot destination for cycle tourists, best viewed from the safety of Sengan-en, an Edo Period circuit garden.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2018

Spanish star Javier Fernandez says he's ready for Olympic competition

After Spanish figure skater Javier Fernandez won his sixth consecutive European title last month, he knew he still had work to do for a chance at the podium in Pyeongchang.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2018

Forget fake news — worry about fake history Oscars

Two movies about Britain in 1940 — 'Dunkirk' and 'Darkest Hour' — have collected plenty of Oscar nominations. Both movies are full of historical nonsense.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 6, 2018

North Korea calls Trump 'dolt-like' and compares 'bloody nose' strike to Iraq War run-up

Nuclear-armed North Korea unleashed a raft of insults and threats against the U.S. and its leader on Tuesday, calling Donald Trump "dolt-like" and comparing recent reports of a possible "bloody nose" limited strike against Pyongyang to the run-up to the Iraq War.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 6, 2018

Do you need to buy bitcoin?

Over the next year, the bitcoin price could double, soar tenfold, or collapse by 95 percent or more, and no economic analysis can help predict where in that range it will lie.

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