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May 5, 2016

Ayashii Kanojo / Yokohama New Theatre / 2016-05-07 to 2016-05-13

13:50, 19:00
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 29, 2016

Why Japan lost Aussie sub bid

The botched bidding process for a contract to build submarines for Australia's navy was an important lesson for Japan.
Apr 28, 2016

Zutto Mae Kara Sukideshita: Kokuhaku Jikko Iinkai / Shinjuku Wald 9 / 2016-04-30 to 2016-05-06

Apr 28, 2016

Eiga: Kureyon Shin-chan — Bakusui! Yumemi Warudo Daitotsugeki / Toho Cinemas Shinjuku / 2016-04-30 to 2016-05-06

until May 5 8:10, 10:30
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 19, 2016

Johnson picks up slack as Carp enter post-Maeda era

The Hiroshima Carp may not have Kenta Maeda any longer, but they still have Kris Johnson, and the West Covina, California, native is no mere consolation prize.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 17, 2016

Rainbow Disco Club may be the dance music scene's pot of gold

With new venues such as Contact and Sankeys opening their doors in Tokyo this spring, there is hope for a resurgence in the underground electronic music circuit in 2016. But with a glut of EDM mega-bashes, the festival scene for mature dance music fans can sometimes look a bit bleak.
Apr 14, 2016

Kansai Johnny's Jr. no Mezase Dorimu Suteji! / Movix Kyoto / 2016-04-16 to 2016-04-22

9:20, 11:20, 13:20, 15:20, 17:20, 19:20, 21:20
EDITORIALS
Apr 14, 2016

Politics threaten global economy

The global economy is slowing, and political problems are as much to blame as economic ones.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 12, 2016

An exhibition of things that make you go 'hmm'

The subtitle of the Mori Art Museum's triennial "Roppongi Crossing" exhibition three years ago was "Out of Doubt." This year it's "My Body, Your Voice." In 2013, the group show was inflected by the destruction caused by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and scepticism about the handling...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 11, 2016

Abenomics rebuked as major foreign investors join $46 billion Japan pullout

For global equity investors and Shinzo Abe, it's splitsville.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2016

Asian currency rallies no longer make sense

Strength in the region's currencies is out of step with weaker growth and trade, and the threat of more easing.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 3, 2016

Ryoma Suzuki bet on a musically diverse line-up for Unborde — and it paid off

Media attention has become a mixed blessing for Ryoma Suzuki. Unborde, the label he founded in 2010, is currently celebrating five years in the game and will hold a special show at Makuhari Messe on April 10.
Apr 1, 2016

Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai / Os Cinemas M-Int Kobe / 2016-04-02 to 2016-04-08

until April 6 14:10, 18:30 / April 7 14:10
Apr 1, 2016

Met Live Viewing 2015-16: Puccini — Manon Lescaut / Kobe Kokusai Shochiku / 2016-04-02 to 2016-04-08

10:00
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 29, 2016

Budget clears Upper House as focus shifts to possible tax hike delay, double election

The Upper House easily passes the hefty fiscal 2016 budget as the opposition focuses on whether Prime Minister Abe will again delay the consumption tax hike.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 29, 2016

How Sharp is denting the Japan brand

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should use his bully pulpit to shakeup corporate Japan and bolster competitiveness.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2016

Those 'free rider' allies are finally paying up

There are signs that U.S. allies in Asia, Europe and the Middle East are starting to understand that the bill for the Pax Americana has come due.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 28, 2016

Poll finds only 24% of top firms plan to expand new grad recruitment in 2017

Nearly a quarter of major firms in Japan that have set hiring plans for fiscal 2017 intend to recruit more new graduates than in fiscal 2016, but the percentage fell short of the previous year's figure, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Mar 26, 2016

New releases with a fighting spirit

'Pokemon' fights harder
Mar 25, 2016

Gekijoban: Tantei Opera Milky Holmes — Gyakushu no Milky Homes / T-Joy Kyoto / 2016-03-26 to 2016-04-01

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2016

I dunno if Hillary Clinton is evil, but she sure is dumb

Vote for Hillary Clinton if you want. But don't vote for her because she's smart.
Mar 19, 2016

“Love Live!” Film Live in Theater / Apollo Cinema 8 / 2016-03-19 to 2016-03-25

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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