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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2016

Japanese dream of long year-end holiday but will settle for five days, and some sleep

A long, leisurely sojourn at a tropical beach resort, listening to the waves and counting seagulls ... is only a pipe dream for most workers in Japan as the New Year's holiday period draws near.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 22, 2016

China details allowed activities for foreign NGOs under new law

China's Ministry of Public Security has unveiled a list of areas where foreign non-governmental organizations (NGO) are allowed to operate, from legal advice to equality of the sexes, ahead of the enforcement of a new law.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 21, 2016

A new wave of Japanese filmmakers matches the old

Nearly two decades after the Japanese New Wave of the 1990s, the directors who led it, including Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Hirokazu Koreeda and Naomi Kawase, are still the local industry's most prominent faces abroad. But this year a new generation of filmmakers has finally started to make itself heard, with...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 19, 2016

Scientists discover 163 new species in Greater Mekong region, WWF says

A rainbow-headed snake and a dragon-like lizard are among 163 new species that scientists recently discovered in the Greater Mekong region, conservation group WWF said Monday, adding rapid development in the area, from dams to mines, was threatening wildlife survival.
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2016

Japan regulators crafting new rules to prevent leaks by company execs

Japanese authorities are set to recommend new fair disclosure rules that aim to prevent company executives from leaking insider information, part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to improve corporate governance and encourage foreign investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 6, 2016

SoftBank's Son said to plan meeting with Trump in New York

SoftBank Group Corp. founder and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son was to meet with President-elect Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 3, 2016

Thai activist becomes first to be arrested for defaming monarchy under new king

Thai police arrested an anti-junta activist on Saturday for defaming the monarchy in what rights groups said was the first case of lese-majeste brought under Thailand's new king.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2016

Trump's effect on U.S. allies

Donald Trump's election could prove a disruptive force in forcing many allies to analyze the costs of the U.S. alliance alongside the benefits.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2016

Brexit, Trump and a new economic order

Multilateralism is giving way to national self-interest. As inequality across countries has declined, inequality within countries has surged — to the point that the reversal of priorities was probably inevitable.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Nov 26, 2016

Chef David Myers: 'Travel always helps me to create new ideas'

Culinary nomad on inspiration, Japanese citrus and Californian cuisine.
WORLD
Nov 24, 2016

New scanners to reduce need for unpacking at airport security

Makers of scanners used in airports are testing new technology that could soon make taking liquids and laptops out of carry-on bags a thing of the past, speeding up security lines for passengers.
EDITORIALS
Nov 18, 2016

New SDF mandate in South Sudan

The government had better be aware of the possible ramifications of the expanded role it has handed the SDF in South Sudan.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 17, 2016

University of Tsukuba, Dome Corporation look to change Japan college sports landscape with new deal

The University of Tsukuba wants to help revolutionize college sports in Japan, and setting up its own athletic department is a big part of that goal.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 12, 2016

A new luxury hotel — in Fukushima?

On March 11, 2011, the residents of Fukushima Prefecture felt the earth shake as a massive quake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan. But few could have predicted the explosions that would later follow or that the reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant would go in to meltdown. The...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 12, 2016

Peru's leader suggests replacing TPP with new trade deal that excludes U.S.

Peru President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski told Russian media that Pacific-rim countries can forge a new trade deal that includes China to replace the U.S.-led TPP that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to scrap.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2016

Abe quickly sets up meeting with Trump in New York

With his foreign and economic policy on the line, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wastes no time arranging a meeting with the incoming U.S. president.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2016

Japan Volleyball Association urges Koike to look beyond costs and build new Olympic venue

The Japan Volleyball Association (JVA), along with former Olympians, submitted a written petition Tuesday to Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike calling on the government to stick to the original plan of building the Ariake Arena volleyball venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 7, 2016

China names new finance minister to replace veteran Lou Jiwei

China has replaced veteran reformer Lou Jiwei with a new finance minister who will be tasked with juggling fiscal stimulus and efforts to rein in excess leverage in the world's second-largest economy.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Nov 5, 2016

Campfire pleasures both old and new

My father went off to war and never came back to us. My mother remarried when I was 10 and my new Dad was in the Royal Navy. Until I was 13 he was mostly at sea, so lots of chores came my way.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2016

Start of a new era of intolerance in Thailand?

Rising nationalism after the king's death could signal worrying days ahead for the country.
‘DEI’ purge prompts Pentagon to remove webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
A signed picture by photographer Joe Rosenthal of U.S. Marines raising the American flag on Iwo Jima is shown as part of a display at the new National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia, in November 2006.
Musk says aid cuts haven’t killed anyone. That's not true.
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump's assertion that U.S. aid cuts to programs including PEPFAR and USAID in Africa aren't causing harm is not true. Children and others are already dying as a result.
Myoko ski resort area feels trepidation as foreign money pours in
Visitors at Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture, on March 5
Japan’s twin obsessions meet as MLB visits sumo’s heartland
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw takes part in a sumo demonstration in Tokyo on Friday.
Tariff threats spur TSMC’s Taiwan peers to seek U.S. expansion
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with C.C. Wei, chief executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., at a news conference in Washington on March 3.
In pictures: Tokyo's weeklong celebration of baseball's best
Shohei Ohtani belts a home run in the fifth inning of the second game of the Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and Cubs.
What's the fuss over Ishiba's gift vouchers?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waits for a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee to begin in Tokyo on Friday.
At Tokyo Dome, a stage so big that even Shohei Ohtani felt nervous
Shohei Ohtani tips his batting helmet during the opening game of the MLB season between the Dodgers and Cubs on Tuesday at Tokyo Dome
Assassin’s Creed Shadows puts samurai style over substance
Releasing on March 20, Assassin's Creed Shadows excels in atmosphere and open-world gameplay but falls short of narrative expectations.
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.

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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