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Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 3, 2016

Time running out for Hodgson to tinker with lineup for Euro 2016

This was , the pundits said, the most potent attack England could select. Portugal beware. Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy and Wayne Rooney — the two leading goalscorers in the Premier League — plus England's record scorer starting a match together for the first time.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 25, 2016

'Himeanole': The hairline between good and evil

The moral universe of most commercial films is simple: The good guys prevail, the bad guys are punished — and we are seldom in doubt as to who is who. But what if the bad guys deserve sympathy, even the ones who commit horrific crimes? Is that, in a movie world that prefers black and white to gray,...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2016

Can the U.S. political parties heal themselves?

With their nomination fights all but over, both the Democrats and the Republicans now face the challenge of reuniting for the fall campaign.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 11, 2016

Bitcoin operators await regulation in Japan amid push for legitimacy and widespread use

Bitcoin operators are keenly watching the Diet as it deliberates bills to regulate the currency, believing the legislation is key to regaining the public trust's in the virtual tender and luring more players to the industry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 25, 2016

Thai hard disk makers see silver lining in cloud storage, for now

After more than two years of riding high on growing demand for cloud data storage, Thailand's hard disk drive exporters are bracing for a fall from grace.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2016

Bangladesh Bank heist used compromised SWIFT software

The attackers who stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank probably hacked into software from the SWIFT financial platform that is at the heart of the global financial system, said security researchers at British defense contractor BAE Systems.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2016

Histories that shouldn't be secret

U.S. President Barack Obama should release classified documents on the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the Bay of Pigs fiasco in Cuba in 1961.
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.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2016

What the FBI versus Apple flap is really about

The Apple-FBI encryption flap is really all about Edward Snowden and the NSA.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 29, 2016

U.S. election and the global economy

The outcome of the U.S. election will have profound consequences for U.S. economic policy, and thus for the global economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2016

Exhibition showcases quest to pair patients with novel search for cure

People with obscure, degenerative nerve disorders with no known cures. A biologist exploring the use of fruit flies as an alternative to mice to test drug compounds. A designer who makes his own laser cutter. All of them have collaborated for a unique exhibition that could one day change the way new...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2016

Virtual tie raises doubts: Can Hillary Clinton close the deal?

Hillary Clinton's struggle in Iowa to fend off underdog Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, reignited questions about her ability to close the deal with Democratic voters and turned up the pressure on her high-profile White House campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2016

U.S. capital's snow emergency set to be lifted but Congress still idle

Washington, D.C., will end its snow emergency on Wednesday, Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a sign that the U.S. capital is returning to normal after a deadly weekend blizzard on the U.S. East Coast.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 19, 2016

SMAP fans relieved but perplexed by apology over rumored breakup

Exceptional TV ratings, the apparent overloading of Twitter's servers and even a comment by the prime minister show the importance that Japan placed on the announcement that SMAP isn't breaking up.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2016

Cruz rips up truce with Trump in Republican presidential debate

The long and awkward truce between anti-establishment favorites Donald Trump and Ted Cruz blew apart at the Republican debate Thursday as the two men battling for first place in the Iowa caucuses tore into each other over Cruz's eligibility to be president.
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2015

Immigration Bureau pulls plug on emailed tips amid flood following rumors of Korean resident deportations

The number of emailed tips to the Justice Ministry's Immigration Bureau about non-Japanese illegally staying in the country has more than tripled since May, the Asahi Shimbun said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Dec 14, 2015

Fintech firms make inroads into the banking biz

With startups offering financial technology services raking in billions of dollars around the world, fintech, coined from "finance" and "technology," has become a buzzword that old guards at big name financial institutions can no longer ignore.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Dec 11, 2015

Ippodo: Enjoying tea without tradition

Japanese tea can be beguiling and bitter. And the ceremonial tradition that surrounds it can be disconcerting and dull.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE PERSISTENT VEGETARIAN
Nov 27, 2015

Restaurant 8ablish: Tokyo finally perfects the art of vegan dining

I've been dreaming of a place that serves mouth-watering vegan food, with creations so divinely tasty, that whether you eat meat or not is inconsequential. A place where those unaccustomed to vegan food won't feel they're limiting themselves because there would be no sense of anything "missing." A place...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Nov 13, 2015

Hashinaga: Delicious and relaxed kaiseki cooked by a formidable chef

I am almost certain that I wouldn't survive a day working under chef Noriyuki Hashinaga. I am, however, certain that I could eat his food every day.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 4, 2015

Chihiro Ikeda's 'Tokyo no Hi' is a worthy addition to the slacker genre

Can we please cut the Japanese movie slacker some slack? Usually a guy past the age when most contemporaries have entered official adulthood — defined here as holding a full-time (if not necessarily lifetime) job — the slacker hero makes do with part-time gigs, or spinning his unemployed wheels....
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / NAGOYA RESTAURANTS
Oct 30, 2015

Gattenn: An izakaya camouflaged as a Shinto shrine

Try Gattenn if you're looking for a more tranquil restaurant. Located near Nagoya Station, it takes its interior-design cues from traditional Shinto shrines, with a set of red torii gates, staff dressed as shrine workers and even a machine that dispenses omikuji (fortunes) for ¥100 a pop.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Oct 21, 2015

Tokyo can feel less than welcoming to food allergy sufferers

Japan needs to improve labeling and education surrounding food allergies, and increase allergen-safe options.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 14, 2015

Clinton's debate showing may spell trouble for Biden

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden faced an altered political dynamic on Wednesday after Hillary Rodham Clinton reasserted her command of the Democratic Party race during a debate that may have left little room for him to run.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 12, 2015

Crunch time for ex-debate rivals Biden, Ryan to make decisions that could shape future U.S. politics

Former rivals Vice President Joe Biden and Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan are facing looming decisions that will help shape the future of American politics.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2015

The bobblehead race for the U.S. presidency

All of the current frontrunners in the U.S. presidential nomination process are deeply flawed, at almost comical levels.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2015

Could 2016 really see a Trump vs. Sanders race?

Those who quickly wrote off Donald Trump as a buffoon failed to see that he has shrewdly read the Republican zeitgeist, and that he knows precisely where to stick the knife into competitors.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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