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Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2017

Chase cars used to 'catch' American U-2 freshly back from spy mission

It may not sound possible to "catch" an American spy plane while driving a Dodge Charger. But that's precisely what we did on a sweltering August afternoon at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 17, 2017

Nuclear issues aren't a problem for Hiroshima's punk acts — politics are

"Adults are stupid," says Shinji Okoda, who is better known in Hiroshima as "Guy," the vocalist for hardcore punk band Origin of M and owner of Disk Shop Misery and Bloodsucker Records. At 52, he certainly appears to have some authority in the matter.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Aug 16, 2017

Dentsu may not escape with summary justice

Last month, a Tokyo summary court judge ruled that advertising giant Dentsu would not get away with just paying a fine for violating the Labor Standards Act attributable to a culture of excessive overtime blamed for the death of several employees. The company will have to endure scrutiny of its employment...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 16, 2017

'Meatball Machine Kodoku': Proud to be a bloody mess

In a career spanning three decades, Yoshihiro Nishimura has done about every job on the credit crawl — from gaffer to director. He is best known, however, as a mad master of effects and makeup, spewing blood sprays that achieve a certain demented grandeur and building fantastic creatures that resemble...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2017

Ex-Nomura salesman exiled in Chicago goes hostile at tiny Japan firms

From downtown Chicago, a former Nomura Holdings Inc. salesman is taking activist investing to Japan's smaller listed firms, betting that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's corporate governance overhaul is trickling down to less-covered parts of the market.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2017

Time to dial down tensions on the Korean Peninsula

Despite the heightened tentions on the Korean Peninsula, the window for a political solution through dialogue has not been closed entirely.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Aug 14, 2017

'Panda' Rogers adjusting to playing with Tigers

The Panda is living amongst the Tigers in Osaka.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 14, 2017

Japan's April-June GDP jumped annualized 4% on consumption, capital expenditures

Growth is expected to continue in coming quarters, offering the Bank of Japan hope that a tight labor market is finally starting to boost consumer spending.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 13, 2017

Reconstructing the Japanese house

After very successful runs in Rome and London, "The Japanese House: Architecture and Life after 1945," an exhibition of maquettes, photographs, plans and drawings, is now in the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 11, 2017

Japan's health care is far from free, and ballooning costs could mean higher premiums

Japan's health insurance system is considered "universal," since it covers everyone in the country, but it is hardly "free" in the sense of having the government pay for everything with tax revenue.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 11, 2017

Malaysian man accused of 600 sex assaults against daughter

A Malaysian man was charged on Thursday with more than 600 counts of raping and sodomizing his teenaged daughter, prompting calls for greater protection for women and girls.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2017

Japan's young farmers pin hopes on technology to revitalize agricultural industry

A new breed of younger, business- and tech-savvy farmers is transforming Japan's shrinking agriculture sector with cutting-edge techniques and marketing strategies, giving new hope to an industry in slow decline.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 10, 2017

Fuerza Bruta re-interprets a night out at the theater

Since Argentinian physical theater troupe Fuerza Bruta burst onto the scene in Buenos Aires in 2005, some 5 million people in more than 30 countries have experienced its high-energy, postmodern productions, which are often tailored to wherever they're staged.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 9, 2017

Diplomatic cable instructs U.S. envoys to be indirect on re-engaging in Paris climate deal

U.S. diplomats should sidestep questions from foreign governments on what it will take for the Trump administration to re-engage in the global Paris climate agreement, according to a diplomatic cable seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 7, 2017

Japan's shrinking rural population poses a dilemma for democracy

Deep in the Shikoku wilderness, along a steep winding road above a dark green river, sits the tiny village of Okawa. It's located in a region sometimes dubbed by enthusiastic travel writers as the "Tibet of Japan" for its comparative isolation within the mountains.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage / Backstage Pass
Aug 3, 2017

Giving Cio-Cio San a better ending

Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" tells the story of a young Japanese girl named Cio-Cio San ("chō-chō" is the Japanese word for "butterfly") marrying and getting dumped by an American naval officer named Pinkerton. First performed in Italy in 1904, the opera is one of the most popular in the world...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 1, 2017

'Shibuyajizai: Infinity, or Self-Territory'

July 29-Sept. 17
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2017

Time to tighten the screws on North Korea

Kim Jong Un's drive to make North Korea a nuclear power won't be halted without tougher steps taken by the international community.
EDITORIALS
Jul 30, 2017

Preventing accidents by elderly drivers

The National Police Agency must consider how to build a network among the police, local governments and health care professionals to reduce the number of accidents caused by elderly drivers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 29, 2017

'The Boy in the Earth': A short, sharp shock of a novella

"The Boy in the Earth" was Fuminori Nakamura's fifth book and it won him the Akutagawa Prize in 2005. It's a short sharp shock of a novella and Allison Markin Powell's powerful recent translation finally brings its creeping dread alive for English readers.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2017

Inada makes resignation official; Kishida to pick up defense portfolio

Beleaguered Defense Minister Tomomi Inada announced Friday that she will resign over allegations that a cover-up was conducted to hide the politically sensitive activity logs of the Ground Self-Defense Force unit that was deployed for peacekeeping duty in conflict-riven South Sudan.
EDITORIALS
Jul 27, 2017

Fighting an invasion of fire ants

No efforts should be spared in stopping the spread of fire ants in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jul 26, 2017

The Japanese 'Tunnel Man' of Alaska: Not quite life on Mars, but pretty out-there

With his dream of inhabiting the red planet out of reach, Kenji Yoshikawa instead sought out similar landscapes on Earth and teaches kids about Mars-style permafrost.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 26, 2017

Figuring out who to watch at this year's Fuji Rock Festival

The 2017 edition of Fuji Rock Festival boasts one of the more eclectic lineups the long-running gathering has had in recent years. The headliners tell the tale: Cartoon rockers Gorillaz share the same font size as electronic pop star Bjork and dance music weirdo Aphex Twin. Dig deeper and you'll find...
30 minutes with Yuzuru Hanyu
Yuzuru Hanyu smiles during an interview in his hometown of Sendai in between performances of his latest tour, Ice Story.
Eight students recovering after hammer attack at university in Tokyo
Police investigate the scene after eight people were injured by a hammer-wielding woman on Hosei University's Tama campus in Tokyo on Friday afternoon.
Stage set for action-packed New Year Basho with yokozuna promotion battle
Kotozakura is in position to fight his way to a promotion to yokozuna going into the New Year Basho.
Race circuit and resort among post-event proposals for Osaka Expo site
A portion of the Grand Ring at the site of the Osaka Expo during a media tour late last month
Japan's health ministry reports record-high flu cases
A busy street in Tokyo on Dec. 30. The number of influenza patients per clinic, on average, in the final week of December was the highest since health ministry records began in 1999.
Can an international makeover help Tokyo salons meet foreign demand?
Otono Kuboki, a Japanese Canadian hair stylist for salon chain Sozo, is a key figure in the company's mission to elevate the viability of Japan's hairdressing industry to foreign residents.
Isekai anime offers a key to understanding globalization
“The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic” centers on three teenage protagonists who are transported into a fantasy world where they must grapple with a foreign culture.
Japanese space startup readies for second lunar lander launch
Ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada with the countdown clock for the launch of the startup's lunar lander, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Thursday
Emanuel leaves reform legacy amid historic shifts in U.S.-Japan alliance
Rahm Emanuel professes that the biggest thing he has brought to the U.S.-Japan relationship might be a fresh injection of vitality.
‘Unbound’ breaks NHK period drama tradition with a hero of the common folk
NHK’s latest taiga period drama, “Unbound,” centers on Tsutaya Juzaburo (Ryusei Yokohama), a commoner who becomes a successful bookseller and publisher.

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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A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
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