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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE KIDS' TABLE
May 15, 2015

Escape the grime of Shibuya's streets at Daylight Kitchen

With the weather we've been having, I've been looking for any excuse to dine al fresco. If you're in the Shibuya area, look no further than Daylight Kitchen.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 9, 2015

Dancing on the waves at Miyajima

"The mystery of the Orient is legendary . . . it was in the air the moment we stepped ashore in Kyoto, and now in Tokyo it began to envelop us." That's how Charlie Chaplin described his arrival in Japan. I'm not sure if the "Little Tramp" ever visited the island of Miyajima on any of his four trips to...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
May 1, 2015

Arise Coffee Roasters claims a corner in Tokyo's caffeine epicenter

The much-ballyhooed Tokyo debut of Oakland's Blue Bottle Coffee Co. in February galvanized Kiyosumi-shirakawa's reputation as the city's coffee epicenter, turning the area into a magnet for caffeine-addled day-trippers. Taiju Hayashi certainly isn't going to complain about the extra business he's been...
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 29, 2015

Woman seen slapping teen for rioting in Baltimore cheered as 'Mom of Year'

A woman captured on video slapping her teenage son for taking part in the Baltimore riots, a reprimand that went viral online on Tuesday, won praise from the city's police commissioner and was heralded on social media as "Mom of the Year."
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2015

Pakistan key to the advance of China's global interests

Besides serving as the linchpin of China's India-containment strategy, Pakistan is now its launch pad for playing a bigger role in the Indian Ocean and Mideast.
EDITORIALS
Apr 22, 2015

Political pressure on broadcasters

TV broadcasters should not cower in the face of the LDP's pressure and interference in their activities.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 18, 2015

Kochi doesn't need to fish for compliments

The fire is supposed to be searing my skipjack tuna, but I feel as if it's my cheeks that are cooking instead.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 17, 2015

LDP grills TV executives but denies use of pressure tactics

A Liberal Democratic Party panel conducts a closed-door meeting with NHK and TV Asahi executives to demand “explanations” about their troubles, raising suspicions of state intimidation.
Japan Times
LIFE
Apr 11, 2015

Takuboku Ishikawa: engaged observer

The society of Takuboku Ishikawa's era was in dramatic political flux, and its complex issues became his personal obsessions. After his death, Takuboku's preoccupations came to be seen as a symbol of the social and emotional upheavals of his times.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 10, 2015

Luxurious stay at Mandarin Oriental; British star chef returns to Shangri-La; dog cafe reopens at Westin Tokyo

Luxurious stay at Mandarin Oriental
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2015

Tokyo's baffling signboards to get revamp for foreign visitors

Are you lost? Good luck. That information panel may only make your head spin.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 8, 2015

U.S. defense chief says new guidelines will 'transform' U.S.-Japan alliance

Visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday that updated bilateral defense cooperation guidelines will "transform the U.S.-Japan alliance" and enable the two countries' forces to "cooperate seamlessly" to respond to challenges around the world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Apr 7, 2015

Tokyo's Ueno Park blossoms as tourist site

Ueno Park, one of Tokyo's best-known landmarks, is Japan's first government-designated park, with its origins dating back to the Meiji Era. It was Dutch military Dr. Anthonius Franciscus Bauduin (1820-1885) who first proposed the idea of giving the area special status.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / EMBASSY PRESENTS ECO-FRIENDLY LIFESTYLE
Apr 3, 2015

Iceland a leader in geothermal energy

As one of the most advanced countries in geothermal energy usage, Iceland recently shared some of its expertise with Japanese people at a seminar in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 30, 2015

Ex-bureaucrat blasts Abe on news program

A surprise show of protest by a former bureaucrat against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a live news program Friday night is drawing flak from both the government and broadcaster TV Asahi.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 28, 2015

Soraku-en: Kobe's well-grounded garden

On Jan. 17, 1995, as the city of Kobe suffered one of the country's worst earthquakes in living memory, the rocks, artificial hills and root systems of Soraku-en, a Meiji period (1868-1912) circuit garden, held firm.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2015

Sea power can eclipse solar in green energy

The sea is constant, reliable — and scandalously underutilized as a resource for producing green energy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 24, 2015

Government continues Henoko base work, ignoring demand by Okinawa governor

The central government launches into an all-out battle with the Okinawa Prefectural Government, saying the prefecture's order to halt preparatory work for the Futenma replacement base is “illegal and obviously invalid.”
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Mar 22, 2015

Election results in Kansai will weigh on Abe's plans

In Kansai, the outcome of the national unified local elections on April 12 and 26 might change Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's budget and policy priorities.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 21, 2015

Media caught up in festive PR atmosphere of new Hokuriku bullet train

A friend who often goes to Ishikawa Prefecture for family reasons mentioned on Facebook last week that he took the overnight bus from Tokyo and arrived at Kanazawa Station at about the same time of the Hokuriku Shinkansen's inaugural run. When I asked why he hadn't taken the new train, he said it was...
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Mar 20, 2015

Police who stand with big sticks

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Japan to convene parliament for ordinary session starting Jan. 24
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
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.
Impeached South Korean president's party sees signs of revival
A supporter of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol holds South Korean and U.S. flags in front of flower wreaths bearing messages of support near his residence in Seoul on Thursday.
Musk takes slash-and-burn style to Europe after bolstering Trump
Billionaire Elon Musk speaks during an election rally for then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 5.
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.
‘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.
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.
Real wages fall for a fourth month, squeezing Japanese households further
Prices continue to outpace wage increases in Japan.
Hair removal for kids — boosting confidence or preying on insecurities?
Beauty salon Dione, which has over 100 branches nationwide, offers hair removal treatments for children as young as 3 years old. It uses hair removal equipment that emits a special light heated to around 38 degrees Celsius, unlike conventional equipment that involves temperatures of 60 to 80 C.
Sumo’s brotherhood gets latest inductee
Chugo Saito at Isenoumi stable on Friday. Saito has joined his older brother, Seigo, at the stable.

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