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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Nov 19, 2017

Caution — cute overload: kittens Sazzles and Tiger

'Bold, gorgeous, happy and healthy' — that's how these two 11-week-old kittens have been described.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2017

Senators seek more info from Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner in probe of Russia 'backdoor overture'

Jared Kushner's lawyer failed to give the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee documents President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser received about a "Russian backdoor overture and dinner invite," the committee's leaders said on Thursday.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Nov 15, 2017

When the snow lay 'round about: A dog named Wenceslas

This Wenceslas is a 6-year-old male rescued from the mountains of Yamaguchi Prefecture along with 33 other dogs, all of which were related.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 13, 2017

Be proactive and design a 100-year life yourself

Visualize the life you want in retirement, and start acting now to make sure it becomes reality.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 13, 2017

Let's discuss Ivanka Trump's visit to Japan

Ivanka Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shared a stage during a summit in Tokyo on Nov. 3.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 6, 2017

Let's discuss entrance exam reforms

Upcoming changes to Japanese university admissions have students, parents and teachers raising their hands to ask questions.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Nov 5, 2017

Master communicator: a cat named Natsu

Natsu would make a great companion, for a single person, a couple, or family with older children — just about anyone that will listen up when Natsu has something to say.
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LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 30, 2017

Let's discuss Donald Trump's popularity in Japan

Support for the United States in Japan has dropped to the lowest level in nine years, according to a survey.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 29, 2017

More than a hound dog: 'Awesome' mixed-breed Pickles still in somewhat of a pickle

Though Pickles looks like an English gun dog, DNA testing points to an unusual mix of Akita, chow chow and coonhound — and he's still at the shelter waiting for a family.
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WORLD / Society
Oct 26, 2017

Bangladesh's news-starved Rohingya refugees tune in to 'WhatsApp radio' despite dodgy info sources

Sitting in his hillside grocery shop in a Bangladesh refugee camp, Rohingya Muslim Momtaz-ul-Hoque takes a break to listen to an audio recording on his mobile phone, while children and passers-by gather round to hear the latest news from Myanmar.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 22, 2017

Witches' brew: a black cat named Chamomile

Sweet, affectionate, happy and playful, soothing Chamomile is well-named.
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LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 16, 2017

Let's discuss the DP joining up with Kibo no To

In a dramatic move, the center-left Democratic Party decided Sept. 28 to effectively disband its Lower House caucus and join Kibo no To.
Oct 16, 2017

vKirirom Pte. Ltd. succeeded in fund collecting 5.3 million US dollars in total from angel round

vKirirom Pte Ltd. (Singapore, CEO: Takeshi Izuka), which is an Asia unifying holding company that runs vKirirom Nature City and also holds A2A town (Cambodia) Co.,Ltd that runs vKirirom Pine Resort and Kirirom Institute of Technology(KIT), has succeeded in collecting total of 5.3million US dollars through...
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 15, 2017

Hangin' with my buds: 'Dog-cat' Nakamun finds a family in Tokyo

First featured here in April, Nakamun now graces the home of the Boldi family from Italy.
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2017

Volunteers' websites help voters attend speeches and vet candidates ahead of Lower House election

Volunteers have set up websites to help voters make their choices for next week's Lower House election.
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BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2017

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg vows to release info on Russia ads linked to election meddling

Facebook Inc. Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said on Thursday the company was fully committed to helping U.S. congressional investigators publicly release Russia-backed political ads that ran during the 2016 U.S. election.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 8, 2017

A mission to capture the full range of half-Japanese experience — in 192 photos

Tetsuro Miyazaki has the ambitious plan of photographing half-Japanese individuals with one parent from every nation in the world.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 8, 2017

Matter of circumstance: a toy poodle named Manto

Circumstances led the toy poodle Manto on a sad circular path that has found him at ARK looking for a home.
WORLD
Oct 3, 2017

In info void before smoke cleared in Vegas bloodbath, fake news quick to flood social media

As law enforcement and news organizations raced to piece together what happened during the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history Sunday night in Las Vegas, web denizens less wedded to the truth rushed in to provide details of their own — which quickly went viral.
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LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 2, 2017

Let's discuss telecommuting

Telecommuting from Shari, Hokkaido
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 1, 2017

Wanted: A friend for Panjuro the Chihuahua

Panjuro is pint-size but with big, big energy.
Japan Times
Sep 27, 2017

Kirirom Institute of Technology starts entrance of Japanese students from April 2018

~Studying English and world class IT ~
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 25, 2017

Garden party: a kitten named Keukenhof

Keukenhof loves people and is totally fearless. He is also laid-back and happy to play by himself, as well as with humans or dogs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 18, 2017

Let’s discuss young talent in sports

Sometimes, the sport you are playing might not be the right fit for you, and you might have the potential to excel in something else.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 17, 2017

Someone for me: a Shiba Inu named Solar

Little Solar is a picture-perfect, diminutive Shiba inu. She weighs in at only 6 kilograms, a perfect size for apartment dwellers
PRESS / Services
Sep 15, 2017

The Japan Times Starts a News Release Service in Conjunction with News2U Corporation

Tokyo, September 15, 2017 - The Japan Times has, through its tie-up with the internet PR company News2U Corporation, started a news release service in English on its website. This is positioned as a useful new information release service for our core readership of non-Japanese living both in and outside...

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