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Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Sep 18, 2020

Are China's Senkaku intrusions being played up for political ends?

According to a senior coast guard official, the announcement of intrusions in May was urged by the Prime Minister's Office and Foreign Ministry.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 18, 2020

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's best director win at Venice is a career changer

The reaction to Kiyoshi Kurosawa winning the Silver Lion for best direction has been overwhelmingly positive, but 'Wife of a Spy' isn't entirely free of controversy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2020

Jack ‘Murph the Surf’ Murphy, heist mastermind, dies at 83

He called himself "Murph the Surf,” a tanned, roguish, party-loving beach boy from Miami, and he transfixed the nation in 1964 by pulling off the biggest jewel heist in New York City history — the celebrated snatching of the Star of India, a sapphire larger than a golf ball, and a haul of other gems...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 14, 2020

What's stopping women in Japan's politics from making history? A lot.

Viewed mainly as 'decoration,' female politicians struggle to win support of the Liberal Democratic Party's powerful factions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 12, 2020

Separating environmental issues from business matters in Japan

News outlets are refraining from addressing the climate and coronavirus crises simultaneously.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 12, 2020

Can micro-tourism save Japan's ailing travel industry?

Excursions to local destinations that are no more than an hour's drive from home lessen the anxiety of taking a short break.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 12, 2020

Japan is caught in the crossfire of a U.S.-China culture war

'China is trying to hijack the networks and communications infrastructure of other countries,' a data analyst warns.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Sep 12, 2020

Beloved blades: Banshu Hamono scissorsmiths

Artisans of top-quality scissors and Japanese razors are declining. Alarmed, about 30 workshops have teamed up to promote the Banshu Hamono brand.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 11, 2020

China starts testing coronavirus nasal spray vaccine

Some scientists hope a vaccine that gets sprayed through the nose may have a better chance of stopping the spread of the insidious virus through respiratory tracts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2020

High crimes against journalism and decency

Jeffrey Goldberg's insane 'Trump called troops suckers' piece is a new low.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Sep 11, 2020

Staff at coronavirus-hit Nagoya hospital worried over safety gaps

Issues such as poor information sharing and a lack of proper zoning to isolate infected patients have been raised.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Sep 11, 2020

Family torn apart by WWII meet on internet for first time in 75 years

The two had a common relative in Kameichi Tagawa, who was ousted from New Caledonia and sent to a concentration camp.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Sep 11, 2020

Radioactive soil plan casts shadow over Fukushima village

The government wants to use the earth to create arable farming land in Fukushima Prefecture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 9, 2020

Australia raided homes of Chinese reporters in June, reports say

The Australian government questioned at least one Chinese journalist in Australia in late June, according to reports in Chinese and Australian media, amid heightened tensions between the trading partners.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2020

Straight talk about Taiwan and ‘strategic ambiguity’

A lack of clarity dissuades China from seeking reunification through force by leaving open the possibility of a U.S. response and dissuades Taiwan from reckless actions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 5, 2020

Competing interests of labor unions laid bare at TV Asahi

When a company's workforce contains both journalists and news program workers, conflict can arise.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Sep 5, 2020

Cardboard Creations: Arty, eco-friendly Kami-waraji cardboard sandals

Innovative Kami-waraji sandals utilize corrugated cardboard in a twist on a venerable Japanese standby.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 4, 2020

Shigeru Ishiba offers raft of fresh policy ideas ahead of LDP election

The former defense minister pledged to retain the best of Abe's legacy, addressing wealth gaps while adopting a clear-eyed but hawkish stance on regional security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Post-Coronavirus Briefing
Sep 3, 2020

The search for a leader in the post-coronavirus new order

With the United States and China facing issues over lack of action and trust, Japan needs to step up to make itself heard on the world stage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 3, 2020

The 1995 Okinawa rape that shook U.S.-Japan ties

Twenty-five years ago, on Sept. 4, 1995, a 12-year-old girl was abducted, beaten and raped in the village of Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, by three U.S. servicemen — two marines and a naval medic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 1, 2020

Let's discuss a case of possible defamation

A story compiled from Jiji and Kyodo reports looks at the latest efforts by Shiori Ito to protect her reputation, and takes a look at the English behind the piece.
Reader Mail
Aug 31, 2020

Trump can't make socialism a four-letter word

Regarding the Aug. 25 article “Republicans paint dark picture of U.S. future if Trump loses,” Trump is hoodwinking voters by trying to make “democratic socialism” and “communism” synonyms, ascending to mind-numbing heights of outdatedness, dimwittedness, hypocrisy, narcissism and ignorance....
Reader Mail
Aug 31, 2020

Abe leaves a mixed legacy

My time in Japan has overlapped with some major historical moments: Barack Obama’s visit to Hiroshima as the first U.S. president to do so; the first ever retirement of an emperor and the subsequent naming of a new era; and now the early retirement of the longest-serving prime minister. The first two...
Reader Mail
Aug 31, 2020

Japanese leaders put economy over citizens’ well-being

The Aug. 24 article “Over 2 million used Japan's Go To Travel subsidy campaign in first month” proved to me that Japan’s leaders are only concerned about making the economy better. When the government announced the Go To Travel campaign to support the tourism industry, the pandemic was still...
Reader Mail
Aug 31, 2020

Language matters

Regarding the Aug. 27 article “Naomi Osaka withdraws from Western & Southern Open semifinals as part of protest against racial injustice,” she joined a long list of professional athletes who have used their platforms to bring attention to matters pertaining to police brutality in the United States....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2020

What Abe leaves behind for Japan and the world

Shinzo Abe will likely be haunted by the goals that remain beyond his grasp when he officially steps down as prime minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 28, 2020

All Okinawa political movement reaches a crossroads

With two years to go to the next gubernatorial election, the coalition faces a critical moment.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
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