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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Aug 7, 2019

Seven lessons from a Japanese morality textbook

The textbooks students in Japan use to learn wrong from right are filled with stories of invoices, citizen committees, petitions and other cool stuff kids like.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 5, 2019

Learning how to use 'ureshii' and 'tanoshii' is an enjoyable experience

The adjectives 'ureshii' and 'tanoshii' are used specifically to mean 'happy and 'enjoyable,' respectively. When it comes to fun times, though, there's a slight difference in how they are interpreted.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Kateigaho International Japan Edition,Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Aug 3, 2019

Riusuke Fukahori: Seeing oneself on the other side of the water's surface

Though Riusuke Fukahori is now so famous that his name is almost synonymous with goldfish both in Japan and overseas, he didn't always have the urge to paint the domesticated fish.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 3, 2019

How Japan's modern literature came under Nietzsche's spell

To truly understand some of 20th-century Japan's most iconic literary works, you have to go back to ancient Greek tragedy and the 'Dionysian' philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 2, 2019

Four killed in renewed Sudan protests, opposition medics say

At least four protesters were killed and many injured by gunfire in the Sudanese city of Omdurman on Thursday, opposition medics said, as hundreds of thousands took to the streets to pile pressure on the country's military rulers.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 30, 2019

Factional politics remain a force in Japan

With critical leadership positions and policy agendas being influenced by these formal groups, it is important to recognize the continued relevance of factions in Japanese politics today.
JAPAN / Beyond Tokyo
Jul 26, 2019

In pursuit of a sustainable society, Nagano turns to AI to help craft policy

When times are good, there is less political pressure at the local level anywhere to be economically efficient or carefully scrutinize predictions that a new public works project or expensive industrial or tourism promotion scheme will lead to prosperity in 20 or 30 years.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Jul 24, 2019

Rakuten's Barca-Chelsea show misses mark

The possibility exists that Tuesday's Rakuten Cup match between Barcelona and Chelsea was being considered by some influential soccer figure or another as an audition for Japan's inclusion in the increasingly popular International Champions Cup, the international preseason tournament that is currently...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2019

A new government but no new solutions

Continued turmoil can be avoided only if new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson comes out with a 'no deal deal' on Brexit.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 23, 2019

The art of play: Japan's history of fun

'Styles of Play: The History of Merrymaking in Art' at the Suntory Museum of Art delves into various amusements,with over 100 exhibits, ranging from the Muromachi Period (1392-1573) to the Edo Period (1603-1868).
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2019

So what if Trump plays the race card

He's hardly the only politician to realize that ethnic nationalism is a means of creating a cohesive political community.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 20, 2019

Candidates struggle to navigate difficult waters of social media ahead of election

A good summary of how the 2019 House of Councilors election has played out online comes via Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of the cartoon “Yu-Gi-Oh!” During his promotion of a new art book, he shared an illustration on his Instagram page that was meant to encourage young people to vote. However, it...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 19, 2019

Cinematically big in Japan: Where film crews lead, fans soon follow

A visit to a film location can add some movie magic to your Japan travels.
WORLD
Jul 18, 2019

U.S. House votes to repeal tax funding 'Obamacare'

The House voted overwhelmingly to repeal a tax Wednesday intended to fund the Affordable Care Act, preserving tax breaks for employer-sponsored insurance plans favored by large corporations.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 17, 2019

Candidates with disabilities hope to lay foundation for inclusive Diet in Upper House election

On a recent Wednesday morning, Rie Saito wasn't giving a lengthy, energetic speech about her campaign pledges through a loudspeaker, unlike most of her competitors on the stump.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2019

Developing efficient machine teaching, technologies

At the Japan Times Advanced Technology Forum held in Tokyo on May 31, Akira Sakakibara, chief technology officer of Microsoft Japan Co. and the president of Microsoft Development Co. spoke about what artificial intelligence can do and machine learning processes, and about future possibilities and challenges....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2019

Trump sees slowing Chinese growth pressuring Beijing on trade as U.S. tariffs have 'major effect'

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday seized on slowing economic growth in China as evidence that U.S. tariffs were having "a major effect" and warned that Washington could pile on more pressure as bilateral trade talks sputtered along.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 13, 2019

Echo chambers: Fake news fact-checks hobbled by low reach, study shows

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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 12, 2019

U.N. to probe Philippines drug war deaths

The U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Thursday to set up an investigation into mass killings during Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's so-called war on drugs, a step that activists said was long overdue.
EDITORIALS
Jul 11, 2019

U.S. arms sales to Taiwan make strategic sense

Even if ties to China warm, as appears to be occurring, Japan must not let relations with Taiwan be subordinated to relations with Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2019

African leaders launch free trade zone in what could be economic game changer

African leaders met Sunday to launch a continental free-trade zone that if successful would unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc and usher in a new era of development.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 6, 2019

Cosplay conquers the world

The art of dressing up as characters from anime, manga, video games or TV shows has evolved into a global phenomenon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2019

Wahhabism confronted: Sri Lanka curbs Saudi influence after bombings

Sri Lanka is moving to curtail Saudi Arabian influence, after some politicians and Buddhist monks blamed the spread of the kingdom's ultraconservative Wahhabi school of Islam for planting the seeds of militancy that culminated in deadly Easter bomb attacks.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2019

U.S. political cartooning was murdered; here's the autopsy

In the United States, political cartooning as we know it is dead.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2019

Studies of aged garlic extract show potential health benefits

It is universally accepted that to maintain healthy teeth, regular cleaning should do the trick.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2019

Apple design chief Jony Ive, Steve Jobs' confidant, to leave tech giant and start own firm

Jonathan "Jony" Ive, a close creative collaborator with Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs whose iPhone and other designs fueled Apple's rise to a $1 trillion company, will leave later this year to form an independent design company.
Yen on the march as Plaza Accord 2.0 debate grows
The yen strengthened dramatically this month — hitting ¥139.9 to the dollar on Tuesday — and could become a topic of conversation in trade talks between the United States and Japan.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Jetstar Japan fined for failing to provide adequate cabin crew breaks
The logo of Jetstar Airways on an aircraft parked outside a maintenance hangar in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 27.
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Cases of epidural use in labor rise in Japan alongside concerns
Of the 721,000 childbirths reported in 2024 in Japan, 13.8% involved the use of an epidural, according to the Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
Takuro Tamayama’s sculpture “Models (Pair, 6 sets, 12 rings)” comes with a mathematical formation that scales it for different spaces.
Cases of epidural use in labor rise in Japan alongside concerns
Of the 721,000 childbirths reported in 2024 in Japan, 13.8% involved the use of an epidural, according to the Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo
The Tokyo version of the globe-trotting exhibition features a Ministry of Magic set, which includes an imposing replica of the Magic Is Might monument representing magical fascism.

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