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JAPAN
Nov 24, 2016

Enhancing the youth readership experience

To gather voices from young readers, The Japan Times asked a group of students at International School of Asia, Karuizawa, what they thought of The Japan Times. The following opinions were expressed during a feedback session with the students at their school.
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 8, 2016

Unknown quantity: How the outcome of the presidential election in November could affect Japan-U.S. relations

"Jesus! Where will it end? How low do you have to stoop in this country to be president?" — Hunter S. Thompson, "Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72"
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BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 11, 2016

Noh players seek new audiences with live subtitles on tablets

Tightly traditional noh drama is loosening up, with theater groups trying out tablet computers to help baffled audiences understand what's going on.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2016

Clinton picks Kaine as Democratic vice presidential running mate

Hillary Clinton named U.S. Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate on Friday, opting for an experienced governing partner who will help her present the Democratic ticket as a steady alternative to the unpredictable campaign of Republican presidential rival Donald Trump.
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CULTURE / Books
Jul 16, 2016

Bushido: The awakening of Japan's modern identity

Opinions are divided when it comes to Japan's current Constitution, issued during the U.S. Occupation of 1945 -52: Is it an American imposition that unfairly refuses to recognize the nation as a "normal country" or a precious war-renouncing document that reflects Japan's unique status as the only country...
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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 9, 2016

How rights and liberties may be downsized under the LDP

During a recent TV program, the vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party, Masahiko Komura, insisted "there is zero possibility" that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would revise war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution even if the ruling coalition wins a two-thirds majority in the upcoming Upper...
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2016

Ex-Stanford swimmer convicted of rape denied alcohol experience in court but spoke of drugs before starting college

The former Stanford University swimmer whose sentence for sexual assault has been widely condemned as too lenient spoke of drug and alcohol use before entering college, undermining his claims to a judge that he lacked experience with alcohol, court documents showed on Friday.
WORLD
Apr 7, 2016

White House declines to support encryption legislation: sources

The White House is declining to offer public support for draft legislation that would empower judges to require technology companies such as Apple Inc. to help law enforcement crack encrypted data, sources familiar with the discussions said.
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CULTURE / Books
Mar 12, 2016

Recurring views of Tokyo's utopian dream

When the Nakagin Capsule Tower opened in Tokyo in 1972, it embodied the energy and optimism of Japan's postwar boom. Considered architect Kisho Kurokawa's opus, its completion was also a major moment in the development of metabolism, the much publicized Japanese avant-garde architectural movement that...
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2015

Obama and the limits of executive power

The failure of U.S. President Barack Obama to achieve three major goals in 2015 highlights the limits of presidential power.
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CULTURE / Art
Dec 29, 2015

Gain the courage to scream with Yoko Ono

The conceit of "From My Window" — an exhibition that covers Yoko Ono as a conceptual artist from the 1950s onwards — is to focus on her connection with Tokyo. Since it's at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary Art, maybe that's to be expected, but this does not necessarily jibe well with...
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2015

A toothless treaty can't stop climate change

The only good that has come out of the Paris deal is that most of the world's nations acknowledge climate change and the need to do something about it.
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WORLD
Dec 12, 2015

France issues climate draft to guide shift from fossil fuels

Hosts France issued a 31-page draft text of a deal to combat climate change on Saturday, hoping to secure adoption within hours from 195 nations and mark a turning point for the global economy away from fossil fuels.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 3, 2015

Climate talks nations close in on five-year review of pledged carbon cuts

Climate negotiators in Paris are drawing close to resolving one of the sticking points for a breakthrough emissions pact by favoring a five-year review period on promised greenhouse gas cuts, a top official said on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2015

A doomsday machine, or the next best thing

It was no accident that Russia leaked its plans to build an incredibly powerful nuclear weapon capable of laying waste to vast portions of the U.S. or China.
ENVIRONMENT
Nov 12, 2015

Paris climate talks not just hot air, France tells U.S.

Any global climate change deal reached in Paris next month will be legally binding and have a concrete impact, France's foreign minister said on Thursday, reacting to U.S. comments that questioned the status of the accord.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 11, 2015

Canada beauty pageant finalist says China delaying her entry over rights comments

Canada's China-born Miss World contestant said Tuesday her visa to travel to the beauty pageant at a Chinese resort has been delayed and her father has been harassed by Chinese officials because she has spoken out about human rights abuses in the communist country.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 2, 2015

A pocketful of Japanese immersion is just a few key taps away

Changing your phone into Japanese will drastically increase your exposure to the written language.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 14, 2015

Abe's WWII statement speaks of regret but dodges details

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a much-awaited statement about World War II, spoke of “deep remorse” over Japan's wartime misdeeds.
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MORE SPORTS / NFL NOTEBOOK
Jul 29, 2015

Goodell's decision fails to clear up unanswered Deflategate questions

Now that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has upheld New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's suspension, will the Patriots play the first four game of the season with Jimmy Garoppolo at quarterback?
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BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Jul 13, 2015

Major players are bringing voice assistant tech to the fore

In sci-fi movies, it's common to see a character having spontaneous conversations with robots and humanoids, like C-3PO of "Star Wars" fame.
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CULTURE / Stage
Jun 23, 2015

Young British directors take Tokyo by storm — but why?

This year it's quite noticeable how many non-Japanese are directing plays in Tokyo — not frequent and famed visitors such as David Leveaux, Robert Lepage and Simon McBurney, but relative unknowns here making their debuts at two leading large commercial theaters that almost always feature Japanese dramatists....
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CULTURE / Books
Jun 13, 2015

Sou Fujimoto's 'Architecture Works 1995-2015' prioritizes visuals over insight

All of architect Sou Fujimoto's projects to date are methodically presented in "Architecture Works 1995-2015." This is essentially a reference book, prefaced only by Fujimoto's one page introduction.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Jun 7, 2015

Hey bureaucrats, leave those kids — and teachers — alone

To look at Japan's educational policy in action, you can't help but wonder if insularity and mediocrity might actually be the goal.
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 1, 2015

E-textbooks to open digital can of worms

As the world goes digital, many schools are trying to introduce digital materials into the classroom to encourage studying and meet the needs of students' increasingly diverse needs.
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CULTURE / Stage
May 2, 2015

Dramatist brings citizens of all ages together

Public theaters across the country are holding significantly more community productions and workshops aimed at local residents who are looking to get involved in performance art.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 27, 2015

These tips for Japanese mastery go out to the muddlers

When it comes to learning Japanese, most of us muddle through. This article is for the muddlers.

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