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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 22, 2016

Overfishing spells trouble for China's future

In pursuing catch at all costs, China's fishermen have exacted a terrible environmental toll in Asia.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 18, 2016

BOJ cornered as Japanese banks seen running out of bonds to sell

The nation's biggest banks are running out of room to sell their government bond holdings, pushing the central bank closer to the limits of its record monetary easing.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 17, 2016

Celebrating Japan's multicultural Olympians

Meet the athletes flying the flag for Japan and challenging the conventional definition of what it means to be Japanese.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 30, 2016

Ex-Wolverines set for Japan debut

Like most other American players, quarterback Devin Gardner and wide receiver Jeremy Gallon had no idea that football was even played there.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 28, 2016

Tohoku Cup offers fans early treat

An annual tradition is growing.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jul 25, 2016

Sashihara wins AKB48 general election

About 30,000 people packed a baseball stadium in Niigata for the annual event to announce the most popular members of the AKB48 family of all-female idol groups.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 24, 2016

Kyoto pushes to retrieve share of Imperial action to honor deep cultural roots

When a young Emperor Meiji moved to Edo from Kyoto in 1868, many of Kyoto's noble families were strongly opposed to his leaving what had been Japan's capital and home to the Imperial family since 794.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jul 2, 2016

Memories all that remain of bj-league

First in a two-part series
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 30, 2016

Pierce to work for Heat during Summer League

For Japan hoop followers, the Miami Heat will have a familiar face helping out during the upcoming Las Vegas Summer League.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 11, 2016

Tests of water at Rio's Olympic venues, top beaches finds 'superbacteria' microbes are present

Scientists have found dangerous drug-resistant "superbacteria" off beaches in Rio de Janeiro that will host Olympic swimming events and in a lagoon where rowing and canoe athletes will compete when the games start Aug. 5.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2016

NSA whistleblower Snowden says U.S. government carrying out mass surveillance in Japan

U.S. fugitive and former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden said all people in Japan are subjected to mass surveillance initiated by the U.S. government.
JAPAN / Politics
May 25, 2016

Abe treads fine line in Ise Shrine tour as Shinto religion faces challenges

Ise Shrine is considered one of the holiest sites in Shinto, a faith whose rituals have been woven into Japan's culture for centuries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 13, 2016

Tokyo governor Yoichi Masuzoe apologizes but remains defiant in face of funds scandal

Yoichi Masuzoe insists his use of political money was legal even as he admits feeling embarrassed and vows to do better for his city.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 10, 2016

Unfriendly activist battles Japan CEOs to wrest returns by force

Tsuyoshi Maruki stands out like a lone wolf in Japan, where societal intolerance for aggressive shareholder campaigns has spurred a breed of friendly activists.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 28, 2016

Theater festival's roots dig deep into Shizuoka

In recent years, theater fans and artists here and abroad have increasingly been wakening up to the fact that cherry blossoms aren't the only spring bounty in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 27, 2016

Agent Orange and Okinawa: the story so far

Five years after The Japan Times first revealed the U.S. military's use of toxic defoliants on the island, new evidence continues to come to light.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 25, 2016

World powers keep leaning on economic sanctions that seldom work

To rein in countries from North Korea to Sudan, global powers are boosting their reliance on United Nations sanctions aimed at forcing recalcitrant governments to drop weapons programs, stop attacking their civilians or respect the results of elections. They usually fail.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 23, 2016

Ex-Tokyo Apache standout Swift rebuilding life after off-court troubles

Third in a three-part series.
EDITORIALS
Apr 21, 2016

Time for Amari to talk

Former economy minister Akira Amari should follow through on his pledge to account for the millions of yen that he and his aides received from a construction company.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / EXPLAINER
Apr 18, 2016

Child welfare centers overworked but efforts afoot to ease the strain

Whenever a fatal child abuse case makes headlines, child consultation centers often come under fire for failing to take steps to prevent the death.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2016

Contamination: The human cost of dioxin, PCBs and pollution at Kadena Air Base

Documents recently obtained under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act highlight the American base's struggles to manage hazardous waste.
EDITORIALS
Apr 6, 2016

The BOJ's maneuver three years on

The performance of the past three years points to the limitations of relying on central bank actions alone in fighting deflation.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 4, 2016

Honda Fit fires, collisions prompt at least sixth major recall

Honda Motor Co. will conduct at least the sixth round of major recalls involving its top-selling Fit compact in less than three years, as the automaker struggles to move past the quality woes that contributed to a change in chief executive officers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Apr 3, 2016

Retailer bets on generational links to save Japanese craft industry

Entrepreneur Rika Yajima, 27, worries about the decline in the Japanese traditional craft industry.
EDITORIALS
Apr 3, 2016

Saving the victims of child abuse

The government needs to go beyond current efforts to strengthen child protection services.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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