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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2019

The creative edge that comes with ADHD

The more we hunker down and focus, the more creative thought flutters out of reach.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 3, 2019

From casinos to nuclear power, local issues with national significance to play out at polls across Japan

Municipal mergers, integrated casino resorts, bullet trains and the future of nuclear power plants — local issues with national political repercussions — are expected to be taken up by candidates from Hokkaido to Kyushu in the coming weeks as the country prepares for a series of elections on April...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Apr 2, 2019

Mick Jagger to undergo NY heart surgery, get stent: Drudge Report

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger will undergo heart surgery this week following the postponement of the band's North American tour for medical reasons, according to a published report.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 1, 2019

The most famous person you've never heard of

Tokyo needs a strategic thinker/planner like the late Andrew W. Marshall and politicians who listen to his or her analyses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2019

Top secret: A look at how Japan's new era name, Reiwa, was picked and kept under wraps

When Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga unveiled that Reiwa would be the name of Japan's next Imperial era on Monday, it was a moment that finally put an end to months of fierce media competition to get the scoop before the official announcement.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 30, 2019

When apo-den telephone scams take deadly turns

On Feb. 28, the body of Kuniko Kato, 80, was found in her ransacked apartment in Tokyo's Koto Ward. Her wrists had been bound with clear plastic wrap and her mouth and ankles bound with duct tape. While the specific cause of death has not been made public, she appeared to have suffocated. A police search...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 30, 2019

With resellers, fans must take matters into their own hands

Few groups in Japan respond to a slight quite like Disney devotees. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the conglomerate's Tokyo Disneyland park, and to celebrate and rack up some more revenue, earlier this year it unveiled a line of limited-edition goods tied to the occasion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2019

Probe reveals 759 cases of suspected abuse and 171 deaths of foreign trainees in Japan

The Justice Ministry's probe into the Technical Intern Training Program confirms growing concerns about a link between the trainees' working conditions and their growing disappearances from companies.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 29, 2019

Censorship pays: the Chinese Communist Party's newspaper expands lucrative online scrubbing business

People.cn, the online unit of China's influential People's Daily, is boosting its numbers of human internet censors backed by artificial intelligence to help firms vet content on apps and ads, capitalizing on its unmatched Communist Party lineage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 29, 2019

LNG in focus as energy giants Chubu Electric and Tepco deepen ties with Jera venture

As Chubu Electric Power Co. and a unit of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. complete the integration of their thermal power businesses Monday under joint venture Jera Co., the growing potential of LNG at home and abroad has received renewed attention.
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2019

Google barred from LGBT+ equality index over 'life-threatening' app

One of the top U.S. LGBT charities ejected Google from a gay and transgender rights ranking on Thursday for hosting an app that advises people on how to "recover" from same-sex attraction.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2019

Worried about Huawei? Take a closer look at Tencent

The social media giant is a growing global force, and it does Beijing's bidding.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2019

Has the next bubble arrived?

A new article warns that the economy might be on the edge of a giant 'wealth bubble' that will collapse with possibly dire consequences.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Mar 27, 2019

How to work with a micromanaging Japanese boss

Putting together the slide deck for the presentation had become a never-ending ordeal for Dave. Every time he turned a draft in to his Japanese boss, it would come back with yet another set of things to correct.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2019

Nintendo shares climb after report of two new Switch models in works for avid and casual gamers

Nintendo Co. shares had their best day in almost eight months after The Wall Street Journal reported the company plans to introduce two new models of its Switch console as early as this summer.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 26, 2019

U.K. lawmakers vote to take wheel of sinking Brexit ship — but just for one day

In a highly unusual bid to find a way through the Brexit impasse after Prime Minister Theresa May's EU divorce deal was rejected again, U.K. lawmakers wrested control of the parliamentary agenda Monday from the government — for just one day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2019

Cybozu chief Yoshihisa Aono loses lawsuit at Tokyo court over right to use premarital name

A Tokyo court on Monday upheld a national law that forces couples to use the same surname upon marriage, rejecting claims over its unconstitutionality.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Mar 25, 2019

Organizers give North Korea access to 2020 Olympics info

This article about North Korea and the 2020 Olympics is filled with technical terms that illustrate the importance of modifying clauses.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 24, 2019

Small Japanese firms fear foreign laborers will abandon them when new visas kick in

As Japan braces for a fresh influx of foreign workers from the new visa system starting next month, small and midsize firms fear the system will end up helping only major firms in large cities, since those who qualify for the two new "specified skills" visas will be free to switch companies in the same...
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2019

Justice Ministry overturns deportation order for gay Taiwanese man without visa

The case is said to be the first in which an overstayer has received special permission to stay due to a relationship with a Japanese partner of the same sex.
Reader Mail
Mar 22, 2019

Chellaney wrong on Pakistan

I am writing with regards to the highly biased article by Brahma Chellaney in the March 6 edition. It is highly disappointing to see that once again the columns of The Japan Times have been used to make lopsided and misleading assertions against Pakistan. We firmly believe in the freedom of speech. However,...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 21, 2019

Tomomi Inada's uphill battle to 'promote understanding' of LGBT issues in Japan

Tomomi Inada isn't trying to get Japan to legalize same-sex marriage or ban discrimination against gay citizens. The conservative lawmaker just wants to "promote understanding" of LGBT issues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2019

U.S. B-52 bombers train with navy, ASDF over East China Sea

The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it sent two B-52 bombers over the East China Sea for training with the U.S. Navy and Air Self-Defense Force near Okinawa Prefecture, the latest mission in the waterway that is home to the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 20, 2019

How media discourages Japan's youth from traveling abroad

The nation's best-selling travel guide tends to heavily stress crime and danger in other countries.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Mar 18, 2019

A teenager named 'Prince' changes his name out of embarrassment

Learn new words in this story about a teen who changed his name — including the word he no longer wanted to be associated with.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 18, 2019

New Seiyu CEO says Walmart not looking to sell its Japanese supermarket chain

“I'm not here to sell a business,” Lionel Desclee tells reporters in Tokyo in his first public remarks since his appointment Friday. “Absolutely not at all.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 18, 2019

Aichi 5-year-old has waist-length hair shorn to help make wigs for sick kids

A 5-year-old girl from Aichi Prefecture decided to have her waist-length hair cut in January so it can be made into wigs for children who have suffered hair loss from cancer or other illnesses.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 18, 2019

Pressure mounts on Tory lawmakers to back Brexit deal

U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond ramped up the pressure on Brexiteer Tory MPs as he warned they will trigger a long delay to leaving the European Union unless they support Theresa May's proposed deal when it returns to Parliament.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
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’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
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.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
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.
Corporate donations remain sticky point in political reform talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses a meeting at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters on Thursday to discuss political reform.
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.

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