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Reader Mail
Oct 21, 2016

Clamp down now on passive smoke

I read with interest the story "Health ministry unveils draft plan to combat passive smoking" in the Oct. 14 edition.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2016

Explorers to sail reed boat across Pacific in bid to prove ancient journeys

An expedition in a boat made only of reeds crafted by indigenous Bolivians is getting ready to cross the Pacific from South America to Australia, in a fresh attempt to prove that ancient mariners were capable of making the journey.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2016

Scientists discover 500 seeping methane vents off U.S. West Coast

Scientists have found 500 seabed vents bubbling methane into the Pacific Ocean off the United States, roughly doubling the number of known U.S. seeps of the powerful greenhouse gas, a study showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Oct 18, 2016

Long-suffering Cubs fans will find no sympathy here

Sob . . . sob . . .
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 18, 2016

Bringing warmth back to the South China Sea

An icy chill has swept China-Philippines relations. For the sake of peace, it is time to bring back some warmth.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 17, 2016

Austin double sends Southampton past Burnley

Southampton's rich vein of form in the Premier League continued as it beat Burnley 3-1 with two goals from Charlie Austin on Sunday while another promoted side, Middlesbrough, fared just as poorly, losing 1-0 at home to Watford.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2016

Why Thailand must tackle populist backlash

Thailand's military junta must focus on reviving growth and address inequality to bridge deep-seated political divisions.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Oct 15, 2016

Fukui poised to benefit from decision to scrap Monju

Big money pull a million stringsBig money hold the prizeBig money weave a mighty web
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JAPAN
Oct 14, 2016

Journalism students headed for Kyoto in cultural exchange

Journalism students from universities will have the opportunity to travel to Kyoto and report on Japan with the help of local peers under a new cultural exchange initiative launched recently.
EDITORIALS
Oct 13, 2016

A historic ruling to protect culture

A country stripped of its history during war is rendered an orphan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 12, 2016

In setback for female empowerment, Tokyo court rejects teacher's bid to use maiden name at work

The Tokyo District Court dismisses a case by a recently married woman on the grounds that the practice is not customary.
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WORLD
Oct 9, 2016

During Vatican event, Pope Francis promotes 17 prelates to cardinals, adding to potential successors

Pope Francis on Sunday promoted 17 Roman Catholic prelates from around the world to the high rank of cardinal, including 13 who are under 80 years old and thus eligible to succeed him one day.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 7, 2016

Luca Fantin: Italian creativity blooms in the heart of Ginza

Chef Luca Fantin's cooking is far from most people's idea of typical Italian fare. The softly spoken 37-year-old native of Treviso serves elaborate multicourse tasting menus that are as creative, contemporary and cutting edge as anywhere else in Tokyo. This has won him plaudits, a Michelin star — he's...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 6, 2016

Festival/Tokyo speaks with a defiant voice

Press conferences are usually upbeat affairs, but at the one held to herald Festival/Tokyo — a two-month theater festival that kicks off Oct. 15 — Artistic Director Sachio Ichimura appears looking worried and begins proceedings by bemoaning the event's financial situation and wondering aloud about...
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 6, 2016

Tokyo faces tough decisions over Japan's role in South Sudan

Defense Minister Tomomi Inada has a mission she can't screw up when she visits the South Sudanese capital of Juba starting Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 3, 2016

As Hurricane Matthew bears down on Haiti, some residents refuse to leave homes for shelters

Hurricane Matthew edged closer to Haiti on Monday, bringing 215 kph winds and torrential rain that could wreak havoc in the Caribbean nation, although some 2,000 people in one coastal town refused to evacuate.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 2, 2016

Universities' failing grades

Japanese university bureaucracy must be prized open to let the nation's hopes and dreams flourish.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 2, 2016

Reds stroll past Gamba

Urawa Reds moved top of the overall J. League table and exorcized a few demons along the way with a 4-0 win over Gamba Osaka on Saturday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Oct 1, 2016

Passing on ancient steel production techniques

When the first Portuguese merchants and missionaries reached Japan in 1543, the warriors they encountered were armed with steel swords that were equal to, or better than, any being produced in Europe.
EDITORIALS
Sep 30, 2016

Yokohama hospital murders

Hospitals aren't always the safe places we hope they are, and greater security measures must be put in place.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 26, 2016

Wikipedia 'deep dives' can help re-create the joys and pains of Japanese-language immersion

You can use Japanese Wikipedia to recreate the mental anguish of language immersion — of encountering a truly alien topic and being forced to reckon with it.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 26, 2016

Let's discuss anime and manga tourism

Anime and manga will play a bigger role in promoting tourism across Japan under an initiative to make better use of the nation's pop culture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2016

Utility venture to promote cheaper electricity payments via bitcoin

A bitcoin startup plans to join Japan's growing ranks of power utilities and accept the cryptocurrency as payment for electricity charges, promising bills four to six percent cheaper than the competition.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 26, 2016

Some of North Korea's old friends take steps to isolate regime of Kim Jong Un

From kicking out North Korean workers and ending visa-free travel for its citizens, to stripping flags of convenience from its ships, Cold War-era allies from Poland to Mongolia are taking measures to squeeze the isolated country.

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