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SOCCER / World cup
Jun 22, 2018

Australia, Denmark play to 1-1 draw

Australia captain Mile Jedinak slotted his second penalty at the World Cup to help Australia draw 1-1 with Denmark on Thursday and keep its hopes of reaching the knockout rounds alive.
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CULTURE / Art
Jun 19, 2018

Bridget Riley: The art world's illusionist

A very concise review of the Bridget Riley exhibition at the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, would be this: Barring those who are prone to motion sickness, go and see it. This applies equally to predisposed art buffs who already know and appreciate her work, and to those who haven't heard of her,...
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 18, 2018

Japan's way forward in a rudderless world

The Singapore summit has left Tokyo in a difficult position.
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BASKETBALL
Jun 18, 2018

New Japanese citizen Nick Fazekas hoping to make immediate impact for Akatsuki Five

Nick Fazekas could be a difference-maker for the Akatsuki Five, who are desperate for a win in the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers.
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MORE SPORTS
Jun 17, 2018

Japan routs China in college football tournament

Kyoto University quarterback Daisuke Tanaka threw three touchdown passes and ran for another to lead Japan in a 70-0 rout of China on Saturday at the World University American Football Championship.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2018

In wake of summit, Trump says world has avoided 'nuclear catastrophe,' but experts say real work starts now

In the wake of the pageantry surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump's historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, questions over the substance of a vaguely written denuclearization deal lingered as some experts and former officials anticipated how the White House might beef up the bare-bones...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Jun 9, 2018

Assemblages Kakimoto: An award-winning chocolatier

Expect innovation, talent and, yes, chocolate at Assemblages Kakimoto.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jun 9, 2018

Lemondo: Coca-Cola's first foray into the world of alcopops

Is it worth shipping Coca-Cola's new alcoholic drink 1,000 kilometers from Kyushu? Undoubtedly yes.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2018

World's top wealth fund opposed Elon Musk's double role at Tesla

Norway's $1 trillion wealth fund said Wednesday it had backed an initiative to wrest the role of chairman away from Tesla chief executive Elon Musk.
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WORLD
Jun 5, 2018

Singapore launches 'World Peace' medallion to mark Trump-Kim summit

Singapore on Tuesday unveiled a commemorative medallion ahead of next week's summit between the U.S. and North Korean leaders in the wealthy city-state, carrying the inscription 'World Peace' in large letters on one side.
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CULTURE / Art
May 29, 2018

'Decorated Urushi: The Beautiful World of Gold and Silver on Black Lacquer'

June 2-July 16
BUSINESS
May 29, 2018

U.S., China envoys clash over 'forced technology transfer' at WTO session

Chinese and U.S. envoys sparred at the World Trade Organization on Monday over U.S. President Donald Trump's claims that China steals American ideas, the subject of two lawsuits and a White House plan to slap huge punitive tariffs on Chinese goods.
JAPAN
May 28, 2018

1,852 more Japanese war dead laid to rest at Tokyo cemetery

The remains of an additional 1,852 unidentified Japanese who died during World War II were laid to rest at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward in a memorial service Monday.
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CULTURE / Art
May 23, 2018

A world of art on display at Tokyo International Art Fair

This year's edition of the Tokyo International Art Fair will feature paintings, sculpture, photographic illustrations, jewelry and a "sumo-size" book, with the work coming courtesy of hundreds of artists from 30 different countries, fair organizer Joelle Dinnage tells The Japan Times.
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JAPAN / Politics
May 21, 2018

Japan facing toughest security environment since World War II: Onodera

Amid the nuclear and missile threat posed by North Korea, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Monday that Japan is facing its toughest security environment since World War II, and pledged to resolutely protect its territory.
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CULTURE / Books
May 19, 2018

Mount Fuji is the gift to writers that keeps on giving

'Mountain/Home: New Translations from Japan' shows Mount Fuji from a variety of literary angles in this comprehensive anthology of translations.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
May 14, 2018

Kiyomiya already getting star treatment from NPB world

On the night Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks captain Seiichi Uchikawa reached the 2,000-hit milestone, one of the the first items on public broadcaster NHK's 9 p.m. national news program was a breathless retelling of the first NPB home run hit by Kotaro Kiyomiya, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' prized rookie....
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2018

North Korea wants the world to watch as it blows up its nuclear test site, but are there ulterior motives?

North Korea wants the world to watch as it blows up its Punggye-ri nuclear test site, the country has said, announcing that it will hold a "ceremony" between May 23 and May 25, inviting foreign journalists to witness what it said would be a "transparent" event.
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CULTURE / Art
May 8, 2018

'Naito Masatoshi: Another World Unveiled'

May 12-July 16
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 22, 2018

U.N. disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu of Japan makes Fortune's list of World's 50 Greatest Leaders

Izumi Nakamitsu, U.N. undersecretary-general and high representative for disarmament affairs, has been named one of the World's 50 Greatest Leaders by Fortune.
CULTURE / Film
Apr 11, 2018

'The Bastard and the Beautiful World': Former SMAP stars let loose in a quartet of twisted tales

The members of SMAP, the five-man mega-group that disbanded in December 2016, had their share of hit films, though their central field of operation was always television. Now three of them — Goro Inagaki, Shingo Katori and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi — star in a four-part omnibus film with a limited release,...
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Mar 31, 2018

Japan Times 1918: Japan now has female street car conductors

A private street-car company, the Mino Denki Kido Kaisha, in the Nagoya district, following the example in other belligerent countries has made the interesting experiment of employing women conductors.

Longform

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go