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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 23, 2018

U.S. and North Korea engage in diplomatic dance amid shifting prospects for Singapore summit

With less than three weeks to go before the first-ever planned U.S.-North Korea summit, both sides are engaging in a delicate diplomatic dance, claiming that the landmark event might not even be held while also serving up concessions to draw the other back to the negotiating table.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 23, 2018

'The Man from the Sea': A Japanese savior washes up in Aceh

Koji Fukada leads a younger generation of Japanese directors who are more internationally minded than their predecessors. He even used French export titles for his first two features — "Hospitalite" (2010) and "Au Revoir l'Ete" (2013) — reflecting the influence of French cinema, particularly the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 23, 2018

'The Art of Portraiture in the Louvre Collections'

May 30-Sept. 3
JAPAN / Politics
May 22, 2018

Abe denies 2015 meeting with Kotaro Kake as opposition pressure mounts over cronyism claims

The prime minister again denied having met with his longtime confidant in February 2015, challenging an account revealed in a newly surfaced document.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2018

Pollution turns India's white marble Taj Mahal green

India's white marble Taj Mahal is turning yellow and green as the 17th century mausoleum weathers filthy air in the world's eighth-most polluted city.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2018

Donald Trump Jr. draws Robert Mueller's scrutiny anew over more foreign campaign contacts

Donald Trump Jr. stayed out of his father's Washington to run the family business, but he keeps getting drawn back into special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the 2016 presidential campaign
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 21, 2018

The missing piece in Macron's Asia vision: Japan

It is time for France to become truly aware of the major economic and strategic role that Tokyo is playing in the region and beyond.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 21, 2018

Amazon helps Shenzhen entrepreneur turn mom's money into a billion dollars

After Steven Yang left his coveted job at Google, he asked his mother whether he should take venture capital money to fund his business idea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 21, 2018

Top U.S. senator says Trump looking to end North Korea crisis in first term

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said in an interview Sunday that President Donald Trump would seek to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis in his first term, adding that if Pyongyang backs out of a landmark summit scheduled for next month, the two countries would be "on the path to conflict."
Japan Times
WORLD
May 21, 2018

Volunteers rescue veritable Noah's Ark of Kilauea evacuees' pets and livestock

When hundreds of residents of Hawaii's Big Island fled their homes as the Kilauea volcano erupted, some left behind not only most of their belongings, but also their beloved pets.
JAPAN
May 20, 2018

Over 70% of Japan's most hazardous railroad crossings left untouched in past five years

Over 70 percent of the underequipped railroad crossings where accidents resulted in death or injury over a five-year period had not been eliminated or upgraded as of last month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 20, 2018

China agrees to ramp purchases of U.S. goods, but, $200 billion figure not mentioned

China has agreed to significantly increase its purchases of U.S. goods and services, the two countries said Saturday, but made no mention of a $200 billion target the White House had touted earlier.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 20, 2018

Tiger in your tank: a kitten named Kenzo

Kenzo a 'super-cute cat' that would likely do best in a low-stress environment.
EDITORIALS
May 20, 2018

One year into the Mueller probe

While Robert Mueller has already produced results, the investigation continues and appears to be picking up steam.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 19, 2018

Disgraced scientist Haruko Obokata back in public eye with photo spread in weekly magazine

'Hello, Bunshun-san. Yesterday I wrote in my diary that, 'Well, it's come to this, that I am working with you.'"
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
May 19, 2018

Hosting a summer bash? Impress with quick and easy konbujime

A popular drinking snack or side dish accompanying a traditional Japanese meal, konbujime is umami-packed and refreshing.
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
May 19, 2018

Hideo Yokoyama's 'Seventeen': A plane crash, a newsroom, an all-engrossing thriller

Based on the author's own experiences as an investigative reporter at a local paper in Gunma Prefecture, 'Seventeen' uses the 1985 crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 as the catalyst for a gripping newsroom drama.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 19, 2018

China lands bombers on South China Sea outpost for first time

China has landed heavy bombers on one of its outposts in the South China Sea for the first time, part of an operation intended to provide "experience for Air Force bomber units to use islands as their bases," according to the Defense Ministry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
May 19, 2018

Osaka putting the 'cart before the horse' with 2025 expo bid

In early May, Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura traveled to South Africa to attend a Japan-Africa economic meeting and chat up Osaka's efforts to host the 2025 World Expo. At the gathering were representatives from dozens of African countries, though it is not clear how many actually had earnest talks with...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2018

The debt shackles return despite global expansion

Global growth is accelerating, but before we break out the champagne we should acknowledge the long-term risks to sustained expansion.
Canada has a new prime minister with a very hard first assignment
Mark Carney, Canada's incoming prime minister (center), during a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Friday. Carney has been sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister, bringing the former central banker to power in the middle of an explosive trade war with the U.S.
Despite tough talk, economic woes may force Iran to bargain with Trump
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting with students in Tehran on Wednesday.
The U.S. says Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice. Is that the case?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates at the White House on Tuesday.
As Trump thaws ties, Russia has a new public enemy No. 1: Britain
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he arrives to attend a summit held at Lancaster House in central London on March 2.
Japanese superfans turn dental clinic into Ohtani mini-museum
Japanese dentist Yusuke Kamimura poses for a photograph in front of a private collection dedicated to MLB player Shohei Ohtani, inside his dental clinic in Koshigaya, north of Tokyo, on Feb. 28, 2025.
As pollen season peaks, Japan's allergy struggle emerges from hibernation
Urbanization is amplifying pollen-related allergies as grasslands and soft soil give way to concrete and asphalt.
Japan to get tough on businesses not taking heatstroke countermeasures
A construction site in Tokyo in July 2018. Businesses failing to take measures to prevent severe heatstroke among employees will be subjected to criminal punishment from June.
In a sea of Dodger Blue, Japanese superfan ready to cheer on the Cubs
Takuya “Moby” Okamoto after Game 5 of the 2016 World Series, which the Cubs went on to win in seven games to snap a 108-year drought
Drones, budgets and infighting: Taiwan's daunting defense challenges
Officials from Taiwan's Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR), the Ministry of National Defense’s research arm, say the lessons from the Ukraine conflict are clear for the democratic island: drones and other autonomous systems are crucial for its defense.
How Upper House pressure led to Ishiba's stunning reversal on medical cost caps
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends an Upper House Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Monday.

Podcast

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

Longform

Wealthier women in the prewar era had been the targets of various media-related health campaigns that mistakenly encouraged them to avoid everything from riding bicycles to reading novels when their monthly cycles came around.
Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly
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