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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 23, 2018

Bad rap: China takes aim at hip-hop, saying 'low-taste content' must stop

China's censors have a new target in a widespread clamp-down on popular culture: the country's nascent hip-hop scene, which resonated with Chinese youth last year on hugely popular television show "Rap of China."
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2018

At least on U.K. website, Amazon pulls kids clothes bearing 'Slavery gets sh-t done' slogan

Children's clothes bearing the slogan "Slavery gets shit done" have been pulled from sale by online retail giant Amazon.com Inc. after criticism from shoppers and anti-slavery groups.
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018

Saitama in the vanguard of technological innovation

The city of Saitama, a major bedroom community of Tokyo and a host of venues for basketball and soccer games during the 2020 Olympics, attracts many companies with leading technology that Japan can be proud to showcase to the world.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2018

'Shoot me' if I become a dictator: Philippine leader tells troops to protect constitution

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday instructed the army and police to shoot him if he became a dictator and stayed on beyond his term, a scenario his foes are warning against, amid moves by his loyalists to change the constitution.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2018

Can fake news be outlawed?

Fake news is a global problem, and it will require a global solution
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 22, 2018

Learning Japanese from TV samurai tales of the wild East

Portraying legendary heroes in colorful costumes of yore, jidaigeki (period dramas) date back to the earliest years of silent films, and the genre has been frequently compared with America's TV Westerns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2018

A year ago, Davos thought Trump would be a normal president

If there was one message that echoed through the mountains ringing Davos a year ago, it was that the business world could ignore tweets from U.S. leader Donald Trump.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jan 22, 2018

Rare prehistoric shell mound in Aichi, Japan, suggests possible mid-Jomon shell trade

An ancient heap of shells at Sakatsuji Shell Midden in the city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, most likely served as a clam processing site in the latter half of the mid-Jomon Period, approximately 4,500 years ago, an investigation conducted by the city's board of education has revealed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 22, 2018

'Fake news' crutch used by Southeast Asian leaders to control media, critics charge

Governments across Southeast Asia have a history of using laws and the judiciary to curb press freedoms — now, they have found a handy crutch to lean on as they intensify clampdowns: U.S. President Donald Trump's "fake news" mantra.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 22, 2018

Vietnam jails former PetroVietnam official for life, another for 13 years

A court in Vietnam sentenced one former official from state oil and gas group PetroVietnam to life in prison and another to 13 years on Monday for embezzlement and violating state rules amid a widespread corruption crackdown, state media said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 22, 2018

Ski lift: North Korea may capitalize on joint Olympics training visit

South Korea's offer to send athletes to a North Korean ski resort for joint training ahead of next month's Olympics risks giving Kim Jong Un's regime legitimacy and some much-needed cash, North Korean defectors and experts say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2018

Organizer still counting on Trump to speak at Davos despite U.S. shutdown

The World Economic Forum (WEF) still expects U.S. President Donald Trump to attend its annual meeting in the Swiss Alps this week, the forum's chairman, Klaus Schwab, said on Sunday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 21, 2018

Redesigning and refining the perception of luxury

For the past 23 years Guido Tarchi has weaved among Tokyo's crowds, surrounded by the city's architectural jumble where the everyday harmonizes with the extravagant.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 21, 2018

Media firm adapts to an ever-shifting Brazilian community in Japan

IPC serves the huge Portuguese-speaking community with radio, TV, mags and more.
EDITORIALS
Jan 21, 2018

Controlling wireless devices

Research shows that technology — and the cellphone in particular — has an increasingly powerful pull and exhibits increasingly worrisome effects on human behavior.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2018

Today's newspapers wouldn't publish the Pentagon Papers

Speaking truth to power is becoming a lost art as corporate interests gain control of editorial content.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 21, 2018

Chinese state-run media takes dig at U.S. government over shutdown, says it exposes 'chronic flaws' in political system

China's official news agency said in a commentary Sunday that the shutdown of the U.S. government exposed "chronic flaws" in the American political system.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jan 21, 2018

The 2018 fashion cycle is just beginning

The "new year, new you" cliche that tempts consumers to spend more on style at this time of the year often has even the most cynical admitting that an excuse to indulge feels good. But when it comes to genuinely new fashion, it's actually always lacking at the very start of the year, given that the lion's...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2018

First day of U.S. government shutdown ends in standoff amid speculation of prolonged battle

U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers were locked in a standoff with Democrats on Saturday over the U.S. government shutdown, with Republicans saying they would not negotiate on immigration until the government is reopened.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 20, 2018

The knives begin to sharpen for Hakuho after sumo scandal

At the start of last November’s Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, Shukan Taishu magazine (Nov. 20) led off its issue with a four-page article titled “What you need to know to enjoy the year’s final tournament tenfold.”
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 20, 2018

Exploring war through woodblock prints

Sensu014d-e, literally 'war pictures,' are a particularly dramatic form of Japanese woodblock print that emerged as a style of reportage during the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877, and went on to become a widespread and popular way of disseminating patriotic imagery during the First Sino and Russo-Japanese wars. The 2017 catalog 'Flash of Light, Fog of War' features 75 of these images.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jan 20, 2018

An old head on young shoulders

'It's really busy, isn't it?'
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2018

One year later, Abe's gamble on the unpredictable Trump appears to be paying off

Before U.S. President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20 last year, Japanese officials were anxious, even obsessed, with a nightmare scenario that could not be ruled out — an incoming American leader who could shake up the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region and vastly damage domestic interests....
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.
Man arrested in Tokyo stabbing tracked victim through livestream
Kenichi Takano leaves a police station in Tokyo on Thursday to be sent over to prosecutors.
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.
Bonsai thefts sweep Japan as miniature trees grow more popular
According to the Nippon Bonsai Growers Cooperative, there were about 30 cases of bonsai theft last year.
Ishiba on shaky ground over budget and gift vouchers
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's reversal over medical co-payments late last week and the revelation he gave gift vouchers to lawmakers have weakened his political standing.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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