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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 21, 2017

Plastic found in mussels from Arctic to China — enters human food

Tiny bits of plastic are contaminating mussels from the European Arctic to China in a sign that the global spread of ocean pollution can end up on people's dinner plates.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 21, 2017

Philippine police chief defends high body count racked up by 'Davao Boys' squad in drug war

The police chief of the Philippines on Wednesday stood by the head of a secretive unit behind dozens of killings in the country's war on drugs, saying officers fired only in self-defense and the death toll reflected the danger and the scale of the narcotics problem.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 21, 2017

German police nab alleged Islamic State militant in ice rink truck attack plot

German police arrested a 29-year-old man they said was an active member of Islamic State who was plotting a truck attack on an ice rink.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 20, 2017

South Korea may delay military drills to after Winter Olympics — if the North behaves

Any delay in joint military drills with the United States would depend on North Korea's behavior during the 2018 Winter Olympics, officials in Seoul said on Wednesday, while a halt to group tours from China suggested Beijing is still wary.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 20, 2017

SoftBank leads $120 million funding in financial technology startup Lemonade

SoftBank Group Corp. is betting that technology can overhaul the home insurance industry by leading a $120 million (about ¥13.6 billion) round in Lemonade Inc.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 20, 2017

North Korea begins tests to load anthrax onto ICBMs: report

North Korea has begun tests to load anthrax onto intercontinental ballistic missiles, Asahi Shimbun reported Tuesday, citing an unidentified person connected to South Korea's intelligence services.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 20, 2017

U.S. lifts funding ban on 'gain-of-function' studies that enhance dangerous pathogens like SARS and bird flu

The U.S. government on Tuesday lifted a 2014 temporary ban on funding research involving the flu and other pathogens in which scientists deliberately make them more transmissible or more deadly.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 19, 2017

Nathan Chen credits rival Yuzuru Hanyu for inspiration

With less than two months to go until the Pyeongchang Olympics, American Nathan Chen is finding himself the focus of a lot of attention. And with good reason.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 19, 2017

Japan's theater world increasingly shed its insularities in 2017

Never mind those North Korean missiles that provide politicians with heaven-sent pretexts to posture. These days, everyone's talking about a boozy party held by Mongolian sumo wrestlers that turned violent reportedly because of a generational dispute over the arcane traditions of Japan's highly regimented...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 19, 2017

A year filled with standing ovations

While 2017 featured many great stage productions and performances, these were among the standouts:
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Dec 19, 2017

Tokyo Stock Exchange is an 'irresponsible' market referee, fund head says

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is failing in its duty as a market referee, according to the chairman of a prominent Japanese investment fund.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2017

U.S. military personnel fire shots to stop man forcing entry onto British joint-use base

U.S. military personnel fired shots on Monday as they stopped a man who tried to force his way onto a British military base used by the U.S. Air Force, in an incident that police said was not being treated as terrorism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2017

Tiny stem cell firms close in on major heart disease goals

The early hope that stem cell therapy would make the paralyzed walk, the blind see and cure diabetes have given way to a long list of failures, highlighted by early stem cell champion Geron Corp. abandoning the field in 2011.
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2017

GM urges judge to throw out disputed $1 billion ignition switch deal with car owners

Lawyers for General Motors on Monday urged a federal bankruptcy judge in Manhattan to throw out a settlement that would require the company to pay $1 billion to car owners suing over faulty ignition switches.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 18, 2017

Interim review of Grenfell Tower tragedy calls for 'culture change' in U.K. fire safety

An interim review into U.K. building regulations commissioned after the Grenfell Tower social housing block fire in London that killed 71 people in June, has called for a "culture change" in respect to fire safety.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 18, 2017

European finance chiefs want to regulate bitcoin to clamp down on illegal risks

European governments are pushing for bitcoin regulation as alarm grows that the world's most popular digital currency is being used by money launderers, drug traffickers and terrorists.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 18, 2017

Japan-China ties: Will there be more trust or just cordiality?

While both Japan and China want an improved relationship, they will be walking into it with their eyes wide open.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2017

Why we don't need to fear the net neutrality repeal

After net neutrality ends, ISPs are unlikely to do anything that riles consumers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 18, 2017

Japan set to bank ¥40 billion per year for tourism sector with new departure tax

From January 2019 Japan is set to impose a ¥1,000 tax on everyone departing the country, to secure funding for tourism infrastructure and promotion amid record-breaking arrivals of international travelers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 17, 2017

Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon praises Abe's nationalist agenda

Visiting ex-White House chief strategist Steve Bannon lauds Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for trying to infuse Japan with nationalism but blasts the “running dogs” in mainstream media.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2017

Two myths about automation

While many people believe that technological progress and job destruction are accelerating dramatically, there is no evidence of either trend.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 16, 2017

Hokkaido's unique konbu dials up the umami to 12

Fisherman Kazuaki Ida entered the No Borders Cafe in Rausu just as we were finishing cups of hot coffee on a rainy Hokkaido afternoon. He held giant flat-leaved stalks that scraped against each other like hard plastic, garnering appreciative "ahs" of recognition among the cafe's customers. As a first-time...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 16, 2017

Playing War: Children and the Paradoxes of Modern Militarism in Japan

In an old magazine photo, a baby enjoys "children's heaven" — perched in a tank-shaped stroller and, the caption jokes, going to Manchuria. In a manga released by U.S. Forces Japan, two cute doe-eyed characters — the bunny-boy Mr. USA and the Japanese schoolgirl Ms. Alliance — discuss playfully...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2017

Myanmar faces mounting calls for release of Reuters journalists

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday that the United States was demanding "the immediate release" of two Reuters reporters arrested in Myanmar "or information as to the circumstances around their disappearance."
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.
U.S. steered Syrian Kurds toward Damascus deal, sources say
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (right) and Syrian Democratic Forces commander-in-chief Mazloum Abdi signing an agreement to integrate the SDF into the state institutions, in Damascus on Monday.
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.
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
By Tomoko Otake

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