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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 22, 2017

9/11 victims' kin sue Saudi Arabia in Manhattan court over attacks

Hundreds of relatives of individuals killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have sued Saudi Arabia in U.S. court, seeking to take advantage of a law passed by Congress last year that allows victims of such attacks on U.S. soil to sue state sponsors.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2017

Germany's past: from shame to fascination?

Having a healthy relationship with the past is good as long as its lessons are not forgotten.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2017

Where power now really lies

Don't write off the powerful forces of globalization.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 21, 2017

Controversial conspiracy bill approved by Abe Cabinet

The Abe Cabinet approved a controversial bill that would revise the organized crime law so authorities can crack down on individuals and organizations who conspire to engage in serious criminal activity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2017

Cherry blossoms get an early start in Tokyo despite chilly, wet weather

Tokyo was rainy and cold on the first day sakura cherry blossoms officially began blooming in the nation's capital, according to the Meteorological Agency, with the peak timing for flower-viewing predicted to come in a week to 10 days.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 21, 2017

Flawed system cost Honda second world junior title

Marin Honda saved her best for last.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Mar 21, 2017

Tough to root against Tebow in attempt to make MLB

Tim Tebow sat alone in a corner of the New York Mets clubhouse, quietly working his iPhone.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 21, 2017

Indonesia police say Interpol issues red notices for 3 Sinopec executives

Indonesian police said Tuesday that Interpol has issued red notices, the closest to an international arrest warrant, for three Chinese executives suspected of fraud linked to a more than $800 million Sinopec oil terminal development in Indonesia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2017

Sending money overseas to get faster once banks pick winner among tech firms

In the quest for a faster and more traceable way to transfer money internationally, banks were gravitating a few years ago to Ripple, a platform backed by Silicon Valley luminaries and global financial institutions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 20, 2017

Watch, read, rewind: using Netflix to boost your Japanese

It's a great time to be studying Japanese. As well as the internet, students can mine online video streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu to improve their language skills.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 20, 2017

Hard-line priest's elevation a sign Modi is putting India on path toward becoming a Hindu nation

A saffron-robed Hindu holy man was sworn in Sunday to lead India's most populous state, sealing what appears to be a shift in course by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that could redefine the world's largest democracy as a Hindu nation.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 20, 2017

Merkel, Abe use tech confab to show solidarity on free trade, knock U.S.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke up for free trade at a major technology fair, issuing jabs clearly pointed at an increasingly protectionist United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 19, 2017

Once seen as invincible, Abe beset by scandal on two fronts as questions swirl

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, now in a rare fifth year as leader, is battling scandals on two separate fronts as questions swirl about his ties to a nationalist school involved in a murky land deal and his defense minister faces calls to resign.
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Mar 19, 2017

Fukushima fishermen fight release of tainted water as tritium standoff continues

On Feb. 25, against a clear sky, fishing boats bearing colorful banners used to signal a rich haul returned to their home port of Ukedo in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. Cheers erupted as the boats, which had taken refuge in Minamisoma in the wake of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2017

Dutch should replace politics of fear with reason

As the Dutch confront the results of their most consequential election in decades, they should heed the lessons of their most famous philosopher and not allow themselves to be governed by fear.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 19, 2017

Missile row drives South Korean culture underground in China

Cai Yufang, 21, is a big fan of South Korean television dramas like "Shopping King Louie," a show about a profligate chaebol heir who loses his memory and learns the value of love and labor from a sweet, simple country girl.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 19, 2017

North Korea hails test of powerful new rocket engine

North Korea heralded the successful development of a new "high-thrust engine" during a visit to the country's rocket test site by leader Kim Jong Un, the reclusive nation's state media said Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 19, 2017

Trump administration crafting big new arms sales to Taiwan, sources say

The Trump administration is crafting a big new arms package for Taiwan that could include advanced rocket systems and anti-ship missiles to defend against China, U.S. officials said, a deal sure to anger Beijing.
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Mar 18, 2017

The evolution of the Japanese ego: the discovery of themselves

'There was no room for mercy in view of their crime." None asked, none given. "They met their end ... with ... a touching acquiescence in their fate."
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Mar 18, 2017

Moritomo scandal delivers an education in Japanese politics

"Our subjects ever united in loyalty and filial piety have from generation to generation illustrated the beauty thereof. This is the glory of the fundamental character of Our Empire, and herein also lies the source of Our education."
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2017

Are Trump's China trademarks a big deal?

'Trademark squatting' contributes to an atmosphere of general chaos when it comes to intellectual property in China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2017

Philippines to strengthen military facilities in contested South China Sea

The Philippines said Friday it will strengthen its military facilities on islands and shoals in the disputed South China Sea and announced initial plans to build a new port and pave an existing rough airstrip.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2017

Syrian Kurdish YPG says Raqqa attack on IS will start in early April

The head of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said a U.S.-backed assault to drive the Islamic State from its de-facto capital Raqqa will begin at the start of April and that the YPG would take part, despite fierce opposition from neighboring Turkey.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 17, 2017

U.K.'s Brexit fight with Scotland escalates as May rejects vote

Prime Minister Theresa May rejected Scotland's bid to hold a referendum on independence before the U.K. leaves the European Union, the latest twist in the increasingly acrimonious fight over Brexit with the nationalist government in Edinburgh.
As Trump hails taking back of Panama Canal, Hong Kong Inc. walks tightrope
Balboa Port, operated by Panama Ports Company, at the Panama Canal. Conglomerate CK Hutchison, controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, has agreed to sell its ports network, including assets along the Panama Canal, to a U.S. consortium led by BlackRock.
Tokyo’s vinyl experts say overseas buyers are ‘sustaining the scene’
Rintaro Sekizuka runs a record store in both London and Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward.
Woman sentenced to 23 years over Asahikawa girl's murder
The bridge in the city of Asahikawa where a female high school student died after being pushed off in April last year
Bank of America CEO willing to hire in Japan amid revival
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan
Ishiba vows all-out election fight at LDP convention
Shigeru Ishiba, the prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands with one of the party's candidates for the upcoming Upper House election during the party's annual convention in Tokyo on Sunday.
Tokyo’s vinyl experts say overseas buyers are ‘sustaining the scene’
Rintaro Sekizuka runs a record store in both London and Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward.
Cherry blossom season set to kick off on March 21 in Tokyo
A Weathernews forecast shows the cherry blossom season will begin on March 21 in Tokyo.
Grief ebbs and flows between two tragedies in 'The Place of Shells'
“The Place of Shells” takes place mostly in Gottingen, Germany, where both the author and the book's narrator live, while also jumping both geographically and temporally to Sendai, Japan, through memories of the 3/11 disaster and its aftermath.
‘Granny hobbies’ are the new self-care
Yarn shortages are a sign that hobbies like knitting and crochet are gaining in popularity.
Can Shiori Ito’s documentary open Japan’s black box?
Shiori Ito is the first Japanese director to have been nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary feature film. "Black Box Diaries," which tells the story of her quest for justice following her rape in 2015, hasn't been released in Japan.

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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