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LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Aug 1, 2019

Relaxing business lodging

Dormy Residences Ichigaya opened in the spring this year in the heart of Tokyo, a six-minute walk from JR Ichigaya Station that is easy to access from major stations such as Tokyo and Shinjuku.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 1, 2019

Kremlin foe's doctor skeptical after Alexei Navalny tests negative for poison at state hospital

A Russian state hospital said on Wednesday that opposition leader Alexei Navalny had tested negative for poison after falling ill in custody, but his personal doctor warned the findings were inconclusive and could be wrong.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 31, 2019

'Melancholic': When cleaning the tub brings dirtier jobs

Almost every year at the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) at least one film by a new Japanese director gets talked up by visiting programmers, journalists and critics as a find.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2019

Self-harm in Hong Kong

Hong Kong's outrage at China's government is misplaced and self-destructive.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 30, 2019

'Reborn-Art Festival 2019'

Aug. 3-Sept. 29
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 29, 2019

Joining Japanese sentences is easy if you learn the difference between 'sore de' and 'soko de'

The terms 'sore de' and 'soko de' translate as 'and so' or 'therefore,' but there's a slight difference between their nuances.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2019

Like France's enduring Yellow Vest movement, Hong Kong protests unlikely to end anytime soon

Billy has been the butt of criticism from friends for taking part in Hong Kong's protests. Undeterred, he sees his marching days as just beginning.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 29, 2019

Russia opposition figure Alexei Navalny hospitalized, and may have been poisoned, says doctor

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was hospitalized on Sunday after suffering an acute allergic reaction that one doctor said may have been the result of him being poisoned with an unknown chemical substance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 28, 2019

Russia detains more than 1,000 people in opposition crackdown

Russian police rounded up more than 1,000 people in Moscow on Saturday in one of the biggest crackdowns of recent times against an increasingly defiant opposition decrying President Vladimir Putin's tight grip on power.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 27, 2019

Doner Kebab Chao: Doner kebabs get a wagyu brisket upgrade

Don't let Doner Kebab Chao's nondescript 'take-out joint' decor fool you: It serves some of the most innovative chicken and beef doner kebabs in Osaka.
JAPAN / Beyond Tokyo
Jul 26, 2019

In pursuit of a sustainable society, Nagano turns to AI to help craft policy

When times are good, there is less political pressure at the local level anywhere to be economically efficient or carefully scrutinize predictions that a new public works project or expensive industrial or tourism promotion scheme will lead to prosperity in 20 or 30 years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2019

The new moon race could define our future

Nations are heading back to the moon because they wish to ultimately stay there.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 22, 2019

Okinawa contradictions need to be fixed

The LDP has lost almost all elections in Okinawa despite the government's candidates consistently being the more qualified and experienced.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 22, 2019

North Korea's Kim casts vote in local elections with '99.98%' turnout

Under the thin veneer of supposedly free elections, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cast his ballot Sunday in nationwide polls to choose new deputies to the country's local assemblies, state-run media has reported.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2019

Iran says it seized British tanker in Strait of Hormuz and denies U.S. brought down drone

Iran said it had seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday but denied Washington's assertion that the U.S. Navy had downed an Iranian drone nearby this week, as tensions in the Gulf region rose again.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 19, 2019

Better known as a manufacturing center, Chubu region is turning its talents to nurturing startups

The Chubu region, with Nagoya at its center, has never been known as a land of startups. Although the area is recognized as one of the nation's largest manufacturing hubs, few IT startups have been established and many students in the region tend to prefer joining big companies to becoming entrepreneurs....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 19, 2019

Moon landing's 'Dish' telescope still transmitting from Australia

It is known as "The Dish" and it soars above a nondescript paddock in rural Australia. Without it, hundreds of millions of people would never have seen all of the generation-defining footage of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon 50 years ago.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 17, 2019

Kitri: Sisters are doin' it for themselves

Monami Kida can't remember the last time she had an argument with Hinano, her younger sister and partner in the classical-meets-pop project Kitri.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2019

First on-campus Muji store to open at university in Tokyo

The first on-campus Muji store will open on Thursday at the Musashino Art University in Tokyo, featuring a selection of the brand's regular daily merchandise, a cafe and a workshop.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 17, 2019

Candidates with disabilities hope to lay foundation for inclusive Diet in Upper House election

On a recent Wednesday morning, Rie Saito wasn't giving a lengthy, energetic speech about her campaign pledges through a loudspeaker, unlike most of her competitors on the stump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 16, 2019

Robots to install telescopes to peer into cosmos from the moon

As the United States races to put humans back on the moon for the first time in nearly 50 years, a NASA-funded lab in Colorado aims to send robots there to deploy telescopes that will look far into our galaxy, remotely operated by orbiting astronauts.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jul 13, 2019

Mottainai Action wants no seafood to go to waste

At Mottainai Project Uoharu's Yurakucho and Nakameguro bars, the daily menu relies on 'unwanted' seafood from wholesale fish markets in order to combat food waste and promote food sustainability.

Longform

It's back to the classroom for some residents as municipal governments across the country conduct lessons to learn how to use new technologies.
Can aging Japan go digital without leaving anyone behind?