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Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 7, 2019

Tomoki Hiwatashi shines in senior Grand Prix debut in France

Tomoki Hiwatashi had a very respectable showing in his senior Grand Prix debut last weekend with a fifth-place finish at the Internationaux de France in Grenoble.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 7, 2019

Japan, by Japanese and for Japanese

Japanese markets for the Japanese and by the Japanese is poised to become the next big megatrend in Tokyo financial markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 6, 2019

FCC wants to know if Huawei gear is near U.S. military bases

U.S. officials plan to assess where equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. has been installed, and would be concerned if it's found near domestic military bases, the head of the Federal Communications Commission has said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2019

The power of cultural and economic capital

Compared to exhibitions in which art objects are meant to seduce us into epiphanic transcendence, the works in "Surface and Custom," a group show at Shiseido Gallery organized by Berlin-based artists Jay Chung and Q Takeki Maeda, are more akin to frank expositions about the exchange of cultural and economic...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2019

Is hope really on the horizon in Japan?

A series of external and internal challenges await the nation, and the years ahead looking anything but hopeful.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2019

Will Japan be a loser in U.S.-China trade war?

Preconceptions and wishful thinking are always the biggest obstacles for understanding reality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2019

U.S. baseball fans are too old, too white and too few

One thrilling World Series can't make the sport's viewership problems go away.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2019

Beijing is determined to reshape the globe

The Belt and Road initiative seeks to remake Eurasia in China's image.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Nov 3, 2019

Despite what you see online, strive to be 'anti-yappari'

A video of an altercation in a Starbucks involving a black man, Japanese staff and a non-Japanese bystander will likely further nasty stereotypes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 3, 2019

Trump's push for Seoul to pay more for U.S. troops throws alliance into question and puts Tokyo on notice

Despite faltering denuclearization talks, U.S. President Donald Trump has been heaping praise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, brushing away concerns by top Asian allies over recent missile launches and boasting of his "very good" relationship with the dictator of the nuclear-armed pariah state.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 3, 2019

England left heartbroken after coming up short in another Rugby World Cup final

England competed in the exact number of matches it entered the Rugby World Cup hoping to play.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / 2010S: DECADE IN REVIEW
Nov 2, 2019

Our critics' favorite Japanese books of the decade

As 2020 approaches, The Japan Times' book reviewers look back at a decade of literature and their favorite and most impactful books written about Japan or by Japanese writers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 2, 2019

Democrats' decision to televise Trump impeachment hearings could prove politically perilous

Democrats in the U.S. Congress took a major step toward impeaching President Donald Trump this past week when they agreed on the rules for publicly televised hearings after weeks of testimony behind closed doors. But it is also a step onto more politically perilous terrain for a party seeking to persuade...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2019

Display of 'comfort women' artwork canceled in Japan

The city government of Ise, Mie Prefecture, has decided against displaying a piece of artwork that features an image of a statue of a girl symbolizing "comfort women" at an ongoing exhibition, it was learned Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 1, 2019

U.S. forces seen on patrol in Syria near Turkish border

U.S. armored vehicles were seen on Thursday near the Syria-Turkey border in a part of northeastern Syria where they had not been observed since early October when Washington announced the withdrawal of American forces, according to a witness and Reuters video footage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 31, 2019

Questions over raising minimum wages

The adoption of a social security policy for the purpose of a competition policy must be avoided.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 31, 2019

Nobuhiko Obayashi: A life spent working among Japan's movie greats

As the Tokyo International Film Festival stages a retrospective of his work, filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi talks of a past working with movie greats, such as Akira Kurosawa
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2019

Blow for Johnson as Cabinet member Nicky Morgan quits ahead of Brexit election battle

Boris Johnson suffered a surprise blow to his election campaign on day one of the contest when senior Cabinet minister Nicky Morgan announced she was quitting politics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2019

Asia faces a time for choosing

At the ASEAN summit, the path forward should be to double down on and recommit to the principles that have brought Southeast Asia success in recent decades.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 29, 2019

China and Japan make progress on cordiality track

Despite a mutual desire for improved relations, problems keep popping up, underlining deep-seated differences.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2019

Trump's Indo-Pacific strategy at year two

The U.S. president's actions raise questions about his commitment to the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2019

Sadako Ogata, first female U.N. refugee chief, dies at 92

News of the death of Ogata — known for her decisive, pragmatic leadership at the U.N. for years — immediately drew condolences from diplomatic and academic leaders across the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 29, 2019

Automakers including Toyota side with Trump in California emissions standards fight

General Motors Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV plan to back President Donald Trump in a contentious battle with California officials over automobile emissions rules, splitting with major rivals including Ford Motor Co.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2019

Baghdadi is dead but the Islamic State group is not

We've seen before that the killing of a leader can make a terrorist group more resilient.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 28, 2019

By the way, do you know how to use 'hanashi wa kawaru kedo' in a sentence?

Changing the topic in a Japanese conversation is easier than you think and two terms in particular can help. 'Tokorode,' have you been studying Japanese long?
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.

Podcast

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

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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