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JAPAN / Society
Dec 23, 2016

Ad giant Dentsu declared Most Evil Corporation of the Year

Advertising giant Dentsu Inc. has won the Most Evil Corporation of the Year Award in recognition of its culture of overwork and harassment, journalists and rights activists announce.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2016

Advancing sustainability in the Trump era

Donald Trump's America can depart the environmental protection train, but it cannot stop it.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 22, 2016

Russia's disinformation campaign caught U.S. off guard

The U.S. government spent more than a decade preparing responses to malicious hacking by a foreign power but had no clear strategy when Russia launched a disinformation campaign over the internet during the U.S. election campaign, current and former White House cybersecurity advisers said.
WORLD
Dec 22, 2016

Drones from U.S. disappoint Ukraine at the front lines

Millions of dollars' worth of U.S.-supplied drones that Kiev had hoped would help in its war against Russian-backed separatists have proven ineffective against jamming and hacking, Ukrainian officials say.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 21, 2016

A new wave of Japanese filmmakers matches the old

Nearly two decades after the Japanese New Wave of the 1990s, the directors who led it, including Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Hirokazu Koreeda and Naomi Kawase, are still the local industry's most prominent faces abroad. But this year a new generation of filmmakers has finally started to make itself heard, with...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 21, 2016

Western media peddles distorted view of Aleppo

Much of the coverage that the Western media has run on eastern Aleppo is propaganda produced produced by the rebels.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2016

Romance dance routine featuring Santa-clad Ambassador Kennedy an instant online hit

U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and other embassy staff across Japan made a splash on social media Tuesday by releasing a Christmassy, U.S. Embassy version of a koi (falling in love) dance routine aired in a popular Japanese TV drama series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 20, 2016

Otani heads early WBC roster for Samurai Japan

Samurai Japan released a partial roster for next spring's World Baseball Classic on Tuesday, naming 18 players who will be part of the squad tasked with bringing the title back to Japan in March.
Japan Times
JAPAN / JAPANESE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Dec 19, 2016

Playing a leading role in fostering peace and diplomacy

On Dec. 18, 1956, on a freezing winter's day, the ceremony for Japan's admission into the U.N. was held at the U.N. General Assembly in New York. Witnessing the ceremony, I felt the sincerity and warmth of other nations in remarks made by representatives of the countries that welcomed Japan's return...
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CULTURE / Music
Dec 18, 2016

Japan's pop music scene saw a power struggle in 2016

Media, both domestic and overseas, spent a lot of time focused on the streaming services arriving in Japan in 2016. Months of "Can these platforms thrive in CD-loving Japan?" speculation reached a climax in September, when global market leader Spotify finally debuted here. There was a big press conference,...
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2016

U.N. Security Council lifts sanctions on five North Korean ships

The United Nations Security Council said on Saturday it had lifted sanctions on five ships that were blacklisted in March for ties to North Korea's arms trade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2016

Strong debut of Nintendo's 'Super Mario Run' clouded by revenue lag

"Super Mario Run," Nintendo Co.'s first foray into the world of mobile gaming, might be encountering some growing pains.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2016

Hacker breached U.S. election agency that checks security of voting machines

The U.S. agency charged with ensuring that voting machines meet security standards was itself penetrated by a hacker after the November elections, according to a security firm working with law enforcement on the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 16, 2016

10% of dwarf planet Ceres is ice hiding under surface, NASA studies show

The dwarf planet Ceres, an enigmatic rocky body inhabiting the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is rich with ice just beneath its dark surface, scientists said on Thursday in research that may shed light on the early history of the solar system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2016

Bank of Japan tries financial education where a mound of money failed

Having spent more than three years and trillions of dollars in a losing battle against deflation, the Bank of Japan is hoping that a little financial education will convince a nation of inveterate savers to put their cash to better use.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 15, 2016

Nintendo jumps on app bandwagon with release of 'Super Mario Run' for iPhone

After almost two years of waiting, the big day is finally here for Nintendo Co. and its first game for smartphones, "Super Mario Run."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 15, 2016

Team Trump disavows survey seeking names of Energy Department climate workers

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team on Wednesday disavowed a survey sent to the U.S. Department of Energy that requested the names of people working on climate change in the agency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 14, 2016

Trump's choice for interior secretary said to be former SEAL and Montana lawmaker Ryan Zinke; stance on federal lands unclear

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen first-term Republican Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke, a former U.S. Navy SEAL commander, as his interior secretary, a senior transition official said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 14, 2016

U.S. Democrats enlist experts to scour Tillerson's business record

U.S. Senate Democrats plan to enlist accountants and legal experts to pore through the business records of Exxon Mobil Chief Executive Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, Democratic aides said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 13, 2016

Young artists to keep your eye on

In Kurt Vonnegut's 1982 novel "Deadeye Dick," a Japanese man walks into an all-night drugstore and gestures for the protagonist, Rudy Waltz, to follow him outdoors. There they gaze at the decapitated cupola of Rudy's childhood home, glistening white in the moonlight. It reminds the homesick man of Mount...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 10, 2016

A plethora of familiar foreign players now on free-agent market

The NPB last week posted the rosters for each of the 12 Central and Pacific League teams, indicating which players remain on the register for 2017 and those who have been released and are under jiyu keiyaku, or free contract status.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Dec 9, 2016

Izuju: A hidden home for sweet 'Kyozushi'

When you live in a tourist mecca like Kyoto you tend to avoid the major attractions. However, having a visitor in town provides a good excuse to join the horde and get into tourist mode: taking over footpaths, meandering slowly along backstreets and taking photos of everything, especially photos of yourself...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Dec 9, 2016

Tokyo's progressive French restaurants are developing a taste for sake

The first time I drank sake at a non-Japanese restaurant was nearly seven years ago at Coi, a Michelin-starred establishment in San Francisco that serves modern Californian cuisine. I had opted for the beverage-pairing course, and the drink came with a dish of tofu mousseline in a thickened mushroom...

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