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LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 12, 2019

A rare glimpse into the world of Japan's cozy snack bars

Cigarette smoke wafts across rows of whisky and shōchū bottles with dedicated name tags draped around the necks as an elderly man, microphone in hand, belts out a Showa Era enka tune playing on the karaoke machine.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jan 12, 2019

A new year taste for Tokyo's best speciality sake bars

With the start of a new year comes a new set of resolutions. An increasingly popular choice is Dry January, a campaign led by the British charity Alcohol Change UK, in which participants vow to abstain from drinking for 31 days. Millions of people around the world have been documenting their virtuous...
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jan 12, 2019

Back-to-work blues

'The trains are guaranteed to be running late on the first Tuesday back at work after the new year break.'
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2019

Okinawa governor says prefecture still intends to go ahead with Futenma referendum

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki clarifies his intention to hold a referendum over the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture on in late February as planned.
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JAPAN / Politics / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jan 10, 2019

Mayor blasts Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki as Ginowan city abstains from vote on Henoko land reclamation

Amid long-standing political wrangling over construction of a new U.S. base in Okinawa, the mayor of the city of Ginowan in the prefecture has said the municipality will not participate in a prefectural referendum set to be held over reclamation of land in order to build the new military facility, and...
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 9, 2019

Kim Jong Un leaves China after talking with Xi about U.S. sanctions

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Beijing after talking and dining with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to South Korean media, in a show of unity as they engage in delicate negotiations with President Donald Trump's administration.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 8, 2019

North Korea's Kim travels to Beijing for meeting with Xi after warning of alternative path

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was spending his birthday in Beijing after arriving in the Chinese capital Tuesday — which was believed to be his 35th birthday — for his fourth summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping as talks on a second meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump gather steam.
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WORLD
Jan 8, 2019

Michigan Uber driver pleads guilty to killing six in 2016 shooting spree, saying app could 'take over' his body

An Uber driver accused of fatally shooting six people in Michigan and wounding two others while on the job pleaded guilty to all charges Monday, after initially blaming the ride sharing company's app for compelling him to kill.
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WORLD
Jan 7, 2019

Gabon thwarts military coup attempt in president's absence

Gabon foiled an attempted military coup Monday, arresting several plotters just hours after they took over state radio in a bid to end 50 years of rule by President Ali Bongo's family.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2019

Queen guitarist Brian May latest to sign anti-Henoko base petition as organizer readies for White House rally

Legendary Queen guitarist Brian May became the latest celebrity to weigh in Sunday on controversial construction work associated with the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture, a project that opponents say will endanger rare coral species.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2019

Death to the DIY society

The DIY society will probably win, but we shouldn't go out without a fight.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jan 5, 2019

Japan Times 1969: Police battle students at Tokyo University

Radical students holed up in Tokyo University's Yasuda Auditorium withstood a 10-hour siege by riot police who seized control of 16 other buildings held by the students on the university's Hongo campus.
CULTURE / Books
Jan 1, 2019

Japan's most exciting book releases in 2019

2019's impressive lineup of books on Japan, include classic reprints, new fiction and studies of the nation's international relations.
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JAPAN / Help Wanted?
Dec 31, 2018

As Japan prepares for more foreign workers, Hamamatsu serves as precedent of interculturalism

Step into the municipal office of this city and you'll find pamphlets in multiple languages lining the walls, as people waiting in lines converse quietly in Portuguese.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 30, 2018

Chinese lunar probe prepares to land on far side of moon: Xinhua

A Chinese space probe is moving into position to land on the far side of the moon for the first time, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday, a mission seen as an important step as the country looks to push its space program forward.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 29, 2018

20 Questions: The best answers of 2018

It's been an entertaining year of 20 Questions — here's our top picks of answers in 2018.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Dec 29, 2018

Start your new year diets after these cupcakes are off the shelves

Let's put 2018 behind us and bring on 2019! It can't be worse, right? The best way to start the new year is by indulging in some special limited-edition sweets celebrating the forthcoming Year of the Boar. While it might not be the cutest animal in the world, it has inspired some creative desserts.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 29, 2018

Social media and online outlets led charge for change in 2018

A reflection of how the internet functioned in Japan in 2018 can be seen in a recent incident at Shinjuku Station.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 29, 2018

New Year's Eve special

'Kohoku (Uta Gassen) is living proof that enka will last forever.'
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JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018

An enthusiast of toy trains gives kids, young and old, a chance to play

Ten-year-old Koharu Yagi gazes at the meters and meters of plastic train track laid out in a room at the Plaza North culture center in the city of Saitama and lets out a sigh of wonder.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 28, 2018

Hoop pioneer Wat Misaka reflects on breaking barriers in an incredible life

Wataru "Wat" Misaka never demanded the spotlight nor shouted from the roof tops seeking attention.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 26, 2018

Busting myths about Fukushima No. 1

Efforts to decommission the shattered nuclear plant are headed in the right direction.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 24, 2018

Let's discuss the U.S. base situation in Okinawa

The government on Friday pushed ahead with full-fledged land reclamation work needed to move a key U.S. air base to Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, despite stiff local resistance and legal wrangling.

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?