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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 13, 2014

Film fest fans can get a fix at any number of events this month

The Tokyo International Film Festival may be finished, but movie buffs still have a lot of choices for festivals this month.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2014

Info disclosure eyed for suspected Ebola victims

Transport minister Akihiro Ota said Friday the government might disclose information on people suspected of having the deadly Ebola virus.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2014

North Korea didn't offer delegation any new info on abductees: source

KYODO, STAFF REPORT
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Oct 20, 2014

Free legal consultations in Tokyo for non-Japanese

The Asian People's Friendship Society (APFS), a nongovernmental organization that supports foreigners in Japan, will hold a free legal consultation session at its office in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, on Oct. 31.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 2, 2014

Key questions entering 10th season

Japan's first men's pro basketball circuit tips off its 10th season with 10 games on Saturday.
BUSINESS / NOTEBOOK
Sep 2, 2014

Tea for tuna; enchanting eclairs; Haitian investment

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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 12, 2014

Crzkny unites artists against nuclear power

Electronic-music producer Kenji Takikawa's work took a major detour following the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 8, 2014

Documents suggest multinationals aided Brazil military regime

When Joao Paulo de Oliveira was fired in 1980 by Rapistan, a Michigan-based manufacturer of conveyor belts, his troubles were only beginning.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Aug 3, 2014

Tokyo's storied Nihonbashi raises profile to promote historical role

The Nihonbashi district prospered as Japan's financial and trade center after shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu moved the capital to Edo, the old name for Tokyo, in the early 17th century.
Japan Times
Places
Aug 1, 2014

Along the Shonan Bay shore, all you do is beach, beach, beach, all day long

Every year in July and August, wooden beach huts (umi no ie) pop up along the shores of Shonan Bay in Kanagawa Prefecture. Here is a list of some of the events taking place at a few of the most popular umi no ie in Hayama, Kamakura and Zushi in August.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 9, 2014

'Into Great Silence'

Imagine a movie that's not a movie at all, but an act of contemplation. This is "Into Great Silence." Sometimes a prayer, more often a rumination, it's a film that sprung from one man's urge for silence. Director Philip Groning wanted to make a documentary about the monks living in the Grande Chartreuse...
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
Jun 27, 2014

Foreigners invited to Yukata Day in Nishinomiya

The Nishinomiya City International Association in Hyogo Prefecture will hold a Yukata Day from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on July 5 in which foreigners can learn how to wear the summer kimono and enjoy a tea ceremony afterward.
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
Jun 20, 2014

Kyoto shrines invite visitors to reflect on year

Shrines in Kyoto will hold the annual Nagoshi no Harae purification ritual on June 30.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 10, 2014

Shelling's 'Aquarium Sympathy' provides a soundtrack to rainy days

When Shelling takes the stage at an ambient-drone gig at an art gallery in Tokyo's Okubo neighborhood, one thing sets them apart — the synthesizers.
Japan Times
CULTURE
May 31, 2014

Essential summer festivals 2014

A summer without festivals simply wouldn’t be a proper summer in Japan, so now that the humidity has returned, it’s time to slop on an extra layer of sunscreen and line up some outdoor activities.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 31, 2014

Privacy ruling by EU puts ISPs in pickle

Google and other Internet companies find themselves in a quandary over how to strike a balance between privacy and freedom of information as the world's top search engine took a first step toward upholding an EU privacy ruling.
BASKETBALL / NBA / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
May 27, 2014

Playoffs filled with great action, interesting story lines

Cue DJ-style NBA public address announcer: In for-r-r Sa-a-a-a-m Smith this-s-s week, M-A-A-A-A-S!
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2014

Poland's last communist ruler, Wojciech Jaruzelski, dies at 90

Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland's last communist leader who imposed martial law to crush the Solidarity movement only to hand over power less than a decade later, died aged 90 on Sunday following a long bout of illness, a military hospital in Warsaw said.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2014

Staffing agency Recruit plans IPO

Staffing services provider Recruit Holdings Co. plans an initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as soon as October, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
May 9, 2014

Kyoto's famed Aoi Festival kicks off Thursday

The Aoi Festival, one of the three major annual festivals in Kyoto, will take place Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 1, 2014

A golden time to dine outdoors

Now is the golden season in Tokyo: balmy days, mellow temperatures, low humidity and no mosquitoes. There's nothing better than a nice, leisurely (and maybe even boozy) lunch outside — dinner, too, as long as you bring a warm jacket or throw.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
3D printer used to construct train station building in Japan
A train station building (front) is assembled from parts printed using 3D printer technology, in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Tokyo’s KK Line to close for decadelong overhaul as public greenway
People enjoy running and yoga on Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line, a 2-kilometer elevated expressway cutting through the capital’s commercial Ginza district, when it was opened as a pedestrian space in May last year.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

Podcast

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

Longform

Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan
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