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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Dec 6, 2018

Bridges built by the power of K-pop and J-pop

This year hasn't been a particularly warm one for the relationship between Japan and South Korea. Ongoing tension stemming from Japan's colonization of its neighbor up to the end of World War II — and efforts to complicate what happened during this period — have bubbled up once again, affecting everything...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2018

Two rescued, five missing after 'mishap' involving U.S. Marine tanker and fighter jet off Kochi

Tokyo said the crash had occurred around 100 km off Cape Muroto in Kochi Prefecture.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 5, 2018

Falling for furusato: The epicurean incentives behind a tax strategy that masks economic lunacy

A decade ago, the Japanese government launched a program that allows taxpayers to make "donations" to smaller cities and towns across the country, and then have those contributions deducted from national and municipal taxes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 3, 2018

Coming up with exceptions in Japanese can be tricky, but helpful

The word 'tada' and it's rarer counterpart 'mottomo' help link sentences in conversational and written Japanese.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 1, 2018

Submitting to the masters on Onomichi's Path of Literature

The Onomichi Path of Literature is a short 1-kilometer walking trail that introduces the many famous literary masters associated with the Japan Heritage city.
BASKETBALL
Dec 1, 2018

Utsunomiya to host 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, has been chosen to host next year's FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final, basketball's global governing body announced on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2018

Iceland harnesses hot springs to power year-round farming

For half the year, the temperature on Pall Olafsson's remote farm in Iceland often dips below freezing and the sun barely makes an appearance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2018

Pressure mounts to bury carbon emissions, but who is going to pay the costs?

When countries gather Sunday to hammer out how they will enact pledges to cut carbon emissions, a Norwegian-led oil consortium will offer a solution: pump some of your excess carbon dioxide to us and we could store it for you.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Nov 29, 2018

Farewell Mary Jane: Grieving for a lost jazz hideout

The late Donald Richie, a legendary chronicler of 20th century Japan, once said that to accept life in Tokyo, you must embrace constant change and not give in to nostalgia. In the 60 years he lived in this great city he saw multiple transformations — from the immediate post-World War II days to the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 29, 2018

'An Enemy of the People': The not-so-silent majority speaks out again

In one bound, the rising English director Jonathan Munby found himself in the spotlight of Britain's theater scene in 2017 when his smash-hit production of "King Lear," with Sir Ian McKellen in the title role, transferred straight from the rural Chichester Festival Theatre to the West End.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 28, 2018

Second Harvest Japan: Helping those in need can make you feel like part of the community

Ahead of a fundraiser for the Tokyo-based food bank, CEO Charles McJilton explains why a 'food safety net' is a must for Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2018

How Kim has gotten the best of Trump

Since the historic June summit, the North Koreans have reaped significant benefits without having to make any real concessions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 27, 2018

Trump urges Mexico to send Central American migrants home after border melee

President Donald Trump said on Monday that Mexico should send Central American migrants seeking asylum in the United States back to their home countries, a day after U.S. authorities shut the country's busiest border crossing and fired tear gas into a crowd there.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Nov 25, 2018

Japan has a reputation for cleanliness — just don't look in our closets

The cleanliness of the Japanese is known worldwide. Thanks to the internet, videos of Japanese students cleaning their schools have gone viral, as well as a memorable clip of how the JR staff clean an entire shinkansen train in under seven minutes. The Japanese have further left their indelible mark...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Nov 24, 2018

Mizuho Takemura: Whimsical, easygoing charm

A Peu Pres in Kyoto is decidedly not the kind of French restaurant with starched white linens: Instead, it has a whimsical easygoing charm. And chef Mizuho Takemura's take on French food is wholesome, without fanfare or drama.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2018

As Osaka basks in glow of successful 2025 Expo bid, economic concerns move to the forefront

After Osaka wins the right to hold the event, questions about costs and integrated casino resorts come to the fore.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 23, 2018

Tuna, tradition and opportunities for sustainable tourism

Sustainable tourism is a hot topic, and in light of Japan's goals to grow the number of inbound tourists to 40 million by 2020 and all the way up to 60 million a decade later, it's one that deserves attention. Fortunately, there are concrete ways to ease the environmental impact of the tourism boom in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 20, 2018

Trump likely to give U.S. troops authority to protect immigration agents

U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to give troops authority to protect immigration agents stationed along the border with Mexico if they come under threat from migrants seeking to cross into the United States, an official said Monday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 17, 2018

Ibrew Shinbashi: Craft beer fits fine in salaryman territory

The cheap, cheerful, crowded, smoke-patinated dives that populate the lower floors of Shinbashi's Ekimae Building are an enduring time capsule of old-school, after-work salaryman drinking culture. Ibrew's craft beer pub has only been open there for a year, but its no-frills, low-budget approach makes...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 16, 2018

The Michinoku Coastal Trail: Tohoku's recovery in action

The Michinoku Coastal Trail is a 2013 initiative by Japan's environment ministry to rejuvenate disaster-stricken Tohoku through ecotourism. At 700-kilometers long, it winds through protected forest, bucolic villages and along dramatic coastlines.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Nov 15, 2018

Don't worry too much over BTS

Throngs of fans packed Tokyo Dome on Tuesday and Wednesday to watch K-pop group BTS perform songs from across its five-year career. The crowd cheered, bought merchandise and the two days offered the seven-member group some respite from a week of scandal.
Japan avoids commenting on Cleveland-Cliffs CEO's provocative comment
Cleveland-Cliffs is reportedly in talks with North Carolina-based steelmaker Nucor to acquire U.S. Steel.
Strong quake strikes southwestern Japan
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southwestern Japan at 9:19 p.m. on Monday evening
Miyazaki quake falls short of triggering Nankai Trough megaquake advisory
A mirror reflects a collapsed house in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 10, nearly one year after a major earthquake struck nearby on New Year's Day in 2024.
Japanese companies rush to up English-language disclosures in 2025
The Tokyo Stock Exchange will soon require some companies to publish their financials in English in addition to Japanese.
Tokyo plans to subsidize epidurals, but are hospitals ready?
Epidurals during childbirth have long been uncommon in Japan, though they have been growing more popular in recent years.
Japanese companies rush to up English-language disclosures in 2025
The Tokyo Stock Exchange will soon require some companies to publish their financials in English in addition to Japanese.
From wrath to radiance: Why the 'Manyoshu' feels like paradise lost
The entrance gate to Arakura Sengen Shrine in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, with Mount Fuji in the distance.
Tokyo plans to subsidize epidurals, but are hospitals ready?
Epidurals during childbirth have long been uncommon in Japan, though they have been growing more popular in recent years.
Due north: Foreign-born guides introduce Hokkaido’s unique charms
Lantoko, a company operated by Taiwan native Ping-Fang Lan, offers drift ice walking tours and other exhilarating experiences in and around Shiretoko National Park.
30 minutes with Yuzuru Hanyu
Yuzuru Hanyu smiles during an interview in his hometown of Sendai in between performances of his latest tour, Ice Story.

Podcast

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

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?
By Tomoko Otake

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