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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 1, 2016

WorldService Project set to shake up Tokyo Jazz Festival

The Tokyo Jazz Festival is a varied event, featuring artists of every age and from all corners of the globe. Yet, like most mainstream jazz festivals, the lineups can be somewhat middle of the road, inoffensively safe in a way that keeps more underground acts outside the castle walls.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2016

Britain's Corbyn set to win bigger mandate in Labour leadership vote

Jeremy Corbyn, the left-wing head of Britain's opposition Labour Party, is set to win a leadership race with even more support than when he was first elected last year, according to a YouGov poll in The Times on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2016

Tsukiji fish market relocation facing delay by new Gov. Yuriko Koike

The famed Tsukiji fish market may not be moving to its new site in November after all.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 30, 2016

Shared homes offer respite for Japan's struggling single mothers

The government talks about creating a society where every woman can play an active role, but the chronic shortage of day care is pushing some entrepreneurs to take things into their own hands.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2016

Trump has upset U.S. allies

It's time to kick America's prosperous and capable friends off the U.S. defense dole and let them take responsibility for their own security.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 26, 2016

Strong managerial ranks highlight start of new season

This is the season the Premier League has been waiting for since its inception in 1992.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 26, 2016

Radiohead triumphs at Summer Sonic

Few bands can draw a massive round of applause for 15 minutes of ambient music, but that's just what Radiohead received at the start of its Sunday night headlining set at this year's Tokyo leg of Summer Sonic.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Aug 25, 2016

Koenji's Awa Odori festival celebrates 60 years

For the past few weeks, visitors and residents in Koenji have been haunted by a song — a plaintive, pentatonic melody that seems to circle endlessly, never quite resolving. You can hear it playing over speakers on the station platform just before the train doors close. It's there again as you walk...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 24, 2016

Agent: Messenger hoping to return to Tigers in 2017

Pitcher Randy Messenger is interested in working out a deal to remain with the Hanshin Tigers in 2017, his agent Matt Sosnick told The Japan Times on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2016

Japan condemns North Korea submarine missile; test shows advances

A ballistic missile fired from a submarine flies 500 km, raising concerns over Pyongyang's progress with such weapons.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC VIEW
Aug 23, 2016

Despite hosting worries, Rio served up excitement, drama, service with a smile

What happens to Rio de Janeiro now that the 2016 Olympics have finished remains to be seen, but there was no denying the quality and drama of the past three weeks of competition.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 20, 2016

Bears: close encounters of the furred kind

As my wife and I listened to a news bulletin in June about bears killing four people in Akita Prefecture, she gave me one of those silent looks pregnant with meaning. Let me try to translate as best I can: It was one of those looks that say, "You see, you are nuts!" I am guilty as charged, but claim...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Aug 20, 2016

Tech ways to deal with everyday chores

Wake up, it's a beautiful morning
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 17, 2016

Russia starts staging Syria airstrikes from Iran; U.S. not surprised

Russia used Iran as a base from which to launch airstrikes against Syrian militants for the first time on Tuesday, widening its air campaign in Syria and deepening its involvement in the Middle East.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 16, 2016

Low pay haunts Tokyo's nurseries despite massive demand for places

After 6½ years as a nursery school teacher in Tokyo, Saki Sasamoto had had enough.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 16, 2016

Fix campaign or step aside, Wall Street Journal tells Trump

Republican Donald Trump should fix his stumbling White House campaign in the next three weeks or step down, The Wall Street Journal said on Monday in a sharply worded warning from a leading conservative voice.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2016

Anniversary of Japan's surrender brings mix of opinions to Tokyo's sites for the war dead

As Japan marked the 71st anniversary Monday of its surrender in World War II, people at two memorial sites in Tokyo expressed a wide range of views on the war.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 14, 2016

Brazil struggling to match Olympic enthusiasm with sporting success

Japan may be riding high in the medal table at the Rio Olympics, but the host country is not having the same luck.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2016

Record heat in 2016 nudges Earth toward Paris ceiling

The Earth is so hot this year that a limit for global warming agreed upon by world leaders at a climate summit in Paris just a few months ago is in danger of being breached.
EDITORIALS
Aug 13, 2016

Targeting scourge of child abuse

As reported cases of child abuse grow, so too must the government response.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 12, 2016

World rugby bosses hail larger-than-life Olympic sevens tournament

World rugby chiefs have declared the sport's reintroduction to the Olympics a success after fans at Deodoro Stadium made Thursday's final day of the Rio 2016 competition a noisy and colorful affair.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 11, 2016

Wanted: Four women to save the world

In 1989, "Ghostbusters II" was released in theaters where it did well in terms of profit, less so in terms of critical response. Reviews didn't matter, though — the original 1984 film was so popular that fans couldn't wait to see a third sequel.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 11, 2016

Baltimore vows vast police reforms after report blasts rights abuses of blacks

Baltimore officials on Wednesday pledged to carry out sweeping police department reforms after a scathing U.S. Justice Department report found that officers in the majority-black city routinely violated the civil rights of black residents.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2016

Fortified hangars on disputed China-held islets can hold any fighter: CSIS

Satellite photographs taken in late July show China appears to have built reinforced aircraft hangars on its holdings in disputed South China Sea isletss, a Washington-based research group said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2016

New images suggest China has built reinforced hangars on disputed islands, think tank says

Recent satellite photographs show China appears to have built reinforced aircraft hangars on its holdings in the disputed South China Sea, according to a Washington-based think tank.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 9, 2016

Hagino struggles in 200m freestyle final, places seventh

Kosuke Hagino saw his bid for domination in the Rio Olympic pool grind to an abrupt halt when he finished seventh in the 200-meter freestyle final on Monday night.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 8, 2016

Let's discuss the Emperor's possible abdication

Emperor Akihito does not necessarily intend to relinquish the throne early but has indicated he is prepared to abdicate if he becomes unable to fulfill his duties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2016

Text of Emperor Akihito's unprecedented video message

This is the official translation of Emperor Akihito's video message broadcast Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2016

Japan urges China not to escalate East China Sea tension

The government said Monday it will respond firmly after Chinese vessels intruded 14 times into Japanese territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea over the weekend, stoking bilateral tensions.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 7, 2016

The critical link between poverty and health

Concern for the health of the poor is one of the critical issues in development policy.
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.

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