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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 15, 2013

'White House Down'

Hollywood movies are all starting to feel the same these days, but in some cases almost literally. Just check out "White House Down," a "Die Hard"-in-D.C. popcorn flick that is almost exactly the same movie as "Olympus Has Fallen," which was released earlier this summer. Great minds think alike, as...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 15, 2013

Japanese musicians to present their spin on samba at Brazilian festival

Tokyo's Yoyogi Park is known for its various cultural festivals and one of the most popular is its Brazilian one. This weekend, though, people in Yokohama will get their chance to samba.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / A TASTE OF HOME
Aug 15, 2013

Barbecue like they do it in the South

"Hamburger shops are a dime a dozen in Tokyo these days, but there are very few places doing barbecue," said Lauren Shannon, owner of Bulldog Barbeque (www.bulldogbbq.jp).
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2013

By omitting words, Abe speaks volumes

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed no remorse for Japan's past military aggression in Asia and failed to pledge to never again wage war Thursday when the nation marked the 68th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, underscoring his revisionist views on history and push to amend the pacifist...
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2013

Abe proxy, Cabinet trio visit Yasukuni

Three Cabinet ministers went to war-related Yasukuni Shrine on Thursday to mark the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, while Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instead made a ritual offering in an apparent effort to avoid more diplomatic friction with China and South Korea.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 14, 2013

Hard rock, J-pop rule Summer Sonic

Veteran Japanese rockers Mr. Children attracted so many fans to this year's edition of the Summer Sonic music festival that they made Smashing Pumpkins' frontman Billy Corgan upset.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 14, 2013

Fukushima replaces economy as Abe's legacy issue

orget the economy and attempts to rewrite the Constitution. History will judge Shinzo Abe on what he did, or didn't do, to end the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl.
Reader Mail
Aug 14, 2013

Japan's assertiveness welcomed

Regarding Paul Gaysford's Aug. 8 letter, "Time for collective self-defense": China's aggressive posture is a cause of fear among a number of countries in Asia, and it is the reason that Japan wants to change Article 9 of its U.S.-imposed Constitution so that a collective defense of Asia can be established....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 14, 2013

Iran's Rouhani faces hurdle over Cabinet

Hassan Rouhani's new presidency in Iran is facing its first hurdle, with members of the conservative-dominated parliament questioning whether some top Cabinet nominees have supported the country's foes.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2013

Cooked meat overloads senses of taste and smell

According to those who tried it last week, lab-grown beef doesn't really taste like meat. So what exactly gives meat its flavor and makes us beg for more?
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 13, 2013

Can Bezos provide what good journalism needs?

A veteran journalist never imagined that American newspaper reporters and editors would become the economically threatened steelworkers of the 21st century.
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 12, 2013

Tokyo: If today was your last day on Earth, what on Earth would you do?

I would do as I always do — no real changes for me. I would stay home or go to work, to sleep — same as always, except perhaps for one thing: I always take one hour to get home after finishing work, but if it was my last day on Earth, I would take two.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Aug 12, 2013

Radiation fears forced me to postpone Japan visit by U.S. students

Dear Minister of Education Hakubun Shimomura,
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 12, 2013

U.S. to overhaul rigid mandatory sentences

Attorney General Eric Holder was to announce Monday that low-level, nonviolent drug offenders with no ties to gangs or large-scale drug organizations will no longer be charged with offenses that impose severe mandatory sentences.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 12, 2013

Carnivorous fish turned vegetarian: future of aquaculture?

Cobia is a sleek and powerful fish that devours flesh and does not apologize for it. Open its belly and anything might pop out — crab, squid, smaller fish, you name it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Aug 10, 2013

In science terms, Japan has no need at all to kill whales

Final arguments from the defence and prosecution were heard in mid-July, and the world court is now considering its judgment. At issue is Japan's right to conduct its seasonal "scientific" whaling program in Antarctic waters. But the case has involved arguments about how to define science itself.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 10, 2013

New English translation of Dante an impressive feat

Poets can't help themselves from translating Dante, even if they are only going to do small chunks, as Byron did, having a stab at Francesca of Rimini's speech from the fifth canto of the "Inferno." He approached it the most difficult way, rendering "verse for verse the episode in the same metre ......
EDITORIALS
Aug 10, 2013

Why Mr. Silver is golden

American guru of statistical analytics Nate Silver, a winner in predicting political race outcomes, has removed his star from The New York Times to move to ESPN.
Reader Mail
Aug 10, 2013

Real contribution of U.S. bases

There are many problems with Yoshio Shimoji's Aug. 1 letter, "Don't cry for Okinawa's economy." Suffice it to say that the figures that Shimoji cites from "an Okinawa Prefectural Government document" grossly underestimate the economic contribution of the U.S. military bases. Indeed, based on my preliminary...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 10, 2013

Aussie opposition regains poll lead

Australia's opposition has regained the lead over Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's government, with 52 percent of respondents in an opinion poll published Saturday saying they will support the coalition in the Sept. 7 national election.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2013

Enough of America's hypocritical foreign policy

Every new White House administration, irrespective of party, ignores the reality that the U.S., although wealthy and powerful, still cannot micro-manage the globe.
EDITORIALS
Aug 9, 2013

Prosecutors protect their own

The Supreme Public Prosecutors Office's second decision not to indict a former prosecutor accused of false reporting casts doubt on its in-house investigative ability.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2013

Subaru's record surge leads FHI to debate staying niche player

Which carmaker's stock has risen the most — some fivefold — since the beginning of 2012, besides Tesla Motors Inc.? Subaru producer Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
U.S. Marines start to leave Japan, decades behind schedule
U.S. Marines during training in Okinawa last month.
Tokyo fund buys China bonds for first time on Japanification bet
Japanese investors are estimated to have increased holdings of Chinese bonds by 53% last year, the most among the markets that make up the World Government Bond Index, according to Bloomberg analysis of Japanese balance-of-payments data.
Japan's Prince Hisahito to hold first news conference on March 3
Prince Hisahito heads to greet the Emperor and Empress on the occasion of his 18th birthday in Tokyo on Sep. 6.
Ukraine promises swift deal for minerals as Trump cuts Kyiv out of peace talks
A truck carrying partially-refined titanium ore to a factory for further refining at a mine east of Kyiv.
Israel prepares to receive six more Gaza hostages as Bibas body identified
A poster depicting a hostage Omer Wenkert, at the site of the Nova festival where party goers were killed and kidnapped during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas gunmen from Gaza, in Reim, southern Israel, on Wednesday.
Shimane and Tottori to bewitch tourists with supernatural charms
In Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, an entire street is dedicated to Japanese spirits, monsters and ghouls — a sign that the overall region is rich in spine-tingling tourist draws.
As Ukraine rift emerges, Kyiv's envoy says Japan must take on bigger global role
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky speaks during an interview at the Ukrainian Embassy in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan release of Shiori Ito's documentary in limbo
Shiori Ito, who won a civil suit over a rape case against a TV reporter, in 2018. Her former lawyers claim her documentary includes footage used without the consent of sources.
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown ready to sprint past Paris disappointment
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (center) runs during a 100-meter heat at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024.
What is the ceiling for sumo’s newest yokozuna?
Newly promoted grand champion Hoshoryu (center) performs a dedication ceremony at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 31.

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