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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 15, 2016

Masuzoe's departure will cost Tokyo residents ¥5 billion for new election

An election committee official says choosing a successor may cost Tokyo taxpayers as much as u00a55 billion.
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2016

Tokio Marine insures geothermal developers over impact on hot springs

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. has begun offering a type of insurance intended to ease the concern of hot spring operators about the impact of new geothermal power stations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 15, 2016

Mass shootings actually inspire looser gun laws in America

The pattern seems clear: A mass shooting is followed by loud calls to tighten America's gun laws, yet there is no change before the next massacre.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2016

Chinese-ASEAN meeting on South China Sea ends in confusion

A meeting between Chinese and ASEAN ministers over the South China Sea has ended in confusion after Malaysia released and then retracted a joint statement that expressed "serious concerns" over developments in the disputed waterway.
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jun 14, 2016

Mattingly confident of avoiding same fate as past Marlins managers

New Miami Marlins skipper Don Mattingly gently rocked back-and-forth and swung side-to-side in his swivel chair as he entertained MAS inside the manager's office in the Marlins clubhouse.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2016

Filipino nationalists say China thwarts flag stunt on Scarborough Shoal

Chinese coast guard vessels prevented a Philippine nationalist group from planting a Filipino flag on a rocky South China Sea outcrop, the group said Monday, the latest territorial standoff between the two countries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 14, 2016

Trump post-Orlando rant may incite anti-immigration voters but appalls GOP establishment

The mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, has allowed Donald Trump to seize upon a familiar issue he has used to great advantage — the threat of Islamist militants and his plan to limit Muslim immigration to the United States, offering him what could be a crucial moment to re-boot his sputtering presidential...
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2016

Travelers to U.S. urged to be vigilant after mass shooting

The Foreign Ministry has urged travelers to exercise caution when visiting parts of the U.S. that could be targets for terrorism, following Sunday's mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2016

'Pink-slip party' organizer prepares for firm's IPO

Seven years after making a name for itself by hosting a "pink-slip party" for finance professionals left jobless during the global financial crisis, Japanese online recruiter BizReach Inc. is about to start putting some bankers to work.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2016

Orlando massacre renews call by some in Congress for gun controls

The deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history prompted calls on Sunday by some members of Congress for legislation to tighten control of weapons sales, although there are slim hopes for much change after 50 people were killed at a Florida nightclub.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 13, 2016

Trump tells Ryan Muslim ban, mass deportations 'not part of our agenda'

Some of the campaign promises made by Donald Trump, including a vow to deport millions of undocumented immigrants if elected president, may not see the light of day, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said Sunday.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 11, 2016

The peacemakers of Okinawa

Sixty years ago this week, the U.S. government released the controversial Price Report, triggering mass protests on Okinawa that gave birth to leaders who, while renowned in the prefecture, remain little known outside it
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 11, 2016

Abenomics' failure and the curse of 'Japanization'

The word "Japanization" refers to Japan's prolonged stagnation — a malady that was on everyone's mind at the recent G-7 summit. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the right call in postponing the planned tax hike, but the feeble opposition can be forgiven for pouncing on his abrupt volte-face, which is...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 10, 2016

'Helicopter' Humphrey joins new ABA squad RDC Vulcans as head coach

John "Helicopter" Humphrey, one of the now-dissolved bj-league's original stars, has been hired to coach the American Basketball Association's RDC Vulcans, an expansion squad.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 10, 2016

England unlikely to emerge with title at Euro 2016

In the National Football League they say offense wins games, defense wins championships. The spelling and terminology may be slightly different, but it is a similar story when it comes to the World Cup and European Championship.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 10, 2016

AKB48 management firm 'reviewing' Shanghai sister group amid 'contractual violations'

AKS, the firm that runs the all-female idol group AKB48, announced Thursday it is "reviewing" operations of its Shanghai-based sister unit, SNH48.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2016

First Chinese warship to skirt Senkakus triggers protest from Tokyo

Tokyo denounced Beijing on Thursday after a Chinese frigate entered a contiguous zone just outside Japanese territorial waters in the East China Sea.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 9, 2016

Fukushima brings in Moriyama as new coach

It didn't take long for the Fukushima Firebonds to fill their coaching vacancy.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 9, 2016

'Nihonium' name chosen to thank Japanese public for support

The new atomic element came to fruition thanks to a long-term project funded by taxpayers.
Chinese buyer of Okinawa Island to make visit in summer
Yanaha Island in Okinawa Prefecture as seen from a ferry.
Crashed Jeju jet’s black box failure shows decadeslong gap in power rules
The flight data recorder retrieved from Jeju Air flight 2216, which crashed killing 179 people in December. Black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the flight stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, South Korea's transport ministry said Saturday.
Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki signs with Dodgers
Roki Sasaki pitches for Japan during the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome on March 11, 2023.
Major Japanese firms pay record winter bonuses
The average figure of winter bonuses agreed on by labor unions and employers stood 4.93% higher than a year earlier.
Yokozuna Terunofuji retires after injury-plagued career
Terunofuji won 10 titles in sumo's top division during his career.
A slow dive into ‘a moment and an eternity’ with Ryuichi Sakamoto
From the mid-2000s onward, Ryuichi Sakamoto created a number of installation works, often in collaboration with Shiro Takatani, of multimedia art collective Dumb Type.
The efforts to bridge the disaster information gap, 30 years on
Roxana Oshiro and her husband gather their belongings in front of their house in Furukawacho, in Kobe's Suma Ward, after the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995.
Japan looks to up the ante with more money and partners in military aid program
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo hold a joint news conference in Taguig City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Wednesday.
Possibility of Nankai Trough megaquake now 80%, government panel reports
A map of the hypocentral region of an anticipated Nankai Trough earthquake
With new regional party, Shinji Ishimaru touts rebirth
Shinji Ishimaru announces details of his new regional party at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Podcast

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

Longform

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go
By Kazuaki Nagata and Richard Meyer

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