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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 5, 2015

Cannibalism and confusion in live-action 'Attack on Titan'

Stories about giants are ancient and universal. It isn't hard to understand why: Children are born into a world populated by big, lurching terrors with bad breath and enormous teeth — or is that Uncle Frank just trying to be chummy?
EDITORIALS
Aug 4, 2015

Uncertain times for the Taliban

Mullah Omar's passing may well have weakened the Taliban, but that may not prove to be the advantage that the group's enemies had hoped.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2015

Putin would eat President Trump for lunch

Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't make deals with brash, showy businessmen like Donald Trump. He crushes them.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2015

Europe has its own serious air pollution issues

When it comes to air pollution, Europe might consider doing less lecturing and taking more action.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 2, 2015

Moriumius project brings young life and learning back to the Tohoku disaster zone

A unique educational project aims to revitalize the Miyagi town of Ogatsu, which lost around 80 percent of its buildings and 10 percent of its 4,300 population to the 3/11 disasters.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Aug 1, 2015

Get creative and join the competition

If you went to this past weekend's Maker Faire at Tokyo Big Sight, chances are that all the new ideas — both innovative and kooky — have sparked your own creativity. The timing is good, since there are three upcoming design competitions that are not only free to enter, but will also turn winning...
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2015

WikiLeaks alleges widespread U.S. spying on Japanese government, major companies

Anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks releases a trove of documents titled “Target Tokyo” detailing alleged snooping by the U.S. National Security Agency on the Japanese government and businesses — just as negotiators from 12 nations, including Japan and the U.S., hope to wrap up the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 31, 2015

Never mind the lineup: Fuji Rock is more than music

It has only been three years since Fuji Rock Festival posted its highest-ever attendance figures, with a little help from Radiohead and The Stone Roses, but you wouldn't have known it from the steady drumbeat of glumness that heralded this year's edition. Following a lackluster showing in 2014, when...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 31, 2015

Japan's Enron reckoning

The Toshiba scandal should be an impetus for the Abe government to do even more to improve corporate governance.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 31, 2015

Chef Narisawa tackles food waste at Milan soup kitchen

A word of warning if you are planning to attend Expo Milano 2015: Bring water. The heat is punishing, there's not enough shade and you'll be doing a lot of lining up — at the entrance gates, waiting for the shuttle bus, at the food concessions and, as at any theme park, outside the most popular attractions....
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 30, 2015

Despite long odds, independent media battle on in Putin's Russia

Alexei Venediktov, one of Russia's most prominent journalists, doesn't go out without a bodyguard and doesn't answer mobile phone calls for fear of being tracked.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2015

Why little Estonia's not worried about Russia

Estonian President Toomas Ilves wants to turn his tiny country into a digital pioneer to save the rest of Europe from Luddism and red tape.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 27, 2015

FT challenges Nikkei's values

The Financial Times is everything that Nikkei is not. It is questionable whether international and Japanese news values will fit easily together.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 27, 2015

Japan's economy shrank last quarter, top forecaster says

The Japanese economy likely contracted last quarter, dragged down by weak consumer spending and a slump in exports, according to a top forecaster.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 24, 2015

The A-Z on Japan's new SIM card vending machines

On Friday, two SIM card vending machines were launched at Narita International Airport aimed at making travel easier for Japan's increasing number of inbound tourists.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 24, 2015

Upper House electoral districts set for historic postwar shake-up to end election 'unconstitutionality'

The bill, jointly submitted by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and four opposition parties, rectifies sharp gaps in the weight of votes among a number of constituencies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 24, 2015

Nikkei snaps up London's Financial Times for $1.3 billion

Japanese media group Nikkei has agreed to buy the Financial Times from Britain's Pearson for $1.3 billion, putting one of the world's premier business newspapers in the hands of a company influential at home but little known outside Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 23, 2015

Hocori to give Fuji Rock a groove to be proud of

Tagging their work as electronic "buddy" music, Takuji Sekine and Yosuke Momono say their group, Hocori, is a way for two instrumentalists to indulge in artificial beats.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2015

Toshiba's accounting scandal among biggest in Japan corporate history

Toshiba Corp.'s ¥152 billion ($1.2 billion) accounting scandal, caused by top executives setting unrealistic profit targets, ranks among the largest in Japanese corporate history.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2015

Russian billionaire pledges $100 million to find intelligent life in space

Wondering if we are alone in the universe has engaged minds through the ages. Add to the list Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, who announced Monday that he plans to spend $100 million to explore the idea.
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.
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.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
False report on Yasukuni Shrine visit 'extremely regrettable,' top spokesperson says
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi during a news conference in Tokyo 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.
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.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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