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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2019

Why is competitive running on the decline?

A marathon used to confer bragging rights if you managed to finish, but not so much now and that's hurting a $1.4 billion industry.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jun 1, 2019

Fumiaki Imamura: The international road to scientific success

For nutritional epidemiologist Fumiaki Imamura, an overseas education is key to global impact.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 30, 2019

On the last day of Heisei

Although what Japan achieved during the 30 years of Heisei was significant, it will not be enough to solve the problems in the Reiwa Era.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2019

China's pig pandemic should worry everyone

The way officials have responded to the spread of African swine fever has brought back uncomfortable memories of SARS.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 25, 2019

'Water is life': Unexpected rainfall revives Iraq's historic marshlands

This time last year, most of Iraq's historic marshlands were dry, desiccated by upstream damming and a chronic lack of rainfall.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court takes up major gay and transgender job discrimination cases

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether U.S. law banning workplace discrimination on the basis of sex protects gay and transgender workers, as the conservative-majority court waded into a fierce dispute involving a divisive social issue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 22, 2019

'Hawkins of Arabia'

Tokyo should not spare its efforts to make its security partnership or alliance with Australia as substantially mutual as possible.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Apr 15, 2019

Bear essentials: A forthcoming animated series celebrates Rilakkuma's lackadaisical ethos in all its glory

Few fictional characters in Japan are as laid-back in their overall approach to life as Rilakkuma, which has attracted a loyal following over the years, rising through the ranks to sit alongside such established characters as Hello Kitty and Doraemon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 12, 2019

Wagging the dictator

Russian and Chinese firms are increasingly bringing pressure to bear on policymaking.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 9, 2019

Ryoichi Kurokawa: The electronic artist's code

A self-taught multi-disciplinary artist merging art and electronic music, Ryoichi Kurokawa reconstructs the nature he grew up with software code.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Feb 4, 2019

Giants go on offseason flurry in effort to revive glory days

The Yomiuri Giants are often referred to as Japan's answer to the New York Yankees — the "Evil Empire" version of the Bronx Bombers anyway — and the offseason they've had makes it easy to see why.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 24, 2019

How populism drives Seoul's ties with Tokyo

South Korean state-sponsored education and censorship help fuel biased views of Japan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 15, 2019

Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Hiroshi Gondo and Haruo Wakimura elected to Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame

Kazuyoshi Tatsunami began his career with a double and by the end of his 22 pro seasons had racked up more two-baggers than any NPB player before or since.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 28, 2018

China's opening of human gene engineering 'Pandora's box' seen as symptom of unbridled tech quest

A Chinese researcher's claim that he successfully modified the genes of human embryos may force the country to make a stark choice about the future of its burgeoning biotechnology industry — one with significant implications for an emerging technology arms race with the West.
JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Oct 27, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: When anime and manga went global

The Heisei Era commenced after two gods fell in rapid succession. The first, Emperor Hirohito, was no longer officially a god, having repudiated his quasi-divine status under the terms of Japan's surrender in World War II, but he remained god-like in stature. His January death in 1989 at age 87 signaled...
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2018

KYB names 70 government and municipal office buildings that may be using substandard earthquake shock absorbers

On the list was the Finance Ministry in Tokyo as well as the Osaka and Hokkaido prefectural government offices.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Oct 13, 2018

In art, there are no rules, only new challenges

For the director of the Japan Society in New York, it was a teenage encounter with a Shoichi Ida print that led to her love of art and its international influence
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 7, 2018

Japan helped inspire Joel Robuchon's L'Atelier restaurants and a return to cooking

The food world mourned the loss of one of its greatest talents Tuesday after it was announced that Joel Robuchon had passed away at the age of 73. The French chef had 11 restaurants, cafes and boutiques in Tokyo, and his death comes hard on the heels of that of Anthony Bourdain, another culinary giant...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2018

A chronology of doomsday cult and its founder

The following is a chronology of events related to the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult and its founder, Shoko Asahara, whose real name was Chizuo Matsumoto:
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jul 14, 2018

From 'big in Japan' to far better in America

Megumi Ijiri Haskin felt so different to other children when growing up in Japan, that she aspired to live in the U.S. at the age of 17.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 5, 2018

Globetrotting Rick Rickert reaches end of the line after 15 seasons as pro player

After a decade and a half as a globetrotting pro basketball player, Rick Rickert has decided that it's time to begin the next phase of his life.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jun 30, 2018

Playwright Aya Ogawa: Seeing theater as a stage for cultural identity

Director believes her multicultural upbringing helped open doors to the theatrical business.
WORLD
May 31, 2018

Central African Republic approves war crimes court

The Central African Republic has approved a law creating a special criminal court to investigate allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity during more than a decade of ethnic and religious conflict, a lawmaker said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 23, 2018

Zen and the art of Premier League dominance: Buddhist philosophy links Manchester United, Arsenal and Japan

Can the success of Alex Ferguson's 'kids' and Arsene Wenger's 'Invincibles' be linked to Buddhist philosophy? It's worth a try.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2018

North Korea threatens to cancel Trump-Kim summit over U.S. push for 'unilateral' denuclearization

North Korea abruptly threatened to cancel the summit between Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump if the U.S. presses ahead with demands Pyongyang unilaterally relinquish its nuclear arsenal.

Longform

Eme-Ima Kitchen is one of over 10,000 kodomo shokudō in Japan. A term first used in 2012 to describe makeshift eateries offering free or cheap meals to disadvantaged kids, it now refers to a diverse range of individuals, groups and organizations working to provide not only food but a sense of belonging to both children and adults.
Japan’s ‘children’s cafeterias’ are booming — but is that a good thing?