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Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 19, 2017

Gachapon: Tracing the evolution of Japan's colorful toy capsules

Where else but Japan could you buy a miniature version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" figure crouching over a squat toilet, horror-struck? It's one of thousands of ingeniously designed trinkets you can buy for a pittance from toy machines across the nation. They're subversive, beautifully crafted and...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 19, 2017

Ryunosuke Akutagawa: Writing in the shadows of Japan's literary giants

How a short but fruitful relationship with Natsume Soseki led to the most productive years of Akutagawa's tragic life.
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Aug 19, 2017

Lessons learned from the failure of the Osaka Foreign Settlement

This year, Osaka is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the opening of its port to the outside world. Numerous events, lectures and symposiums on how Osaka developed from 1868 to the present have taken place or are planned between now and early next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2017

Fashion rentals make sense for moms on the go

As a mother of three who works full-time, buying my own clothes ranks among the lowest priorities on my to-do list.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 18, 2017

Islamic State takes credit as Spain searches for van driver who mowed down Barcelona crowd

A manhunt was underway for the driver of a van that mowed through crowds of tourists on Barcelona's most famous avenue on Thursday, killing at least 13 people in an attack that was claimed by Islamic State.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2017

U.S. talks tough on trade deficit as talks on NAFTA revisions begin

The United States drew a hard line for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement on Wednesday, demanding major concessions aimed at slashing trade deficits with Mexico and Canada and boosting U.S. content for autos.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2017

Ex-Nomura salesman exiled in Chicago goes hostile at tiny Japan firms

From downtown Chicago, a former Nomura Holdings Inc. salesman is taking activist investing to Japan's smaller listed firms, betting that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's corporate governance overhaul is trickling down to less-covered parts of the market.
EDITORIALS
Aug 15, 2017

Economy picking up speed

Without wages hikes it will be difficult to turn the economy's continuing uptrend into sustained growth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 15, 2017

The Democratic Party's existential crisis

To retake the reins of power, the DP must be ready to offer voters a genuine alternative of the kind Japan hasn't seen in decades.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 15, 2017

Culture City of East Asia 2017 Kyoto: Asia Corridor Contemporary Art Exhibition

Aug. 19-Oct. 15
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 12, 2017

The role of rules in a 'moral education'

Human beings are born amoral. Infants know no rules, and obey none. They learn a few at home, then go to school and learn more. Everyone agrees rules are necessary. On what the rules should be there is less agreement; less still on the degree of obedience rules call for. There are times and places where...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 12, 2017

'Inheritance From Mother': Tackling the taboo of caring for elderly parents

"Mother, when are you ever going to die?"
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 11, 2017

Google cancels staff meeting, fearing online harassment over diversity controversy

Alphabet's Google canceled on Thursday a company-wide meeting scheduled to discuss the controversy over a memo opposing diversity policies, the company said, citing concerns about personal attacks on employees from far-right commentators.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 11, 2017

Pig organs made safer as potential human transplants

Scientists at a Massachusetts company seeking to make pig organs safe enough to be transplanted into humans have used gene-editing technology to clone piglets that lack a potentially dangerous retrovirus, according to a study released Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 10, 2017

Trump's claim on status of U.S. nuclear arsenal is not true, experts say

President Donald Trump says the U.S. nuclear arsenal has been beefed up since he took office in January. Not quite.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 10, 2017

Fuerza Bruta re-interprets a night out at the theater

Since Argentinian physical theater troupe Fuerza Bruta burst onto the scene in Buenos Aires in 2005, some 5 million people in more than 30 countries have experienced its high-energy, postmodern productions, which are often tailored to wherever they're staged.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 9, 2017

'Le Moulin' gives a voice to Taiwanese poets who wrote under Japan's colonial rule

The word "nisshiki" (Japanese style) can often be seen on storefront signs in Taiwan to indicate chic, high-end products. It's a little similar to what we in Japan associate with luxury items from France, though "nisshiki" is a holdover from the days when Taiwan was under Japanese rule (1895-1945).
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 9, 2017

Japan buries cherished economic ideas

Japan's experience underscores a disturbing truth: Economists really have no idea how inflation works.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2017

SoftBank may invest $1 billion in U.S. online sports store Fanatics

SoftBank Group Corp. is nearing a $1 billion (¥109 billion) investment in Fanatics Inc., an online retailer of licensed sports apparel, as it ramps up deal-making with its giant technology fund.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 50 years of ASEAN
Aug 9, 2017

Partnering for change, engaging world

It is my sincere honor, on behalf of the Philippine chair, to greet the friends, partners and supporters of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the historic occasion of ASEAN's 50th Anniversary.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 50 years of ASEAN
Aug 9, 2017

University actively participating in exchange programs

Sophia University in Tokyo was selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as one of 11 subsidy recipients for participation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) International Mobility for Students (AIMS) Program in 2013. Since then, Sophia University...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 8, 2017

'Tadanori Shibamiya Retrospective Exhibition'

Aug. 5-Sept. 24
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 8, 2017

'Hatanaka Kokyo Collection: Masterpieces of Old Indian Textiles'

Aug. 8-Sept. 24
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2017

A year on, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has more plans to reform the capital

A year since becoming Tokyo governor, Yuriko Koike is riding high.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2017

The LDP's tobacco addiction tells a much bigger story

If Prime Minister Abe and his party were less beholden to vested interests, his efforts to defeat deflation would gain more traction.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2017

In China's hotels, small VPN gaps in 'Great Firewall' are closing

In China, the plush international hotel lobby has been one of the few places to find gaps in the "Great Firewall," a sophisticated system that denies online users access to blocked content such as foreign news portals and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter .

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