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LIFE / Food & Drink / NEIGHBORHOOD HOP SPORTS
Nov 25, 2016

A journey to the center of Tokyo's crowded craft beer scene

It may be located in the center of Tokyo but people always seem to be passing through Kanda on their way to someplace else: north to Akihabara, east to Asakusa, south to Tokyo Station or west to the Imperial Palace. This liminal neighborhood can feel like a no man's land of offices, banal apartments...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Nov 25, 2016

Yoshino Sushi: A meal here will give you a new appreciation of rice

Yoshino Sushi has been making sushi in Osaka for more than 170 years, and has become well known for its hako (boxed) sushi, where the rice and seafood are pressed together in a rectangular wooden mold. Made from cypress wood, the mold creates sushi so pretty it could be mistaken for confectionery. A...
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Nov 23, 2016

For 'student of life' Angela Ortiz, lessons from family and 'Grit MBA' from Tohoku led to dream job

'Being a single parent and main role model for my daughter, I have often wondered: What am I showing my daughter by what I do with my life?' says Angela Ortiz.
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CULTURE / Film
Nov 23, 2016

'Born to be Blue': Biopic goes free-form on Chet Baker's story

For casual fans or people who have yet to encounter Baker, 'Born To Be Blue' is a good place to start, perfectly encapsulating the fragility and self-destructive urges that underlined his uniquely beautiful and melancholic music.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 22, 2016

Spirit of Ninagawa and Shakespeare strong in Takahiro Fujita's daring take on 'Romeo and Juliet'

Takahiro Fujita was really looking forward to the new year in 2016. He'd already been honored when dramatist supreme Yukio Ninagawa asked him to write a play for him to direct. Now, they were each set to stage separate versions of "Nina's Cotton," that new work inspired by the life of Japan's worldwide...
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JAPAN
Nov 22, 2016

Quake prompts temporary halt to cooling of spent fuel rods in Fukushima No. 2 pool

The powerful earthquake that rocked the Tohoku region Tuesday morning temporarily stopped the critical cooling system for a spent fuel pool at the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear plant for about 100 minutes, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 19, 2016

So near and yet so far

'I don't want to alarm anyone, but there's no Wi-Fi signal here.'
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 18, 2016

Rituel: A pilgrimage site for patisserie devotees

Almost exactly one year ago, fans of French pastry were celebrating the opening of Rituel, the Tokyo headquarters of French artisan baker Christophe Vasseur. Just like his main shop in Paris, Du Pain et Des Idees, this store near Omotesando Station has become a place of pilgrimage for those in search...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Nov 18, 2016

Vegan muffins on the far side of Tokyo

Far from Tokyo's dessert meccas of Harajuku and Omotesando, new bakery NY Muffin opened near Shin-Nakano Station in September. It sells a selection of vegan muffins — with no eggs, butter or milk. However, the shop doesn't make things easy for customers: besides the out-of-the-way location, it is...
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2016

Okinawa base relocation opponents see hope in business-minded Trump

Some hope Trump's business experience means he will decide that relocating a U.S. base on the island is economically unfeasible and should be scrapped.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 14, 2016

With 'bun,' get your share in Japanese — or as much as you put in

Introducing some expressions using u5206 (u3076u3093), which means 'share,' 'part' or 'portion.'
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2016

Britain's Brexit firebrand Farage meets Trump in New York

Leading Brexit campaigner and U.K. Independence Party leader Nigel Farage visited U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at his home in New York City on Saturday and a Trump aide said the pair had a "very productive" meeting.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2016

Japan, India sign civil pact on nuclear power after reassurances from Modi

Japan and India ink a deal on nuclear power that gives Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a boost in his efforts to sell Japanese technology abroad.
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WORLD / Politics / IN PICTURES
Nov 10, 2016

Election day and night: from ballot boxes to celebrations and shock waves

A long and often tumultuous campaign came to a climax that many media polls did not predict: a victory for Donald Trump, the controversial presidential candidate for the Republican party, who managed to pull ahead and maintain his lead over the Democrat candidate, Hillary Clinton.
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JAPAN
Nov 9, 2016

Shock and worry on Tokyo's streets following Trump's upset victory

Many people interviewed by The Japan Times on the streets of Tokyo on Wednesday were stunned after learning America had chosen Donald Trump as the next president, voicing concern over the future of the Japan-U.S. alliance.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2016

Japan regulator clears more reactors for restart amid opposition

The watchdog clears another pair of reactors in Kyushu for restart despite growing objections to any resumption of nuclear operations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2016

U.S. voters see long lines, some polling glitches, harassment

Voters and civil rights groups reported long lines, isolated cases of malfunctioning equipment and some harassment at polling places in Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, but fears of widespread violence at the polls did not materialize.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 8, 2016

Witch hunts follow Thai king's death

Thailand's much revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away Oct. 13. His death has heightened the anxiety felt by some members of the Thai public about the country's uncertain future without the charismatic monarch. Increasingly many royalists are expressing their concerns through a series of witch-hunt...

Longform

It's back to the classroom for some residents as municipal governments across the country conduct lessons to learn how to use new technologies.
Can aging Japan go digital without leaving anyone behind?