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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 .
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Aug 6, 2017

Keeping design pure and simple

Why make life complicated, when the simplest of designs can be even more effective?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 5, 2017

Commune 2nd: Al fresco food, drink and community

Tokyo has never been big on outdoors dining. Save for the old-school beer gardens that mushroom in midsummer, there are too few opportunities in the inner city to drink, snack and while away the time al fresco. At least there's Commune 2nd.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / The critics who shaped modern Japan
Aug 5, 2017

Junichiro Tanizaki: Speaking to the light from the shadows

In 1933, when Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) published his short but landmark essay "In Praise of Shadows," it could hardly be seen as anything other than a riposte to the "enlightening" agenda of the great cultural critic Fukuzawa Yukichi of the preceding Meiji Era (1868-1912).
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Aug 5, 2017

'The Lake': Yasunari Kawabata at his darkest

Yasunari Kawabata is often seen in the West as one of the quintessential modern Japanese writers. His most famous novels are filled with tea ceremonies and geisha and his prose is a consummate example of mono no aware, the Japanese aesthetic that finds beauty in the transience of things.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2017

For China's billionaires, all that is gold does not glitter

China's newly minted big money men project larger-than-life personalities, but their good fortune can be rescinded at a moment's notice if they displease the reigning commissars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2017

Toyota trawls for techies along Tokyo's Nambu Line amid Silicon Valley's tense rivalry

When it comes to recruiting tech talent, Toyota Motor Corp. is anything but subtle.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Aug 3, 2017

Wonder Woman doesn't need the kawaii treatment

If they did it to Cutie Honey and Fujiko Mine, they can do it to Wonder Woman. I’m talking about the kawaii treatment, which works like a kiss of death to bad-ass super-heroines in Japanese pop culture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 2, 2017

Takeshi Fukunaga draws on his own past for film on the Liberian immigrant experience

Takeshi Fukunaga first came to international attention at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival, where his debut feature, "Out of My Hand," premiered. He is only now bringing the film to his homeland, and at a preview screening at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ) last week an audience...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2017

Big data offers big promise in medicine

In handling some kinds of life-or-death medical judgments, computers have already surpassed the abilities of doctors.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 29, 2017

Spare a thought for the secretaries

Few recent scandals have been as entertaining as Lower House lawmaker Mayuko Toyota's verbal and physical attack on her secretary as revealed in a recording leaked to the weekly magazine Shukan Shincho. With the recording coming to light in the week before the Tokyo assembly elections, Toyota decided...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2017

German court rules in favor of diesel ban in Mercedes' hometown as fallout over VW scandal continues

German carmakers, fighting for a future for diesel technology in Europe, faced a setback after a Stuttgart court ruled in favor of a complaint seeking to ban all diesel cars from entering the home city of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche.
EDITORIALS
Jul 29, 2017

Land plots with unknown owners

The government needs to take measures to deal more effectively with land plots that remain unregistered.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 27, 2017

Main opposition chief Renho resigns Democratic Party leadership

In the wake of a crushing defeat in the Tokyo election this month, Renho said she doesn't have the leadership ability to maintain party unity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 27, 2017

Japan doesn't need fiscal stimulus, economic adviser says

With the economy growing above its potential rate, the nation needs structural reforms rather than a big dose of government spending, according to Susumu Takahashi, a member of the government's economic and fiscal policy council.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 27, 2017

Hezbollah says it's almost done clearing Lebanon-Syria border of al-Qaida-linked fighters

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Wednesday that the group was close to defeating Nusra Front militants in the battle along the Syrian-Lebanese border.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 26, 2017

Stockbreeding industry interests and the Kake Gakuen case

The opening of the first university veterinary medical department in 50 years is part of an effort to overhaul interests controlling the nation's livestock industry.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 26, 2017

Figuring out who to watch at this year's Fuji Rock Festival

The 2017 edition of Fuji Rock Festival boasts one of the more eclectic lineups the long-running gathering has had in recent years. The headliners tell the tale: Cartoon rockers Gorillaz share the same font size as electronic pop star Bjork and dance music weirdo Aphex Twin. Dig deeper and you'll find...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 26, 2017

'Tokyo Ghoul' will have you wondering who the real monsters are

A "ghoul" was originally a creature in Arabic folklore that feasts on the flesh of the living or the dead, depending on the tale. The corpse-munching version became more popular in the West, but not in Japan, if Kentaro Hagiwara's hair-raising "Tokyo Ghoul" is any indication.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2017

The Democrats are a lost cause

As long as the Democratic Party's leadership is owned by big-monied special interests, it will never give the people what they want and need.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 25, 2017

For Uhnellys, surviving Tokyo's live-scene circuit has been an exercise in perseverance

When you're an independent rock band, maintaining a do-it-yourself ethic long-term can be difficult. Many acts eventually have to scale back, and dreams of a musical career turn into the reality of having a really cool hobby. Uhnellys, however, have kept up the fight.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 25, 2017

'Forms and Expressions of Prayer: Introduction to Buddhist Art'

July 25-Sept.3
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 25, 2017

'Takeji Fujishima Exhibition: The 150th Anniversary of His Birth'

July 23-Sept. 18
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 25, 2017

Alphabet adds to cash pile despite higher costs and antitrust fine

Alphabet Inc. reported a 21 percent jump in quarterly revenue Monday, maintaining a growth rate that is rarely seen among companies its size and suggesting the big sales gains enjoyed recently by the other internet firms are not done yet.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2017

Putin's no good, but where's the alternative?

No Russian political leader is offering a vision ambitious and inspiring enough to compete with Putin. Perhaps that's why he finds it so easy to suppress dissent and hold on to power.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jul 23, 2017

Updates for the fan boys and girls

Ready to paint the town again?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jul 23, 2017

Filling the void: Disseminating 'blackness' in Japan

I decided it was time to find out about the true state of scholarship in Japan pertaining to Africans and the African diaspora, and the people behind it.
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.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
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.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki 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.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
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.

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