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Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 8, 2018

Keishi Nagatsuka navigates cultural differences in bringing play about capital punishment to Japan

For casual fans of film, the name Martin McDonagh only became familiar after the movie he wrote, directed and produced, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," became the talk of this year's awards season.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 1, 2018

Spring blossoms on the Korean Peninsula

The belief that the Kim-Trump summit will produce a definitive resolution rests on irrational exuberance.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Apr 14, 2018

Ryoko Hori: The art of massage and crafts

Born and raised in Osaka, Ryoko Hori, 37, moved to Tokyo to study fashion design at the age of 18. As a student she was lucky enough to work for the famous clothing brand Issey Miyake, but she wanted even more experiences in life. She had never been abroad, so after her graduation in 2003, she decided...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Deep Dive
Mar 19, 2018

1995 Aum sarin attack on Tokyo subway still haunts, leaving questions unanswered

Hitoshi Jin describes his younger brother spending the booming 1980s "cult surfing," exploring what new religions had to offer to fill the gaping spiritual void left by a childhood scarred by an abusive father.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 28, 2018

Sumo-rich Osaka ready for stormy Spring Basho

That stretch in the evenings and the plum blossoms in bloom means just one thing to sumo fans — it's time for the Osaka Basho.
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2018

Boeing, SpaceX and Lockheed look to launch rockets from military base in Brazil: minister

Brazil's defense minister said on Thursday that Boeing, Lockheed Martin, SpaceX and other U.S. aerospace companies have expressed an interest in launching rockets from its Alcantara military base near the equator and visited the site in December.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Feb 10, 2018

'Taka' Hirose: Looking and playing the part

A veteran of the U.K. music scene, Takashi "Taka" Hirose has been playing bass guitar in popular British indie-rock band Feeder for more than two decades. As chilled off stage as he is energetic on it, the 50-year-old Gifu Prefecture-native reminisces about his time in the group, which began back in...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 11, 2018

YouTube pares back Logan Paul partnership after Japan suicide video

YouTube said Wednesday it is removing popular American celebrity YouTuber Logan Paul from its Google Preferred platform and putting future projects with him on hold, after Paul posted a video on the platform that included footage of a suicide victim in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 9, 2018

Unclaimed remains accumulating in aging Japan

The smell of mold wafted through the small underground room at a municipal-run cemetery in the city of Saitama in late November, where around 600 unclaimed urns filled the shelves.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 3, 2018

History: North Korea's participation in previous games hosted by South Korea

North Korea reopened a border hotline with Seoul on Wednesday to discuss sending a delegation to the Winter Olympics in South Korea's Pyeongchang next month.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Dec 16, 2017

Solitary mosaic artist Takako Hirai chips away at expression

In a cramped studio in Ravenna, Italy, Takako Hirai runs her finger along the cracks in a mosaic artwork depicting dappled light in a park. The spaces between the tiles, she explains, determine the flow and movement of a mosaic, even more than the arrangement of the pieces themselves — as if meaning...
MORE SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Nov 27, 2017

New Hall of Famer Paul Kariya reflects on journey

Paul Kariya defied the odds en route to a Hall of Fame hockey career.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Nov 25, 2017

Nobuhiro Seki: Espousing the spirit of craftsmanship abroad

'The Japanese manufacturers need new business opportunities from overseas, but are reluctant because they can't negotiate in English or any other language,' says Seki.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2017

Look for Tehran to emerge dominant in post-IS Middle East

The changing balance of power in the Middle East threatens to leave the U.S. on the sidelines.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Oct 14, 2017

Sound artist Aki Onda explores memory through sound

'I never miss Japan,' says New York resident Aki Onda. 'Now I have a distance — that's why I enjoy going back to Tokyo.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Sep 30, 2017

Musician Tomoko Sauvage searches for freedom through sound

For Sauvage, what began as a pursuit of freedom through jazz became a search for a sound all her own.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2017

Opioids demand rises in Japan as seniors use drugs to ease pain and improve quality of life

Selling painkillers in Japan used to be like pulling teeth. That was until baby boomers discovered how analgesics could take the sting from arthritis, diabetic nerve damage and the ravages of cancer.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2017

Russia becomes Iraq Kurds' top funder, quiet about independence vote

Russia, the only major power that has not called on Iraq's Kurds to cancel a referendum on independence next week, has swiftly become the top funder of Kurdish oil and gas deals, with as much as $4 billion pledged in less than a year, industry sources say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2017

How Honda lost its mojo, and the mission to get it back

The driver punched the air as his red and white McLaren-Honda roared over the finish line. It was in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, 1988, and Ayrton Senna had just become Formula One world champion for the first time. The McLaren racing team and its engine maker, Honda Motor, were unstoppable that year, their...
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 28, 2017

Is Japan's annual student achievement test worth the cost?

Japan's elementary and junior high school students have strong basic academic skills but struggle to solve complex questions, according to this year's nationwide achievement test results, which were released Monday by the education ministry.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Aug 23, 2017

In wake of Charlottesville, U.S. should follow Japan and outlaw hate speech

Carnage in Virginia shows why America needs to limit expression that necessarily leads to violence.
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
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
May 31, 2017

Pro-tobacco LDP clouds chances of indoor smoking ban in time for Tokyo Games

May 31 marks World No Tobacco Day, but the prospect of Japan banning indoor smoking in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics looks hazier than ever.
Rugby
May 11, 2017

England boss Jones embraces challenge of tough Pool C

England coach Eddie Jones laughed off suggestions that his team has been drawn in a 2019 Rugby World Cup "Group of Death" after being paired with France and Argentina in Pool C on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2017

Why I'm still happy Hillary lost

Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's dangerous flaws, the world is still better off without Hillary Clinton leading America.
Crashed U.S. Army Black Hawk unit was responsible for doomsday readiness
A U.S. Coast Guard vessel attempts to retrieve the remains of a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Friday after it crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport earlier in the week.
Why it's taking so long to reach the driver trapped in a Saitama sinkhole
Construction workers near a sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Monday
Record-breaking snowfall hits Hokkaido as cold front sweeps Japan
Snow-covered streets in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Tuesday
Job-hopping Japanese workers push salaries higher
Japanese workers are increasingly job-hopping from one full-time position to another.
Tokyo police arrest brothel operator catering to foreign tourists
English-language signs and other materials seized from men’s aesthetic salon Sparaku by the Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward
Job-hopping Japanese workers push salaries higher
Japanese workers are increasingly job-hopping from one full-time position to another.
At the new Ginza Sony Park, listening is an art form
In addition to the commercial benefits from Ginza Sony Park's music-centered exhibition — such as promoting Sony's artists and products — there is a real effort to put music in focus.
Home away from home: My first time at a Tet festival in Japan
Billed as a “cultural bridge that connects Japan and Vietnam,” Tet Viet Saitama drew tens of thousands of attendees from across the Kanto region.
First official survey set to change backcountry Hokkaido skiing
The first official government survey of Hokkaido backcountry skiing could spell changes for trails in the northern prefecture.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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?
By Alex K.T. Martin

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