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COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Nov 5, 2016

Earthquake standards are on shaky ground

No one died in the recent earthquake that struck Tottori Prefecture, but the temblor was strong enough to cause extensive damage. Several thousand people are still in evacuation centers, which means it is not safe for them to live in their homes. Most of these houses were probably built before the latest...
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JAPAN
Nov 3, 2016

Japan quietly accepting foreign workers — just don't call it immigration

Send us your construction workers, your care givers, your store clerks — but for a limited time only.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 31, 2016

More Japanese view U.S. as in decline and threat to nation, survey shows

A new study by the Pew Research Center has shown that while 72 percent of Japanese retain a favorable view of the United States, 61 percent see America in decline on the global stage.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2016

Why the presidential campaign was so nasty

A new book explains the role of a monstrous disconnect between economic realities and political imperatives.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 29, 2016

SDF activity in South Sudan is sidestepping security debate

Governments are adept at using indirection and euphemism, and right now Japan's is struggling with an issue whose terminology is exacerbating that struggle.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Oct 29, 2016

Living on prayer and paper in Otsuka

Hoping to catch the earliest blush of autumnal colors, I seek out the Important Cultural Property of Gokokuji, a prominent temple located in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. A satellite map shows it embraced by a forest of trees. I suspect a cemetery might lurk below the leaf canopy, but in late October who would...
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 27, 2016

Katakami preps teams for media

Credit the B. League for making an earnest effort to raise the professional reputation of men's basketball in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 26, 2016

Japan's Filipinos heed Pope Francis' call to action on refugees and climate

Pontiff's emphasis on mercy for migrants and warnings about climate change resonate with the community in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2016

How to lower your risk for Alzheimer's disease

A healthy diet is the best way to having a healthy mind.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 24, 2016

Let's discuss Ohsumi's medicine Nobel prize

Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel for unlocking key mysteries of autophagy, the process by which cells in animals and plants get rid of damaged proteins.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 24, 2016

'Real-life Cinderella' film delves into plight of lives facing Hong Kong maids

Cyril Goliava cut an elegant figure in her yellow evening gown as she won a beauty pageant in Hong Kong, smiling to cheers from the crowd as she was presented with a tiara and trophy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 23, 2016

Can Tesla recharge Panasonic's batteries?

Japan Inc. should take inspiration from Elon Musk's ambitions to shake up the future of energy and transportation.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 22, 2016

Rape allegation casts harsh light on university club

Bright and vivacious young women are in great demand as TV announcers. For many in Japan, the stepping stone to a career in broadcast news has been the annual Miss Keio contest, held during the autumn festival at the nation's most prestigious private university: Keio, in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2016

Tokyo braces for fence-mending role in U.S.-Philippine estrangement during Duterte visit

As Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte prepares to make his first visit to Japan since taking office in June, Tokyo is looking to play peacemaker between Washington and Manila.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 22, 2016

Universities should stop coddling students

Universities have many missions, but becoming safe spaces for faculty and student juvenility is not among them.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2016

Poll finds half of Republicans would reject result if Clinton trounces Trump on Nov. 8

Donald Trump has repeatedly called this year's presidential election rigged and has coyly said "I will keep you in suspense" on whether he will accept a Hillary Clinton victory, but many Republicans are less circumspect, according to a new poll.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2016

Japan still a developing nation in tourism: JTA chief

Despite the visitor boom, Japan is still an "undeveloped country" when it comes to tourism, Japan Tourism Agency chief Akihiko Tamura said Friday.
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JAPAN / Society
Oct 21, 2016

Lower House committee passes bill to shake up Japan's foreign trainee program

The bill is intended to shake up a state-sponsored foreign traineeship program slammed by critics as akin to modern slavery.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 20, 2016

Final presidential debate offers no solace for U.S.-Japan relations

The conversation that has so far taken place in the run-up to this year's U.S. presidential election has been a nightmare for Japan.
EDITORIALS
Oct 20, 2016

New money and new ways to use it

The world's billionaires control $5.1 trillion, or more money than the entire Japanese economy.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2016

Scientists discover 500 seeping methane vents off U.S. West Coast

Scientists have found 500 seabed vents bubbling methane into the Pacific Ocean off the United States, roughly doubling the number of known U.S. seeps of the powerful greenhouse gas, a study showed Wednesday.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2016

Obama tells Trump to 'stop whining' as Donald doubles down on rigged poll claims

President Barack Obama lacerated Donald Trump on Tuesday over his repeated assertions that the Nov. 8 election is rigged against him, telling the Republican presidential candidate to "stop whining and go try to make his case to get votes."
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 18, 2016

Americans in Philippines jittery as Duterte rails against United States

In a bar along the Philippines' Subic Bay owned by an American military veteran, the main topic of conversation is not the upcoming U.S. election despite the Donald Trump coffee mugs, photographs and caps on display.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 18, 2016

Leaks aren't always good for politics or journalism

Today's ability to download and disseminate vast banks of information has changed journalism and politics forever.

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