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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 3, 2014

Legendary artists rock Tokyo, raise money for charity

The Tokyo Art Foundation held a charity concert, featuring performances by its chairman Haruhisa Handa, former Toto frontman Bobby Kimball, Starship vocalist Mickey Thomas, former Journey singer Steve Augeri and former Deep Purple vocalist Joe Lynn Turner, at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan on Sept. 26.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2014

Don't look to Shanghai as next financial hub

If there's any likely winner from China's unprecedented clampdown on Hong Kong, it's Singapore. All it needs to do to attract the giant banks, hedge funds and multinational firms is sit back quietly as Beijing's henchmen do their worst.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2014

Four Japanese universities slip in annual global ranking

The University of Tokyo holds onto its title as Asia's No. 1 institution of higher learning while four of its domestic contemporaries lose ground.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 2, 2014

Susumu Shingu knows which way the wind blows

Less than five minutes into conversation, Susumu Shingu's wife, Yasuko, pulls out a large binder crammed with photographs, sketches and drawings and starts flipping through images of her husband's most recent sculptures.
Japan Times
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Oct 2, 2014

Hakuho equals Chiyonofuji on all-time greatest list, but leaves the limelight for Ichinojo to enjoy

In years to come, the 2014 Aki Basho will most likely be remembered as the tournament in which makunouchi’s Mongolian new boy Ichinojo made arguably the biggest splash in a top flight debut in living memory.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 1, 2014

Conjuring the strange brutality of Agota Kristof

Those who loved poring through Agota Kristof's 1986 novel, "Le Grand Cahier," have been waiting for a film adaptation for almost two decades.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 1, 2014

Leading group sheds makeweights as season gets down to nitty-gritty

The last few weeks have whittled down the list of genuine contenders for this year's J. League title, but choosing a winner with eight games left is still far from straightforward.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / A TASTE OF HOME
Sep 30, 2014

Searching out the subtle but scorching spices of India

Turbaned and bejeweled Kashmiri princes recline on soft nan pillows, sipping chai as servants scamper over rugs of a luxuriant weave and between silk curtains rippling and fluttering in the light breeze of a Srinagar palace pavilion.
CULTURE / Music / STRANGE BOUTIQUE
Sep 30, 2014

Live houses need to rethink their product if they want to attract customers

In these times of declining music sales it has become a truism that the live arena is where bands and artists can make their money. Certainly that seems to have factored into the decision by U2 and Apple to give the Irish band's new album to iTunes users for free — whether they wanted it or not.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Sep 30, 2014

Quebecoise shines as 'minyo' singer

Learning to play the three-stringed Japanese traditional instrument shamisen topped Canadian Maud Archambault's list of things to do while in Japan. She arrived here in 2001 to explore one of her fields of study: Japanese culture.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Sep 29, 2014

'Nihon danshi’ continue to look on as stockings get stronger

Just so you know, it's a bad time to be male in Japan. Even my brothers say the supermacho, sports-obsessed, chauvinist faux-samurai kanchigai (勘違い, have it all wrong). They say that society is so hard on men that if they were given the choice between a man or woman's life, "onna-no hōga ii (女の方がいい,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2014

Billionaire Mikitani builds new Tokyo house as luxury prices gain

Billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani, Japan's fourth-richest man, is building a house in central Tokyo that is estimated to cost at least ¥2.3 billion, underscoring a shortage in the city's luxury housing market.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2014

China's border belligerence

It appears that the central objective of Chinese leaders' visits to India over the years has been to reinforce China's territorial claims. Beijing is at it again.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2014

Iran has its dissenters on intervention in Iraq

Iran — already struggling to manage a decrepit economy and tricky nuclear negotiations with the international community — now worries about getting in over its head by intervening in Iraq.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Sep 27, 2014

Yumenoshima: Tokyo's past trash packed into pleasure

Yumenoshima (literally, "Dream Island") in Tokyo's Koto Ward is aptly named because as in real dreams, the island's narrative encompasses both bucolic and nightmarish elements.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Sep 27, 2014

India and its incredible pollution problem

Incredible India! is the Indian government's marketing slogan to attract tourism. And I agree. India is truly incredible in countless ways, both captivating and heartbreaking.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2014

For Obama, Holder exit leaves void on civil rights issues

The departure of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder deprives the Obama administration of a powerful voice on civil rights at a time when riots in Ferguson, Missouri, have thrust the issue into the spotlight.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2014

Which way is the enemy?

As the West seems to be picking fights with several enemies simultaneously, there is the risk of the war on terror mutating into a self-perpetuating permanent war against a continually expanding list of enemies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2014

China's anti-graft drive puts the squeeze on Macau's casino junkets

Macau's casino junket operators are feeling the squeeze as China's anti-corruption drive has blown a hole in the world's biggest gambling hub. Some are shifting players elsewhere, like the Philippines and Vietnam; others are quitting the business.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 24, 2014

Red Obsession: Turning pale as French wine moves to China

Australian filmmaker Warwick Ross ("Reckless Kelly," "Young Einstein") is part of a growing trend among directors and producers — he has a day job.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 24, 2014

Obama forges disparate coalition to combat Islamic State, but will it stick?

The Arabs are in. Turkey is on the fence. Britain, still smarting from an earlier Iraq war, is cautiously edging toward expanded action. Even Greece wants to help — if someone would tell it how.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Sep 23, 2014

Williams won't allow Nationals to baby their players

What a difference a day makes.
EDITORIALS
Sep 23, 2014

Scotland stays in

Although last week's vote in Scotland preserves the U.K., expect the Union to be transformed as the Scottish people hold British politicians to their campaign pledge of giving the Scots more power over their own affairs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2014

Jailed American lived enigmatic life

Matthew Miller, the U.S. citizen imprisoned in North Korea on espionage charges, spent months in South Korea pretending to be an Englishman named "Preston Somerset," acquaintances who met or worked with him say.
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.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
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.
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.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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