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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 29, 2017

Walters aims to inspire with coaching

After his first year as an NBA Development League head coach, Rex Walters looked back on the experience with upbeat answers and enthusiasm for next season.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2017

U.S.-Korean war hype rings hollow as verbal jousting continues

Despite the aggressive saber-ratting between Washington and Pyongyang, Japanese officials aren't betting on the U.S. attacking North Korea anytime soon.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Mar 5, 2017

Entrepreneur taps theatrical skills to coach Japanese leaders in the art of the speech

From John F. Kennedy's inaugural address in 1961 to Barack Obama's "Yes We Can" speech in 2008, history has been colored by powerful rhetoric that is never forgotten.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 28, 2017

Trump's refugee order dashes hopes of Iraqis who helped the U.S.

Iraqis who say their lives are in danger because they worked with the U.S. government in Iraq fear that their chances of finding refuge in the United States may vanish under an order signed on Friday by President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 24, 2017

Venus turns back clock, makes semifinals

Venus Williams continued her astonishing late-career revival by felling Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) on Tuesday to reach her first Australian Open semifinal in 14 years and become the oldest woman to reach the last four at Melbourne Park in the Open era.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Dec 17, 2016

Sonya Park: The styling of Arts & Science

Pajamas may sound like an unlikely creative catalyst for a business. For Sonya Park, however, it made perfect sense: She was determined to create a pair of comfortable, luxurious pajamas that she would want to wear herself.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2016

Palestinian body politic is rotten to the core

No self-respecting Palestinian should be applauding the empty rhetoric of Mahmoud Abbas.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2016

Japan's top buzzword candidates for 2016 range from Pikotaro to 'the Trump phenomenon'

The 30 nominees for Japan's top buzzwords of 2016 were announced Thursday by the Jiyukokuminsha publishing house, covering a variety of new popular terms ranging from the "Shin Godzilla" film to the "Zika fever."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2016

When a 'sick joke' is elevated to the presidency

Donald Trump as president will be a disaster, and it won't be short-lived.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Nov 9, 2016

So-called egalitarian Japan is still honor-bound

Abolished and later resurrected system of awards may shape as well as reflect trends in society.
Japan Times
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.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2016

China's Xi Jinping courts emperor's syndrome

Shaking up the Communist Party's leadership succession could give Xi room to deliver much needed reforms.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 16, 2016

In Putin's parliament, plunging popularity not regarded as a hurdle to power

Ruling parties hoping to get re-elected during a prolonged recession usually pitch fresh ideas for easing the population's economic pain.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 20, 2016

Germany defeats Sweden to claim gold in women's soccer

With her arms raised in victory, coach Silvia Neid ran onto the field to join the celebration of Germany's first Olympic gold medal — even jumping onto the players' dogpile.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 26, 2016

In Tokyo gubernatorial poll, more color than most know

What do a onetime Arabic translator, an advocate of decentralization and a former Tehran correspondent have in common?
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2016

Obama signs into law opioid addiction bill to protect newborns

President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a measure that pledges greater efforts to protect drug-dependent newborns and assist their parents.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2016

China takes lesson from U.S.

China is proving just how good and diligent a pupil it has been in internalizing U.S. lessons on how a great power should conduct itself internationally.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2016

Turkey rounds up plot suspects after thwarting coup against Erdogan

Turkish authorities rounded up nearly 3,000 suspected military plotters on Saturday and ordered thousands of judges detained after thwarting a coup by rebels using tanks and attack helicopters to try to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 12, 2016

Japan turns to Bernanke as fruits of Abenomics wither

Less than three weeks before the Bank of Japan's next scheduled policy meeting, Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda met with former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke over lunch on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2016

Thanks to U.S., U.K., Iraq mired in endless war

Looking back now at the Iraq War, what shines through is the sheer arrogance and ignorance of those who brought this calamity down on the Iraqis, who must now live out their lives in misery and terror.
Japan Times
JAPAN / THE JAPAN TIMES FORUM ON TICAD VI
Jun 30, 2016

Africa outlook seeing shift from assistance to investment

The sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) will be held in Nairobi on Aug. 27 and 28, where political and business leaders from around the world will discuss various issues facing the continent.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2016

What Hillary must do to win over Bernie voters

Hillary Clinton faces an uphill battle to convince Sanders supporters to help her defeat Donald Trump.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2016

While the U.S. looks away, Iran fills a void in Iraq

Without committing far more U.S. troops and resources, there is little Washington can do little to counter Iranian power in Iraq.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Jun 5, 2016

West-inspired anime chief propels Polygon Pictures to success

Polygon Pictures, one of the oldest digital animation studios worldwide, has been turning its lights off at 10 p.m. sharp since 2011. Employees can turn them back on again but they automatically go dark every hour.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 4, 2016

The struggles of a local sumo hero

An oft-repeated question these days, and one not necessarily confined to sports media, is whether 29-year-old wrestler Kisenosato will make it to sumo's highest rank. Or is he destined to remain a perennial bridesmaid?
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 2, 2016

BOJ's Sato is pessimistic on economy, central bank's strategy

A Bank of Japan board member expressed pessimism about the economy and the central bank's strategy, saying in a speech Thursday that the BOJ will be unable to reach its 2 percent inflation target as forecast and negative rates will not work to boost investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
May 15, 2016

China asks Britain for advice on creating financial superregulator

China has asked Britain for advice on plans to create a financial superregulator as it looks to improve financial oversight following last year's stock market crash, sources with knowledge of the talks say.
COMMENTARY / World
May 8, 2016

Canada's thorny arms deal

An arms deal with Saudi Arabia brings into sharp relief the collision between Canada's self-righteous national identity and a self-interested foreign policy.
EDITORIALS
May 4, 2016

Chaos reigns supreme in Baghdad

Iraq's future is in Iraqi hands, but the politicians of that troubled country must put national interests before the lining of their pockets.
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
Fuji Media’s crisis entices investors betting on changes
While Fuji Media Holdings is known for its iconic sphere-and-lattice headquarters in the Odaiba district near Tokyo Bay, it also owns office buildings, condominiums, hotels, nursing homes, logistic facilities, resorts and even two aquariums.
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?
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