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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 5, 2016

'Bernard Leach 130th Birth Anniversary'

July 9-Sept 25
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2016

Hitachi Zosen eyes M&A to beef up energy-from-waste business

Hitachi Zosen Corp., a Japanese builder of plants and bridges, is pursuing mergers and acquisitions as it seeks to strengthen its waste-to-energy plant business and expand to South Asia and the Middle East.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2016

Democracy hopes crushed in Chinese village

Hopes for democracy in the Chinese village of Wukan, where an uprising against corruption five years ago gained global notice and led to direct village elections, have all but evaporated, with protest leaders either in detention, in exile, facing arrest or quitting their posts.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 3, 2016

Tired of government inaction, activist works to make Japan rape crisis center a reality

Victim once known only as 'Jane' is now raising funds for a long-sought rape crisis center in Tokyo equipped with a 24-hour hotline.
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2016

India's commitment to reform

India may come to miss Raghuram Rajan's commitment to deregulation after he steps down as governor of the nation's central bank.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 2, 2016

'A Quiet Place': One of Japan's great crime writers turns pale

Celebrated crime writer Seicho Matsumoto penned hundreds of works in his lifetime but so far only a handful have made it into English, which means the publication of a new novel should be cause for celebration.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jul 1, 2016

Unagi Fujita: The lowly eel comes up in the world

Not so many years ago, unagi, the humble freshwater eel, was considered a plebeian pleasure — a delicacy fit for Tokyo's townsfolk rather than rarefied levels of society. Much has changed. This once-lowly fish now commands high-end prices worthy of even the most upscale parts of town. This meant that...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2016

In annual human trafficking report, U.S. to set to upgrade Thailand's status with removal from lowest tier

The United States has decided to remove Thailand from its list of worst human trafficking offenders, officials said, a move that could help smooth relations with Bangkok's military-run government.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 28, 2016

Admiring the tarnished silver screen

Old chewing gum, cheap carpet sticky from spilled drinks, sagging seats pitted with cigarette burns: Satoshi Chuma's photographs of old cinemas on show at the National Film Center are fantastically evocative of the decline and fall of celluloid.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 28, 2016

'Salvador Dali'

July 1-Sept. 4
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jun 26, 2016

Never mind Japan's looming pension disaster — here's a cute squirrel

On our island of just 529 people in the Inland Sea, we have one post office and one bank. The bank, run by the almighty JA (Japan Agriculture), shares an office with the JA dry goods store, which offers everything from rodent poison to a new water heater.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2016

Israel uses water as weapon against Palestinians

Palestinians are turning to the Salat Al-Istisqa, or the 'Prayer for Rain,' more than ever as Israel curtails the water supply.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 25, 2016

With Brexit, Japan Inc. gets acquisition bargains

Japanese companies, which have embarked on a $210 billion global acquisition spree over the past three years, are getting a surprise bargain out of Brexit.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2016

Brexit could hamper Japan's efforts on EU deal: analysts

Britain's historic decision to leave the European Union could hamper Japan's efforts on a trade deal with the EU as well as its relationship with Asian and other global partners, analysts said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2016

Supreme Court rejects white woman's challenge to Texas school's affirmative action stance

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the consideration of race in college admissions, rejecting a white woman's challenge to a University of Texas program designed to boost the enrollment of minority students.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 22, 2016

Behind China's one-child policy is a growing army living alone

In her chic Beijing studio, 26-year-old Summer Liu relaxes on a sofa, admiring the pink vase she keeps full of fresh flowers. In the eastern city of Jining, Hu Jiying, 81, sits on an old bed that's scattered with clothes, towels and half a bag of snacks, worrying about the cost of her medicine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 21, 2016

Muslims in U.S. fear Trump rhetoric has pulled prejudices, violent urges into open

About three months ago, Sarah Ibrahim's son came home from his fourth-grade class at a Maryland school with a disturbing question.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 20, 2016

Researcher says Toyota production capabilities optimal for producing helper robots

The researcher hired by Toyota Motor Corp. to spearhead its robotics and artificial intelligence efforts says the automaker's production principles can be applied to build affordable helper robots for rapidly aging societies.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jun 18, 2016

Drawing on the past of Osamu Tezuka

In 1977, American author and translator Frederik L. Schodt and three friends formed a manga-translation group in Tokyo, with the then-quixotic dream of introducing Japanese comics to a global readership. Schodt had arrived in Japan in 1965, courtesy of a father in the United States Foreign Service. He...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Jun 18, 2016

Bright ideas for bookmarks, toys and apps

Kyouei Design's flashy bookmark
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jun 18, 2016

Autism may not be confined to the brain

Thirteen-year-old Naoki Higashida describes his own personal feelings about having autism as follows:
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 18, 2016

Why are Japanese women still bewitched by the Brontes?

Some years ago a sassy Osaka lady asked me to introduce her to the pleasures of Western literature. I duly handed her a variety of classic books, including "The Turn of the Screw," "Heart of Darkness," "Lolita" and "A Study in Scarlet." They were all methodically if unenthusiastically read, but when...
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Jun 18, 2016

Hashimoto backs away from confronting Tokyo's fierce media pack

With Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe having resigned, who will replace him is a matter of interest not only in Tokyo, but a question likely to impact the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito's fortunes in next month's Upper House election.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Japanese man broke into 1,000 homes to 'relieve stress'
Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters in Fukuoka. Police took a 37-year-old man into custody on Monday on suspicion of trespassing on a property in Dazaifu City.
Wild boar injures six at Himeji child care facility
Hyogo Prefectural Police headquarters. A wild boar attacked children and staff at a child care facility in the prefecture on Tuesday.
Russia says it will respond if U.S. places missiles in Japan
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova at a news conference in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, in June
‘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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