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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2015

Takata rejects U.S. senator's call for air-bag victim fund

Takata Corp has rejected a U.S. senator's request to set up a fund that would compensate people injured or killed by its air bags.
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CULTURE / Film
Jul 9, 2015

Japanese winemaker reflects on life and disaster in this succinct New Zealand documentary

Today's documentarians may dream of making epic Frederick Wiseman-style films, but online audiences aren't usually so patient. Three hours? You'll be lucky to hold someone's attention for three minutes.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Jul 5, 2015

Life's ups, downs lift manga artist Misako Rocks! to success

Manga artist Misako Rocks! is a challenger and a woman of passion.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 4, 2015

Female chefs give sushi a new lease on life

A chef dressed in white stands behind the immaculate counter of a sushi restaurant with a vast array of raw seafood spread out in front of her. It sounds like a typical scene you might find at any sushi restaurant in Japan ... except in this case the chef is female.
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CULTURE / Books
Jul 4, 2015

'Better Must Come' compares homelessness in Tokyo and Los Angeles

This longitudinal ethnographic study by Matthew D. Marr examines the problem of homelessness in Tokyo and Los Angeles. Special focus is given to the structural conditions that facilitate or impede getting off the streets.
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JAPAN
Jul 2, 2015

Tepco seeks foreign seal of approval to restart nuclear plant

The utility's invitation to the world's top nuclear agency to review the safety of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility signals a desire to win support to restart the world's largest nuclear plant.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 2, 2015

Comet sinkholes big enough to swallow Great Pyramid, Rosetta images show

The comet being studied by Europe's Rosetta spacecraft has massive sinkholes in its surface that are nearly wide enough to swallow Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza, research published on Wednesday shows.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jul 1, 2015

Public schooling is a two-way street

Earlier this year, a reader wrote to The Japan Times in response to an education feature on schooling options for the children of non-Japanese parents. The reader wanted to know more, but the earlier feature was unfortunately curtailed by space.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 1, 2015

Minor genetic changes turned Black Death germ from mild to murderous

The bacterium Yersinia pestis has inflicted almost unimaginable misery upon humankind over the centuries, killing an estimated 200 million or more people and triggering horrific plagues in the 6th and 14th centuries.
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WORLD / Society
Jul 1, 2015

Ku Klux Klan gets OK to stage pro-Confederate flag rally at South Carolina Capitol

The Ku Klux Klan plans to hold a pro-Confederate flag rally at the South Carolina Capitol, where a man was arrested on Monday night in a confrontation with anti-flag protesters over a symbol associated with slavery.
EDITORIALS
Jun 30, 2015

Behind the LDP lawmakers' remarks

Recent statements made by LDP junior lawmakers seem to resonate with the Abe administration's disregard of dissenting views toward its policy agenda
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 30, 2015

'Odd-looking' sea creature thrived a half billion years ago

More than half a billion years ago, a peculiar little creature with rows of spikes on its back and delicate, feather-like front limbs used to strain bits of food from the water thrived in the primordial seas of what is now China.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jun 29, 2015

Japan's colonial rule of Korea was 'moderate'

Japan's colonial policies in Korea were moderate in comparison with the way some European countries treated their colonies.
EDITORIALS
Jun 29, 2015

Declining research capabilities

Japan's ability to create new industries will suffer if steps are not taken to bolster the nation's scientific research capabilities.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 29, 2015

The kabuki art of public apology

Until Japanese CEOs back up their apologies with concrete action, their words will ring hollow — as will government efforts to improve the sorry state of the country's corporate governance.
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JAPAN / Society
Jun 29, 2015

Universities must adapt to the times, but only to a point, USC president says

Aristotle's famous saying, "All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth," has been the foundation of educational philosophy among modern universities for centuries.
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BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2015

Slowboat to China: No quick fix for luxury yacht firm Ferretti

When Chinese industrial conglomerate Weichai Group snapped up cash-strapped Italian luxury yacht builder Ferretti in 2012, the deal looked like a match made in heaven.
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JAPAN / THE JAPAN TIMES FORUM ON ENGINEERING
Jun 29, 2015

Working to cultivate and grow the next generation of engineers

Moderator: Would you please talk about the successful human resource cultivation that will contribute to the development of science and technology and engineering in Japan?
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2015

Fossilized Triassic-era reptile found in south Germany called 'grandfather' of all turtles

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JAPAN
Jun 25, 2015

Subsidies used as carrot to prod Japan's national universities to streamline and ditch humanities

In a move that has angered academics, the Abe administration plans to reform the national university system by telling schools to abolish departments in fields deemed less useful to the industrial world, such as the humanities, and provide more "practical" education to win a greater share of the subsidies,...

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