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Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2016

Reality and how to put it to poetry take stage at Cikada Prize gathering

The second Cikada Prize Winners Commemorative International Symposium was held at the Kioicho Campus of Josai University on Nov. 18, in which Josai University Educational Corporation Chancellor Noriko Mizuta, a Cikada Prize winner herself, and others discussed poetry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2016

Enlist mother nature to fight global warming

As countries pursue strategies to meet their emissions-reduction targets, they should restore and expand the powerful, natural tools in their own backyards.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2016

As Park fights for survival, power vacuum weighs on South Korea

As the chorus grows louder for South Korean President Park Geun-hye to resign over a corruption scandal, a power vacuum is weighing on her administration, leaving her political survival in doubt and the vulnerable economy exposed to political shocks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 23, 2016

One year after Nikkei deal, FT eyes acquisitions to strengthen digital subscriptions

The Financial Times is in talks to buy companies that strengthen its digital subscription business as the newspaper capitalizes on greater financial support from its new owner, Japan's Nikkei Inc., FT Chief Executive Officer John Ridding said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2016

Trump's grandfather asked to return to Germany, archived letter shows

German archivists have found a letter written by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's grandfather, asking to be allowed to return to his German homeland after his wife failed to adapt to life in America.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 22, 2016

South Korean Cabinet approves intelligence-sharing deal with Japan

The South Korean government has approved an intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan, moving the pact a step closer to fruition as North Korea continues to make progress in its nuclear weapons and missile programs, a report said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Nov 22, 2016

What price will Japan pay for getting islands back?

The rapprochement between Japan and Russia risks being the trigger to reverse the pursuit of a closer alliance between Japan and the U.S.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 22, 2016

Sakamoto, Shiraiwa display huge potential at Japan Junior Championships

It was a revelatory weekend at the recently concluded Japan Junior Championships at Tsukisamu Gymnasium.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 20, 2016

Toyomu imagines life after Kanye

American rapper Kanye West's seventh album, "The Life Of Pablo," felt inescapable when it emerged this past February. But that wasn't the case in Japan. Streaming music service Tidal — which initially had exclusive rights to "Pablo" — isn't available here.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Nov 19, 2016

Manipulating the brain to hasten learning

For some athletes, success has come from a dedication to practice and the repetition of a particular routine. Baseball icon Ichiro Suzuki or English soccer star David Beckham are two examples that immediately spring to mind.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 17, 2016

University of Tsukuba, Dome Corporation look to change Japan college sports landscape with new deal

The University of Tsukuba wants to help revolutionize college sports in Japan, and setting up its own athletic department is a big part of that goal.
CULTURE / NEWS AND NOTES
Nov 17, 2016

Symposium aims to unite business, academia

The KKE Vision 2016 symposium, organized by Kozo Keikaku Engineering (KKE) Inc., an engineering consulting firm based in Tokyo, was held on Oct. 26 at the Toranomon Hills Forum on the fifth floor of the Toranomon Hills complex.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 17, 2016

Sipping Champagne in the night sky; Boogie on down to sweet grooves; accommodation amenities on offer

Sipping Champagne in the night sky
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2016

What does Trump mean for the South China Sea dispute?

U.S.-China relations in general — and particularly in the South China Sea — are likely in for a rough patch.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 16, 2016

'The Girl on the Train' charts a rough ride

Why does modern society assume that all women want the same three things: love, sex and babies? The short answer is, because pop culture has decreed it so.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2016

The limits of Trump power

There are bigger international forces at work than Donald Trump and his new administration, and Washington is no longer the power center of the Earth.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Nov 15, 2016

Booker has Suns on rise following a season to forget

The 2015-16 season was one from hell for the Phoenix Suns.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 15, 2016

Kyoto museum celebrates the works of native son Ito Jakuchu

In 2000, the Kyoto National Museum commemorated the death of Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800) with an exhibition that generated a surge of interest in the artist. The boom has possibly reached its zenith this year, which marks the 300th anniversary of his birth.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2016

Preparing Asia for an America led by Trump

As the Trump era begins, Australian and other regional policymakers should adhere to a simple mantra: More self-reliance. More Asia. Less U.S.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 12, 2016

A new luxury hotel — in Fukushima?

On March 11, 2011, the residents of Fukushima Prefecture felt the earth shake as a massive quake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan. But few could have predicted the explosions that would later follow or that the reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant would go in to meltdown. The...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
Nov 12, 2016

B. League needs more marquee players

The B. League is doing a commendable job marketing and promoting itself in its inaugural season.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 11, 2016

Trump's business empire poses unprecedented potential conflicts of interest

Donald Trump campaigned for president as a savvy billionaire who would apply his business acumen to improving the U.S. economy, cutting taxes for Americans and negotiating better trade deals.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 10, 2016

A short walk from the garden: Belgian chef Gert De Mangeleer is succeeding in self-sufficiency

During the mild months of early summer, the garden at the three-Michelin-starred restaurant Hertog Jan — located 20 minutes outside of the Belgian city of Bruges — is in full bloom. The pale orange outlines of butternut squash peek out from beneath a thick cover of wide, flat leaves. Radishes grow...
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Tokyo’s take on that viral chocolate from Dubai
Cafe N°_5's take on the Dubai chocolate craze that has been circulating on social media over the past few months is a mix of bitter and sweet.
‘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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