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WORLD
May 7, 2015

Ruble conquering east Ukraine

As a wobbly cease-fire keeps eastern Ukraine's warring factions apart, Russia's ruble is conquering new territory across the breakaway republics.
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2015

Ukraine's other Chernobyls

Ukraine should take its reactors' expiration dates as an opportunity to pursue a safer, more sustainable energy future.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 5, 2015

Toshima Ward Office, residents to share new high-rise

Visitors to the new Toshima Ward Office in Tokyo may wonder why it's housed in a super high-rise when it opens Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 4, 2015

Retired surgeon Carson says he'll seek Republican presidential nod; Florina, Huckabee set to follow suit

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson told a Florida television station on Sunday that he is running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2015

10 migrants die, 4,800 rescued in ongoing mission off Libya, Italy says

About 4,800 migrants were plucked from boats off the coast of Libya over the weekend and 10 bodies were recovered, Italy's Coast Guard and Navy said, in what looked to be the biggest rescue operation of its kind so far this year.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 3, 2015

'Sunagawa Struggle' ignited anti-U.S. base resistance across Japan

On May 4, 1955, a black car rolled into the Tokyo suburb of Sunagawa and sparked one of biggest anti-U.S. base protests in history.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
May 3, 2015

'Omotenashi' a facade, wheelchair-bound consultant says

Unlike other students who enjoyed full mobility and could easily find jobs as convenience store clerks or waiters, the choices available to Toshiya Kakiuchi, 26, were limited as he sought to finance his studies at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto.
EDITORIALS
May 1, 2015

Abe must address home audience

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs consider whether singling out China as the reason for strengthening of Japan's security alliance with the U.S. will, in fact, help make the region 'remarkably more stable.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 1, 2015

Wages of sin might be death, but Greed is worth the risk

Notice: Greed closed its doors in January 2016.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2015

NRA's approval of Sendai nuclear plant ignores Nankai quake risk, seismologist warns

The nation's new nuclear regulator ignored earthquake risk and its own rules in approving the safety of the Sendai nuclear plant, said Kobe University professor and seismologist Katsuhiko Ishibashi.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 1, 2015

Police hand prosecutors findings on Baltimore man's death after arrest

An internal Baltimore police report on the death of a black man who suffered severe spinal injuries while in custody was handed over on Thursday to prosecutors, who must decide whether to bring charges against any of the six patrol officers involved in the man's arrest.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 30, 2015

Sticker used to catch gropers red-handed is a hit with female commuters

A sticker created by Saitama Prefectural Police to deter gropers on trains has proved so popular among women that stocks have almost run out.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 28, 2015

Orpheus descends on Japan

Of all U.S. playwright Tennessee Williams's many major works — including "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "The Glass Menagerie" — "Orpheus Descending," which opens in Tokyo next week with a star-studded Japanese cast and multi-award-winning English director Phillip Breen at the helm, is among those...
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 26, 2015

Guardian angel: an Akita named Hakuho

Sweet-faced Hakuho is an 8-year-old Japanese Akita, a noble breed known for its fearlessness and its affection and protectiveness toward family members.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 24, 2015

The Taco Bell is ringing, but will Tokyo come to the party?

It's 8 a.m. on an overcast Tuesday and a line of people are queuing along a cramped street in Shibuya's Dogenzaka area.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Apr 24, 2015

Embalming tiger shrimp in tempura at Shintaro

The recipe for tempura is widely credited to Portugese and Spanish missionaries who lived in western Japan during the late 16th century. In "Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art," author and chef Shizuo Tsuji, writes that, as this new dish caught on in Japan, it was slowly adapted for local tastes, eventually...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 23, 2015

Mr. Abe goes to Washington

In honoring Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with an address to Congress, the U.S. is really honoring the values and vision that both countries share.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 22, 2015

Sony beats estimates as Hirai revamp fuels earnings growth

Sony Corp. raised its profit forecast for the second time since February as Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai's revamp stokes earnings from games and financial services.
EDITORIALS
Apr 21, 2015

Resolving the Henoko standoff

The Abe adminstration must take Okinawa's popular will seriously and find a solution to the standoff over the relocation of Air Station Futenma.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2015

Migrant crisis continues: Two more boats off Libya send distress calls

Italian Premier Matteo Renzi says Italian and Maltese ships are responding to two migrant emergencies near the Libyan coast.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Apr 20, 2015

Why Japan won't join the AIIB

The AIIB will enable China to use funds contributed by other countries for projects that best suit its own strategies.

Longform

It's back to the classroom for some residents as municipal governments across the country conduct lessons to learn how to use new technologies.
Can aging Japan go digital without leaving anyone behind?