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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Apr 24, 2016

Guesthouses are proliferating in Japan's countryside, but at what cost?

To ensure they can continue working into their twilight years, many owners of traditional Japanese inns are keen to change their business model.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 23, 2016

Making hay while the sun shines: Should Japan adopt daylight saving time in summer?

How many times have you been jolted awake in summer at 4:30 a.m. by rays of sunlight streaming through your flimsy curtains? Conversely, how many sunsets have you missed because you've been stuck in an office until it's officially time to go home?
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 23, 2016

Tokyo hotel gets into bed with local artists

When building a new hotel, designers would normally consider the artwork displayed on the walls as a finishing touch. But for BnA Hotel Koenji, which just opened in Tokyo's Koenji neighborhood, the artwork definitely comes first.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 23, 2016

'Hiroshi Sugimoto: Black Box' ponders representations of representations

"Black Box" is the most recent publication of works by Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto. It spans the entirety of his artistic career, from the natural history "Dioramas" of the 1970s to his recent "Lightning Fields" series. It also includes a wide-ranging discussion between Sugimoto and curator...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 23, 2016

Ex-Tokyo Apache standout Swift rebuilding life after off-court troubles

Third in a three-part series.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 22, 2016

BOJ increasingly worried by strong yen, insiders say

Having adopted a negative interest rate on some excess reserves to penalize financial institutions for leaving money idle, the Bank of Japan may consider helping them lend by offering a negative rate on some loans, according to people familiar with talks at the BOJ.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2016

A Trump presidency would make China great again

China's ambitions to forge a Beijing Consensus will be easier under an isolationist Trump administration.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2016

Enthusiastic artist gets granular with Taiwan's president-elect

A Taiwan artist has refused to see the big picture and instead captured the likeness of president-elect Tsai Ing-wen, to celebrate her inauguration next month, on a single grain of rice.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 20, 2016

Abe poses a grave danger

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ideology and creed is nothing other than state capitalism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2016

Japanese whisky at ¥100,000 a bottle driving rice farmers to the drink

Japan's burgeoning whisky business is driving rice farmer Hiroshi Tsubouchi to hit the booze.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2016

How Trump, Cruz or Kasich can win

The Republican nomination race has three stages left, and any of the remaining candidates could emerge the winner.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 19, 2016

Kyoto's photographic slice of life

Kyotographie is growing up. The international photography festival, which runs for a month at various stunning venues throughout Kyoto, is in its fourth year. So far there have been no signs of growing pains, even if the Kyotographie team members appear a little exhausted as they gather at their ramshackle...
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 19, 2016

Ecuador temblor toll hits 350 as searches continue, looting erupts; rebuilding to cost billions

The death toll rose to 350 on Monday from a devastating earthquake that hit Ecuador over the weekend, as rescuers hunted for survivors, victims clamored for aid and looting broke out in the Andean nation's shattered coastal region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Apr 17, 2016

Day care crisis stuck in vicious cycle

The employee was in the throes of desperation as her maternity leave drew to a close in mid-March.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Apr 17, 2016

Baby sitter option gains little traction amid parental reluctance

Nearly half of parents in Japan who responded to a recent survey by The Japan Times have considered using baby sitters but have not done so, with many citing lack of know-how on finding the right sitters as well as financial constraints.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 17, 2016

North Korea's fifth nuclear test seen as imminent ahead of key party congress in May: report

North Korea appears to be laying the groundwork for a fifth nuclear test ahead of next month's ruling party congress, the first to be held in more than 30 years, a media report said Sunday, citing South Korean government sources.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2016

Rome's subway: the eternal project

In power for two years, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has initiated many reforms aimed at invigorating the anemic economy, including his flagship overhaul of the constitution, which was approved by parliament this past week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2016

More powerful magnitude-7.3 quake rocks Kumamoto, kills dozens

Another strong earthquake rocked Kumamoto Prefecture early Saturday, killing dozens and injuring hundreds more, bringing the combined death toll since Thursday to at least 41.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Apr 16, 2016

Saluting Shakespeare's scientific legacy

On April 23, the literary world marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. It's a good excuse for a lot of fuss: Britain's Royal Mint has produced a new £2 coin, the postal service has prepared a set of commemorative stamps depicting portraits of the Bard and thousands of theaters...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 15, 2016

Boku no Yabai Tsuma; Busujima Yuriko no Sekirara Nikki; DMM Mobile

Murder and infidelity are addressed with stylish flair in the new series, "Boku no Yabai Tsuma" ("My Dangerous Wife"; Fuji TV, Tues., 10 p.m.)
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2016

It's time to come to grips with cyberwarfare

Should using cyberskills to damage another nation's physical infrastructure be legally categorized as aggression?
WORLD / Society
Apr 15, 2016

Breakthrough Generation needed to end culture of violence against women

Mallika Dutt and Sonali Khan have an ambitious goal: to mobilize an entire generation to put an end to violence against women — and men are at the heart of their campaign.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 14, 2016

Park's election defeat carries costs for Tokyo

The landslide defeat may also derail progress on settling the 'comfort women' issue, experts said Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 12, 2016

'Renoir: Masterpieces from the Musee d'Orsay and the Musee de l'Orangerie'

April 27-Aug. 22.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 12, 2016

'Sion Sono: The Whispering Star'

April 3-July 10
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 12, 2016

Brain scans show how LSD mimics mind of a baby

Scientists have for the first time scanned the brains of people using LSD and found the psychedelic drug frees the brain to become less compartmentalized and more like the mind of a baby.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
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.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
‘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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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