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COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 9, 2016

Sharp embodies Japan's zombie problem

The electronics giant reflects an insular and uncompetitive corporate culture that drags on growth.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 9, 2016

Dutch painters cut from the same canvas

The first noticeable thing about the exhibition "Vermeer and Rembrandt: the Masters of the 17th Century Dutch Golden Age" at the Mori Arts Center Gallery is the juxtaposition of the names. Vermeer's name comes before that of Rembrandt, marking him as the leading Dutch artist as far as the modern art...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 9, 2016

'Aubrey Beardsley and Japan'

Feb. 6-March 27
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2016

Just what you need: Japanese shop staff compete in the art of the sales pitch

Sell it to me. Sweet-talking sales clerks recently pitted their patter against fellow professionals who know what selling is all about.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 8, 2016

North Korea's missile technology blitz stokes concern among experts, officials in Japan

North Korea's rocket launch Sunday has raised fears among Japanese officials and experts that its grasp of missile technology is advancing at a worrying clip.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 7, 2016

Loan rejection may have been early warning of Taiwan building's collapse

Before their apartment tower collapsed in a Taiwan earthquake over the weekend, a young couple living on the 14th floor had already been given a clue that the building was unsafe.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 7, 2016

Megumi Wata goes dark in an effort to stand out from idols

Megumi Wata didn't want to be a typical idol. "I see it as twinkly and fuwa fuwa (soft), very pastel. My idol of idols is someone like Seiko Matsuda, who is so different than groups today," she says at a cafe in Ikebukuro, a neighborhood she prefers to the usual idol haunts of Harajuku and Akihabara....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 7, 2016

China faces diplomatic crisis over missing Hong Kong booksellers

For years Gui Minhai, a China-born publisher of tabloid books on China's leaders, had believed he could live and work overseas on a Swedish passport without fear of persecution by Chinese authorities, which ban such works on the mainland.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 6, 2016

The predators behind the TPP

Twelve Pacific Rim countries representing around 40 percent of the global economy signed the u2028Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade accord on Thursday. Dutch author Karel van Wolferen u2028examines the corporate ramifications of the divisive deal
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 6, 2016

Sugar rush of sweet sushi, chocolate fossils and more as Valentine's in Japan approaches

Japan has a variety of whacky treats for this Valentine's Day, including monstrous cookies and 'poisoned' apples.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Feb 6, 2016

Sweet design, from Japan, with love

As Valentine's Day approaches, stores are always looking to promote unusual sweet ideas — making it a great excuse for designers to rethink candy and, of course, for the rest of us to enjoy the results.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2016

Toyota seeks to sell Prius as stylish and sporty, starting with the Super Bowl

It is not easy being green, particularly when gas is cheap.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2016

China filming its own version of 'The Big Short'

The second biggest economy has $23 billion of potential junk debt. A rash of downgrades could trigger the next bout of turmoil in global markets.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 4, 2016

Lucchino says MLB not an easy move for Japanese players

Larry Lucchino is very comfortable in Japan and it's no wonder why. Lucchino presided over one of the most successful periods in the history of the Boston Red Sox franchise, as the team's president and CEO from 2002-2015, and many of the Japanese players he helped bring on board played a role during...
WORLD
Feb 3, 2016

Powerful Syrian rebel group's split with al-Qaida wing deepens after failed 'merger'

The leader of al-QaIda's Syrian wing tried unsuccessfully at a recent meeting to convince rival Islamist factions to merge into one unit, several insurgency sources have told Reuters.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 3, 2016

Sean Penn creates mayhem and feel-bad vibes in 'The Gunman'

Globalism has hit the action genre hard, and the movies coming out of the wreckage are apt to be more than a tad disappointing. We once knew (or were told to believe) that democracy was good, everything else was bad and Americans had the God-given right to go after profits abroad and protect their families...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Feb 3, 2016

Could an aging population save Japan's independent cinemas?

Only a few years ago, movie industry pundits sighed and said that cinema was dead (again), and that streaming networks would soon sweep that corpse aside.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2016

Nintendo tries to convince investors to wait as profit dives

Nintendo Co. President Tatsumi Kimishima tried to assure investors the company's March mobile gaming debut is worth waiting for, even as a 36 percent plunge in quarterly profit highlighted a downward spiral in sales of Wii U and 3DS players.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2016

Zika poses Asia, Oceania, South Europe threat; Sanofi joins race for viable vaccine

The Zika virus could spread to Africa, Asia and Southern Europe, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as major French drugmaker Sanofi SA and others joined the race to create a vaccine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2016

Exhibition showcases quest to pair patients with novel search for cure

People with obscure, degenerative nerve disorders with no known cures. A biologist exploring the use of fruit flies as an alternative to mice to test drug compounds. A designer who makes his own laser cutter. All of them have collaborated for a unique exhibition that could one day change the way new...
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 2, 2016

Fernandez improving, but still not in Hanyu's class

World champion Javier Fernandez made history last week when he won his fourth consecutive European title in Bratislava. In accomplishing the feat the Spaniard became the first skater since Czechoslovakia's Ondrej Nepela in 1972 to capture the Euro crown four straight times.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 2, 2016

'Katsukawa Shunsho: Master of Hokusai'

Feb. 2-March 27
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 2, 2016

'Shiseido Art Egg 10'

Feb. 3-April 22
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 2, 2016

'Shimura Fukumi'

Feb. 2-March 21
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2016

At long last, the Trump doctrine is revealed

Donald Trump's foreign policy doctrine shows that as president he would alter America's global role in major way.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 31, 2016

Kyary ride does its part for 'Cool Japan'

"Cool Japan Heats Up" declares a sign welcoming visitors to an area of Universal Studios Japan (USJ) devoted to the country's hottest pop culture exports.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jan 30, 2016

All at sea: Lack of regulations hurting tuna stocks

Adorning the walls of Kanji Nishi's three-roomed apartment are a dozen framed photos. None features his children, Shota and Chisato, who are sitting cross-legged on the floor shunning smartphones for origami artistry. Instead, Nishi is seen posing alongside a different kind of pride and joy.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jan 29, 2016

An age-reversing cat; behind the scenes with an idol group; CM of the week: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Second chances are the theme of the fantasy "Sumika Sumire" ("Sumi or Sumire"; TV Asahi, Fri., 11:15 p.m.), a new series based on a popular "girls comic" by Mitsuba Takanashi.
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.

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