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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2017

Learning from South Korea's energy breakthrough

Events in South Korea demonstrate how public pressure can play a key role in changing a country's energy policy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 13, 2017

Sweet sensations cool summertime swelter

Through Aug. 31 Grand Hyatt Tokyo is pleased to be offering delicious summertime sweets.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 13, 2017

Title-winning Brex decline to offer a new contract to veteran coach Wisman

After leading the Tochigi Brex to their first B. League title — and a second league championship under his watchful eye — Tom Wisman was not offered a contract for the 2017-18 campaign.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2017

WeWork competitor Knotel plans to triple shared workspace in NYC by end of year

Startup Knotel Inc. is planning to more than triple its office space in New York by the end of the year in an effort to approach the omnipresence of WeWork Cos., the city's dominant name in shared workspaces.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2017

Can Japan-EU deal prompt a U.S. trade recalibration?

A deepening of the Japan-EU partnership could prompt the U.S. to once again embrace its traditional leadership role on trade.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 12, 2017

Top GOP Sen. McConnell vows to unveil revised health care plan for vote next week, mum on specifics

The top U.S. Senate Republican said on Tuesday he would unveil a revised version of major health care legislation sought by President Donald Trump on Thursday but deep divisions within the party left the stalled bill's prospects uncertain.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 12, 2017

Trump scrubs planned state visit to U.K. until next year

U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to the United Kingdom, initially planned for this year, will be delayed until next year, a senior U.S. administration official said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 12, 2017

[VIDEO] Art Aquarium 2017

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 11, 2017

Painting between the lines

The pairing of Hideki Kimura's prints with the seemingly sculptural assemblages of Sadaharu Horio is perhaps unexpected. What draws them together, however, are conceptions of their practices as painting. Both veterans of Japan's contemporary art scene, they pursue painting by other means, working within...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2017

Why Donald Trump's supporters admire Japan

U.S. supporters of Donald Trump find much to admire in Japan.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jul 11, 2017

Incoming QBs unlikely to measure up to Prescott initially

File it under "Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while," if you must.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 11, 2017

Trump pushes Congress to pass health care overhaul amid impasse as millions more go uninsured

President Donald Trump on Monday prodded the Republican-led U.S. Congress to pass major health care legislation but huge obstacles remained, with a senior lawmaker saying the Senate was unlikely to take up the stalled bill until next week.
WORLD
Jul 11, 2017

U.S. deploys advanced long-range anti-aircraft missiles in Baltics for first time for drills

The United States deployed a battery of Patriot long-range anti-aircraft missiles in Lithuania to be used in NATO wargames from Tuesday — the first time the advanced defense system has been brought to the Baltics where Russia has air superiority.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2017

Trump's trade trap

The U.S. president's foreign policy is extraordinary: a voluntary surrender of power and influence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2017

Tesla's first production Model 3 rolls off assembly line

It's finally here: the Model 3, Tesla's $35,000 (¥4 million) electric game-changer. A single black Model 3 rolled off the production line last Friday with a serial number all its own, kicking off a company-defining six months. The car will belong to Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO and co-founder, who shared...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jul 10, 2017

Swallows fans getting test in patience in 2017

Tokyo Yakult Swallows fans can be forgiven for being frustrated, even angry, at the way the season has played out thus far. The team is mired in last place and began this week six games out of even fifth place.
Japan Times
LIFE / OBITUARY
Jul 9, 2017

Jean Pearce, Japan Times columnist and author, 1921-2017

Jean Pearce, my mother, who for decades helped Japan's foreign community feel more at home in their adopted country through her columns in The Japan Times, passed away peacefully on June 14 at the age of 96 in Washington, D.C.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 8, 2017

Living doll: Licca-chan's legacy lives on

As Takaratomy's popular toy celebrates its 50th birthday, we examine how it has evolved over the past five decades to reflect the times.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 8, 2017

[VIDEO] Isetan Bon Dance 2017

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2017

GPIF posts return of ¥7.9 trillion for fiscal 2016, marking best performance in two years

The world's biggest pension fund posted its best annual gain in two years, as Japanese and overseas stocks rose while government bonds slid.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 7, 2017

July 8, 2017

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2017

Negotiations won't stop Pyongyang from getting nukes

Pyongyang has given the U.S. two options: acquiescence or war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 7, 2017

What to expect at Idemitsu as acrimonious court battle looms

Idemitsu Kosan Co.'s plan to raise as much as ¥138.5 billion ($1.2 billion) by selling 48 million shares sent its stock on its biggest fall since 2008 on Tuesday. The refiner's move is the latest in the fight with its founding family over a merger with longtime rival Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 6, 2017

Herbs relax and soothe on humid nights

Prince Park Tower Tokyo is offering an accommodation plan from July 14 to Sept. 30 especially for those who have a hard time sleeping during the hot and humid summer nights.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 6, 2017

Rainbow Reel film festival celebrates the struggles and the victories of the LGBTQ community

You officially become an adult at the age of 20 in Japan, but you don't really start feeling it until your mid-20s. That's when the pressures of work and marriage start kicking in, making it as good a time as any to re-evaluate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2017

Ban heavy fuel oil in the Arctic

A strong link exists between maritime shipping and the disappearance of polar ice.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2017

Russia's oligarchs-in-waiting

As the better-known children of Russia's previous generation of oligarchs have steadily left the country, the offspring of Vladimir Putin's cronies have taken their place.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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