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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 16, 2014

Apple, IBM put aside differences with landmark deal

Apple Inc. and International Business Machines Corp. are putting aside a rivalry started at the dawn of the personal-computing era to get more businesses to embrace iPhones and iPads.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 9, 2014

Osaka Culturarium at Tempoza gets suited up for 'Gundam'

If giant robots excite you, then you will know Gundam — a name that has become synonymous with the sci-fi mecha genre.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jun 1, 2014

56 schools across Japan aim to nurture 'Super Global' leaders

The Super Global High Schools project, a key part of the Japanese government's plan to reverse two decades of economic decline and growing insularity among the young, tasks 56 schools with creating a new generation of global leaders.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 2, 2014

Soviet echoes in Red Square rally

Russia staged a huge May Day parade on Moscow's Red Square for the first time since the Soviet era on Thursday, with workers holding banners proclaiming support for President Vladimir Putin after the seizure of territory from Ukraine.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 5, 2013

'A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman'

And now for something completely different: a Monty Python movie that is completely, painfully, blindingly unfunny. Well, to be fair, "A Liar's Autobiography" isn't really a Python flick, more of a homage to Python done by 14 different animators. But with poster art that deliberately resembles that of...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 8, 2013

Costly challenge of globalizing Japan's labor force

Japan is way behind in the race to foster professionals who can operate across national, cultural and linguistic barriers. Solutions are not cheap, but the cost of not doing anything is higher.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 30, 2013

Slow start expected for system

The White House is downplaying expectations for the first day of the Affordable Care Act's insurance marketplaces.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 8, 2013

Beat the heat with Southeast Asian tradition

No doubt that those unable to take a few days off during the Bon holidays are really feeling the heat and impatiently awaiting a vacation that might not happen until New Year's.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jul 9, 2013

A Tale of Two Limited-Edition Burgers: Lotteria’s Twin and McD’s Gold Ring

We rebuild Lotteria's Twin Burger into a double and then go after McDonald's Gold Ring.
Japan Times
LIFE
Dec 9, 2012

Our deepest fears fuel the booming business of doomsday scenarios

Apocalypse 2012 was born in 1996.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 13, 2012

Some Japanese women crave a rougher cut of man

Nikushokukei danshi are here to save the day . . . and hopefully boost the sagging national birth rate.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jul 28, 2012

Small lives changed through the power of a photo

For over five years now, The Japan Times has run a weekly photo box featuring a cat or dog in need of a home, as well as success stories of animals that have been adopted.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 10, 2012

Sweet somethings

EDITORIALS
Jan 3, 2012

Unnerving year for Northeast Asia

While 2011 was "the great unraveling," 2012 holds out the prospect of equally consequential changes for Asia, but the inflection points are visible well ahead of time. The most notable feature of the calendar will be elections that are scheduled to be held throughout the region this year, each of which...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 29, 2011

Make it home for the holidays ... or at least as close as possible

Yes, the Christmas season is supposed to be about intangibles like gratitude, giving, and joyful time shared with family and friends. But one must eat, too. Foreigners in Japan who aren't used to feasting on fast-food fried chicken and fancy cakes as key parts of the holiday might find themselves craving...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 14, 2011

"Indian Popular Art: Encounter with Colonial Modernity"

Popular art in India — which includes advertising posters, postcards, religious painting prints, painted photographs and more — gives us some insight into the cultural and artistic influences of imagery of India.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 10, 2011

A guide to fortunetellers

Japan is a fortunetelling nation and so, to start, here is Truman Capote's famous line about fortunetellers . . .
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 5, 2011

"Ancient Civilizations of The Americas: Man, Nature and Spirit in Pre-columbian Art"

The Americas became known as the New World, after European explorers discovered the continents in the late 15th century.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Jun 10, 2011

Smartphone support just got smarter

The smartphone population growing by the day, as are the stores and services following the smart money.
Japan Times
LIFE
May 8, 2011

A volunteer's journal of hope for Tohoku

When the magnitude 9 megaquake hit northeastern Japan in the early afternoon of Friday, March 11, I was at work in The Japan Times office some 250 km to the south in Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Sep 28, 2010

Building a world without barriers, borders

One afternoon in the mid-1980s, Hiroko Kimura was taking a rest from sightseeing on a park bench in Adelaide, southern Australia. As she was enjoying the warm sunshine, she spotted the words "Japs go home" carved into the wood. This was the height of the bubble years and Kimura was aware that some people...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jul 13, 2010

One more time — with Charisma

Hide the booze and lock up your daughters: Charisma Man is back. The lovable loser who was constantly broke, dateless and swilling rotgut at home is back in Japan, with a pocket full of folding money, a girl on each arm and a chilled glass of first-class sake in his hand.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 22, 2010

New art horizons seen from Kansai

While the progression of Japanese art within the last decade is being celebrated at the "Garden of Painting" exhibition at The National Museum of Art in Osaka, other galleries in the area, such as the Tomio Koyama Gallery, Kyoto, and the YOD Gallery, Osaka, have launched group exhibitions proposing directions...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 20, 2009

'2012' star tells of being John Cusack

HOLLYWOOD — The year 2012, according to the ancient Mayas, is the year Earth destructs and a new cycle of life begins. (The Aztec and other pre-Columbian American calendars also held a cyclical view of the universe, sort of a reincarnation of planets at the end of each eon). So leave it to Hollywood...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 25, 2009

Managerial wheels spinning as NPB teams change bench bosses

Three Japanese teams have already filled managerial vacancies while two others are expected to name their choices sometime soon as the Climax and Japan Series draw to a close, in time for fall camp, the Oct. 29 amateur draft and the printing of the 2010 team calendars.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 3, 2009

Welcome to autumn, and the insect world

Welcome to autumn, the spider season. Spiders are everywhere on our island. Should you dare to go hiking or walk the pilgrimage there will be elaborate spider webs, constructed by the best Japanese spider engineers, hanging taut across your every path.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 2, 2009

Shin hanga bringing ukiyo-e back to life

The great print works of ukiyo-e, by the likes of Hokusai, Hiroshige, and Utamaro, became fine art almost by accident. Originally mass produced for the popular market, their status was roughly equivalent to that of illustrated calendars and posters of pop stars today. But, ironically, the fact that they...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Sep 16, 2009

Creative gets touchy; Canon enters gray zone

Creative orientation: Survival in the gadget market can often come down to the smallest of tweaks in a product.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 12, 2009

What gomi problem?

There is a growing concern in Japan about gomi yashiki, or trash houses, created by people who hoard useless stuff. Eventually, their collections start overflowing from their houses onto the streets. Such people often have more feline friends than human. I never realized that cats shared this same predilection...
Japan’s 2024 buzzword of the year urges a reevaluation of past norms
Sadao Abe, who played the role of a time-traveling Showa Era teacher transported to present day in a popular TV drama, receives the 2024 buzzword of the year award for the word "futehodo," the nickname of the series.
Australian says romance scam tricked her into smuggling drugs into Japan
Donna Nelson says her life was turned upside down when she learned that the man she was falling for had tricked her into smuggling 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan.
Trump says will 'block' Nippon Steel from taking over U.S. Steel
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he will "block" a planned takeover of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel.
Japan witnesses warmest fall on record
Hibiya Park in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Saturday. Warm weather has delayed the country's autumn foliage season — when tourists flock to see leaves turn vibrant reds and yellows.
South Korea's Yoon backs down after parliament rejects martial law
Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday evening.
Can Japan's scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Europe eyes 'boots on the ground' in Ukraine as possible peace deal option
A serviceman with the Ukrainian Army's 24th mechanized brigade fires a machine gun during an exercise, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the country's Donetsk region on Friday.
Seven strangers and an algorithm: Can this new dinner app help you make friends?
Timeleft uses an algorithm to match its users with five or six strangers in an effort to prompt “human connection” over dinner at a restaurant. It determines the attendees with the help of a simple personality quiz available when you sign up for the service. 
Don’t worry, you can still use your Japan health insurance card — for now
A My Number card reader at a pediatric clinic in Tokyo. While the government will stop issuing new health insurance cards on Monday, most people will remain unaffected by the move in the short term as existing health insurance cards can still be used for another year.
The Geisha bean is the leading lady of Tokyo's coffee scene
Discovered in the 1930s, the Geisha coffee plant came to worldwide fame in the early 2000s and now represents some of the best coffee on the planet — Tokyo's top cafes included.

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

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The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Can Japan's scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
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