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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2016

Holding Pakistan to account

Pakistan's military must be brought under full civilian control and its links to all Islamist militants — including those directed against India and nurtured as such by the military-intelligence complex — severed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 29, 2016

Spotify finally launches in Japan, a nation where other music streaming services have struggled

Popular music streaming service Spotify is trying its luck in Japan, where consumer demand for packaged media such as CDs is traditionally strong and the market for streaming still has huge potential to grow.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 29, 2016

Americas becomes first region to eliminate measles

The Americas has become the first region in the world to be free of measles, following a 22-year vaccination drive against the disease, which continues to infect tens of thousands of people globally, the Pan American Health Organization said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 29, 2016

Poverty haunts third of Argentina's population, first data in years show

Nearly one-third of Argentina's population lives in poverty, the government said on Wednesday in the first official poverty data published in three years, underscoring the difficulty of reaching President Mauricio Macri's stated "zero poverty" goal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2016

Syria's civil war and the bias in Western media

Is there one standard of morality for our friends and another for those we choose to demonize?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2016

Department store closures mark end of an era

On a recent weekday morning, the Sogo department store in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, is unusually crowded with shoppers flocking to a closing down sale before it shuts its doors for good on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 28, 2016

A first: ICC sentences Islamist rebel to nine years for Timbuktu antiquities destruction

War crimes judges on Tuesday sentenced a former Islamist rebel who admitted wrecking holy shrines during Mali's 2012 conflict to nine years in prison, in the first such case to focus on destruction of cultural heritage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 27, 2016

Life in the shadow of North Korea

The one place in the world that's not on edge about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's increasingly scary militarism is South Korea.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2016

Federal Reserve's mission is to escape Jupiter

The Fed should should instead hold off raising interest rates until economic conditions are so strong that it needs to raise them rapidly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2016

Deserted Yubari tries creating new population nucleus in test case for Japan

A former coal-mining town in Hokkaido is taking unprecedented measures to combat its biggest challenge: a devastating shrinking of its population. Its success could decide the future for hundreds of other local governments waging the same battle for survival.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 26, 2016

Some of North Korea's old friends take steps to isolate regime of Kim Jong Un

From kicking out North Korean workers and ending visa-free travel for its citizens, to stripping flags of convenience from its ships, Cold War-era allies from Poland to Mongolia are taking measures to squeeze the isolated country.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2016

China probes North Korea bank suspected of nuclear link: report

China is investigating executives of a North Korean bank believed to finance the illicit procurement of arms and materials related to the isolated country's banned nuclear program, South Korea's JoongAng Daily reported on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2016

Indonesia collars alleged key trafficker of people Down Under

Indonesian police have arrested an alleged people smuggler who has targeted Australia since 1999, Indonesian and Australian authorities said on Saturday.
WORLD / Society
Sep 26, 2016

ICRC reports aid convoys reached four besieged Syria towns intact

Seventy trucks of humanitarian aid were delivered on Sunday to four besieged towns in Syria for the first time in almost six months, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 25, 2016

Wozniacki halts Osaka's run in Pan Pacific Open final

Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki denied teenage sensation Naomi Osaka her first title on the WTA Tour with a 7-5, 6-3 win in the Pan Pacific Open final on Sunday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 25, 2016

Will Hikaru Utada's new album 'Fantome' change the rules of modern J-pop?

'As trends fade into the cultural rearview mirror, Hikaru Utada is a prime candidate to bring back what J-pop has lost in her absence: relatability.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 25, 2016

China, Cuba agree to deepen ties during first visit by a Chinese premier

Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang met with Cuban President Raul Castro on Saturday during a two-day trip to Havana, and the two leaders oversaw the signing of around 30 agreements on economic cooperation in various sectors, Cuban state media reported.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 24, 2016

Burrell sparks Diamond Dolphins in season-opening victory over Hannaryz

Former bj-league MVP Justin Burrell had a game-best 29 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins to an 81-74 victory over the visiting Kyoto Hannaryz in the teams' season-opening game.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 24, 2016

All-out effort to crush moderate Syria rebels may leave Obama successor with 'problem from hell'

The United States was relegated to the sidelines of the Syrian war on Friday as an all-out assault by Syrian and Russian forces on opposition-held Aleppo threatened to unleash a new wave of refugees and drive U.S.-backed rebels into the ranks of al-Qaida's Syrian branch, U.S. officials and experts said....
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 23, 2016

Rugby fever draws Japan youth to New Zealand

The rising popularity of rugby in Japan is having spinoff effects for the nation's relationship with New Zealand as students increasingly choose to study in the rugby stronghold.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 23, 2016

Amid strong yen, 'tankan' survey predicted to show business mood mixed

Japanese manufacturers' mood improved for the first time in five quarters while service sector confidence worsened to the lowest since 2014, a Reuters poll showed, as the effects of a strong yen filtered through the economy.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
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.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu

Podcast

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

Longform

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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