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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2017

Make our cities great again

As cities build taller, they must keep three benchmarks for livability in mind — community, resilience and sustainability.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 24, 2017

London attack a reminder of fears for post-Brexit security cooperation

Hours before Wednesday's attack in London, the head of the European Union police agency Europol warned that a large group of radicalized individuals posed a constant threat to Britain and Europe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2017

China-led development bank gets status boost with 13 new member states

The standing of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is set for another boost after 13 further applicants were granted membership.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2017

Government bans Brazilian meat producers over bribery scandal, says supplies won't be affected

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday the blocking of imports from 21 Brazilian processing plants involved in a high-profile bribery and tainted-meat scandal will not affect supplies in Japan.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 22, 2017

China says number of 'terror attacks' is down, but threat remains high

The number of violent attacks by "terrorist cells" in China has dropped due to increased security measures, state media reported on Tuesday, however it also cited experts as saying the level of attempted violence remains high.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2017

Labs still lead as most popular pooch in U.S. but Rottweilers hot on their trail

The friendly, and often clumsy, Labrador retriever has retained its long held title as the most popular dog breed in the United States, while the fearless Rottweiler has climbed to its highest ranking in 20 years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2017

Globalism versus populism

Whether or not this year will prove to be a turning point in history will soon become clear.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2017

Germany's past: from shame to fascination?

Having a healthy relationship with the past is good as long as its lessons are not forgotten.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2017

The happiest nations don't focus on growth

The world's happiest nations rank low in economic growth but high in social trust.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 21, 2017

Indonesia police say Interpol issues red notices for 3 Sinopec executives

Indonesian police said Tuesday that Interpol has issued red notices, the closest to an international arrest warrant, for three Chinese executives suspected of fraud linked to a more than $800 million Sinopec oil terminal development in Indonesia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2017

Oil experts huddle in Tokyo to seek refuge from China fuel flood

Huddled deep within Tokyo's government district, nearly two dozen of Japan's top oil experts pore over a problem plaguing their industry: How can they stop China from pushing its crude refiners into a corner?
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2017

Malaysia intercepted, returned Thailand-bound arms-related shipment to North Korea in 2011

Malaysia intercepted and returned a shipment of North Korean military communications equipment sent to Thailand in 2011, the country's police chief said on Monday, amid growing scrutiny of the Southeast Asian nation's dealings with North Korea.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 20, 2017

Jansen excited to join Dutch team at WBC

Kenley Jansen was back in the stadium he's called home for his entire MLB career and preparing to go practice with players he's known for most of his life.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 20, 2017

Pressure builds on Trump to dump wiretap claim as allies try to shift focus to 'crime' of leaking Flynn's name

U.S. lawmakers from both parties said on Sunday they had seen no proof to support the claim by Republican President Donald Trump that his predecessor, Barack Obama, had wiretapped him last year, adding pressure on Trump to explain or back off his repeated assertion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Mar 19, 2017

Toshiba turnaround hopes, planned sale of Westinghouse find skeptics

Toshiba Corp. has been forced to sell off a number of its businesses as it continues to lose money since its accounting scandal broke in 2015, and is now burdened with its troubled U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Co.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Mar 19, 2017

Black Women in Japan group gears up for its first big bash

Back in the summer of 2015, I did a series of articles where I profiled black women married to Japanese men, discussing the highs and lows of building and maintaining such relationships, as well as the rewards and challenges of raising biracial children here in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 18, 2017

Why is Japan's public diplomacy so utterly inept?

Why does the Foreign Ministry insist on drawing attention to wartime Japan when the rest of the world is far more interested in 21st century Japan?
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Mar 18, 2017

Breaking the comic book glass ceiling

Four years ago, Chinese-American writer Marjorie Liu had a simple but persistent idea: create an epic fantasy comic book series about a classic Japanese kaijū (strange beast) movie monster that has a connection to a girl.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Mar 18, 2017

Backstop Kobayashi plays big role for Japan

There's a thanklessness to catching in baseball. Catchers do a lot of the dirty work, and their efforts end up being both extremely challenging and easy for the casual observer to accidentally overlook.
EDITORIALS
Mar 18, 2017

A big step forward in the search for extraterrestrial life

Scientists — and most everyone else — are justifiably excited by the discovery of several planets orbiting the ultracool dwarf star Trappist-1.
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.
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
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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