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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Dec 3, 2014

Kick out the touts who rule Roppongi

if you are touted in Roppongi, do not waste your time reporting it to the police. You will be in for a very humiliating experience, as I discovered recently.
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JAPAN
Dec 3, 2014

NPO lends support to Filipino dropouts

A charity in the Philippines is helping an important but often overlooked segment of the population: school dropouts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / NOTEBOOK
Dec 2, 2014

Tourist information tablet; ASEAN tourism, aviation seminars; DARS for the sweet tooth

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BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 2, 2014

Cyber ring stole secrets for gaming U.S. stock market, FireEye says

Security researchers say they have uncovered a cyberespionage ring focused on stealing corporate secrets for the purpose of gaming the stock market, in an operation that has compromised sensitive data about dozens of publicly held companies.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 1, 2014

What to buy, where to go: 40 steps to maximum merriment this Christmas in Japan

From meeting Pikachu in Fukushima to a laughter ritual in Osaka, here are dozens of ways to make sure you make the most of the festive season.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2014

Meet the real turkeys in America

Americans should give thanks for living in such an entertaining country.
EDITORIALS
Dec 1, 2014

Judging Abe's policies

Along with the bread and butter issues of the economy, voters are urged to take a serious look at the Abe administration's actions in the areas of defense and freedom of information over the past two years.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 1, 2014

Yokohama: How can you make your Christmas in Japan more ... Christmassy?

Many foreigners will spend the Christmas holiday in Japan away from family. So how do they attempt to create the feeling of a Western Christmas like those they knew back home?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2014

Should Putin fear rebel leader who 'pulled the trigger of war' in Ukraine?

The ultranationalist who triggered Russia's military involvement in Ukraine views himself as a warrior in a bigger war against a godless West.
WORLD
Nov 28, 2014

Lava from Cape Verde volcano threatens to engulf town

Molten lava from a volcano in the Cape Verde archipelago has been sliding toward the town of Cha das Caldeiras, threatening to destroy it and a nearby village days after an initial eruption.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 27, 2014

Former Arizona State coach Evans provided enduring lessons for Oketani, Hamaguchi

What do the Iwate Big Bulls and Kyoto Hannaryz have in common besides being first-place teams?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Nov 26, 2014

Would-be NTV announcer's fate hangs on issues of morality and fraud

How will Japan's odd mutation of the traditional job of news announcer impact the Tokyo court's decision on the fate of Rina Sasazaki?
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Nov 26, 2014

This teacher's seen more ESL acronyms than you've had hot dinners

Even after long years teaching English in Japan, he still views himself as an avant-garde teaching artist, as can be seen by what insists he now be called: The Adjunct Instructor Formerly Known as Bob.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Nov 26, 2014

Seeking Japan's gods and nobles in roots, stone and moss

If you've had a hankering to go hiking with Shinto deities, why not try the Kumano Kodo trail in Wakayama Prefecture?
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WORLD
Nov 26, 2014

Missouri governor orders more National Guard troops after Ferguson erupts

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon ordered more National Guard troops to Ferguson after chaos erupted when a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer for killing an unarmed black teenager.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2014

Why Putin doesn't trust the West

Today's bitter relationship between the United States and Russia contains a divorced couple's cynical disappointment with each other.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2014

As Chinese live longer, Alzheimer's cases rise

The Chinese government should be prepare for a sharp rise in the number of dementia patients as the world's second largest country's population rapidly ages.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Nov 23, 2014

Teaching quality, not lesson quantity, may be key to Japan's top math marks

Japan spends less on education than most OECD countries, so why do its students continue to outperform their Western counterparts in math?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 23, 2014

Once-stopgap market is much-loved symbol of recovery for Tohoku town

Initially a stopgap measure in the absence of local shops, the monthly morning market in Minamisanriku has become a cherished institution.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2014

Russia remakes history over NATO's eastern expansion

The Russian invasion of Ukraine poses a fundamental challenge to the post-Cold War order, which has kept Europe relatively stable and at peace for the past 25 years.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 23, 2014

Hackers to probe cybercrime defenses at British banks

In the next few months, hackers will try to penetrate the cyberdefenses of Britain's major banks and steal information about millions of customers. But for once they will be welcome.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Nov 19, 2014

Jamaican sisters come bearing victuals and vibes

Baye McNeil profiles two Jamaican women who have built thriving careers for themselves in the Land of the Rising Sun, half a planet away from the Land of Wood and Water.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2014

Iran sending funds via China bank to elite Quds force, report says

There is no trace of Shenzhen Lanhao Days Electronic Technology Co. Ltd. at its listed address in the beige and pink-tiled "Fragrant Villa" apartment complex in this southern Chinese city. The building's managers say they've never heard of it.

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