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COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2015

It's time to worry about the Chinese economy

China's economic predicament resembles America's. It needs a formula for sustainable growth that's not dependent on repeated bursts of artificial stimulus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2015

Escaping the Mideast's quagmire of violence

A new economic order based on cooperation is the key to ending the Middle East's violence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2015

Capital punishment's slow death in America

Capital punishment is withering away in America, as even conservatives increasingly oppose it.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 24, 2015

Phoenix beat Northern Happinets to capture third bj-league title

The final two possessions determined the outcome, creating a thrilling finish to the bj-league's 10th Final Four.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
May 24, 2015

[VIDEO] International Drone Expo 2015

BASKETBALL
May 23, 2015

Firebonds renew Fujita's contract

The Fukushima Firebonds have renewed head coach Hiroki Fujita's contact for the 2015-16 bj-league season.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
May 23, 2015

Pacific forecasters agree El Nino has arrived

Three of the big meteorological agencies on the Pacific Rim now agree: El Nino has come.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 22, 2015

Eagles southpaw Karashima triumphs in first appearance of season

It didn't take much time for Wataru Karashima to get his first win in 2015. The game wasn't too long either, which was probably icing on the cake for the weary Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 22, 2015

BOJ refrains from boosting stimulus after growth picks up

The Bank of Japan refrained from increasing monetary stimulus, as Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda bets on stronger growth fueling inflation that is one-tenth the BOJ's target.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 22, 2015

The dog days of cooking

Here's a recipe for ambiguity: Cooking with dog. Could it literally mean, cooking a dog? How about cooking for canines? Or, is it some weird code for cooking fetishes somewhere on the deep Web? Lucky for us (and the dogs), "Cooking with Dog" is a YouTube show featuring a Japanese housewife, known only...
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2015

Head of Todai is an advocate for collaboration and diversity

Collaboration from East and West is key to spurring innovation, and the University of Tokyo should become an academic hub for that purpose, its president says.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 21, 2015

Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia searches for that 1-in-5,000 movie

Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia director Seigo Tono has been with the event since its second edition in 2000, when it was called the American Short Shorts Film Festival and showed only U.S. films. Since then it has evolved into what Tono describes as "a global event, featuring cutting-edge shorts from...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
May 21, 2015

Takata air bag recall could take years to complete, amid drastic shortage of replacement parts

Takata Corp.'s record U.S. recall of potentially deadly air bag inflators could take years to complete, industry experts and safety advocates said, as automakers scrambled to line up replacement parts, some not from Takata.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2015

Takata output of replacement air bag inflators set to soar; shares dive

Takata Corp. said on Wednesday it plans to boost production of parts needed to replace potentially deadly air bag inflators that could spray vehicle occupants with metal shards.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 20, 2015

Know the way of the sword, know thyself: a kendo primer

With Tokyo poised to host the world championships for the first time since the inaugural competition in 1970, here's all you need to know to get the most out of the bouts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 20, 2015

City that makes Sharp TVs to subsidize purchases by residents

For decades, the city of Yaita in Tochigi Prefecture has served as a production hub for Sharp Corp. Now it's pitching in to boost the struggling company's fortunes by helping residents buy its higher-end products.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2015

Hillary Clinton's lucrative life of crime

Corporations and banks bribe the Clintons to buy political favors. The speaking racket that has earned them at least $30 million over the past 16 months is a (flimsy) cover.
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2015

Democracy's missing meaning fuels radicalism

Defenders of democracy must determine not only how to create jobs and ensure material prosperity for today's young people, but also how to feed their souls on the way.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 18, 2015

BayStars defy sorry reputation with strong start to season

The surprising Yokohama BayStars are 26-16 after 42 games and owners of both the best record in Japan and a three-game cushion over the Yomiuri Giants atop the Central League. The BayStars have also won seven consecutive series, which they haven't done since 1964, and each victory makes more fans wonder...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2015

Channeling China's aspirations

America's energy and resources would be far better spent containing China's military aspirations than trying to prevent it from further engaging with the world in the economic sphere.
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2015

Long-term greening of China's financial system

It is imperative that development banks make sure financing decisions nurture environmentally sustainable growth.
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2015

Is corruption key to China's economic growth?

China's 'selectocracy,' which promises promotions to the officials who prove most effective in promoting growth, could be the key to explaining the country's impressive economic track record.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
May 17, 2015

Despite rumors, Fukushima food safety concerns ease inside prefecture

Some 78.1 percent of Fukushima residents bought local food goods in fiscal 2014 rather than produce harvested in other prefectures, up about 10 percentage points from the year before, a survey conducted by the prefectural consumers' group association shows.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
May 16, 2015

Anime oasis of the Midwest flourishes

The 18th annual Anime Central (ACen), North America’s third largest anime convention, is underway this weekend in Rosemont, near Chicago. Last year's event drew a record 29,000 unique attendees, tallying 81,000 in total over its three full days. Organizers expect to breach those figures again in 2015....
COMMENTARY / World
May 16, 2015

Life-saving drugs for all can be achieved

With the right incentives, drugmakers could be induced to develop medicines that save lives in the Third World as well as the First.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
May 16, 2015

[VIDEO] Mast Asia 2015: Japan’s first international defense trade show

Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
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.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
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.
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.”

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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