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Japan Times
JAPAN / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Nov 11, 2013

Fujitsu labs in touch, ahead of the curve on the tech road

Whether in stores, schools or cars, futuristic and convenient technologies made by Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. are just around the corner.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2013

In L.A., supporters of a 2016 Clinton run ready to get on board early

Hillary Rodham Clinton stood on another stage, facing another overflowing ballroom.
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2013

Fukushima No. 1 workers to get raise, perks

Aiming to boost the morale of workers at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, Tepco says it will raise wages and construct two new office buildings, including an eight-story 'rest station' and food service center.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 7, 2013

'Abenomics' means a special holiday spread

Before anyone had a chance to shrug off their beach sandals and pack away their tank tops to make room for long-sleeved shirts and jackets, the Seibu flagship department store in Ikebukuro Station announced that it would start taking reservations for osechi ryōri — traditional Japanese New Year's...
EDITORIALS
Nov 6, 2013

Mr. Abe stacking the deck at NHK

Three of the five people named to fill vacancies on NHK's Board of Governors are close to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, prompting concern that the public broadcaster's neutrality is at risk.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2013

MMC to boost minicars with new alliance

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko said Wednesday the automaker will develop new minivehicles, including an electric version, for the global market through its newly announced collaboration with the Renault-Nissan Alliance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 6, 2013

For divided GOP, election proves no end to debate

Tuesday's elections, which produced a resounding Republican victory in New Jersey and a dispiriting loss for the GOP in Virginia, highlighted the challenges ahead for a badly divided party — and will probably intensify an internal debate about how to win back the White House in 2016.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 5, 2013

BOJ struggles to convince on 2% as 'Abenomics' shine dims

Half a year after Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda unleashed record monetary easing, economists see the bank failing to meet its inflation target, underscoring the case for stronger steps to revive the economy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 4, 2013

As U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan, poppy trade it spent billions fighting still flourishes

The United States is withdrawing troops from Afghanistan having lost its battle against the country's narcotics industry, marking one of the starkest failures of the 2009 strategy the Obama administration pursued in an effort to turn around the war.
EDITORIALS
Nov 3, 2013

The memory of sacrificed youth

The plan is to preserve the National Stadium monument dedicated to 100,000 college students sent off to World War II battlefields and to place it in the new Olympic stadium in 2019.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2013

Major campaign launched to encourage young people to study overseas

In its drive to double the number of Japanese youths studying abroad by 2020, the education ministry has launched a campaign involving the private sector, which is eager to hire more graduates with overseas experience.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2013

Japan Times appoints advisers to improve coverage

The Japan Times announced Thursday that it has established The Japan Times Media Advisory Board, appointing four distinguished individuals living in Japan to improve the quality of the newspaper and its reportage.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2013

India designs low-cost computer to prep poor

The Indian government has designed a 7-inch Android-powered computer tablet called 'Aakash' that American educators are introducing in class to prep poor kids for today's jobs.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2013

Win-win except for Syrians

As chemical weapons inspectors go about their work in Syria, Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin and Bashar Assad come out ahead. In fact everybody wins except the Syrians.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 28, 2013

Smashing ideas on future design and technology

While contemporary art is still transfixed by its own reflection, veteran Japanese curator Yuko Hasegawa has focused her cultural microscope on something quite different. "Bunny Smash Design to touch the world," the current group exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, is a hit-and-miss...
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2013

Syrian refugee crisis pushes fragile Lebanon closer to breaking point

As you come through the military checkpoints on the way into Wadi Khaled, local mobile phones bleep with an unsolicited text: "The Ministry of Tourism welcomes you to Syria."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2013

Tea party darling Cruz burnishes conservative credentials in Iowa

Sen. Ted Cruz used a series of long-scheduled appearances in Iowa over the weekend to cast himself as the natural leader of a burgeoning conservative movement that nearly derailed the new health care law.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2013

White House rallies Democrats in effort to shore up health site push

By the time President Barack Obama acknowledged on Monday that his signature health care program had serious problems, it was clear the political stakes had escalated for the White House.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 26, 2013

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo: Invisible touch

Clothing that morphs into a person's body shape at the flick of a wrist sounds like something straight out of a science-fiction film, but such innovations were on display at the wonderful Anrealage show at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo last week. Designer Kunihiko Morinaga has developed an in-seam...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Oct 26, 2013

Flip a skirt a month in 2014

Kaori Kato's Skirt Flipping Calendar enters its second year, while sticky notes debut.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 23, 2013

Fraught reunions

Her long-term boyfriend's death spurs concert pianist Charlotte into visiting her eldest daughter Eva, from whom she's been estranged for seven years. At Eva's house she also meets Helena, her severely disabled other daughter whom she had confined to a hospital for life, but whose care Eva has taken...
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 23, 2013

Balloon to offer luxury, $75,000 ride to edge of space

There's a new player in the bustling world of "commercial space," although the "space" part is a matter of definition.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Japan buys first South Korean rice in over two decades as prices surge
Bags of rice at a warehouse in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Japan imported South Korean rice for the first time since 1999 this month amid soaring domestic prices for the staple grain.
Nvidia CEO lobbies Japan to generate more power to fuel AI
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang answers questions from reporters after his meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Monday.
Nvidia CEO urges LDP to build up Japan’s AI infrastructure
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba receives a gift from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the start of their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Monday.
Yen on the march as Plaza Accord 2.0 debate grows
The yen strengthened dramatically this month — hitting ¥139.9 to the dollar on Tuesday — and could become a topic of conversation in trade talks between the United States and Japan.
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
Takuro Tamayama’s sculpture “Models (Pair, 6 sets, 12 rings)” comes with a mathematical formation that scales it for different spaces.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo
The Tokyo version of the globe-trotting exhibition features a Ministry of Magic set, which includes an imposing replica of the Magic Is Might monument representing magical fascism.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
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