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Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Nov 26, 2018

Japan's ancient castle walls drawing tourists but not enough masons to keep them up

Castle walls have recently become popular with tourists, especially rekijo (female history buffs) who like to view them even when the castle itself is no longer there.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 24, 2018

Kaparu's victory in 2018 mascot awards gives Saitama a reason to shine

The Yuru-kyara (Promotional Mascot) Grand Prix in Japan has become one of the internet’s most anticipated events of the year. The 2018 edition lived up to expectations, and even featured a little voting drama. In the end, the city of Shiki’s Kaparu captured the crown.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 23, 2018

As attacks and rising rhetoric stoke concern in Malaysia's LGBT community, punk band Shh...Diam! uses music to fight bias

With songs like "I woke up gay" and "Lonely lesbian," LGBT punk band Shh...Diam! is making a rare splash in Malaysia, using music to fight long-running discrimination.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Nov 19, 2018

Don't eat Jiro persimmons, drink them, town in Mie urges

Members of the Nippon Bartenders Association's branch in Mie Prefecture have created original cocktails that make use of typhoon-damaged Jiro persimmons — a local specialty of the town of Taki that is now in harvest — that cannot be shipped for sale.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2018

NGOs worry about their waning influence over the G20

Nongovernmental organizations are concerned whether Group of 20 leaders will heed their views over global issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Nov 18, 2018

Exports of Fukushima-brand alcohol hit record in fiscal 2017

Exports of sake, liquor and other alcoholic beverages produced in Fukushima Prefecture reached a record high of about 296,000 liters in fiscal 2017.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2018

Trump may answer written Russia probe questions this week, but not on obstruction: source

President Donald Trump is expected to provide written answers to questions from the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election as soon as this week, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Nov 12, 2018

From Yukio Mishima with love: Former lighthouse keeper reminisces about correspondence with novelist

Michio Suzuki, 87, of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, met renowned novelist Yukio Mishima (1925-70) in March 1953 when he was working at Kamishima Lighthouse in Toba, Mie Prefecture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2018

Democrats to probe if Trump used his power to block AT&T-Time deal and punish Amazon

When Democrats take control of the U.S. House they plan to investigate the Trump administration's attempt to block AT&T Inc. from acquiring Time Warner, and whether officials sought to punish Amazon.com Inc. by prodding the U.S. Post Office to hike shipping prices for the world's largest e-commerce company,...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Nov 10, 2018

Hidemitsu Shimizu: Realizing the full extent of vocal possibility

Narrator and voice actor Hidemitsu Shimizu on how he brings characters to life, who has the sexiest male voice and rapping about math for work.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 10, 2018

Illustrators use social media to highlight the minutiae of everyday life in Japan

Garbage collectors perform a service that is essential to the functioning of society, and yet their contributions are often overlooked. Whatever a person’s social standing, however, it doesn’t mean their observations on life aren’t worth examining.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Nov 9, 2018

A sad legacy of postwar upheaval, neglected graves hinder safety works in Okinawa

The area around the banks of the Hija River in the town of Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, is dotted with graves that are left unattended with no one to inherit them, posing a growing problem for urban development and safety works.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Nov 8, 2018

Hiroshima A-bomb survivor: Yoshinori Kato regrets failing to save the lives of trapped schoolchildren

Words of regret run repeatedly through the mind of Yoshinori Kato: "I'm sorry I couldn't save you."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2018

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical pushes back as dissident shareholders seek to stop Shire deal

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Chief Executive Officer Christophe Weber pushed back against dissident shareholders seeking to stop the drugmaker's acquisition of Shire PLC, saying he won't release minutes of boardroom discussions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / japan since the Meiji Restoration
Nov 5, 2018

A contextual look at the Heisei Era

To lament the 'fall of Japan' during the Heisei Era, as some pessimists do, misses the big picture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Nov 5, 2018

Superrealistic face masks by Japan firm attract attention from facial-recognition system developers

Superrealistic plastic face masks produced by a firm in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, have recently attracted attention at home and abroad, from facial-recognition system developers to a Saudi Arabian royal family member.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Nov 4, 2018

An empty space on a Japanese train, a full mailbox of diverse views on the 'gaijin seat'

Baye McNeil's recent Black Eye column on the 'gaijin seat' garnered a great deal of attention. Here are some readers' responses.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2018

Twitter study finds coordinated pattern in misleading posts on U.S. voter fraud

With the U.S. midterm elections days away, researchers have identified what they called a coordinated network of Twitter accounts that are pushing false and misleading narratives about election integrity with hashtags like #VoterFraud.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 3, 2018

Twitter deletes over 10,000 accounts that sought to discourage U.S. voting

Twitter deleted more than 10,000 automated accounts posting messages that discouraged people from voting in Tuesday's U.S. election and wrongly appeared to be from Democrats, after the party flagged the misleading tweets to the social media company.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2018

Awareness of Aichi Biodiversity Targets found to be lacking compared to climate change

The global community has less than two years to reach the Aichi Biodiversity Targets set for 2020, yet public awareness of biodiversity issues is still relatively low.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2018

Abe grilled at Diet on new visa statuses and upcoming tax hike

The prime minister was also questioned about moves to amend the postwar Constitution.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2018

Ignore the news and America seems pretty nice

Drive from coast to coast with the radio off and everybody seems to be getting along fine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 29, 2018

Mother of Japanese boy killed in '92 U.S. shooting hopes her book will promote stricter gun control

Mieko Hattori, 70, from Nagoya, whose son, Yoshihiro, 16, was gunned down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1992, is working on a story for children that calls for stricter gun control measures in the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2018

Algorithms and charting the great unknown

Researchers tend to cluster and mine the same familiar territory. AI can overcome that tendency and point to new questions.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 27, 2018

Facebook removes Iranian fake accounts that lured a million followers in U.S., U.K.

Facebook said on Friday it had deleted accounts originating in Iran that attracted more than 1 million U.S. and British followers, its latest effort to combat disinformation activity on its platform.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 24, 2018

Junji Sakamoto points his camera at small-town Japan in 'Another World'

Born in Osaka in 1958, Junji Sakamoto belongs to a generation of Japanese directors who carved out independent paths in the industry, outside the then-defunct studio system. His feature debut, the 1989 boxing film "Knockout," won a shelf of domestic prizes, including the Blue Ribbon Award for best film....
Japan Times
Hungary report 2018
Oct 23, 2018

Encouraging and supporting Japanese investments and businesses

“We are proud to promote Japanese investments and partnerships in Hungary and across Europe,” said Prof. Dr. János Martonyi, Hungary’s former minister of foreign affairs and previous managing partner at Baker McKenzie LLP’s Hungarian operations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 22, 2018

Mountain biking project creates job opportunities in depopulated Aichi Prefecture district

An ongoing project to create employment opportunities in the depopulated Inabu district of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, is beginning to bear fruit, as a college student and two other people accepted job offers of working five days a week — three at a local factory and two as mountain biking guides.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Meiji program empowers cultural connections

The English Track program at The School of Global Japanese Studies at Meiji University is an English-based bachelor's degree program that has been offering students from around the world the unique opportunity to explore a wide range of intellectual interests, improve their Japanese language ability...
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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