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Apr 7, 2017

Change to JR Pass wrongheaded

To promote tourism and assist local business and the overall economy of Japan, the Japan Railway group offers overseas short-term visitors the use of an economical Japan Rail Pass. In more recent years this facility was extended under strict conditions to Japanese nationals living permanently overseas....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 7, 2017

Drawing on Seattle startup revolution, Fukuoka angling to be entrepreneur hub

From the fifth-floor office of his internet startup, Kazz Watabe can see the sea bass jump in the bay as he works on his fishing website to the sound of jazz and the waves washing on the beach below.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Apr 6, 2017

'Samurai Gourmet' explores the art of the meal

In the first episode of Japan's latest contribution to original Netflix programming, "Samurai Gourmet," Takeshi Kasumi enters a small teishoku (set meal) joint and grapples over whether to have a beer with lunch. Inspired by an imaginary samurai, he gets one. That's it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 6, 2017

Abe, Trump huddle over North Korea missile threat, want Beijing to pressure Pyongyang further

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe show solidarity against provocative North Korea and agree Beijing must do more to defuse the threat it poses to security.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Apr 5, 2017

When it comes to health info, online 'fake news' can have serious repercussions

A recent "fake news" scandal involving IT giant DeNA Co. shows how quickly bogus health information can make the rounds online.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GASTECH JAPAN 2017
Apr 4, 2017

Gastech offers various programs for energy experts

Gastech Japan 2017, which is being held at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, from Tuesday to Friday, is the 29th edition of the world's largest conference and exhibition on natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) since the first Gastech was held in London in 1972.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GASTECH JAPAN 2017
Apr 4, 2017

LNG to light way for brighter future

The air has definitely become cleaner and the skies bluer in Japan as various industries have strived since the late 1960s to become energy efficient and eco-friendly. Today, cars are also becoming exhaust-free by adopting hybrid and fuel cell technology. "Compared to the 20th century known as the era...
Japan Times
JAPAN / GASTECH JAPAN 2017
Apr 4, 2017

Market deregulation offers opportunities for LNG growth

Question: Why is Gastech so important to Japan?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 4, 2017

Envy, Mono and Downy devise a dream lineup for After Hours music festival

It's no secret that the Japanese music industry has a hollowing-out problem; you are either a pop act on a major label with high levels of exposure or an obscure underground act for whom not losing money on a show is a major success. Guitarist Nobukata Kawai of hardcore band Envy knows the latter reality...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2017

Long-awaited 'Asian century' might not ever come

There may well be an 'Asian century' in the future, but don't hold your breath.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 3, 2017

Japanese ambassador to return to South Korea

The move comes amid an ongoing diplomatic row over statues symbolizing women forced to provide sex in Japanese military brothels before and during World War II.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2017

Compromise with Kim beats status quo

It's time for a bold approach of addressing North Korea's genuine fears in return for a freeze of its nuclear weapons and missile development programs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Apr 3, 2017

Let's discuss the cherry blossom season

Every spring, people across Japan are enraptured as the cherry trees explode into bloom, clothing the country in pink.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 2, 2017

Japanese collegiate sports study ends Phase 1

Japan is currently working to reform college sports and establish its own version of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), creating athletic departments at universities to help it function more efficiently.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2017

Anti-missile missile system missing the point in South Korea

THAAD offers little protection to South Korea, while greatly exasperating ties with China.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Apr 1, 2017

Matohu: Observing tradition in modern design

Design duo Hiroyuki Horihata and Makiko Sekiguchi have been making the case for the inclusion of Japanese aesthetics in contemporary fashion for more than a decade.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 1, 2017

What conspires to make Japanese seem so unhappy?

Could it be that Japanese take many of the wonderful things about their country for granted?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Mar 31, 2017

Uncovering the truth in the era of fake news

About three years ago, Makoto Watanabe, then an investigative reporter at The Asahi Shimbun newspaper, had a "hunch," based on his experience covering the pharmaceutical industry, that an advertising agency might be paying a major news organization to write stories about certain drugs to promote companies...
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 28, 2017

Pressure on Hanyu to reclaim title, display dominance

Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu enters this week's world championships in Helsinki needing to get a big monkey off his back.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2017

China upset by Akama's trip to Taipei

China said Monday it has complained to Japan after a Japanese minister visited self-ruled Taiwan over the weekend, warning this could hurt relations between Beijing and Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Mar 26, 2017

Overtime deal marks total capitulation by labor

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, long the champion of labor law deregulation, last year announced it was time to place a legally binding upper limit on overtime hours.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 25, 2017

MLB Network’s Martinez, Waltz inform and entertain during WBC telecasts

Good show put on by Major League Baseball and the organizers of the 2017 World Baseball Classic Asia rounds held in Seoul and Tokyo earlier this month.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Mar 22, 2017

Author returns to China civil war siege that haunts her, still seeking honor for its dead

Scarred by her childhood ordeal in Changchun, Homare Endo channeled her energies into helping Chinese students in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Mar 19, 2017

Shareholders, former employees watch as Toshiba's fortunes fall

Shareholders, former workers brace for impact as ailing 142-year-old electronics conglomerate appears bound for crisis.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 19, 2017

What's so bad about Imperial Rescript on Education anyway?

The 19th century rescript caught up in the Moritomo Gakuen scandal is not just a collection of homely moral precepts.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 18, 2017

Taiwan: Where Japanese go to feel at home on vacation

Taiwan was Japanese soil for about five decades until the end of WWII. Amazingly, this is the one country where the Japanese imperialists managed to do more good than harm when they colonized it in 1895.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Mar 18, 2017

Darwin specimens showcase evolution for first time in Tokyo exhibition

Charles Darwin certainly did not consider it a sin to kill a mockingbird. The 19th-century English biologist killed many of the birds whilst on board the HMS Beagle survey ship as he traveled around the world. The specimens are more important than you might think and you can see a number of them at "Treasures...
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
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.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
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.

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