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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 29, 2013

Snyder ponders Superman's ultimate dilemma

Opening on the heels of that other summer blockbuster "Star Trek Into Darkness," "Man of Steel" is no smaller in scale but feels much more personal. That's probably because director Zack Snyder ("300," "Sucker Punch") is a hands-on kind of filmmaker, who secretly feels that if he can't stamp his personality...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 27, 2013

3-D imaging technology helps bring the past to life

Imagine standing in the middle of Angkor Thom in Cambodia, located next to Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world, and seeing the ancient capital come to life in its entirety in front of you in three dimensions — the way it looked back in the 12th century.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 16, 2013

NSA broke privacy rules repeatedly, audit finds

The National Security Agency has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since Congress granted the agency broad new powers in 2008, according to an internal audit and other top-secret documents.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 25, 2013

Westin Tokyo's sweet summer plan; ANA Crowne Plaza Kobe's offer for drivers; Conrad Tokyo's new French restaurant

Westin Tokyo special summer plan
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2013

U.N. norm setters vs. takers

How long will the United Nations division of labor last in which Westerners are the norm setters and enforcers while the rest are norm takers
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jul 23, 2013

HKG-TYO premium economy on Cathay; SAS direct to Bergen campaign; China Airlines JCB card

Cathay premium offer
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WEEK 3
Jul 20, 2013

On the trail of bear hunters' heritage

Takashi Yoshikawa is no easy man to figure out. Trim and well tanned, the 63-year-old owns a small ryokan (traditional inn) nestled in the foothills of the beautiful Shirakami Mountains which straddle 130,000 hectares of Aomori and Akita prefectures, and whose 17,000 hectares of beech forests were listed...
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 6, 2013

U.S. has spotty record on aid cuts after coups

The Foreign Assistance Act, a U.S. law first enacted in 1961, is pretty clear: It says, in Section 508, that the United States must cut aid to any country "whose duly elected head of government is deposed by military coup or decree."
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 25, 2013

A year on, what you should already know about residence cards and re-entry

Reader CW writes: "I've lived here 35 years and am a permanent resident. Recently I met an American who had just returned through Tokyo immigration and all the information about his work, residence and visa status was on his card but not on his passport. The passport had not been endorsed. Why is Japan...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / NOTEBOOK
Jun 19, 2013

'Matcha' on the go

NEW PRODUCTS
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2013

Support grows for Snowden in Hong Kong

Political pressure is growing in Hong Kong for its government to protect Edward Snowden, who has said he will remain in the city and allow its people to "decide his fate."
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 14, 2013

Gatsby-inspired cocktail at Swissôtel Nankai Osaka; summer bar at Grand Hyatt Fukuoka; Spanish fair at Royal Park Hotel

Gatsby-inspired cocktail at Swissôtel
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 7, 2013

Take a sky-high meal at Tokyo Skytree; savory cold noodles for summer; American grill master visits Marunouchi

Tokyo Skytree's Sky Restaurant 634
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
May 28, 2013

Revamped 'Shin Megami Tensei IV,' a new 'DoDonPachi Saidaioujou' and collectable merchandise

Most collectible statues are a few inches or perhaps 30 cm tall. Typically, they are not life-size. But this is no typical statue.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 25, 2013

Cole not fit for England captaincy

He is seen as the type of player who gives footballers a bad name. Someone who typifies all the perceived negatives about the modern-day player.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 20, 2013

For a more 'friendly' Japan

A Shiga University professor has some reservations about a government industrial council's proposals to make Japan 'the world's most business-friendly environment.'
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 19, 2013

Burns heroics give B-Corsairs shot at championship

Unbelievable energy. Splendid self confidence. Never-wavering faith in his abilities or his teammates.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 17, 2013

"Veggie sweets" buffet; all-day pancakes; sparkling Turkish celebration

Eat your veggies for dessert in buffet The InterContinental Yokohama Grand is collaborating with Toryu, a finalist in the buffet connoisseur competition on the TV show "TV Champion," to offer a new buffet at the hotel's lounge, Marine Blue, through June 27.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 16, 2013

Seeing where Shinto and Buddhism cross

"The number of Shinto shrines in Japan has changed over centuries due to various political and social changes. There were about 190,000 shrines during the early Meiji Era (1867-1912), before a drastic change came about in the merging of shrines and temples. The number of shrines was greatly reduced,...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 1, 2013

A most dangerous spy

Ana Montes has been locked up for a decade with some of the most frightening women in America. Once a highly decorated U.S. intelligence analyst with a two-bedroom co-op in Washington, Montes today lives in a two-bunk cell in the highest-security women's prison in the nation.
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2013

Pressure cookers now WMD?

George W. Bush wasn't lying about Iraq after all. Saddam Hussein did have weapons of mass destruction — pressure cookers in the homes of Iraqi officials.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 25, 2013

Weakening yen helps Toyota outsell GM for fifth quarter

Toyota Motor Corp. outsold all automakers for the fifth straight quarter as the yen's depreciation sharpens its edge over General Motors and Volkswagen.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 14, 2013

Profiles of Japanese living overseas; CM of the week: Astalift

It's been said that Japanese people, especially younger ones, no longer travel abroad in search of adventure. This week there are three programs that go looking for Japanese people who do just that.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2013

LDP panel binds TOEFL to degrees

The Test of English as a Foreign Language will be needed to enter public universities and graduate from them if the LDP's educational reforms are formalized.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 5, 2013

Hunt for warlord Kony suspended

Ugandan and American troops have suspended their joint hunt for war crimes suspect Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army, delivering a major setback to efforts to capture a notorious warlord accused of abducting tens of thousands of children.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 3, 2013

Kennedys have long, storied diplomatic history with Japan

Depending on which report you read, Caroline Kennedy is either definitely going to be appointed as the next U.S. ambassador to Japan or probably going to be appointed.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 22, 2013

Taste Spanish wines, listen to rakugo; share a night with art; rest in an artist-designed room

Rakugo and Spanish wine event
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.
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.
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.
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.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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?
By Kathryn Wortley

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