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Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 28, 2016

Theater festival's roots dig deep into Shizuoka

In recent years, theater fans and artists here and abroad have increasingly been wakening up to the fact that cherry blossoms aren't the only spring bounty in Japan.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2016

Lack of water worsening North Korea's already-ailing food security: U.N.

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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 27, 2016

The muzzling of Japan's media is hurting Abenomics

How can Japan's fossilized politics and business change if media shies away from asking tough questions?
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 26, 2016

Australian politics, Japan's lack of experience behind failed bid to build subs

In a stunning reversal of fortunes, Japan — the onetime front-runner in the multibillion-dollar tender to build Australia's next-generation submarine — fails in its bid to assemble the vessels.
EDITORIALS
Apr 25, 2016

Hokkaido by-election's impact

The results of the Hokkaido by-election should give both the LDP and the opposition cause for pause.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 25, 2016

Thai hard disk makers see silver lining in cloud storage, for now

After more than two years of riding high on growing demand for cloud data storage, Thailand's hard disk drive exporters are bracing for a fall from grace.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 24, 2016

Young voters' fear of 'Hell Chosun' puts South Korea's Park on back foot

Spend any time on South Korean social media sites, and you're bound to see the phrase "Hell Chosun." For Korean millennials, that refers to the hellish future that lies ahead. Such youthful disillusionment goes a long way toward explaining the electoral drubbing voters gave President Park Geun-hye's...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 24, 2016

How the World Health Organization's cancer agency confuses consumers

Thanks to scientists working under the auspices of the World Health Organization, you can be fairly sure your toothbrush won't give you cancer. Over four decades, a WHO research agency has assessed 989 substances and activities, ranging from arsenic to hair dressing. It found only one that was "probably...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 23, 2016

The changing values behind school uniforms

Japan and China depend on each other economically, but not necessarily in an equal way. Sometimes slight changes in commercial prospects in China can have a profound effect on Japan, or, at least, more of an effect that people realize.
EDITORIALS
Apr 23, 2016

Taking aim at hate speech

The ruling and opposition camps should combine their respective bills and get to work on targeting hate speech.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 22, 2016

Pachinko firm scores with iPhone-cracking digital forensics unit

The hackers at Cellebrite Mobile Synchronization Ltd., the forensics unit of a little-known Japanese pinball company, are fast becoming the go-to guys when law enforcement needs to unlock smartphones. Its group chief has plans to keep the firm on the front lines against terrorism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2016

Why Obama invests in the Saudi ally he disdains

The United States and Saudi Arabia today share a common enemy in the terrorists whom the Saudis once allowed to fester.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 22, 2016

A monthly subscription to the craft of specialty coffee

Finding good coffee roasters in Tokyo wasn't always easy. Though there's no shortage of chain cafes and canned coffee, roasters that focus on quality beans seemed few and far between.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2016

'Vagina artist' Rokudenashiko to marry British rock musician Mike Scott

Megumi Igarashi, who calls herself Rokudenashiko (good-for-nothing girl), announced Tuesday online that she will wed vocalist and guitarist Mike Scott of The Waterboys, a British folk rock outfit.
EDITORIALS
Apr 21, 2016

Time for Amari to talk

Former economy minister Akira Amari should follow through on his pledge to account for the millions of yen that he and his aides received from a construction company.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Apr 21, 2016

Mitsubishi scandal could push firm to brink again, requiring rescue by group

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s disclosure that it manipulated fuel economy tests risks putting it in the position of needing help from group companies to stay in business.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2016

Canberra all but rules out Japan sub bid: report

Canberra has all but eliminated the much-hyped Japanese bid to build the country's 50 billion Australian dollar fleet of new submarines, a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corp. said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 20, 2016

Quakes seen to all but rule out possibility of double election for Abe

Aftershocks from the deadly twin earthquakes that rocked the Kyushu region have sent shock waves all the way to Tokyo's Nagata-cho, the political heart of Japan.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2016

Red Sea island sale underlines Egypt's weakness

Egypt's facade of regional greatness came crashing down when it relinquished two islands to Saudi Arabia in exchange for aid.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 19, 2016

Hedge fund analyst foresees ¥75 per dollar in 40-year climb

The yen is on a 40-year technically driven climb and that means the Bank of Japan needs to push ahead with radical stimulus next week to avoid this year's surge accelerating, according to Tokyo-based hedge fund GCI Asset Management.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / EXPLAINER
Apr 18, 2016

Child welfare centers overworked but efforts afoot to ease the strain

Whenever a fatal child abuse case makes headlines, child consultation centers often come under fire for failing to take steps to prevent the death.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 17, 2016

Scottish National Party head says Scotland should hold new referendum if forced out of EU

Scotland should have the right to hold a new referendum on independence if the country is taken out of the European Union "against our will," Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), said Sunday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 14, 2016

Digging for gold on Record Store Day

No longer the territory of purists and DJs alone, records have once again started to be recognized as a perfectly legitimate medium through which to collect and consume music.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2016

In Iowa corn fields, Chinese national's seed theft exposes vulnerability

Tim Burrack, a northern Iowa farmer in his 44th growing season, has taken to keeping a wary eye out for unfamiliar vehicles around his 300 acres of genetically modified corn seeds.
EDITORIALS
Apr 13, 2016

A case for recording all interrogations

To eliminate the chance of wrongful convictions based on false confessions, interrogations for all crimes should be recorded in their entirety.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2016

Philippines, Vietnam to explore joint patrols in South China Sea: officials

Defense officials from the Philippines and Vietnam were to meet this week to explore possible joint exercises and navy patrols, military sources said, shoring up a new alliance between states locked in maritime rows with China.
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.
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
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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.”
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.

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

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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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