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EDITORIALS
Jan 24, 2014

Limits of secrecy oversight panel

An expert council for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may be able to serve as a minor check against the arbitrary application of the new state secrets law, but the the defects of the law will remain.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 20, 2014

Snowden a 'thief who may have had Russian aid,' U.S. lawmaker claims

Edward Snowden, the fugitive former contractor who leaked classified National Security Agency documents, "was a thief" who had possible Russian assistance and has "incredibly harmed" the U.S. military, the House Intelligence Committee chairman said.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 10, 2014

Give Snowden the Nobel Peace Prize

Since the Nobel Peace Prize committee has shown a consistent bias in choosing people who feed self-righteous Western prejudices, it would have a chance to distinguish itself by going the other way if it gave the next peace award to Edward Snowden.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2014

Preparing for the age of disruption

By 2020, the quantity of stored data could be 50 times greater than it was in 2010. Many pundits regard this massive explosion of data as the new oil, even a new asset class.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Jan 1, 2014

Blending old and new for New Year's

Thanks to the calendar this year, many people can have a long holiday, so many will be heading out of Tokyo on vacation. But if you're staying in the capital, there will be enough events at the beginning of the year to get you out of the house, and to help you taste the traditional and unique aspects...
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 26, 2013

Snowden says spying worse than Orwellian

NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden invokes George Orwell and warns of the dangers of unchecked government surveillance in a televised Christmas message.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2013

Politically bankrupt China dare not tolerate a free press

The practice of journalism in China, a country where 30 practitioners are in prison, has never been easy. During 2013, it has become a great deal harder.
LIFE / Travel
Dec 24, 2013

VA futsal tournament; Surprise KLM gifts; Jetstar nonstop to Melbourne

VA futsal tournament Virgin Atlantic Airways has announced that it will again co-host the All England Cup Futsal Tournament with international banking group Standard Chartered Bank in March.
EDITORIALS
Dec 20, 2013

Cyber-attack probe inconclusive

The Metropolitan Police Department has given up on its investigation of a 2010 cyber-attack against Japan's biggest defense contractor, unable to confirm the source of the attack.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 20, 2013

Target security breach exposed up to 40 million credit, debit cards

Hackers gained access to as many as 40 million credit and debit cards used by customers of Target during the height of the holiday shopping season, the company reported Thursday, in one of the biggest data breaches in history.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2013

Sanrio said to violate children's privacy

Iron Man, Captain America and Spider-Man greet visitors to Disney's MarvelKids.com website, but parents may be surprised to learn that these superheroes may also open the door to tools that track their children's activities across the Web, according to federal complaints to be filed Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2013

The rights of those detailed in cyber-perpetuity

There is the need to ensure that, in a world where many, if not all, of the important details of our lives exist in cyber-perpetuity, people reclaim some level of control over their online selves.
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
Dec 13, 2013

'Cooks4Cooks' fundraising event in Kyoto

The fundraising event "Cooks4Cooks" for people in West Bengal will take place from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Tadg's Irish Restaurant & Bar in Kyoto.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2013

U.S. health-insurance enrollments rise as website improves

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday that the ailing health insurance website was improving thanks to "relentless" efforts to work out the bugs, and she cited an uptick in enrollment as evidence that the program is back on track after a false start.
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Dec 10, 2013

Korean Air rail discounts; Cathay's extra miles; Air France kids treats

Korean Air rail discounts
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2013

Nuke 'black box' needed: investigator

The global nuclear power industry needs to share cross-border information to prevent accidents, replicating the transparency of international air traffic control, according to the head of an investigation into the disaster at Fukushima No. 1.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2013

Protesters voice alarm over state secrets bill

More than 1,200 protesters gathered outside the Diet building Thursday in a last-ditch effort to thwart the controversial state secrets bill, which the Diet is expected to pass Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 3, 2013

FSA ends insider probe; Nomura targets tipsters

Nomura Holdings Inc. said employees who leaked insider information on client transactions three years ago will be punished as the regulator signals an end to a crackdown that roiled the nation's largest brokerage last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2013

ANA, JAL, Peach now disregard China ADIZ

ANA Holdings Inc. and Japan Airlines Co., the nation's largest carriers, flew through China's newly declared air defense identification zone without notifying the country after Japan asked airlines to stop giving flight information to China.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 14, 2013

Amenities for Muslim guests; 'Sparkling' menus by Tokyo Bay; Advance orders for Christmas cakes

Amenities for Muslim guests
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2013

Good, bad and ugly hacking

The trial of eight journalists and others accused of hacking private phones has begun in London. It is likely to last some six months and cost millions of pounds in fees to lawyers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2013

Washington state to vote on mandatory GM labels

Flip on a television anywhere across Washington state and within minutes the barrage of advertisements makes clear that the latest fight over whether to require companies to label foods containing genetically modified ingredients has turned expensive and polarizing — not to mention perplexing for many...
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2013

Secret documents reveal how close USSR came to launching nukes in '83

Chilling new evidence that Britain and America came close to provoking the Soviet Union into launching a nuclear attack has emerged in former classified documents written at the height of the Cold War.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2013

U.S. health care website to be fixed by end of November: White House

The White House announced Friday it was putting a private firm in charge of fixing its faulty health insurance website and set the end of November as a target date for working out all the bugs, the first indication of how long repairs may take.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 20, 2013

U.S. Navy rocked by bribery scandal

The U.S. Navy is rocked by a bribery scandal reaching high into the officer corps over prostitutes, cash and other kickbacks in return for insider information.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2013

Nobel Prize shows wisdom, madness of crowds

Financial markets provide a useful reminder of just how humble economists should be about their understanding of the world.
30 minutes with Yuzuru Hanyu
Yuzuru Hanyu smiles during an interview in his hometown of Sendai in between performances of his latest tour, Ice Story.
Eight students recovering after hammer attack at university in Tokyo
Police investigate the scene after eight people were injured by a hammer-wielding woman on Hosei University's Tama campus in Tokyo on Friday afternoon.
Japan may provide support to boost rollout of smartphone-based health cards
A clinic in Urawa, Saitama Prefecture, in May 2020
NATO won't back Trump's new defense spending target but will raise its sights
U.S. Army soldiers with the NATO multinational battle group on the territory of Bulgaria stand in formation with a U.S. flag and an armored vehicle during a visit by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the Novo Selo military ground near Mokren, Bulgaria, on Dec. 19.
Isekai anime offers a key to understanding globalization
“The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic” centers on three teenage protagonists who are transported into a fantasy world where they must grapple with a foreign culture.
Can an international makeover help Tokyo salons meet foreign demand?
Otono Kuboki, a Japanese Canadian hair stylist for salon chain Sozo, is a key figure in the company's mission to elevate the viability of Japan's hairdressing industry to foreign residents.
Isekai anime offers a key to understanding globalization
“The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic” centers on three teenage protagonists who are transported into a fantasy world where they must grapple with a foreign culture.
Japanese space startup readies for second lunar lander launch
Ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada with the countdown clock for the launch of the startup's lunar lander, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Thursday
Emanuel leaves reform legacy amid historic shifts in U.S.-Japan alliance
Rahm Emanuel professes that the biggest thing he has brought to the U.S.-Japan relationship might be a fresh injection of vitality.
‘Unbound’ breaks NHK period drama tradition with a hero of the common folk
NHK’s latest taiga period drama, “Unbound,” centers on Tsutaya Juzaburo (Ryusei Yokohama), a commoner who becomes a successful bookseller and publisher.

Podcast

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

Longform

It's back to the classroom for some residents as municipal governments across the country conduct lessons to learn how to use new technologies.
Can aging Japan go digital without leaving anyone behind?
By Tomoko Otake

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