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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2015

Still reeling from museum massacre, beach carnage looks to doom Tunisia tourism

Tunisian shopkeeper Aghmi Bubaker doesn't need to be told that he is experiencing the worst threat yet to his 40-year career in tourism — the bullet hole in his battered green Mercedes Benz is a daily reminder.
EDITORIALS
Jun 30, 2015

Abe's ill-conceived university policy

The government should remember that the primary purpose of unversities is to provide students with a well-rounded education that helps them became more insightful citizens.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jun 29, 2015

Japan's colonial rule of Korea was 'moderate'

Japan's colonial policies in Korea were moderate in comparison with the way some European countries treated their colonies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2015

Slowboat to China: No quick fix for luxury yacht firm Ferretti

When Chinese industrial conglomerate Weichai Group snapped up cash-strapped Italian luxury yacht builder Ferretti in 2012, the deal looked like a match made in heaven.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2015

U.S. rights report slams Japan on child abuse, prison conditions, asylum system

The U.S. State Department's annual human rights report highlights serious problems in the way Japan deals with refugees and notes that domestic abuse and sexual harassment remain rife.
CULTURE / Film
Jun 24, 2015

'Through a Lens Darkly' documents the immense power that images have in the African-American community

After the shooting of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Missouri, in August 2014, news media briefly circulated a photo of the 18-year-old flashing a "gang sign," transforming him into a menace to society. Twitter users, many of them also young, black males, responded by posting side-by-side photos...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 22, 2015

Let's discuss Japanese sake in the news

To differentiate it from foreign-brewed fare, the National Tax Agency is considering defining 'Japanese sake' as a home-brewed alcoholic drink made from Japanese-grown rice.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 19, 2015

Gender equality goal for 2020 elusive: white paper

The government's goal of having women in 30 percent of all leadership positions in Japan by 2020 is looking unrealistic, the 2015 gender equality white paper says.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 19, 2015

8,500-year-old 'Kennewick Man' skeleton was likely Native American, not Ainu, DNA findings indicate

The much-anticipated results of a study of DNA taken from the hand bone of the so-called Kennewick Man, a 8,500-year-old skeleton discovered in Washington state in 1996, suggest the man was most closely related to Native American populations, a team of international researchers said on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 18, 2015

Inbound tourism boom

The goal of having 20 million people visit Japan annually by 2020 appears to be within reach thanks to a tourism boom.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 18, 2015

White has Guam on move in 2018 qualifying

For a man who grew up on a council estate in Southampton, England, Gary White has come a long, long way.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 17, 2015

Indians in Japan — a love story beset with challenges

While the recent increase in the number of Indian residents in Japan might appear substantial, it is small compared to the influx seen in some other countries. So why the big difference?
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2015

Toy industry rides video game megahit 'Yokai Watch' to record sales

Thanks to items related to megahit video game "Yokai Watch," the domestic toy market saw the best sales in a decade in fiscal 2014, the Japan Toy Association said Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 16, 2015

Focusing on safe cycling

The revised Road Traffic Law should serve as a reminder to cyclists that they must follow traffic rules and ride safely.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 14, 2015

Bolt searches for answers after sluggish 200-meter win

Usain Bolt thought he was primed to run a strong 200 meters at the Adidas Grand Prix on Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 13, 2015

Pipe dreams of a 'grand bargain' in East Asia

As the 50th anniversary of the normalization of ties between Japan and South Korea approaches, it seems there is little to celebrate.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 12, 2015

Media should stop legitimizing Abe's Article 9 'reinterpretation'

The media should stop giving the Abe administration's 'reinterpretation' of Article 9 a legitimacy and validity that it does not enjoy under Japan's constitutional system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2015

Record industry warily embraces Apple Music

A decade ago, Apple Inc. helped revitalize a music industry hit hard by online piracy with its iTunes Store. Now, amid a steady slump in digital downloads, the industry is hopeful that the tech giant's new streaming service will give record companies another desperately needed boost.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 10, 2015

Foreign same-sex couples here enjoy rights that Japanese don't

Gay and lesbian non-Japanese couples married abroad can register as spouses with authorities here, but Immigration has mixed messages for foreigners married to Japanese same-sex partners.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jun 8, 2015

Sarfate continues to pitch at high level for Softbank

Dennis Sarfate doesn't seem to be very complicated. Sarfate wears his heart on his sleeve and says what he feels. He works hard, he plays hard, he throws hard. The way he pitched during his first three NPB seasons was similarly without complexity; he threw a really good fastball and got really good results....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 7, 2015

Old Lacy Bed and a legacy left by Vivian Girls

"Share the Joy," the 2011 album by Brooklyn trio Vivian Girls, starts off with the distinctive rumble of a drone strike in progress before suddenly veering into a lollygagging eighth-note groove for beginner musicians.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2015

A look at some of the hacking accusations against China

AP — U.S. accusations of hacking by China and Beijing's denial of such activity have strained U.S.-Chinese relations.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2015

Ministry announces new junior high school English exam

To fix Japan's English-learning failures, the education ministry will create a new test based on a European index and urge prefectures to compete against one another.
EDITORIALS
Jun 5, 2015

Job numbers up, but not quality

Current employment statistics may look good, but they belie a drop in the quality and earning power of available jobs.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2015

Mass death sentences now a part of life in Egypt

With its mass death sentences, Egypt's military regime is joining the ranks of Adolf Hitler's Nazis and Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 3, 2015

Coach Geary leaves Jets, joins Diamond Dolphins

Reggie Geary is done as head coach of the Chiba Jets, the NBL Eastern Conference club announced Wednesday.
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
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.

Podcast

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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