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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 25, 2015

The temporal shift of Ainokura village

The tour conductor waved her flag furiously as she directed the bus driver into the last remaining slot in the parking lot that serves the village of Shirakawa-go.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 21, 2015

To defeat sexism, men need to take a stand against other men

When it comes to dealing with highly sexist males, just one other man's voice has more sway those of hundreds of victims and countless public awareness campaigns.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2015

Singapore's iron patriarch

Lee Kuan Yew cut his teeth on politics, but his ruthlessness in ensuring the dominance of his People's Action Party removed political contenders who might one day take over. It's the age-old problem when a great philosopher-king departs.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 31, 2015

Kurihara enthused by showing at veteran combine

Takashi Kurihara's ultimate dream of playing in the National Football League isn't over yet.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 23, 2015

U.S. Marines official dismissed over Okinawa protest video leak

The Pentagon has reportedly dismissed a senior U.S. Marine Corps official in Okinawa following the leak of on-base surveillance video to a Japanese neo-nationalist group.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 21, 2015

Ghostly Japanese shipwrecks at the bottom of Chuuk Lagoon

When most people think of scuba diving, they usually envision colorful coral reefs, turtles and countless schools of fish. At Chuuk Lagoon in the Federated States of Micronesia, however, the star attraction is not the abundance of life that exists beneath the waves, but rather the "ghost fleet" of Imperial...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 8, 2015

Labor of love left to wither and die in Fukushima

Forced to abandon his life's work, the 72-year-old creator of a renowned rose garden in Fukushima wants Tepco to compensate him and allow him to start over.
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
Mar 2, 2015

『シンプルな英語で話す日本史』『シンプルな英語で話すアメリカ史』同時発売

WORLD
Mar 1, 2015

U.S. wants to deport more than 150 Bosnians over war crimes: report

U.S. officials have identified about 300 Bosnian immigrants who they believe concealed their involvement in wartime atrocities including the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, and are trying to deport at least 150 of them, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
CULTURE / Music / JAZZ NOTES
Feb 17, 2015

In praise of Michiyo Yagi: Keeping the koto contemporary

Koto player Michiyo Yagi is a national treasure like no other. Why she isn't the most famous musician in all of Japan blows my feeble mind.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Feb 16, 2015

Readers split over issue of U.S. military presence in Okinawa

Some emails and online comments in response to the claim by a U.S. military official that Okinawan protesters have faked their injuries.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 14, 2015

Love thy neighbor? Chinese nationals who call Japan home

Like tempestuous lovers, China and Japan have sparred for centuries but have remained interdependent in each other's economy, politics, culture, language and arts.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Feb 12, 2015

Tyson-Douglas anniversary brings back mixed emotions

For MAS, it was the best — and worst — of times.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 9, 2015

Injuries to Okinawa anti-base protesters 'laughable,' says U.S. military spokesman

In an email, a top marine official likens protesters hurt in demonstrations to diving soccer players.
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
Feb 2, 2015

『英語で日本文化の本 The Japan Culture Book』発売

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役：堤丈晴）は、伝統文化から現代の日本の流行まで、多様な日本について英語で語るための語学カルチャー本『英語で日本文化の本 The Japan Culture Book』を発売しました。...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 18, 2015

Fukuoka triumphs in first game under new coach Joe Bryant

In a game that went down to the wire, Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, the Rizing Fukuoka's new head coach, was able to instill confidence in his players on Saturday night.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 10, 2015

Charges against Petraeus eyed after lover allegedly received classified data

The FBI and Justice Department prosecutors have recommended bringing criminal charges against former CIA chief David Petraeus for improperly providing classified information to a female U.S. Army Reserve officer with whom he was having an affair, the New York Times reported Friday.
BASKETBALL
Jan 4, 2015

Broncos finally claim first win of season

The Saitama Broncos finally found a way to chalk up a victory on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jan 3, 2015

Debate over WW1 role; 21 Nazis snatched off Yokohama; new Red China policy adopted; Nagasaki mayor shot

100 YEARS AGOTuesday, Jan. 26, 1915
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jan 1, 2015

Readers' letters: Roppongi, Ferguson, 'Massan,' Julien Blanc and more

Some emails received in response to Community articles at the tail end of 2014.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 30, 2014

Ex-Apache coach Bryant hired to lead struggling Fukuoka

Joe Bryant, the now-defunct Tokyo Apache's original head coach, will take over as the Rizing Fukuoka's next bench boss, the bj-league club announced on Monday evening.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2014

Business Book of the Year is timely but way off target

The economics in Thomas Piketty's 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century,' chosen the Business Book of the Year by the Financial Times, leaves a lot to be desired. But its timing was fantastic.
BASKETBALL
Dec 28, 2014

High-scoring Nara hammers Tokyo

The Bambitious Nara staged an offensive clinic against the struggling Tokyo Cinq Reves on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 22, 2014

Jeers, apologies and silence: Japan's 2014 in quotes

First of all, we're sorry. Everybody is sorry. This was the year that everyone apologized and everyone was sorry about something. The Asahi Shimbun was sorry so many times (even when maybe they shouldn't have been) that we're omitting them from the list. There's not enough space.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 19, 2014

Aomori relying on strong nucleus in second season

The Aomori Wat's are positioning themselves for another postseason appearance, building on the experience the Tohoku-based team gained in its inaugural season.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 18, 2014

Navigating Japan with a family at New Year's

Let's be honest. We're adults. New Year's in Japan can be a bit hectic. And then static. It's one of the longest, if not the longest, holiday periods in the year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 10, 2014

Get festive with a legend at Matsuyama's 'Nutcracker'

Christmas in the ballet world means "The Nutcracker," and fans in Japan can take their pick from numerous productions of this mistle-toed magic originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov and premiered at the Marinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg on Dec. 18, 1892, with music by Pyotr Ilyich...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 9, 2014

High-level disorganization still hobbles Japan

Although many Westerners think of Japan as a highly unified, hierarchical nation, it often more closely resembles a squabbling confederation of loosely affiliated gangs.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2014

'Game of drones' draws us toward apocalypse

Drone technology is relatively simple and cheap to acquire — which is why more than 70 countries, plus nonstate actors like Hezbollah, have combat drones. And that should worry Americans.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 5, 2014

Lewis brings storied career back to track as coach

It's too early to know if Carl Lewis will one day be considered a legendary track coach.
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?
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