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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2018

Asia couldn't quit Facebook even if it wanted to

The social network is conquering e-commerce in emerging economies.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 22, 2018

America's nuclear headache: old plutonium with nowhere to go

In a sprawling plant near Amarillo, Texas, rows of workers perform by hand one of the most dangerous jobs in American industry. Contract workers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pantex facility gingerly remove the plutonium cores from retired nuclear warheads.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 21, 2018

LGBTQ voices: Embracing progress

Ahead of Tokyo Rainbow Pride week later this month, we hear from from people in the LGBTQ community about recent moves to raise awareness of sexual minorities in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2018

As acceptance grows, gay China wants rights

A ban on gay content has set off a furious backlash.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2018

Professionals from Japan and India brainstorm on future IT ties at Tokyo tech event

As the domestic market faces a shortage of information technology engineers, Japan has turned its eyes on India's abundance of IT talent to prepare for the anticipated "internet of things" society.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2018

Still reasons for optimism despite trade fears, says Panama Canal CEO

Although a war of words over tariffs has intensified between China and the United States, there is still good reason to be optimistic about prospects for global trade, the administrator and CEO of the Panama Canal Authority said in an interview with The Japan Times on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2018

Trump tweets Stormy Daniels-linked sketch is of a 'nonexistent man'

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a man portrayed in a sketch released by porn star Stormy Daniels, who she said warned her to stop discussing her claims of a sexual encounter with Trump, does not exist.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 18, 2018

'Liz and the Blue Bird': A brilliantly executed return to an anime favorite

At my high school in the U.S., it was said that while the athletes were the talk of the school, it was actually the band kids who were embroiled in the juiciest drama.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 18, 2018

Ryosuke Irie looking forward to Tokyo Olympics with renewed confidence after switching training base to U.S.

Retirement was once an option for Ryosuke Irie.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 17, 2018

With Trump golf outing, will Abe find himself in the bunker or on the green?

Yes, they will hit the links again after all. The question is, will Prime Minister Shinzo Abe find himself in the bunker or on the green when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump this week?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2018

Young Japanese turn to financial education to prepare for future of uncertain pensions

Education programs to help people make financial plans for their future are spreading as young Japanese face a bleak horizon of uncertain pension benefits.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 17, 2018

Guilt by association: Kin of Chinese activists face house arrest, harassment from 'smiling tigers'

When a team of Chinese state security agents picked up Li Wenzu and then prevented her from leaving her own home last week, she was scared but not surprised.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Apr 15, 2018

Hands-on Toyota exec passes down monozukuri spirit

Mitsuru Kawai drops by a bathhouse for factory workers at Toyota Motor's headquarters in Aichi Prefecture each day before work.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 15, 2018

As HMI expands, sights set on drawing Indian visitors

When 24 million people visited Japan in 2016, it marked the first time the number surpassed 20 million, a figure that the government had hoped to meet by 2020.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 12, 2018

Khalil Mack looking for huge contract from Raiders

Oakland Raiders pass rusher Khalil Mack was absent from the start of voluntary workouts under new head coach Jon Gruden. Money appears to be at the heart of the matter as Mack is seeking a long-term contract extension.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2018

Ex-Speaker John Boehner morphs from strong marijuana foe to pot industry adviser

The U.S. marijuana industry has a new spokesman: John Boehner.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 11, 2018

Zuckerberg deflects senators' efforts on regulating Facebook or changing how it does business

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday navigated through the first of two congressional hearings without making any further promises to support new legislation or change how the social network does business.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2018

Britain prepares for a Norwegian Brexit

May and Corbyn can accept the Norway model, but what about their followers?
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 10, 2018

Porn star's lawyer asks court to deny Trump lawyer's push for arbitration

The lawyer for Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who says she had sex with U.S. President Donald Trump, on Monday asked a federal judge to set aside a motion by Trump's lawyer to force her to use arbitration to settle a dispute over an agreement to keep quiet about the encounter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2018

Japan celebrates 30th anniversary of Seto-Ohashi Bridges

A ceremony was held Sunday to celebrate Tuesday's 30th anniversary of the Seto-Ohashi Bridges, a series of bridges connecting Kagawa and Okayama prefectures across the Seto Inland Sea.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 7, 2018

With free-range, Japan shows signs of a slow improvement

Hiragai (u5e73u98fcu3044), or free-range husbandry, where the animals can move around freely outdoors for at least part of the day, is still a somewhat foreign concept in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 7, 2018

In Japan no one wants to talk about sex education

The English 'penis' — which rhymes with 'Venice' in katakana — is the preferred technical term when discussing male genitalia in Japan, but even that seems to be taboo in broadcast situations.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2018

Fintech can address Asia's inequality

Innovations in finance technology can increase the level of access to capital and financial inclusion in Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2018

Sanctions on Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska will create global ripples

The U.S. government's decision to include Russian magnate Oleg Deripaska on its sanctions blacklist on Friday will reverberate around the world because his business empire has a global footprint and counts major multinationals as partners.
EDITORIALS
Apr 6, 2018

A fiery end to China's first space station

The fiery return of China's Tiangong-1 space station is an important reminder of the need for an international regime to deal with space debris.
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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