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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 17, 2015
The ripple effect of Tawaraya Sotatsu's waves
'The most important Japanese artist you've never heard of." That is how James Ulak, senior curator of Japanese art at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, describes Tawaraya Sotatsu, the focus of the gallery's current magnificent exhibition. The show presents the first in-depth examination of...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 8, 2015
Voting proceeds smoothly in Myanmar's first free election for 25 years
Voting unfolded smoothly in Myanmar on Sunday with no reports of violence to puncture a mood of jubilation marking the Southeast Asian nation's first free nationwide election in 25 years, its biggest stride yet in a journey from dictatorship to democracy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 5, 2015
Plan offers an exciting holiday stay; Latvian chef serves global creations; enjoying a tasty Thanksgiving meal
Plan offers an exciting holiday stay
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2015
Japan wants U.S. advice on procuring defense equipment
Japan's new agency for defense equipment procurement is tasked with utilizing advanced civilian technology for public purposes and needs to learn from the United States how to make procurement less costly and more efficient, its chief said.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2015
Japan business lobbies send joint delegation to Beijing to beef up ties
A joint Japanese business delegation, including the country's largest business lobby, arrived in Beijing on Sunday to hold talks with senior Chinese government officials and company executives to strengthen bilateral economic ties.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 29, 2015
Resort offers escape from city stress; celebrating the taste of 'Tapa-tizers'; combining pampering and fine food
Resort offers escape from city stress
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2015
Crown Prince Naruhito to attend U.N. water and disaster meetings in November
Crown Prince Naruhito plans to attend meetings at the United Nations on water disasters and sanitation next month in New York, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 23, 2015
I Am Robot And Proud thinks of a sound calculation
Shaw-Han Liem brings new meaning to the term "math rock."
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 22, 2015
A relaxing hotel experience for women; fair celebrates food from Down Under
A relaxing hotel experience for women
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Oct 21, 2015
The foreign element at the Kyoto International Film and Art Festival
While covering the recently ended second edition of the Kyoto International Film and Art Festival, I again realized that being a non-native isn't always such a bad deal in a country that prides itself on its omotenashi (hospitality) to outsiders.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Oct 17, 2015
Kyoto forum's leaders warm up to renewables
Each autumn, the world's most influential scientists, engineers, business leaders and science policy experts gather in Kyoto for the Science and Technology in Society Forum. The STS Forum is the brainchild of Koji Omi, a former finance minister and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry bureaucrat and...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 15, 2015
Enjoying the fresh flavors of Hokkaido; sampling the best in Peruvian cuisine; sipping sweet tea with honey tea sets
Enjoying the fresh flavors of Hokkaido
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2015
Nakatani to visit South Korea next week, sign of warming ties
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani is likely to visit South Korea next week to attend an international aerospace and defense exhibition, a South Korean Defense Ministry official said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2015
Technology key to clinching overseas projects, new infrastructure minister says
Japan should keep promoting its high technological standards when pushing for infrastructure projects overseas, despite a recent loss to China on bidding for Indonesia's first high-speed railway, the new land, infrastructure, transport and tourism minister said Friday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 8, 2015
Taking in the city sights in lavish style; frightfully good Halloween 'boo-fet'; tea sets celebrate harvest season
Taking in the city sights in lavish style
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 2, 2015
First iPS cell transplant patient makes progress one year on
A woman in her 70s being treated for an eye disease is making good progress a year after she underwent the world's first transplant using iPS-derived cells, a team of researchers said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2015
Nature museum's exhibition for preschoolers proves popular
The National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo has drawn more than 20,000 visitors to a new scientific exhibition aimed at preschoolers since it opened mid-July.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 24, 2015
Enjoying the tastes and colors of fall; celebration of Chinese cuisine; spooktacular Halloween goodies
Enjoying the tastes and colors of fall
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 24, 2015
Dramatist Robert Lepage's 'Needles and Opium' gets a shot of modernity
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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 17, 2015
Experiencing autumnal delights; festival offers global cuisine, wine; fine food presented on fine porcelain
Experiencing autumnal delights
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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