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JAPAN XV

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Dec 4, 2014
#pulsepresents: gift idea grab bag
Gifts ideas for all stripes of Japanophiles.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 3, 2014
JBA chief Maruo says its 25 board members will ‘eventually’ step down
The chaotic situation surrounding Japan basketball seems to only continue to get worse.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 3, 2014
Magician Abe's Bear
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 3, 2014
Abe shouldn't make his mentor's mistakes
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should keep in mind why voters backed him to begin with: his apparent decisiveness and determination to challenge old ways of doing things.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2014
Immigrant detention centers under scrutiny in Japan after fourth death
Authorities are investigating the death of a Sri Lankan man at an immigration detention center in Tokyo, the fourth such case in just over a year, amid criticism the facilities are overcrowded and understaffed.
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Dec 2, 2014
J-blip: cat montage
Give your pets a bit more personality with this simple trick.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2014
Japan gains traction as builder of new Australia subs
Australia will not hold an open tender to replace its aging Collins-class submarines, government officials say, a decision that bolsters Japan's position as the likely builder of the new multibillion-dollar fleet.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 2, 2014
HIV may evolve to cause AIDS less frequently
HIV may be evolving to become less aggressive, suggesting that one day it may infect humans without causing AIDS.
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2014
Dairies seen losing cost battle as Abe weakens yen
apan's dairies and cake lovers just can't seem to catch a break.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Nov 29, 2014
Abe's Mandate Robe
‘Very strong’ Typhoon Ampil set to approach eastern Japan on Friday
A satellite image shows Typhoon Ampil south of Japan on Thursday afternoon.
Typhoon Ampil lashes eastern Japan with heavy rain and wind
Waves crash ashore amid Typhoon Ampil on Tokyo's Hachijojima Island on Friday. The dangerous storm is brushing by the Kanto region but will not make landfall.
Japan lifts megaquake alert after no major seismic activity detected
An electronic signboard at Tokyo Station displays information about a megaquake alert last Saturday. The government lifted the alert on Thursday but urged continued vigilance.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Thaksin’s 37-year-old daughter becomes new Thai premier
Pheu Thai party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra greets members of the media at local news outlet Voice TV in Bangkok on Friday.
Dreading the Big One? How to manage pre-disaster anxiety.
Earthquakes are a fact of life in Japan, but there are strategies to keep yourself from spiraling into stress and despair over future catastrophes.
New tales in translation to give you chills and thrills this summer
For centuries, Japanese people have been scaring themselves with horror stories as a way of cooling down during the stifling summer months.
Women's sumo takes big step forward with first high school championships
Yuzuki Komiya (left) competes in the first national high school sumo tournament for girls in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Saturday.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.

Podcast

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

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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