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JAPANESE

JAPAN / History
Feb 17, 2016
Smithsonian internment exhibition to warn against racial profiling
Curators of an upcoming Smithsonian museum exhibition on the wartime internment of Japanese-Americans have put out a call for families to contribute artifacts for display. The National Museum of American History in Washington wants items that reveal everyday life inside the camps.
EDITORIALS
Feb 16, 2016
Japan's fragile economy
The latest GDP data underlines the frail state of the economy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 16, 2016
How BOJ can boost growth
It's time for less talk and more action on radical policies as weak growth and deflation stalk the economy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 16, 2016
Takashi Murakami collects more than just his thoughts
"Takashi Murakami's Superflat Collection" is an exhibition of other people's work, amassed as the result of one man's phenomenally successful artistic career. It's evidence that Murakami must have done something right, or wrong, depending on your view of culture. He's sometimes portrayed as a kind of...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 16, 2016
'Zakka: Goods and Things'
Feb. 26-June 5
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 16, 2016
'Face 2016: Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Art Award Exhibiton'
Feb. 20-March 27
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 16, 2016
'Kazari: Decoration in Faith and Festival'
March 1-May 15
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 16, 2016
Japanese household spending falls 2.7%
Monthly household spending in 2015 fell 2.7 percent in price-adjusted real terms to ¥247,126, the government said Tuesday. It was the second straight year of decline.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2016
Former welfare official gets suspended sentence in My Number bribery case
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday handed down a suspended sentence to a former welfare ministry official for taking bribes in connection with the My Number social security and tax number system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2016
Hedge fund says Abenomics-fueled era of easy gains is over
Stats Investment Management Co., whose hedge fund posted a positive return in each of the past 10 years, said the era of easy gains in the Japanese stock market fueled by Abenomics is over.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Feb 13, 2016
Winning looks: Sacai, Mr. Gentlemen and AllSaints
Sacai wins Mainichi Fashion Grand Prix
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 12, 2016
Japanese musician who frequented Caribbean Carnival found strangled in Trinidad
A Japanese woman who regularly visited Trinidad for Carnival and played in a steel band has been found strangled, the coroner's office said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 9, 2016
Sharp embodies Japan's zombie problem
The electronics giant reflects an insular and uncompetitive corporate culture that drags on growth.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 9, 2016
Drawing on film to highlight hyperreality
"Following the other, one replaces him, exchanges lives, passions, wills, transforms oneself in the other's stead. It is perhaps the only way man can finally fulfill himself. An ironic way, but all the more certain."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 9, 2016
'Pleasure in the History of Fashion: From the Akira Ishiyama Collection'
Feb. 13-April 10
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 8, 2016
The wrong way out for Japan
Neither negative interest rates nor further expansion of the BOJ's already huge program of quantitative easing will be sufficient to offset the strong deflationary forces that Japan now faces.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 7, 2016
Corporate Japan needs to do more than apologize
To stop the endless incidents of fraud and corruption, Japan should improve corporate governance, increase press freedom and reduce reliance on dynasties for leadership.
EDITORIALS
Feb 5, 2016
Widening asbestos compensation
The government should work out a scheme to provide relief to construction workers who suffered health damage from asbestos, which was widely used during Japan's construction boom.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 2, 2016
Japan's picture ID before World War II
Last year, the number of tourists coming into Japan outnumbered those going out for the first time in 45 years. In absolute terms, it may be the first time that tourism has properly taken off for this country, despite numerous attempts by various ministries and semi-official agencies over the years to...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 2, 2016
'Katsukawa Shunsho: Master of Hokusai'
Feb. 2-March 27
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

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