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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 20, 2022
‘The Ring’ at 20: Millennial horror that’s still infecting movies today
The film that kicked off the West's J-horror fascination was made in the shadow of 9/11. Its influence can be seen in “Smile,” “It Follows” and more.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2022
COVID-linked demand for refunded tuition rejected in Japan
The plaintiff stated that online courses continued through his first year and that he was unable to use libraries and other university facilities during the period.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 19, 2022
Maskless tourists in Japan trigger a debate over ‘face underwear’
Should Japan look to the world for advice on COVID-19 protocols, or the other way around? Both visitors and residents have something to learn from one another.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2022
With weak yen, Japan aims to earn $34 billion from tourists next fiscal year
Japan must balance between spending its way out of the COVID-induced doldrums while reining in the industrial world's heaviest public debt.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2022
Kishida may request court to strip Unification Church of 'religious corporation' status
Depending on the outcome of the investigation and judgment by a court, the Unification Church could lose its status as a religious corporation and be deprived of tax benefits.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2022
Ex-Tokyo Olympic exec faces fourth charge in growing bribery scandal
Haruyuki Takahashi, who has been at the center of a growing corruption scandal, is believed to have received a total of u00a58 million in cash from stuffed toymaker Sun Arrow.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 18, 2022
Film explores innocent man's decadeslong imprisonment in Japan
Shoji Sakurai, 75, endured 29 years of imprisonment, starting with his arrest in 1967 before his eventual release.
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JAPAN / History
Oct 18, 2022
Letters of fallen Japanese World War II soldiers found in U.S.
Howard Royal, 43, a veteran of the Iraq War, said the letters were discovered by his father 'all together in a leather satchel' about a year ago in his grandfather's attic in North Carolina.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Oct 18, 2022
Kamikaze drones in Ukraine conjure memories of Japan's own bombers
When Japan's military came calling, it was educated and sometimes bookish soldiers who were among those who volunteered for a desperate kamikaze mission.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2022
Bones found near Universal Studios Japan from man who died two years ago, police say
An autopsy found that the unidentified man was around 158 centimeters tall and between the ages of 60 and 79.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2022
BOJ may lift fiscal 2022 inflation outlook on weak yen and expensive commodities
When the BOJ holds its regular two-day policy meeting next week, it will likely forecast core consumer inflation to rise above 2.5% in fiscal 2022, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2022
Organized crime-linked group of 100 brawl at Tokyo skyscraper restaurant
Those involved in the commotion appeared to be members of Chinese Dragon, a gang comprised primarily of descendants of Japanese orphans left behind in China at the end of World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2022
Kishida instructs minister to launch probe into Unification Church
The move — the first time the government will exercise its questioning right under law — could open the door to a court order for the Unification Church's dissolution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2022
Japan police warn of cyberattacks by North Korea's infamous Lazarus hackers
The North Korean hacker group known is believed to have been involved in the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 16, 2022
BOJ's Kuroda pledges to maintain easing policy, even as yen hits 32-year low
BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda reinforced his message on policy after a turbulent week for the currency, with his earlier comments on holding at ultralow interest rates helping weaken it further.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 16, 2022
Corporate bankruptcies in Japan rise for first time in three years
Bankruptcies rose 6.9% in the April-September period from a year earlier to 3,141 as firms struggled with repaying government COVID-19 aid.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 16, 2022
Specialty dashi shop opens in Brooklyn
New Yorkers on the constant search of the right Japanese soup stock are in luck.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2022
Possible human skeleton found outside Universal Studios in Osaka
Police will carry out analysis next week to find out about the gender and age of the body.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 15, 2022
Japan set to drop archaic paternity rule for divorced women
The bill will also end a ban on pregnant women remarrying within 100 days of divorce, ostensibly imposed to avoid disputes over paternity.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2022
Osaka High Court declares July Upper House poll unconstitutional
The court rejected the plaintiffs' demand that the result of the election, in which the maximum vote-value gap stood at 3.03 times, be nullified.
Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho's defeat
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
Japan soccer player Sano arrested for alleged sexual assault
Professional soccer player Kaishu Sano has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in her 30s at a Tokyo hotel.
Taro Kono says central bank needs to raise rates to lift yen
Taro Kono, Japan's digital transformation minister, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'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.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
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.

Podcast

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Longform

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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