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JAPAN
Jul 26, 2014
WWII 'pumpkin bomb' victims remembered in Osaka ceremony
A memorial ceremony was held Saturday in Osaka to honor victims of the "pumpkin bombs" that were dropped on cities in preparation for the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, which hastened the end of World War II.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jun 13, 2014
Forget Cool Japan — cute is this summer's hot global export
Summer is always high season for fans of Japanese pop culture. School's out, weather's amenable and festivals, conventions and expos shift into top gear in Japan and across the globe.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jun 12, 2014
The world could be your oyster in Aichi
In Peru, the largest Incan festival, Inti Raymi (Festival of Sun), takes place on June 25 in honor of Inti, the sun god. In Japan, those in Aichi Prefecture on June 14 and 15 can celebrate, too, by enjoying performances by the Andean folk trio Ekekos, who will honor Inti by playing traditional panflutes...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2014
Japan now home to world's oldest man and woman
The world's oldest man died at the age of 111 in New York on Sunday, leaving a Japanese man, also aged 111, as the world's oldest.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2014
Are disasters inherent risks?
Clearly current measures worldwide to cope with disasters and threats to human life are considered inadequate, yet some people in Britain think that overbearing health and safety regulations are curbing the spirt of adventure in the young.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 24, 2014
The amazing thing about a modern Spider-Man
Too often, superheroes are clueless about what women want. Sure, they can catch the villains and save the world, but when it comes to relationships, they stink.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2014
The India democracy show
Indians are just days away from the start of the greatest democratic show on earth, as 814.5 million of them prepare to cast ballots at 930,000 polling stations between April 7 and May 12.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 27, 2014
Man With A Mission and Buzz The Bears keep punk's spirit alive at Punkspring
It's not every day you get to exchange thoughts on punk rock with a talking wolf.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 27, 2014
Finding Japan's hidden punk scenes in their natural environments
Finding music in Japan can be a nightmare, and the live-music scene in particular is notoriously difficult to penetrate. Tucked away in the basements and upper floors of anonymous buildings, often in seedy parts of town, where the neighbors will be less likely to raise complaints against noise and loitering,...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jan 25, 2014
Baye McNeil: 'Always endeavor to do ... what you love to do'
Do what you have to do if you truly have to do it, of course, but always endeavor to be yourself and do what you love to do. That way, you'll come to the realization sooner that the life you're living is actually the product of your actions and decisions, and you'll be much less likely to waste a precious moment of it.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2013
Canada court denies extradition appeal to man over 1995 Tokyo killings
An appeals court in Toronto on Monday upheld a lower court's decision to extradite a Chinese man living in Canada who Japanese police believe may know who murdered three women in a Tokyo suburb in 1995.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2013
This glorious English language that is open to all
The multinational Man Booker shortlist shows 'outsiders' are the new normal. It's time to celebrate the unruly English tongue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2013
Thousands ordered to evacuate as typhoon lashes nation
The year's 18th typhoon shoots through central and northeast Honshu, triggering floods, mudslides and wind damage that leave at least two people dead.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 10, 2013
Volleyball as you've never seen it: Chinese '9-man'
My 15-year-old daughter had a warning for me. "You know, Mom," she said, "you'll probably be the only white person there."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2013
'Man of Steel' shoulders quest to lift DC into Marvel's league
In Warner Bros.' "Man of Steel," Superman tries to save the world from powerful villains. His real-life task is no cakewalk either: Turn the studio's DC Comics into a hit factory like Walt Disney Co.'s Marvel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2013
Appliance makers get serious about beauty products
'Beauty' may not be the first thing that pops into people's heads when they think about electronics, but struggling Japanese home electronics manufacturers see a great deal of promise in a range of beauty gadgets targeting women, from high-tech hair dryers to steam skin moisturizers.

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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