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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jan 27, 2015
Japan's hydrogen energy hype
The clean image of hydrogen-based energy and its economic viability for Japan are much exaggerated.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 27, 2015
Goto swap gets more complex
Jordan is demanding that the Islamic State group release both Japanese journalist Kenu00adji Gou00adto and a captured Jordanian air force pilot, according to Kyodo News.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 27, 2015
As Japan frets over hostages, China frets over Abe
The Islamic State's announcement last week of the kidnapping of two Japanese men has raised serious questions about how the crisis will affect Japan's Middle East policy.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2015
South Koreans react online to Japanese character traits demonstrated in hostage crisis
Internet users in South Korea are reacting to Japan's national character represented by muted anger, masochistic apologies and gratitude for others after the Islamic State group released a video showing what appears to be the corpse of hostage Haruna Yukawa, according to a local media report.
EDITORIALS
Jan 26, 2015
Making the most of cheaper oil
The steep fall in crude oil prices has certainly benefited consumers, but Japan needs to develop a wise energy policy that shields it from the vagaries of oil-price fluctuations over the long term.
COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jan 26, 2015
Sex slave wrangling misses human picture
When a dispute arises between the South Korea and Japan, such as the 'comfort women' controversy, the South Koreans who most fiercely criticize Japan are 'liberals' while the Japanese who criticize South Korea are 'conservative rightists.'
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jan 26, 2015
I wanna rock 'n' roll all night, and be kawaii, ev-er-y day
The Momoiro Clover Z + Kiss collaboration transcends generations, styles and sense.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 26, 2015
Amazon Japan says it's cooperating with police child porn probe
Amazon.com Inc.'s Japan unit is "fully cooperating" with a police investigation into possible sales of child pornography, the company said in an emailed statement.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2015
Friend wages 'I am Kenji' campaign to free held journalist
With the plight of hostage Kenji Goto still unknown, and his fellow captive apparently executed, friends of the journalist have taken to social media to work for his release, creating an "I am Kenji" Facebook page and collecting signatures online.
EDITORIALS
Jan 25, 2015
NHK must maintain independence
NHK has announced a three-year budget plan that includes strengthening its overseas services. But has Japan's national broadcaster figured out yet whether it exists as a news organziation or as a propaganda arm of the government?
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 24, 2015
Can the DPJ reinvigorate Japanese democracy?
Columbia University's Gerald Curtis recently wrote, "It is a sad commentary on Japan's politics that after nearly 70 years of democracy a competitive party system has all but disintegrated."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2015
Fate of Japanese hostages uncertain as deadline passes
The fate of two Japanese taken hostage by the Islamic State group remains unknown, as the militants apparently have not made any announcements since the ransom deadline expired.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2015
Source in Syria says two Japanese hostages captured by the Islamic State still alive
According to an anti-government source in Syria, the two Japanese hostages captured by the Islamic State group are still alive.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jan 24, 2015
DPJ qualifications
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2015
Chongryon likely to retain Tokyo HQ by leasing from yet another owner
In a mysterious twist, the North Korea-affiliated group Chongryon is now unlikely to be forced out of its Tokyo headquarters despite losing ownership of the building.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2015
Amazon's Japan unit raided over child porn sales
Police raid offices of the Japanese arm of U.S. online retailer Amazon.com Inc. on suspicion of assisting the sale of child pornography.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 23, 2015
Hostages in limbo as deadline passes
The presumed 72-hour deadline for paying the exorbitant ransom demanded by the Islamic State group apparently expired at 2:50 p.m. Friday without any hint about what would happen to the two Japanese hostages in its grasp.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 23, 2015
Japan falls to UAE on penalty kicks in Asian Cup quarterfinals
Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa both missed penalties and Japan's hopes of defending its Asian Cup title were shattered with a sudden-death 5-4 shootout defeat to the United Arab Emirates after a 1-1 extra-time draw in the quarterfinals on Friday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 23, 2015
Auschwitz's lessons for Japan
The 70th anniversary, on Tuesday, of the Soviet Army's liberation of Nazi Germany's Auschwitz concentration camp should serve as a chance for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to reflect on Japan's wartime behavior in the Asia-Pacific region.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2015
Japan made aware of U.S. position against ransom payments: U.S. official
The United States has informally made known to Japan its position against paying ransom to terrorists, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said Thursday in reference to the two Japanese citizens taken hostage apparently by the Islamic State extremist group.
Triple whammy takes Japan bankruptcies to decade high
More Japanese firms have gone bankrupt in the first half of this year due to soaring costs, labor shortages and the end of pandemic-related support.
With eye on China, Japan deepens ties with Pacific islands at Tokyo summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown shake hands during 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting on Thursday in Tokyo.
Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face 'smile' with living skin
A researcher at the University of Tokyo shows a face mold covered in human skin tissue at its lab.
Rainy season ends in Tokai and Kanto regions
The streets of Tokyo's Ginza district on Thursday. The rainy season appears to have ended in the regions of Tokai and Kanto, including Tokyo, on Thursday, according to the Meteorological Agency.
India’s envoy in Japan calls for boosted supply chain and defense cooperation
Indian Ambassador Sibi George says one of his main tasks in his post is to boost Japanese public and private investments the South Asian powerhouse.
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.
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.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

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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