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WOMEN

Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Mar 1, 2013
Qusca: a good place to nap on the job
People fall asleep everywhere in Tokyo, but this cafe is actually made for it.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 26, 2013
Everything you wanted to know about Western women (but were afraid to ask): No-holds-barred guide targets Japanese men
Here's an open secret: Japanese men have a bad international reputation on the romance front.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 26, 2013
Tokyo: What do you make of the idea of having a romantic relationship with a Western woman/Japanese man?
At first, I thought I preferred Japanese women based on looks, but now I am actually married to an American woman. I was attracted to her as a whole — her personality as well as her looks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2013
Indians allege army in war of rape, killing
Tens of thousands of Indian troops are deployed to these remote borderlands, their mission to fight a decades-long armed separatist rebellion.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2013
Ending the international war against women
According to the United Nations, one in three women worldwide will be raped or beaten in her lifetime.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2013
Bidding farewell to Hillary Clinton, for now ...
As Hillary Clinton prepares to step down as U.S. Secretary of State, millions of Americans would like to see her write another political act — as president.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 1, 2013
Abe says he feels war sex slaves' pain
Facing questions from an opposition lawmaker Thursday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe refused to comment on the government's position on wartime sex slaves, but he did say he feels "heart-breaking pain" when he thinks of how their human rights were violated.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 22, 2013
Sisters are DIYing it for themselves
When you have a pink hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Nov 30, 2012
Manga inspire women to embrace 'male' hobbies
Male-dominated hobbies in Japan are being infiltrated by women who got the idea from manga.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2012
Female parley slaps male dominance
Men need to shed their deeply ingrained leadership mentality and tap female innovation, especially in Japan, where women could be the key to regaining competitiveness and igniting the rapid economic growth being experienced in many other parts of Asia.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Aug 1, 2012
Housewives go DIY in attack on insects
Japanese women are turning to essential oils instead of chemicals for insect repellent.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2012
Conference seeks to hone skills for business, communication
Decades have passed since Japan started focusing on the importance of its “globalization.” Still, not many business or political leaders in the country are able to voice their opinions in English at international conferences. Not many are invited to attend such events in the first place.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 20, 2012
It all stacks up: tumbler bento
The tumbler bento turns the lunch box into a lunch cup.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 15, 2012
Beauty treatments get busy with the fizzy
Tiny bubbles in face cream are making a splash in summer beauty products.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 31, 2012
Danshikai: deals for dudes' night out
Weekends away, with a beauty treatments and mountains of cake? Sounds familiar, right? But with the guys?
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 11, 2011
A close shave for Japanese women
There's another way for women to brighter, whiter, softer skin: a close shave with a straight razor ... or so cutting-edge estu00e9e salons say.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
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.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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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