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JAPAN

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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 12, 2017
METI seeks to pass nuclear buck with release of waste disposal map
By Philip Brasor
Taro Kono's appointment as the new foreign minister is raising eyebrows. Though he hasn't shown any indication that he will buck Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's agenda, Kono is considered a leftish maverick within the Liberal Democratic Party, especially with regard to its nuclear energy policy, which he...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 12, 2017
The role of rules in a 'moral education'
By Michael Hoffman
Human beings are born amoral. Infants know no rules, and obey none. They learn a few at home, then go to school and learn more. Everyone agrees rules are necessary. On what the rules should be there is less agreement; less still on the degree of obedience rules call for. There are times and places where...

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 12, 2017
Building project threatens Beatles statue in Mongolian capital
A statue of the Beatles erected in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar could be at risk amid an alleged land grab, protesters say, as rapid development turns a city once famed for wide open spaces into a cluttered metropolis.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 12, 2017
In bid to go global, MUFG woos overseas talent
By Shingo Kawamoto and Gareth Allan
Andrew Mitola had never heard of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. until he met recruiters for the bank during his junior year of college.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Aug 12, 2017
Respect the will of Taiwanese
The Chinese government should respect the will of Taiwan's voters on the unification issue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 12, 2017
The unfinished business of Indian partition
By Jeff Kingston
The nightmarish horrors of India's partition by the British 70 years ago on Aug. 15, 1947, cast a long shadow into the 21st century.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2017
Soil science can help save a hungry planet
By Esther Ngumbi
By 2050, the world's population will approach 10 billion people. Feeding them all will require novel solutions.

Sports

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 12, 2017
Injuries put Tigers in pinch
By Jason Coskrey
The Hanshin Tigers' pitchers need to step up.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 12, 2017
Jazz assistant coach Lang values Japan experience
By Kaz Nagatsuka
Duke University men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski's "fist" analogy to describe how a team gets stronger when it plays as a group is well-known.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 12, 2017
Reese hangs on to claim 4th world long jump title
American Brittney Reese claimed her fourth world long jump title on Friday after a tense, tight contest in which only 6 cm separated the top four competitors.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 12, 2017
Food for thought: Government agencies are joining private initiatives to tackle the growing problem of food waste in Japan
By Masami Ito
Consumers, retailers and businesses nationwide throw away millions of tons of food each year, with waste ultimately affecting profit levels and keeping officials up at night.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 12, 2017
Long a hit in Kyoto, hearty 'hamo' eel finds home in Tokyo restaurant
By Patrick St. Michel
The Gion Matsuri came to a close at the end of July, but there's still time to enjoy one of the dishes most closely associated with that famous festival. Hamo, called dagger-tooth pike eel in English, has long been one of the Kansai region's summer specialities, especially in Kyoto, where the city's...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 12, 2017
Even discarded crusts can go a long way in feeding the needy
By Masami Ito
It all began with bread crusts — lots and lots of bread crusts.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Aug 12, 2017
Sumikura: Creating odes to the quotidian bentō
By J.J. O'Donoghue
Most visitors to Kyoto rarely venture west of the Katsura River. On the face of it, the western tract of the city of Kyoto pales in comparison to Higashiyama in the east, which feels as though it could crumble under the weight of world heritage sites and the tourist hordes ticking them off their bucket...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Aug 12, 2017
Kissaten Nasu: Breaking out the old-timey atmosphere
By J.J. O'Donoghue
Kissaten Nasu is three separate but conjoined entities: As the name of the restaurant implies, it's a kissaten, a traditional cafe. But it's also a curry shop and a jazz cafe, and the master might just be one of the most dapper and suave cafe owners this side of Tokyo.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Aug 12, 2017
Sesame seed-flavored soft cream: Designed with Instagram in mind
By Patrick St. Michel
Harajuku has gone gaga over food designed for Instagram. Walk down Takeshita Street and you'll probably see people snapping shots of giant, rainbow-colored cotton candy and the like.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 12, 2017
'Inheritance From Mother': Tackling the taboo of caring for elderly parents
By Nicolas Gattig
"Mother, when are you ever going to die?"
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Aug 12, 2017
'Wabi Sabi: The Art of Impermanence': A surprisingly accessible guide to traditional Japanese aesthetics
By Stephen Mansfield
Japan's passion for the modern coexists with aesthetic proclivities that favor antiquity and refinement.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 12, 2017
'Last Stop Tokyo': Foreigner fights fate in Tokyo's terra incognita
By Mark Schreiber
Novels in which naive Western sojourners in Japan become drawn into a maelstrom of violence are numerous enough to deserve a genre of their own. The most memorable include "Ransom," by Jay McInerny (1985); "Whore Banquets" by Matthew Kneale (1987); "The Bang Devils" by Patrick Foss (2003); "Tokyo" by...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 12, 2017
After 'bare buttock grab,' judge tosses DJ's claim in Taylor Swift groping case trial
Pop star Taylor Swift on Friday won an important ruling in the trial stemming from her allegation that she was groped by a Colorado disc jockey, with the judge dismissing the DJ's rival claim accusing the singer of wrongfully getting him fired.

COMMUNITY

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Aug 12, 2017
Soprano Misaki Morino follows the music to Vienna
By Kathryn Wortley
For Misaki Morino, Vienna lives up to both its names: The City of Music and The City of Dreams.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Aug 12, 2017
Larissa Corriveau: Cormorant fisher hooked on the small details
By Ayako Nakano
Cormorant fisher in Kyoto discusses her new challenges.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 12, 2017
On the wrong scent
'Mom, this flower doesn't smell.'
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Tropical Storm Nari moves northward, with possible landfall Tuesday
Tropical Storm Nari's forecast path as of Monday morning
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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