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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2013

End NSA's bulk collection of telephone records

Two Democratic U.S. senators express their belief that most Americans would agree that the White House should end the bulk collection of telephone records.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 1, 2006

Can NHK justify its huge collection costs?

NHK spends a massive 76.9 billion yen per year on its fee collection system, which equates to some 12.4 percent of the national broadcaster annual operating income.
WORLD
Jul 29, 2014

U.S. senator to propose strong curbs on NSA phone data collection

A new Senate proposal to curb the government's bulk collection of Americans' telephone records and increase transparency about the program has White House backing and may get more traction with critics who have dismissed other bills as too weak.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 17, 2013

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu "Nanda Collection"

"Am I an adult? Or am I a kid?" sings Kyary Pamyu Pamyu on "Furisodation," a song about the Harajuku blogger-turned-model-turned-pop-star turning 20 earlier this year. That's the question that looms over all of her sophomore album, "Nanda Collection."
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Feb 15, 2020

The joys of spring: Treasures from the Sogetsu Collection

The Sogetsu school of ikebana encourages a more liberated approach to the Japanese art of flower arranging. Akane Teshigahara, the fourth head of the school, matches selected items from the Spogetsu Collection with arrangements celebrating spring.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2013

Risks of limiting NSA's collection of phone data

There's a risk that Congress or the White House will impose constraints on the NSA that would reduce America's ability to protect itself against the next 9/11.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 12, 2015

'Masterpieces from the Sanso Collection'

May 19-June 28
CULTURE / Art
Aug 28, 2014

'Iwasaki Collection: From Confucius to Ukiyo-e'

To commemorate its 90th anniversary, Toyo Bunko, Japan's largest Asian studies library, is exhibiting in its museum the Iwasaki Collection, originally collated by founder Hisaya Iwasaki (1865-1955), Mitsubishi's third president.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 7, 2014

'Collection Exhibition 2014: Spiritual World'

For this year's "Collection Exhibition," the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography reevaluates the relationship between Japanese religious culture and visual arts through a pilgrimage of photographs, videos and other works of the museum collection. In search of aspects of spirituality that have been...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 17, 2013

The best Japanese albums of 2013: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, 'Nanda Collection'

While boy bands such as Arashi and Exile continued transmogrifying midtempo pap into Oricon gold, the interesting twists and turns in J-pop over the past year came from idol pop. The scene, often associated with schoolgirl costumes and no-dating policies, produced some great music and exciting storylines....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 26, 2015

'Keith Haring Multiplexism'

March 21-Jan. 4, 2016
WORLD
Aug 22, 2013

NSA email collection violated law: court

For several years, the National Security Agency unlawfully gathered tens of thousands of emails and other electronic communications between Americans as part of a now-revised collection method, according to a 2011 secret court opinion.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 24, 2002

U.S. collection takes a trip home

What is a Japanese art collection doing in the middle of a farm in California?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / CERAMIC SCENE
Jun 29, 2005

Hidden gems in clay

Any new publication on Japanese ceramic art in English is a welcome addition to the few books on the subject. Like "Masterpieces of Modern Japanese Pottery from the Gisela Freudenberg Collection" currently showing in Frankfurt, Germany, many of these publications coincide with exhibitions and serve to...
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023

Gray area: The chilling past of the world's biggest brain collection

There are 9,479 of the organs, all removed from the corpses of mental health patients over the course of four decades until the 1980s.
EDITORIALS
Mar 25, 2017

Set rules on GPS data collection

The Supreme Court has ruled that the collection of data through the Global Positioning System in police investigation without a warrant is illegal.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Dec 30, 2012

The wonderful worlds of 100 waka

The scene: England, Boxing Day 2012. The archetypical Carters are relaxing after a cold turkey lunch (with bread sauce) and are watching the Royal Family's latest sonnets being read on the goggle-box. Time for a game!
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jan 29, 2011

Nagoya 'Tokyo Girls Collection' set to target cash-flush women

Young Japanese males may no longer be interested in buying new cars, brand-name clothes or other expensive items, but their female counterparts appear less reluctant to part with their money, and retailers are tuned in.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / INSIDE ART
Feb 28, 2008

A corporate collection . . . for whom?

At a symposium early this month in Tokyo, Jean-Christophe Ammann, a former director of the Museum fur Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt and an adviser to financial service provider UBS on their art collection, said, "It is important to know that the works of a corporate art collection belong to the shareholders."...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Aug 29, 2015

Keith Haring's urban art finds apt lodgings in Japan's countryside

If someone were to tell you that the largest private collection of New York street and pop artist Keith Haring's work is stashed in some of Japan's lushest mountainous countryside, and if you went to visit it, you could stay in a Keith Haring-inspired boutique hotel, you would probably think they were...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 31, 2009

Mimi Gates brings Seattle Art Museum's Asian collection back home

When Mimi Gates moved to Seattle in 1994 to be director of the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), it was the museum's superb Asian collection that had lured her away from the Yale University Art Gallery after 19 years working there, 12 as curator and seven as director). At Yale, she had championed Oriental art...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2020

Bamboo crafts: Woven into Japan's art history

The Abbey Collection takes viewers through a modern history of bamboo crafting, from its late recognition as fine art in the 19th century to the elaborate artistic creations of today.
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Apr 23, 2013

The collectables

Game otaku rejoice! A bounty of treasures is available while limited-edition supplies last, from commemorative figurines to superkawaii retro backpacks.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 23, 2002

Royal treatment for a princely collection

The queen of the Princes Czartoryski Museum in Krakow is undoubtedly the "Lady With an Ermine," one of the few surviving portraits by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).
JAPAN
Jul 25, 1997

Debt-collection chiefs seek backing from Finance

Heads of three debt-collection organs asked Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka for continued support July 25 in their loan-reclaiming efforts, ministry officials said.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 13, 2023

Akita faces debris collection challenge month after massive flooding

The delay in debris collection is hampering disaster reconstruction in Akita, a city official said.
Investigators seize items after raiding a store in the city of Sakado, Saitama Prefecture, that is suspected to have been used by a Vietnamese theft ring as a collection point, on Wednesday. The store's signboard is partly blurred for privacy reasons.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 27, 2024

Police raid Vietnamese theft ring's collection points

The group, linked to crimes in at least 10 prefectures, is believed to have sent stolen items to Vietnam for resale.
Paul McCartney's new coin references the psychedelic "magic piano" featured in the 1967 "Magical Mystery Tour" film.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 6, 2024

Beatles legend Paul McCartney stars in new U.K. coin collection

The 82-year-old musician helped design the coins, which nod to the psychedelic "magic piano" featured in the 1967 "Magical Mystery Tour" film.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

Podcast

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

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