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JAPAN / View from Osaka
Jan 18, 2020

Memories from the Great Hanshin Earthquake still resonate 25 years later

On the morning of Jan. 17, 1995, I was jolted awake in my Kyoto apartment by the largest earthquake I'd ever experienced. The glass windows shook violently, but thankfully didn't break.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 18, 2020

Court throws out children's climate lawsuit against U.S. government

A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit by children and young adults who claimed they had a constitutional right to be protected from climate change, in a major setback to efforts to spur the U.S. government to address the issue.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 18, 2020

Dinosaurs grew feathers differently from birds, fossil of a 'dancing dragon' shows

An exquisite fossil of a fierce little Chinese dinosaur dubbed the "dancing dragon" that lived 120 million years ago — an older cousin of the Velociraptor — is showing scientists that feathers grew differently on dinosaurs than on birds.
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JAPAN
Jan 18, 2020

On 60th anniversary, Japan and U.S. hail security pact that Trump branded unfair

Japan and the United States on Friday lauded the decades-old security treaty that is the bedrock of their alliance, but which U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized as "unfair" and imbalanced.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 18, 2020

Surrendering to a hot-spring package tour in snowy Yunishigawa

Winter is a fine time to visit Yunishigawa. The months from December to the first week of March sees the enchanting Kamakura Festival, when hundreds of kamakura (snow huts) are constructed along the Yunishigawa river, in forest recesses and in the precincts of temples and shrines.
MULTIMEDIA
Jan 18, 2020

[VIDEO] Rhizomatiks take Japan’s Perfume to cyberspace

Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jan 17, 2020

Pregame warmup

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2020

MUFG taps math expert as CEO to lead digital transformation amid Japan's negative rates

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. named Hironori Kamezawa as chief executive officer on Friday, turning to a math expert to help Japan's biggest bank forge a path in the digital era.
SUMO / Rikishi Files
Jan 17, 2020

Former yokozuna Kitanoumi was imposing figure in sumo

Intimidation factor is something that cannot be discounted when it comes to finding reasons for success in sumo.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 17, 2020

Giants make Alyssa Nakken first female major league coach

APAlyssa Nakken became the first female coach on a major league staff in baseball history Thursday when she was named an assistant under new Giants manager Gabe Kapler.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Jan 17, 2020

Ep. 29 'About Love'

The cringy antics of the 'Terrace House' members slowly killed my will to watch to the end of this episode.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2020

Tsai's challenges will intensify in her second term

The DPP victory in Taiwan's presidential election was just just a defeat for the opposition Kuomintang, but also for Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2020

Round one to Trump in U.S.-China trade war

The U.S. president emerges with the economy intact and his credibility enhanced.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 17, 2020

Who benefits from the Henoko delay?

Most people in Okinawa Prefecture in fact do not truly desire a solution to the so-called Okinawa problem.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2020

Opposition grills LDP on risks facing Japan's SDF mission to Mideast

Any overseas SDF mission is politically sensitive, but U.S.-Iran tensions are so high that debate on the constitutional hazards has ensued even before the Diet has opened.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 17, 2020

Toshiba touts PC algorithm that's faster than a supercomputer

It's a tantalizing prospect for traders whose success often hinges on microseconds: a desktop PC algorithm that crunches market data faster than today's most advanced supercomputers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2020

In Ghosn probe, Nissan reveals more managers were involved in malpractice

Nissan Motor Co. has revealed more details of an exhaustive probe into Carlos Ghosn, a week after its fugitive former leader accused the Japanese carmaker of being behind the plot to have him arrested.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2020

Suicides in Japan fell below 20,000 to record low last year

After a decade of belated effort, reported suicides are hovering below 20,000 for the first time since record-keeping began in 1978, preliminary figures show.u2028
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 17, 2020

Japan opposition parties' failing merger bid offers glimpse into divisions

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People missed a golden chance ahead of the Diet's opening Monday, and time is running out.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 17, 2020

To kill or not to kill: that is the question in 'Death Note: The Musical'

A new version of 'Death Note: The Musical' takes to the stage in Tokyo, with hopes of challenging people's perceptions of justice.

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?