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CULTURE / Film
Nov 28, 2019

'The Sower': Revealing the roots of a family's grief

The debut feature by painter-turned-filmmaker Yosuke Takeuchi was inspired by Vincent Van Gogh, as well as by events in Takeuchi's own life.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 28, 2019

'Human Lost': Osamu Dazai's classic novel gets lost in sci-fi technobabble

A futuristic update of 'No Longer Human,' the latest computer-animated film from Polygon Pictures takes liberties with the source material.
Sponsored Content
Nov 28, 2019

The Best of Japan (Winter)

Winter festivities across japan. Bundle up and head out this winter to see snow festivals and samurai parades across Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2019

Farmers bring central Dublin to a halt with tractor protest over beef prices, climate initiatives

Farmers shut down busy parts of central Dublin for a second successive day on Wednesday by parking dozens of tractors in the streets to protest against low beef prices and climate change initiatives they say are unfair.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2019

Rudy Giuliani calls Trump to tell him he was joking about having an 'insurance policy, if thrown under the bus'

President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, called the president this week to reassure him that he had been joking when he told media outlets he had "insurance" if Trump turned on him in the Ukraine scandal, Giuliani's lawyer said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 28, 2019

Australian ex-pat writer and TV critic Clive James dead at 80

Clive James, an expatriate Australian writer and broadcaster who wrote incisively and often hilariously about television, literature and current affairs, has died aged 80, his agents said on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2019

U.S. judge delays sentencing of ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn

A U.S. judge on Wednesday delayed the planned Dec. 18 sentencing hearing of President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, but did not set a new date.
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2019

Apple shows annexed Crimea as part of Russia — for Russian users

Apple has started displaying Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, as Russian territory in its Maps and Weather apps — but only for users within Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2019

Britain's December election prompt surge in voter registrations

The number of Britons registering to vote before a midnight deadline expired on Tuesday was up 31 percent compared to a similar period before a 2017 election, with data showing almost 4 million registrations ahead of the Dec. 12 election.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2019

Under pressure, Apple shows annexed Crimea as Russia on apps

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JAPAN
Nov 27, 2019

12% of young Japanese play video games for six hours or more on days off

Twelve percent of Japanese people age 10 to 29 play smartphone and video games for six hours or more on their days off school or work, a survey showed Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2019

Alpine ecosystems at risk in 10 prefectures from climate change, researchers warn

Alpine animals and plants in 10 of Japan's 47 prefectures, such as Hokkaido, are likely to lose habitats within the country by the end of the 21st century as global warming worsens, a Japanese research team reported Wednesday.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 27, 2019

Japan's government urged to do more to fight discrimination over leprosy

During a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday, relatives of former leprosy patients called on the government to continue efforts to combat discrimination following the recent enactment of a law for compensation.
EDITORIALS
Nov 27, 2019

Lessons from the fatal Ikebukuro car accident

More effective measures must be taken to reduce accidents by elderly drivers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 27, 2019

The summit that kick-started Okinawa's reversion

The decision to hand back Okinawa, one of the few times in history when land seized in war was returned peacefully — was reached over the course of several steps.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Nov 27, 2019

More content needed to satisfy sumo's overseas fans

Sumo's popularity abroad has increased massively over the past few years.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Nov 27, 2019

Seemingly content without MLB, MVP Hayato Sakamoto on track for big things in Japan

Hayato Sakamoto is the one who stayed.
SOCCER / From the Spot
Nov 27, 2019

J1's chaotic final stretch just business as usual

The dramatic three-way race for the J. League first-division title between Yokohama F. Marinos, FC Tokyo and Kashima Antlers is shaping up to be the latest in the league's long history of photo finishes.

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
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