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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2019

The power of cultural and economic capital

Compared to exhibitions in which art objects are meant to seduce us into epiphanic transcendence, the works in "Surface and Custom," a group show at Shiseido Gallery organized by Berlin-based artists Jay Chung and Q Takeki Maeda, are more akin to frank expositions about the exchange of cultural and economic...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2019

'Umeda Tetsuya: On the Origin of Voices'

Nov. 2-Jan. 13, 2020
PRESS / Publications
Nov 6, 2019

『英語でガイドする日本 海外ゲストが行きたい西日本の名所』

 株式会社ジャパンタイムズ出版(本社:東京都千代田区、取締役社長:伊藤秀樹)は、『英語でガイドする日本 海外ゲストが行きたい西日本の名所』を出版しました。
PRESS / Publications
Nov 6, 2019

『英語でガイドする日本 海外ゲストが行きたい東日本の名所』

 株式会社ジャパンタイムズ出版(本社:東京都千代田区、取締役社長:伊藤秀樹)は、『英語でガイドする日本 海外ゲストが行きたい東日本の名所』を出版しました。
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 6, 2019

Nigerian police free 259 apparent captives from Islamic institution, bringing recent rescues to nearly 1,500

Nigerian police have freed 259 people from an Islamic rehabilitation center in the southwestern city of Ibadan, police said on Tuesday, taking the number rescued from abusive institutions since September to nearly 1,500.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2019

China to resume imports of Canadian beef and pork, says Trudeau

China will resume imports of Canadian beef and pork, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, some four months after Beijing blocked shipments amid an escalating diplomatic feud between the two countries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 6, 2019

Iraqi forces shoot dead 13 protesters in renewed crackdown on unrest

Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 13 protesters in the past 24 hours, dispensing with weeks of relative restraint in favour of trying to stamp out demonstrations against political parties that control the government.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 6, 2019

Twitter political ad ban is no sure fix for voter manipulation, says ex-Cambridge Analytica director

Brittany Kaiser, a former Cambridge Analytica director turned witness in a cross-Atlantic data privacy scandal, on Tuesday praised Twitter's move to ban political advertising from its platform but said it was not a "permanent fix.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court justices navigate video piracy case over Blackbeard's ship

U.S. Supreme Court justices struggled to navigate between the rights of states and individuals on Tuesday as they weighed a documentary filmmaker's bid to revive his lawsuit against North Carolina state officials he accuses of unlawfully pirating his footage of notorious English pirate Blackbeard's wrecked...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2019

Testimony from two of Trump's Ukraine 'three amigos' to be released

Testimony by two of the "three amigos" charged with running Ukraine policy for President Donald Trump will be made public on Tuesday as Democratic-led congressional committees release more transcripts from their impeachment investigation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2019

Jury selection underway in trial of longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone

The criminal trial of President Donald Trump's long-time adviser, Roger Stone, began on Tuesday with the start of jury selection as he faces charges arising from former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation that documented Russian interference to help Trump win the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2019

Trump accuser Summer Zervos says phone records bolster her assault claim

A former reality-TV star who claims Donald Trump sexually assaulted her at a private dinner meeting more than a decade ago said newly unsealed phone records disclosed as part of her defamation lawsuit against the president corroborate elements of her story.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 5, 2019

Akita edges Hokkaido to earn series split; Sendai tops Kagawa in 2OT

In a game featuring 60 foul shots, 42 turnovers and 24 steals, the visiting Akita Northern Happinets made four more 2-point shots and earned an 80-76 victory over the Levanga Hokkaido.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 5, 2019

China says it will 'fully respect' Taiwan's way of life after 'peaceful reunification'

China will "fully respect" Taiwan's way of life and social system once it has been "peacefully reunified," as long as national security is protected, the ruling Communist Party said on Tuesday, in another overture to the self-ruled island.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Nov 5, 2019

JAAF officials regret IOC's decision to move marathon, race walk events to Sapporo

"Athlete first" is a magical phrase. When you use it, people will be convinced.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 5, 2019

Beauden Barrett backs Ian Foster in New Zealand coaching search

New Zealand fullback Beauden Barrett has voiced his support for Ian Foster's bid to take over from Steve Hansen as All Blacks coach, saying he would like to see "continuity" in the role, local media have reported.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2019

Is hope really on the horizon in Japan?

A series of external and internal challenges await the nation, and the years ahead looking anything but hopeful.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2019

The risk of entrapment by self-fulfilling nuclear prophecy

We increase the probability of a self-fulfilling prophecy of growing direct nuclear threats by merely opening the discussion of independent deterrents.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2019

A New Parliament Will Decide

Far from losing votes, in the upcoming election Boris Johnson will stand out clearly for the one thing everyone really wants — a soft and orderly withdrawal from the EU
EDITORIALS
Nov 5, 2019

Rising sea levels will transform our world

Japan must not only be ready to protect its own threatened populations, but be ready to help those elsewhere in the world that are also at risk from rising sea levels.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2019

Will Japan be a loser in U.S.-China trade war?

Preconceptions and wishful thinking are always the biggest obstacles for understanding reality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2019

Democracy is on the march worldwide, not in retreat

Mass protests in country after country show how powerful the demand for social equality remains
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2019

Fujifilm to make Fuji Xerox a wholly owned unit

Fujifilm said it will acquire an additional 25 percent in the joint venture from Xerox Co. for $2.3 billion (u00a5253 billion), making it a wholly owned subsidiary.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2019

Why aren't more young people fighting climate change in Japan?

Around the world, young people are leading the fight against climate change. But in Japan, a conservative culture of restraint and the stigmatization of public demonstrations are making it difficult for the movement to take hold.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 5, 2019

Iconic owner Roger Penske buys Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar Series

Roger Penske was a car-loving, 14-year-old who regularly listened to the Indianapolis 500 on the radio when his father landed tickets to the 1951 race. They made the trek from Cleveland, and when Penske saw the cars zipping around Indianapolis Motor Speedway at 200 mph (nearly 323 kph) he fell instantly...

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?