search

 
 
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2019

Fix Asia's megacities, don't move them

Shifting bureaucrats to Borneo won't solve the problems faced by millions in Jakarta.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2019

Gender equality starts in the laundry room

To help fix the pay gap between men and women, try closing the housework gap.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 3, 2019

Lithuania criticizes Chinese diplomats for raucous behavior at pro-Hong Kong protest

Lithuania said on Monday it had lodged a protest with the Chinese Embassy after some of its diplomats were involved in disruptions at a pro-Hong Kong protest in the capital of Vilnius last month.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Sep 3, 2019

Shun Sato stellar in Lake Placid JGP victory

Shun Sato's debut on the Junior Grand Prix circuit was a smashing success.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2019

Japan's Shukan Post apologizes after being blasted for discrimination toward South Koreans

A weekly magazine's editorial department has apologized for what has been widely slammed as discriminatory coverage of South Koreans, with the magazine having branded them as pathologically quick-tempered and insisted that Tokyo cut ties with Seoul because the neighbor is "troublesome."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 3, 2019

The Royal Opera's Vittorio Grigolo is on a mission to bring opera to the masses

Forget its reputation as art for the culturally elite. If Italian superstar tenor Vittorio Grigolo has his way, modern opera will soon take its place as pure entertainment for the masses.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 3, 2019

Julian Opie: A fascinating view of the mundane

Julian Opie's schematic reductions of people, animals and landscapes to planes of color may be fun and casual, but it's not just eye-candy — he gets us to see much more than he shows us.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 3, 2019

'Masterpieces of Impressionism: The Courtauld Collection'

Sept. 10-Dec. 15
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 3, 2019

'Soetsu Yanagi and Old Tamba'

Sept. 10-Nov. 24
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 3, 2019

'Kawabata Yasunari & Collection'

Sept. 14-Nov. 4
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 3, 2019

Top North Korean and Chinese diplomats meet in Pyongyang amid stalled nuclear talks with U.S.

The foreign ministers of China and North Korea have held talks in Pyongyang, with the two allies vowing to bolster bilateral ties and work closely on security issues amid the North's stalled nuclear talks with the U.S.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2019

Three of Japan's top four department stores saw sales grow in August

Three of the nation's four major department store chains posted year-on-year growth in same-store sales in August, backed by brisk demand for such summer products as sandals and parasols following the end of the rainy season.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 3, 2019

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam denies China won't let her quit, after audio leak suggests otherwise

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she has never asked the Chinese government to let her resign to end the city's political crisis, responding to a Reuters report about a voice recording of her saying she would step down if she could.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2019

Abe's claim that Japan needs U.S. corn because of pest damage looks shaky

The argument by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the country needs to buy U.S. corn because pests are eating up its domestic production is looking rather dubious.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 3, 2019

Amid tensions with India, Pakistani leader says country would not use nukes first

Pakistan would not use nuclear weapons first, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday, amid tensions with archrival India after New Delhi revoked the special status of its part of the disputed Kashmir region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2019

Japan won't join U.S.-led maritime coalition but may send MSDF to gulf separately, report claims

Japan will not join a U.S.-led security mission to protect merchant vessels passing through key Middle Eastern waterways, but will consider deploying its naval force independently, the Yomiuri newspaper reported Tuesday.

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?