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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 24, 2019

'Weathering With You': Breezy with scattered showers

Arriving in the middle of a seemingly endless rainy season in Tokyo, "Weathering With You" feels like it's benefitted from an ingenious stealth marketing campaign. Little has been left to chance with Makoto Shinkai's follow-up to "Your Name." The film raked in nearly $360 million globally, turning its...
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2019

China defense white paper singles out Japan over security shift and blasts U.S. for undermining global stability

China has singled out Japan for its shifting security policies and lambasted the United States for undermining global stability, noting rising strategic competition among major powers, in its first defense white paper in seven years.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 24, 2019

Japan calls for renewal of defense information pact with South Korea

Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya called on Tuesday for a renewal of a bilateral agreement for sharing defense secrets with South Korea.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2019

Mothers concerned about preparing children's meals during summer vacation, survey reports

Some 60 percent of mothers with children who attend elementary school are worried about being able to give them proper meals during the summer vacation, according to a survey by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 24, 2019

A bot on your office computer could be sizing you up

Imagine a bot on your work computer that tracks your every click and keystroke, helping determine which of your tasks could be handled by one of its robot brethren.
Jul 24, 2019

MARU Inc.: Japan's First* Beauty Counseling Cafe That Provides Japanese Latest Beauty Information for Foreigners Who Are Visiting Japan!

OSAKA, Japan – July 24, 2019 –Beauty Counseling Cafe providing the latest beauty information in Japan, such as beauty salons, clinics and hospitals, has been established.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2019

U.S. tech groups warn Japan and South Korea that trade spat threatens global supply chains

U.S. technology companies have urged Japan and South Korea to negotiate a resolution to a dispute that threatens to upend the global supply chain that the world's top electronics brands rely on make their products.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jul 24, 2019

Going in blind to Japan's Fuji Rock Festival

Our writer recalls heading to one of the country's biggest outdoor music festivals both as a first-timer and a blind Scotsman.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 24, 2019

Britain wins early European support for Hormuz naval mission after weak response to U.S. push

France, Italy and Denmark gave initial support for a British plan for a European-led naval mission to ensure safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, proposed after Iran's seizure of a British-flagged tanker, three senior EU diplomats said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 24, 2019

Tokyo prosecutors drop charges over attempts to join Islamic State

Tokyo prosecutors have dropped charges against five people in Japan accused of attempting to travel to Syria to become fighters of the Islamic State militant group around August 2014.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 24, 2019

Be prepared before heading to Naeba for Fuji Rock

Before you leave to enjoy a weekend of music, culture and ... maybe a typhoon? Check out this list of essentials you'll need to bring along.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2019

Russia says Venezuela's opposition is in contact with Moscow

Venezuela's opposition, including representatives of its leader, Juan Guaido, has been in contact with Moscow, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on its website on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2019

Flooding across third of Bangladesh leaves over 60 dead, displaces hundreds of thousands

Severe flooding has killed at least 61 people, displaced nearly 800,000 and inundated thousands of homes across a third of Bangladesh, government officials said on Tuesday, after two weeks of heavy monsoon rains.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 24, 2019

Trump touches off storm in India with Kashmir mediation offer

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi never asked U.S. President Donald Trump to help mediate with Pakistan in their dispute over the Kashmir region, the government said on Tuesday, after Trump's comments set off a storm of criticism.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 24, 2019

Puerto Rico orders search of governor's phone amid protests and message scandal

Puerto Rican justice officials on Tuesday were executing search warrants for the mobile phones of top associates of Gov. Ricardo Rossello amid a corruption scandal that provoked 10 days of protests demanding his resignation.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 24, 2019

[VIDEO] Toyota’s Olympic robots and vehicles for Tokyo 2020

Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 23, 2019

Chelsea outplays Barcelona in Rakuten Cup opener

A confident Chelsea overcame a depleted Barcelona side to win 2-1 on Tuesday in the opening game of the inaugural Rakuten Cup.
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2019

Tokyo 2020 organizers, IOC say preparation for games on right track

With exactly one year to go until the opening ceremony, delivery of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games remains "firmly on track," John Coates, chairman of the International Olympic Committee Coordination Commission, said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 23, 2019

Voter disillusion tempered by realism

Despite Abe's electoral victory, the result is not an overwhelming mandate for transformative change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 23, 2019

U.S. intervention can't break the Tokyo-Seoul impasse

Washington's mediation may provide a temporary fix, but not a long-term resolution to the core problems plaguing Japan-South Korea ties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2019

The last prime minister of the United Kingdom

Like U.S. President Donald Trump, Boris Johnson lacks a set of objectives that goes beyond merely winning and keeping power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2019

Trump has been (partly) good for U.S. foreign policy

By shattering outdated norms, the U.S. president has set up his successor to be a transformational figure.
EDITORIALS
Jul 23, 2019

Tehran ups the ante again

With tensions mounting and ample opportunities for miscalculation, every diplomatic channel must be operating and explored.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2019

The new moon race could define our future

Nations are heading back to the moon because they wish to ultimately stay there.

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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