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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jun 15, 2019

Koichi Takada: The natural shift into biometric architecture

Koichi Takada grew up a stone's throw from the scenic banks of Japan's Tama River, learning to appreciate the beauty of nature, something that now resonates in the work of his architectural company in Australia.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jun 15, 2019

Soft-set omurice: From the big screen to the kitchen table

A surprisingly difficult dish to master, omurice (rice omelette) is a beloved — and tasty — dish of the yu014dshoku (European-style Japanese cuisine) canon.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 15, 2019

Signature: New chef leads with bold opening gambit

Luke Armstrong recently took over the kitchen at Signature at the Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo and has introduced a new menu to the classic dining room.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 15, 2019

Ramen no Bonbo: First steps on a ramen journey

Kyoto's newly opened Ramen no Bonbo may be owned by two of the youngest ramen chefs in the city, but they're no amateurs in the kitchen.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Jun 15, 2019

Higuma Doughnuts and Coffee Wrights hit the sweet spot in Harajuku

Higuma Doughnuts and Coffee Wrights are collaborating to offer a new line of citrusy summer doughnuts.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 15, 2019

'Lawyerlessness' is a luxury Japan can no longer afford

In 1983, Time magazine looked at Japan and saw, to its astonishment, a "land without lawyers." "Most Japanese," said its report, "live — and die — without ever having seen a lawyer." Was this a country, or a mystic brotherhood? In the U.S. there was one lawyer for every 400 citizens; in Japan, one...
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 15, 2019

Examining the morbid fascination with violence on social media in Japan

Twenty-one-year-old Yuka Takaoka stabbed a man in an apartment in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district in late May, leaving him in a critical condition.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / Children's Literature in Japan
Jun 15, 2019

Children's author Kenji Miyazawa: Fundamental to the modern form

Author and poet Kenji Miyazawa's fantastical worldbuilding, poignant text and progressive morals laid the foundations of modern Japanese children's literature.
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JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Jun 15, 2019

Oshio Heihachiro: Confusing Confucianism

In 1837 famine raged: In Europe, socialist consciousness was dawning, but in Japan, shut tight for two centuries against the outside world, revolt against the established order was Confucian.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jun 15, 2019

Sightseeing overload

'What's that one?'
SOCCER / J. League
Jun 15, 2019

Andres Iniesta guides Vissel Kobe past FC Tokyo

After four no-shows at high-capacity stadiums in the greater Tokyo metropolitan area and just one Kanto appearance last October in Kawasaki, Andres Iniesta finally stood on a pitch in the capital in front of over 38,000 fans.
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MORE SPORTS
Jun 15, 2019

All-rounder Carlos Brathwaite reprimanded for showing dissent to umpire's decision

West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite has received an official reprimand and one demerit point for showing dissent to an umpire's decision during a Cricket World Cup match against England, the International Cricket Council said on Saturday.
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MORE SPORTS
Jun 15, 2019

Caster Semenya declines Rabat 800-meter race invitation, organizers say

Caster Semenya was invited on Friday to run in an 800-meter race in Morocco on Sunday — after previously saying she had been denied the right to participate in the event — but the invitation came too late for her to get there, her agent said.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Jun 15, 2019

Amid U.S.-China trade war, Osaka braces for G20 summit

Ready or not Osaka, here it comes. The Group of 20 Summit, that is.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 15, 2019

Japan coaches thinking long term for young hoop prospects

The next year and a half will arguably be the most important period in the history of Japanese basketball with the 2019 FIBA World Cup and 2020 Tokyo Olympics on the horizon.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jun 15, 2019

Kim Jong Un Chess

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BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 15, 2019

Rui Hachimura among 20 players to receive invitation to green room at NBA Draft

Rui Hachimura is among 20 players who have been issued invitations to sit in the green room for the NBA Draft next Thursday, ESPN reported on Friday night.
EDITORIALS
Jun 15, 2019

Preventing elderly driver accidents

Steps must be taken to reduce the rising number of accidents caused by elderly drivers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2019

Why it's risky to call e-cigarettes unsafe

Sure, it would be better if no one smoked any nicotine products, but the CDC's repetition of that message blurs important distinctions.
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2019

G20 envoys assemble in Nagano to discuss climate change and plastic waste

Group of 20 nations' environment and energy ministers gather to search for innovative ways to combat emissions-driven climate change and eliminate plastic waste.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2019

Calls mount for Hong Kong extradition bill to be suspended

Hong Kong girded for another mass march against a China-backed extradition bill Sunday as the city's leader, Carrie Lam, faced new calls to withdraw the legislation after clashes between protesters and police.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2019

Wall Street learns hard lesson on why not to say 'pig' in China

Wall Street is getting a costly language lesson.
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2019

Former chemistry teacher Zhong Huijuan becomes richest self-made woman in Asia

Two days ago, Zhong Huijuan wasn't even the richest person in her family.

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?