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Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Apr 28, 2019

Unko Museum: Nothing wrong with a little toilet humor

The Unko Museum, the world's first museum of poop, may be a flush of joy for kids, but is it fun for adults too?
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 28, 2019

Design winners and favorites

Now that the flurry of activity that surrounds the annual Salone del Mobile has died down, this month's On: Design takes a look at a few of the interiors fair's Japanese prizewinning ideas and new product debuts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 28, 2019

Meeting the Reiwa Era's challenges

As we brace for the Reiwa Era, we must be ready to take on structural reform of the economy as well as administrative and fiscal reforms of a much larger and broader scale than took place in Heisei.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2019

Watch out U.K. conservatives, Farage is coming after you

The anti-EU militant's new Brexit Party seeks seats in the European Parliament, but his larger ambition is realigning British politics.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Apr 28, 2019

Growing old as the new era dawns

C. W. Nicol relects on more than 35 years of working to conserve the environment in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 28, 2019

Preserving ancient history while looking to the future

Seated in his embassy's beautifully appointed reception room, Ambassador Ayman Aly Kamel has much to share about Egypt's relationship with Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 28, 2019

A family that found a blessing in Wenceslas

The beautiful Wenceslas was first featured in Adopt Me! in November 2017. He'd been rescued from the mountains of Yamaguchi Prefecture along with tens of other dogs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 28, 2019

Iran says leaving nuclear NPT one of many choices after U.S. sanctions move

Quitting a treaty designed to stop the spread of nuclear weapons is one of Iran's "numerous choices" after the United States tightened sanctions on Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was on Sunday quoted as saying by state media.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Apr 28, 2019

Fukushima Prefecture enjoys sharp jump in foreign lodgers

Foreign hotel stays in Fukushima Prefecture more than doubled to 17,700 in January, marking the highest year-on-year growth among all prefectures, according to Japan Tourism Agency statistics released in March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 28, 2019

Xi Jinping's wins and losses at second Belt and Road Forum

Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted some 5,000 delegates from across the globe at a Belt and Road Forum in Beijing last week to discuss his signature infrastructure project, which began in 2013 to rebuild ancient trading routes across Eurasia. This year's gathering eschewed the pageantry of the inaugural...
Figure Skating / Heisei Icons,HEISEI ICONS
Apr 28, 2019

Mao Asada: Magnetism and artistry on ice defined an era

Three-time figure skating world champion Mao Asada became one of Japan's most prominent individuals on the international scene during her storied career, while also taking the sport to new heights.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 28, 2019

'Jilted bride': As South Korea marks peace summit, North stays aloof

Along forest trails below a bare mountain peak that until last year was a vantage point for a North Korean guard post, a group of around 20 ordinary South Koreans took a rare hike on Saturday near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Apr 28, 2019

Aichi-based companies converge on Nagoya Station ahead of Japan's 2027 maglev launch

With the maglev line scheduled to launch in 2027, linking Tokyo and Nagoya, more companies in Aichi Prefecture are moving their headquarters closer to Nagoya Station to take advantage of the convenient location.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 28, 2019

San Diego-area synagogue shooting leaves one worshipper dead, three wounded

A gunman walked into a San Diego-area synagogue crowded with Sabbath worshippers on Saturday and opened fire with an assault-style rifle, killing one woman inside and wounding three others in a hate crime carried out on the last day of Passover, authorities said.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Apr 28, 2019

Golden Wk Brain

BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 27, 2019

Sensational start propels Nagoya past Ryukyu in series opener

The Nagoya Diamond Dolphins overwhelmed the Ryukyu Golden Kings in the first quarter of Saturday's B. League Championship quarterfinal series opener.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 27, 2019

Keeping up appearances in the workplace in Japan

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc., which employs about 17,000 people, announced earlier this month it would allow office workers to come to work in jeans and sneakers. Factory workers in the company will still be required to wear uniforms and sales staff will still be expected to don business suits as per...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 27, 2019

Trains, planes and automobiles to celebrate Golden Week

If you're looking for some mundane distractions to get you through the holiday period, Shukan Taishu (May 6-13) has got just the thing. Its "Reiwa Commemorative Edition" introduces unusual rides. Okinawa, for example, sports an "Ostrich Land," where you can hop a ride on the back of one of its giant...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 27, 2019

Konbi: Offering a refined take on the classic konbini sandwich

Of the many konbini (convenience store) classics available on store shelves — from onigiri rice balls to ready-to-eat paper cups of fried chicken — you can't go wrong with the quintessential konbini sandwich.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Apr 27, 2019

Aozora Blue: Hand-made udon with a soba inflection

At Aozora Blue, chef Hirofumi Matsui draws on his soba-making experiences to offer an exquisite, handmade udon noodle in an elevated setting.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 27, 2019

Tokyo babies smile for Solveig Boergen

'When a baby is born ... every moment is filled with so much joy and wonder and we often wish we could freeze time — newborn photography does just that.' Solveig Boergen
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 27, 2019

Challenge your senses with Dinner in the Dark

At Dinner in the Dark, diners eat and communicate with others while blindfolded, a task to test the senses as well as group dynamics.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Apr 27, 2019

With convenience store onigiri, the devil's in the seasoning

FamilyMart and Lawson are dressing up the humble onigiri (rice ball) with new add-ons and seasonings, upping the ante on the snack's standard flavors.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 27, 2019

Japan's internet took on a life of its own during the Heisei Era

The story of a recent online phenomenon offers a great snapshot of internet culture in Japan during the Heisei Era (1989-2019). Twitter user @Ninjamaaaaaan posted a blurry photo of a pooch in motion, with its tail swooping in front of its face. It looked vaguely like the canine in the image was throwing...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 27, 2019

Yukio Mishima’s attempt at personal branding comes to light in the rediscovered 'Star'

In 'Star,' Yukio Mishima confronts issues of celebrity, youth and aging in hypercharged and manically subjective first-person prose.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Apr 27, 2019

'Mr. Straight Arrow' review: An overdue look at the life of journalist John Hersey

'Mr. Straight Arrow' is a refreshingly thoughtful biography about the reclusive journalist John Hersey, best-known for his novel 'Hiroshima.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Apr 27, 2019

'Uneven Moments' review: An equal light shined upon Western and Japanese thinkers

'Uneven Moments' collects essays that span Harry Harootunian's career and brings Japanese thinkers into analyses often dominated by a Eurocentric focus.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Apr 27, 2019

It will never fly

'Can chickens fly?'
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
Japanese immunologist among three Nobel medicine prize winners
Shimon Sakaguchi, an immunologist and distinguished professor at Osaka University, attends a news conference after winning the 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine, in Osaka Prefecture on Monday.
Spanish tourist injured in latest bear attack
Shirakawago, a U.N. World Heritage site in Gifu Prefecture
Americans and Canadians unite in battling 'eating machine' carp
A Fisheries and Oceans Canada team patrols the Grand River in Dunnville, Ontario, in search of invasive grass carp specimens on Sept. 25.
Trump hails 'wisdom and strength' of Japan's incoming prime minister
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, gives a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Saturday.
Takaichi, the LDP’s first female president, is far from an ‘overnight success’
Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party chief Sanae Takaichi greets her fellow LDP members on Saturday at party headquarters.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.
Eat your balloons: The culinary theater of Grant Achatz comes to Tokyo
Avant-garde chef Grant Achatz and his team from Alinea are in Tokyo for a three-week residency.
Japan’s first foreign wine investor plants its roots in Hokkaido
Intrigued by Japanese wines, Burgundy winemaker Etienne de Montille decided to explore Hokkaido's wine scene, eventually setting up his outpost in Hakodate in 2017.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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?
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