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MULTIMEDIA
Jan 13, 2019

Freezing for a good year

Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jan 13, 2019

Noble youths of 2019

SUMO
Jan 13, 2019

Sumo 101: Becoming a rikishi

How does a person go about becoming a professional sumo wrestler and what is the initial process like once you sign up?
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jan 13, 2019

January 14, 2019

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 13, 2019

Publisher aims to bridge fictional fun and reality

For Frank Foley, joining HarperCollins Japan as managing director in 2017 was akin to coming full circle, as it was also the first company he worked for in Japan.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Jan 13, 2019

Many chances for success across rural areas

The Japan Times Satoyama Consortium, the Chugoku Region Governors Association and the town of Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture co-hosted a two-day event at the Jinseki Kogen Hotel on Oct. 20 and 21.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jan 13, 2019

Sort out your digital diet and keep your sanity in 2019

Judging by the New Year's resolutions I'm hearing so far this year, the internet was a real source of frustration for a lot of people in 2018.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jan 13, 2019

Before returning from your trip back home, you'll have a big choice to make

Whenever friends of mine return home for a visit, they've all told me they're confronted by one nagging question when they're there: Should I just stay, or should I go back?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jan 13, 2019

Tyson is just the Tosa to help you keep fit

Looking to whip yourself into shape? Crossfit, high-intensity interval training, Tabata? You won't need any of these, nor any gym or expensive equipment, if you have a Tosa like Tyson around.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 13, 2019

Step into Sawano Kobo, an unusual mix of sandals and music

Traditional Japanese footwear and European jazz make a bizarre but successful combination at the Sawano Kobo store in Osaka.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 13, 2019

Comfort in the hands of halal nail polish

Tokyo nail artist looks to halal nail polish to offer cancer patients uplifting manicures without the use of harmful chemicals.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 13, 2019

Are some of us born to have a beer belly?

Scientific literature on excess weight and health is expanding along with global waistlines, and yet, it's hard to find a solid, coherent scientific explanation for why some people get fat and others don't, and why some overweight people get Type 2 diabetes and heart disease and others don't.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 13, 2019

New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger: 'Following the truth, wherever it leads'

In the spring of 2014, a low rumble could be felt deep in the media landscape. An in-house report about the need for digital innovation at The New York Times was leaked by competitors, and what it revealed was a major news organization clearly struggling to overcome internal stasis and catch up with...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 13, 2019

Jets win Emperor's Cup in overtime thriller

Diminutive star Yuki Togashi ended the nail-biting, seesaw game with a clutch shot.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 13, 2019

Vietnam emerging as front-runner to host second Trump-Kim Jong Un summit

Vietnam has emerged as the apparent front-runner for hosting a second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after a second report cited the Southeast Asian country as a potential host city.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Jan 13, 2019

Students tasked with developing dishes using Fukushima produce to promote prefecture's recovery

A group of elementary, junior high and high school students in the city of Fukushima are taking part in an initiative to develop original recipes using local agricultural products as part of a broader project to highlight the city's recovery from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
EDITORIALS
Jan 13, 2019

Chance to change the World Bank's governance

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim's resignation provides an opportunity to set new standards for professionalism and leadership.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2019

How inequality hampers economic growth

With job and income polarization having increased across all developed economies, the unrest in France should serve as a wake-up call to others.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2019

The vital isolation of indigenous groups

Whatever the motivation, connecting with remote tribes with the rest of the world would amount to a death sentence for them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 13, 2019

Japanese government pushes back against New York Times editorial on whaling

The government rebuts an editorial in The New York Times urging Japan to halt its whaling practices, saying the country is committed to the conservation of whales.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 13, 2019

Huawei fires employee arrested in Poland on spying charges

Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei said on Saturday it had sacked an employee arrested in Poland on spying charges in a case that could intensify Western security concerns about the company.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 13, 2019

Can insect pet food slash canines' carbon paw print?

Love your dog, but worried about the environmental impact of its meat-heavy diet? Now one British company is offering a solution — feed your pooch insects instead.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 13, 2019

'Yellow vest' protests hit with police water cannons and tear gas in Paris

Paris police fired water cannons and tear gas to push back "yellow vest" demonstrators from around the Arc de Triomphe monument on Saturday, in the ninth straight weekend of protests against French President Emmanuel Macron's economic reforms.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 13, 2019

India's Rahul Gandhi vows to reform sales tax and seek investment as election nears

India's main opposition Congress party will simplify the goods and services tax (GST) and take "rational economic decisions" to attract foreign investment if voted back to power in a general election due by May, its leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday.

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