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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 28, 2018

SeaHorses outgun Brave Thunders in high-scoring duel

In 13 previous road games before Friday, the SeaHorses Mikawa had lost 10 times.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 28, 2018

Syrian army advances as Russia and allies position for U.S. pullout

Syrian government forces rolled into a key region held by U.S.-backed Kurds, winning praise from Russia and heading off a threatened Turkish advance as Moscow and its allies move quickly to fill the void left by a planned U.S. pullout.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2018

Chinese police detain students protesting crackdown on Marxist group

Chinese police detained a group of students on Friday who were protesting against a crackdown on a campus Marxist society, whose former head was held by police on the 125th birthday of the founder of modern China, Mao Zedong.
EDITORIALS
Dec 28, 2018

Pyongyang makes its position clear

North Korea is angling to get the U.S. to remove its nuclear deterrence from Northeast Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 28, 2018

Invest in education and save the economy

Giving birth to dynamic companies in Japan will require nothing but education that values and nurtures extraordinary individuality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2018

Behind the myth of China's great technology grab

The issue of forced transfers is overstated. Carmakers know how to safeguard their most advanced know-how.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 28, 2018

Kaori Sakamoto's ascension no surprise to gifted choreographer Benoit Richaud

Kaori Sakamoto was impressive in victory at the Japan nationals on Sunday, rising to the occasion on the biggest domestic stage of the year.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018

Shibuya Ward calls for safe New Year's countdown after disruption at Halloween

About 60,000 people came to Shibuya's countdown event in 2016, and more than 100,000 descended on the area in 2017.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018

Japan discloses footage of radar lock-on by South Korean warship

Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya says the footage proves that a South Korean military destroyer locked fire-control radar on an MSDF aircraft on Dec. 20.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018

An enthusiast of toy trains gives kids, young and old, a chance to play

Ten-year-old Koharu Yagi gazes at the meters and meters of plastic train track laid out in a room at the Plaza North culture center in the city of Saitama and lets out a sigh of wonder.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 28, 2018

'It Comes': The bogeyman cometh in Tetsuya Nakashima's horror debut

Tetsuya Nakashima has been filming the darker sides of human nature for more than two decades, the most commercially and critically successful example being his 2010 murder mystery, "Confessions."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018

Raking it in: Kumade craftsmen carry on Edo Period tradition making ornamental talismans

On a chilly night in late November, Seizo Hashimoto, 65, was stood beside his stall at Otori Shrine in Asakusa, Tokyo, selling ornamental bamboo rakes that are believed to "catch and rake in" wealth and good luck in the coming year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 28, 2018

U.K. charity says 10 worst climate-linked disasters this year caused an estimated $85 billion in damage

From floods to extreme heat, 10 of the worst climate-linked disasters in 2018 caused at least $84.8 billion worth of damage, a study released by the charity Christian Aid said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 28, 2018

Hoop pioneer Wat Misaka reflects on breaking barriers in an incredible life

Wataru "Wat" Misaka never demanded the spotlight nor shouted from the roof tops seeking attention.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018

Government seeks public feedback on draft ordinances for foreign blue-collar workers

As Japan prepares to open its doors wider to foreign blue-collar workers from April, the Justice Ministry on Friday started soliciting public comment on drafts of ordinances and regulations that will set conditions for employing migrant workers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 28, 2018

Looking ahead to the best Japan travel destinations in 2019

As 2018 comes to an end, The Japan Times' Escape section looks forward to next year and the opportunities for travel around the country in 2019.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 28, 2018

New Year's Eve in Hiroshima: A silent night, a crowded morning

I can't quite believe we're doing this. It's dark and freezing outside, and we only went to bed three hours ago. Yet here we are, walking streets so quiet you can hear the mice snore. It's New Year's Eve, but there's not a carouser in sight. Here, as in most of Japan, in the darkness beyond the big city...
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2018

Data on 1,000 North Korean defectors hacked

The personal information of nearly 1,000 North Koreans who defected to South Korea has been leaked after unknown hackers got access to a resettlement agency's database, the South Korean Unification Ministry said on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018

Amid an influx of tourists, Japan grapples with how to accommodate foreign visitors with food allergies

Two of the first kanji Conner Lowe learned were the ones that make up the word daizu, meaning soybeans.
Reader Mail
Dec 28, 2018

Leaving the IWC won't solve anything

Japan's decision to leave the International Whaling Commission ("Japan to leave IWC and resume whaling" in the Dec. 27 edition) is indeed a big blow to the global efforts in whale conservation.
Reader Mail
Dec 28, 2018

Medical patients can win in the end

The Big in Japan column titled "Second opinion: Should you trust your doctor?" in the Dec. 9 edition was a good opportunity to rethink how to consult a doctor.
Reader Mail
Dec 28, 2018

Just be among all people

Regarding the article "For me, 2018 was the year Japan began to listen" in the Dec. 20 edition, after wading through the self-promotion and self-adulation, I was able to turn my thoughts toward reasons for living in a foreign country.
University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking
The University of Tokyo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
After ruling bloc breakup, CDP and Komeito eye unified PM candidate
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda speaks to reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on Friday.
As the Osaka Expo comes to a close, what will its legacy be?
After a run-up marked by apathy, organizers soon found they had the opposite problem as crowd control became a concern.
Why Japan's coalition collapsed — and what's next
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi enters party headquarters in Tokyo on Thursday.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there
Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show “Comedy Samurai.”
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.

Podcast

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

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?
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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