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WORLD
Oct 7, 2018

At least 11 people killed after powerful earthquake rocks northern Haiti

An earthquake hit northern Haiti late Saturday, killing at least 11 people and sparking an overnight scramble to help towns in the impoverished Caribbean country battered by the shockwave.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Oct 7, 2018

Diverse slices of daily life seen around Japan

Tabica is an online service that connects hosts from all over Japan who offer hands-on activities straight out of their daily lives to guests who want to experience a little bit of someone else's day.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Oct 7, 2018

Global adventure spans over 20 years and counting

In the H&M Showroom perched above the streets of Tokyo's bustling Shibuya district, the calm demeanor of Lucas Seifert stands in stark contrast to the boisterous outside.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Oct 7, 2018

Beware of the ¥10 million business card

Business cards carry a lot of weight in Japan, so much so that they can be used to devastating effect if someone decides to deploy them for criminal purposes.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2018

Suga seeks concrete North Korean steps for denuclearization

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga urged North Korea on Sunday to take concrete steps for achieving denuclearization.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 7, 2018

Kei Nishikori outclassed by Daniil Medvedev in Rakuten Japan Open final

Kei Nishikori’s title drought continues.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2018

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in consulate in Istanbul, Turkish officials say

Turkish authorities believe that prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared four days ago after entering Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, was killed inside the consulate, two Turkish sources said on Saturday.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2018

SDF member taking part in joint drill with U.S., Philippine troops dies after crash

The Ground Self-Defense Force said one of its members succumbed to his injuries and died early Sunday morning as a result of an automobile accident that occurred last week while he was participating in a joint exercise with U.S. and Filipino soldiers in the Philippines.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 7, 2018

LIVEBLOG: Kei Nishikori vs Daniil Medvedev at Rakuten Japan Open

Live commentary on the Rakuten Japan Open final, in which Kei Nishikori is playing Daniil Medvedev for the trophy.
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Oct 7, 2018

Junko Y2K

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 6, 2018

Five Indian states to go to polls at year-end in test for Narendra Modi

Five Indian states will go to the polls later this year, the country's election commissioner said Saturday, in a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity ahead of his re-election bid in May.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 6, 2018

Repatriation program reveals Koreans' plight in Japan

In August, five North Korean defectors residing in Japan filed a lawsuit in Tokyo District Court charging Pyongyang with human rights abuses. The plaintiffs were described in the Mainichi Shimbun as "second-generation ethnic Koreans" who grew up in Japan but moved to North Korea during the mobilization...
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 6, 2018

Social media lambaste 2020 Olympic volunteer program

Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have started accepting applications from those hoping to volunteer at the games a little less from two years from now. As you might suspect, Japan’s online community had plenty to say about the issue from the second it went live.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 6, 2018

Expensive and unsustainable, 'unagi' remains as popular as ever

Unagi (eel) may be one of Japan's most beloved dishes, but despite its much-touted health benefits, rising prices and shrinking numbers of juvenile eels may threaten consumption levels of this Japanese dish.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Oct 6, 2018

Hitomi Hosono: Seeing it all in blue and white

With her unusual approach to traditional sprig designs, Japanese ceramicist Hosono is helping change the face of Wedgwood.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 6, 2018

Los Tacos Azules: Traditional tacos defying preconceptions

Marco Garcia is a man with a mission that is at once modest and radical. At Los Tacos Azules, his bright, cheerful little restaurant, his aim is simply to serve the staple food of his homeland, Mexico. But along the way, he is likely to blow a few minds, palates and preconceptions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Cultivating Craft
Oct 6, 2018

Japan's craft beer scene: 25 years in the making

The secret is long since out: Japan's craft beer scene is a vibrant place, filled with innovative brewers creating new and interesting beers alongside masterful examples of traditional styles.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Oct 6, 2018

Gin no Budo's Halloween lineup: Festive options for chocolate lovers

The Halloween desserts just keep on coming! Gin no Budo's October lineup features almost too-cute-to-eat cats and pumpkins.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 6, 2018

Alvark usher in new season with narrow victory over Sunrockers

The defending B. League champion Alvark Tokyo opened their new season with a down-to-the-wire victory over the Sunrockers Shibuya on Saturday afternoon in Tachikawa.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 6, 2018

Shincho 45's fumbles over LGBT issues hastened its demise

Some magazines meet their end with a whimper. Last month, however, a monthly called Shincho 45 went out with a bang.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2018

Juncker says Brexit accord with EU may come this month or in November

The European Union will reach a deal with Britain on Brexit in November if it does not do so this month, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told Austrian newspapers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 6, 2018

'Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts': Deliciously sinister, beautifully illustrated supernatural tales

Hard-boiled, multifaceted writer Joel Rose paired up with the late Anthony Bourdain to pen 'Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts,' an illustrated collection of fright and food evoking the Japanese kaidan (ghost story) tradition.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Oct 6, 2018

'Studies in Intellectual History of Tokugawa Japan': Chronicling the political theory of the Edo Period

In "Studies in Intellectual History of Tokugawa Japan," leading postwar political scientist Masao Maruyama chronicles the ideas and debates of scholars throughout the Edo Period (1603-1868).
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Oct 6, 2018

'When I Was a Wolf': Western fairy tales reinterpreted, for better or for worse

Shuji Terayama's 'When I Was a Wolf' is a collection of essays that reappraise Western fairy tales, fables and literature and flips them head over heels.

Longform

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