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SOCCER / J. League
Jul 25, 2015

Okubo brace lifts Frontale past S-Pulse

Yoshito Okubo scored twice as Kawasaki Frontale came through a wild, swinging encounter with Shimizu S-Pulse with a 3-2 win on Saturday night.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 25, 2015

What goes around ...

An elderly man travels down a small street on a bike, constantly ringing his bell to let pedestrians know he is coming up behind them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 25, 2015

America still rules the world of Japan's theme parks

The success of Tokyo Disney Resort and Universal Studios Japan has a lot to do with their business models and the way they've exploited their appeal to certain demographics in Japan.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 24, 2015

The A-Z on Japan's new SIM card vending machines

On Friday, two SIM card vending machines were launched at Narita International Airport aimed at making travel easier for Japan's increasing number of inbound tourists.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 24, 2015

July 25, 2015

The managing director of Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc., Takeshi Ashida (left), and Director of the U.S. Agricultural Trade Office of the Embassy of the United States, Rachel Nelson, pose at a preview of the movie 'Chef.' Along with the preview, a tasting of American gourmet food truck cuisine...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2015

Conservatism with a heart? It's called socialism

Sensing their imminent demise, some U.S. Republicans want the party to embrace social and economic values more in line with the views of younger, more ethnically diverse voters.
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2015

Long history of money-losers for Japan Inc.

Here we go again?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 23, 2015

Coaching uncertainty a bad omen for struggling trio

In an offseason of massive changes in the league's coaching ranks, the Tokyo Cinq Reves, Rizing Fukuoka and Oita Ehime HeatDevils have yet to fill their coaching positions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 23, 2015

Noel Gallagher brings his High Flying Birds back to Fuji Rock and where the 'mania' began

It doesn't take much to set Noel Gallagher off. We are sat in a backstage portacabin at London's peculiarly ragbag Clapham Calling festival, and I've just mentioned to the former Oasis songwriter that "Chasing Yesterday," the second solo album under his High Flying Birds banner, is the U.K.'s fastest...
Reader Mail
Jul 23, 2015

Where were the voters when it really counted?

Regarding the article titled "As outrage boils, anti-Abe posters are weapon of choice" in the July 20 edition, for several years Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he would remake Japan into a "normal" nation and also vowed to revise the Constitution.
Reader Mail
Jul 23, 2015

Abe's dangerous surge to the right

Regarding the story "Lower House passes security bills amid protests" in the July 17 paper — Guess what? On the morning following the LDP's bulldozing the security bills through the Lower House, NHK spent the first 20 minutes of the morning news talking about the weather, followed immediately by sports...
Reader Mail
Jul 23, 2015

Use Olympics to help Fukushima

Japan will hold the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020. I think this news is not necessarily good for all Japanese people because the recovery in Fukushima from the tsunami disaster in 2011 hasn't been completed.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2015

Myanmar sentences Chinese nationals to life for illegal logging

China has lodged a diplomatic protest with Myanmar after a court in the southeast Asian nation sentenced 153 Chinese nationals to life imprisonment for illegal logging.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2015

Delta jet declares emergency on flight to Narita from Detroit

A Delta Air Lines jet heading for Narita International Airport on Wednesday declared an in-flight emergency after an apparent engine failure over a remote part of the ocean, the airline said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2015

Phone-charging stations set for Tokyo tourist spots

Running out of battery power on your smartphone in Tokyo? Don't panic, soon you will be able to access a number of free recharging stations at popular sightseeing spots across the metropolis.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 23, 2015

De Grasse, Simpson claim Pan Am sprint gold

Canada's Andre De Grasse and Jamaica's Sherone Simpson won their respective 100 meters finals at the Pan American Games on Wednesday while St. Lucia enjoyed a landmark moment at the multisport competition.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2015

Kerry makes case for Iran nuke deal in heated, closed-door Capitol briefings

Secretary of State John Kerry and other administration officials escalated their campaign to win support for the Iran nuclear deal, traveling to the Capitol for a pair of closed-door briefings.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2015

Island offers free ferry trips in novel seabird rescue project

Authorities at the little-known island of Teuri in northern Japan have taken a novel approach to tackling its stray cat problem with the offer of free ferry trips to anyone who will take the felines off their hands.
EDITORIALS
Jul 22, 2015

A life that should have been saved

When bullied students suggest they are contemplating suicide, schools must take their words seriously and intervene immediately.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 22, 2015

Abe conjures himself up as the people's champion

The cancellation of Zaha Hadid's stadium smacks of cheap politicking by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 22, 2015

Japan's fading pacifism leaves Japanese worried

Shinzo Abe is a politician who found himself powerful enough to act on his own ideas, apart from what many feel are his nation's legitimate security needs.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 22, 2015

Ashley Madison cheating website hacking 'may affect Japanese users'

Hackers threatening to release details of people using a cheating website may possess the records of toward two million Japanese users, it has emerged.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2015

20th women's conference looks to make history

Gender equality in the workforce is not a simple thing to achieve.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2015

China says Japan defense review misleading, damages relations

China on Tuesday described Japan's annual defense review as misleading and malicious, saying it overplayed the "China military threat" and stoked tensions between the two East Asian powers.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jul 22, 2015

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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2015

Where Barack Obama went wrong on Iran

The 'success' of President Barack Obama's approach to the Iran nuclear problem has left the future of the region blurrier than ever.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2015

Time to face facts on Greece

The eurozone must find a way to ensure future debt discipline without provoking an even deeper crisis in Greece.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 21, 2015

Campaign group SEALDs hooking Japan's youth with jazzy placards, fliers

The sticky, humid night did not stop thousands of infuriated Japanese from gathering outside the Diet on July 15. Many held eye-catching placards that displayed messages such as, “Give peace a chance” and “Our future, our choice” to protest the approval of two security bills at the special committee...
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Jul 21, 2015

Japan's pension fund backs in so-called shame gauge

Japan's pension fund is so big that a $13.5 billion investment barely makes the footnotes.
WORLD
Jul 21, 2015

Islamic State cracks down on Internet use in Syrian stronghold: monitor

Islamic State militants raided Internet cafes in their Syrian stronghold city of Raqqa after ordering a ban on wireless networks that can be used by private homes, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said Monday.

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo