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JAPAN
Feb 28, 2018

JR West says shinkansen crack caused by faulty part from Kawasaki Heavy

Kawasaki Heavy Industries excessively ground down a steel component, likely causing the 16-cm crack discovered in December on the undercarriage of a shinkansen, JR West says
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2018

Futuristic, traditionally attired superheroes selected as Tokyo 2020 mascots

Tokyo 2020 organizers unveiled Wednesday the official mascots for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, based on a futuristic vision of the world with the two characters decked out in traditional blue-checkered and a pink cherry-blossom-theme attire, respectively.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 13, 2018

'More of the same' isn't a choice for Kuroda

Reports that Haruhiko Kuroda will be reappointed don't mean he can continue stimulus forever.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 8, 2018

Bank of Japan is missing a golden opportunity

Investors think things are looking up — central bankers should stop telling them they're wrong
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Feb 5, 2018

Looking at what the world likes about Japan

Google Trends has released its search data on Japan for 2017 and topping several lists was the name Mao Kobayashi (u5c0fu6797u9ebbu592e).
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2018

Son of Alberto Fujimori breaks with the opposition and says he will back Peruvian president

The youngest son of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori said on Wednesday that he would form a new political group to support the executive branch as President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and his center-right government grow increasingly isolated.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 31, 2018

'Country of cowards': Comedy duo's political satire stands out in gun-shy Japan

In what was perhaps a make-or-break moment for their careers, comedy duo Woman Rush Hour did something on prime-time television in December that most of their fellow comedians try their best to eschew: They talked about politics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 27, 2018

Shukan Bunshun shoots itself in the foot with Komuro scandal

Another month, another celebrity controversy in Japan. This time, however, the commotion over J-pop producer Tetsuya Komuro’s alleged affair and subsequent retirement might mark the moment that netizens rejected the country’s obsession with scandals. It also allowed those who might fall under the...
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2018

Cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck loses ¥58 billion in hacking attack

Echoing the Mt. Gox fiasco that happened nearly four years ago, Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck disclosed Friday that a hacker had stolen about ¥58 billion ($532 million) worth of its holdings, sending clients into a panic about the fate of their virtual assets.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2018

Coincheck hacked in ¥58 billion cryptocurrency heist, four years after Mt. Gox

Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange discloses it had lostu00a0about u00a558 billion ($532 million) worth of its holdings, sending clients into a panic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2018

In announcement to all Koreans, Pyongyang calls for unification and end to U.S. military exercises

North Korea has issued an appeal to "all Koreans at home and abroad," urging them to "turn out as one" to make a "breakthrough" for "independent reunification" and urging the South to halt joint military exercises with the U.S. "forever," state-run media said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2018

Trump pushing for U.S. authoritarianism

After one year of Trump, the U.S. faces graver challenges than in many generations
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018

Innovative maps show relationships among key issues

In 2016, World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab proclaimed the fourth industrial revolution as a distinct evolution from its predecessor because of the rapid onset of ubiquitous change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 18, 2018

Twitter may notify users exposed to Russian propaganda during 2016 election

Twitter may notify users whether they were exposed to content generated by a suspected Russian propaganda service, a company executive told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 15, 2018

North Korea agrees to send orchestra to South as Pyongyang's harsh words cast cloud over Olympic talks

Pyongyang and Seoul agreed Monday to send a 140-member orchestra to South Korea for next month's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and hold concerts in Seoul, just a day after the North laid into South Korean President Moon Jae-in for pushing the nuclear issue and what it called a "brown-nosing attitude."...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2018

Mueller's team discusses possible Trump interview with president's lawyers: NBC

Preliminary discussions are underway for special counsel Robert Mueller to potentially interview U.S. President Donald Trump as part of the probe of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election, NBC News reported on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 8, 2018

Nikki Haley defends Trump's 'nuclear button' tweet, says it keeps North Korea's Kim 'on his toes'

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley has defended President Donald Trump over his recent "nuclear button" tweet, denying that it hurts Washington's credibility with its allies and calling such moves necessary to keep North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "on his toes."
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2018

Iran stages pro-government rallies, derides Trump's 'blunder' at U.N.

Thousands of government supporters staged rallies in Iran for a fourth day on Saturday in a backlash against widespread anti-government protests that the clerical establishment has blamed on the country's enemies.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 30, 2017

Japanese media's hits and misses of 2017

The term "fake news" was used in so many different situations this year that it no longer describes an agreed upon concept but rather anything you don't agree with. This is why the U.S. press has had a difficult time making sense of its president's conflation of cynical policy aims with his own deranged...
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 25, 2017

Knowing the difference between 'shinpai' and 'fuan'

How do you say 'I'm worried about how senior citizens live alone' in Japanese?
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 25, 2017

Tracing Christmas traditions to Scripture

When I taught Sunday school to a precocious bunch of fifth- and sixth-graders, I used to ask, "What about Christmas is not in the Bible?" They were quick to go for the obvious: Santa, the reindeer, stockings, the sleigh.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Dec 16, 2017

20 years on, the Kyoto Protocol initiated awareness

In the midst of serious news about North Korean missiles and constitutional revision, as well as a steady diet of BLT (bright, light and trite) stories and corporate propaganda that clog our intellectual arteries, it's easy to lose track of what developments are critical to life itself.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Dec 11, 2017

Incoming Angels star Shohei Ohtani enters MLB with game-changing potential

With his hair perfectly coiffed and a red Los Angeles Angels uniform having replaced his suit jacket, the most sought-after player of the offseason began his highly anticipated MLB career with six simple words.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Dec 6, 2017

Looking back at 2017's Trump-triggered resurgence in American activism in Japan

The Women of the World March in January that brought hundreds onto the streets of Tokyo was the highlight of a year of action.
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2017

Yokozuna Harumafuji retires in wake of assault on junior sumo wrestler

After weeks of heated media coverage, sumo grand champion Harumafuji announces his retirement to take responsibility for the Oct. 25 assault on wrestler Takanoiwa.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Osaka police crack down on crime ring over underage prostitution
Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.

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