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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 8, 2016

Disgraced Japanese badminton duo apologize for illegal gambling

Japan's top badminton players apologize after being caught up in a gambling scandal that threatens their chances of going to the Olympics.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 8, 2016

Diet erupts in outrage as ex-minister's TPP manuscript reveals details Abe kept under wraps

The Democratic Party boycotts Diet talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership after memoirs linked to former farm minister Koya Nishikawa reveal details of the secret trade negotiations.
EDITORIALS
Apr 8, 2016

Still a struggle for working women

The corporate glass ceiling remains an obstacle to working women 30 years after the equal employment opportunity law was passed.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2016

An apology, forgiveness and reconciliation

Lasting reconciliation can only be achieved when the stories and lessons of the past are handed down to future generations.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2016

Bodies of last two ASDF airmen recovered from cliff in Kagoshima

The bodies of the last two crew members and the wreckage of an Air Self-Defense Force airplane have been found on a cliff in Mount Takakuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, defense officials said Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 8, 2016

Former Evessa star Lottich named new Valparaiso head coach

Ten years after helping lead the Osaka Evessa to the first of three consecutive bj-league championships, Matt Lottich has become a Division I head coach.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2016

Bill Clinton faces protesters who say his 1994 'three strikes' crime reforms hurt African-Americans

Former President Bill Clinton faced down protesters angry at the impact his crime reforms of 20 years ago have had on black Americans and defended the record of Hillary Clinton, his wife, who is relying on the support of black voters in her quest for the presidency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2016

Cruz gets a taste of 'New York values' in Bronx; Trump picks up Giuliani endorsement

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is getting a taste of the "New York values" he derided in Iowa as Republicans turn to the next big U.S. presidential contest in the home state of front-runner Donald Trump.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 7, 2016

The genius of Brian Wilson: Beach Boys mastermind is short on words, long on legacy

As far as I can tell, Brian Wilson is in a good mood. Speaking from his Los Angeles home, the legendary Beach Boys mastermind certainly sounds upbeat, laughing when his dogs interrupt us, and seems enthusiastic about bringing "Pet Sounds," his opulent masterpiece, to Japan to celebrate its 50th anniversary....
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 7, 2016

Yamao apologizes over ¥4.29 million fuel claim in 2012

The new Democratic Party's inaugural policy chief has been forced to apologize after it emerged that her office had claimed up to ¥4.29 million in fuel expenses in a single year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 7, 2016

Cruz win stokes Republicans' push to halt Trump's nomination 'inevitability'

Ted Cruz's emphatic victory in Wisconsin's Republican primary gave new energy on Wednesday to groups battling to prevent Donald Trump from capturing the party's presidential nomination.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 6, 2016

Abe meets with Ukraine president, vows to raise Crimea issue at G-7 summit

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko in Tokyo on Wednesday and reaffirmed that Japan is committed to resolving the crisis in Crimea, adding that it will bring the issue to the Group of Seven summit next month.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2016

Chinese firm wants to turn the world's lights on

The idea of an electricity 'supergrid' that can power the world is now technically feasible and the chairman of the world's wealthiest power company wants to make it a reality.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 6, 2016

'45 Years': When love is lost but can never be forgotten

As divorce rates rise in most of the industrialized world, being with the same partner for 45 years these days calls for a major celebration (perhaps a medal would be more in order), which is exactly what Kate (Charlotte Rampling) and Geoff (Tom Courtenay) decide to do in the British film "45 Years."...
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2016

Beijing opens new lighthouse on man-made island in South China Sea

Beijing announced Tuesday that it has begun operating a lighthouse on the man-made island in the contested South China Sea that the U.S. sailed a warship near last October as part of its so-called freedom of navigation program.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2016

Amnesty slams Japan over death penalty as global executions soar

A human rights group says recorded executions worldwide surged by more than 50 percent last year to the highest level in a quarter-century.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2016

Retired military commander charged with massive graft in China

A retired top general of the People's Liberation Army has been formally charged with taking bribes and will face court martial in China's highest-level military corruption case in more than six decades.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 6, 2016

Japanese researchers to test new weapon on unbeatable cancers

The National Cancer Center in Tokyo has unveiled a new weapon to treat cancers long considered unbeatable: neutrons that attack cancer cells only.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2016

Panama Papers fallout claims Iceland leader

Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson will resign, his party said on Tuesday, becoming the first casualty of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm that have shone a spotlight on the finances of an array of politicians and public figures worldwide.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 5, 2016

'Bogus in Boston' robs Miyahara of medal

The more things change, the more they stay the same.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 5, 2016

Preserving Okawa Elementary School is the right thing to do

All things considered, it makes sense to preserve Okawa Elementary School as a memorial, as a warning and as a site for disaster education.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2016

Now Germany can take that smug look off its face

Across the industrialized world, the middle class is finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet and the losers of globalization are channeling their aggression into fringe politicians who know who's to blame. Germany is no exception.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japan ranked one of the most peaceful places in Asia as global tensions rise
Visitors look at paper cranes hung at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing of the city.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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