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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 3, 2016

Following the 'Girls' to Japan

Feet-eating fish! Cat cafes! S&M bars! We map out the locales from Shoshanna's wild adventures in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 3, 2016

Einstein may have been off as astronomers say universe expanding faster than forecast

The universe is expanding faster than previously believed, a surprising discovery that could test part of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, a pillar of cosmology that has withstood challenges for a century.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2016

Abe offers backing for early opening of JR Tokai's Nagoya-Osaka maglev link

The government will provide backing for the early opening of a privately-built magnetic-levitation train link between Nagoya and Osaka that's currently planned to start running in 2045, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 2, 2016

Trump blasts PGA Tour plan to move major golf tournament from his Doral course to Mexico

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump blasted the PGA Tour on Wednesday for plans to move a major golf tournament from Trump's Doral course in Miami to Mexico.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 1, 2016

Masuzoe apologizes for lavish spending, pledges to do better

Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe on Wednesday apologized again for lavish use of official funds, saying he will shortly reveal the results of a third-party probe into his spending. He was addressing members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 1, 2016

As voters welcome Japan's tax-hike delay, experts warn on costs

Economy mavens are split over the merits of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to delay the consumption tax hike to 2019.
JAPAN / Politics
May 31, 2016

Aso falls into line on Abe's tax hike delay

Finance Minister Taro Aso says he will support the expected decision to delay the increase in the consumption tax, backpedaling from earlier criticism that doing so would renege on an election pledge.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 31, 2016

Takata rules out bankruptcy, seeks angel investor: source

Takata Corp. has ruled out using bankruptcy as a way of mitigating liabilities from its record air bag recalls and is instead seeking buyers that could take a controlling stake and carry the company through its current crisis, according to a source with knowledge of the restructuring process.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 31, 2016

Obama in when White House went on partial security lockdown due to suspicious package on lawn

The north side of the White House was placed on a security lockdown on Monday because of a suspicious package, a Secret Service official said.
JAPAN
May 30, 2016

SDF goes on alert for possible North Korea missile launch

The government put the Self-Defense Forces on alert Monday for a possible North Korean ballistic missile launch, ordering warships and Patriot batteries to be ready to shoot down any projectile heading for Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 30, 2016

Center for 'socialist journalism' opens in China as part of Xi push to cow media

Amid Chinese President Xi Jinping's moves to bring the media to heel, a "teaching and research center for socialist journalism with Chinese characteristics" opened in Beijing on Sunday, state media reported.
WORLD / Society
May 29, 2016

China should invest more for care of elderly, Xi tells Politburo meeting

China should increase investment in care for the elderly, President Xi Jinping told a meeting of the country's top leaders on its aging population, official Xinhua News Agency reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2016

Trump blasts Obama for not mentioning Pearl Harbor during Hiroshima visit

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump targets the United States' relationship with Japan again when he slams President Barack Obama for not raising the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 29, 2016

Japan won't go quietly into the night as population falls

For a nation that rebuilt itself from the ashes of war, the modern challenge of repopulation should surely not prove impossible.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 29, 2016

Ship sank off Italy with hundreds aboard, rescued migrants say

Migrants rescued from two boats in the Mediterranean this past week told humanitarian workers in Italy that they saw another vessel carrying some 400 migrants sink, Save the Children said on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 28, 2016

The vagina on trial: more absurd than obscene

Though the obscenity trial of the artist known as Rokudenashiko — real name Megumi Igarashi — ended earlier this month with a conviction on one of her charges, we haven't heard the last of her. She plans to appeal the verdict, which is good news for the press and the public, since few court trials...
A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
Fears rise of rupture in Japan-China ties in wake of Taiwan remarks
Two Chinese tourists wearing kimonos take a selfie as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.
The challenges awaiting Japan’s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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
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