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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2015

Biden calls Abe to apologize after WikiLeaks details alleged NSA spying on Tokyo

The U.S. vice president said he was sorry for the U.S. “causing trouble,” according to Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, following allegations the NSA spied on Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2015

Nikkei's $1.3 billion FT bid 'too much,' Axel Springer CEO says

Axel Springer SE would have "loved" to buy the Financial Times, but the $1.3 billion (¥161.7 billion) Nikkei Inc. paid for the salmon-hued paper was too much for the German media group, according to Chief Executive Officer Mathias Doepfner.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2015

Nusra Front believed to have captured fire U.S.-trained Syrian rebels

The United States believes that at least five Syrian rebels who were trained by the U.S. military have been captured by suspected members of Syria's al-Qaida affiliate, Nusra Front, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 4, 2015

Singers Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale to divorce

Singer Gwen Stefani has filed for divorce from rock star husband Gavin Rossdale after 13 years of marriage, several news reports said Monday.
OLYMPICS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
Aug 4, 2015

Problems continue to mount for Tokyo 2020 team

Last week was another tough one for the folks at Tokyo 2020.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Aug 4, 2015

Attack of the plant hunters, green carnivores and fleshy girls

Never promised you a rose garden, but how about a fleshy plant or a stag-horn fern?
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 4, 2015

Najib's critics unbowed after anti-graft agency calls $700 million 'donation'

Malaysian opposition parties and activists kept up pressure on Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday, undeterred by an anti-corruption agency statement apparently clearing him of receiving nearly $700 million from the debt-laden state fund 1MDB.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 3, 2015

Abe, Renzi agree to beef up security, economic ties

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his visiting Italian counterpart, Matteo Renzi, agreed Monday to strengthen bilateral security and economic ties, and cooperate further on a wide range of global issues.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2015

Putin would eat President Trump for lunch

Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't make deals with brash, showy businessmen like Donald Trump. He crushes them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2015

Beijing to limit cars, factories to ensure clean air for war anniversary

Beijing will limit the number of vehicles on the streets and shut factories to ensure clean air during a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the government and media said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2015

Plane debris raises MH370 families' hopes, without resolution

Ever since a part from a Boeing Co. 777 was found on Reunion island last week, Grace Subithirai Nathan has been exchanging online messages through the night with loved ones of those on board Malaysian Airlines Flight 370.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2015

'Not a debater' Trump plans to play nice in first GOP candidate faceoff

Donald Trump, the man to beat in this week's first televised Republican presidential debate, said on Sunday he does not plan to attack his rivals and downplayed expectations for his performance, saying "I'm not a debater."
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2015

Why Russia vetoed bid to set up MH17 tribunal

Like the U.S., Russia wants to retain the right to try its own war criminals under its own laws rather than hand them over to an international tribunal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 1, 2015

A political turning point for Japan's youth

July 15, 2015, will go down in Japanese history. As what, though? The day democracy's decline became irreversible? Or the day democracy's decline was reversed?
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Aug 1, 2015

Crime report suggests the yakuza are evolving

It appears the National Police Agency is serious about cracking down on organized crime.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2015

Judicial review panel votes to indict ex-Tepco execs

Three former top executives at Tokyo Electric Power Co. are set to be hauled into court over their alleged responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 31, 2015

First wave of teams allocated for new hoop league

The Japan Professional Basketball League announced which divisions 20 of the teams that will make up the new men's top circuit will play in on Thursday, following a meeting of the FIBA-led Japan 2024 Task Force.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 31, 2015

China's Xi swats 'blood-sucking mosquitoes' as graft push goes small

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has likened his nationwide corruption purge to hunting tigers and swatting flies, is sending Communist Party graft-busters after an even more annoying pest: mosquitoes.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Emperor emeritus and empress emerita visit postwar settlement
Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko strolled through a cabbage field in Ohinata settlement in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Saturday.
At meeting rich in symbolism, Ishiba and South Korea's Lee agree to steadily build ties
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shake hands at joint press announcement after summit talks in Tokyo on Saturday.
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.
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.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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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