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LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Mar 20, 2015

Portable and wearable gadgets, plus apps for anime and J-pop lovers

An appetizing battery charger
CULTURE / Books
Mar 14, 2015

A tragic story of red tape and fatal ineptitude

At 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2011, a 9-magnitude megathrust earthquake triggered a tsunami that slammed into the aging Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant along the country's northeastern coastline, less than 250 km north of the capital. In the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, the plant's power systems...
Japan Times
JAPAN / UN WORLD CONFERENCE ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
Mar 14, 2015

Japan understands threat of natural disasters

An international conference on disaster prevention kicks off March 14 in the disaster-hit Tohoku region and it is aiming to adopt a new global framework to mitigate effects from natural disasters for the coming decade or so.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2015

China eager to learn from Japan's economic missteps

China is poring over Japanese history for economic lessons to keep its massive economy away from the recession and deflation that has blighted Japan for 20 years.
EDITORIALS
Mar 5, 2015

Disaster risk reduction

The five-day U.N. conference on reducing disaster risks, to be held in Sendai from the end of next week, should serve as an opportunity for Japan to share its experiences in dealing with severe natural disasters.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 5, 2015

Calling for an early Japan-China-South Korea summit

The president of Soka Gakkai International urges Japan to renew its pledge to build lasting peace, strengthen cooperation in addressing environmental problems, and step up efforts to contribute to stability and development throughout Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2015

U.K. intelligence asked Tanzania to stop 'Jihadi John' in 2009: police source

Mohammed Emwazi, the Briton identified as Islamic State killer "Jihadi John," was denied entry to Tanzania in 2009 at the request of British security services, a Tanzanian police source said on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2015

In likely jab at Japan, China to hold parade, to mark end of WWII

China will hold a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II this year and invite the leaders of major countries involved in the war to attend, the Foreign Ministry said, events probably aimed at Japan.
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Feb 28, 2015

War and National Reinvention

Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, a conflict which many of Asia's current foreign policy headaches grew out of. It's strange then that the role East Asia played in the Great War has often been overlooked by commentators. In that context, Frederick R. Dickinson's "War...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 21, 2015

Cowed news media has forgotten its role

In his Tokyo Shimbun column about weekly magazines, Hiroyuki Shinoda recently lauded Shukan Asahi for accusing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of exploiting the murder of journalist Kenji Goto by the Islamic State group for political purposes. Shinoda points out that the magazine had been intimidated by the...
CULTURE / Books
Feb 21, 2015

An embattled Japan engages a hostile world

It has been an eventful year for Japan since David Pilling's "Bending Adversity" was published to critical acclaim. For many, including its reviewer in The Japan Times, the book was considered one of the year's — if not the decade's — best books about Japan.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 19, 2015

Champagne dinner at Westin Tokyo; doll festival at Hilton Tokyo; spring stay plan at Aburaya-Ryokan

Champagne dinner at Westin Tokyo
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JAPAN
Feb 17, 2015

Picasso ceramics at Spanish Embassy

Through March 13, ceramic masterpieces by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, are on display at the Embassy of Spain in Tokyo.
WORLD
Feb 17, 2015

Copenhagen gunman's neighborhood no stranger to strife

Every Dane knows of Norrebro, the Copenhagen neighborhood where police shot dead the gunman suspected of carrying out shocking attacks on a synagogue and a cultural center hosting a free speech event.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2015

Thousands march through Copenhagen as city mourns terror victims

Thousands of people marched through Copenhagen in freezing winds to remember the victims of a weekend shooting that police say may have been an attempt to copy the massacre at Charlie Hebdo in Paris.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Feb 12, 2015

Tyson-Douglas anniversary brings back mixed emotions

For MAS, it was the best — and worst — of times.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / TYSON-DOUGLAS SHOCKER REVISITED
Feb 10, 2015

Douglas reflects on Tyson fight 25 years later

The youngest heavyweight champion in history, making his 10th title defense, entered the fight with a 37-0 record and had never been knocked down during his pro career; Douglas was the 42-1 underdog. Tyson's reign ended 28 minutes, 22 seconds into the fight, at precisely 1:22 into the 10th round.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Feb 10, 2015

Sophia symposium on how to flourish as a global citizen

Sophia University's Center for Global Discovery will host a symposium Feb. 28 offering advice for people of all ages on how to boost their skills for the global market.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 5, 2015

When nostalgia entangles with an unsettling past

When Koichi Watari, the director of the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art contacted Yoshitomo Nara to organize a solo exhibition of his work, the artist was traveling around Hokkaido and Sakhalin with photographer and hard-core explorer Naoki Ishikawa. Nara suggested to Watari that they do a two-person...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 31, 2015

AirAsia captain left seat before jet lost control, investigation sources say

The captain of the AirAsia jet that crashed into the sea in December was out of his seat conducting an unorthodox procedure when his co-pilot apparently lost control, and by the time he returned it was too late to save the plane, two people familiar with the investigation said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2015

Hostage crisis puts work of aid groups on nation's public agenda

Groups with a stake in the Islamic State hostage crisis include aid teams who at times have struggled to keep the Syrian refugee crisis on the agenda back home.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2015

Editors are killing U.S. political cartooning

The Charlie Hebdo massacre couldn't have happened in the U.S. because no American newspaper employs more than one political cartoonist, and most have none.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 16, 2015

France defies the jihadists

To one who witnessed the transformation fear exacted from America's governing elite by the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the jihad killings last week in France seemed to produce a colossal reaction that was not one of fear at all.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2015

Avoid trap of pitting Islamism against nativism

Many people fear dreadful political reactions to the brutal attack on the headquarters of the satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
WORLD / Society
Jan 9, 2015

Experts warn governments to plan for climate change migrants

Governments need to plan better for rising migration driven by climate change, experts said on Thursday, citing evidence that extreme weather and natural disasters force far more people from their homes than wars.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jan 5, 2015

IOC clears way for return of baseball

The International Olympic Committee approved a new reform for the framework of the Olympic program on Dec. 8, opening the way for a possible return of baseball and softball in a joint bid for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami