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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 31, 2016

Nauru legalizes homosexuality, suicide, criminalizes marital rape, slavery

The tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru has legalized homosexuality, replacing its century-old criminal code with a new law that also criminalizes slavery and broadens the definition of rape to apply to married and unmarried couples.
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May 29, 2016

Japan spikers open tournament with victory

Japan was forced to rally from a nervy start and a one-set deficit against Venezuela but got its Olympic qualification campaign off to a positive start on Saturday with a 3-1 win as the battle for Rio 2016 men's volleyball places began in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Media
May 28, 2016

Shooting the messenger: journalism under siege in Japan

Journalists who refuse to toe the official line are under pressure, experts say
May 21, 2016

Tono, Risoku de Gozaru! / T-Joy Kyoto / 2016-05-21 to 2016-05-27

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
May 18, 2016

Gunma's Hamilton happy to help others shine

The Japan Times has featured periodic interviews with players in the bj-league since 2006 in this long-running series. Gary Hamilton of the Gunma Crane Thunders is the subject of this week's profile. Because the league's final game was held on Sunday, this article wraps up the series in its current format....
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2016

May Day, Russia, Mayday!

Russian President Vladimir Putin used this year's holiday marking the Soviet victory in World War II to whip up jingoistic hysteria.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 13, 2016

U.S. sets rules to cut methane emissions from oil and gas wells

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday published the first U.S. regulations to reduce methane emissions from new or modified oil and gas facilities, one of the key remaining pieces of the Obama administration's climate change strategy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
May 11, 2016

'Predatory conferences' stalk Japan's groves of academia

“Predatory conference” organizers now stalk Japan’s groves of academe, preying on unsuspecting researchers. These conferences are inferior events that contribute little to the field of academic knowledge but generate plenty of revenue for organizers’ bank accounts. Academics, some simply naive...
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2016

EU refugee deal fraught with peril

This time, it may be Europe — not the United States — that faces the ghosts of the MS St. Louis, a ship that famously was barred from North America and had to bring its Jewish passengers back to the ovens in Europe.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
May 8, 2016

Japan's pop culture movers turn out for Niconico party

You'd think nothing would be a surprise during a kabuki show starring a famous actor and a holographic pop star, but you'd be mistaken.
May 5, 2016

Ayashii Kanojo / Yokohama New Theatre / 2016-05-07 to 2016-05-13

13:50, 19:00
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 29, 2016

Why Japan lost Aussie sub bid

The botched bidding process for a contract to build submarines for Australia's navy was an important lesson for Japan.
Apr 28, 2016

Zutto Mae Kara Sukideshita: Kokuhaku Jikko Iinkai / Shinjuku Wald 9 / 2016-04-30 to 2016-05-06

Apr 28, 2016

Eiga: Kureyon Shin-chan — Bakusui! Yumemi Warudo Daitotsugeki / Toho Cinemas Shinjuku / 2016-04-30 to 2016-05-06

until May 5 8:10, 10:30
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 19, 2016

Johnson picks up slack as Carp enter post-Maeda era

The Hiroshima Carp may not have Kenta Maeda any longer, but they still have Kris Johnson, and the West Covina, California, native is no mere consolation prize.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 17, 2016

Rainbow Disco Club may be the dance music scene's pot of gold

With new venues such as Contact and Sankeys opening their doors in Tokyo this spring, there is hope for a resurgence in the underground electronic music circuit in 2016. But with a glut of EDM mega-bashes, the festival scene for mature dance music fans can sometimes look a bit bleak.
Apr 14, 2016

Kansai Johnny's Jr. no Mezase Dorimu Suteji! / Movix Kyoto / 2016-04-16 to 2016-04-22

9:20, 11:20, 13:20, 15:20, 17:20, 19:20, 21:20
EDITORIALS
Apr 14, 2016

Politics threaten global economy

The global economy is slowing, and political problems are as much to blame as economic ones.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 12, 2016

An exhibition of things that make you go 'hmm'

The subtitle of the Mori Art Museum's triennial "Roppongi Crossing" exhibition three years ago was "Out of Doubt." This year it's "My Body, Your Voice." In 2013, the group show was inflected by the destruction caused by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and scepticism about the handling...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 11, 2016

Abenomics rebuked as major foreign investors join $46 billion Japan pullout

For global equity investors and Shinzo Abe, it's splitsville.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2016

Asian currency rallies no longer make sense

Strength in the region's currencies is out of step with weaker growth and trade, and the threat of more easing.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 3, 2016

Ryoma Suzuki bet on a musically diverse line-up for Unborde — and it paid off

Media attention has become a mixed blessing for Ryoma Suzuki. Unborde, the label he founded in 2010, is currently celebrating five years in the game and will hold a special show at Makuhari Messe on April 10.
Apr 1, 2016

Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai / Os Cinemas M-Int Kobe / 2016-04-02 to 2016-04-08

until April 6 14:10, 18:30 / April 7 14:10
Apr 1, 2016

Met Live Viewing 2015-16: Puccini — Manon Lescaut / Kobe Kokusai Shochiku / 2016-04-02 to 2016-04-08

10:00

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