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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2019

Trickiest U.S. missile defense test is finally ready to launch

The Pentagon is about to attempt what's likely to be the most challenging test yet of the U.S. military's ability to shoot down an incoming missile from an adversary such as North Korea or Iran, according to three people familiar with the plans.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Mar 25, 2019

Employee programs on long-term wellness

The concept of health and productivity management has become an important business approach for companies in recent years to keep growing, even within Japan's already mature business communities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2019

Mexican president says state was main violator of human rights

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday the state had in the past been the main violator of human rights in the country, as he blamed violence and disappearances on his predecessors' "neo-liberal" economic policies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2019

American Airlines extends Boeing 737 Max flight cancellations through April 24

American Airlines said Sunday it will extend flight cancellations through April 24 because of the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max after two fatal crashes since October and cut some additional flights.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Beyond Tokyo
Mar 24, 2019

Base-laden Okinawa vies to become tourism magnet

Just a couple minutes from the Okinawa Prefectural Government building and the busy shopping street Kokusai-dori, Sora Shokudo offers jerk chicken on the menu — a Caribbean cuisine that goes well with rum — which is now also produced in Okinawa and attracting interest from domestic and overseas tourists....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2019

U.S. official denounces 'choreographed' visits for European diplomats to China's Xinjiang region

"Highly choreographed" tours to Xinjiang organized by the Chinese government are misleading and propagate false narratives about the troubled region, a U.S. official said, after China announced plans to invite European envoys to visit.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2019

Calling claim 'blood libel,' Netanyahu denies profiting from submarine contract

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied profiting from a state contract to buy submarines from a German conglomerate, calling claims from a political rival "blood libel" in a rare broadcast interview on Channel 12.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2019

As violence escalates, attack by ethnic militia on central Mali villages leaves 115 dead

An attack by members of an ethnic militia on three villages in central Mali claimed 115 lives, the latest clash in an increasingly violent conflict that is fueled by Islamist extremism.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2019

During Europe visit, China's Xi Jinping seeks France's participation in 'Belt and Road' project

As he prepares to begin a three-day trip to France, Chinese President Xi Jinping said he is hoping to get France's cooperation "in the framework of the 'Belt and Road' initiative."
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2019

Japan plans to develop home-made long-range anti-ship missile to counter threat

The Defense Ministry plans to develop a domestically made long-range anti-ship missile, apparently in response to advanced, longer-range air-defense missiles now in service with the Chinese Navy, according to sources.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2019

Several of Theresa May's ministers plotting to oust her from top job: newspaper

Prime Minister Theresa May's top ministers are moving to oust her within days, The Sunday Times reported, as her Brexit strategy lay in tatters just weeks before the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 24, 2019

Japan and the World Bank's new direction

to stay relevant, the World Bank needs to blend financing with its expertise in problems of rapid urbanization, alarming demographic shifts and rising income disparities.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 24, 2019

Confessions from behind a mask ... and from the sickbed

Just as new blooms mark the arrival of spring, we know it's hay fever season in Japan thanks to an uptick in face masks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 24, 2019

Small Japanese firms fear foreign laborers will abandon them when new visas kick in

As Japan braces for a fresh influx of foreign workers from the new visa system starting next month, small and midsize firms fear the system will end up helping only major firms in large cities, since those who qualify for the two new "specified skills" visas will be free to switch companies in the same...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2019

Apple's iPhone struggles unravel ambitions of Japan Display

When Japan Display Inc. broke ground on a new factory in central Japan in 2015, the future looked bright for one of the world's top vendors of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels.
Figure Skating
Mar 24, 2019

Nathan Chen defends world title with spectacular free skate; Yuzuru Hanyu claims silver medal

Nathan Chen became the first American man to retain the world title in 35 years, winning in decisive fashion in the free skate on Saturday night before a sellout crowd at Saitama Super Arena.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 23, 2019

Hundreds of thousands march in London to demand new Brexit referendum

Hundreds of thousands of people opposed to Britain's withdrawal from the European Union marched through central London on Saturday to demand a new referendum as the deepening Brexit crisis risked sinking Prime Minister Theresa May's premiership.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 23, 2019

Flower power: A Tokyo florist's decision to close his shop amid a shrinking market affects a wider community

It's 2:30 a.m. and dark outside. Tsuyoshi Hirasawa can see his breath in the February chill as he turns the key in the ignition of his white Honda minivan. The large hands gripping the steering wheel are rough and leathery from years of working with water, soil and the stems and branches of plants he...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 23, 2019

Idols and agencies in Japan navigate a brand new landscape

Television personality Masahiro Nakai made an appearance as a "surprise guest" on the March 10 installment of Nippon TV's law-related variety show, "Gyoretsu no Dekiru Horitsu Sodanjo" (“Line-up Law Office”). Earlier, guest Koji Kato had related an anecdote featuring Shingo Katori, Nakai's former...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 23, 2019

Fumi Nagasaka: When Japan is neither in nor out of the picture

For Fumi Nagasaka, photography was born from making friends.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 23, 2019

An impeccable new biography of Richard Sorge, one of Russia's master spies

Soviet spy Richard Sorge's story remains largely unknown to the Western world, but that's about to change with the publication of a remarkable new biography, 'An Impeccable Spy: Richard Sorge, Stalin's Master Agent,' by Owen Matthews.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 23, 2019

Hiroki Ogasawara: Looking for a truly multicultural Japan

From the Olympics to English education, sociology professor Ogasawara has plenty to say about the state of Japan today.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 23, 2019

At family-run izakaya Kurasuno, the secret ingredient is a smile

After surviving as a prisoner of war in Krasnoyarsk, Eastern Siberia, Toyokazu Matsubara taught himself to cook and opened up an izakaya bar-restaurant, Kurasuno, which has become a multigenerational family enterprise and beloved neighborhood treasure.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Mar 23, 2019

Rakushin: Some food can't be improved upon

At Rakushin, kaiseki chef Shintaro Katayama's cuisine is flexible and curious even as it pays respect to the genre's historic canon.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 23, 2019

Yakitori Souten: The artful power of organic collaboration

At Yakitori Souten, chef Teruaki Nakamata has been sourcing high-quality organic ingredients, especially domestic jidori chickens, and collaborating closely with farms and distillers for 15 years.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 23, 2019

Denki Groove campaign reveals what Japan truly thinks of celebrities embroiled in drug scandals

It doesn’t take much for a celebrity drug scandal to be picked up by domestic news outlets in Japan, so when TV personality Pierre Taki was arrested on suspicion of cocaine use on March 12, it’s perhaps not surprising that TV and print media jumped on the story. Segments featured on morning shows...
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
Anger in Japan after Instagrammer drinks burial site offering
Foreign tourists visit a park near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in August.
Musk voices support for anti-immigration rally in Japan
Elon Musk has voiced support for anti-immigration protest in Japan, where a "Japanese First" party saw gains in recent elections.
Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami resigns over alleged possession of illegal drugs
Takeshi Niinami, then-chief executive officer of Suntory Holdings, in May 2024
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Why Stalin didn’t invade Hokkaido still largely unknown, 80 years after WWII
During a survey to collect the remains of victims from the Taito Maru, one of the vessels involved in the Three Ships Incident, a metal helmet was found near the stern of the vessel on Aug. 5, 1984, at Rumoi Port. No human remains were discovered.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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