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LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Sep 15, 2019

Fantastic beasts and where to learn about them

'Regnum Imaginarium: Realm of the Marvelous and Uncanny' at Osaka's National Museum of Ethnology delves into the worlds of mermaids, unicorns, werewolves and giants. What more could a kid enjoy?
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2019

The National Rifle Association versus America's youth

U.S. children and teenagers experience much higher rates of gun deaths and injuries than in any other industrialized country.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Sep 14, 2019

In the shadow of giants: Are high-rise condominiums in Japan destroying local communities?

Tsukishima is among many districts being gentrified by giant condominium projects popping up in the most populous city in the world.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Sep 14, 2019

Tenshinhan: A made-in-Japan omelette with Chinese influences

Tenshinhan — a crabmeat-filled omelette over rice covered in a sweet-and-savory sauce — is a flavorful Chinese-influenced Japanese dish that will soon become a weeknight staple.
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JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Sep 14, 2019

The swift rise and fall of Japanese anarchism

Sakae Osugi — born 1885, murdered 1923 — fanned the flames of the peasant Rice Riots in Japan's short-lived age of anarchy.
EDITORIALS
Sep 14, 2019

Lessons from the latest typhoon

Last week's typhoon provided ample evidence the Tokyo area needs better prepartation for disasters, especially among transport companies and employers in general.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Sep 14, 2019

Sizzling summer threatens Tokyo 2020, Osaka Expo

The summer of 2019 brought record-breaking heat. Early to mid-September, until last week, felt like late July in Kansai, Tokyo, Nagoya and parts of Kyushu and Shikoku. Only in a few areas of Hokkaido, where temperatures dropped into the low teens at night, were there clear signs autumn was arriving....
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Sep 13, 2019

Luxury on the Nakasendo with a dash of adventure

In Nagano Prefecture's idyllic Kiso Valley, near the post town of Tsumago on the rugged Nakasendo trail, the new 'expedition hotel' Zenagi offers guests the best of the region's food and culture — with an adventurous twist.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 13, 2019

New Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi vows Japan will take lead role on plastic waste

Koizumi said he wants to make Japan a leader in environmental issues and speak with Fukushima's fishermen about what to do with Tepco's radiation-tainted water.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2019

Trump advisers considering interim China deal ahead of talks, sources disclose

Trump administration officials have discussed offering a limited trade agreement to China that would delay and even roll back some U.S. tariffs for the first time in exchange for Chinese commitments on agricultural purchases and intellectual property, or IP, according to five people familiar with the...
Reader Mail
Sep 13, 2019

Disturbing lack of regret by U.S.

Ryohei Murata was the Japanese ambassador to the United States from 1989 to 1992, and I would like many people, especially Americans, to know what he wrote in his memoirs about the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2019

As WTO dispute looms, new trade chief says Japan won't budge in export control row with Seoul

Isshu Sugawara stepped into a ministerial role for the first time amid Japan's worsening relations with its neighbor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2019

U.S. and China grant trade concessions as fresh talks loom

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed China's decision to exempt some U.S. anti-cancer drugs and other goods from its tariffs and announced a short delay to scheduled tariff hikes on billions worth of Chinese goods.
EDITORIALS
Sep 11, 2019

Boris Johnson's horrible week

While most assessments of these horrific events have focused on Brexit's economic impact, there is increasing attention to the damage that has been done to British politics and its democracy.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2019

Facebook bans self-harm images in fight against suicide

Facebook Inc. will no longer allow graphic images of self-harm on its platform as it tightens its policies on suicide content amid growing criticism of how social media companies moderate violent and potentially dangerous content.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 10, 2019

The roles of women in influential positions

Sociologist Chizuko Ueno continues to be a driving force for gender equality in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2019

Why climb Mount Everest?

Reaching the summit of the world's tallest peak has become an immoral, personal act
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2019

Abe's plan for U.S. Aegis Ashore missile shield rattles Akita residents

The sleepy neighborhood of Araya in the city of Akita seemed like the perfect place for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to put a U.S. anti-missile system. The area has reliably backed the ruling party and has firsthand experience of a North Korean rocket flying overhead.
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CULTURE / Art
Sep 10, 2019

Fashion is a game with a dress code to crack

Fashion can be identified as a game: The rules are not clear, but there are conducts to be observed, codes to be broken, winners, losers and, finally, stylistic exhaustion.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 9, 2019

Water: China's Achilles heel

The most long-term and fundamental of China's vulnerabilities can be summed up in a single word: water.
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JAPAN
Sep 9, 2019

At meeting in Kyoto, global body debates how to define and protect museums

What is a museum and how can its exhibits, which often include the world's most important cultural properties, be protected from natural disasters, including earthquakes?
Japan Times
CULTURE
Sep 7, 2019

Death notes: Traditional rituals associated with curses persist in 21st-century Japan

It's a scorching summer afternoon with temperatures crawling toward 37 degrees Celsius. Kadota Inari Shrine is empty except for a chorus of screeching cicadas and the smooth stone statues of foxes guarding its entrance.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 7, 2019

Uncovering Japan's involvement in the Korean War

Every August, NHK airs a lot of new documentaries to commemorate the end of World War II. The range of topics is not typically limited to events that happened in August 1945. This year's crop covered newspaper propaganda leading up to the war; the infamous attempted coup by idealistic young officers...
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 7, 2019

YouTuber Koichi Kuwabara offers free hugs in a bid to bridge divide between Asian neighbors

Thirty-five-year-old Koichi Kuwabara has been offering free hugs in cities around the world since 2011. His efforts certainly haven’t gone unnoticed on social media, with the first video he uploaded on YouTube since attracting more than 1 million views.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 7, 2019

Two groups of U.S. states launch antitrust probes of tech companies like Facebook and Google

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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2019

Building an inclusive U.N. with Taiwan onboard

If the U.N. continues to yield to China's coercion, rejecting Taiwan's participation, it will only encourage Beijing's callousness.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2019

Renovated Okura Tokyo unveiled to the press ahead of public opening

Renowned for melding East and West, old and new with its architecture and design, The Okura Tokyo opened its doors to the press for the first time Friday after three years of renovations, ahead of its public opening on Sept. 12.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight