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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 22, 2017

We can't keep waiting for gender equality

Isn't it time for Japanese corporations to wake up and smell the coffee, instead of the tea made by their female employees?
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WORLD
Oct 22, 2017

Letter from Titanic victim fetches record $166,000

A personal letter found on the body of a man killed in the sinking of the Titanic sold at auction on Saturday for £126,000 ($166,000), a record price for correspondence from the doomed liner.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 20, 2017

Ryota Murata, Hassan N'Dam ready to rumble in middleweight title rematch

The two fighters used different words and phrases. But their messages were the same: They are ready to box.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2017

Hurricanes' unnatural toll

The world spends far more on post-disaster aid and reconstruction than it does on mitigation even though the latter would save many lives and is far more cost-effective.
Reader Mail
Oct 20, 2017

Learning from the wisdom of seniors

The article "Number of people in Japan aged 90 and above tops 2 million for first time" (in the Sept. 19 edition) made me ponder the relationship of young people and seniors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2017

A new front opens in Asia's water war

In a water-stressed Asia, taming China's hegemonic ambition is now the biggest strategic challenge.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 18, 2017

Japanese men prepare for rigorous qualifying schedule

The format for the men's FIBA World Cup qualifiers has been changed from a tournament format to a system that will see teams play each other in home-and-away contests.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 18, 2017

Ushering in a new, kinder era for Japan's zoos

Lack of legal regulation means the worst facilities continue to taint Japan's image abroad.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 18, 2017

'Dawn Wind in My Poncho': Boys come of age on a typical road trip

Japanese road movies are many; ones featuring high school kids, relatively few. One was Daigo Matsui's 2015 "Our Huff and Puff Journey," about four high school girls in Fukuoka who set off on their commuter bikes to see a concert in Tokyo.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 18, 2017

Kihira clinches spot in Junior Grand Prix Final

Rika Kihira's bronze medal at the Junior Grand Prix in Egna and Bologna, Italy, on Saturday was good enough to qualify her for the JGP Final for the second straight season, but it didn't come easy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 18, 2017

Too racy for Louvre, sex sculpture 'Domestikator' finds home at Pompidou Centre

In the end it was just too kinky for the Louvre.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 17, 2017

The Kobe Steel fiasco tells a much bigger story

The Kobe Steel scandal offers insights into why more Japanese households aren't feeling the benefits of today's 2.5 percent growth.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2017

Trump likely to meet families of abductees to North Korea on November visit to Japan

White House releases details of U.S. president's five-nation Asian tour, set to kick off in Japan on Nov. 5.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2017

Macau plans 'simulated attacks' in security ramp-up after Vegas shooting

Authorities in the Chinese territory of Macau have ramped up security measures following the deadly Las Vegas shooting this month and unveiled plans for a series of mock attacks and crisis training to safeguard the world's largest gambling hub.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2017

The Iran nuclear deal is bad — and necessary

So long as Tehran remains compliant, the nuclear deal — however bad it is — remains our best chance to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Oct 16, 2017

British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize in literature

The Swedish Academy is awarding this year's Nobel Prize in literature to Nagasaki-born British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro.
Oct 16, 2017

vKirirom Pte. Ltd. succeeded in fund collecting 5.3 million US dollars in total from angel round

vKirirom Pte Ltd. (Singapore, CEO: Takeshi Izuka), which is an Asia unifying holding company that runs vKirirom Nature City and also holds A2A town (Cambodia) Co.,Ltd that runs vKirirom Pine Resort and Kirirom Institute of Technology(KIT), has succeeded in collecting total of 5.3million US dollars through...
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2017

Are we at the demise of dollar diplomacy?

Pundits have been saying last rites for the dollar's global dominance since the 1960s. They may finally be right.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Oct 14, 2017

Sound artist Aki Onda explores memory through sound

'I never miss Japan,' says New York resident Aki Onda. 'Now I have a distance — that's why I enjoy going back to Tokyo.'
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 14, 2017

Success is elusive on the wrong side of the wealth gap

When the political thinker Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) visited the infant United States in 1831, he was struck above all by the "equality of condition" that prevailed there.
EDITORIALS
Oct 14, 2017

Passive smoking and children

Tokyo has set a good example for the rest of Japan with its by-law to protect kids from secondhand smoke.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 13, 2017

Yamabushi: Japan's ancient tradition of mountain ascetics opens to the public

Even the local residents look surprised at our attire.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Oct 13, 2017

Memories of war have had profound effect on Meschery

Third in a three-part series
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JAPAN / History
Oct 12, 2017

Motosada Zumoto and the origins of The Japan Times

A 10-minute walk from JR Sapporo Station brings one to a small, white clock tower in the city center. The 13-meter-high Western timepiece is an iconic image of the city and Hokkaido.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 12, 2017

It's more than 400 years old, but 'Richard III' is just as relevant today

Romanian theater director Silviu Purcarete has staged several plays in this country before, but now he's working with an all-Japanese cast for the first time as he prepares to present his brand-new "Richard III" at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre in Ikebukuro from Oct. 18 to 30, ahead of a three-city tour....

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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