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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 21, 2016

Fuji Rock Festival celebrates 20 years

Who doesn't love an anniversary? For couples it's about rekindling moments of first love, for many nations it's about marking a significant moment in history. Anniversaries are, for the most part, true celebrations.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 19, 2016

Tiny Gifu restaurant tops TripAdvisor rankings

One in two diners at Heianraku, a Chinese restaurant in the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, is non-Japanese, drawn by the chef's reputation for trying to meet the most difficult off-menu request.
EDITORIALS
Jul 12, 2016

A reckoning for Britain and Blair

The reverberations of the decision to invade Iraq may well obscure the lessons of the Chilcot report.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2016

Japan and the consequences of the Brexit vote

Brexit has taught the Japanese of the potential dangers of a generational divide.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Jul 8, 2016

Chocolat Bel Amer: Head-turning desserts in an old wooden town house

First established in Tokyo, Chocolat Bel Amer has now opened a boutique in a gorgeous traditional machiya (town house) fronted by a Japanese maple tree. In a rather bold move, it is directly opposite Inoda, an institution among Kyoto's cafes. What connects both these places — besides the street —...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2016

'Sweetest' town clings to Hershey, adding to takeover hurdles

The town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, calls itself the "sweetest place on Earth."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 5, 2016

Post-Brexit, Britain may need 'Hotel California' model

After the self-inflicted wound of voting to quit the European Union, Britain's best option to limit the mutual economic and political damage could be called the "Hotel California" model.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 4, 2016

'Ichimeter Lady' still counting as Ichiro nears 3,000

It's been over two years, and Amy Franz still has no idea how Ichiro Suzuki knew it was her birthday. That particular June 11, in 2014, Franz, a longtime Mariners fan, was sitting in right field, as usual, at Seattle's Safeco Field. She was watching for foul balls during batting practice while her husband,...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2016

Bill Clinton's impromptu chat with attorney general didn't compromise email probe: Hillary's potential V.P.s

Democrats jockeying to be Hillary Clinton's running mate defended the integrity of an inquiry into her use of a private email server while U.S. secretary of state, as the probe threatens wider fallout weeks before the political nominating conventions.
LIFE / Digital
Jul 3, 2016

Japanese teens take their love from 'purikura' to the web

Like many teenage couples, Kazumasa and Riko love documenting important memories in their relationship — say, an anniversary or a trip to Okinawa. They also like to share short movies about their life as a couple online, and so far their clips have been viewed more than 18 million times.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 3, 2016

Uchimura determined to lead Japan to team gold in Rio

If the pressure to lead Japan back to Olympic team glory at this summer's Rio Games is weighing heavily on Kohei Uchimura's muscular shoulders, the gymnastics superstar does well to hide it.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 3, 2016

Cracks begin to open up inside Islamic State's shrinking caliphate

It was barely more than a squiggle, but the mark of a single letter sprayed overnight on a wall in the heart of Islamic State's self-proclaimed caliphate was a daring act of dissent.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2016

No need to rush out of EU

Slowing down the Brexit process would maximize Britain's leverage in its negotiations with the EU.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2016

What's next? Brexit opens up plethora of plausible scenarios

Stalemate between Britain and the European Union over what happens next following Britons' referendum vote to leave has opened up a host of possible scenarios.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2016

U.S. may stop subsidizing Israeli defense firms

U.S. President Barack Obama would like to phase out the agreement that allows Israel to spend 26 percent of U.S. annual aid at home.
LIFE / Travel / HOTEL SPECIAL 2016
Jun 24, 2016

Fine food meets fine tableware

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the ANA InterContinental Tokyo is holding a Japanese kaiseki (traditional multicourse cuisine) fair, offering top-quality delicious Japanese dishes on fine Bizen-yaki earthenware through the month of July at its Unkai Japanese restaurant.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2016

Chinese newspaper says Brexit vote risky, reflects failings of democracy

An influential Chinese newspaper broke Beijing's Brexit silence on Thursday, saying the United Kingdom will lose global influence if it ditches the European Union.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 19, 2016

As Myanmar emerges from junta's shadow, war veterans are being left behind

Disabled and collecting fees to use a public toilet in a busy Yangon market was not how Kyaw Kyaw Oo imagined the life of a soldier when he lied about his age to join the Myanmar army at 16.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2016

Japan's first lady, Akie Abe, speaks her own mind

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has outlasted those that scoffed at his return to power as leader of the conservative Liberal Democratic Party in 2012. And yet while the prime minister appears to have established himself as an increasingly dominant force in domestic politics over the past decade, the most...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2016

While the U.S. looks away, Iran fills a void in Iraq

Without committing far more U.S. troops and resources, there is little Washington can do little to counter Iranian power in Iraq.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2016

Is China winning the contest for South China Sea control?

China views the U.S. as a declining power that would not be able to sustain a major war in Asia.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 31, 2016

Cook reaches 10,000-run milestone

Alastair Cook became the first Englishman to reach 10,000 test runs before leading his team to an emphatic nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second test on Monday to wrap up the series.
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
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 26, 2016

New restaurant opens in Ise-Shima; Ritz-Carlton offers mango buffet; New Japanese suite Sakura opens

New restaurant opens in Ise-Shima
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 19, 2016

McHenry revels in Golden Kings' legacy

Winning a title to close out the Ryukyu Golden Kings' remarkable stretch of sustained excellence in the bj-league put a huge smile on Golden Kings legend Anthony McHenry's face.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Dollar’s decline is fueling dislocations across Asian currencies
A worker counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2022.
Tariff talks with U.S. seen influencing Japan's Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters about Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations at his official residence on Saturday.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
Kawasaki can hold its head high after spirited Asian Champions League effort
Frontale players grimace during the final of the Asian Champions League on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kawasaki lost 2-0 against heavily favored Al-Ahli.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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