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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 13, 2015

Man recalls 'terrifying' carjacking at Boston bombing trial

A man carjacked by the accused Boston Marathon bombers shortly after prosecutors say they shot and killed a policeman on Thursday recalled the moment when one of the brothers jumped into his Mercedes and told him he was one of the bombers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 13, 2015

Wall St. bounces back in broad rally; bank shares gain

U.S. stocks rose in a broad rally on Thursday, bouncing back from two straight days of losses, helped by a weaker dollar and a rally in banking shares.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 12, 2015

Toyota recalls RAV4 EVs to repair Tesla system posing crash risk

Toyota Motor Corp., which built about 2,500 electric vehicles over three years with Tesla Motors Inc., said it's recalling the RAV4 EVs to repair components supplied by Tesla.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 11, 2015

Capturing Raf Simons and the ghost of Christian Dior

You may not "J'adore Dior," but it's hard not to be fascinated by the goings on within the French fashion house, which is now one of the fashion industry's two remaining haute couture maisons.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 11, 2015

The Theory of Everything: 'communicating emotion with the faintest of smiles or movement of the eyes'

Eddie Redmayne's win of this year's best-actor Oscar for his portrayal of wheelchair-bound physicist Stephen Hawking in "The Theory of Everything" confirms what we already know: The Academy likes nothing so much as an actor portraying physical or mental disability, from "Rain Man" and "My Left Foot"...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 11, 2015

The Imitation Game: 'a bog-standard biopic, riddled with historical inaccuracies'

Great minds think alike. Focus Features' Oscar-bait drama for 2014 — about a prickly genius Cambridge grad who struggled through a traumatic personal life ("The Theory of Everything") — was rather similar to The Weinstein Company's contender, "The Imitation Game."
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2015

The future looks bright for clean technology

Despite convulsions in the sector, the clean-tech industry can expect plenty of sunny days ahead.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 11, 2015

'Titanic' set to sail into Japanese hearts

English director Thom Southerland's reworking of the megahit Broadway musical "Titanic" was an instant sensation when it opened in August 2013 at the popular midsize Southwark Playhouse in a trendy part of South London by the River Thames.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11 STILL BEING FELT
Mar 11, 2015

Fukushima No. 1's never-ending battle with radioactive water

The disaster that struck four years ago may have abated for most of the Tohoku region, but the nightmare continues at Tepco's wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 10, 2015

IOC stunned by death of French athletes in helicopter crash

The IOC on Tuesday mourned the death of three French sports stars, including two Olympic medalists, in a helicopter accident during the filming of a reality show.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2015

Netanyahu hit by a perfect storm

The upcoming Israeli election will almost certainly prove to be much closer than what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ever imagined it would be.
WORLD
Mar 10, 2015

CIA allegedly sought to hack Apple iPhones from earliest days

CIA researchers have worked for nearly a decade to break the security protecting Apple phones and tablets, investigative news site The Intercept reported Tuesday, citing documents obtained from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 10, 2015

Japan juniors impress with medal haul at worlds

It was another week of great success for Japan at the recent world junior championships in Tallinn, Estonia. The Hinomaru came away with three of the six singles medals on offer thanks to Shoma Uno (gold), Sota Yamamoto (bronze) and Wakaba Higuchi (bronze).
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 10, 2015

Sharp eyes LCD shift to business products

Sharp Corp. said Tuesday it aims to expand sales of LCD panels for business products to establish a more stable portfolio rather than depend on highly volatile consumer products.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 10, 2015

Monkey ski, monkey brew as Shiga Kogen hosts annual beer-and-bands festival

Two of the bigger booms of the last few years in Japan seem like they would be a great match. But nobody thought to merge the worlds of craft beer and music festivals until Eigo Sato did so in 2012.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Mar 10, 2015

Yamayoshi beefs up its range of chips

Potato chips might not ever be able to fully take the place of a night grilling up juicy meat, but the Yamayoshi snack companies' limited-edition "salty green onion and beef tongue" flavor comes close.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Mar 10, 2015

Sky-high coffee; Dreamliner expansion

Sky-high coffee
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2015

Abe's robot panel aims to give drone industry an edge

The Abe administration is looking to fast-track industry-friendly regulation to give Japan's drone sector an edge over the United States.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 8, 2015

Labor of love left to wither and die in Fukushima

Forced to abandon his life's work, the 72-year-old creator of a renowned rose garden in Fukushima wants Tepco to compensate him and allow him to start over.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 8, 2015

A touch of class: a cat named Hana

Five-year-old Hana is affectionate, sweet and healthy — and rather fond of food.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / JAPAN WEB WATCH
Mar 7, 2015

Using imported mobile devices may be illegal

Residents of Japan may be shocked to learn they are technically violating the country's Radio Law by connecting computers, smartphones and tablets that have been purchased outside of Japan to domestic WiFi sites.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 7, 2015

U.S. charges three in ring that stole 1 billion email addresses

Two Vietnamese citizens and a Canadian have been charged with running a massive cyberfraud ring that stole 1 billion email addresses, then sent spam offering knockoff software products, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 7, 2015

German parliament approves legal quotas for women on company boards

Germany's lower house of parliament passed legislation on Friday requiring major companies to allot 30 percent of seats on nonexecutive boards to women, and a new survey found that women remain grossly underrepresented in business life.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 6, 2015

Man finds girl of his dreams in the mirror

Keisuke Jinushi was tired of seeing social-networking snapshots of his friends with their girlfriends, at weddings or with their newborn children. He was single and felt like time was slipping away for him while everyone else was happily moving on with life. He wanted what they had, and to flaunt it...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2015

Nomura, SMBC Nikko boost graduate hiring as stocks gain

Nomura Holdings Inc. and SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. accelerated hiring of university graduates this year as the stock market rally brightens prospects for securities firms.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2015

Actor Harrison Ford injured in small-plane crash in Los Angeles

"Star Wars" star Harrison Ford was seriously injured on Thursday when the actor crashed his vintage plane on a Los Angeles golf course shortly after taking off from a local airport, a source told Reuters.

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"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.
The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan