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CULTURE / Art
Apr 2, 2014

'French Ceramics at the Time of Impressionism 1866-1886: Maturity of Japonisme'

Most people associate Impressionism with the famous colorful impasto paintings of Renoir, Monet or Manet. Few, however, are familiar with its influence on 19th-century ceramics.
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CULTURE / Music
Apr 1, 2014

LA lifestyle gives starRo a new take on making music

Video-chatting with Los Angeles resident Shinya Mizoguchi toward the tail end of a particularly testing Tokyo winter, it's hard not to feel a twinge of jealousy. I deliberately avoid defaulting to my typically British weather-related opening gambit of small talk, but it's not long before the topic is...
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2014

MH370 not the work of terrorists, U.S. says

Senior U.S. lawmakers on Sunday said that investigators have found no evidence thus far pointing to terrorism in the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 three weeks ago, and that it is critical to find the plane to understand what happened on board.
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COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Mar 31, 2014

Japan's 30-year building shelf-life is not quite true

In the past decade or so, certain claims about Japan's housing market have come to be accepted as facts. One is that Japanese houses are only meant to last 30 years.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 29, 2014

Fashion Week Tokyo: opening the floodgates

International brands are no longer shunning the country's biannual collections
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2014

Malaysia Airlines search shifted again, debris quickly spotted

Fresh objects spotted by planes searching for a missing Malaysian passenger jet in a new area of the southern Indian Ocean have again raised hopes of unravelling the three-week old mystery.
EDITORIALS
Mar 28, 2014

Epic miscarriage of justice

The prosecution should accept the Shizuoka District Court's decision to reopen the murder case of Iwao Hakamada.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 28, 2014

Hidden tax hike surprises await unwary consumers

Tuesday's consumption tax hike will in principle affect all domestic purchases of goods or services, but there are still gray areas where consumers may get surprised by unexpected levies, government officials warn.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2014

Toyota to launch next Camry remake in April

Toyota Motor Corp., whose Camry sedan has been the top-selling U.S. car for the past 12 years, will roll out a refreshed model next month as Ford Motor Co. and domestic rivals gain on the perennial leader.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2014

ANA splits 70-airplane order with Boeing, Airbus to modernize fleet

ANA Holdings Inc., the nation's largest airline, split a ¥1.7 trillion order for new aircraft between Boeing Co. and Airbus Group NV in the biggest purchase in the carrier's history.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2014

SMBC ups pay for first time in 19 years

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.'s lending unit has agreed to raise salaries for the first time in 19 years as an economic recovery spurs profit at Japan's second-largest bank by market value.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society / FOCUS
Mar 27, 2014

Behind doors, drinking thrives in Iran

"Have a shot of tequila first, cheer up!" Shahriyar tells guests gathered at his luxury apartment in Tehran. His girlfriend, Shima, says they party every weekend.
CULTURE / Film
Mar 27, 2014

'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'

Ah, Hollywood — who else could take a lean, two-page short story and turn it into a bloated $90-million mega-production?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 24, 2014

The abduction drama game

Clearly there are people in Japan who do not want any rapprochement with Pyongyang — who are using the abduction drama to continue the image of a Japan threatened by enemies and needing strong military forces for defense.
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JAPAN
Mar 23, 2014

Spelling ace Bostrom wins 2014 bee

Michaella Bostrom has been crowned winner of the 5th Japan Times Spelling Bee after besting 37 other students from around the country, booking a ticket to the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington on her third try.
LIFE / Language
Mar 23, 2014

Natsukashikute, chotto yotte-mita-n-desu.

Natsukashikute, chotto yotte-mita-n-desu. (I was feeling nostalgic, so thought I'd drop by for a bit.)
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Mar 23, 2014

Hiroshima International School and Think Global School students mix it up in Multiculturalism 101

With the weak economy resulting in fewer families coming to Japan, international schools here are exploring new ways to attract students.
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2014

Abe's hard-line stance against China worries Japanese firms

Businesses are concerned about Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's tough diplomacy with China at a time when demand from the giant economy is ebbing.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Mar 21, 2014

Is bitcoin start of a financial revolution?

Bitcoin may not be the messiah of a new currency its hard-core fans yearn for, but it may herald the deeper financial revolution the Internet has been waiting for.

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo