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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 19, 2018

The most harrowing story actress Ayame Misaki has to tell is her own

Model-turned-actress Ayame Misaki has played a variety of roles over the past decade, including a soldier in "Attack on Titan" and a manipulative hostess in the film "Judas," but her own story is arguably more dramatic and harrowing than any role she has appeared in.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 19, 2018

Bridget Riley: The art world's illusionist

A very concise review of the Bridget Riley exhibition at the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, would be this: Barring those who are prone to motion sickness, go and see it. This applies equally to predisposed art buffs who already know and appreciate her work, and to those who haven't heard of her,...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 19, 2018

Saudi Arabia's women get ready for lifting of driving ban

On June 24, when Saudi women are allowed to drive for the first time, Amira Abdulgader wants to be sitting at the wheel, the one in control, giving a ride to her mother beside her.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2018

Fujifilm sues Xerox for $1 billion over failed takeover bid

Fujifilm Holdings Corp. accused Xerox Corp. of caving to the whims of Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason in backing out of a $6.1 billion takeover deal as it initiated legal action over the unsuccessful transaction.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2018

Japan's demand for foreign workers may soften immigration policy, albeit slowly

Shinichiro Tsukada says his small plastering company in Tokyo wouldn't survive without the 22 Chinese and Vietnamese workers who make up half his payroll.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 19, 2018

'Screen time' excess: Gaming addiction now classified as mental health disorder by WHO

Many parents already have concerns, but some may now have a new argument for limiting their children's "screen time" — addiction to video games has been recognized by World Health Organization as a mental health disorder.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 19, 2018

Rising Florida rapper XXXTentacion, 20, gunned down in apparent drive-by shooting

Up-and-coming U.S. rapper XXXTentacion was shot dead near Miami on Monday, police said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 19, 2018

Norway tests small electric plane, sees passenger flights by 2025 if shift to green tech grows

Norway tested a two-seater electric plane on Monday and predicted a start to passenger flights by 2025 if new aviation technologies match a green shift that has made Norwegians the world's top buyers of electric cars.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 19, 2018

As Venezuela's health system crumbles, pregnant women flee to Colombia, fearing death at home

Exhausted but relieved, Yariani Flores lay next to her healthy newborn son, along with four other Venezuelan women who just gave birth in a hospital in Colombia's border city of Cucuta.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2018

Head of VW's Audi arrested in Germany over diesel scandal, throwing carmaker into chaos

Volkswagen was holding crisis talks on Monday to find a stand-in boss for its Audi brand, a source familiar with the discussions said, after German authorities arrested Audi CEO Rupert Stadler as part of a probe into emissions test cheating.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2018

At least four killed, more than 300 injured after strong earthquake rattles Osaka

One of the most powerful earthquakes to rock the Kansai region in decades struck Osaka and neighboring prefectures Monday morning, leaving at least four people dead and more than 300 injured.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2018

Residents voice fear amid chaos of Osaka quake

Sushi chef Soshu Yoshiyama got a rude awakening at 7:58 a.m. Monday when his home in the town of Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, was buffeted by strong, vertical jolts the likes of which he had never experienced before.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 18, 2018

Beginning of the end to the 1953 regime?

The post-Korean War framework that laid the foundation for the region's peace and prosperity may soon unravel.
EDITORIALS
Jun 18, 2018

A U.S-China trade war is just the start

Pre-eminence in future industries are the stakes as the world's largest and second largest economies square off.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 18, 2018

Japan's way forward in a rudderless world

The Singapore summit has left Tokyo in a difficult position.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2018

Trump-Kim summit: A windfall for Beijing

China's fear of losing North Korea to the Americans has receded.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2018

Who'll fill the global power vacuum Trumpism is creating?

China? Russia? No one?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 18, 2018

What Darwin and the Model T can teach Toyota

Automakers are engaged in an evolutionary struggle, and only the fittest will survive.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2018

Meghan Markle's father says Prince Harry told him to give Trump a chance

Thomas Markle, the father of Britain's newest royal Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, said her new husband Prince Harry told him to give U.S. President Donald Trump a chance and that he had an open mind about Britain's exit from the European Union.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 18, 2018

World Cup views from Tokyo, Group G: England, Belgium and Tunisia

Japan-based supporters of Group G teams fighting it out for the ultimate prize at the FIFA World Cup speak to The Japan Times.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 18, 2018

New Japanese citizen Nick Fazekas hoping to make immediate impact for Akatsuki Five

Nick Fazekas could be a difference-maker for the Akatsuki Five, who are desperate for a win in the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2018

Japan Display looks to road ahead with automotive displays

Japan Display Inc. has been on a rough road for the past four business years, during which the Tokyo-based display manufacturing giant has faced an uphill battle in smartphone panel markets and ended each year with a net loss.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2018

Osaka quake could be sign of more shaking to come, experts warn

While details of the fault movements behind the fatal quake have yet to be determined, it struck in an area where active faults are concentrated.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 18, 2018

Learn how to use 'to tomo ni' while also tackling 'ni tomo natte' in Japanese

Introducing u3068u3068u3082u306b and u306bu3068u3082u306au3063u3066, which express two related changes of action or state.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 18, 2018

Let's discuss Airbnb and minpaku laws

Just over a week before a new law for minpaku (private lodging services) goes into effect, the popular rental website Airbnb has dropped nearly 80 percent of its listings for the services over the past three months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 18, 2018

Japan's Don Quijote says it will hit ¥1 trillion sales target a year early

Discount retailer Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd expects to hit its ¥1 trillion ($9.05 billion) sales target in the next financial year, a year earlier than forecast, a senior executive said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 18, 2018

Japanese exports accelerated in May but surplus with U.S. shrank to smallest since 2013

Indicator rose at the fastest rate in four months thanks to increased shipments of cars, car parts and semiconductor equipment, a sign that global demand is gaining strength.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

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

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
By Mai Yoshikawa

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