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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 2, 2018

Market forces in Japan failing to tackle growing plastics problem

Last month, news outlets all over the world reported on the discovery of a plastic shopping bag at the bottom of the Mariana Trench near the Philippines, the deepest point in the Earth’s oceans. The discovery was made by a group of Japanese researchers studying images from deep-sea exploration projects,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 2, 2018

YouTube: Picking up where TV cooking shows left off

YouTube channels such as 'Jun's Kitchen,' 'Cooking With Dog' and 'Ochikeron' are using the video sharing platform (and often cute animals) to show just how easy it is to make Japanese food.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jun 2, 2018

Life goals: Soccer player Yuki Nagasato is always on the ball

From Japan to Europe to the U.S., Nagasato's experience on the soccer field has taught her how to play smart.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 2, 2018

BBQPit: All the party without the worry

So you're in the mood for a nice little barbecue evening with a few pals.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 2, 2018

The rising star of Tokyo's dim sum scene

From Jin Din Rou to Tim Ho Wan, here's where to go for dim sum in the capital.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 2, 2018

Smartphones leading charge to shame troublemakers online

Everyone in Tokyo has a commuting horror story, but sometimes you need to see an example of some really rough behavior on the trains with your own eyes to understand just how bad some people have it.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 2, 2018

'Japanese Whisky' puts the ambrosial spirit in its place

In his new book, Brian Ashcraft explores the phenomenal success of Japanese whisky and what has led it to becoming the world's most desirable spirit.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Jun 2, 2018

'Mixing Work with Pleasure': a candid reflection of a life at Studio Ghibli

Toshio Suzuki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli, recounts his collaborative partnerships and lifelong bonds with Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, the third of Ghibli's founders.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jun 2, 2018

Japan Times 1918: Teacher's house stoned after racial epithet

Twenty-three students of the Odate Middle School in Akita Prefecture in northwestern Japan attacked the house of Mr. Kishida, instructor of natural history in the school, twice on the night of June 2, throwing stones and destroying the windows and paper slides of the house.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 2, 2018

Modi threads path between rising China and an uncertain U.S. at first Shangri-La Dialogue appearance

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis described India as the "fulcrum" of security in the Indo-Pacific region as he traveled this week to an annual security conference in Singapore, attended for the first time by an Indian leader.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jun 2, 2018

Can Hirokazu Kore-eda's success with 'Shoplifters' shed some light on poverty in Japan?

Director Hirokazu Kore-eda recently won the Palme d'Or at Cannes for "Shoplifters," a critically acclaimed family drama that was partially inspired by real-life events.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2018

'Fake news' laws are a fake solution

In the waning days of Malaysia's recent election campaign, then-opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad was investigated under the country's anti-fake news law.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 2, 2018

South Korean and Japanese defense chiefs divided over future of North’s shorter-range ballistic missiles

Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera opposes rewards for dialogue, but South Korea's Song Young-moo urges support while offering nothing but silence on Pyongyang's short-range missiles.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2018

Hawaii volcano eruption enters new phase as crater falls quiet

As lava continued to pour vigorously from the ground through fissures at the foot of Kilauea Volcano, the month-old eruption on Hawaii's Big Island has entered a new, seemingly calmer phase inside the summit crater, government scientists said on Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 2, 2018

Trump says Kim summit is on for June 12, but puts Japan and South Korea on spot for economic aid

It's back on. U.S. President Donald Trump reversed course Friday, announcing that his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will, indeed, be held on June 12 in Singapore, but noted pointedly that Japan, South Korea and China — not the United States — would cover the cost of economic...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 2, 2018

U.S. may claim up to $1.7 billion penalty from China's ZTE Corp.: sources

The Trump administration may soon claim as much as $1.7 billion penalty from ZTE Corp. as it looks to punish and tighten control over the Chinese telecommunications company before allowing it back into business, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2018

Ukraine says it uncovered 47-person hit list after staging Putin critic's murder

Ukraine, seeking to reassure its Western allies after faking the murder of a Russian dissident to thwart what it said was a plot on his life, told them on Friday its ruse led to the discovery of a hit list of 47 people whom Russia planned to kill abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jun 2, 2018

Memory athletes could be on the right track to a longer life

To memory athlete Akira Haraguchi reciting pi is like chanting the Buddhist mantra and meditating: 'Everything that circles around carries the spirit of the Buddha. I think pi is the ultimate example of that.'
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2018

Tokyo opens free 24-hour multilingual call center to help tourists get around language barrier

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government opened a call center Friday for foreign visitors to improve communication with businesses and other organizations of interest.
EDITORIALS
Jun 1, 2018

Build public trust in the plea bargain system

The newly introduced plea bargain system should be constantly reviewed to see if effectively guards against the risk of false charges based on false testimony against innocent people.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2018

Germany's unification lessons for Korea

The sooner negotiations with North Korea shift from the threat of war to the potential 'win-win' of economic modernization and shared prosperity, the more confident we can be that true peace has been won.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2018

Keeping parents and children together is basic common sense

Punishing migrant children for the sins of their parents is both stupid and contrary to fundamental American ideals.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Jun 1, 2018

A small slice of Showa Era life, preserved in Ome

Ome brings 'Showa Retro' to life with vintage movie posters, goods and trains.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 1, 2018

Japan Coast Guard reinforces Sea of Japan fleet to ward off North Korean poachers

The Japan Coast Guard has beefed up its patrol fleet near the Yamato Bank in the Sea of Japan to counter increasing numbers of North Korean fishing boats in Japan's exclusive economic zone, it announced Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2018

Issue of abandoned land slowing rural development in Japan

Nestled in the mountains on the border of Hiroshima and Okayama prefectures is Takahashi, a city of about 31,000 people which lies 30 minutes by train from the popular international tourist destination of Kurashiki.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 1, 2018

China's Everest cleanup nets 8.5 tons of garbage

China has retrieved 8.5 tons of waste from Mount Everest since April as it clears garbage left by growing numbers of visitors, the state-run Global Times said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2018

FamilyMart with a dash of Don Quijote; firms launch experimental stores in Tokyo

Convenience store operator FamilyMart and discount store chain Don Quijote opened two jointly run experimental stores in Tokyo on Friday, exploring ways to learn from each other's marketing and operational know-how.
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.
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
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
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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