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CULTURE / Books
Aug 10, 2013

Three versions of the 'good wife' in Japan

Once upon a time, not so long ago, it was unusual for a Japanese woman to aspire to be anything other than a "good wife and wise mother"— an aspiration so predominant that the Japanese for it, ryosai kenbo, is a set phrase in the language.
Reader Mail
Aug 10, 2013

Real contribution of U.S. bases

There are many problems with Yoshio Shimoji's Aug. 1 letter, "Don't cry for Okinawa's economy." Suffice it to say that the figures that Shimoji cites from "an Okinawa Prefectural Government document" grossly underestimate the economic contribution of the U.S. military bases. Indeed, based on my preliminary...
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 10, 2013

'Broad standard' OKs NSA snooping

The Obama administration on Friday asserted a bold and broad power to collect the phone records of millions of Americans to search for a nugget of information that might thwart a terrorist attack.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 8, 2013

Marr's new message

"What I've done is revert to type. I've gone back to my nature." It has taken 26 years, but Johnny Marr is finally ready to embrace his past. It is a legacy of immense weight: The five years he spent as guitarist and co-songwriter with The Smiths, the most influential and enduring British indie band...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 8, 2013

The dead get their day as zombies go mainstream

My first zombie movie was "Night of the Living Dead," viewed at a midnight screening at the old Harvard Square Cinema, attended by a small coterie of late-night freaks and stoners. With its relentless dread and entrail-chomping ghouls, it was a film beyond the pale of normal, daytime moviegoers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 8, 2013

'Homesick'

I once had a promising career as a teacher at a city day-care center in Hollywood (yes, that Hollywood). For one thing, I enjoyed interacting (translation: playing) with my charges, mostly African-American kids aged 9 to 12. For another, I liked making stuff with and for them, including a multi-story...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Aug 8, 2013

Supporting Tohoku one glass at a time

On a Saturday evening in late July, Wine Aid for East Japan began, appropriately, with a toast. Now in its third year, the event, organized by professionals in the wine industry to raise money for charities in the Tohoku region, featured over 100 premium wines and a buffet showcasing ingredients from...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2013

Businesswomen assemble in Odaiba to close gender gap

Hundreds of working women from Hokkaido to Okinawa gathered at the 18th International Conference for Women in Business in Tokyo's Odaiba district to discuss ways to close Japan's huge gender gap and help women play bigger roles in the workforce.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 7, 2013

Cyndi Lauper is having a great year

Cyndi Lauper is at a loss for words.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Aug 6, 2013

SkyTruth, the environment and the satellite revolution

Somewhere in the South Pacific, thousands of miles from the nearest landfall, there is a fishing ship. Let's say you're on it. Go onto the open deck, scream, jump around naked, fire a machine gun into the air — who will ever know? You are about as far from anyone as it is possible to be.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2013

Nuke opponents feud over bombs vs. power

Every August, thousands of visitors from Japan and around the world gather in Hiroshima and Nagasaki to commemorate the dropping of the atomic bombs. In addition to the solemn ceremonies that draw survivors and VIPs, there are numerous side events dedicated to seeking the elimination of nuclear weapons....
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2013

Hybrid Corolla debuts in Japan

Toyota Motor Corp. began selling a hybrid version of its best-selling Corolla in Japan on Tuesday to attract cost-conscious buyers seeking better fuel economy.
EDITORIALS
Aug 5, 2013

Mr. Bo Xilai, indicted at last

The trial of Chinese politician Bo Xilai is not just about misdeeds. It will show the world how serious China's new leadership is about tackling Communist Party corruption.
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2013

Marubeni to buy Mainstream stake

Marubeni Corp. will pay as much as €100 million ($133 million) for a holding in Ireland's Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd. and take another 50 percent stake in a subsidiary of GDF Suez SA.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2013

Focus on facts, not fear, in a public NSA debate

It's time for a meaningful public debate about how NSA's communications data collection programs actually operate, not just the potential dangers they may pose.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 2, 2013

Slow reactor restart process rattles energy markets as uranium piles up

Uranium prices are showing little sign of recovery after sinking to their lowest levels in more than seven years amid a glut of the radioactive metal and speculation Japan will delay restarting its reactors.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 2, 2013

Curiosity rover's descent to Mars — the story so far

Nestled below the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory outside Pasadena has a surprisingly low-tech feel. For more than 40 years, space missions to the planets have been controlled from its operations rooms, yet the place is still striking for its bucolic charm. Mule...
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 2, 2013

Putin gives Russian voters what they want in Snowden move

Russian President Vladimir Putin is showing his gamesmanship on a global stage by giving his voters what they want with the asylum granted to ex-U.S. contractor Edward Snowden while leaving the White House flustered.

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years