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JAPAN / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 13, 2018

Tepco's compensation for 3/11 victims has made matters worse for many

As of the end of March, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. had paid more than ¥8 trillion in compensation (baishōkin) related to the Fukushima No. 1 reactor meltdowns of March 2011. About half of this money has gone to people living near the crippled reactors for "mental anguish" and the other...
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 13, 2018

In Tohoku, samurai cuisine is racking up Michelin stars

In the town of Shiogama in Miyagi Prefecture, there's a residential neighborhood overlooking Matsushima Bay, the epicenter of Japan's catastrophic March 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami. On a quiet street there, chef Hideyuki Irakawa and his wife, Michiko, have been serving samurai food from their...
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2018

Xi shows off China's naval might with largest fleet review since 1949

Chinese President Xi Jinping has emphasized the "urgent" need to build a robust navy as he oversaw the country's largest naval fleet review since 1949, while the government announced live-fire military drills would take place in the Taiwan Strait next week.
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BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2018

U.S. launches crackdown on sexual harassment in housing

The Trump administration is launching an initiative on Thursday to crack down on sexual harassment of women by landlords and encourage victims to come forward for help from the U.S. Justice Department and Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 12, 2018

Rookie guard Tatsuya Ito's solid game helps Kyoto make playoffs

Tatsuya Ito is enjoying a solid rookie season for the Kyoto Hannaryz.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2018

Is the U.S. getting Sputnik Syndrome all over again?

In the 1950s, Americans were afraid of the Soviet Union overtaking their economy. Now it's China's turn.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Apr 12, 2018

Hiroshima hibakusha turns to tanka for anti-nuclear message

For Sachiko Tanaka, her battered Japanese dictionary, the Kojirin, is not just any other lexicon.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 12, 2018

Trial of new bug spray on malaria nets in Tanzania sets hopes flying

Using a new bug spray on bed nets that blocks mosquitoes resistant to current insecticides almost halved malaria infections among children in Tanzania in a study that has boosted hopes of protecting more people from the killer disease.
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2018

British warship docks in Japan ready to help police North Korean sanctions

A British warship "changed its deployment" and arrived in Japan on Wednesday to participate in efforts to police U.N. sanctions imposed on North Korea over its nuclear and missile programmes.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 12, 2018

Toys R Us in talks to sell majority stake in Asia unit, including Japan business

Beleaguered retail chain Toys R Us Inc. is negotiating to sell its 85 percent stake in its Asian business, including the Japan operations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 12, 2018

Environmentalists plan to launch a methane-sensing satellite

Fifty years ago, a NASA astronaut snapped a photograph from lunar orbit showing Earth rising above the moon, and it helped inspire an environmental movement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 12, 2018

Open sesame as Kadoya opens second oil factory, maintains market mainstay niche

On a small island known for olives and wild monkeys, Rika Onishi spends her days tasting and sniffing sesame oil. She's one of a small group of Kadoya Sesame Mills Inc. employees who make sure the oil always has the same taste and aroma.
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BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2018

Ex-Speaker John Boehner morphs from strong marijuana foe to pot industry adviser

The U.S. marijuana industry has a new spokesman: John Boehner.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 12, 2018

Accused Toronto serial killer faces seventh murder count after remains of Muslim family man are found

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WORLD
Apr 12, 2018

Russia says it's tracking U.S. carrier strike group heading toward Syria

The Russian military said on Wednesday it was closely watching the situation around Syria and was aware of the movements of a U.S. naval strike force headed for the Gulf.
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BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2018

Facebook's Zuckerberg admits his own data was shared by Cambridge Analytica

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday told lawmakers that his own personal data was included in that of 87 million or so Facebook users that was improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 11, 2018

Time for sumo to ditch ban on women in ring

Less than a month after International Women's Day, sumo found itself embroiled in a gender-discrimination controversy when a female nurse administering CPR was ordered to leave the ring by an official.
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BUSINESS
Apr 11, 2018

U.S. ride-hailing provider Lyft considers offering services in Japan

U.S. ride-hailing firm Lyft Inc. is considering providing its services in Japan, a market where rival Uber Technologies Inc. has so far seen limited success due to regulatory hurdles.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 11, 2018

'Ballyturk' delivers a surreal yet exciting challenge

When Akira Shirai first read the script for "Ballyturk," he quickly understood why its creator, Irish playwright Enda Walsh, said the work "should bypass the intellect and go straight into your bones."
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CULTURE / Film
Apr 11, 2018

'Liverleaf': Sadistic school bullies get their comeuppance in a bloody, bleak thriller

From "Battle Royale" to "The World of Kanako," the past 20 years of Japanese cinema have yielded countless examples of school kids behaving very, very badly. Director Eisuke Naito is a specialist in the genre: He started his career with the charmingly titled "Let's Make the Teacher Have a Miscarriage...
CULTURE / Film
Apr 11, 2018

'The Bastard and the Beautiful World': Former SMAP stars let loose in a quartet of twisted tales

The members of SMAP, the five-man mega-group that disbanded in December 2016, had their share of hit films, though their central field of operation was always television. Now three of them — Goro Inagaki, Shingo Katori and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi — star in a four-part omnibus film with a limited release,...
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2018

A victory for Zuckerberg at first Senate hearing

Facebook's economic model emerged unscathed despite hours of questions.

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