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Japan Times
WORLD / Society / FOCUS
Jul 7, 2013

'Winning' noises from slot machines spur gamblers

Whether you're in Las Vegas or the small-town casino down the street, slot machines sound more or less the same: jangly music, the whir of spinning reels, accompanied by loud beeps and chimes.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 6, 2013

U.S. butterfly decline signals environment woes

Butterflies are a favorite muse for poets and songwriters who hold them up as symbols of love, beauty, transformation and good fortune.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 28, 2013

Documenting Japan's 'strange' election campaigns

A native of Tochigi Prefecture and a graduate of the University of Tokyo, where he majored in religious studies, Kazuhiro Soda took an early turn off a conventional career path when he went to New York in 1993 to study filmmaking at the School of Visual Arts. After a stab at fiction filmmaking, which...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2013

U.S. spying aimed at citizens

The U.S. government's efforts to monitor digital communications are more dangerous to civil liberties than they are to al-Qaida and other organizations like it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 18, 2013

Research suggests fathers can nurture too

Unlike the male pundits, politicians and even financiers who have recently opined freely about what they consider "natural" roles for mothers and fathers, with mom at home and dad at work, behavioral neuroscientist Kelly Lambert's methodical approach has led her to a much more complicated conclusion....
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jun 18, 2013

Readers' letters: praise for Article 9, scorn for TPP and concerns for education

Some readers' letters in response to recent Community articles:
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 18, 2013

Visiting premier talks of protracted Thai crisis

During her visit to Japan, Thailand's prime minister dared to talk about the protracted political crisis that followed the overthrow of her brother in 2006.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jun 9, 2013

Unraveling the mystery of male birds' missing members

How the chicken lost its penis: It sounds like a weird cousin of one of Rudyard Kipling's 'Just So Stories for Little Children' from 1902, which featured 'How the Leopard Got His Spots' and 'How the Camel Got His Hump.'
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 7, 2013

Japan an exemplary health partner with Africa

Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete thanks the government and the people of Japan for their support in helping to eradicate deadly diseases in Africa.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
Jun 2, 2013

Language no barrier to multimedia Jon Kabira

With a long rousing cry of “Goooooooood Mooooorning Tooookyoooooooooooo!” Jon Kabira launches into his weekly radio show “JK Radio — Tokyo United” every Friday at 6 a.m. on J-Wave.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2013

The mathematician who could be a movie star

Amid the scandals swirling through the U.S. news media, you might have missed the announcement that one of the great puzzles of number theory had been solved.
JAPAN / NURTURING PARTNERSHIPS
May 30, 2013

China biggest rival as Japan seeks to tap African resources

When the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami led to three core meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, an atomic calamity that effectively put the nation's remaining 50 reactors out of action, Japan was suddenly faced with an energy crisis unseen since the oil shocks of the early 1970s.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2013

Record nickel exports add to glut: Sumitomo

Nickel exports may climb to a record this year because Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's stimulus hasn't spurred demand in the world's third-biggest user of the metal, adding to a global glut, the country's top producer said.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
May 28, 2013

Politicians whitewashing history, burning bridges to the past

Joel Assogba, in his Hotline to Nagata-cho column on April 30 ("Stand up to Abe for the sake of Japan, Asia's future"), wrote that the Japanese [in particular] want to forget their most unpleasant memories as quickly as possible. He may be right. But I am not so sure, because I have no means of comparing...
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2013

U.S. military's camouflage conundrum defies logic

In 2002, the U.S. military had just two kinds of camouflage uniform. One was green, for the woods. The other was brown, for the desert. Then things got strange.
MORE SPORTS
May 26, 2013

Sato aiming to return Japan spikers to glory

The Japan Volleyball Association appointed 58-year-old Gary Sato as the men's national team head coach in February. Sato is a fourth-generation Japanese-American and is the first foreign volleyball coach for Japan, men or women.
EDITORIALS
May 26, 2013

Super global English schools

One recent proposal likely to have a good effect on English education in Japan is allowing certain high schools to teach subjects such as science or math in English.
JAPAN
May 24, 2013

600 students lose loans for poor performance

About 600 university students are deemed no longer eligible for student loans because of their poor academic performance last year.
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2013

China's nuclear program still shrouded in secrecy

The best hope for unraveling China's nuclear secrets may be to make future U.S.-Russia nuclear arms cuts contingent on participation by China, India and Pakistan.
JAPAN / Society
May 19, 2013

Incentives needed to lure students to U.S., experts say

Incentives are needed to reverse the decline in Japanese enrollment at U.S. universities as Japanese companies compete harder and earlier to recruit new graduates, experts said at a symposium.
JAPAN
May 18, 2013

Abe lays out next step in his growth strategy

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unveils strategies for economic growth, ranging from promoting exports of infrastructure systems and developing measures to help create startup ventures to easing tourist visa regulations.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 17, 2013

Enhancing Japan's strengths, remedying its weaknesses

Japanese society is beset with some regrettable weak points. It must find ways to remedy those, bolster its strengths and enhance global 'Japanability.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2013

U.S. green card lottery, a ticket to hope for many, could get cut

In the contentious debate over immigration policy, three groups have dominated public and political attention: the roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants seeking to become legal, the skilled foreign workers bound for high-tech jobs and relatives waiting to be reunited with their families.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Dollar’s decline is fueling dislocations across Asian currencies
A worker counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2022.
India strikes Pakistan over Kashmir tourist killings
Indian paramilitary personnel stand guard along a road in Srinagar on Wednesday after New Delhi launched missile strikes on archrival Pakistan in a major escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Tariff talks with U.S. seen influencing Japan's Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters about Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations at his official residence on Saturday.
Former sekiwake Toyonoshima is new head coach at innovative women’s club
Former sekiwake Toyonoshima and Airi Hisano train at Tachihi Sumo Club on May 1.
The drive for luxury: Aston Martin Asia's president explains the desire for more
While for Aston Martin, it’s all about delivering luxury, their regional president for Asia Gregory Adams' start in the auto industry in Japan was far more humble.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Plug and Play wants to help Japanese startups go global
Phillip Vincent (right), Japan CEO of Plug and Play, and Ma Jingqian, head of ventures, at Plug and Play's Tokyo office, last month
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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