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Japan Times
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Mar 29, 2018

Celebrating Buddha's birthday

On April 8, Buddha's birth will be celebrated at Sampozan Muryojuji Temple, the head temple of the Nenbutsushu Buddhist Sect of Japan, in Kato, Hyogo Prefecture.
Japan Times
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Mar 29, 2018

Hands-on learning at academy

The Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy (JVTA), one of the leading schools in Tokyo for training professional visual media translators, has opened the Japanese Language and Media Institute (JLMI), helping students obtain communication skills in Japanese.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Mar 29, 2018

The anime industry readies for another gold rush

If you didn't already know that the anime industry was in the middle of a boom, a quick look around the trade fair AnimeJapan would give you a pretty good indication.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 29, 2018

Pyongyang has discussed possibility of holding Abe-Kim Jong Un summit in June: report

The Asahi Shimbun cited an unidentified North Korean source regarding the potential talks.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2018

How will Kim tell his country he's ready to give up nuclear arms?

State media calls North Korea's nuclear weapons a "treasured sword of justice."
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 29, 2018

NASA's TESS probe to resume search for planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system

The search for worlds circling stars far beyond our solar system will resume in the coming weeks with NASA's launch of a spacecraft scientists hope will enlarge the known catalog of so-called exoplanets believed capable of supporting life.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 29, 2018

Fossils of 'badass' Argentine meat-eating dinosaur unearthed

On a semiarid Patagonian landscape 85 million years ago, a formidable meat-eater called Tratayenia rosalesi reigned as the apex predator, part of an enigmatic dinosaur group that menaced South America and Australia for tens of millions of years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2018

Marriage quest finds some Japanese men looking to share household duties with female partners

Tokyoite Kiyoshi is 38 years old and is still waiting for luck in love. But when he finds his future life partner, he says he will be willing to handle family duties in the belief that men's and women's roles at home are equal.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2018

American Samoans sue U.S. seeking birthright citizenship

Three people born in American Samoa have sued the U.S. government, saying that its failure to grant them birthright citizenship violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution and renders them "second-class Americans."
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 29, 2018

Trump attorney discussed pardons for Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort with lawyers: report

An attorney for President Donald Trump raised the idea of the U.S. leader pardoning two of his former top advisers last year as the special counsel in the Russia probe was building a case against them, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2018

Tens of thousands of civilians trapped as Syrian army readies 'huge' assault on holdout rebels' last bastion

The Syrian army is preparing to launch a "huge" operation against the last rebel-held town in eastern Ghouta unless the Jaish al-Islam insurgent group agrees to hand over the area, a pro-Syrian government newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 29, 2018

'Roseanne' returns to ABC with monster TV ratings and timely Trump era topics

"Roseanne," the 1990s television comedy about a working-class American family, scored monster ratings on its return to ABC after 20 years, attracting more than 18 million viewers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2018

Airbus urges EU to let Britain stay in Galileo space project despite Brexit as U.K. firms face shutout

The chief executive of aerospace firm Airbus said Britain should not be frozen out of the European Union's Galileo space program after Brexit, calling on both sides to find a long-term solution in the interest of security.
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2018

Amazon shares skid to tune of $50 billion after report Trump wants to curb its clout

Amazon.com Inc. shares fell as much as 7.4 percent on Wednesday, briefly wiping about $53.6 billion from its market value, after news website Axios reported that U.S. President Donald Trump is obsessed with the world's largest online retailer and wants to rein in its growing power.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 29, 2018

Lawyer for porn star Stormy Daniels seeks to grill Trump under oath

Adult film star Stormy Daniels' lawyer asked a federal judge for permission to question U.S. President Donald Trump under oath over an agreement to keep her quiet before the 2016 election about their alleged sexual relationship.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 29, 2018

Trump campaign aide Rick Gates had contact with ex-Russian spy month before election: court filing

A month before the 2016 presidential election, a campaign aide to Donald Trump directly communicated with a man he knew was a onetime Russian spy, according to a court filing by special counsel Robert Mueller.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Mar 28, 2018

Momoka Muraoka reflects on historic performance at Pyeongchang Paralympics

Momoka Muraoka, who won five medals at the recent Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics, was all smiles during her post-Paralympic news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 28, 2018

A day after Sagawa's testimony, where do things stand on Japan's Moritomo scandal?

Following the high-profile Diet testimony by a key former Finance Ministry official, ruling lawmakers are trying to bring an end to the Moritomo Gakuen scandal, which allegedly involved Akie Abe, the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 28, 2018

Abe's best chance for survival as LDP chief lies in his diplomatic skills

The passage of a record-high 2018 spending budget brings to closure a first half year in the Diet that saw the prime minister's approval rating nosedive.
EDITORIALS
Mar 28, 2018

What Kim's China visit means for Japan

While engagement is to be applauded, we must remain clear-eyed about Pyongyang's intentions.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2018

Mitsubishi Materials group firm covered up data falsification even after internal probe found misconduct

According to a final report, Diamet Corp. neglected final product quality tests and modified specification data when they did not meet figures agreed upon with clients.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 28, 2018

Where there's smoke, there's death

With passive smoking claiming 15,000 lives a year, there is no room for the government to compromise on measures to protect the public.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2018

Scoring an own goal: China's Belt and Road funding terms spark criticism

The recipients of Beijing's supposed largess regularly find themselves trapped in debt leading to rising anti-Chinese sentiment.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 28, 2018

Casting director Ko Iwagami plays matchmaker in Hollywood

It was Ko Iwagami's love for American cinema, and "Indiana Jones" in particular, that took him to the United States. Now a successful casting director, he understands that Hollywood isn't always so kind.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 28, 2018

'Eriko, Pretended': Fake tears fuel a tale of self-discovery

People who secretly fear they are phonies when in actuality they aren't are said to suffer from "imposter syndrome." The title heroine of Akiyo Fujimura's debut feature "Eriko, Pretended" has the opposite problem: She calls herself an actress but in 10 years has only landed one paying gig in her chosen...
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.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
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.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
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.

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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