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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 15, 2016

'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' takes some cues from a galaxy not so far away

By the time you read this, the hype will have already begun. Dec. 16 marks the day "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" starts showing in cinemas around the world. Promotional campaigns began in Japan weeks ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2016

Proceeds from The Japan Times Readers' Fund go to four worthy causes

Every yen counts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 14, 2016

Guns fall silent in Aleppo as deal lets civilians, rebels exit amid reports of atrocities

Rebel resistance in the Syrian city of Aleppo ended on Tuesday after years of fighting and months of bitter siege and bombardment that culminated in a bloody retreat, as insurgents agreed to withdraw in a cease-fire.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Dec 12, 2016

Hearing aids headed for new vibe with Ontenna

As a student, Tatsuya Honda was just being nice when he helped a deaf man who had gotten lost at a festival at Future University Hakodate in Hokkaido in 2009.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2016

Elites must engage populists

Populists cannot be eliminated, but they can be co-opted.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 6, 2016

Empathy key to human rights

'The heart of all discussions of human rights is the battle against discrimination. All human beings are equal. No discrimination is permissible. Absolutely none.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 4, 2016

Identity comes in and out of focus on yahyel debut, 'Flesh and Blood'

Last year, according to sources on the internet, an alien race known as the Yahyel was meant to descend on our planet. They apparently look similar to humans and enjoy a pretty constructive relationship with technology.
EDITORIALS
Dec 4, 2016

Diverse views on abdication

The government must reflect the will of the people when it decides how to respond to Emperor Akihito's desire to abdicate.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2016

Nobel-winning Belarusian writer Alexievich speaks on nuclear disasters and the future of human hubris

Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in literature, called the nuclear catastrophes at Chernobyl and Fukushima events that people cannot yet fully fathom and warned against the hubris that humans have the power to conquer nature.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2016

Central Americans surge north, hoping to reach U.S. before Trump inauguration

Central American countries warned on Thursday that large numbers of migrants have fled their poor, violent homes since Donald Trump's surprise election win, hoping to reach the United States before he takes office next year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 24, 2016

A golden age of theater for Japan's seniors

At the age of 91, Saitama resident Izumi Noguchi is speaking at his first press conference — at least as an actor anyway.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 24, 2016

Japan leaves unapproved asylum seekers and kids born in-country with dire choices

Visa please fall on deaf ears as justice ministry insists on executing deportation orders.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Nov 23, 2016

Three steps to making Japan — and its pedestrians — safer

Prime Minister Abe, allow me to suggest three things you could begin implementing right now that would hugely increase the safety of people in Japan, guaranteed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Nov 21, 2016

Porn makers want sexual fantasies to become virtual realities

In June, hundreds of people thronged a small virtual reality event in Tokyo's Akihabara district, forcing the organizer to cancel it halfway through.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 19, 2016

Little evidence for risks, or benefits, of habitual barefootedness

Studies on the long-term effects of habitual barefoot walking or running are scarce, and there is only limited evidence for more foot problems and no evidence for higher injury rates among people who are often barefoot, according to a new review.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 6, 2016

On the trail of team Trump in Tokyo

A reporter stalks that elusive breed of American in Japan: the Trump supporter.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 6, 2016

Ghost soldiers: Russian mercenaries secretly dying for Kremlin in Syria

The start of this year proved deadly for one unit of about 100 Russian fighters supporting President Bashar Assad's troops in northern Syria.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 5, 2016

Washed up? Tokyo's iconic communal bath houses face an uncertain future

Walking around Tokyo, you may have noticed a number of tall, narrow chimneys rising above the skyline every so often. Such stacks are a good indication that you've stumbled across a sento, or communal bath house.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2016

Disaster-related stress, displacement may worsen cognitive decline in elderly: study

Elderly people forced out of their homes and separated from neighbors in the aftermath of a natural disaster may be more prone to dementia than survivors who are able to remain in their dwellings, a new study suggests.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 3, 2016

Solitary confinement in Tokyo not silencing Nigerian asylum activist, or her advocates

A prominent Nigerian asylum seeker and activist is being held in solitary confinement at a Tokyo detention center, a case that has highlighted a growing crackdown on foreign nationals living in Japan without visas, prompting demands for her release.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2016

Aussie race hate law a weapon for identity politics

The Australian anti-discrimination act is used to bludgeon core freedoms that underpin liberal democracy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Oct 25, 2016

Probe finds Duterte deploying questionable data in ongoing violent crackdown on drug addicts

President Rodrigo Duterte ended a recent speech in Manila with a now-familiar claim: Two policemen are dying every day in his violent battle to rid the country of illegal drugs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / WORLD FORUM ON SPORT AND CULTURE
Oct 19, 2016

Blending sport, culture, economy

Major international sporting events bring together people from different cultural backgrounds, offering a chance for world peace and economic and cultural empowerment. Over the next several years Japan has an excellent opportunity to lead the world as it hosts major sporting events and cultural festivals....
Japan Times
JAPAN / WORLD FORUM ON SPORT AND CULTURE
Oct 19, 2016

Growth through stronger presentation, promotion

The World Forum on Sport and Culture will be held in Kyoto and Tokyo from Wednesday to Saturday to discuss and exchange information about the international contributions of sport, culture and the economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Oct 15, 2016

Space exploration and human evolution

Can we become a multiplanetary species? There have been several spectacular announcements along these lines recently. Both SpaceX founder Elon Musk and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos have unveiled ambitious plans and tested rockets. Now aerospace multinational Boeing has ramped up its plans to get to Mars....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2016

Duterte's enforcer: Philippine police chief says has no regrets about drug killings

When Philippines police chief Ronald Dela Rosa gave a rousing speech to his men at a regional headquarters in Luzon, they rewarded him with a gift: a replica of the sword used by actor Mel Gibson in the movie Braveheart.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 3, 2016

As Hurricane Matthew bears down on Haiti, some residents refuse to leave homes for shelters

Hurricane Matthew edged closer to Haiti on Monday, bringing 215 kph winds and torrential rain that could wreak havoc in the Caribbean nation, although some 2,000 people in one coastal town refused to evacuate.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 3, 2016

Dozens killed in Ethiopia stampede after police fire warning shots at protesters attending festival

More than 50 people were killed in a stampede in Ethiopia's Oromiya region on Sunday that was triggered when police used teargas and shot guns into the air to disperse anti-government protesters at a religious festival.
Japan to experience blood moon lunar eclipse on Monday
A blood moon is seen during a partial eclipse in the sky over Lake George near Canberra on March 14.
‘Confugenics’ and East Asia's demographic crisis
East Asia’s fertility plunge is driven not just by financial costs but by perfectionist cultural expectations that burden parents with intense educational and social demands.
Japan prince comes of age as succession crisis looms
Prince Hisahito concludes his elaborate "kakan no gi" coming-of-age ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.
Ishiba to quit as prime minister amid LDP discontent
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announces his decision to step down, at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Sunday.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
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.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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