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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2018

China ready to build larger aircraft carriers, paper says

China is ready to build larger aircraft carriers having mastered the technical ability to do so, a major state-run newspaper said on Friday ahead of the release of the annual defense budget.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 2, 2018

Indonesia aims to banish toxic waste from lifeline Citarum River

Indonesia's Citarum River burbles past terraced rice paddies and quiet farming villages in the highlands of West Java as it begins to wind its way hundreds of kilometers toward the sea.
Reader Mail
Mar 2, 2018

No rule of law for Abe and the LDP

Regarding "Opposition lawmakers find at least 117 errors in botched labor survey" in the Feb. 23 edition, in recent years stem cell research was disgraced and disqualified by the falsification of a few items of discredited data. Meanwhile the government has falsified over a hundred items of data in just...
WORLD
Mar 2, 2018

German government shores up defenses after cyberattack breaches foreign ministry network

Germany's government was marshaling its defenses on Thursday against a powerful cyberattack that lawmakers said had breached the foreign ministry's computer network and whose origins were unclear.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 2, 2018

GOP lawmakers say Russians used social media to stir divisions on U.S. energy policy

Russian operatives attempting to discourage U.S. energy production posted thousands of messages on social media supporting environmental activists in their campaign to limit oil and gas projects, a report by Republican lawmakers said on Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 2, 2018

Artist puts up Harvey Weinstein 'Casting Couch' statue ahead of Oscars

Harvey Weinstein won't be going to Sunday's Oscar ceremony, but the film producer's presence is still being felt in Hollywood.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 2, 2018

Reeling from Trump's free-flowing gun meeting, Republicans mull next steps

Republican senators in the U.S. Congress signaled on Thursday that they were hesitant to embrace a call from President Donald Trump for sweeping changes to gun laws, including measures more typically backed by Democrats.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 2, 2018

Massachusetts man charged in Trump Jr. hoax threat letter

Federal prosecutors in Boston on Thursday charged a Massachusetts man with sending a series of threatening letters containing a suspicious powder, including one addressed to U.S. President Donald Trump's eldest son.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 1, 2018

Disgraced Luis Nery records second-round TKO against Shinsuke Yamanaka

The ex-world champ faced a harsh reality.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 1, 2018

Living and breathing history, through noh

Noh performer Hisa Uzawa has spent her life devoted to an art form that — with its slow and steady movements, sparse staging and ancient chanting — may at first seem staid. In her hands, however, the 650-year-old tradition becomes relentlessly contemporary.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 1, 2018

Shimane hopes ex-NBA forward Al Thornton can boost woeful offense

With 12 consecutive losses, the Shimane Susanoo Magic have endured a difficult stretch in a season with few tangible positive results.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 1, 2018

Can Japan's women skaters catch up with Russians?

In the wake of Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva winning the gold and silver medals in such dominating fashion at the Pyeongchang Games, many are wondering how the Japanese women can close the gap on the powerful Russians going forward.
EDITORIALS
Mar 1, 2018

The artificial intelligence race heats up

Japan must step up its efforts in the field of artificial intelligence, which is almost certain to become the most critical feature of the digital economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2018

Journalist murders are a major EU problem

Clearly not all European Union members are enforcing the bloc's stated values.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 1, 2018

Why Japan is rethinking its energy diplomacy

The foreign minister's advisory panel on climate change is a wake-up call for the nation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2018

Twitter rides video ads and local innovations to surge in Japan profit

Riding a wave of new users, improved advertising options and an embrace of video content by users and advertisers alike, Twitter Inc.'s revenue has leaped in Japan, helping lead the company to its first quarterly profit.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2018

Thailand's tourism body says it opposes 'sex tourism'

Thailand's tourism body has said in a statement that it "strongly opposes any form of sex tourism" as it hopes to welcome a record number of vacationers this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 1, 2018

Japanese scientists invent 'firefly' light that floats on ultrasonic waves

Japanese engineering researchers say they have created a tiny electronic light the size of a firefly that rides waves of ultrasound, and could eventually figure in applications ranging from moving displays to projection mapping.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 1, 2018

China's top paper says reform does not mean life-long presidency

Reforms to China's constitution to remove term limits for the presidency does not mean life-long terms, the ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily said on Thursday, after a surge of concern that Xi Jinping may stay in power forever.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 1, 2018

Robert Mueller probing Trump's attacks on Jeff Sessions as possible obstruction: Washington Post

The special counsel in the Russia probe is investigating a period of time last summer when President Donald Trump seemed determined to push Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 1, 2018

Scientists dive in to crack the mysteries of the elusive, majestic whale shark

AP
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 1, 2018

Ex-Trump top aide Paul Manafort pleads not guilty, gets September trial date

U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a new indictment brought against him in the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election and will face trial in September.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 1, 2018

Keith Richards apologizes for vasectomy swipe at eight times dad Mick Jagger

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards on Wednesday apologized for suggesting that eight times father Mick Jagger get a vasectomy.
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.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
‘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.
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.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
‘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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