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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 19, 2017

Why Bannon showing Abe love is cringeworthy

Former Trump chief strategist may have inadvertently diagnosed why Abe isn't making Japan's economy great again.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 19, 2017

Nathan Chen credits rival Yuzuru Hanyu for inspiration

With less than two months to go until the Pyeongchang Olympics, American Nathan Chen is finding himself the focus of a lot of attention. And with good reason.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 19, 2017

Japan's theater world increasingly shed its insularities in 2017

Never mind those North Korean missiles that provide politicians with heaven-sent pretexts to posture. These days, everyone's talking about a boozy party held by Mongolian sumo wrestlers that turned violent reportedly because of a generational dispute over the arcane traditions of Japan's highly regimented...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 19, 2017

A year filled with standing ovations

While 2017 featured many great stage productions and performances, these were among the standouts:
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 19, 2017

An outside perspective may be just what the Japanese stage needs

There aren't many non-Japanese people working in the world of Japanese theater. That's a shame, because often an outside perspective can help spot weaknesses that the majority aren't able to see.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2017

China officials reportedly concerned with Hynix role in Toshiba memory chip deal

Antitrust officials in China's Ministry of Commerce are concerned about the role SK Hynix Inc. will play in the sale of Toshiba Corp.'s memory chip business as the country commences a review of the deal, according to sources.
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2017

French Tycoon bets nuclear power will make comeback spurred by climate crisis

French tycoon Dominique Louis is doubling down on atomic power, betting that global warming will foster a nuclear renaissance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 19, 2017

Number of international migrants jumps to 258 million, up by half since 2000: UN

An estimated 258 million people are international migrants, a figure that has surged by a half since the turn of the century, the United Nations said on Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 19, 2017

ESPN President John Skipper resigns to deal with substance addiction

Walt Disney Co.'s John Skipper resigned on Monday as president of ESPN, the company's most important network, due to a problem with addiction.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2017

U.S. military personnel fire shots to stop man forcing entry onto British joint-use base

U.S. military personnel fired shots on Monday as they stopped a man who tried to force his way onto a British military base used by the U.S. Air Force, in an incident that police said was not being treated as terrorism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2017

Tiny stem cell firms close in on major heart disease goals

The early hope that stem cell therapy would make the paralyzed walk, the blind see and cure diabetes have given way to a long list of failures, highlighted by early stem cell champion Geron Corp. abandoning the field in 2011.
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2017

GM urges judge to throw out disputed $1 billion ignition switch deal with car owners

Lawyers for General Motors on Monday urged a federal bankruptcy judge in Manhattan to throw out a settlement that would require the company to pay $1 billion to car owners suing over faulty ignition switches.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 18, 2017

Frontiers set new points record in Japan X Bowl rout of BigBlue

No team would have been able to match the Fujitsu Frontiers on this day.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 18, 2017

Interim review of Grenfell Tower tragedy calls for 'culture change' in U.K. fire safety

An interim review into U.K. building regulations commissioned after the Grenfell Tower social housing block fire in London that killed 71 people in June, has called for a "culture change" in respect to fire safety.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 18, 2017

Bitcoin takes bigger Wall Street stage with smooth CME debut

The world's biggest exchange just joined the bitcoin revolution.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 18, 2017

Central banks quietly trim stimulus while hoping to maintain global growth

Central bankers are gingerly trying to take away the punch bowl without interrupting the party.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 18, 2017

Japan-China ties: Will there be more trust or just cordiality?

While both Japan and China want an improved relationship, they will be walking into it with their eyes wide open.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2017

Thank Yellen for strong U.S. economy

Most of the departing Fed chair's judgments seem on the mark.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2017

Why we don't need to fear the net neutrality repeal

After net neutrality ends, ISPs are unlikely to do anything that riles consumers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2017

Now, a different and darker clash of civilizations

Far right, anti-immigrant parties have a new ideology that poses grave dangers to liberal democracy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 18, 2017

Bank of Japan's expansion of bond holdings to slow in 2018: economists

The pace at which the Bank of Japan is expanding its massive hoard of bonds will continue to slow in 2018, according to the majority of economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Dec 18, 2017

Giants, Tigers reel in sluggers in hopes of boosting offense

The Central League's two most historic clubs had a mini arms race last week, with each hoping to have added a little more power to their attacks.
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
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
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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