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JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Dec 16, 2017

Japan's historical resistance to Christianity

Jesus and Japan go back a long way, longer than you'd think if you don't happen to know of a peculiar legend that has the Son of God sojourning — twice: once before, once after the crucifixion — in a remote mountain village in northern Aomori Prefecture.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 14, 2017

Tokyo may be too late to the financial hub party

The capital has many things going for it, but time isn't among them.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 14, 2017

Seasonal flu kills more globally than previously thought: U.S. study

As many as 646,000 people are dying globally from seasonal influenza each year, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday, a rise from earlier assessments of the disease's death toll.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 12, 2017

TSE breakout has a solid foundation

Japan starting to look like a model case in the management of an aging, mature society.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 12, 2017

Angel tips for Japan startup investors

Anyone thinking about investing in a Japan startup should consider tips from Tokyo based angel investor Jonathan Epstein before taking the plunge.
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BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Dec 12, 2017

Time is now for Grizzlies to be all shook up

Memphis is a slow-moving city along the Mississippi River that dissects the United States. It is probably best known for its most famous modern resident, rock and roll icon Elvis Presley, whose Graceland mansion remains a major American tourist destination 40 years after his death.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2017

Charles Jenkins, U.S. defector to North Korea and husband of former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga, dies at 77

Jenkins, who spent nearly 40 years in North Korea as a prisoner, lived in Japan with his family after his release in 2004.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 9, 2017

Women unimpressed with advice on how to spend time alone

Women's magazine Ginger Web created a stir in late November by publishing an article that offered single women advice on how to spend time alone.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 9, 2017

Shut in by the past yet still unable to face the future

Mom, dad, two kids, nice house, nice suburb, good income — you just know this story is about to go smash.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2017

Trump teaches Palestinians about the new Mideast

Most of the Arab world is far more concerned about Iran than about the West Bank.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2017

The madness of King Donald

The risk of a US military confrontation with North Korea, coupled with President Donald Trump's increasingly peculiar behavior, has put official Washington on edge.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 5, 2017

Let's make 2018 the year of the wage surge

If the Abe administration wants companies to open their wallets, it must disrupt corporate Japan's incrementalism.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2017

Putting democracy's troubles in context

History shows us that democracy has survived crises far greater than the present moment.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2017

Don't worry, China isn't taking over the world just yet

Some of China's greatest economic advances depend heavily on local conditions.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Dec 3, 2017

Different constitutions, similar defect?

The Meiji Constitution rise and fall of the affects contemporary constitutional attitudes.
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CULTURE / Books
Dec 2, 2017

Yasunari Kawabata's surrealist window on the world

Opening with one of the most famous lines in Japanese literature — "Emerging from the long border tunnel, they entered snow country," shifting us at speed from the darkness of the tunnel into the bright light of the snow — Yasunari Kawabata's novel "Snow Country" tells of a city-dwelling, worldly...
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 2, 2017

Women in Japan too tired to care about dating or searching for a partner

While Japanese society and the media continue to exhort — nay plead — with women to find marriage partners, 60 percent of eligible women say they cannot feel relaxed enough to get interested in renai (love relationships), according to a Yomeishu survey picked up by cocolini jp.
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CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Dec 2, 2017

'A Brief History of Japan': Jonathan Clements guides readers from ancient lore to otaku obsessions

Ask any Japanese high school student which is their most difficult subject, and chances are they'll answer Japanese History — a consequence of the endless litany of dates, names and battles they need to memorize. Pity then, that they don't use this little book in class, because it manages to make thousands...
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CULTURE / Books
Dec 2, 2017

Eli K. P. William's dystopian 'The Naked World' is not a tale for technophobes

It's been a banner year for science-fiction films. In October, cinema fans flocked to see Harrison Ford in "Blade Runner 2049." And "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," featuring Mark Hamill and the late Carrie Fisher, premiers in the U.S. on Dec. 15.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Dec 2, 2017

Life as a gangster in Japan just isn't as fun as it used to be

A number of theories have been put forward on the reasons behind the 2015 split of the country's largest crime syndicate, the Yamaguchi-gumi.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 1, 2017

Corporate Japan looking too Chinese for comfort

The steady parade of corporate scandals shows the government isn't doing enough to bring Japan Inc. to heel.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2017

Trump's missing North Korea strategy

Almost one year into his presidency, Trump's only achievement regarding North Korea has been to secure additional sanctions from the United Nations.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 30, 2017

Mayor damages Osaka's image by cutting ties with San Francisco

The more Japan complains about 'comfort women' memorials, the more attention it draws to the issue.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 30, 2017

Rising seas will swallow 14,000 U.S. historic sites by 2100, study finds

Almost 14,000 archaeological sites and national monuments in the United States could be lost by 2100 as seas rise due to climate change, scientists said on Wednesday.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Nov 29, 2017

The consummation of cool is a funny business for comedian Ike Nwala

Turn on the TV in Japan and you're likely to see a black face from time to time. Rarely will it be in a drama, but on game shows, variety and comedy shows, even some commercials. I wouldn't say we're commonplace, but we're out there. And, honestly, I used to dread every instance. Still do, actually,...
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2017

Rohingya militancy poses a regional threat

External forces fomenting jihadist attacks in Rakhine state bear considerable responsibility for the current plight of the Rohingya.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2017

Japanese lawmaker sparks nationwide debate by taking her baby to work

A female politician's decision to bring her baby to an assembly session to highlight the difficulties faced by working mothers is drawing support on Twitter, with users saying they don't mind if people take their children to the workplace.
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CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Nov 26, 2017

Diana Garnet sings the praises of anime

It has become one of the most common questions I'm asked after talks at anime conventions in the United States: How can I get a job in the Japanese pop culture industry — not here, but in Japan?
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2017

First class grows more lavish — and less viable

Airlines' latest luxury suites may be fantastic, but for most of the world the only class that will matter is cattle class.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami