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LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jul 13, 2015

'One Piece' sets Guinness record for manga

The popular manga series 'One Piece' was officially recognized by Guinness World Records on Monday as the comic book series with the most copies published by a single author.
EDITORIALS
Jul 7, 2015

Shortage of nursing care workers

The number of nursing care workers is set to fall short of demand by 380,000 within a decade unless the government takes steps to make the industry more attractive.
JAPAN / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jul 7, 2015

More flights, more cities; memories of France; business-class promotion

More flights, more cities
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2015

South China Sea serenity

The days of America's unequivocal primacy and unilateral capacity to write the rules in the Asia-Pacific region are over.
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2015

Surging demand for luxury cars vaults Mercedes-Benz past Volkswagen in Japan

Mercedes-Benz is poised to pass Volkswagen to become the top-selling import auto brand in Japan for the first time in 16 years, underscoring the nation's surprising boom in demand for luxury cars.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 4, 2015

Exhuming Indonesia's horror in search for justice

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Gestapu, the murky events in Indonesia that precipitated a massacre of several hundred thousand people in 1965-66 that constitutes one of the most murderous convulsions of the 20th century.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 29, 2015

Czech soccer legend Masopust dies at 84

Josef Masopust, who led Czechoslovakia into the 1962 World Cup final and was considered the country's greatest ever player, died on Monday after a long illness, his former club Dukla Prague announced. He was 84.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2015

Euro faces existential threat with Greece's membership in jeopardy

Three years after Mario Draghi pledged to do whatever it took, within his mandate, to save the euro, the breakdown in the Greek rescue talks is calling into question the integrity of the entire currency union.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jun 27, 2015

Kou-an glass teahouse gives tradition clarity

Tokujin Yoshioka is a familiar name in the design world, but it's hard to say which discipline he belongs to. His oeuvre spans products, including a mobile phone, watch and chandelier; architecture and interiors, such as his Rainbow Church (2010, 2013) and Swarovski Ginza (2008) display; even artworks...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 26, 2015

Economic challenges ahead

The Abe administration should be taking a much more aggressive approach to getting the economy on a growth track.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jun 24, 2015

The pathetic state of the DPJ

With the opposition camp, notably the DPJ, in tatters, everything is working to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's advantage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2015

Confederate flag flap is one of many such disputes worldwide

Around the world, countries have long struggled with questions about flags similar to those faced by South Carolina, which is under pressure to remove a Confederate flag from its statehouse in the wake of the shootings that killed nine people at a black church.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 23, 2015

South Carolina governor poised to have Confederate flag removed from capitol

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is expected to call on Monday for the Confederate battle flag to be taken down from the state capitol grounds, five days after a white gunman allegedly shot dead nine black worshipers at a historic Charleston church.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2015

The pope's powerful message

If we do not change our behavior quickly, we may well lose the environmental stability upon which our planet depends, warns the pope.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 20, 2015

South Carolina shootings reignite debate over Confederate flag at statehouse

The shooting of nine black churchgoers in Charleston has revived demands that South Carolina stop flying the Confederate flag on the grounds of the statehouse, an issue that still divides residents of a state haunted by its legacy of slavery.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2015

ASIJ sex abuse report is finally released, blames 'cultural taboos'

A 'historical lack of formal policies' and 'cultural taboos' allowed child sex abuse committed by former American School in Japan teacher Jack Moyer to go unchecked for decades, according to an independent legal team tasked with probing the pedophilia scandal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 13, 2015

Suntory gains ground in battle of the machines

Suntory Beverage is buying a bigger piece of a shrinking but lucrative pie with its purchase of the Japan Tobacco's vending machine subsidiary.
WORLD
Jun 13, 2015

Documents show bitter CIA dispute over pre-9/11 performance

Top CIA officials fought bitterly in the years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks over whether U.S. intelligence agencies could have done more to stop the deadliest terrorist strikes in American history, documents released on Friday show.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2015

New twist in Hong Kong's democracy movement

Not only do many young people in Hong Kong no longer care about building democracy in China, they don't even care about China.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 9, 2015

Blatt getting little credit, respect despite background

It's been a heck of a year for David Blatt, hired in an unprecedented move by the Cleveland Cavaliers after two decades as the premier coach in international basketball, suddenly becoming the coach of superstar LeBron James, who elected to return to the Cavaliers after four years in Miami and then coaching...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2015

OPEC decision reflects new oil market reality

OPEC's decision on Friday not to cut production was entirely predictable and the only practical option open to its members.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 9, 2015

Kuroda's former ally Ito sees little downside now for yen

It's hard to imagine the yen declining much further from its current lows, said a former deputy to Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda when he was in charge of the nation's currency policy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 9, 2015

On European Commission leader's watch list, EU struggles to curb Hungary's Orban

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban took it as a joke but his supporters at home were furious when European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker saluted him with an audible "Hello dictator" before the world's cameras last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 6, 2015

'Bottakuri' scams put the squeeze on the unwary

"On any given evening, you can see noisy quarrels between club staff and customers outside the local police box," attorney Katsuyuki Aoshima tells Asahi Geino (May 2), adding, "The police treat these as civil claims between the shop and the customer, and won't get involved, adopting the position of neutral...
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2015

Dine with Warren Buffett charity lunch auction gets bid topping $1 million

An online auction for the right to dine with billionaire investor Warren Buffett and raise money for a San Francisco charity has started strongly, with the top bid surpassing $1 million in less than a day.
Takaichi poised to become Japan's first female PM after winning LDP poll
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Saturday.
A Japanese ski resort town is roiled by a debate over immigration
A Swedish snowboard instructor works at the Niseko ski resort area on Hokkaido, in Kutchan, in December 2022
Tokyo's newest stationery store sells 'a slower, more human rhythm'
Plotter's signature customizable leather binder is just one of many products contributing to the ongoing boom in the popularity of Japanese stationery.
One dead, one missing in Japan after bear attack
A bear warning sign. More and more wild bears have been spotted in Japan in recent years, even in residential areas, due to factors including a declining human population and climate change.
Japan’s jobless rate edges up to highest in over a year
August’s unemployment figures showed a slight tempering of Japan's job market, but the data still points to overall firmness amid an ongoing labor shortage.
The summer kabuki came roaring back
Kabuki has been trying for years to attract a new generation of fans. One way to do this has been to adapt manga and anime franchises, such as “Naruto,” for the stage. 
Tea ceremony experts see matcha boom as a big opportunity
Atsuko Mori, founder and director of Kyoto-based tea salon Camellia Tea Ceremony, prepares matcha during a tea ceremony in Kyoto.
Japan's far-right party courts Trump allies and vows not to get 'wacky'
Sanseito party leader Sohei Kamiya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 25.
How Ohtani has boosted Japan's soft power and made LA even more baseball-obsessed
Fans at Dodger Stadium pose in front of a mural highlighting the Dodgers' Japanese stars from past and present during a game earlier this year.
Japan faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
Data storage tapes at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center facility in Berkeley, California. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and that will only rise as generative artificial intelligence takes off in earnest.

Podcast

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

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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