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CULTURE / Art
Mar 14, 2017

Borders in question for Chim↑Pom's new art show

Ballsy art collective Chim↑Pom have taken on Donald Trump's America in their solo exhibition "The other side." One of the most well-known contemporary iconoclasts in Japan, Chim↑Pom have previously caught rats before dyeing them yellow and red to resemble Pikachu and installing them on a Tokyo street,...
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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2017

Toshiba's troubled Westinghouse may be strategic fit for China or South Korea

If Toshiba Corp. parts ways with its embattled U.S. nuclear unit, Westinghouse Electric Co., the likely buyer may be a regional neighbor with global ambitions.
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JAPAN / AFTEREFFECTS OF MARCH 2011
Mar 7, 2017

Tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata rebuilding on raised ground, hoping to thrive anew

This is the first of a four-part series looking at the lasting impact of the March 11, 2011, disasters.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 27, 2017

Abe moves to distance himself from Osaka school after praising principal's ideology

Speaking in the Diet, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe begins denying his links to an ultranationalist kindergarten after previously describing its principal in glowing terms.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 10, 2017

Japan makes big push for hydrogen fuel cells scorned by Elon Musk as impractical

Elon Musk may think hydrogen-powered vehicles are rubbish, but Toyota Motor Corp. and a cadre of Japan's leading manufacturers are betting otherwise — and not just on cars.
EDITORIALS
Feb 5, 2017

Tax-avoidance adoptions

A Supreme Court decision effectively condones the status quo. But it should lead people to think about the practice of adoption as a tax-reduction measure.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2017

Dream of cheap, clean nuclear power is over

Far from the dream technology envisioned in the old science fiction novels, nuclear power has become a huge, risky government-subsidized boondoggle.
EDITORIALS
Dec 22, 2016

Review the failure of Monju

Before the government launches another expensive undertaking aimed at keeping its nuclear fuel cycle policy alive, it should first examine why the Monju fast-breeder project ended in failure.
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JAPAN
Dec 18, 2016

Holiday lights burn bright along Meguro River thanks to biodiesel fuel initiative

Organizers of an elaborate midwinter light display running until January along the Meguro River in downtown Tokyo, a popular cherry blossom viewing spot in spring, are going off the grid as a way to limit harm to the environment.
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JAPAN
Dec 9, 2016

Aerial photos capture dark side of solar power plants

Koichiro Otaki started taking aerial pictures of photovoltaic power stations in April 2015. At first, it was an innocent desire to capture their sheer scale and aesthetic value that motivated him, he says.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2016

Swiss vote on ending nuclear power raises prospect of more fossil fuels

Switzerland votes in a referendum on Sunday on whether to make a speedy withdrawal from atomic energy production, a move that would reduce nuclear risks but raise reliance on fossil fuels from Germany or imported nuclear power from France.
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BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2016

Japan's nuclear-reactor export business loses a customer in Vietnam

Vietnam's National Assembly has voted to abandon plans to build two nuclear power plants with Russia and Japan, after officials cited lower demand forecasts, rising costs and safety concerns.
EDITORIALS
Nov 15, 2016

A questionable nuclear deal

The Diet must scrutinize whether Abe's nuclear deal with India contradicts Japan's efforts to promote nonproliferation and the abolition of nuclear arms.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2016

Rare Pokemon deployed to help recovery in Tohoku quake zones

Three of the prefectures slammed by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami are getting a significant boost in efforts to revive tourism from an invisible source — a Pokemon character.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 10, 2016

A short walk from the garden: Belgian chef Gert De Mangeleer is succeeding in self-sufficiency

During the mild months of early summer, the garden at the three-Michelin-starred restaurant Hertog Jan — located 20 minutes outside of the Belgian city of Bruges — is in full bloom. The pale orange outlines of butternut squash peek out from beneath a thick cover of wide, flat leaves. Radishes grow...
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JAPAN
Nov 9, 2016

India eyes Japan nuclear deal as ties deepen on Modi visit

India says it's edging closer to a nuclear pact with Japan, which would open up one of the world's fastest expanding power markets to vendors struggling for growth after the Fukushima disaster.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 23, 2016

Can Tesla recharge Panasonic's batteries?

Japan Inc. should take inspiration from Elon Musk's ambitions to shake up the future of energy and transportation.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2016

2017 gubernatorial elections may pose snag to Abe's reactor restart quest

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ambition to restart the country's fleet of nuclear reactors may face further challenges from regional elections.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 15, 2016

SeaHorses jump out to big lead, fend off Evessa comeback

The Osaka Evessa mounted a spirited comeback during Saturday's series opener against the visiting SeaHorses Mikawa.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 21, 2016

B. League ready to begin first-ever season

A new era in Japan pro basketball begins this week.

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?