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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 19, 2015

U.S.-initiated global Libor probe didn't examine yen rates until 2010, London court told

A U.S.-instigated investigation into alleged manipulation of benchmark Libor interest rates expanded from dollar rates to include yen rates only in late 2010, a London court heard on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2015

David Cameron and the European Union's Waterloo

Even if it does retain its EU membership, the U.K. will continue to move steadily away from Europe. And with more attractive commercial opportunities elsewhere, most European countries will follow suit.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 13, 2015

China's boom in old-fashioned business

There's a reason direct sales have found fertile ground in China: Trust is still a relatively scarce commodity in the country's business world.
JAPAN / Media
Jun 12, 2015

Times advisory board meets, offers recommendations

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 11, 2015

Lions' Mejia delivers walk-off single in ninth against Carp

Ernesto Mejia slammed a bat into the side of a batting cage before the Seibu Lions' game on Thursday. After the game, any frustration he might've been feeling melted away into elation, and a wet jersey.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2015

Ex-Chinese official, wanted for graft, applies for U.S. asylum

A former senior Chinese official who went into hiding after being sought by anti-corruption investigators has applied for asylum in the United States after been detained there, state media said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 11, 2015

After failed attempts, privately funded spacecraft finally spreads solar sails

A privately funded space project to demonstrate an innovative solar sail passed with flying colors despite a series of near-fatal technical issues, program managers said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 10, 2015

China's big biotech bet starts to pay off

Years of pouring money into its laboratories, wooing scientists home from overseas and urging researchers to publish and patent is starting to give China a competitive edge in biotechnology, a strategic field it sees as ripe for "indigenous innovation."
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 8, 2015

Toyota museum breaking records as tourists flock to Nagoya

A museum dedicated to the history of Toyota Motor Corp. is attracting so many foreign visitors that attendance has set a new all-time high.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 8, 2015

Sincere climate pledge or 'sleight of hand'?

Last week, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet announced Japan would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 26 percent by 2030, based on 2013 levels. The plan will be presented to delegates at a United Nations conference on climate change in Paris this December.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 6, 2015

New interleague format divides opinion

We're already more than halfway through Japan's interleague season, and I overheard a member of the Japanese media say last week, "The interleague games are not interesting."
BASKETBALL
Jun 5, 2015

Aoki named Yokohama B-Corsairs coach

After two seasons as a Yokohama B-Corsairs assistant coach, Taketo Aoki has been promoted to bench boss, the bj-league squad announced on Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 4, 2015

Curator Okwui Enwezor tackles grim realities at Venice Biennale, while Japan sticks to tired festival formula

Ugly, joyless, aggressive, didactic, morose, self-righteous, unpleasant; these are just some of the words used in the press to describe the recently opened 56th Venice Biennale in Italy.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 2, 2015

Japan Pension Service hack used classic attack method

The massive leak last month of personal data from the Japan Pension Service was the result of a simple error by its employees: opening a virus-laced email attachment disguised as a health ministry document.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2015

Charles Kennedy, former leader of U.K.'s Liberal Democrats, dies at 55

Charles Kennedy, a former leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats, has died at his home in Scotland at the age of 55, his family announced on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 2, 2015

Cabinet backs plan for 26% cut to greenhouse gas emissions

The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approves a plan to reduce greenhouse gases by 26 percent by 2030, a goal already criticized by environmental groups as too timid and statistically unsound.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2015

U.S. has a long history of treating veterans poorly

The United States has been consistently and ruthlessly screwed its veterans from the very beginning.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
May 31, 2015

Karuizawa boarding school touts international diversity, hard truths

One tiny experience in your life may floor you and open the door to an entirely new world. Though rare, it sometimes happens when one stumbles upon a totally different culture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 30, 2015

Life inside a juvenile correction center

Young offenders are encouraged to acknowledge the crimes they have committed before learning how to survive in the outside world after their release.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 30, 2015

Is 'proactive peace' just a new term for war?

"Have you ever heard the roar of a jet fighter?"
Japan Times
WORLD
May 30, 2015

More than 200 protesters stage provocative anti-Islam rally outside Phoenix mosque

More than 200 protesters, some armed, berated Islam and its Prophet Muhammad outside an Arizona mosque Friday in a provocative protest that was denounced by counterprotesters shouting "Go home, Nazis," weeks after an anti-Muslim event in Texas came under attack by two gunmen.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 29, 2015

Oketani leaves Iwate Big Bulls after three seasons at the helm

After three successful seasons in charge, Iwate Big Bulls coach Dai Oketani's tenure has ended, the Eastern Conference club announced on Friday evening.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 29, 2015

Def Tech celebrates 10 years and taps into a Hawaiian vibe on 'Howzit!?'

Def Tech's Yuki "Micro" Nishimiya and Shenan "Shen" Brown greet me with an "Aloha" as I walk into their small office in Harajuku to discuss their 10th anniversary and new album, "Howzit!?"
BUSINESS
May 28, 2015

Takata drops denial for compromise in air bag crisis after 'attitude shift'; Honda reports scrapyard rupture

Takata Corp., which for months resisted U.S. regulators' demands to widen a recall over its potentially lethal air bags, has had an "attitude shift" and is in a mood to compromise to try to resolve the ballooning auto safety crisis, said a source close to the company.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

Podcast

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

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Muji has been sustainable from the beginning
Muji has been sustainable from the beginning

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