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Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 23, 2015

Security precautions unprecedented for pope's U.S. whistle-stop Itinerary

Pope Francis opened his six-day U.S. tour on Tuesday, bringing a call for Americans to do more to fight poverty, curb climate change and help immigrants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2015

Time to curb the worst of Chinese corruption

The case could be made that corruption was actually good for China's economy, but the time has come where this is no longer true.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 22, 2015

Australia announces first female defense minister

Australia on Monday swore in its first female defense minister, Sen. Marise Payne, who will oversee open-ended military engagements in two countries and some of her nation's most important defense contracts in a generation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 21, 2015

Group compiles, posts song lyrics in Braille online to facilitate karaoke for the visually impaired

Nagoya Braille Network, a support group for people with visual impairments, has started posting lyrics written in Braille online for people who cannot read with their eyes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Sep 20, 2015

Radioactive rain releases can't be curbed due to lack of laws: NRA

Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s stricken Fukushima No. 1 power plant has released rainwater tainted with radioactive substances into the Pacific Ocean at least seven times since April.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 19, 2015

Taiji drops anchor on dolphin hunts despite increasing pressure

On the harbor road heading east toward Tomyozaki Point, there is a moss-encrusted monument dedicated to an ill-fated whaling expedition in 1878. Facing fierce westerly winds, the fishermen released their catch, a right whale and her calf, and tied their boats together with nets to bolster defenses, but...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Sep 19, 2015

Kakunodate town: Looking back on historical charm

Despite the fact that we've arrived on a weekend, the parking lot along Kakunodate's river is relatively empty. From our spot under the shady branches, my friends Felicity and Nori and I haul our convenience-store-purchased picnic up to the edge of the walking path that hugs Hinokinai River. The cherry...
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Sep 19, 2015

Finding opportunities overseas with the 'art of hentai'

When Jacob Grady began pirating anime and manga online eight years ago, he was still in college. He took out student loans to pay the server bills, and he figured that if he ever made enough money from the site to purchase a round-trip flight to Japan, the effort and expense would be worth it.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 19, 2015

Publishing in an age of pervasive design: An interview with IDEA magazine's Kiyonori Muroga

In Japan, design is not what it seems. In colloquial Japanese, the loanword "dezain" (design) is used regularly in lieu of the two indigenous terms for the design process: "koan" (design conceptualization) and "zuan" (design actualization).
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 16, 2015

Pentagon blocks report on 'toxic contamination' at base outside Okinawa capital

Excerpts cite buried chemicals and 'evidence of contamination by heavy metals and pesticides' at military site on prime real estate near Naha.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Sep 16, 2015

Mumblecore arrives in Japan, a decade late

The closest thing American cinema has had to a movement in recent years has been the self-deprecatingly titled genre, mumblecore, made up of lo-fi independent films that incestuously share cast, crew and concerns. Take the insecurity and self-obsession of Woody Allen's "Manhattan" mixed with the chatty...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 15, 2015

Miki Saito steps out of the inky shadows

Some artworks on first look hit you like a ton of bricks — with bold colors and striking realism. Others take time to get to know, offering hidden treasures that are revealed to the viewer over time.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 15, 2015

China building third airstrip on disputed South China Sea islets: expert

China appears to be building a third airstrip in contested territory in the South China Sea, a U.S. expert said Monday, citing satellite photographs taken last week.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 15, 2015

When it comes to art, individuality rises above nationality

In the context of the current debate over Article 9 of Japan's Constitution, the "Artist File 2015" show of up-and-coming contemporary artists at The National Art Center, Tokyo, is tantamount to a declaration of peace. The remit of this annual event is to showcase "some of the freshest and most substantial...
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 14, 2015

Girl, 12, lands patent for can-separating recycling bin

Asuka Kamiya, 12, a sixth-grader from Jozan Elementary School in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, has been granted a patent for her can-recycling bin invention, which uses a magnet to automatically separate steel and aluminum containers.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 11, 2015

JBA selects 12-man squad for FIBA Asia Championship

The Japan Basketball Association announced the men's national team roster for the upcoming FIBA Asia Championship on Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2015

China's island-building taking a toll on the South China Sea

China's activities are endangering fish stocks, threatening marine biodiversity and creating a long-term threat to some of the world's most spectacular sea life.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Sep 11, 2015

Denmark's Mikkeller hits Tokyo, leaves strange brews

Mikkel Borg Bjergso, co-founder of the Danish microbrewery Mikkeller, is a man who likes a challenge. At the opening of the new Mikkeller bar in Shibuya, Bjergso tells me that his next goal is to finish the Berlin Marathon next September in two hours and 45 minutes.
CULTURE / Music
Sep 10, 2015

White Ash provides sludgy soundtrack to 'Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain'

What is it like to provide the soundtrack to a covert operation in Afghanistan? The members of hard rock group White Ash say it's a "dream come true."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / 'SUMMER DAVOS' SPECIAL 2015
Sep 9, 2015

'B-class' cuisine: Food that reflects the soul of the people

From the impressive number of stars garnered by restaurants in Tokyo to heads of state visiting the establishments of famed sushi masters, the high end of the Japanese culinary scene gets plenty of attention worldwide. But eating out in Japan doesn't mean you have to break the bank all the time, and...
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 7, 2015

Aichi family free of utility bills after turning to firewood, solar power

A family in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, is experimenting with self-sufficient living by using solar energy to generate their own electricity instead of purchasing it from a utility.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 6, 2015

Odd ancient lizard-like reptile called earliest known turtle

It was a creature that one scientist said resembled "a strange, gluttonous lizard that swallowed a small Frisbee."
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 2, 2015

Olympian effort needed to save Tokyo's, Asia's heritage

The Hotel Okura is just the latest victim of Tokyo's penchant for tearing down its storied past to make way for a generic future.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 1, 2015

'The Last Impressionists: Time of Intimacy'

Sept. 5-Nov. 8
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 31, 2015

Tokai thrill-seekers find haunted houses a scream

Fairground-style haunted houses where actors leap out at visitors are increasingly popular in the Tokai region. Many such facilities were set up for a limited period this summer.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 29, 2015

'The Book of Tokyo' reveals sidelined Japanese writers, but not the city itself

"The Book of Tokyo" is part of Comma Press' "Reading the City" series, though most of the stories inside could be transplanted to other Japanese cities — Nagoya, Fukuoka or Sapporo — without any noticeable difference.
CULTURE / Music
Aug 27, 2015

Guitarist Inoran gets personal on 'Beautiful Now'

Kiyonobu Inoue, more commonly known as Inoran, is a very busy man. Aside from his day job, in which he plays to sold out arenas as a guitarist for rock band Luna Sea, he juggles being a producer, playing in a handful of other projects and managing a solo career. He admits life wasn't always this hectic,...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Aug 26, 2015

Anti-Abe feeling grows in SDF

Sentiment against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is rising in the SDF over fears that his pending security legislation will increase the risk of going to war.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
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