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CULTURE / Stage
Jul 21, 2015

Performing arts poised to bloom at ETAT 2015

The sixth Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale is set to start July 26 in Tokamachi City and Tsunan Town in Niigata Prefecture, north-central Honshu.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2015

China Protests U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander's Spy-Plane Flight

China renewed its protests over U.S. spy planes entering what it claims as territory after the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet joined a surveillance flight over the disputed South China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 20, 2015

Centrair emerges as key freight hub for agricultural exporters

Chubu Centrair International Airport in Aichi Prefecture has emerged as a key hub for agricultural exporters as they capitalize on local subsidies, a global washoku food boom and weakening yen.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 18, 2015

A handy guide to fright nights in and around Tokyo

In an attempt to tap into the growing interest in the supernatural during summer, a number of companies are offering services that allow participants to experience a taste of what lives in the shadows.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 18, 2015

Tales from the crypt: ghost stories from Japan

On a damp afternoon in early July, almost two dozen people sat in silence in a dark room on the sixth floor of a building located right next to Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district. The audience has come to Amuse Museum to hear two presenters — storyteller Chinatsu Ushidaki, who performs under...
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2015

National Stadium architects return fire, say design not behind high costs

Zaha Hadid Architects hit back at the decision to scrap their plan for Tokyo's new National Stadium, insisting the ambitious design was not responsible for spiraling construction costs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Jul 17, 2015

Mister Donut is building a pastry bridge to Brooklyn

Mister Donut recently unveiled their summer doughnut roster and it's themed on Brooklyn, New York. Well, it's "Brooklyn themed" in the sense it combines several foodstuffs together into one, in the style of New York-born fusion treats such as the Cronut.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Jul 16, 2015

Museums are the place to be this summer thanks to new dinosaur discoveries

Whether you live with a 4-year-old expert in dinosaurs, or were once one yourself, this summer offers some exciting opportunities for further discovery about the giant animals that long ago roamed the Earth. And best of all, they're all right here in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 15, 2015

Successor to Hayao Miyazaki's throne turns Shibuya into a realm of beasts

Mamoru Hosoda ranks first among the Japanese animation directors seen as successors to now-retired industry giant Hayao Miyazaki — and for good reason.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 14, 2015

'MOT Collection: Postwar Art in Close-Up'

July 18-Oct. 12
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 14, 2015

'War and Postwar: The Prism of the Times'

July 18-Jan. 31
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 14, 2015

Industrial-metal act Godflesh teams up with Daymare for tour

Often cited as influencing acts such as Ministry and Nine Inch Nails, as well as post-metal bands from the 2000s like Isis and Pelican, industrial metal band Godflesh are coming to Japan for a three-city tour from this Friday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 13, 2015

National Stadium boondoggle

The government should adopt a simpler design for the new National Stadium to reduce its ballooning construction costs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Jul 13, 2015

Major players are bringing voice assistant tech to the fore

In sci-fi movies, it's common to see a character having spontaneous conversations with robots and humanoids, like C-3PO of "Star Wars" fame.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 13, 2015

Nagoya subway line's late-night service extension finds marginal success

In a widely publicized event last July, the Higashiyama subway line in Nagoya extended its operating hours to provide the "latest last train for subways in Japan."
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 13, 2015

Backlash spreads as supporters of Confederate flag rise up to defend embattled symbol

An eight-mile convoy of pickups, motorcycles and cars wound through a central Florida town on Sunday in a show of support for the Confederate flag, as a backlash against its banishment from public landmarks across the South picks up steam.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Jul 10, 2015

Ogawa: Dining at a six-seat restaurant in Kyoto's traditional nightlife district

The Kyoto neighborhood of Gion is small but complicated. Wedged between the hills of Higashiyama and the Kamo River, it contains some of Japan's most picturesque and well-trodden streets, but there's also a warren of back-alleys and lanes with bright lights and seedy goings-on.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 10, 2015

Pre-orders of Harper Lee's new novel biggest since 'Harry Potter' on Amazon

"Go Set a Watchman," the much-anticipated second novel by "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee, is the most pre-ordered print title on Amazon.com since the last book in the "Harry Potter" series, Amazon said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 9, 2015

Greeks, Germans and these so-called deadlines

Some of what has gone wrong with the tedious bailout talks between Greece and its northern European creditors can probably be attributed to cultural differences.
EDITORIALS
Jul 8, 2015

No fresh ideas on regional drain

The government is coming up short in developing fresh ideas to halt the population exodus to the big metropolitan areas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2015

PGA match joins exodus, dumps Trump links over slur on immigrants

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump suffered a fresh blow on Tuesday with the announcement that a professional golfing event scheduled for October at a Trump course in Los Angeles will be moved, the latest fallout from his vitriol against undocumented immigrants from Mexico.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2015

RIP Land Rover Defender, the greatest car ever

Regulation and marketing-driven blandness, the enemies of everything original, have killed one of the world's last real cars.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / They're Playing Our Song
Jul 5, 2015

The songs that tried to teach Japan to kill

It looks like the 1940s are back, but not in a way you'd expect. Military songs are reportedly becoming fashionable with certain segments of youth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 5, 2015

China lobbies U.N. tribunal on Manila's claims

China's claims to the disputed South China Sea will come under international legal scrutiny for the first time this week, but while Beijing has officially refused to take part in the case, which was filed by the Philippines at a U.N. tribunal, it has made its presence felt.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 4, 2015

On mountain peaks and tourist trash

Discussing Mount Hayachine, ethnologist Kunio Yanagita observed that it stood on, "a somewhat different plane from the normal world." This could be a description of mountains in general, a landscape where we may experience nature in the raw, and even at times, a numinous presence.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2015

IOC says Tokyo's preparations 'outstanding,' but costs need watching

The cost of venues for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics will have to be carefully watched and managed, but the Japanese capital's preparations are otherwise "outstanding," IOC Vice President John Coates said on Wednesday.

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