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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 5, 2015

Hunter and hunted: Where are they now?

The mutilations are frightful — dog, cat, rabbit and pigeon corpses missing heads, tails, limbs, ears. Weekly Playboy magazine reports nearly 40 sightings in the past four months in the Kanto region alone. Who's out there doing these things? With what thoughts in mind?
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 3, 2015

China's 'insane' gamble on nuclear power

If tech-savvy Japan couldn't avoid a nuclear disaster, what hope for a nation known for lax safety and graft?
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Dec 1, 2015

Newton affair reveals ugly truth about discourse in U.S.

Sports, MAS has often heard it said, are a metaphor for life.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2015

Germany leads the way with energy transition

As Germany is demonstrating with its Energiewende program, transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy is a matter of resolve.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2015

Thank Kim Young-sam for preserving the peace

The greatest legacy of the late South Korean President Kim Young-sam was preserving the peace when the dogs of war were almost unleashed once again on the Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2015

Why is Einstein famous?

Albert Einstein's solitary brilliance, personal integrity and public activism combined with his lifelong gift for witty aphorism when dealing with the press and public gave him a unique and enduring fame.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 1, 2015

'Voices of 20 Contemporary Artists at Idem Paris: A Lithography Studio in Montparnasse'

Dec. 5-Feb. 7
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 1, 2015

'The Art of Furuya Usamaru'

Dec. 1-Jan. 11
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2015

Putin plays Syrian roulette

No solution for Islamic State and Syria can be achieved without a green light from Russia.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 30, 2015

Let's discuss prenatal screening for disabilities

An Ibaraki education board member has sparked online outrage after suggesting the prefecture back more prenatal screening to reduce the 'burden' on parents of having a disabled child.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2015

Can the Islamic State threat unify Europe?

If recent events have taught us anything, it is that threats to the EU stem not from inadequate fiscal risk-sharing, but from insufficient coordination on foreign-policy and security challenges.
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Nov 28, 2015

Why do we need a little bit on the side?

Dear Alice,
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 28, 2015

Can Asian selfies democratize fashion?

'When I was growing up and reading magazines, I didn't see anybody that looked like me," fashion blogger Aimee Song says in a video on her Song of Style blog.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Nov 27, 2015

Tunnel-building woman; historical food drama; CM of the week: Sharp

Japan is currently suffering a labor shortage that will only worsen. The main solution is getting more women interested in working in certain sectors, such as construction, where only 12.4 percent of the workforce is female. Even worse, only 3.5 percent of the country's civil engineers are women.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 27, 2015

Cannabis-infused joe becoming popular drink-of-the-day

It was during an endless drive home from a camping trip in eastern Washington state that entrepreneur Adam Stites came up with his latest product. "What would happen if I infused heavy cream with cannabis, then mixed it with my coffee?" he mused. ("My van doesn't go very fast, so I have a lot of time...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Nov 25, 2015

In an age of global terrorism, what should we tell the children?

As parents, should we shelter and protect our children from the horrors of terrorism, or does that promote the very ignorance it thrives on?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2015

Russia is waging war on far too many fronts

Putin's Russia is not exactly weak, it's just alone and unloved after alienating even potential friends such as Turkey and Ukraine.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 24, 2015

Warriors off to great start, but 72-10 Bulls were better

It's the defense, stupid.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2015

Sanders is a socialist and so are you

By global standards, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sander's campaign platform is mainstream policy, but in America it's viewed with deep suspicion bred of ignorance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2015

How China can prevent the antibiotic apocalypse

China's millions of farmers are notorious for pumping their livestock full of antibiotics, a practice that is fueling the rise of bacteria resistant to some of the world's most powerful 'last resort' antibiotics.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2015

China warning Taiwan voters on independence

As China expands its regional military influence, its interest in keeping Taiwan from straying toward independence is greater than ever.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Nov 22, 2015

Bring back that Kobe feeling, 'cause it's gone, gone, gone

From the moment I stepped off the shinkansen at Shin-Kobe Station, I could feel a subtle difference between the Yokohama-Tokyo area and this city.
CULTURE / Books
Nov 21, 2015

Hemingway's Paris memoir becomes symbol of defiance

Ernest Hemingway's memoir about the time he spent lounging in cafes and bars in 1920s Paris has become an unlikely totem of defiance against the terrorist attacks that claimed 129 lives in the City of Light on Nov. 13.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2015

How alliances of convenience spur deadly terrorist attacks

Western powers must reconsider their regional strategies, which have long depended on allies of convenience ranging from despotic Islamist rulers, as in the Persian Gulf, to Islamist militias.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2015

Education board member calls for more prenatal screening to reduce 'burden' of disabled children

An Ibaraki education board member sparks online outrage by suggesting more prenatal screening to reduce difficulties for parents of disabled kids.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2015

A long and winding road for Myanmar's NLD

Forging a relationship with the military while edging it aside will require extraordinary sensitivity on the part of the NLD government.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2015

Tokyo condos for sale dropped 6.5% in October amid scandal over piling work

Fewer apartments have been put up for sale in Tokyo since flaws were found in hundreds of buildings with falsified construction data, threatening to cut short a rally in home prices.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 16, 2015

Myanmar's democratization deserves support

While ownership of the democratization process belongs to the government and the people of Myanmar, the international community, including Japan, should continue to support Myanmar's democratization process to ensure genuine democracy takes root.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.

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

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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