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JAPAN
Mar 12, 2019

Japan's 'Olympic ojiisan' hopes to complete 56-year odyssey at 2020 Tokyo Games

For most people, going to watch the Olympics is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but for 92-year-old superfan Naotoshi Yamada it has become a quadrennial ritual over the last five and a half decades.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 12, 2019

'Sense of Humor'

March 15-June 30
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 12, 2019

'The Charm of Seto Novelty: Ceramic Ornaments Loved From the World'

March 16-June 2
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 12, 2019

The obscure firm making iPhones better: Japan's Lasertec masters extreme ultraviolet lithography

After two decades in development, chipmakers are making a costly bet on a technology that will cram even more transistors onto silicon. Their success may hinge on a little-known company in Yokohama.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 12, 2019

Trump budget boosts military and Mexico border wall but targets vital social services that help poor and elderly

President Donald Trump in his 2020 budget on Monday called for overhauls of social programs that help poor and elderly Americans, while boosting military spending and funding a U.S.-Mexico border wall, in the opening gambits of his next funding fight with the U.S. Congress.
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WORLD
Mar 12, 2019

U.N. says 2018 deadliest year yet for Syrian children, with 1,106 killed

Last year was the deadliest yet for children in Syria, with more than 1,100 killed by fighting, the United Nations said on Monday, ahead of the bloody conflict entering its ninth year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 12, 2019

Boeing shares, vanguard of the Dow, crushed after second 737 MAX crash

Boeing Co. shares fell by the most in three years on Monday after China, Indonesia and Ethiopia ordered airlines to ground their 737 MAX 8 planes following the second deadly crash of one of the jets in just five months.
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BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2019

Venezuelan blackout hits oil exports as residents scramble for food and electricity rationing looms

Much of Venezuela, including parts of the capital Caracas, remained without power on Monday for a fifth day, crimping vital oil exports and leaving people struggling to obtain water and food.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2019

Why the U.S. trade deficit is good news

The U.S. president argues that a rising deficit destroys jobs — but then boasts about low unemployment under his watch.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 11, 2019

How to carefully express carelessness in Japanese

You might be surprised how often you will use the Japanese expressions for 'carelessness' and 'without intention' once you've learned them
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 11, 2019

Court blocks ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn from attending board meeting

A Tokyo court on Monday denied ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn's request to attend a board meeting this week, blocking what would have been a dramatic faceoff with the colleagues he has accused of fomenting a coup.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2019

Eight years on, Abe says 3/11 recovery nearing 'final stages,' though half of public unconvinced

Japan pauses at 2:46 p.m. to observe a moment of silence and reflect on all that has happened since that fateful day.
SUMO
Mar 10, 2019

Sumo 101: Juryo

The lion's share of media attention in sumo goes to the top (makuuchi) division.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 10, 2019

A new approach to volunteering in Tohoku

When Angela Ortiz describes what it felt like to return to Aomori Prefecture five days after the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011, she uses words like "horror," "incredulous disbelief" and "intense curiosity."
EDITORIALS
Mar 10, 2019

An opportunity to reduce the gender gap in politics

Upcoming local elections will test whether the parties take the gender gap as a serious issue that needs to be fixed.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Mar 10, 2019

#MeToo allegations roil U.S. anime conventions

Over the past two months, the #MeToo movement breached the American anime convention industry. Most feel it was inevitable. Many say it's about time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 10, 2019

The 'black ships' from Asia

Japan is being leapfrogged by innovations from all quarters across Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 10, 2019

What would Abe's peace treaty with Russia include?

The government risks negotiating an agreement that only the prime minister himself and those closest to him are willing to accept.
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WORLD
Mar 10, 2019

Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of 'sleeper cells'

An Islamic State fighter detained in Syria urged Italy on Saturday to let him come home to start a new life, saying he had abandoned the self-styled jihadi "caliphate" after growing disillusioned with its rulers.
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 9, 2019

Unlocking Japan's geothermal energy potential

How Japan can meet its future energy needs is not necessarily something you think about while enjoying a nice long soak in a hot-spring bath.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Mar 9, 2019

Are native grape varieties the key to Japan's burgeoning wine industry?

Thanks to improved technology, greater winemaking know-how and an increased focus on native grape varieties, local wines have gone from sickly sweet to sophisticated and mature.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Mar 9, 2019

Kafu Nagai's 'Geisha in Rivalry' abounds with scheming, manipulation and, yes, sex

Although this edition of 'Geisha in Rivalry' is a translation of a censored version of the more racy original, it represents Nagai's rediscovery of the fast-disappearing traditional culture of Japan.
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WORLD / Politics
Mar 9, 2019

U.K. dismisses EU offer on Brexit backstop as 'disappointing'

U.K. Cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom rejected the European Union's latest plan to break the Brexit deadlock, but said Parliament will be given more chances to vote on the deal if the bloc improves its "disappointing" offer before it's too late.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 9, 2019

Japan weighs hiking tariffs on South Korean products amid wartime labor dispute

Japan is considering raising tariffs on some South Korean products in response to the seizure and possible sale of assets from two Japanese companies that were sued over the issue of wartime labor, sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 9, 2019

U.K. and Japan scientists probe radioactive particles from Fukushima meltdowns

Eight years after the Fukushima nuclear meltdown, radioactive particles collected from the site are undergoing new forensic investigation in Britain in an effort to understand the exact sequence of events.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight