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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2018

Fossil fuel doublespeak

Too many government are supporting the expansion of fossil fuel production.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2018

Together with Indian startup Paytm, SoftBank plans to create mobile payment service in Japan by year-end

SoftBank Group Corp. plans to announce within days that it will start a mobile digital payments service in Japan by the end of 2018, as billionaire founder Masayoshi Son seeks to expand in the sector, people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2018

China vaccine scandal ripples through domestic market, threatening push for larger global role

A vaccine scandal in China, which has hit a nerve in the country and prompted quick reactions from leaders in Beijing, is sending ripples across the wider domestic drug market while threatening to dent Chinese ambitions to play a larger global role.
Japan Times
Jul 23, 2018

Kenichi Kuroyama Finishes FIM Trial-E Cup as Runner-up with Yamaha TY-E Electric Trials Bike

July 23, 2018 – The second and final round of the FIM Trial-E Cup took place from July 21 to 22 alongside the TrialGP Belgium, Round 6 of the FIM Trial World Championship in Comblain-au-Pont, Belgium. The Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Kenichi Kuroyama rode the all-new TY-E electric trials bike to...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2018

White House to showcase U.S. products as trade battles loom, even by makers opposed to Trump tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump will showcase American-made products ranging from beef jerky and cowboy boots to the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jet on Monday, as his administration wages trade battles on a series of fronts.
WORLD / Society
Jul 23, 2018

As Seattle gentrifies, blacks no longer feel welcome

Not so long ago, few whites wanted to live in Seattle's diverse Central District, so it housed the people who had no choice.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2018

Thousands sign online petition to 'let people drink' reddish liquid found in 2,000-year-old Egyptian sarcophagus

Ancient elixir, skeletal soup — or something less insidious — thousands of people have signed an online petition to "let people drink" a reddish liquid discovered in a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus unearthed in Egypt.
WORLD
Jul 22, 2018

Leaving on a jet-suit? London store offers chance to hover like 'Iron Man'

Ever fancied a dab at being "Iron Man"? Now you can. A jet-suit created by a British former commodities trader has gone on sale in a London department store with a cool price tag of £340,000 ($446,522).
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jul 22, 2018

Tata Consultancy CEO's latest multinational foray

In the world of business, any metaphorical reference to games — gambling games, at that — might seem less than ideal.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jul 22, 2018

Great games for all platforms

Nintendo embraces 'Minecraft,' SNK offers a tiny big-game experience and 'Okami' comes to Switch
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jul 22, 2018

'Miracle' lands Japan-based Bangladeshi doctor with a teaching career once dreamed of but denied

Sabina Mahmood is an associate professor and medical educator at Okayama University, and mentors incoming International Baccalaureate graduates and foreign students at the university.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 22, 2018

I got your back!: Two kittens named Eiswein and Nebbiolo

It's not entirely certain if these two are siblings or cousins, but one thing is sure, they are best buddies!
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2018

Beijing invents a different way to run an economy

The nation has avoided a recession for a quarter-century. Few countries can make the same claim.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jul 22, 2018

Motherhood in modern anime

'I still feel the loneliness of being hikikomori. Maybe I'm successful, maybe not. I can't tell. But I still feel the loneliness. The only difference now is that I can express my loneliness, my pain, and all those feelings in my writing. They don't go to waste.' — Screenwriter, author and anime director Mari Okada
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2018

Princess Mako joins ceremony in Brazil to mark 110th anniversary of Japanese emigration

About 4,000 people, including Princess Mako, attended a ceremony in Sao Paulo on Saturday to mark the 110th anniversary of the arrival of Brazil's first Japanese immigrants.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 22, 2018

Deadly rains in western Japan revive calls for disaster prevention ministry

The fatal rains and flooding in western Japan — and the ongoing difficulties caused by the extent of the damage and record high temperatures — have revived calls for creating a disaster prevention ministry that can coordinate and streamline rescue and relief efforts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2018

U.S. launches campaign to erode support for Iran's leaders

The Trump administration has launched an offensive of speeches and online communications meant to foment unrest and help pressure Iran to end its nuclear program and its support of militant groups, U.S. officials familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 22, 2018

BOJ chief mum on reports BOJ planning ways to ease pain from monetary easing

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda stuck to the bank's playbook on Saturday, declining to comment on reports that policymakers are considering measures to soften the side effects of their aggressive and unorthodox monetary easing campaign.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 21, 2018

News outlets in Japan question belated flood response

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe probably regrets attending a drinking party thrown by some Liberal Democratic Party colleagues on July 5. Even if he didn’t suffer a hangover, as some reports implied, he was forced to dodge media brickbats over his colleagues’ seeming inability to “read the air,” as...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 21, 2018

Kitchens of longevity: The culinary secrets of age-old Okinawa

Okinawa is one of the world's “Blue Zones,” areas where people live particularly long and healthy lives. Observing the processes and procedures behind Okinawan yakuzen medicinal cooking offers some delicious hints.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 21, 2018

Lifetime devoted to haiku nets Scottish poet prestigious honor

Haiku poet and novelist Alan Spence was honored with an Order of the Rising Sun for 'contributions to developing haiku poetry in the United Kingdom and promoting mutual understanding between Japan and the United Kingdom.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / WORKS BY JAPANESE WOMEN
Jul 21, 2018

Fiercely intelligent and unstoppably prolific, Hiromi Ito is a modern literary provocateur

Love her or hate her — and her work tends to provoke strong passions in critics and fans alike — Hiromi Ito is a defining force in Japan's literary world.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 21, 2018

Punk Drunkers: When it's cool to be uncool

Chikayoshi Satomi, the man behind cult brand Punk Drunkers says, for him, the line between work and play is always blurred.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2018

'Hot streaks' are real, but they're not about luck

The greatest works of successful artists and scientists tend to be clustered together. That's no coincidence.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
Tropical Storm Peipah brings heavy rain to parts of western Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings of landslides and other disasters due to heavy rainfall in several areas.
Trump signs order reducing tariffs on Japanese autos
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, shake hands.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Japan alerting consumers to cash-on-delivery problems
In fiscal 2024 through March this year, the National Consumers Affairs Center received inquiries and gave advice on problems associated with cash-on-delivery services.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

Podcast

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

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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