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Jun 26, 2018

Princess Ayako's forthcoming engagement to shipping firm employee announced by Imperial Household Agency

Princess Ayako, the third daughter of Princess Hisako and the late Prince Takamado, Emperor Akihito's cousin, will marry a 32-year-old worker at shipping firm NYK Line in October, the Imperial Household Agency announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2018

'Paws crossed!' Giant panda may be pregnant at Washington zoo

One of the U.S. capital's resident giant pandas may be pregnant, officials at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo said on Monday, but warned fans of the black-and-white mammals not to get baby fever just yet.
EDITORIALS
Jun 25, 2018

Japan loses a Korean friend

Kim Jong-pil's career is a lesson for all who seek to serve their country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2018

U.S. losing the trade war

The Trump administration is hurting its chances in a dispute with China by angering America's traditional trading allies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2018

The despot and the diplomat

Whether Trump's values-free approach works depends on the diplomacy that follows.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2018

The art of Melania Trump's green jacket

The art worn by the first lady means whatever you want it to mean.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2018

Undocumented immigrants who 'invade' U.S. don't need due process: Trump

President Donald Trump ratcheted up his demands on immigration policy, saying that people who "invade" the U.S. illegally should be deported immediately without court hearings trial or other normal judicial processes.
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2018

Uber heads to court in appeal to keep London license after being deemed unfit to operate

Uber goes to court on Monday to overturn a decision stripping it of its licence in London after being ruled unfit to run a taxi service in its most important European market.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jun 24, 2018

Problematic forestry management law

New policy stacks the deck in favor of big business.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jun 24, 2018

Can Japanese 'light novels' remain publishing heavyweights?

Two years ago, light novel publisher Kadokawa added Thailand to its list of foreign publishing investments, which already includes Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia and the United States. Now there are signs that English-language readers are catching on.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jun 24, 2018

Former mentors inspire 'pay it forward' approach

American Peter Jennings vividly remembers the day he was called into his CEO's office. “He said, u2018I have a question for you. Would you be interested in another overseas assignment as president of Dow in Japan?' I was totally surprised, but thrilled to have the opportunity,” Jennings recalled during a recent interview in Tokyo.
CULTURE / Music
Jun 24, 2018

Review: Gorillaz at Zepp DiverCity

The most successful moments in Gorillaz' enviable five-studio-album career have always come as eclectic pairings with the greats of the music world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 23, 2018

Public remains ignorant of the hazards associated with smoking

“Secondhand smoke” describes the fumes in the air that result from someone smoking tobacco. “Sidestream smoke” (fukuryūen) comes off the tip of the cigarette itself rather than out of the mouth of the person smoking it. Since sidestream smoke is estimated to make up about 85 percent of environmental...
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CULTURE / Books
Jun 23, 2018

'The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories': Memorable shorts from the greats of modern literature

From Haruki Murakami to Natsume Soseki, 'The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories' serves up a feast of literature, a smorgasbord of over 30 widely varied modern Japanese writers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 23, 2018

Mt. Gox creditors get new avenue in years-long attempt to recover bitcoin losses

Things may be looking up for creditors of Mt. Gox, which was the world's biggest bitcoin exchange before going in flames after saying thousands of bitcoins had disappeared.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2018

Seeking higher office: Marijuana found growing near lawmakers' building in central Tokyo

In a nation governed by one of the world's most draconian anti-cannabis laws, it's rare enough to stumble upon marijuana plants thriving on the side of a road.
Japan Times
Jun 22, 2018

July 6th, 2018, TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING, 81,600 Bulk Carrier Launching Ceremony, Open to the Public

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (HQ:1083 Tsuneishi Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan; President: Kenji Kawano), will hold 81,600 bulk carrier launching ceremony, and open to the public at 6:50 on Friday, July 6th, 2018 on No. 1 Building Berth, TSUNEISHI Factory.
Jun 22, 2018

ORIX to Start Verification Tests Using Alipay on Okinawa Urban Monorail's “Yui Rail” Together with TIS and Other Partners

TOKYO, Japan - June 21, 2018- ORIX Corporation(“ORIX”), in partnership with TIS Inc.(“TIS”), Ant Financial Japan, NIPPON SIGNAL CO., LTD.(“NIPPON SIGNAL”), QUADRAC CO., LTD.(“QUADRAC”), and Okinawa Urban Monorail, Inc.(“Okinawa Urban Monorail”), announced that verification tests on...
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JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jun 22, 2018

Baobabs a wake-up call for action on climate change

The decline of the baobab, a tree whose longevity has astounded many, is an indication that more needs to be done to prevent climate change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 22, 2018

Peace doesn't pay: How foreign companies have lost a fortune in North Korea

Months before the first summit between the leaders of the two Koreas in 2000, South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Inc. invested $730,000 in Pyongyang's top computer lab. North Korean programmers there would develop online chess games and food recipes for Samsung to sell outside the North.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 22, 2018

Thaw of Antarctic ice lifts up land by up to 4 cm a year, might slow sea level rise: scientists

Antarctica's bedrock is rising surprisingly fast as a vast mass of ice melts into the oceans, a trend that might slow an ascent in sea levels caused by global warming, scientists said on Thursday.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Jun 22, 2018

METI Journal

Minister hopes shared data will transform Japanese corporate culture
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 22, 2018

[VIDEO] Public viewing of 2018 FIFA World Cup at Tokyo Dome

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