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LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Nov 10, 2018

The SG Club: Cocktail history in the making

Shingo Gokan's new bar in Tokyo's Shibuya ward, The SG Club, is a living piece of historical fiction that delights in cross-cultural references. The initials 'SG' stand for Sip and Guzzle, and the space is divided into two bars, each with a different vibe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2018

Scientists spend too much time on the old

Spending billions on a huge particle collider won't give us the breakthrough discoveries we need.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Nov 9, 2018

A sad legacy of postwar upheaval, neglected graves hinder safety works in Okinawa

The area around the banks of the Hija River in the town of Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, is dotted with graves that are left unattended with no one to inherit them, posing a growing problem for urban development and safety works.
Reader Mail
Nov 9, 2018

The occupation never ends in Okinawa

Some people say Okinawa's plight is the end result of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, so that all responsibility for Okinawa's current state of affairs rests with Japan.
Japan Times
Poland report 2018
Nov 9, 2018

Committed to developing strong relationships

Offering a full range of products and services for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, Hitachi Capital Polska is driving into the future. The company provides clients with fleet solutions based on best whole-life cost for business purpose, safety, environmental, guaranteed mobility and customer satisfaction....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Nov 8, 2018

Hiroshima A-bomb survivor: Yoshinori Kato regrets failing to save the lives of trapped schoolchildren

Words of regret run repeatedly through the mind of Yoshinori Kato: "I'm sorry I couldn't save you."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 6, 2018

Aspiration over action in Japan's approach to health innovation

Policy actions will be required to enable Japan to harness its technical strengths in the life sciences, robotics and digital innovations to become a global hub for pursuing next-level health innovations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 5, 2018

Saudis sent 'cleanup' team to Turkey after Khashoggi killing, Turkish official says

Saudi Arabia sent a two-man "cleanup team" to erase evidence of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing a week after he disappeared at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, a Turkish official said Monday, calling it a sign that top Saudi officials knew of the crime.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Nov 5, 2018

Johnny Depp to play American photographer in 'Minamata'

Popular American actor Johnny Depp will play the lead role of Eugene Smith in the movie 'Minamata' (original title), which depicts the life of the master photographer who reported on Minamata disease to the world, and whose death 40 years ago is being commemorated this year.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 5, 2018

To what extent will Japan's 2014 downturn repeat with the new tax hike?

The wallets of Japanese residents may get a little lighter next year, as the prices of most goods and services are set to rise under a new consumption tax system starting in October 2019.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Nov 5, 2018

Superrealistic face masks by Japan firm attract attention from facial-recognition system developers

Superrealistic plastic face masks produced by a firm in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, have recently attracted attention at home and abroad, from facial-recognition system developers to a Saudi Arabian royal family member.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2018

Facebook tamped down on hoax sites but polarization and skewed news thrive

In February, the YourNewsWire page on Facebook was at its peak popularity, boosted by its salacious post claiming that Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, was Fidel Castro's love child.
Reader Mail
Nov 2, 2018

A long way from full acceptance

Regarding the Oct. 8 article "Gaijin Day: How an event in Hamamatsu about unity proved to be divisive": I lived in Japan for more than 30 years and worked in a Japanese-owned company there as well as working in several universities. I finally left Japan because I found the "quiet" discrimination there...
Reader Mail
Nov 2, 2018

ASEAN support of FONOPs unclear

Regarding the Oct. 31 article "Are U.S. FONOPs upholding freedom or stirring up trouble?" Denny Roy implies that Southeast Asian countries want the United States to continue its confrontational FONOPs. But that is not at all clear. The ASEAN Defense Ministers Plus Meeting expressed unusually blunt concern...
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2018

Abe grilled at Diet on new visa statuses and upcoming tax hike

The prime minister was also questioned about moves to amend the postwar Constitution.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 29, 2018

'Ghost kanji' lurk in the Japanese lexicon

Floating around the murky regions of digitized Unicode values are anywhere between 60 and 100 yu016brei-moji — literally, 'ghost characters' — haunting the Japanese kanji lexicon.
LIFE / Language
Oct 29, 2018

Japan and Europe launch probes to survey Mercury

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and European Space Agency launched twin Mercury probes on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana on Oct. 19.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 29, 2018

Mother of Japanese boy killed in '92 U.S. shooting hopes her book will promote stricter gun control

Mieko Hattori, 70, from Nagoya, whose son, Yoshihiro, 16, was gunned down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1992, is working on a story for children that calls for stricter gun control measures in the United States.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 27, 2018

Proposed reform to Japan's immigration law causes concern

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe receives a lot of grief from left-leaning pundits who consider his policies and outlook regressive, but right-leaning commentators aren't always enamored of the country’s leader either. They voice frustration at his refusal to visit the controversial Yasukuni Shrine and find...
Reader Mail
Oct 26, 2018

Asanuma's killing re-enacted in U.S.

It should be worth noting that the local Republican Party-sponsored event mentioned in the article,"New York's Andrew Cuomo blasts Trump, Republicans over protest clash" (Oct. 16) included a re-enactment of the 1960 assassination of Japanese socialist party leader Inejiro Asanuma by a young right-wing...
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 24, 2018

Sumo boasts rich history of multiculturalism

Visitors to Japan, encountering sumo for the first time, are often surprised to learn that not only are there rikishi from places as far afield as Georgia, Mongolia and Hawaii, but that foreigners have dominated the sport for the better part of a decade and a half.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 23, 2018

Can Japan-China relations return to 'normal'?

The Abe administration understands that any sustained economic growth in Japan will necessarily include more, not less, trade and engagement with China.
COMMENTARY / Japan / japan since the Meiji Restoration
Oct 22, 2018

Lessons from diplomatic and constitutional history

The 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration presents an opportunity to make a sweeping assessment of Japan's political and diplomatic trajectory over the ensuing years.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Oct 22, 2018

New Japan residence status planned for foreign blue-collar workers

The Justice Ministry has announced the gist of draft revisions to laws including the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act to create two new types of visa.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 22, 2018

Mountain biking project creates job opportunities in depopulated Aichi Prefecture district

An ongoing project to create employment opportunities in the depopulated Inabu district of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, is beginning to bear fruit, as a college student and two other people accepted job offers of working five days a week — three at a local factory and two as mountain biking guides.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Timing ripe for pursuing higher education in Japan

There they go, gliding through conversations in flawless Japanese with ease, catching the locals' jokes, even making their own. It all seemed so effortless for them and there I was, struggling away trying to string together a semi-coherent sentence. Just as I had aligned all that tricky grammar into...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 21, 2018

North Korea's box of bones: A mythical king and the dream of Korean unification

It's the stuff of an Indiana Jones movie: supernatural kings, ancient tombs, and government-backed archaeologists striving to harness the power of legend for a greater cause.
EDITORIALS
Oct 21, 2018

Explore new ways to crack down on internet piracy

Ways must be found to crack down on piracy websites without violating people's rights to the secrecy of communication.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 21, 2018

Non-Japanese YouTubers tackle the art of vlogging in the vernacular

Meet the foreign creators using the local language to build a Japanese fan base.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2018

U.S. needs a new way to deal with dictators

Alliances with nations that quash democracy and human rights are proving costly.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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