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CULTURE / Music
Apr 20, 2017

The amateur members of Tokyo Symphony Chorus perform like true professionals

The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (TSO) opens its 2017/18 season on April 22 at Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall, but the performance will be lacking one crucial element during the opening piece: the orchestra.
Japan Times
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Apr 20, 2017

Training engineers in Africa

Chiyoda Corp. renewed an agreement with Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos, E.P., Mozambique's national hydrocarbon company, to extend the term for the Yokohama-based engineering company to provide training to engineers of the company.
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WORLD
Apr 20, 2017

Peruvian police rescue rare Galapagos tortoises from Europe-bound traffickers

Peruvian police rescued 27 baby Galapagos tortoises, a highly endangered species, from a group of traffickers trying to take them to Europe, authorities said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Apr 19, 2017

With parents' support, kids in Japan stamp out stuttering

Thanks to the tireless efforts of an international team of women, an Australian program to tackle speech disfluencies is changing lives in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 19, 2017

'The sword stands ready': On aircraft carrier deck, Pence reiterates U.S. pledge to defend Japan

Visiting U.S. Vice President Mike Pence warned Pyongyang on Wednesday not to test the resolve and military capability of the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 19, 2017

China's Xi restructures military, consolidates control

Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced a military restructure of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to transform it into a leaner fighting force with improved joint operations capability, state media said.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Apr 19, 2017

Sports Agency Japan unveils plan to unearth talent for Tokyo Olympics

Sports Agency Japan will attempt to dig up hidden talent for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics/Paralympics and beyond through a new national program called "Japan Rising Star Project," it announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 18, 2017

Visiting Pence calls U.S.-Japan alliance a 'cornerstone' for peace in region amid North Korea threat

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence declared his country's “unwavering commitment” to Japan as it looks to confront the “ominous threat” posed by North Korea.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Apr 18, 2017

Rays need pitching prowess to make run at postseason

After two seasons of fruitless straying, Tampa Bay is once again returning to "The Ray Way" this season.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2017

Trump's war on clean air won't add jobs

Market forces rather than environmental regulations are behind the decline of the U.S. coal industry.
EDITORIALS
Apr 18, 2017

Will casinos fuel addiction to gambling?

As the benefits of casinos were played up, their potential social cost was never seriously taken up in Diet discussions, including whether casinos would exacerbate gambling addiction and how that could be prevented.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 18, 2017

U.N. credibility is at stake

The U.N. is strugging to reaffirm its raison d'etre as the vanguard of international peace and security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2017

Donald Trump's unexamined life

Ignorance of one's own ignorance — is Trump's most troubling characteristic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 18, 2017

'The Art of Eric Carle'

April 22-July 2
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 18, 2017

'A Fantastic World of Illustrations: Enjoy a Blissful Harmony Between Letters and Pictures!'

April 15-May 28
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WORLD
Apr 18, 2017

Islamic State seeking al-Qaida alliance after losing ground in Iraq

Islamic State is talking to al-Qaida about a possible alliance as Iraqi troops close in on IS fighters in Mosul, Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi said in an interview on Monday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 17, 2017

Japan softball team excited to take first steps toward Tokyo 2020

There may still be three years to go until the Tokyo Olympics, but Japan women's softball national team head coach Reika Utsugi and players Yukiko Ueno and Eri Yamada are already psyched up.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 17, 2017

Japan's private schools fill a niche but at a cost

The saga of scandal-plagued, Osaka-based Moritomo Gakuen, which advocated a nationalist education, has thrown the spotlight on private educational institutions in Japan and how they are operated.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 17, 2017

Pence warns North Korea of U.S. resolve shown in Syria, Afghan strikes

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence put North Korea on notice Monday, saying neither the United States nor South Korea would tolerate further missile and nuclear tests, with U.S. attacks in Syria and Afghanistan showing its resolve.
EDITORIALS
Apr 17, 2017

Deterrence and defiance on the Korean Peninsula

Close coordination among Japan, South Korea and the U.S. is essential to rolling back the North Korean threat.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2017

Trump stumbles into Putin's Syrian backyard

The U.S. has stepped into a gaping power vacuum in the Middle East.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2017

China's property investment remains robust despite curbs

Real estate investment in China remained robust in the first quarter from a year earlier, official data showed Monday, as the pace of new construction quickened, despite intensified government cooling measures.

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