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Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 11, 2018

Picturing Okinawa: The black and white of cultural identity

Tracing the history of Okinawa as it is represented in the differing genres of experimental, documentary and portrait photography, inevitably leads to the abiding themes of identity, ethnicity and political posture.
JAPAN / 3/11: Rebuilding Tohoku
Mar 11, 2018

In shadow of nuclear disaster, Fukushima's rice farmers look to rebuild their market

For 36-year-old rice farmer Emi Kato, the first few years after the 2011 core meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant were grueling.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 10, 2018

An odyssey from brain scientist to creative mind

Satoki Nagata, a neuroscientist-turned-photographer captures the fleeting nature of life experiences in Chicago
JAPAN / 3/11: Rebuilding Tohoku
Mar 9, 2018

Fukushima No. 1 cleanup continues but radioactive water, and rumors, also prove toxic

Seven years have passed since the core meltdowns occurred in March 2011 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, which shocked the world and fractured the local community.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2018

Vietnam bumps Thailand down to third place in survey of interest among Japanese businesses

Interest in Vietnam among Japanese companies continues to grow, boosting the Southeast Asian country to the second spot, right behind China, for the first time in the Japan External Trade Organization's ranking of countries and areas favorable for business expansion, according to a fiscal 2017 survey...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 7, 2018

Why isn't Toyota boosting Japan's inflation? A crisis nearly seven decades ago may be the key

At a New Year's party, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a plea to business leaders: Raise wages by 3 percent to support Japan's economy. The request was met with a polite silence. "Let me take that as no objection," the prime minister said.
JAPAN / YEN FOR LIVING
Mar 7, 2018

Shrine murder highlights huge amount of cash — most of it off-book — raked in by Japan's religious sites

In December, the former gūji (head priest) of Tokyo's famous Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine allegedly murdered his sister before committing suicide. Later, it was reported by various media that the suspect, Shigenaga Tomioka, had taken over the position from his father in 1995, but apparently the father...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 6, 2018

JBIC delivers blunt critique of Japan men's basketball issues, demands talks with JBA

Observing the dismal results of their men's national team in the ongoing FIBA World Cup qualifiers, former Olympic basketball players and coaches are deepening their worries.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 6, 2018

'Fukushima Traces: 2017'

March 11-25
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Mar 6, 2018

Solemn Peace Park belies trove of buried A-bomb artifacts

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, located in Naka Ward, was full of international visitors during the New Year's holiday. Some were from America and Europe, others were Chinese speakers and women from Islamic nations could also be seen. People stood in line to pray before the Cenotaph for the A-bomb...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2018

Convenience-store squeeze shows deflationary dilemma facing Bank of Japan

Takanori Sakai works the graveyard shift four nights a week at the FamilyMart store he owns in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, because he can't afford the higher pay employees demand these days.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 6, 2018

Italy migrants fear future after populists surge in election

Ibrahim, a 35-year-old Moroccan who hawks bracelets weaved out of multi-colored fabric in front of Milan's cathedral, teared up when he spoke of the family he left behind who rely on the money he sends home.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 5, 2018

Weakened Merkel tasked with performing delicate balancing act to keep coalition intact

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) have bought Chancellor Angela Merkel time with their vote to join her conservatives in another coalition, but she risks losing her long grip on power if she fails to balance the awkward allies' conflicting demands.
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
Mar 5, 2018

『礼儀正しく、的確に伝える 敬語の英語』発売

Japan Times
Rugby
Mar 3, 2018

Michael Leitch disappointed by mistakes in Sunwolves debut, but sees positive steps in team's development

Michael Leitch was happy to make his debut with the Sunwolves on Saturday, but it didn't remove the frustration of the Super Rugby team's 37-17 loss from his head.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 2, 2018

The surfing life is no breeze for Olympic hopefuls in Chiba Prefecture

Sixty years since its introduction to the country, Japan will host the world's first Olympic surfing competion. But where did Japan's surf scene begin?
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2018

Aussie swimmer nearing 100 sets world record at Commonwealth trials

Australian George Corones, who will celebrate his 100th birthday next month, shaved a good chunk of time off the 50 meters long course freestyle world record for his age group at this week's Commonwealth Games trials.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2018

North Korea denies cooperating to help Syria produce chemical weapons

North Korea denied reports it had cooperated with Syria on chemical weapons, dismissing them as a fabrication by the United States to pressure the country, state media reported late Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 1, 2018

Abe administration to remove contentious proposal from draft labor reform bill

The drastic policy compromise appears to be intended to minimize damage ahead of a critical leadership election in September.
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2018

EU and Japan rush to activate trade deal before Brexit

The European Union and Japan are rushing to ensure their planned free trade agreement can take force early in 2019, ideally before the British exit from the EU, the lead negotiators of both sides said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 1, 2018

Why Japan is rethinking its energy diplomacy

The foreign minister's advisory panel on climate change is a wake-up call for the nation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 1, 2018

Xi confidant set to become China's new spy master: sources

A vice minister of public security and close confidant of President Xi Jinping is tipped to take over as China's spy master, five sources said, as the country looks to clean up its security apparatus and plug intelligence gaps.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 28, 2018

Japanese researchers create most detailed map of universe's dark-matter distribution

A team of researchers said Tuesday that it has created a more comprehensive map showing the universe's dark matter distribution by using a camera on Japan's Subaru Telescope in Hawaii.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Voters in Tokyo reflect shifting political views across Japan
Pedestrians walk in front of an election notice board displaying posters of candidates in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood

Podcast

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

Longform

In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
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