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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 9, 2017

Diego Pellecchia: When heavy metal and noh collide

Noh scholar and practitioner talks about what noh, heavy metal and fantasy literature have in common.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2017

In 2017, JT readers helped aid refugees, educate children and preserve Laotian forests

Donations made last year by readers of The Japan Times have been used to help asylum-seekers start a new life in Japan, to support the empowerment of female Syrian refugees, to offer basic education to children in the Philippines and to preserve Laotian forests.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 8, 2017

Nagoya's Justin Burrell provides clutch performance at free-throw line in OT victory over Hokkaido

Justin Burrell displayed poise time after time at the free-throw line on Friday night.
EDITORIALS
Dec 8, 2017

China makes the EU nervous

The economic inroads Beijing is making in Eastern and Central Europe is raising concerns in the EU, Japan and the U.S.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 8, 2017

Aiming for truly universal health coverage

The idea that everyone should be able to access quality health services has finally claimed its rightful place at the top of the global health agenda.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 8, 2017

Judge charges Argentina ex-leader Fernandez with treason over Jewish center blast, seeks arrest

A federal judge in Argentina indicted former President Cristina Fernandez for treason and asked for her arrest for allegedly covering up Iran's possible role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 people, a court ruling said.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 7, 2017

Rookie standout Hassan Martin says defensive focus fuels Ryukyu's success

The retooled Ryukyu Golden Kings have reshaped their team with a savvy formula that combines speed, finesse and power and the vital contributions of newcomers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2017

Accepting Europe's anti-immigration parties

Europe's populist parties are deeply flawed, but their nativist outlook will become increasingly mainstream
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 5, 2017

'Ishiuchi Miyako: Grain and Image'

Dec. 9-March 4
WORLD
Dec 5, 2017

Syria says it intercepted 3 of 4 Israeli missiles fired at military facility near Damascus

Syrian state media on Monday said Israel had fired missiles at a Syrian military facility in the Damascus countryside, adding that Syrian air defense systems had intercepted three of the missiles.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 2, 2017

Master class: Conductor Seiji Ozawa passes on his knowledge to a new generation

An old piano sits by a window in the corner of a tiny room in Seiji Ozawa's office in Tokyo's Seijo neighborhood. The 82-year-old conductor's father apparently bought it for him more than 70 years ago.
CULTURE / Music
Nov 30, 2017

Basking in afterglow of solid sophomore album, Suchmos reflects on a stellar year

Picking one highlight from 2017 proves a tough task for Suchmos vocalist Yosuke Kasai. The past 11 months have been good for him and his six-member band. They've gone from a Jamiroquai-inspired outfit playing late-night sets at small Shinjuku venues to a national phenomenon, their music moving tens of...
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Nov 29, 2017

Harumafuji had with no choice but to retire

Yokozuna Harumafuji announced his intention to retire at a press conference on Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 29, 2017

Takao Kawaguchi pays homage to butoh icon Kazuo Ohno by retracing his every move

To see a performance of butoh, the Japanese dance form in which the body twists and contorts on stage, is to almost feel like you're being transported to another world. And noone was more otherworldly than the late Kazuo Ohno (1906-2010).
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 29, 2017

'And Then There Was Light': Moments of beauty engulfed in miserabilism

Tatsushi Omori's films have been pushing boundaries since his 2005 debut "The Whispering of the Gods," with its story of a young murderer's return to a Christian community presided over by the priest who abused him as a child.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 29, 2017

Birkenstock looks to step up Japan sales with a mix of tradition and bold new ideas

German shoemaker Birkenstock plans to double its business in Japan and offer consumers a wider range of products through selective distribution, according to the first chief executive officer from outside the founding family to run the centuries-old company.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 28, 2017

Savor authentic organic mint mojitos without the trip to Cuba

For longtime fans and newbies to the classic mojito, look no further than GINZA 300BAR, the only bar in the world to have its mojitos made with organic mint recognized by the Cuban government.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Nov 28, 2017

Establishment of Japan Times Satoyama Consortium

Tokyo, Nov. 28, 2017 － The Japan Times (Minato-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will establish a new consortium on Jan. 1, 2018, to promote the dissemination of information in English about the initiatives of individual practitioners, local governments and corporations in Japan regarding...
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Nov 28, 2017

「Japan Times Satoyama推進コンソーシアム」設立について

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役社長：堤丈晴）は、「里山資本主義」（※）の実践者・地方自治体・企業の取り組みを海外へ英語で発信し、地域産業の認知や価値を高めることを目的とする「Japan...
Nov 28, 2017

Establishment of Japan Times Satoyama Consortium
Promoting Japan’s satoyama activities to the world

The Japan Times (Minato-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will establish a new consortium on Jan. 1, 2018, to promote the dissemination of information in English about the initiatives of individual practitioners, local governments and corporations in Japan regarding “Satoyama Capitalism,”...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 28, 2017

Dying at home increasingly an option in Japan for those who want to 'go to the afterlife quietly'

After he was diagnosed with leukemia in July, Katsuo Saito decided not to treat it and opted for palliative care. He had a hard time finding a bed in a hospice or hospital, so he spent most of his remaining weeks at home.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Truck driver's body recovered from huge Japan sinkhole after three months
Workers stand around a vehicle carrying the body of a person recovered from a sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Friday.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.

Podcast

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

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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