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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 9, 2016

Activity at North Korean rocket site fuels concerns of new weapons test

North Korea may be making preparations for another long-range rocket launch or other test, an analysis of satellite imagery has shown.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Oct 6, 2016

Head-turning camera puts new spin on Tokyo tourist sites

Talk about revolutionary. Ricoh's Theta S camera shoots 360 degrees and turns out head-spinning spherical images when paired with an image-processing app. The camera, which has two lenses, can be hand-held or triggered by remote control.
CULTURE / Books
Oct 1, 2016

'The Night of the New Moon': Life in a Japanese POW camp

No incident in Japan's history is more controversial than the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Fearing that a modern generation saw only the "microcosm" of these tragic events, Laurens van der Post wanted to illustrate the "macrocosm" of the wider Pacific War in "The Night of the New Moon." First published...
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 28, 2016

New Tokyo Gov. Koike names Toyosu scandal, Olympic overspend as policy priorities

Half pay, clarity in the Olympic overspend and accountability for planning lapses at the new Toyosu food market were among policy priorities Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike set out Wednesday for her term in office.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2016

Indonesia collars alleged key trafficker of people Down Under

Indonesian police have arrested an alleged people smuggler who has targeted Australia since 1999, Indonesian and Australian authorities said on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 20, 2016

Abe urges TPP approval in meeting with Clinton in New York

Prime Minister Abe stresses the import of TPP ratification to U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who opposes the deal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 4, 2016

Turkish tanks roll into Syria, opening new line of attack

Turkey and its rebel allies opened a new line of attack in northern Syria on Saturday as Turkish tanks rolled across the border and Syrian fighters swept in from the west to take villages held by Islamic State.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Sep 2, 2016

Classic New York brownies lurk underneath Shinjuku

Another week, another New York eatery opens up a Tokyo location. The newest comer is Baked — a bakery that specializes in brownies and cakes — which opened in the basement of Shinjuku's Isetan department store.
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 2, 2016

Drop in budget request unrelated to base feud, new Okinawa affairs minister says

The Cabinet Office's decision to request a smaller budget for Okinawan development isn't due to the political tension with Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga, but because Tokyo has a tight budget and Naha still has funds leftover from last year, the new state minister in charge of Okinawa affairs said in a joint...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2016

In new ad aired on TV, Clinton attacks Trump's outreach to black voters

Democrat Hillary Clinton called on Friday for voters to reject the "bigotry" of Donald Trump's White House campaign, releasing a television ad criticizing his efforts to appeal to black voters and saying she is reaching out to people from all parties who are troubled by his candidacy.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 26, 2016

Strong managerial ranks highlight start of new season

This is the season the Premier League has been waiting for since its inception in 1992.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2016

New think tank in Japan offers tips on LGBT awareness, market potential

As the nation slowly turns its eye to the concerns and needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, more companies are starting to respect sexual minorities as employees as well as consumers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 18, 2016

Greece plans new migrant facilities to ease strains on crowded isle centers

Greece plans to reduce overcrowding at migrant camps on its islands, a government official said on Wednesday, to ease growing tensions and improve conditions that campaigners have called "disgraceful.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2016

Times may seem bad, but 2016 isn't the new 1936

Unlike in the 1930s, the world is not on the brink of any great and awful calamity.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 13, 2016

A new Taiwan dreams of transitional justice

The newly elected Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government of President Tsai Ing-wen has hit the ground running in a flurry of initiatives that highlight how powerfully the past resonates in contemporary Taiwan. Only in office since late May, she has positioned Taiwan on the progressive side of...
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 11, 2016

Piltdown breakdown: New study unearths details of famed scientific hoax

Researchers applying modern forensic techniques to a century-old puzzle have laid bare intriguing new details about one of the most notorious scientific hoaxes on record, the so-called Piltdown Man, and are confident in the culprit's identity.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2016

New images suggest China has built reinforced hangars on disputed islands, think tank says

Recent satellite photographs show China appears to have built reinforced aircraft hangars on its holdings in the disputed South China Sea, according to a Washington-based think tank.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 4, 2016

New robot prioritizes motion over appearance in exploration of human essence

With today's advanced technology, robots are so well designed they could be mistaken for people at first glance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 27, 2016

Malaysia's Najib gets new powers to quell dissent amid planned protests over fund scandal

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak will get sweeping security powers on Monday amid planned protests calling for his resignation over U.S. allegations that millions of dollars from a state fund wound up in his personal bank account.

Longform

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic