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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 7, 2016

Weird ancient hammerhead creature ate algae

It was a creature so outlandish that scientists say it reminds them of the fanciful beasts conjured up by Dr. Seuss. But would the famous children's book author have thought up a marine reptile with a hammerhead snout it used to snack on algae?
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
May 6, 2016

May 7, 2016

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2016

November U.S. election turning into 'unpopularity' contest

The U.S. presidential election may turn out to be one of the world's biggest unpopularity contests.
JAPAN / Politics
May 4, 2016

Tokyo has high hopes for Abe's unofficial meeting with Putin

Officials expect improved relations going into Friday's summit, where a long-standing territorial dispute will likely be discussed.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 4, 2016

Radiohead releases single under cloud of intrigue

British rock act Radiohead returned to the Internet on Tuesday with a new music video, after the band stumped fans by deleting all posts on its Twitter account over the weekend.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2016

Japan's tourism sector evolving but needs more work, cultural heritage expert says

Japan's tourism strategies have gone beyond just promoting hospitality and have put the nation on track to achieve global standards, a British-born cultural heritage expert said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 3, 2016

Abe's revisionist agenda subject of opposing rallies on Constitution Day

Marking the 69th anniversary of the postwar pacifist Constitution, supporters and opponents of constitutional revision held rallies in Tokyo on Tuesday to speak out on their respective causes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 3, 2016

'The Hara Yasusaburo Collection: Hiroshige Vivid'

Until June 12
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 3, 2016

'Roman Wall Painting in Pompeii'

Until July 3
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2016

The Filipino game-changer

Electing Rodrigo Duterte as president would return the Philippines to the 'bad old days.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 2, 2016

Aussie desire for nuclear option may have sunk Japanese sub bid

Japan reportedly lost the strategically important Australian submarine deal in part because the designs proposed by France can easily be refitted for nuclear propulsion.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 2, 2016

Stalking the elusive subtleties of Japan's political humor

Certain Japanese publications are rife with political word play, and deciphering these puns and riddles can be a fun challenge for language learners.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 2, 2016

Getting abstract in Japanese with 'koto' clauses

A look at X(noun modifier)u3053u3068, which forms noun clauses, and how it differs from Xu306e.
EDITORIALS
May 2, 2016

The Constitution, 69 years on

Despite Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to convince the public otherwise, there is no need at this time to revise the pacifist Constitution.
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2016

A chance for engagement with North Korea?

Since nothing else yet has worked, Washington and its allies should greet North Korea's first party congress in 36 years by expressing a willingness to talk to Pyongyang.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2016

App to let men test sperm count at home

Infertility is a growing concern in rapidly depopulating Japan. But it is often seen as a women's problem, even though both sexes can be to blame.
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2016

Cheap oil's silver lining for the Gulf region

Economic diversification — so long preached rather than implemented — is now a necessity for the Gulf's oil states as petroleum prices plummet.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 1, 2016

China's new tactic in disputed waters: playing by the rules

The professionalism displayed by China's navy in some of the world's most contested seas is masking an underlying challenge to the existing order in the East China Sea and South China Sea that must be resisted, according to a report by an Australian security think tank.
MORE SPORTS
May 1, 2016

Woods could return for Memorial: sources

Tiger Woods has made accommodation plans for the Memorial tournament in Ohio, sources have told Reuters, suggesting the Jack Nicklaus-hosted event could mark the former world No. 1's PGA Tour return from back surgery.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 1, 2016

China trains 'fishing militia' to sail into disputed waters

The fishing fleet based in this tiny port town on Hainan Island is getting everything from military training and subsidies to even fuel and ice as China creates an increasingly sophisticated fishing militia to sail into the disputed South China Sea.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Women-only communities flourish in China
Chen Yani (right), nicknamed "Keke," eats lunch with friends and guests in a female co-living space she founded called "Keke's Imaginative Space" in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, on July 14.
JR East cancels luxury train run over crew's boozing
East Japan Railway said Thursday that it will cancel one trip of a luxury overnight sleeper service, which was originally scheduled to depart from Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 30, after crew members were found to have been drinking alcohol on duty.
Man arrested over deadly stabbing of woman in Kobe
Masashi Tanimoto, 35, the suspect in the deadly stabbing a 24-year-old woman, is taken into custody in Kobe on Friday night.
Japanese city proposes two-hour daily limit for smartphone use
The Toyoake Municipal Government in Aichi Prefecture is planning to enact an ordinance to urge all smartphone users in the city to limit screen time to two hours a day outside work or school.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.
As farm minister, Koizumi is held ‘hostage’ by Ishiba
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (center) attends a Lower House session on Aug. 1. Locking Koizumi into the Cabinet is Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s way of turning a potential rival into a team player, according to one expert.
Big burgers and bigger ambitions for Japan's Burger King
Kazuhiro Nomura, president of BK Japan Holdings, which operates Burger King in Japan

Podcast

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

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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