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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.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2016

Trump could seek new law to help purge Obama appointees

If he wins the presidency, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump would seek to purge the federal government of officials appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama and could ask Congress to pass legislation making it easier to fire public workers, Trump ally Chris Christie said on Tuesday....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jul 19, 2016

New Air France-KLM head; Garuda named best crew; Jetstar's summer menu

New Air France-KLM head
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 13, 2016

Nissan debuts new minivan with self-driving technology

Nissan Motor Co. unveiled Serena model, which includes autonomous capabilities that allow it to control steering, gas and brakes on single-lane highways.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 11, 2016

New sanctions won't hurt Kim

The U.S. decision to impose personal sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks like an act of desperation and may make things worse.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2016

Thailand sets up security centers ahead of referendum on new constitution

Thailand's military government has set up security centers around the country ahead of an August referendum on a new constitution, a spokesman for the government said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 28, 2016

Brexit casts doubt over new EU and NATO defense strategy

Britain's departure from the European Union risks undermining Europe's new defense strategy, days before NATO and EU governments sign a landmark pact to confront a range of threats from Russia to the Mediterranean, officials say.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 15, 2016

Masuzoe's departure will cost Tokyo residents ¥5 billion for new election

An election committee official says choosing a successor may cost Tokyo taxpayers as much as u00a55 billion.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / PHOTO ESSAY
Jun 11, 2016

New life and old ghosts in Okinawa

I had two images of Okinawa before I visited: One was of a tropical paradise with beautiful beaches; the other, of isolated islands inhabited by strong characters that don't take any nonsense from the Japanese government or the U.S. military.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2016

Diplomatic tag teams emerge as countries find new ways to stand up to China

When U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter spoke at a key Asian security summit over the weekend, he used the word "principled" 38 times, floating his vision of a U.S.-backed "security network" of countries in the region.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
May 20, 2016

Cozy Corner's new jelly might free you from dessert purgatory

Sweets lovers in Japan are currently in seasonal purgatory: It's not really cold enough for warm desserts and not really hot enough for frozen treats. Confectionery chain Cozy Corner is banking on something new that falls between the two extremes. Its new CoCo Jelly comes in three flavors — peach,...
JAPAN / Politics
May 19, 2016

Japan's Democratic Party reveals new logo to cries of plagiarism and indecency

The main opposition Democratic Party on Thursday unveiled what it calls a “vibrant” new logo that was then assailed by renewed claims of plagiarism and cries of obscenity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 13, 2016

New Myanmar government proposes keeping some junta curbs on protests

Myanmar democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is facing criticism from rights groups and student activists who say her ruling party is planning to retain restrictions on free speech once wielded against it by the country's former junta.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 11, 2016

Ahead of new president's inauguration, China says Taiwan will be to blame for any crisis

Taiwan's new government will be to blame for any crisis with China that erupts once it assumes office, Beijing said on Wednesday, heaping on the pressure ahead of the inauguration of a new president from a pro-independence party.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 10, 2016

New London mayor an exception to proposed ban on Muslims, Trump says

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States, suggested on Monday he would make an exception for London's newly elected Muslim mayor, The New York Times reported.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Tens of millions of yen found at home of Aum Shinrikyo founder's wife
The house of the wife of the late Chizuo Matsumoto, the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's founder, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, in July
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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