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Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 27, 2015

Youth lost on isles of rage and doubts

'The person I hate most is my mother. Because she gave birth to me, I have to walk toward old age and death," Barcelona-born Angelica Liddell declared during a recent trip to Japan, her dress soft, smooth and elegant in stark contrast to her harsh sentiment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2015

Turkey-EU deal benefits all parties but refugees

Refugees' rights may get short shrift in a plan being negotiated between Turkey and the EU to stem the flow of displaced people into Europe.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 27, 2015

The war over the periodic table

Increasingly today, national economic security and the fate of many businesses are beholden to a handful of rare metals that are often produced only in China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2015

Russia's latest Syria adventure brings history full circle

Valery Anisimov and his fellow Russian servicemen were smuggled out of the Black Sea by ship, hidden below deck. They grew their hair long so they could pass as tourists, then landed at a Syrian port to join up with government military units.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2015

Beijing deploys coast guard — not navy — to avert international condemnation in South China Sea

Armed with little more than flashing lights, loud hailers and water cannons, the Chinese Coast Guard is becoming the vanguard for the country's territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2015

Suga denies Seoul pushing for Abe 'comfort women' apology at summit

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says Seoul has not demanded the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe apologize over the 'comfort women' issue during his upcoming summit with President Park Geun-hye.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2015

For America, the key to China is right at home

Rather than confront China directly, the U.S. should focus on domestic reforms that strengthen its own competitive advantages, which would thereby force Beijing to follow suit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2015

Japan's largest bank said to enter fray for Bank Panin stake

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. has entered the running for a 39 percent stake in PT Bank Pan Indonesia, people with knowledge of the matter said, potentially setting up a battle between two of Japan's largest banks.
WORLD
Oct 26, 2015

Five dead, one missing as whale watching vessel sinks off Canada coast

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BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 26, 2015

Japan Post Holdings priced at top of range in year's biggest IPO

The government has raised the maximum ¥1.44 trillion ($11.9 billion) sought in the privatization of the nation's postal service and its banking and insurance units.
WORLD
Oct 26, 2015

Cost to replace, maintain U.K. nuclear deterrent raises eyebrows amid austerity push

The overall cost of replacing and maintaining Britain's nuclear deterrent will reach £167 billion ($256 billion), much more than expected, according to a lawmaker's and Reuters' calculations based on official figures.
WORLD
Oct 26, 2015

U.S. concerned by Russian operations near undersea Internet cables

The presence of Russian submarines and spy ships near undersea cables that carry the bulk of global Internet communications has U.S. officials concerned that Russia could be planning to sever the lines in periods of conflict, it was reported Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2015

Hawks' pitcher van den Hurk continues his winning ways

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks pitcher Rick van den Hurk and Tokyo Yakult Swallows third baseman Shingo Kawabata had a consistent rhythm going in the top of the first inning in Game 2 of the Japan Series on Sunday night.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 25, 2015

Taiwan leader honors good deeds Japan did while ruling island

President Ma Ying-jeou says it is important to remember the good things Japan did for the island while it was its colonial power.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Oct 25, 2015

In Japan, adultery can cost you your job as well as your marriage

Companies must be able to prove that specific damage has been done to their business if they want to fire cheating workers.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 25, 2015

It's the little things — like ¥10 — that remind me why I'm still here

It's times like these that I chuckle to myself and am reminded why I love living in Japan.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2015

Just how dangerous is China-Britain nuclear agreement?

China does not share Western values about domestic social order, or about cyber espionage, but it does share our values about the need to avoid war.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2015

Inequality debate looks in the wrong direction

What's truly terrible in America isn't that a few people have so much. It's that so many people have so little.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 24, 2015

Tokyo fashion week: Hiromichi Ochiai — man in the middle

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo wrapped up its runway shows at the Hikarie shopping complex in Shibuya Ward on Oct. 17, ending six days of presentations that showcased a wide range of collections for the upcoming 2016 spring/summer season.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 24, 2015

Media vultures circle over battered SEALDs

That's it? It's over?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 24, 2015

Assessing Japan's rightward shift at the top

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is Japan's most ideological postwar prime minister, pushing right-wing policies on numerous fronts that trample on postwar norms and values. He has been able to do so because he has the Diet in his back pocket, but how did this tectonic shift in Japanese politics happen?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 24, 2015

Naoto Hirooka: 'I say sprint while you can'

Fashion designer on Jackie Chan, shocking pink and feeling nervous the day before a big match
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 24, 2015

Water, water everywhere in Japan, but fewer people to pay for it

Water is relatively abundant in Japan, but there are less people around to pay for the infrastructure that processes it and delivers it to homes.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 23, 2015

Led by first-year managers, Hawks, Swallows chasing Japan Series title

The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and Tokyo Yakult Swallows have already proven themselves to be the top teams in the Pacific and Central Leagues.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
European leaders to join Zelenskyy for key meeting with Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived for a meeting on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead
The Rausu mountain range at Hokkaido's Shiretoko National Park. A man in his 20s who went missing after being attacked by a bear while hiking on Mount Rausu has been found dead.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
Trump shifts stance on road to Ukraine peace after meeting Putin in Alaska
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a news conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
Top MLB prospect Rintaro Sasaki is committed to doing it 'the hard way'
Rintaro Sasaki hits a home run during a game against Duke at Stanford's Sunken Diamond on March 16.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.
A seaside hotel built on competitive Japanese cycling
In a region more associated with art, Keirin Hotel 10 takes a decidedly more athletic approach to attracting tourists.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
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