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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2015

This round of low-cost oil differs from before

The world is experiencing much more than a temporary dip in oil prices. A change in the supply model marks a fundamental shift that will likely have long-lasting effects.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 25, 2014

Top world news of 2014

The Japan Times editors selected these world stories as the most important of 2014.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 11, 2014

London's Cereal Killer Cafe serves up breakfast from around the world

Identical twin brothers hope they have ticked the right boxes and bought the right flavors for their new Cereal Killer Cafe in London, serving only cereal.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Dec 1, 2014

Nishikori rises to No. 5 in world ranking

U.S. Open runner-up Kei Nishikori moved up two slots from No. 7 to a career-high No. 5 with the newly released ATP computer rankings on Nov. 3, becoming the first Asian man to reach the top five. Nishikori, 24, also became the first Asian player to book a spot in the eight-man ATP Tour Finals from Nov. 9-16 by reaching the semifinals of the Paris Masters on Nov. 1.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Nov 22, 2014

Dueling goals drove Samurai Japan

One way of looking at Samurai Japan's victory in the MLB-Japan All-Star Series is from the point of view that the Japanese team proved once again it could hold its own against the major leaguers.
LIFE / Language / THE BUZZ
Oct 25, 2014

Wakudoki

A heart-racing dance craze has been the rage since Toyota launched two music videos for an ad campaign in July that features techno-pop outfit World Order.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2014

World's rapidly expanding millionaire club

Time was that 'being a millionaire' was a mark of unimaginable success. Not anymore.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2014

Georgian president seeks support from Japan, world in standing up to Russia

Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili said his country needs continuous support from Japan and the rest of the international community to maintain stability in the Caucasus region in the face of an increasingly assertive Russia.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 18, 2014

If you'd nuked a city, you'd feel guilty too

The author T.C. Boyle in the preface to his book "Stories II" published last year made a convincing argument that runs counter to the conventional wisdom to "write what you know." Boyle said: "A story is an exercise of imagination — or, as Flannery O'Connor has it, an act of discovery."
WORLD
Oct 18, 2014

WHO declares Senegal Ebola-free

The outbreak of Ebola in Senegal is officially over, but the West African country remains vulnerable to further cases of the deadly disease being imported, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 14, 2014

As nuclear waste piles up, South Korea faces storage crisis

Among the usual commercials for beer, noodles and cars on South Korean TV, one item stands in marked contrast.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Oct 11, 2014

Black Rain

Masuji Ibuse's classic 1965 novel "Black Rain" takes readers into the everyday lives of a family poisoned by radiation sickness. The narrative structure carefully balances between the present time of the novel and journal entries from the bombings of Hiroshima to craft a carefully wrought masterpiece...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Sep 20, 2014

Nip the Bud, Shoot the Kids

Fiercely lyrical and tenderly dark, Kenzaburo Oe's "Nip the Bud, Shoot the Kids" marked the literary ascent of a Japanese writer whose star continues to shine internationally and at home. Written when he was just 23 years old, the 1958 novel can be read as existential coming-of-age, an indictment of...
JAPAN / Science & Health / Q&A
Aug 29, 2014

How much do you know about dengue fever?

The health ministry has confirmed the first domestic dengue fever case in Japan in nearly 70 years. A Saitama Prefecture teen girl was found Wednesday to have contracted the virus through a mosquito in Japan, followed by news that two more people — a man and a woman in Tokyo — have also been infected....
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japan ranked one of the most peaceful places in Asia as global tensions rise
Visitors look at paper cranes hung at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing of the city.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
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.

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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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
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