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Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 10, 2018

Watch what you say when offering your boss a coffee

When trying to figure out what someone wants in Japanese, your relationship with them is as important as their request.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Dec 10, 2018

Hanyu victory parade brings ¥1.85 billion in benefits

A parade to celebrate 23-year-old Yuzuru Hanyu achieving the first back-to-back wins in 66 years in men's figure skating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, was held in his hometown of Sendai and had an economic effect of an estimated u00a51.85 billion, an organizing committee announced Nov. 30.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 10, 2018

Chinese police detain prominent Protestant 'house' church leaders and attendees in Chengdu

Police have detained dozens of churchgoers and leaders of one of China's most prominent Protestant "house" churches, congregation members and activists said, in the latest government action against unregistered religious groups.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 10, 2018

Concerned about health issues, Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou seeks bail in Canada

Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., argued that she should be released on bail while awaiting an extradition hearing, citing her long-standing ties to Canada, properties she owns in Vancouver and fears for her health while incarcerated, court documents showed...
Japan Times
Dec 10, 2018

First in Japan! Refreshing drive to San'in Coast Geopark area with GEOCOMS, an ultra-small electric vehicle for tourism (Iwami Town, Tottori Prefecture)

GEOCOMS is an unprecedented sightseeing service that you can enjoy with an ultra-small electric vehicle, a new "tool", mainly in Iwami Town, which is a part of the San'in Coast Geopark, certified as a UNESCO Global Geopark, and has many hidden charms.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 9, 2018

Experts question whether Nick Ayers has gravitas to be President Donald Trump's next chief of staff

Nick Ayers, in talks with President Donald Trump to become his new White House chief of staff, is a 36-year-old political whiz-kid who could help with the looming re-election campaign, but critics question whether he has the grit needed to keep Trump and an often chaotic administration under control....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 8, 2018

Korean wartime labor rulings spark debate

The 2017 South Korean film, "The Battleship Island," has yet to receive a theatrical release in Japan, even though it's set on Hashima, more commonly known as Gunkanjima, a former mining complex off the coast of Kyushu and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Given the current diplomatic tensions between Japan...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Dec 8, 2018

Machiko Yamashita: A Japanese breadwinner in Berlin

Former art historian and butoh dancer Machiko Yamashita brings Japanese bread buns to Berliners.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 8, 2018

‘Punksters of food’ Gaggan Anand and Takeshi Fukuyama join culinary forces to create GohGan

World-class chefs Gaggan Anand and Takeshi 'Goh' Fukuyama team up to launch GohGan, an exclusive space that will combine on-site accommodation with a restaurant, projected to open in 2021 in Fukuoka.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Dec 8, 2018

Tadao Tsuge's 'Slum Wolf': A gritty, discomfiting yet necessary manga

Tadao Tsuge's 'Slum Wolf,' a collection of nine of the artist's short stories translated into English, deals with difficult topics in a gritty, yet dynamic, art style.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2018

Trump picks new attorney general and U.N. envoy

In another senior staff shake-up inside his often turbulent administration, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he has picked the two people he wants to be the next U.S. attorney general and the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2018

U.S. Marines ID pilot who died in tanker-fighter crash off Kochi; five still missing

Jahmar Resilard of Miramar, Florida, was an F/A-18 pilot with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 based in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, when his plane went down off Kochi Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 8, 2018

Super Golden Week a go: Diet clears 10-day Japanese holiday for Imperial accession celebration

The new law creates a one-off string of 10 consecutive holidays from April 27 to May 6 — including the day Crown Prince Naruhito claims the Chrysanthemum Throne.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 7, 2018

Japan passes controversial immigration bill paving way for foreign worker influx

The bill has elicited a fierce backlash from opposition lawmakers, who say it is void of key specifics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2018

Why Huawei should worry America

Be more concerned about the company's possible involvement in espionage than its alleged violations of sanctions against Iran.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 7, 2018

12.5% of Indian deaths due to polluted air: study

India's toxic air claimed 1.24 million lives in 2017 — 12.5 percent of total deaths recorded that year — according to a study published in Lancet Planetary Health on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 7, 2018

Race to the bottom? India plans deep dive for seabed minerals

In the 1870 Jules Verne classic "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," underwater explorer Captain Nemo predicted the mining of the ocean floor's mineral bounty: zinc, iron, silver and gold.
Reader Mail
Dec 7, 2018

Japan's leaders are failing the nation

In a country with one of the world's biggest GDPs and some of the most expensive and advanced technology, having a cybersecurity chief who has never used a computer in professional life and without real IT understanding would seem an impossible joke. ("Minister in charge of cybersecurity tells Diet he...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2018

North Carolina Republicans open to new U.S. House seat vote if fraud is found

North Carolina Republican Party leaders said on Thursday they would be open to holding a new congressional election in a district roiled by fraud allegations if a state investigation finds enough evidence that the outcome of the race was affected.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2018

Theresa May really has reaped what she sowed

The British prime minister's effort to sideline parliament has failed and now it's hard to tell who's at the wheel of Brexit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 6, 2018

Growing split in Seoul over North Korea threatens detente and nuclear talks

When Seoul was preparing to open a liaison office in the North Korean city of Kaesong this summer after a decade of virtually no contact with its longtime enemy, South Korean officials had heated debates over whether they should seek approval from Washington.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2018

Two rescued, five missing after 'mishap' involving U.S. Marine tanker and fighter jet off Kochi

Tokyo said the crash had occurred around 100 km off Cape Muroto in Kochi Prefecture.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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