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CULTURE / Stage
Sep 5, 2017

Billy Harrigan Tighe brings life to the man behind 'Peter Pan' in the play 'Finding Neverland'

"All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust." In those few words the Scottish novelist and playwright James M. Barrie conjured from the mouth of Peter Pan, the mischievous young boy in his 1904 play of the same name, his own childlike outlook on life, whatever disappointments and betrayals...
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 5, 2017

Japan seeks oil embargo on North Korea but China will resist cutting lifeline

Even before North Korea detonated its most powerful nuclear bomb yet, Japan was calling for moves to cut off its oil supply.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2017

Arson blamed for Kenya girls school inferno deadly to nine, seen as part of a trend

Kenya's education minister said on Monday that arson was to blame for a weekend blaze that killed nine pupils at a girls' boarding school, part of a rising trend of deliberate school fires.
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PRESS / Services
Sep 5, 2017

2017年の大学入試でジャパンタイムズの記事が106校で採用

 株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都港区、代表取締役社長:堤丈晴)は、2017年度の大学入試で使用された英字記事の出題数および採用校数を発表しました。
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WORLD
Sep 5, 2017

Syrian forces poised to punch through, end siege in Deir al-Zor, liberate 93,000 civilians

With a sudden lunge through jihadi lines, the Syrian army and its allies on Monday came to within 3 km of relieving the Euphrates city of Deir al-Zor, where Islamic State has besieged 93,000 civilians and an army garrison for years.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2017

North Korea and U.S. leadership

The challenge in North Korea is not just a nuclear crisis. It is a crisis of the quality of U.S. leadership.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 4, 2017

Let's discuss casino resort sites in Japan

Which city will get the casino?
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2017

It's official: Princess Mako to marry former university classmate

Princess Mako, the eldest grandchild of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, will marry a former classmate at her university, the Imperial Household Agency announced in a much-anticipated news conference Sunday.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2017

Two-day nuclear disaster drill kicks off at Genkai plant in Saga

The government begins a two-day disaster drill based on a hypothetical nuclear accident at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai power station in Saga Prefecture.
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COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Sep 3, 2017

The hot topic of high-rise fire prevention

The fire that killed at least 80 people in London's Grenfell Tower in June, as well as similar apartment building blazes that recently occured in Dubai and Hawaii, has brought the world's attention to the issue of safety in high-rise residences.
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LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Sep 3, 2017

It's all about the convenience

Always in the fast lane? Here are some neat ideas for those who don't like to fuss around.
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BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2017

Cryptocurrencies threaten central banks' control over money supply — and officials study using their technology

The boom in cryptocurrencies and their underlying technology is becoming too big for central banks, long the guardian of official money, to ignore.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 2, 2017

Battling nuclear demons: Mental health issues haunt those who were the first line of defense after 3/11

Ryuta Idogawa traces the onset of his battle with mental illness to a moment not long after his parents had been relocated to Saitama from their hometown of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, in the spring of 2011.
EDITORIALS
Sep 1, 2017

Defense spending requests need close scrutiny

The threat of North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs should not be an excuse for an unchecked expansion in defense spending.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 31, 2017

Time for Abe to put some eggs in the China basket

As Shinzo Abe's government bets it all on Donald Trump's America, there's new evidence that Xi Jinping's China holds far more promise.
PRESS / Publications
Aug 31, 2017

『最短合格! 英検®準1級 英作文問題 完全制覇』発売

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都港区、代表取締役社長:堤丈晴)は、『最短合格! 英検®準1級 英作文問題 完全制覇』を9月上旬に出版します。
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JAPAN / 60 years of Malaysia-Japan ties
Aug 31, 2017

Strong bilateral support in politics, economic relations

As Malaysia celebrates the 60th anniversary of its independence, gained from the United Kingdom on Aug. 31, 1957, the Southeast Asian nation also celebrates the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with Japan. These past 60 years have proven to be fruitful not only for the two...
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2017

North Korea fires missile over Japan in sharp escalation of tensions

In an “unprecedented, grave and serious” threat, nuclear-armed North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile over Hokkaido, the first unannounced launch of a missile to fly over Japan.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2017

Japan's maritime diplomacy mission in S.E. Asia

The Abe administration is taking steps to counter Beijing's growing maritime assertiveness in the South and East China Seas.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 28, 2017

Wasteful spending on medical public works

Unless the current structure is fixed, there will be no hope of medical science becoming a core of the government's growth strategy.

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