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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 24, 2018

Setting the kanji free: A calligrapher walks the line between tradition and the abstract

Soufu Honda uses her entire body to create her calligraphy works in a process that verges on the theatrical.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 24, 2018

North Korea's apparent dismantling of key missile test site injects fresh momentum into denuclearization talks

Work by North Korea to dismantle a key testing facility for its missile engines and rocket launches could pave the way toward more intensive talks on a peace regime between Pyongyang and Washington, experts said after a new analysis of satellite imagery showed disassembly was underway.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2018

Ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon sets up populist group to paralyze EU

Former Donald Trump political strategist Steve Bannon and a top associate have created a Brussels-based political organization intended to undermine, and ultimately paralyze, the European Union, Bannon and the associate told Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2018

'Untold number' of civilian casualties as Russian-backed airstrikes hit Islamic State bastion in south Syria

Russian and Syrian jets stepped up their bombing of an Islamic State bastion along the Jordan-Israel border in southwestern Syria, as the militants pushed into areas abandoned by other rebel groups, diplomatic and opposition sources said.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Jul 22, 2018

A global platform for environmental stories

To strengthen international efforts toward a long-term environmental goal, a United Nations-led initiative has called for stakeholders around the world to share their knowledge and individual engagement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2018

Beijing invents a different way to run an economy

The nation has avoided a recession for a quarter-century. Few countries can make the same claim.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 22, 2018

Rampant bribery in Tokushima sheds light on rise on Japan's uncontested elections

Common sense might tell you that, as small towns and villages in Japan face aging and declining populations, they would do whatever they could to encourage their remaining residents to run for a seat on the council when election time comes.
JAPAN / History
Jul 21, 2018

Re-examining the Korean armistice: Give peace a chance

Ahead of the 65th anniversary of the truce that ended hostilities during the Korean War, we examine the conflict's mixed legacy in Japan.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 21, 2018

Ratio of working moms in Japan tops 70% for first time

The ratio is growing as more companies adopt child care leave and shorter working hours to encourage more women to rejoin the workforce.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2018

Thai secretary to Myanmar's Rohingya panel quits, citing lack of progress

The Thai secretary to an international panel set up by Myanmar to advise on the Rohingya crisis has quit his post, dealing another blow to the credibility of a body meant to demonstrate the government's commitment to resolving the issue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 21, 2018

Group of 20 draft cites growing trade tensions — diplomatically

Delegates at the Group of 20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank chiefs Friday began the delicate task of addressing growing trade tensions without upsetting U.S. President Donald Trump.
Reader Mail
Jul 20, 2018

Use yearend tax to cut tobacco consumption

The news that Philip Morris Japan is raising cigarette prices on Oct. 1, the same day the tobacco tax will go up, reminds us of the importance of reducing tobacco consumption. Nowadays, as the harmful effects of smoking not only for smokers but also nonsmokers through passive smoking are widely known,...
Reader Mail
Jul 20, 2018

It's amateur hour for Trump, again

Donald Trump's European trip was a fiasco at best, a disgrace at worst, and only he, being so consistently clueless, could have stumbled through it so fecklessly. Surely nobody else could have as effortlessly ruined a chance to mend fences with allies and take an adversary to task.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 20, 2018

Archaeologists disappointed as Alexander the Great fails to turn up in massive Egyptian sarcophagus

Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday dashed local hopes that a newly discovered ancient sarcophagus might contain the remains of Alexander the Great, finding instead the mummies of what appeared to be a family of three.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 20, 2018

Ghostly neutrinos offer new view of universe as scientists find deep-space source

A breakthrough in the study of ghostly particles called high-energy neutrinos that traverse space, zipping unimpeded through people, planets and whole galaxies, is giving scientists an audacious new way to expand our understanding of the cosmos.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 20, 2018

Rod Rosenstein cites growing cyberthreat by foreign adversaries against U.S. elections

The threat of foreign adversaries such as Russia trying to influence U.S. politicians, campaigns and the public "continues to grow," with elections presenting an especially attractive target, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
ChatGPT nickname and Trump tariffs nominated for Japan’s buzzword of 2025
Women hold toys depicting Myaku-Myaku, the official character for the 2025 Osaka Expo, during a media day ahead of the event's public opening day in Osaka in April.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
These are the hottest lower-division rikishi to watch right now
Fukazaki (right) grapples with Enho at the IG Arena in Nagoya on July 13.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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