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Reader Mail
Mar 21, 2015

Not surrendering was even worse

Regarding the March 16 editorial, "Legacy of the Great Tokyo Air Raid": Of course, the bombing of Tokyo was terrible. But wasn't it worse that, following the tragedy, the Japanese authorities did not immediately sue for peace?
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2015

Pope pays tribute to Japan's 'hidden' Christians, rediscovered 150 years ago

At the Vatican, Pope Francis pays tribute to the generations of Japan's 'hidden Christians.'
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2015

Deadly sarin attack on Tokyo subway system recalled 20 years on

The 20th anniversary of a spooky cult's deadly sarin attack on the Tokyo subway system is remembered with a moment of silence, vows and a bouquet from the prime minister.
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Mar 20, 2015

Portable and wearable gadgets, plus apps for anime and J-pop lovers

An appetizing battery charger
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2015

Netanyahu's surprise victory

The Israeli election results represent an impressive personal comeback for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and reflect the sense among Israeli voters that, more than ever, they feel threatened by numerous enemies.
EDITORIALS
Mar 20, 2015

Dangerous nuclear rhetoric

President Vladimir Putin's recent disclosure on a television program that he was ready to put Russia's nuclear forces on alert during the Crimea crisis in 2014 could end up thwarting nuclear disarmament efforts worldwide.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2015

Doctors being targeted in Syria's brutal war

After four years of war in Syria, some medical suppliers now fear being arrested or shut down if they sell gauze or surgical thread to doctors operating in areas under siege by government forces.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2015

Sony's PS4 hits China but with few games

The PlayStation 4 debuted Friday in China, but with few games and bare-bone online services as Sony navigates tight censorship rules to get a toehold in the world's biggest gaming market.
WORLD
Mar 20, 2015

EU agrees on keeping Russia sanctions until Ukraine peace terms met

European Union leaders agreed on Thursday that economic sanctions imposed on Russia will stay in place until a Ukraine peace deal is fully implemented, effectively extending them to the end of the year if need be.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2015

Chinese flee H.K. to shop in Japan and South Korea

Chinese tourists are rapidly deserting Hong Kong, leaving retailers who built businesses around once insatiable demand from mainland neighbors with bigger but emptier stores and squeezing the whole city's visitor-dependent economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 20, 2015

Why Japan's factories, jobs aren't coming back despite the weak yen

Crows circle around the tract of cleared land that was once Hoya Corp.'s Pentax camera plant in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture. All that's left is a sign directing employees to a dormitory and gymnasium, both pulled down years ago when a strong yen was driving manufacturers abroad.
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 20, 2015

Arctic sea ice covers record low extent this winter

Arctic sea ice has set a new winter record by freezing over the smallest extent since satellite records began in 1979, in a new sign of long-term climate change, U.S. data showed on Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2015

Three Japanese women killed in Tunisia museum attack

The assault in the Tunisian capital, reportedly by two gunmen wearing military fatigues, also injured three Japanese, one of whom has spoken about her ordeal.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 19, 2015

K-pop idol's new role as a teacher of assassination

Jiyoung, a former member of Korean girl group Kara, will make her movie debut in Eiichiro Hasumi's "Ansatsu Kyoshitsu" ("Assassination Classroom"), which opens in local theaters March 21.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 19, 2015

Impressions of spiritual intimacy

There are two theories about post-impressionist art. One is that it was a continuation of the modernist spirit of the impressionists, with the application of ever-more scientific principles of color and light to the depiction of objects. The other is that post-impressionism was a re-assertion of an artistic...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 19, 2015

'Art Meets 02: Nobuaki Onishi / Masaru Aikawa'

March 21-June 7
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 19, 2015

'Money and Beauty: Botticelli and the Renaissance in Florence'

March 21-June 28
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 19, 2015

The Miracle of Japanese Manufacturing; Wandering Tamori; CM of the week: GLS Japan

Although Japan's talent for industrial innovation has lost some of its luster in recent years, Japanese products remain the envy of the world, and a new series, "Monozukuri Nihon no Kiseki" ("The Miracle of Japanese Manufacturing"), takes in a wide range of design to prove it — so wide, in fact, that...
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2015

Yingluck rice subsidy case to go before court

Thailand's Supreme Court accepted a criminal case against ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday on a charge of mishandling a multibillion-dollar rice subsidy scheme, and she could be jailed for 10 years if found guilty.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2015

Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew remains critically ill in intensive care

Singapore's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, remains critically ill in intensive care, the prime minister's office said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2015

Iran '14 advanced centrifuge test was mistake, not cheating: U.S. officials

When nuclear monitors said Iran had started testing a single advanced centrifuge last year, some U.S. politicians and analysts jumped on the report as proof the Islamic Republic can't be trusted.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 18, 2015

Palestinians want world pressure on Israel after Netanyahu win

Palestinian leaders on Wednesday called for international pressure on Israel and support for their unilateral moves toward statehood after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's election win.
CULTURE / Film
Mar 18, 2015

Fury

Director: David Ayer Language: English
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2015

Nintendo finally enters smartphone game sector, with DeNA as partner

In a major policy shift, Nintendo Co. said it has partnered with mobile video game operator DeNA Co. to enter the smartphone game market.
A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
Fears rise of rupture in Japan-China ties in wake of Taiwan remarks
Two Chinese tourists wearing kimonos take a selfie as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
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.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.
The challenges awaiting Japan’s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.

Podcast

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

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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