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Oct 22, 2017

Ryota Murata beats Hassan N'Dam in rematch to claim WBA middleweight world title

Olympic gold medalist Ryota Murata has obtained another shining treasure.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 22, 2017

We can't keep waiting for gender equality

Isn't it time for Japanese corporations to wake up and smell the coffee, instead of the tea made by their female employees?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 22, 2017

Why admitting girls into the Boy Scouts feels weird

Girls in the Boy Scouts makes almost as much sense as allowing Republicans to vote in a Democratic primary.
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WORLD
Oct 22, 2017

Letter from Titanic victim fetches record $166,000

A personal letter found on the body of a man killed in the sinking of the Titanic sold at auction on Saturday for £126,000 ($166,000), a record price for correspondence from the doomed liner.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 21, 2017

Florida man gets 16 months over bitcoin bank hacker scheme

A Florida software engineer was sentenced to 16 months in prison for helping run an illegal Bitcoin exchange suspected of laundering money for a group of hackers who targeted financial and publishing firms including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Dow Jones & Co.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Oct 21, 2017

Cultural disorientation is dancer Yumi Umiumare's artistic drive

At a certain level, the act of resettling overseas unsettles the idea of home itself. It ruptures the narrative of belonging that we construct through attachments to people and places. For the immigrant, home is no longer an immutable fact, but a space between memory and desire — always elsewhere....
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 21, 2017

Magazines hold their own against TV's 'iron chefs'

Prior to Japan's switch-over to full digital TV broadcasting in 2011, a number of industry insiders were already voicing concerns about how the new technology would affect their bottom line. With expanded bandwidth and additional channels, what — aside from reruns of old programs — could the networks...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Tools of the Japanese Kitchen
Oct 21, 2017

Donabe: The hardy pot that Japanese cooks swear by

The cookware that has made the biggest comeback in recent years can be traced back to prehistoric times: the donabe, a lidded, heatproof earthenware pot with a matching vented lid.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse,Japan Pulse
Oct 21, 2017

Commercials reflect a subtle shift in traditional parenting roles

A series of TV commercials aimed at parents in recent months has sparked intense online debate over traditional family values and the reality of modern life.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 21, 2017

Koto player Azumi Yamano revels in space and atmosphere

'The koto is a plucked string instrument in which the sound and music really reflect the player.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 21, 2017

Voters head to polls to deliver verdict on Abe

Voters prepare to go to the polls Sunday as a typhoon threatens to tip the odds in favor of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative ruling coalition.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2017

Electric carmakers have an Africa problem

Volkswagen's recent failure to lock in the price of cobalt for five years points to a serious problem with the optimistic projections of an electric vehicle revolution.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 21, 2017

China's Communist Party says it is still talking to North Korean side

China's ruling Communist Party continues to hold talks and maintain contacts with its North Korean counterpart, a senior official said Saturday, describing the two countries friendship as important for regional stability.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 21, 2017

Trump expected to pressure China's Xi to rein in North Korea, officials say

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to pressure China's president when they meet next month in Beijing to do more to rein in North Korea out of a belief that Xi Jinping's consolidation of power should give him more authority to do so.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2017

Nissan says unauthorized checks continued at four plants

Nissan Motor Co.'s latest revelation that improper quality checks performed by unauthorized staff continued at its factories after initial claims it had resolved the issue shows that the car manufacturer has a long way to go to clear up its compliance problems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 20, 2017

Researchers analyze Kuroda's facial microexpressions to predict central bank policy moves

For decades, economists have tried to guess central bank policy direction by studying subtle changes in official language — now, researchers are finding new clues on policy, not in the words of central bankers but in their faces.
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 20, 2017

Anchored by Edano's underdog charm, CDP turning into formidable force ahead of election

Yukio Edano was the face of Japan during the unprecedented nuclear crisis that hit Fukushima Prefecture in 2011, leading numerous news conferences as the government's top spokesman.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2017

Saitama candidate Mayuko Toyota's negative publicity might work in favor of her re-election to Diet

After suffering an embarrassing scandal, the silver lining for Mayuko Toyota — who is seeking re-election as an independent candidate in Sunday's poll — is that the sordid publicity has at least achieved one thing: name recognition.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2017

Senators propose social media ad disclosures amid Russia probe

After months of congressional investigations into Russian interference with U.S. elections, legislation is gaining traction as senators introduced a bipartisan plan to impose new disclosure requirements for political ads on Facebook, Twitter, Google and other social media.
Reader Mail
Oct 20, 2017

Holocaust denial in America

The Great Forgetting in the U.S.A. has begun. We learn that an online retailer was offering a costume on its website that depicted Holocaust victim Anne Frank, until pressure forced the company to stop. How the hell did anyone decide to create and market an Anne Frank Halloween costume?
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WORLD
Oct 20, 2017

It's drop, cover and hold as Californians do the 'Great ShakeOut' drill for next Big One

Millions of Californians were due on Thursday to simultaneously drop to the floor, clamber under tables and cover their heads for a minute or two of imagined seismic turmoil during the latest annual "Great ShakeOut" earthquake drill.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2017

Who has the world's No. 1 economy? Not the U.S.

The days of U.S. economic supremacy are over.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2017

Jeff Sessions refuses to divulge to senators his conversations with Trump over FBI chief's axing

Attorney General Jeff Sessions told senators he won't answer questions about his conversations with President Donald Trump over the firing of FBI Director James Comey.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2017

Maltese prime minister promises reward to find killer of journalist, who was his major critic

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat offered on Wednesday a major reward to anyone with information about the killing of prominent journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, saying no expense would be spared in solving the crime.

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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