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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2017

First permanent Sailor Moon store opens in Harajuku

With the anime marking its 25th anniversary this year, the world's first permanent store for "Sailor Moon" goods opened Saturday in Tokyo's trendy Harajuku district.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2017

The literary magic of Harry Potter

Will the ultra popular Harry Potter series stand the test of time?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 22, 2017

Japan faces a consequential decision in possible snap election

When they go to the polls, voters must rationally assess the successes and shortcomings of the LDP under Abe and what they mean for Japan's future.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2017

Our dangerous, idiotic national conversation

Cheap speech is reducing the relevance of political parties and newspapers as intermediaries between candidates and voters, which empowers demagogues.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2017

Death Wish Coffee recalls Nitro brew over possible toxin

Death Wish Coffee Co, a New York coffee maker that sells what it says is the "World's Strongest Coffee," is recalling cans of its Nitro Cold Brew because of the risk that some could contain the deadly toxin botulin.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 21, 2017

Diabetes continues to trend up in Japan with 10 million suspected adult cases

About 10 million adults in Japan are strongly suspected of having diabetes, a 2016 survey by the health ministry showed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2017

Trump's fire and brimstone U.N. speech hands Abe a win on North Korea, but will victory be pyrrhic?

Experts warn that Trump's threat could reinforce Pyongyang's belief that nuclear weapons remain the sole means of securing the regime's safety.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 20, 2017

'The Miracles of the Namiya General Store': Nostalgia-fueled tears are on sale at this shop

Japanese critics are calling "The Miracles of the Namiya General Store" the "most tear-inducing" story ever adapted from a Keigo Higashino novel. The best-selling author has penned such sensations as the thrillers "The Devotion of Suspect X" and "Journey Under the Midnight Sun," but "Namiya" went a different...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 20, 2017

Trump administration prepares to ease export rules for U.S. guns

The Trump administration is preparing to make it easier for American gun makers to sell small arms, including assault rifles and ammunition, to foreign buyers, according to senior U.S. officials.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2017

Trump seen tapping campaign, RNC funds to pay legal bills from Russia probe

U.S. President Donald Trump is using money donated to his re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee to pay for his lawyers in the probe of alleged Russian interference in the U.S. election, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2017

The tragedy of Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar's de facto leader still retains enough moral authority to prevent the Rohingya people from being driven out and forgotten — if she is willing to use it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 19, 2017

McDonald's secret sauce for success in Japan

McDonald's Japan took a series of hits starting in 2014 that threatened to crack its golden arches: a supplier was selling expired chicken, a human tooth was found in french fries and a child was injured by a plastic shard in a sundae.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2017

Late summer rains, private food supplies limit impact of North Korean drought

Late summer rains and the growing importance of privately produced crops mean North Korea will likely avoid acute food shortages this year despite earlier fears of drought and mounting international sanctions, defectors and experts say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2017

Rohingya villagers in Myanmar beg for safe passage out after Buddhists allegedly threaten to kill them all

Thousands of Rohingya Muslims in violence-racked northwest Myanmar are pleading with the authorities for safe passage from two remote villages that are cut off by hostile Buddhists and running short of food.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2017

Students taking part in annual SKIP exchange program say more Japanese need overseas work experience

To better expose Japan to global perspectives and work culture, a group of students from Keio and Stanford universities participating in an two-week exchange program said more Japanese students need to gain work experience abroad.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2017

Could North Korea copy Nazi Germany in event of a total oil ban?

As the U.S. and its allies look to impose even stricter measures against North Korea, leader Kim Jong Un could find inspiration from oppressive regimes of yesteryear in Nazi Germany and Apartheid-era South Africa.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Sep 16, 2017

'The Book of Five Rings': The text that showed many a Japanophile 'the way'

Legendary 17th-century swordsman Miyamoto Musashi authored this book in the last years of his life, expanding his 'two heavens as one' double-sword strategies into a complete life philosophy.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 16, 2017

Murata ready for 2nd title shot

Sports competitions are often considered like chess matches, and when you face the same opponent twice, the second time is different because you and your opponent are going to come at each other with different preparation, tactics and strategy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 16, 2017

Veteran actor Harry Dean Stanton dies at 91

Harry Dean Stanton, whose scruffy looks and off-beat demeanor made him a favorite of directors seeking a character actor to add eccentricity or melancholy to the screen, died on Friday from natural causes, his agent said. He was 91.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2017

Russia is an emerging superpower in food supply

Climate change is opening up vast regions in Russia to farming.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2017

FTC probes Equifax, which top Democrat Schumer likens to Enron, as CEO agrees to go before Congress

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday it was investigating Equifax Inc.'s massive data breach, and a top Democrat suggested the credit-monitoring company's corporate leaders might need to resign.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 14, 2017

HSBC sees yen at 100 against dollar within months as Japan falters on inflation

The yen may advance to 100 against the dollar by the year's end as investors conclude that Japan is still failing to sustain inflation gains five years after Abenomics was introduced, according to HSBC Holdings PLC.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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