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JAPAN
Mar 5, 2014

Kishida prods Tehran counterpart on Iran nuclear program

Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida met with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Wednesday in Tokyo and urged him to continue making efforts to reach a final agreement with the Western powers on Tehran's controversial nuclear program.
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CULTURE / Art
Mar 5, 2014

Centre Pompidou picks the fruits of its curatorial success

Fruits of Passion' displays contemporary works that were acquired during the last decade by the Musu00e9e National d'Art Moderne (MNAM), Centre Pompidou. The exhibition begins, though, with the final threads of modernism.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 5, 2014

China says 2014 military budget to rise 12.2 percent

China will increase military spending by 12.2 percent this year, the government says, partly to beef up coastal and air defenses and to develop more high-tech weapons.
EDITORIALS
Mar 4, 2014

Uganda's shameful act

Japan should consider cutting financial aid to Uganda following the African nation's shameful enactment of an anti-homosexuality bill that calls for life imprisonment in 'aggravated' cases.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 4, 2014

Protests in Ukraine, Thailand likely to backfire

The specter of secession suddenly haunts Ukraine and Thailand, two countries where demonstrators have uncompromisingly battled corrupt or unresponsive rulers. Are modern states in general strong enough to survive today's explosions of popular will?
CULTURE / Music
Mar 4, 2014

Crunch's debut mini-album aims for a 'sense of minority'

In a music scene where the border between underground and mainstream can be incredibly difficult to traverse, it's not surprising that many bands trapped in the indie-sphere bemoan their lot.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2014

American actress first non-Japanese tapped for NHK series lead

American actress Charlotte Kate Fox will play a leading role in NHK's upcoming morning drama series 'Massan,' based on the true story of Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Japan's whiskey industry.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2014

Japan's plutonium stocks safe: IAEA

There is no reason for concern that plutonium held by Japan could be diverted for nuclear arms purposes, the U.N. atomic watchdog said Monday, after objections raised by China in another dispute between the East Asian neighbors.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 4, 2014

Dumars the likely fall guy for Detroit's recent failures

Can someone get that dumb that fast?
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 3, 2014

West finds its hands tied over crisis in Ukraine

With Western powers coming to the conclusion that Ukraine has lost Crimea to Russia, the U.S. and its allies face few viable options and serious questions over future relations.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2014

Limiting emissions could hurt more than help

Arguments over global warming often have a moralistic or even religious cast. But a cold assessment of risks and how to ensure against them would doom the anti-carbon campaign.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 3, 2014

When it comes to public space, Atelier Bow Wow barks up the right tree

Atelier Bow Wow uses the framework of art exhibitions to encourage public social interaction in what it calls 'micro public spaces.'
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2014

Callers to Mt. Gox need translators

Mt. Gox, which collapsed after losing 750,000 bitcoins belonging to clients on its exchange, is finding that some customers dialing in to its new call center are getting lost in translation.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 2, 2014

Abe courting equality or estrangement in quest

In Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's view, Japan needs to regain, wherever possible, the right of independent decision-making if it is to manage successfully the challenge posed to it by China. He seeks a policy of voluntary cooperation with the U.S.
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JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Mar 2, 2014

Top kitchenware, plastic sushi lure cooks, tourists alike to Kappabashi

If you want to open a restaurant, the Kappabashi district in Tokyo's Taito Ward is the place to go because it has everything you need, and more.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Mar 1, 2014

Fat men frolic, Jews to be treated equally, U.S. ambassador stabbed, new sales tax a headache

Twenty-five fat members of the House of Representatives with two Government delegates and two journalists, each of whom weighs more than 165 pounds (75 kg), sat at a dinner at the Fukuiro, Yanokura, Ryogoku, on Monday evening.
Reader Mail
Mar 1, 2014

Unfair grading of social insight

Anthony Fensom's Feb. 23 review ("Japanese social issues await 'new dawn'") of the volume "Critical Issues in Contemporary Japan," which I edited, is disturbing as he unfairly impugns my colleagues' professional integrity and insights. Fensom writes: "International affairs is one section where the work...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 1, 2014

Many have fallen victim to NPB's 'false spring'

As a high school student back in the early 1960s, I can recall reading a book titled, "A False Spring." It was authored by Pat Jordan, a Connecticut native and a superb teenage baseball pitcher who, according to Wikipedia, was pursued by more than 15 major league organizations in 1959. Interesting, as...
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WORLD / Politics
Mar 1, 2014

Yanukovych resurfaces in Russia; claims to be Ukraine's rightful leader

Speaking for the first time since leaving Ukraine, fugitive president Yanukovych labels the parliament in Kiev illegitimate and vows to return when it's safe.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 1, 2014

Women doctors profiled and advances in medical tech revealed; CM of the week: Nissan

It's a big week for physicians on television. First there's the two-hour special "Uman Dokuta, Mitchaku" ("Close Coverage of Women Doctors"; TV Tokyo, Mon., 7:54 p.m.), which reports on the activities of various female doctors working throughout the country. Japan has 300,000 doctors, 20 percent of which...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 28, 2014

One boy, one peach, but hold the kibidango: 'Momotaro,' the movie

The Oscars are upon us, and I have this idea for a Hollywood screenplay — 'Momotaro! The Peach Boy Of Japan'!

Longform

Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person