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CULTURE / Music
Jun 15, 2017

A new generation of jazz comes to the fore at Tokyo Lab

Pinning an exact birth date on any genre is a tricky business, but 2017 has been deemed the 100th anniversary of jazz, in recognition of the first recordings released back in 1917. A century after the earliest jazz, "jass" and "jazbo" groups entered the studios, though, where does the music stand today?...
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CULTURE / Film
Jun 14, 2017

Kendo drama 'Mukoku' takes a stab at Showa Era sports spirit

One of the attractions of Asian martial arts for many Westerners (including this one) is the promise of self-improvement that goes beyond better street fighting.
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JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Jun 14, 2017

Transplants using iPS cells put Riken specialist at forefront of regenerative medicine research

When she entered medicine in the mid-1980s, Masayo Takahashi chose ophthalmology as her specialty, she said, because she wanted to have a family and thought the discipline would spare her from sudden work calls in the middle of the night, helping her best balance work and life.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2017

U.S. looks to block Chinese stakes in artificial intelligence, technology with military uses

The United States appears poised to heighten scrutiny of Chinese investment in Silicon Valley to better shield sensitive technologies seen as vital to U.S. national security, current and former U.S. officials have told Reuters.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 13, 2017

Giving Japan a military

Abe's proposed consitutional revision provides a solid legal basis for the SDF while holding sacred the universal values of the Constitution about which the Japanese people feel strongly.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2017

Giant panda Shin Shin gives birth to cub — and hope — at Ueno Zoo

Ueno Zoo announced the birth of its first giant panda in five years on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 12, 2017

Masahide Ota, former Okinawa governor and noted historian, dies at age 92

Former Okinawa Gov. Masahide Ota, a noted historian and survivor of the Battle of Okinawa, succumbs to pneumonia.
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JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Jun 12, 2017

Social entrepreneur taps corporate millennials to engage in developing world

When Daichi Konuma was a Hitotsubashi University student, he and his friends used to talk passionately about a future of building a better world. Whether at an investment bank or at a trading company, they had resolved to help small businesses or to focus on projects to reduce poverty.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 11, 2017

South Korea names new defense minister to counter North's missile, nuclear threat

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday nominated a former navy chief as his defense minister, the president's office said, as the government faces challenges tackling North Korea's rapidly developing weapons program.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2017

Britons in Japan welcome U.K. election result

British residents of Japan with Japanese spouses breathed a sigh of relief Friday after British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party failed to win an overall majority in the general election, leaving its hard-line policy on immigration up in the air.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2017

Local leaders question effectiveness of evacuation drills amid North Korea threat

As Japan plays up evacuation drills to prepare for North Korean missile strikes, people begin to question their practicality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2017

Nomura said to be in breach of securities law after probe

Nomura Holdings has determined that it breached securities laws in its handling of nonpublic information about a company the firm took public last year and plans to report the issue to regulators, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 9, 2017

SoftBank gains cutting-edge robotics with Boston Dynamics acquisition

The SoftBank Group invests in a robotic future by purchasing Boston Dynamics from Google parent Alphabet along with Japanese robot maker Schaft.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 8, 2017

Murata resumes training with focus on getting better

Ryota Murata said in a positive tone that the only thing he did not earn in his first world title shot was the belt, adding that he believes he did not lose anything.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 7, 2017

Uber rival Grab hunts for new deals with SoftBank funding

Grab, Uber Technologies Inc.'s fiercest rival in Southeast Asia, is hunting for deals with funding from its biggest backer SoftBank.

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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.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami