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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 22, 2018

U.S. military pilots in East China Sea targeted in laser attacks

U.S. military pilots flying aircraft over the East China Sea have been targeted by blinding laser attacks more than 20 times over the last 10 months, U.S. officials told The Japan Times, after a number of similar attacks in East Africa that the Pentagon has said Chinese military personnel were behind....
EDITORIALS
Jun 21, 2018

U.S. leaves the U.N. Human Rights Council

Neither Japanese pragmatism nor American petulance will serve the cause of human rights.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 21, 2018

Crisis-plagued private Pyongyang university seeks revival after Trump-Kim summit

When the only private university in North Korea held a commencement in March, the school's American president wasn't there, blocked by Washington's ban on travel to the country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 21, 2018

White House to propose merging Labor and Education departments: report

The White House plans to propose on Thursday to merge the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 20, 2018

Hiroshi 'Croket' Takigawa switches funny faces for funerals in 'Yuzuriha'

Ask a Japanese person who Hiroshi Takigawa is and you're likely to get a blank face. Give them his stage name, Croket, and you're bound to get a smile.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 20, 2018

'One Cut of the Dead': A zombie flick that brings indie filmmaking back to life

Both budgets and box-office prospects for Japanese indie films have been declining for years. As the former approaches the zero mark, so do recognizable actors and other standard indicators of quality. Audiences, smelling amateurism, stay away.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 18, 2018

Let's discuss Airbnb and minpaku laws

Just over a week before a new law for minpaku (private lodging services) goes into effect, the popular rental website Airbnb has dropped nearly 80 percent of its listings for the services over the past three months.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2018

Suit-style work wear helps attract young recruits to Japan's blue-collar trades

When asked to imagine a typical image of white-collar workers in Japan, salarymen in suits may come to mind.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 18, 2018

Mexico stuns champion Germany 1-0 in World Cup opener

Defending champions Germany crashed to defeat in their first game at the World Cup on Sunday as an enterprising Mexico refused to be intimidated by history and ran out 1-0 winners in a thrilling Group F opener.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Jun 17, 2018

Ready to send the children out to work?

Perhaps one of the more innovative children's entertainment concepts, KidZania — which first launched in Mexico nearly 20 years ago — is a fictitious 'city' where kids can obtain a taste of being a grown up.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Jun 16, 2018

Japan's gods: More benevolent than fearsome

The most violent episode in Japanese mythology is the rampage through the Sun Goddess' rice fields by her unruly brother Susano'o, the Storm God.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 15, 2018

James Comey 'insubordinate' but not biased in Hillary Clinton probe, inspector general finds

Former FBI Director James Comey was "insubordinate" in handling the probe into Hillary Clinton, damaging the bureau and the Justice Department's image of impartiality even though he wasn't motivated by politics, the department's watchdog found.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 14, 2018

Ice caps live-blogging human history

At the dawn of the 20th century, when the first humans set foot on Antarctica's seemingly pristine ice cap, pollution had beaten them there.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 14, 2018

Niigata re-signs sharpshooter Davante Gardner; NeoPhoenix icon Masahiro Oguchi calls it quits

Davante Gardner is staying put with the Niigata Albirex BB.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jun 14, 2018

Application open for young leaders' U.S. trip

Georgetown University, Amway Japan and The Japan Times are now seeking participants for the 12th Georgetown University Leadership Program (GULP), to take place from Oct. 14 to 21. Applicants should be involved in politics, policymaking or journalism. The application deadline is July 27.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jun 11, 2018

Rakuten reliever Frank Herrmann follows path from Harvard to Sendai

Frank Herrmann is still putting his Harvard University education to good use. Just not in the way, and certainly not in the place, he expected.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 11, 2018

Let's discuss a possible casino for Chiba

To the list of Japanese regions battling for a coveted casino resort, you can add Mickey Mouse's neighborhood.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 8, 2018

Ruling coalition holds back on casino bill ahead of Niigata gubernatorial election

The powerful ruling coalition can simply force the fiercely contested bill through the Lower House panel, but that might have been unwise ahead of Niigata's gubernatorial election Sunday.
SPORTS
Jun 7, 2018

Three-time Olympian Dai Tamesue provides detailed critique of sports in Japan

Dai Tamesue, a former track star who made Japan's Olympic team for the 2000 Sydney Games, the 2004 Athens Games and the 2008 Beijing Games, has experienced the highest levels of competition in Japan, the United States and elsewhere.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2018

With ports, ships and promises, India unveils plans to play stronger role in Southeast Asia

Almost lost in the din of the upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit and fresh tension between Washington and Beijing last week, India cemented its diplomatic and security ties across Southeast Asia in a clear challenge to China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2018

U.S. sends B-52 bombers 'in vicinity' of South China Sea amid row over militarization of islets

The U.S. military sent two B-52 heavy bombers for a "routine mission" in the contested South China Sea on Tuesday, just days after Defense Secretary Jim Mattis lambasted Beijing's continued militarization of its outposts in the strategic waterway.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2018

About that tritiated water: Who will decide and when?

Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's storage tanks already hold 850,000 tons of contaminated water, the amount is rising daily and space is running out.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jun 5, 2018

LeBron's postseason run has been incredible, but Jordan still the man

Ready to crown LeBron James GOAT over Michael Jordan after LBJ's phenomenal performance this postseason?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 5, 2018

The two-sister circus of Charan-Po-Rantan

Koharu Matsunaga used to be a fixture on Tokyo's busking circuit, belting out tunes on her button accordion with her gypsy brass band at popular tourist stops like Ueno Park.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 5, 2018

Haruki Murakami to make radio debut with one-off music and running-themed show

Exciting news for "Harukists": Internationally acclaimed novelist Haruki Murakami will serve as a DJ for a one-off radio program on Aug. 5, Tokyo FM announced Tuesday.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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