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SPORTS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
Jun 13, 2015

Tokyo 2020 plans changing like the wind

"A promise made is a debt unpaid." — Robert Service
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 13, 2015

Suntory gains ground in battle of the machines

Suntory Beverage is buying a bigger piece of a shrinking but lucrative pie with its purchase of the Japan Tobacco's vending machine subsidiary.
Reader Mail
Jun 13, 2015

Value of Juvenile Law questioned

Regarding the article "Teens admit forcing boy to take fatal swim" in the June 9 edition, is the Juvenile Law really necessary? This argument always comes up when minors commit violent crimes.
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JAPAN
Jun 12, 2015

Local interaction key to U.S.-Japan cultural exchanges, experts say

Local interaction and nurturing personnel suitable to such efforts is the key to the future of grass-roots exchanges between Japan and the United States, experts in bilateral cultural relations said Friday at a Tokyo symposium.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 12, 2015

Egg or sperm? Japan finds gene that makes the call

Providing insight into the sometimes mysterious biology of reproduction, researchers in Japan have identified a gene that controls whether the reproductive precursor cells known as germ cells eventually become sperm or eggs.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 12, 2015

Japan security bills reveal irreconcilable divide between scholars, politicians

The full-scale battle over security reform highlights an unbridgeable gap between politicians and scholars that will have to be filled by Japan's less-than-proactive Supreme Court.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 12, 2015

Political veterans warn of crisis in security revamp

In a rare show of unity, four veteran politicians from rival parties hold court at the Japan Press Club to speak out against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security bills.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 12, 2015

Turkey's Kurds poised to play a pivotal role

Last weekend's elections in Turkey have given the Kurds an opportunity to make a much larger impact than ever before and dealt President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a setback from which he is unlikely to recover.
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CULTURE / Music
Jun 12, 2015

Trippy graphics and Hello Kitty: My journey into Japanese music videos

I'm a journalist from New York visiting The Japan Times this summer and for my first assignment my editor asked me to find five music videos to share with you. I fully admit, this is my first time encountering the world of Japanese music, but research has never been this fun.
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JAPAN
Jun 12, 2015

Japanese play survival games to blow off steam but have no stomach for real conflict

Dressed in camouflage fatigues and sweating in the summer heat, Kento Atari and his comrades sneak through the woods trying to outfox their enemies in a mock military exercise.
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WORLD
Jun 12, 2015

Terrorists apparently targeting Egypt's tourist sites, economy

After a violent campaign directed at security forces, Egyptian militants appear to be zooming in on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's most vulnerable point: the economy.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2015

Russian president's secrets are right on his face

What does Vladimir Putin's face reveal about his personality and likely actions as Russia's leader?
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2015

Ex-Chinese official, wanted for graft, applies for U.S. asylum

A former senior Chinese official who went into hiding after being sought by anti-corruption investigators has applied for asylum in the United States after been detained there, state media said on Thursday.
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WORLD
Jun 11, 2015

Romantic street art replaces love locks on Paris bridge

Panels of street art have been installed on Paris's Pont des Arts to replace the hundreds of thousands of "love locks" that weighed down the bridge's balustrade until the city began removing them last week.
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BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2015

Record industry warily embraces Apple Music

A decade ago, Apple Inc. helped revitalize a music industry hit hard by online piracy with its iTunes Store. Now, amid a steady slump in digital downloads, the industry is hopeful that the tech giant's new streaming service will give record companies another desperately needed boost.
WORLD / Society
Jun 11, 2015

Despite ban, U.N. peacekeepers commonly engage in transactional sex: study

United Nations peacekeepers commonly pay for sex with cash, dresses, jewelry, perfume, cell phones and other items, despite a ban on such relationships with people the world body is trying to help, a draft U.N. report concluded.
EDITORIALS
Jun 10, 2015

Protecting pension data

The Japan Pension Service must offer a clear explanation on how it failed to prevent the hacking of its computer system, which resulted in a massive leak of personal data.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 10, 2015

Osaka Municipal Assembly delays decision on banning hate speech

The city council released a statement urging the central government to “promote effective legal measures for the eradication of hate speech” and deferred a decision on a potential ban.
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CULTURE / Film
Jun 10, 2015

Life inside a Nepalese cable car in 'Manakamana'

One summer in Tokyo, as I was unemployed and without any better ideas about how to occupy myself, I spent an entire day riding the Yamanote Line. It takes roughly one hour to complete a loop of the line and, in the course of the day, I managed 19 laps before having to stop and catch the last train home....
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2015

You don't have to go quietly when you're laid off

All too often, U.S. companies abuse immigration regulations by replacing American employees with low-cost foreign workers on HB-1 visas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2015

Dark days ahead for Turkey?

The AKP's setback in Sunday's Turkish elections make make President Recep Tayyip Erdogan more autocratic, not less.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2015

The Magna Carta, 800 years on

Written 800 years ago, Magna Carta elevated the law above the ruler's will. Unfortunately, that idea still is not accepted in many countries.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 9, 2015

The Japanese government's Peter Pan problem

Until the government does its part by loosening labor markets, lowering trade barriers and creating tax incentives to support entrepreneurship, the BOJ's yen printing won't save the day.

Longform

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