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JAPAN / Society
Jul 30, 2016

Commuters fight back against groping

Takako Tonooka's life at high school did not start out the way she had anticipated. On the very first day she attended class, she was groped on the train — and that was only the beginning of her nightmare. For a year and a half, she was the victim of persistent groping attacks during her commute to...
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jul 27, 2016

Won't be long before Kisenosato wins coveted title

When he won his eighth Emperor's Cup on Sunday afternoon, in the eyes of many, yokozuna Harumafuji also guaranteed that ozeki Kisenosato would forever remain in the sport's second rank, never to win the coveted Emperor's Cup.
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CULTURE / Film
Jul 27, 2016

'A Walk in the Woods': Trekking up the path to friendship

Everyone needs to go for a walk — if only to clear their minds and get their circulation going. Reese Witherspoon walked 1,610 kilometers on the Pacific Crest Trail in "Wild" because her character (real-life author Cheryl Strayed) needed to clean her head of the mess that had become her life. In "A...
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COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 26, 2016

The intention behind China's unrestrained naval moves

China is no longer making a secret of its ambition to gain dominance over the western Pacific.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 26, 2016

In Tokyo gubernatorial poll, more color than most know

What do a onetime Arabic translator, an advocate of decentralization and a former Tehran correspondent have in common?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Jul 24, 2016

A week’s worth of questions about paid leave

This month, a week of questions about paid leave. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions about the issue, and their answers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 23, 2016

A dark age dawns for politics in Japan

"Historic," that much-overused word, seems almost acceptable as a description of the Upper House elections earlier this month that gave Japan — for the first time in its postwar history — a government strong enough to get serious about rewriting the Constitution.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2016

Trump pulls nearly even with Clinton after Republican convention

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has pulled nearly even with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for the first time since May, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken over the course of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jul 22, 2016

Sochi scandal could see Kim end up with gold

Could Yuna Kim be awarded the Olympic gold medal from the Sochi Games after all?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 20, 2016

There's a starman, waiting on the screen . . .

In 1975, just as David Bowie had achieved breakthrough success, he was simultaneously teetering on the verge of a nervous breakdown. A re-issued single of "Space Oddity" was No. 1 in the U.K., and he scored his first No. 1 single in the States with "Fame," while also cracking the top five with "Young...
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2016

Convenience store worker who moonlights as an author wins prestigious Akutagawa Prize

A 36-year-old part-time convenience store employee has won the 155th Akutagawa Prize, a prestigious literary award, for a book that explores life in and around convenience stores, the selection committee announced.
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MORE SPORTS
Jul 19, 2016

Japan men's gymnastics squad relaxed, focused before long journey to Rio

Ahead of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, superstar Kohei Uchimura and four other members of the Japan men's gymnastics team got haircuts a few days ago.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2016

BOJ's perpetual QE quandary

It may be time for BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda to read from a 1930s playbook if deflation is here to stay.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 19, 2016

Osaka Exchange adopts faster trading to lure more futures clients

Osaka Exchange Inc. on Tuesday unveiled its new trading technology, the latest bourse to speed up in the hope of luring new, superfast customers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jul 17, 2016

Feeling despair from a distance as black lives taken

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it — always." — Mahatma Gandhi
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WORLD
Jul 15, 2016

Lucky bug eluded eternal entombment in 50-million-year-old amber

A chunk of amber found along the Baltic Sea in Russia provides evidence roughly 50 million years old of an extremely fortunate bug.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Jul 13, 2016

Shadow of surveillance looms over Japan's Muslims

While millions around the world marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan last week, a cloud hung over celebrations in Japan. Muslims here say they feel they are constantly under the ever-watchful eyes of the police.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Jul 12, 2016

How can I help? Chatbots offer full customer support with no call waiting

Just as text messaging has become a mainstream form of communication, attention is shifting to the chatbot as the next big thing for information management and customer service.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2016

Japan and the consequences of the Brexit vote

Brexit has taught the Japanese of the potential dangers of a generational divide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2016

Black boys, men ponder avoiding becoming the next one killed

AP
LIFE / Digital
Jul 9, 2016

Hot spot: Is Tokyo finally going wireless?

Wi-Fi is exploding in the capital thanks to an influx of tourism and the 2020 Games.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2016

Bush, Howard stand by decision to invade Iraq after U.K. report lacerates Blair

British Prime Minister Tony Blair told U.S. President George W. Bush eight months before the 2003 invasion of Iraq "I will be with you, whatever," and relied on flawed intelligence and legal advice to go to war, a seven-year inquiry concluded on Wednesday.
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CULTURE / Film
Jul 6, 2016

'Independence Day: Resurgence': Did the aliens wait too long to attack?

If you were old enough to enjoy the first "Independence Day" in 1996, then "Independence Day Resurgence" may scare the daylights out of you — and that's not meant as a compliment to the movie.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / DECISION 2016
Jul 5, 2016

In Japan's industrial heartland, some see no alternative to Abe

Shuttered factories dot the streets of Osaka, a city that once reverberated with the sound of trucks delivering all manner of parts to Japan's industrial giants.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past