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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2019

White nationalism is a terrorist threat, but not like radical Islam

The U.S. can't use the same tactics against white supremacists as it uses against Islamist terrorists.
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2019

Justice Ministry overturns deportation order for gay Taiwanese man without visa

The case is said to be the first in which an overstayer has received special permission to stay due to a relationship with a Japanese partner of the same sex.
JAPAN / History / Heisei Icons,Heisei Icons
Mar 22, 2019

Haruki Murakami: Writing in a parallel universe, connecting with a global readership

In Japan, it was the runaway best-seller status of 'Norwegian Wood' (1987), his wistful tale of crushed innocence and young love that sold more than 4 million copies in Japanese alone, that established Murakami's iconic status.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2019

Siemens talking with Mitsubishi Heavy and other Asian firms over fate of large gas turbine business

Siemens AG is exploring a variety of options regarding its large gas turbine business by seeking an Asian partner, including a possible deal with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter.
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2019

Number of foreign residents in Japan rose 6.6% in 2018, while number of overstayers grew almost twice as much, government data shows

The record high of 2.73 million was driven by a surge in Vietnamese, Indonesians and Nepalese, the Immigration Bureau says.
Reader Mail
Mar 22, 2019

Trump the fifth-rate carnival barker

C.D.S. Forrester was spot-on in his March 9 letter ("Trump failed at Hanoi summit"): The collapsed talks were yet another global embarrassment for a show-biz impresario who understands less about geopolitics and cross-cultural negotiation than he does about theoretical astrophysics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 21, 2019

Talent, not testosterone, powers intersex athletes, scientists say

Talent, not testosterone, is behind the success of intersex athletes such as Olympic champion Caster Semenya, scientists said on Wednesday, stepping into a toxic battle of the sexes over fairness in sport.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2019

Google fined $1.7 billion for blocking rival online search advertisers, in third EU sanction

Google was fined €1.49 billion ($1.7 billion) on Wednesday for blocking rival online search advertisers, in the third large European Union antitrust penalty for the Alphabet business in two only years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2019

U.S. B-52 bombers train with navy, ASDF over East China Sea

The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it sent two B-52 bombers over the East China Sea for training with the U.S. Navy and Air Self-Defense Force near Okinawa Prefecture, the latest mission in the waterway that is home to the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2019

Battle for last Islamic State enclave edges toward end as U.S.-backed force combs for hidden fighters

The operation to take Islamic State's last enclave in eastern Syria looked close to an end on Wednesday, with no sign of clashes as U.S.-backed fighters said they were combing the area for hidden jihadis.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 20, 2019

Mariners newcomer Yusei Kikuchi eager to make first MLB start

When Yusei Kikuchi makes his first start as a major league player at Tokyo Dome on Thursday, he won't be too far away from Seibu Dome, where he stood on the mound for the first time as a professional in June of 2011.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 20, 2019

How media discourages Japan's youth from traveling abroad

The nation's best-selling travel guide tends to heavily stress crime and danger in other countries.
CULTURE / Film
Mar 20, 2019

'Makuko': Love, life and that same old E.T. story

The "visitor from another planet" story is doable, even for an indie filmmaker with no budget. All you need are aliens who have assumed human forms, but don't quite get the whole humanity thing. Two recent examples are Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2017 films "Foreboding" and "Before We Vanish," in which aliens...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 20, 2019

If you want to fix the problem of overtourism then just look overseas

I was speaking with a woman the other day who had recently been to Japan. She acknowledged that Japan is the "in" place to travel to and, as if to qualify this fact, complained that "Kyoto was so crowded, I couldn't even get a photo of the Golden Pavilion because of all the Chinese tourists."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2019

Stakes rise for Boeing as EU and Canada up scrutiny of 737 Max after crashes

Europe and Canada said they would seek their own guarantees over the safety of Boeing's 737 Max, further complicating plans to get the aircraft flying worldwide after they were grounded in the wake of two accidents killing more than 300 people.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 19, 2019

Japan's Cabinet OKs amendment that bans corporal punishment after spate of tragic cases

The government may also revise the parental right to discipline, amid criticism that it has been interpreted by some parents as a green light for abuse.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 19, 2019

Taiwan independence backer to challenge President Tsai Ing-wen for ruling party nomination

A former premier and vocal proponent of independence for Taiwan will challenge his former boss, President Tsai Ing-wen, for the ruling party's nomination, ensuring the island's tense relationship with China will be a central focus of the presidential campaign.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2019

Probe of FAA's oversight of Boeing 737 Max began before second crash

U.S. federal authorities began exploring a criminal investigation of how Boeing Co.'s 737 Max was certified to fly passengers before the latest crash in Ethiopia involving the new jet, according to sources familiar with the probe.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 19, 2019

Honoka Ikematsu helps Robert Morris University reach NCAA Women's Tournament

Sophomore guard Honoka Ikematsu helped the Robert Morris University women's basketball team book a spot in the 64-team NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2019

Tech consortium flags more than 800 versions of New Zealand attack video shared online

A consortium of global technology firms has shared on its collective database the digital fingerprints of more than 800 versions of the video of New Zealand's mass shootings that killed 50 people, it said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2019

U.S. top court weighs whether GOP-drawn Virginia electoral maps diluted black vote

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday wrestled for the second time over whether Republican legislators in Virginia drew electoral districts in the state in a way that unlawfully diluted the clout of black voters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 19, 2019

Flooding of key U.S. Air Force base flies in face of Trump climate change stance, experts say

Flooding at a U.S. Air Force base in Nebraska that damaged buildings and forced the removal of a plane integral to the nation's nuclear attack response highlight the risks climate change poses to national security, experts said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2019

Alitalia faces uncertain future as easyJet quits rescue talks

The future of Alitalia was plunged further into uncertainty on Monday after British budget airline easyJet pulled out of talks to rescue the Italian carrier two weeks before a deadline to save it.

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan