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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2016

Why biologists don't put too much stock in race

Race is a scientifically indefensible concept with no biological basis as applied to humans.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 1, 2016

There's nothing weird about 'sexless' Japan

Japan has somehow earned a reputation as a "sexless" country — a place where men and women have lost their libidos. The reasons given are various but mainly have to do with increased introversion and general loss of sociability among young people.
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JAPAN
Sep 30, 2016

'Pokemon Go' players deter suicides in Fukui

Another unintentional side effect of "Pokemon Go" fever has emerged — and it's not in the form of traffic violations or accidents.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Sep 28, 2016

Renho nationality furor exposes Japan's deeply embedded gender bias

Decades after her birth, Renho is still being punished for having a Japanese parent who was female, not male.
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COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 28, 2016

Medecins Sans Frontieres Japan calls for end to deadly attacks on hospitals

MSF Japan has launched a campaign, 'Don't Attack Hospitals,' as well a petition asking for the people of Japan to support MSF in their advocacy efforts.
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COMMENTARY / World / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Sep 27, 2016

'No refuge could save the hireling and slave'

Is the U.S. national anthem racist or are the lyrics of the third stanza merely misunderstood?
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2016

Takata lifelines scrutinized by carmakers stuck in cost bind

Takata Corp. and some of the world's biggest carmakers face an extensive, expensive to-do list as they try to resolve the worst safety crisis in the auto industry's history.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Sep 26, 2016

The deeper meaning of the Emperor's video message

The main theme of Emperor Akihito's August message to the nation was not about abdication but succession of the postwar regime — which is synonymous with the continued existence of the Imperial family.
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BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2016

Deserted Yubari tries creating new population nucleus in test case for Japan

A former coal-mining town in Hokkaido is taking unprecedented measures to combat its biggest challenge: a devastating shrinking of its population. Its success could decide the future for hundreds of other local governments waging the same battle for survival.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 26, 2016

Abe could become Japan's longest-serving leader despite mixed record

LDP lawmakers work to make it possible for Abe to stay in power until at least 2021, the longest stint in the post since WWII.
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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 24, 2016

Without concerted effort from Japan's industry players, online scalping looks unstoppable

Until all the various players in the industry work together for a solution, internet concert ticket resellers will continue doing a roaring trade.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 24, 2016

Casting globalization to help everyone

Information technology has democratized so many elements of our lives. By democratizing the law, perhaps it can save globalization — and the international order.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 23, 2016

The AI revolution has begun

The crucial issue now facing humans is how to live in harmony with artificial intelligence.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2016

Honor Aylan Kurdi by ending the Syrian war

It's time to end a hideous war that has claimed the lives of 50,000 Syrian children.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton: It's political malpractice, stupid

The biggest reason why Hillary Clinton shouldn't be president? She is an atrocious politician.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 19, 2016

Let's discuss young recluses in Japan

An estimated 541,000 people aged between 15 and 39 in Japan avoid social contact and shut themselves in their homes, according to a government survey.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 17, 2016

Renho and the 'pure blood' mythos

Despite the best efforts of certain individuals on Twitter, lawmaker Renho became the head of the Democratic Party last Thursday. Of course, those loosely linked online individuals that are sometimes referred to as netto uyo (internet right-wingers) don't really care about the DP, but they were undoubtedly...
Reader Mail
Sep 16, 2016

Mother Teresa's enduring message

The news that Mother Teresa was made a saint Sept. 4 by the pope reminded me of her speech in Sendai and had me pondering her life as well.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2016

Signs of graying Japan: pensioners in the gym and a shortage of denture experts

As graying takes hold in Japan, the changes it brings go far deeper than the impact on social welfare and the labor force.
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LIFE / Digital
Sep 15, 2016

From the latest titles to VR and cosplay, the Tokyo Game Show has been in Japan's corner for 20 years

Twenty years ago, two new video game trade shows launched in Tokyo with the hopes of capturing the attention — and yen — of gamers in Japan. The first Tokyo Game Show (TGS) took place from Aug. 22 to 24, 1996, and was followed that November by E3 Tokyo, a Japanese offshoot of the U.S.-based Electronic...
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WORLD
Sep 15, 2016

Hidden data: the new weapon that could beat hunger

With a single smartphone app, you can now get a pretty accurate forecast of the weather anywhere in the world. That is largely thanks to a decision by science agencies, a decade ago, to put online their satellite data and make it available for free.
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 14, 2016

Views from Tokyo: What are your thoughts on the new biracial Miss Japan?

Japanese citizens of various backgrounds speak about the victory by Priyanka Yoshikawa, born to an Indian father and a Japanese mother, in the Miss World Japan contest.
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JAPAN
Sep 14, 2016

East Hokkaido waits on Abe-Putin talks over Russia-held isles

In Hokkaido's far east, Nemuro feels nothing like a typical Japanese city. Mist and fog often shroud the area in the summertime. During July and August, while much of the country bakes in 30 degree-plus temperatures, it's just over 20 degrees in Nemuro.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 10, 2016

Producer Christian Storms: 'The currency of my life is experiences, not money'

American actor/director on the differences between Japanese and Hollywood productions and working as a guide.
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OLYMPICS
Sep 9, 2016

Badminton riding wave of popularity after Japan squad's success in Rio

Led by the gold medal-winning feat of the world's No. 1-ranked female doubles pair, Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo, the Japan badminton squad achieved real success in last month's Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and it's helped boost the popularity of the sport here.

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