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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 8, 2018

More than the auction: Tsukiji restaurants to visit before it moves

Before Tsukiji fish market — and the restaurants in Uogashi Yokocho — moves to its new location in Toyosu, visiting a few of its culinary gems in this historic location is a must.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 8, 2018

Kim looks to showcase might without drawing Trump's ire in parade

Kim Jong Un was expected to preside over a toned-down military parade Sunday designed to showcase North Korea's strength without jeopardizing his efforts to rejoin the international community.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2018

The rise of state capitalism 2.0

The fall of the Berlin Wall almost 30 years ago represented a high-water mark in the retreat of the state from the global economy, signaling a defeat of socialist economics virtually worldwide. From dirigiste France to communist China, countries with widely divergent economic models began to adopt a...
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 6, 2018

An urban escape with a blend of tradition

Touring Tokyo is about to get a lot easier. On Dec. 14, floors 4-13 of Hulic Square Tokyo will collectively open as the new flagship location for Hulic's luxury hotel series.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2018

More big-name firms embroiled in recent U.S. political debates, inviting Trump's wrath

Nike's "Just Do It" campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick is a rare example of a brand jumping into a divisive issue uninvited. Still, like it or not, American companies are increasingly being pulled into the country's political and cultural wars.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2018

Xi to send China's No. 3 to Pyongyang for 70th anniversary celebrations

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will not make his inaugural visit as president to Pyongyang to attend ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding, the official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2018

Taiwan must not be a U.S. bargaining chip

Betraying a longtime ally would have disastrous effects in the region and beyond.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 3, 2018

Canada's national water polo squad forges new bonds during trip to Japan

Half a world away from home, quality competition is a top priority for the Canada men's national water polo team.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2018

China's HNA Group slims down after asset sales but debt concerns remain

Though HNA Group Co. has managed to reduce one of China's biggest debt piles by selling off dozens of assets, the embattled Chinese conglomerate will probably need to get much slimmer before regaining the trust of investors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 31, 2018

Detente revives North Korean leader's bullet train dreams

North Korea's ruling family has long dreamed of a state-of-the-art rail system linking its major cities with each other and the wider world.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 31, 2018

Anything but America: Conflicted China struggles to break the superpower mold

What struck Wang Wen about Antarctica — beyond the brutality of the cold — was the scale of U.S. operations in such an inhospitable environment and the American flag fluttering by the sign that marks the geographic South Pole.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in to dispatch special envoy to North Korea next week

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will dispatch a special envoy to North Korea next week to discuss a scheduled summit with leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, as well as ways to salvage stalled denuclearization talks with the United States, the presidential Blue House said in a statement Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / IDEAS IN ACTION
Aug 29, 2018

The sky is the canvas: Tokyo startup looks to launch world's first artificial meteor shower

It was literally an out-of-this-world idea that seemed unfeasible when it struck her nearly two decades ago: Made-to-order shooting stars. But Lena Okajima's audacious project to reproduce nature's fireworks for mass entertainment is getting ready for takeoff.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018

China and Japan slowly learning to cooperate in the age of Trump

Finance Minister Taro Aso will travel to Beijing later this week for a meeting with Chinese counterpart Liu Kun that is likely to demonstrate the improving relationship between the world's second- and third-largest economies.

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes