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Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2019

Gabon thwarts military coup attempt in president's absence

Gabon foiled an attempted military coup Monday, arresting several plotters just hours after they took over state radio in a bid to end 50 years of rule by President Ali Bongo's family.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2019

Queen guitarist Brian May latest to sign anti-Henoko base petition as organizer readies for White House rally

Legendary Queen guitarist Brian May became the latest celebrity to weigh in Sunday on controversial construction work associated with the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture, a project that opponents say will endanger rare coral species.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2019

Death to the DIY society

The DIY society will probably win, but we shouldn't go out without a fight.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jan 5, 2019

Japan Times 1969: Police battle students at Tokyo University

Radical students holed up in Tokyo University's Yasuda Auditorium withstood a 10-hour siege by riot police who seized control of 16 other buildings held by the students on the university's Hongo campus.
CULTURE / Books
Jan 1, 2019

Japan's most exciting book releases in 2019

2019's impressive lineup of books on Japan, include classic reprints, new fiction and studies of the nation's international relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Help Wanted?
Dec 31, 2018

As Japan prepares for more foreign workers, Hamamatsu serves as precedent of interculturalism

Step into the municipal office of this city and you'll find pamphlets in multiple languages lining the walls, as people waiting in lines converse quietly in Portuguese.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 30, 2018

Chinese lunar probe prepares to land on far side of moon: Xinhua

A Chinese space probe is moving into position to land on the far side of the moon for the first time, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday, a mission seen as an important step as the country looks to push its space program forward.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 29, 2018

20 Questions: The best answers of 2018

It's been an entertaining year of 20 Questions — here's our top picks of answers in 2018.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Dec 29, 2018

Start your new year diets after these cupcakes are off the shelves

Let's put 2018 behind us and bring on 2019! It can't be worse, right? The best way to start the new year is by indulging in some special limited-edition sweets celebrating the forthcoming Year of the Boar. While it might not be the cutest animal in the world, it has inspired some creative desserts.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 29, 2018

Social media and online outlets led charge for change in 2018

A reflection of how the internet functioned in Japan in 2018 can be seen in a recent incident at Shinjuku Station.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 29, 2018

New Year's Eve special

'Kohoku (Uta Gassen) is living proof that enka will last forever.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018

An enthusiast of toy trains gives kids, young and old, a chance to play

Ten-year-old Koharu Yagi gazes at the meters and meters of plastic train track laid out in a room at the Plaza North culture center in the city of Saitama and lets out a sigh of wonder.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 28, 2018

Hoop pioneer Wat Misaka reflects on breaking barriers in an incredible life

Wataru "Wat" Misaka never demanded the spotlight nor shouted from the roof tops seeking attention.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 26, 2018

Busting myths about Fukushima No. 1

Efforts to decommission the shattered nuclear plant are headed in the right direction.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 24, 2018

Let's discuss the U.S. base situation in Okinawa

The government on Friday pushed ahead with full-fledged land reclamation work needed to move a key U.S. air base to Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, despite stiff local resistance and legal wrangling.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 22, 2018

O Christmas tree, o printed copy ...

'We didn't know whether or not you could get a real Christmas tree in Tokyo, so we asked my parents to send us a photo of theirs instead.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2018

Just exactly where is the final frontier?

The line between atmosphere and outer space is surprisingly debatable. Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo may or may not have crossed it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 21, 2018

Libyan coast guard says it intercepted 15,000 migrants in 2018 but U.N. puts figure at almost double

Libya's coast guard has intercepted about 15,000 migrants trying to reach Italy by sea this year, a spokesman said on Thursday, while the United Nations — which gave a much higher estimate — said many were kept in inhumane conditions and subjected to abuse.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 20, 2018

International flavors for Christmas fare

Christmas in Japan is a uniquely multicultural notion — even more so in Tokyo where Japanese cuisine so frequently meets international innovation. Such is the sentiment of Trunk (Hotel), which in its quest to express the "how and now of Tokyo," has prepared exclusive Yuletide lunch and dinner courses...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Dec 19, 2018

For me, 2018 was the year Japan began to listen

One day next year, and the year after that, someone will ask me in the course of a conversation why I decided to stay in Japan. I know this because it ranks among the top questions I'm asked — by Japanese and non-Japanese alike — since I arrived here back in 2004. And on the day I'm asked, my answer...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2018

Bank of Japan's ¥400 trillion cash injection changes little for ordinary people

It's been the most radical cash injection in history — nearly ¥400 trillion pumped into Japan's economy over more than five years to slay deflation and kick growth into higher gear.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 18, 2018

Music in 2018: Saying goodbye to Heisei with 'U.S.A.'

The final full year of the Heisei Era was one of the most discombobulating for Japanese music this decade. Nostalgia for the soon-to-end era clashed with efforts to figure out where J-pop goes moving forward. Tunes covered in cobwebs suddenly became the soundtrack for viral dances on trendy video apps....
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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