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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 29, 2016

Babymetal, Beck and Boredoms bring strong sets to Fuji Rock's 20th birthday bash

"This is Fuji Rock No. 20," said Beck Hansen, lounging against the drum kit at the end of his hit-laden Saturday night set at this year's Fuji Rock Festival. "Twenty years goes in the blink of an eye, so I think we need to just take a moment here to appreciate ... take this in."
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2016

New Delhi's imperative after the South China Sea ruling

The South China Sea issue gives India has an opportunity to underscore its credentials as a responsible global power.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / NATURE'S PANTRY
Jul 29, 2016

'Kioke': The secret ingredient of soy sauce

Shodoshima, the largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, is not only covered in thousands of olive trees, it also holds half of Japan's remaining wooden soy sauce barrels. Though the island has produced olive oil for about 115 years, soy sauce has been made here for centuries — and has weathered many...
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2016

Abe eyes Cabinet shake-up as he accelerates economic policies

The prime minister will reshuffle his Cabinet on Aug. 3, a day after he unveils new economic measures, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2016

Inside Hitachi's growth machine: tubes, patents and petri dishes

With its network of tubes and petri dishes, Hitachi Ltd.'s latest gizmo may look more like a mini laboratory inside a refrigerator than the growth engine the technology company envisages.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2016

FBI probes hacking of Democratic congressional group: sources

The FBI is investigating a cyberattack against another U.S. Democratic Party group that may be related to an earlier hack against the Democratic National Committee, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
EDITORIALS
Jul 28, 2016

Trump's troubling Russian ties

Donald Trump should provide more transparency about the nature of his financial dealings and interests in Russia.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 28, 2016

Tohoku Cup offers fans early treat

An annual tradition is growing.
EDITORIALS
Jul 27, 2016

Senseless carnage at a care home

Hard questions need to be asked about why the warning signs given by the Sagamihara mass killer didn't trigger more alarms.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 27, 2016

The fraud called electricity retail liberalization

Consumers may think they're getting a good deal by switching electricity suppliers following the liberalization of the industry. They're not.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 27, 2016

Crowdfunding offers freedom to filmmakers

It's not easy making indie movies in Japan. The big studios only want commercial projects with proven fan appeal, usually based on hit manga, novels or TV dramas. Given the need, government funding schemes are paltry, with much of the money going to films about safe, uncontroversial subjects.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2016

Making Hillary likable again: Democrats seek to recast candidate

When Hillary Clinton first ran for president in 2008, she was badly stung by a backhanded compliment from rival Barack Obama, who called her "likable enough" before going on to win the Democratic nomination and the White House.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2016

Poll puts Trump 2 points ahead of Clinton in presidential race amid DNC disarray

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump posted a two-point lead over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday, the first time he has been ahead since early May.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2016

Bill Clinton to make case at DNC for his 'change maker' wife's White House bid

Hillary Clinton was set to become the first woman presidential nominee of a major U.S. party on Tuesday, a historic moment that Democrats hope will help eclipse rancor between her supporters and those of her rival in the primaries, Bernie Sanders.
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2016

International Canoe Federation issues ban on five Russians for Rio Games

Five Russian canoe sprint athletes — including the 2012 Olympic champion Alexander Dyachenko — have been banned from competing at next month's Rio Olympics by the International Canoe Federation (ICF), after they were implicated by the McLaren Report.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2016

Kanagawa attacker's motive: seeking spotlight or rage killings?

Following the murder of 19 people at a care facility by a former staff member, experts are trying to determine the motivation behind the attack.
EDITORIALS
Jul 26, 2016

Misconduct by adult guardians

Financial misconduct by lawyers and others serving as guardians for incapacitated adults risks ruining public trust in the adult guardianship system.
Japan Times
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 Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 26, 2016

The Kabukiza's special August season of short plays looks set to be a scorcher

Kabuki never used to be performed in August at the Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo, but in 1990 two of its late, great actors, Nakamura Kanzaburo XVIII and Bando Mitsugoro X, instigated the staging of short programs during that sweltering month to help expand the audience.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jul 26, 2016

As Japan grays, retailers covet youthful masses in Vietnam

These days, Thu Huong no longer shops at the fresh produce market near her home, opting instead to hop in a taxi and head off to Aeon Co.'s 9-month-old mall in Hanoi. There, as she shops for her family of five, she can bask in the air-conditioning and enjoy free Wi-Fi.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2016

Not all of Trump's foreign policy positions are crazy

Trump brings some refreshing new foreign policy ideas to the fore that deserve serious consideration.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Japan’s legal system struggles to deal with AI-made child sexual abuse images
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
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