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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Aug 12, 2017

Larissa Corriveau: Cormorant fisher hooked on the small details

Cormorant fisher in Kyoto discusses her new challenges.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 12, 2017

Jazz assistant coach Lang values Japan experience

Duke University men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski's "fist" analogy to describe how a team gets stronger when it plays as a group is well-known.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 10, 2017

Organic ingredients create healthy options

Following renovations, the recently reopened Restaurant Tohoku Bokujo on the Hotel Continental Fuchu's first floor is now offering a dinner buffet with 100 percent organic and pesticide-free vegetables, eggs and chicken from Aomori Prefecture's Tohoku Bokujo.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 10, 2017

Fugitive Venezuelan mayor urges continued resistance to Maduro as U.S. ups sanctions

A Venezuelan mayor-turned-fugitive has called for anti-government protesters to keep defying leftist President Nicolas Maduro, who has grabbed increased powers through a new legislative superbody stacked with Socialist Party loyalists.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 7, 2017

Japan's shrinking rural population poses a dilemma for democracy

Deep in the Shikoku wilderness, along a steep winding road above a dark green river, sits the tiny village of Okawa. It's located in a region sometimes dubbed by enthusiastic travel writers as the "Tibet of Japan" for its comparative isolation within the mountains.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 5, 2017

Parsing gender stereotypes in Japan's media landscape

Tomomi Inada's resignation as defense minister ended a tenure that often made reporters wonder if her transgressions had more to do with ignorance than with incompetence. It would be wrong to associate her failures with her sex, though there were some in the media who harped on her fashion sense or supposed...
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 5, 2017

Speed bump won't stop Kiyomiya, Japanese baseball's teen powerhouse

So far, 2017 has been a banner year for sports prodigies in Japan, from table tennis and shogi to baseball.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 5, 2017

George Tokoro: 'An unreliable vintage car will teach you patience'

Singer-songwriter and comedian George Tokoro is no stranger to vintage cars. A self-proclaimed "car guy," he is famous not only as one of the most familiar faces on Japanese television, but also for being one of the country's most high-profile evangelists of automotive culture.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 4, 2017

Hiroshima's past is one of many reasons to pay a visit

The early morning light on this summer day, illuminating the under canopies of trees and sending warm, golden strobes across the oyster cafes over the embankments of the Kyobashi River, is enchanting.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2017

Trial of Yingluck sparks deeper crisis for Thailand

The outcome of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's trial will change Thailand's political trajectory.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 3, 2017

Champagne evening offers welcome respite

The Champagne Bar on the third floor of the ANA InterContinental Tokyo is currently offering a Champagne Social, in which guests can choose from three exclusive free-flow plans with a choice of the chef's Elegant Creations tapas menu to enjoy a luxurious evening.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 3, 2017

Italy begins naval mission in Libyan waters to curb migrant flows

Italy began a limited naval mission on Wednesday to help Libya's coast guard curb migrant flows, which have become a source of political friction before national elections expected early next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2017

Airbnb rival Tujia to partner with Rakuten in push for larger share of Japan 'minpaku' market

Tie-up of e-commerce giant and Chinese firm comes following the passage of a new law giving the green light to private short-term lodging services.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2017

Chinese woman undergoes plastic surgery in failed bid to evade $3.7 million debt

A 59-year-old woman from the central Chinese city of Wuhan transformed her appearance through plastic surgery in order to avoid 25 million yuan ($3.7 million) of personal debts, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2017

Osaka lays the groundwork in ambitious plan to host both expo and casino resort

As the government finalizes the basic guidelines for casino operations, Osaka is pushing forward with a separate but related plan to host the 2025 World Expo — if Japan's bid beats out the competition — at the new integrated gambling resort envisioned in Osaka Bay.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 27, 2017

Iconic restaurant offers halal menu

Japanese restaurant Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu is pleased to introduce a new Muslim-friendly menu.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 26, 2017

Normalizing the North Korean threat with malls and tourism at South Korean city beside the DMZ

A half-hour's drive north of Seoul, along a highway lined with barbed wire, lie two shopping malls the size of several stadiums, a stone's throw from the world's most militarized border.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 25, 2017

Japan roster unveiled for FIBA Asia Cup

Star guards Yuki Togashi, Makoto Hiejima and Daiki Tanaka headline the Japan men's national team's 12-man roster for the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup, the Japan Basketball Association announced on Tuesday.
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.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
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.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
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.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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