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Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 7, 2016

New butoh venue aims for intimacy

Butoh has found a permanent home in Kyoto. Appropriately, for a form of dance that originated in Japan but has flown under the radar here, that home is a tiny 154-year-old kura, or storehouse, hidden down an alley and squeezed between a medical college and residential buildings slap bang in the middle...
EDITORIALS
Jul 7, 2016

Don't rely on quake predictions

The government should focus its efforts on minimizing the damage caused by quakes rather than squandering resources trying to predict them.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2016

Controlling Islamist terror

Unless concerted efforts are made to fight the ideology of jihad and drain the terrorism-breeding swamps, liberal, pluralistic states could come under siege.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2016

'Sweetest' town clings to Hershey, adding to takeover hurdles

The town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, calls itself the "sweetest place on Earth."
EDITORIALS
Jul 6, 2016

Why all evidence must be disclosed

Prosecutors should be required to present all evidence during criminal trials, including that which might not benefit their case.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2016

The sobering evidence of social science

Social science cannot tell us what to do, but it can tell us the results of what we are doing.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 6, 2016

LDP vice president says 'zero possibility' Abe will revise Article 9 after Upper House poll win

Masahiko Komura says a victory in Sunday's election will not lead to a change in the Constitution's war-renouncing Article 9.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2016

How Zika can save the Olympics

Golfers, along with stars from other already enriched sports, have no place in the Olympics.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 5, 2016

Time for 'Abexit' in Japan?

As Japan's voters head to the polls they need to reflect on the failure of Abenomics to deliver shock therapy and the need for genuine reform.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / DECISION 2016
Jul 5, 2016

In Japan's industrial heartland, some see no alternative to Abe

Shuttered factories dot the streets of Osaka, a city that once reverberated with the sound of trucks delivering all manner of parts to Japan's industrial giants.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Jul 3, 2016

Entrepreneur on mission to make it easier to study abroad

Foreign students looking to study in Japan would probably want to ask a million questions before taking the plunge.
CULTURE / Music
Jul 3, 2016

Muddy Apes' style of rock knows no borders

When looking at the pedigree of rock quartet Muddy Apes, it's hard not to mention the term "supergroup." After all, the band's members — which consist of bassist Taka Hirose of British rock act Feeder, guitarist Kiyonobu "Inoran" Inoue of Japanese arena-rock band Luna Sea, vocalist Masaki "Maeson"...
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2016

India's commitment to reform

India may come to miss Raghuram Rajan's commitment to deregulation after he steps down as governor of the nation's central bank.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2016

Fatal Tesla crash revs up criticism of on-road beta testing for self-driving vehicles

Tesla Motors Inc. says the self-driving feature suspected of being involved in a fatal crash on May 7 is experimental, yet it's been installed on all 70,000 of its cars since October 2014.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2016

Gingrich, Christie lead field of possible Trump vice presidents

Republican stalwarts Newt Gingrich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are at the top of Donald Trump's short list to be his vice presidential running mate, sources said, but the real estate developer is casting a wide net.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jul 1, 2016

Last U.S. fighter pilot to fly WWII mission to tell cautionary tale to Japan, U.S. youth

World War II veteran Jerry Yellin has a new mission: keeping the memory of the conflict alive.
SOCCER
Jun 30, 2016

Puel named Southampton manager

Southampton has appointed former Nice and Lyon boss Claude Puel as its new manager on a three-year contract, the Premier League club said on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 30, 2016

Amazon biodiversity at risk despite Brazil's forest protection law, study finds

Selective logging, road building and fires are threatening biodiversity in Brazil's Amazon despite a requirement that rural landowners maintain at least 80 percent of their forest cover in the world's largest rain forest, researchers said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / THE JAPAN TIMES FORUM ON TICAD VI
Jun 30, 2016

Africa outlook seeing shift from assistance to investment

The sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) will be held in Nairobi on Aug. 27 and 28, where political and business leaders from around the world will discuss various issues facing the continent.
WORLD
Jun 30, 2016

Fame brings fortune: Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala now millionaire

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenage education activist who survived a near-fatal attack by the Taliban, and her family have become millionaires in under four years due to sales of a book about her life and appearances on the global speaker circuit.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 29, 2016

'The Program': Stephen Frears cycles round the edges

From the NFL's deflated footballs to the bribery allegations besmirching Tokyo's Olympic bid, it can feel like the entire apparatus of professional sport has become hopelessly corrupt. But are the fans also complicit?
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Tropical Storm Nari moves northward, with possible landfall Tuesday
Tropical Storm Nari's forecast path as of Monday morning
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
Japanese scientists discover clue to why women burn more fat than men
Scientists say the study could help explain why women are typically less prone to weight-related conditions and may lead to new therapies that target calorie-burning mechanisms.
Music idol and anime fandom merch is big business
Businesses who cater to fandoms gathered at Tokyo Lifestyle Week for the second annual Oshikatsu — Merch Collection Expo, a trade show devoted to fandom goods.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Podcast

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

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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