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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2018

Speculation on Kim visit to China rife as train departs

A train believed to be carrying a senior North Korean delegation left the Chinese capital on Tuesday following a dramatic whirlwind visit that some reports said included the country's leader, Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2018

A month after quake, cash-strapped Papua New Guinea struggles to help the hardest hit

Almost a month after a deadly earthquake, Papua New Guinea is struggling to get aid to desperate survivors, having allocated just a fraction of its relief funds, while a rent dispute left disaster officials briefly locked out of their offices.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 24, 2018

Tradition finds a home on Tokyo's bagel scene

At a glance, Wise Sons Tokyo is a strange addition to the subterranean fringes of Tokyo Station. But zoom in on this Jewish delicatessen and you'll find something warm and inviting: crooked family photographs hanging on the wall, deli-style padded benches, bright timber features and, most importantly,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 21, 2018

'Dynamite Graffiti': Sleaze to some and art to others

At the peak of its popularity in the 1980s, the innocuously named "Shashin Jidai" ("Photo Age") sold 350,000 copies a month. Edited by the self-made publishing impresario Akira Suei, the magazine featured cutting-edge photography by the likes of Nobuyoshi Araki and Daido Moriyama and in-depth articles...
EDITORIALS
Mar 20, 2018

Expect a more assertive Russia after Putin win

Putin needed a large majority of voters to go to the polls. In this — as in so many other things — he got his wish.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 19, 2018

Top South Korean diplomat says Kim has 'given his word' on denuclearizing

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has "given his word" that he is committed to denuclearizing, South Korea's top diplomat said Sunday, a key condition for a potential summit with U.S. President Donald Trump planned for May.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 17, 2018

Miki Bartley: A guiding spirit for Japanese tourists

After 27 years in the United Kingdom, Blue Badge tourist guide Miki Bartley still loves to show visitors around.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 17, 2018

The Blind Donkey: Serving up nature in the inner city

Among the brash drinking holes and boisterous old-school izakaya taverns clustered in the narrow alleys that surround Kanda Station, The Blind Donkey is an unexpected, understated anomaly.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 17, 2018

Nihonbashi: The culinary crossroads of Tokyo

For the rest of the world all roads might lead to Rome, but in Japan all roads lead to Nihonbashi. Just as the Milliarium Aureum (Golden Milestone) delineated the point from which all distances were measured in the Roman Empire, there is a monument to one side of Nihonbashi Bridge that marks the "zero...
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Mar 17, 2018

The true meaning of convenience

'Do you wear your pajamas to the convenience store sometimes?'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 14, 2018

Gina Haspel, linked to 'black site' torture and coverup, tapped by Trump to head CIA

Gina Haspel, a veteran CIA clandestine officer picked by President Donald Trump on Tuesday to head the CIA, is a controversial figure, backed by many in the U.S. intelligence community but regarded warily by some in Congress for her involvement in the agency's "black site" detention facilities.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2018

Residents volunteer to preserve monuments to disaster

Yuichi Yonezawa believes he owes his life to the three-story building that used to house his company in the tsunami-damaged city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2018

Japan marks seventh anniversary of 3/11 with moment of silence

Japan observes a moment of silence to mark the seventh anniversary of the 2011 mega-quake and tsunami that left about 18,000 people dead or missing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 10, 2018

Japan's labor reform ignores elementary principles

Earlier this month, the Finance Ministry reported that the labor share in the final quarter of calendar year 2017 for companies with capital of more than ¥1 billion was 43.9 percent. That basically means 43.9 percent of these companies’ income went to employees. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun described...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Mar 10, 2018

Three Twins brings organic ice cream to Daikanyama

Much like it has in the rest of the world, organic eats are becoming a buzz food in Tokyo. More and more restaurants and stores in the capital are wheeling out the phrase and now it comes to ice cream.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 7, 2018

Bruce Foxton on breaking up and moving on after The Jam

Bruce Foxton pauses for thought. "How would I describe what I'm doing? I suppose I'm flying the flag for those great songs."
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 6, 2018

Sri Lanka deploys forces to quell deadly Buddhist-Muslim clash

Sri Lanka sent troops and elite police to central Kandy district and imposed a curfew there on Monday to prevent clashes between majority Sinhalese Buddhists and minority Muslims after a mob set fire to a Muslim-owned shop.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 6, 2018

Italy migrants fear future after populists surge in election

Ibrahim, a 35-year-old Moroccan who hawks bracelets weaved out of multi-colored fabric in front of Milan's cathedral, teared up when he spoke of the family he left behind who rely on the money he sends home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2018

Japan's top auto and energy firms tie up to promote development of hydrogen stations

The consortium of 11 companies plans to build 80 hydrogen stations nationwide as the government's initiative to create a hydrogen-based economy revs up.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Mar 4, 2018

Doling out some truths about Japan's 'share houses'

Many Japanese people are wary of investment as a means of growing their savings. There are a variety of reasons for this caution, so most keep their money in a bank, gaining almost no interest in the process, in the hope that they won't lose any in the long run. However, some salaried workers who understand...
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2018

Onaga urges new Okinawa affairs minister to reduce U.S. military's footprint

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga urged new Okinawa affairs chief Teru Fukui to reduce the U.S. military's giant presence in the prefecture as the pair met for the first time at the Okinawa Prefectural Government's headquarters in Naha.
WORLD
Mar 4, 2018

Polish group sues Argentine paper under new Holocaust law

A Polish campaign group is suing an Argentinian newspaper it says breached a new law that makes it a criminal offense to suggest Poland was complicit in the Holocaust.

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
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