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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 8, 2017

Unmanned U.S. Air Force space plane returns after secret, two-year mission

The U.S. military's experimental X-37B space plane landed Sunday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, completing a classified mission that lasted nearly two years, the air force said.
WORLD
May 7, 2017

In prisoner swap, Boko Haram frees 82 schoolgirls in northeast Nigeria

Boko Haram militants have released 82 schoolgirls -- out of a group of more than 200 kidnapped from the northeastern town of Chibok in April 2014 -- in exchange for prisoners, the presidency said Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 6, 2017

'Press Freedom in Contemporary Japan': Persuasive and important but incomplete

May 3 marks the United Nations' World Press Freedom Day, an annual reminder of the necessity of unfettered media in the maintenance of healthy societies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 5, 2017

Amnesty warns of rising violence in Rio de Janeiro amid spike in killings by police

Amnesty International on Thursday warned of growing violence across Brazil, particularly killings by police as law enforcement and criminals battle over turf in Rio de Janeiro, the country's second-biggest city.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2017

Reprieve or reform in Europe?

Unless Europe addresses flaws in growth patterns and pursues urgent reforms, the longer-term risks to its survival will continue to mount.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
May 3, 2017

As Japan's JET Programme hits its 30s, the jury's still out

Ambitious program has helped Japan meet the world, but does it have a role to play today?
CULTURE / Stage
May 2, 2017

Love is in the air as racy play 'Spring Awakening' comes to theaters

The old never give the young an easy time. "They think they know everything," "They're lazy" — the cross-generational gripes have been around as long as people have.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 2, 2017

Satellite evidence points to North Korea's ramped-up sub-launched missile program: report

In a revelation that has strategic implications for Japan, analysis of satellite imagery shows the existence of North Korea's second submersible test-stand barge — a sign that the nuclear-armed country could be ramping up development of its submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 1, 2017

Why are Japanese teens so glum?

Young people in Japan score distressingly low in OECD measurements of well-being.
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2017

The bumpy road to adulthood is getting longer

If adulthood in America ever equated with marrying and settling down, it doesn't now.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 1, 2017

Trump confers with Asia allies on North Korean nuclear threat

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday stepped up outreach to allies in Asia to secure their cooperation to pressure North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 1, 2017

Trump invite to Duterte all about lining up allies against Pyongyang: White House

The White House on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's decision to invite Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte to Washington, saying his cooperation was needed to counter North Korea, even as the administration faced human rights criticism for its overture to Manila.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Apr 30, 2017

Safety Net Law to offer new lease on life for abandoned buildings

On April 19, the Lower House of the Diet unanimously passed a revision to the Safety Net Law. The revision creates a new system that will register vacant properties with local governments and, ideally, these properties will be renovated and then rented out to low-income individuals and families who are...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2017

Norway takes on Australia in bid to fulfill Japan's hydrogen society dream

Norway and Australia race each other to show they can supply Japan with hydrogen, which has ambitions of becoming the first nation to be significantly fueled by the superclean energy source.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 27, 2017

All Shizuoka's a stage for SPAC's theater festival

At a recent news conference, Satoshi Miyagi, the artistic director of Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC), gave notice of an imminent invasion — by girigirijin.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 26, 2017

Facebook again draws fire after Thai man broadcasts baby daughter's murder

Police in Thailand on Wednesday said they would discuss how to expedite taking down "inappropriate online content" after a man broadcast himself killing his 11-month-old daughter in a live video on Facebook.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 26, 2017

Help for those seeking left-behind parents in Japan

Two adult daughters contacted Lifelines hoping to get help with issues related to their fathers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 26, 2017

Ryuichi Sakamoto resists the prettier path on 'async' and comes out stronger

In the liner notes for "async," his first solo album in eight years, Ryuichi Sakamoto lists some of the strategies he employed during the recording process: capturing elusive melodies at early-morning synthesizer sessions, compiling field recordings of rain and ruins, rearranging Bach chorales until...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 26, 2017

McDonald's shelves plans to sell Japan unit stake after rebound

McDonald's Corp. said it's shelving plans to sell a stake in its Japan unit that has seen a turnaround since the company announced it was looking for a buyer more than a year ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2017

Automated factories can't solve Japan's productivity paradox

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has cut the number of workers on its turbocharger production lines west of Tokyo by more than 80 percent, as manufacturers from carmakers to electronics producers push further into automation.

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