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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 30, 2017

'Shocked' South Korea leader Moon orders probe into extra U.S. THAAD launchers

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has ordered a probe after the Defense Ministry failed to inform him that four more launchers for the controversial U.S. THAAD anti-missile system had been brought into the country, his spokesman said on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2017

Welcome back to your swamp, Mr. President

U.S. President Donald Trump's trip abroad was fun. Facing Special Counsel Robert Mueller won't be.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 29, 2017

Chinese buy condom business as sex-savvy youth spur demand

April Zhang, a 21-year-old student from Shanghai, reflects the fast-shifting attitudes of China's younger generations toward sex. She's confident to talk about a topic once taboo here and is well educated about the risks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2017

Tillerson declines to host Ramadan event at State Department

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has declined a request to host an event to mark Islam's holy month of Ramadan, two U.S. officials said, apparently breaking with a bipartisan tradition in place with few exceptions for nearly 20 years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2017

In shake-up, Trump to set up 'war room' to repel attacks over Russia probe

Once U.S. President Donald Trump returns from his overseas trip, the White House plans to launch its most aggressive effort yet to push back against allegations involving Russia and his presidential campaign, tackling head-on a scandal that has threatened to consume his young presidency.
LIFE / Travel
May 26, 2017

Looking for 'omotenashi' in Cuba's southeast

Though half a world apart in geography, history, language and just about anything else you could name, Cuba and Japan are not entirely without similarities.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 25, 2017

A taste of summer on the French Riviera

Back by popular demand, The French Kitchen at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo is hosting Soiree Blanche 2017, a series of luxurious summer events every Saturday from June 24 through Sept. 2.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 24, 2017

Japanese residents of Manchester shaken by terrorist attack

Japanese residents in Manchester, England, expressed shock that the deadly terrorist attack at a concert hall took place in a city known for welcoming different cultures.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2017

China could be the future of the sharing economy

At a time when much of China's economy is slowing or stalling, the sharing sector is booming.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 22, 2017

Trump tells Israel its Arab neighbors agree on Iran threat

President Donald Trump landed in Israel on a groundbreaking direct flight Monday from Saudi Arabia and expanded a core theme of his Sunday speech in Riyadh: the U.S. will stand with Arab nations and Israel against the threats they all agree are posed by Iran.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 22, 2017

Tanka help Japanese express emotions

Tanka are one of the oldest forms of poetry in the world with a 1,300-year history.
EDITORIALS
May 22, 2017

Final curtain call for 'The Greatest Show on Earth'

Circuses are made from the stuff of dreams, and one that lasted 146 years has come to an end.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2017

Geography and the coming Sino-American war at sea

Geography and geopolitics will determine the course of any U.S.-China war. China is at a disadvantage on both counts.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 21, 2017

Don't bank on Japan's lenders making it easy to relocate abroad

A reader shares her experiences with internet banking upon leaving Japan on a temporary basis.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 19, 2017

Slowing down time with a trip to Okinawa's Zamami Island

Growing up in a small beach town on the west coast of Florida, much of my free time as a youth was spent in or around the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf was almost always warm, not unlike bath water, yet it provided the perfect respite from the stifling heat of the Florida summers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 19, 2017

North Korea ferry docks for first time in Vladivostok; Russia dismisses political connection

A new ferry line between isolated North Korea and its neighbor Russia docked for the first time at the Russian Pacific port of Vladivostok on Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 18, 2017

Menu offers opportunity to meet the meat

The "Meet Meat Promotion," which runs through May 31 at The Tokyo Station Hotel, is part of an ongoing dinner promotion under the concept of "sharing and enjoying meat dishes."
Rugby
May 17, 2017

Sunwolves stay positive despite steep learning curve

The Sunwolves may have won only one game out of 10 so far this season, but Japan's Super Rugby team is confident that its efforts will pay off somewhere down the line.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2017

North Korean missile program progressing faster than expected, South says

North Korea's missile program is progressing faster than expected, a South Korean minister said Tuesday, hours after the U.N. Security Council demanded the North halt all nuclear and ballistic missile tests and condemned Sunday's test-launch.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
May 14, 2017

Liberating young minds with technology

Education in Japan, within the nexus of business, science and internationalization, is currently developing progressive initiatives.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 13, 2017

Japan's fisheries still swimming upstream

In March, the internet news site Videonews.com posted a conversation between environmental journalist Tetsuji Ida and Waseda University researcher Yasuhiro Sanada, who writes about fisheries. During the talk, Sanada said that whaling is a "dead industry," and seemed to think that the ongoing controversy...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
May 12, 2017

Denim dreams: Dyeing to live in the industrial heart of Okayama

Hirohiko Sunami's hands emerge from his indigo vat covered in rivulets of fermenting natural dye. The light is dim in this Kojima workshop, but a few stray sunbeams reflect off the millions of bubbles at the vat's surface as Sunami pulls a piece of cotton from the dark liquid. "Look," he says. While...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 11, 2017

Buffet offers chance to try authentic Peruvian cuisine

The ANA InterContinental Tokyo's second-floor Cascade Cafe is offering its first Peruvian buffet dinner through June 30.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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