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Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2015

Avon calling takeover bid a hoax but some $91 million in its stock traded in 25 minutes

Traders — human and otherwise — churned about $91 million worth of Avon Products Inc. stock in the 25 minutes after a takeover filing the company is now treating as a hoax.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 13, 2015

As Geki×Cine raises its game, Amami goes into battle for her man

Geki×Cine isn't really film and it isn't theater, but rather an intriguing blend of the two. With geki meaning "stage," and "cine" representing film, the finished productions are shown on the big screen. So are they stage-to-screen adaptations? Most certainly not. More accurately, they are stage plays...
JAPAN
May 12, 2015

U.S. to station Ospreys at Yokota Air Base starting in 2017

The government formally announces that the U.S. Air Force will deploy a squadron of tilt-rotor CV-22 Osprey aircraft at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in 2017.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 12, 2015

Dog was a savior to tsunami survivor, now a dying friend

About 30 km north of the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, an old shiba dog strains for breath in a temporary, prefabricated house in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 9, 2015

Dancing on the waves at Miyajima

"The mystery of the Orient is legendary . . . it was in the air the moment we stepped ashore in Kyoto, and now in Tokyo it began to envelop us." That's how Charlie Chaplin described his arrival in Japan. I'm not sure if the "Little Tramp" ever visited the island of Miyajima on any of his four trips to...
Reader Mail
May 9, 2015

Discrimination is difficult to end

Regarding the May 3 book review "Marginalized in Tokyo's leatherwork districts," I was reminded how the word "rawhide" appeared in a TV cowboy drama's theme song, and how in the Showa late 30s, a friend of mine and I went to a shoemaker near Kyoto Station.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
May 8, 2015

Singapore tries to tame 'Tiger Moms' regarding childrens' higher education

Singaporean Carmen Kok regrets that she never made it to university. She's not letting her daughter make the same mistake, even if she has to send her abroad to get a place.
MORE SPORTS
May 6, 2015

Uchiyama defends title with patented KO

Watanabe Gym chairman Hitoshi Watanabe confessed that he hadn't been sure if it was right to select undefeated fighter Jomthong Chuwattana as the opponent for his own Takashi Uchiyama, because he knew the Thai could pose a legitimate threat.
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2015

Americans understand free trade's dark side

The American people are intelligent and grown-up enough to hear the basic case against free trade, as well as the case in favor.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 5, 2015

Japan will be last G-7 country to make solar power economically viable

One by one, Japan is turning off the lights at the giant oil-fired power plants that propelled it to the ranks of the world's top industrialized nations. With nuclear power in the doldrums after the Fukushima disaster started in 2011, it's solar energy that is becoming the alternative.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
May 4, 2015

Let's discuss caregivers in the news

A total of 78 people from the Philippines and Indonesia have passed the caregiver certification exam for fiscal 2014, the welfare ministry said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
May 3, 2015

Japan-U.S. effort to tell suicide pilots' stories dodges controversy, wins praise

JBC sits down for an interview with Dr. M.G. Sheftall of Shizuoka University about the kamikaze phenomenon and what makes this exhibition unique.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / EXPO MILANO 2015
May 3, 2015

Sake helps spread Japanese culture globally

Japanese people have been sake drinkers since ancient times. Throughout the history of rice cultivation, sake production went through a number of trials and errors before evolving into what it is today.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / EXPO MILANO 2015
May 3, 2015

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu brings 'kawaii' in Italian debut

Japanese pop star Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's image of Italy is of a luxurious country, loaded with world-famous clothing brands and other items. Yet, she said when she travels to the country for the first time in July, she's most excited about the chance to eat lots of Italian food.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
May 2, 2015

Japanese Red Cross opening in Paris; Tokyo inns to ban rice; U.S. nuclear submarine arrives; Emperor regrets colonial 'sufferings'

100 YEARS AGOSaturday, May 15, 1915
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 1, 2015

As sensors shrink in size, 'wearable' gadgets may fall out of sight

Forget "wearables." The next big thing in mobile devices is "disappearables."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 30, 2015

Model-turned-actress Tao Okamoto gets ready for her closeup after landing roles in 'Hannibal' and 'Batman v Superman'

From renowned photographers and major fashion labels to famous Hollywood directors; it seems everyone wants a piece of Tao Okamoto these days. The model-turned-actress, who made her big-screen debut in the blockbuster "Wolverine" two years ago, is set to appear in the third season of the American TV...
COMMENTARY / World / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Apr 29, 2015

Anti-abolitionist sentiments are alive and well

Why haven't black civil rights leaders demanded that the American national anthem be changed?
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2015

Proof the U.S. is rotten to the core

Still think the United States is governed by decent people? Think again.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2015

Writedowns put Japan's trading houses in tough spot

The country's top five trading houses have announced more than ¥570 billion in asset writedowns, or about half the net income the firms expect to report for last year. And that's probably not the end of it.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Apr 26, 2015

A bare-knuckle race against time to the Edo Period and back

How in the world did I find myself in the passenger seat as an eager accomplice in a car chase?
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 25, 2015

Olympian Bruce Jenner makes transgender history by identifying as a woman

Olympic gold medalist and reality TV star Bruce Jenner said on Friday that he identifies as a woman, becoming the highest-profile American to come out as transgender.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / LOCAL POLLS '15
Apr 24, 2015

Vanishing communities find themselves facing shortage of leaders

At a glance, the town of Kanna in southern Gunma Prefecture looks like just another beautiful rural community, surrounded by deep mountain forests stretching along the Kanna River, which is touted as having some of the clearest water in the Kanto region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 24, 2015

Lack of progress in probe into ASIJ ex-teacher's sex abuses riles victims

Nearly a year after the American School in Japan promised to launch a third-party investigation into sexual abuse by late former teacher Jack Moyer, victims and alumni are becoming increasingly frustrated the school's administration has yet to provide a report on the probe or offer an apology and redress....
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 22, 2015

Sony beats estimates as Hirai revamp fuels earnings growth

Sony Corp. raised its profit forecast for the second time since February as Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai's revamp stokes earnings from games and financial services.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2015

Europe's poisoned chalice of economic growth

In developing countries, it is said that good times are bad times for economic reform. Welcome to developing Europe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / LOCAL POLLS '15
Apr 20, 2015

Naturalized Kabukicho denizen hopes to teach China lesson in democracy

Komaki Lee gained fame as a pioneering 'Kabukicho guide' who showed foreign visitors the ins and outs of the capital's seedy nightlife entertainment district in Shinjuku Ward. Now he's going into politics.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
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.
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.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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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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