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Japan Times
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Dec 19, 2015

Shearman details life behind sporting lens

Mark Shearman has achieved extraordinary success as a sports photographer, specializing in track and field. He has a remarkable portfolio — containing images of Olympic legends such as Edwin Moses and Carl Lewis, Usain Bolt and Sebastian Coe — that few can ever hope of compiling. But, he admits without...
EDITORIALS
Dec 19, 2015

Japan's woeful school funding

Japan's consistently and shockingly poor level of educational spending is being ignored by the central government and education ministry.
WORLD
Dec 18, 2015

Luxury brands shower attention on well-heeled Chinese students in U.S.

Sellers of Western luxury brands eager to capitalize on the new wealth of Chinese consumers are showering attention on mainland students in the United States, even as sales in China falter.
Reader Mail
Dec 18, 2015

The consumption tax needs fixing

If the government is really interested in fiscal health of Japan, a hike in the consumption tax is not the answer.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 16, 2015

Abe flubs great opportunity to be a green global leader

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could have stood forward at the Paris climate talks as a world leader in the fight against climate change. Instead, he offered nothing new.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2015

Restarting India's faltering economic revolution

If Narendra Modi makes tough decisions in leading his country forward, the 21st century might end up being the Indian Century. But if so, he can't delay much longer in putting his words into action.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 15, 2015

Spouses await court ruling on retaining maiden name in marriage

Tears welled up in Kaori Oguni's eyes as she recalled the heartache she felt at what was supposed to be one of the happiest moments of her life — that is, when she and her husband registered their marriage at a Tokyo ward office in 2006.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 14, 2015

Avoid offense by heeding these nengajō do's and don'ts

A recent survey revealed quite a few inconvenient truths about what people like and don't like when it comes to New Year's cards.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 14, 2015

Fear of failure, smoothness of French diplomacy sealed Paris climate deal

It was an agreement born from a fear of failure, delivered by the smoothness of French diplomacy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 12, 2015

Investors see big returns as Airbnb takes off in Japan

While many see Airbnb as a possible fix for two seious problems in Japan — the shortage of hotel rooms and a steady increase in vacant buildings — others see an investment opportunity.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 12, 2015

Top IT executives pour $1 billion into artificial intelligence startup

Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk and other prominent tech executives are pouring $1 billion into a nonprofit aimed at creating artificial intelligence that augments humans' capabilities, rather than making them obsolete.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 12, 2015

What would happen in a region ruled by France's far right?

Marion Marechal-Le Pen, the niece of National Front leader Marine Le Pen and the French far right's rising star, might well walk up the steps of the Cannes Film Festival next spring as leader of the region if she wins elections on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2015

Assad rejects negotiating with armed groups, possibly dashing upcoming peace talks

Syrian President Bashar Assad declared on Friday that he will not negotiate with armed groups, appearing to scupper peace talks that Russia and the United States hope to bring about next month.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 11, 2015

Clock ticking on van Gaal's time with Man United

Make no mistake, the Manchester United faithful have lost hope and patience with Louis van Gaal.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2015

Japan again among worst performers in climate protection effort index

Japan ranks among the worst performers in an index comparing the emissions of 58 countries and measures to protect the climate, far below other major emitters like the United States and India, according to a report by Germanwatch and Climate Action Network Europe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 11, 2015

Magazine claims Australian entrepreneur is man behind bitcoin

Craig Steven Wright, an Australian, is the latest in a line of men alleged to be the mysterious creator of bitcoin, a digital currency that has attracted the interest of banks, speculators, criminals and regulators.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2015

Twenty years in the making, Daiwa-tutored Myanmar bourse fetes baby-steps debut

Starting a stock market is hard. Just ask Ryota Sugishita.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2015

Thailand's generals shoot economy in the foot

Thailand's military junta lacks the vision to fix an economy in disarray.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 7, 2015

Japan has little to gain by resuming its whale hunt

The government's decision to defy the International Court of Justice and send the whaling fleet to the Antarctic is sure to inflame anti-Japan sentiment worldwide.
EDITORIALS
Dec 7, 2015

State secrets law still deeply flawed

A year after it took effect, the serious flaws of the state secrets law remain unaddressed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 7, 2015

Japan pushes new policies to reboot startup sector

When asked to name globally recognized Japanese firms founded within the last decade, many people would be hard-pressed to list any.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2015

Senate Democrats plan security bill, including TSA employee screening, 'watch list' arms sales ban

U.S. Senate Democrats plan to unveil a package of proposals this week to tighten domestic security in the wake of the mass shooting in California that killed 14 people and injured 21, according to a Senate Democratic source on Sunday.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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