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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2016

Trump blasts Cruz as 'nasty guy' as rival fires back over 'New York values'

A rolling brawl between the two U.S. Republican presidential front-runners didn't abate on Sunday as Donald Trump termed his closest competitor, Ted Cruz, "nasty" and the Texas senator stood his ground in criticizing the billionaire's "New York values."
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 17, 2016

Abenomics: state capitalism

Shinzo Abe's economic policies aren't really neoclassic or Keynesian. Rather they align more with the state capitalism practiced in China, Russia and Singapore.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2016

Ex-Olympus CEO Woodford sues company for breach of contract, four years after alleging fraud

Michael Woodford, the whistle-blowing former chief executive officer of Olympus Corp., has sued his former employer in the U.K. for breach of contract, more than four years after he alleged a $1.7 billion accounting fraud and 13-year cover-up at the firm.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2016

China seeks investment for disputed islands, plans to launch flights

China will invite private investment to build infrastructure on islands it controls in the disputed South China Sea and will this year start regular flights to one of them, state media said Friday, moves likely to anger other claimants.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 15, 2016

China's richest man eyes global film empire with purchase of Hollywood blockbuster studio

Flanked by models in white sequin dresses amid booming music and dazzling lights, China's richest man savored his latest entertainment triumph this week: the announcement of a $3.5 billion deal to take over a Hollywood blockbuster movie studio.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2016

Architect Kengo Kuma dismisses alleged similarities with Hadid stadium design

Kengo Kuma, whose flatter, less expensive design will be used for the Olympic Games' main venue, said his plan and Hadid's differed in concept and cost.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 15, 2016

Japan's small-caps doing well while big exporters get a bruising

Amid the wreckage of Japan's stock market in 2016 lies a surprise: Smaller companies are posting their best relative performance on record.
CULTURE / Music / David Bowie in Japan
Jan 15, 2016

Bowie’s portable Japan

I first learned that David Bowie had died while riding the Beetle jetfoil ferry from South Korea to Japan. Of the myriad thoughts that flooded through my mind during the crossing — for Bowie has been my lodestar, an absolutely determinant influence in my life as the musician Momus — was the bittersweet...
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2016

Toyota labor group to slash wage-hike demand in further threat to Japan's inflation target

The umbrella labor group representing Toyota Motor Corp. and its related companies said it will seek half the minimum wage increase in 2016 compared with its plan entering the fiscal year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / David Bowie in Japan
Jan 14, 2016

Like some cat from Japan: A tribute to David Bowie

The late David Bowie's appreciation of Japan and its culture was strong. Following his recent death, The Japan Times asked five people who share that connection with the country, and who witnessed the decade-spanning trajectory of this starman, to recall what his sound and vision meant to them.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 14, 2016

Shinoharu Tatekawa makes sure that 'rakugo' isn't lost in translation

Comic Shinoharu Tatekawa hopes to win over some new fans this month when he performs a rakugo set in English.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jan 14, 2016

Experiencing a traditional hotel; taking a culinary trip through China; spa treatments focus on anti-aging

Experiencing a traditional hotel
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 13, 2016

Abe eyes using boosted tax revenue to cover food exemption shortfall

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe indicated Wednesday that the higher tax revenues — which he attributed to Abenomics — may be used to cover a shortfall when food is exempted from the coming tax hike.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 13, 2016

As Okinawa confronts dioxin, Vietnam offers lessons

Health monitoring and safety measures are urged as U.S. military denials fly in the face of mounting evidence of contamination on the island.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 13, 2016

Pink and Gray not just an idol film

No one likes spoilers, right? But in some films a major plot twist comes so early that the choice is to either mention it or write an entire review consisting of little more than winks and nods. For example, in Nobuhiko Obayashi's "Exchange Students" ("Tenkosei," 1982) a teenage boy and girl — spoiler...
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 13, 2016

North Korea turns more erratic as Kim's inner circle shrinks

Days after North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test, its official television network showed the No. 2 man in the regime, 60-something Gen. Hwang Pyong So, kneeling and covering his mouth to address leader Kim Jong Un, who nodded in his seat as he turned his face away.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 12, 2016

Kim impressed after 11-year-old You wins national title

History was made in Seoul on Sunday at the South Korean national championships when 11-year-old You Young won the senior women's singles competition.
EDITORIALS
Jan 12, 2016

America's struggle with gun violence

More than 100,000 people have been killed as a result of gun violence over the past decade in America, and millions more have been the victim of assaults, robberies and other crimes involving a gun.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2016

Mayoral candidates in Okinawa face off over U.S. base

Less than two weeks remain until a local election that may influence both the planned relocation of the Futenma military base and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's effort to secure a two-thirds majority in this summer's Upper House election.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Osaka police crack down on crime ring over underage prostitution
Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.

Podcast

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

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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