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COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 17, 2016

When Japanese is English

'I can't make it tomorrow. I have an English lesson.'
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 16, 2016

Inada meets Carter during Washington visit

New Defense Minister Tomomi Inada's finds common ground with her U.S. counterpart during her first visit to Washington.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 16, 2016

Hakata, Nagahama, Kurume: A guide to Fukuoka's best ramen styles

Fukuoka was named the world's seventh most-livable city by Monocle magazine this year for its eco- and business friendly initiatives — but its status as a ramen mecca couldn't have hurt. Within Japan, Fukuoka is known, perhaps more than anything else, for tonkotsu (pork bone) ramen, thanks in part...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 16, 2016

Tempu: A cluttered hole-in-the-wall with incredible 'takoyaki'

Tempu is in no way a destination restaurant. It's a six-minute schlep beside the tracks from JR Shibuya Station, and when you arrive all you'll find is a cluttered hole-in-the-wall that fits eight at a pinch, all standing. But it's this funky setting that makes it such a favorite with the locals —...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 16, 2016

High court rules Okinawa governor's order to stop U.S. base work 'illegal'

The Naha branch of the Fukuoka High Court finds Gov. Takeshi Onaga's cancellation of a landfill work order contravened the law.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2016

North Korea sends a clear message, but who's listening?

North Korea is getting to the point where it'll have nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles ready to fly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2016

Bigger, tastier and pinker: Australia's $1.5 billion super shrimp farm

Somewhere in the vast fishing waters off Australia's northern coast, the hunt is on for the Adams and Eves needed to start a super race of shrimp.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2016

Quest for a moral compass

The Cultural Revolution tore China's social fabric and transformed the society into a dog-eat-dog world, the vestiges of which are still felt today.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2016

Residents of Chinese democracy village tell of 'wild' new police crackdown on protest

Residents of a southern Chinese village once seen as a cradle of grass-roots democracy were in shock on Wednesday after a "wild crackdown" by police in clashes with protesters, which they said led to about 70 people being detained.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2016

East Hokkaido waits on Abe-Putin talks over Russia-held isles

In Hokkaido's far east, Nemuro feels nothing like a typical Japanese city. Mist and fog often shroud the area in the summertime. During July and August, while much of the country bakes in 30 degree-plus temperatures, it's just over 20 degrees in Nemuro.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 13, 2016

Nam June Paik has the last laugh

Rapid, multilayered, fluid — the high-tech images created by Nam June Paik earned him the epithet the Father of Video Art. He may be most often associated with banks of television screens and intense, distorted video images, but as a new retrospective of his work at the Watarium (The Watari Museum...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 12, 2016

Can Japanese speakers really read Chinese? It depends on what you mean by 'read'

Will acquiring the ability to read Japanese give you some degree of literacy in Chinese? Well, it could at least give you a head start.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 12, 2016

How you use 'dake' can mean the difference between 'giving it a try' and 'trying your best'

Introducing forms of the pattern X(verb)-dake Y, which expresses limitations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2016

Rival Libyan leader's forces seize key oil ports, casting doubt on output

Forces loyal to east Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar on Sunday seized at least two key oil ports from a rival force loyal to the U.N.-backed government, risking a new conflict over the OPEC nation's resources.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 10, 2016

Hands on head

I saw a woman with her hand on her head in the rain this morning.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 9, 2016

SpaceX could be grounded for nine to 12 months

Elon Musk's SpaceX likely will be grounded for nine to 12 months while it investigates the cause of last week's launch pad accident and makes repairs, the chief executive of SpaceX's prime U.S. competitor said on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 8, 2016

Inada to visit Okinawa amid ongoing tensions over U.S. bases

Tomomi Inada is set to make her first visit to Okinawa as defense minister on Saturday amid escalating tensions between Tokyo and Naha over the contentious issue of U.S. military bases on the island.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2016

26 Okinawa mayors demand U.S. base reductions amid increased tensions

The mayors of 26 towns and villages hosting U.S. bases in Okinawa plan to formally present new demands Thursday calling for Tokyo to reduce the prefecture's burden in supporting American military personnel and fundamentally revise the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Sep 7, 2016

Todai's traditions reflected in Hongo neighborhood

Hongo, an area in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, is synonymous with Japan's top academic institution, the University of Tokyo.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2016

At Clinton Foundation, access equals corruption

More than half of the people who managed to score a personal meeting with Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state donated money to the Clinton Foundation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 5, 2016

As Philippine slayings surge, many too afraid to denounce Duterte's drug war

The body of 22-year-old pedicab driver Eric Sison lies in a coffin in a Manila slum with a chick pacing across his casket, placed there in keeping with a local tradition to symbolically peck at the conscience of his killers.

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji