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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 23, 2016

'Born to be Blue': Biopic goes free-form on Chet Baker's story

For casual fans or people who have yet to encounter Baker, 'Born To Be Blue' is a good place to start, perfectly encapsulating the fragility and self-destructive urges that underlined his uniquely beautiful and melancholic music.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 22, 2016

Spirit of Ninagawa and Shakespeare strong in Takahiro Fujita's daring take on 'Romeo and Juliet'

Takahiro Fujita was really looking forward to the new year in 2016. He'd already been honored when dramatist supreme Yukio Ninagawa asked him to write a play for him to direct. Now, they were each set to stage separate versions of "Nina's Cotton," that new work inspired by the life of Japan's worldwide...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2016

Quake prompts temporary halt to cooling of spent fuel rods in Fukushima No. 2 pool

The powerful earthquake that rocked the Tohoku region Tuesday morning temporarily stopped the critical cooling system for a spent fuel pool at the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear plant for about 100 minutes, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 19, 2016

So near and yet so far

'I don't want to alarm anyone, but there's no Wi-Fi signal here.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 18, 2016

Rituel: A pilgrimage site for patisserie devotees

Almost exactly one year ago, fans of French pastry were celebrating the opening of Rituel, the Tokyo headquarters of French artisan baker Christophe Vasseur. Just like his main shop in Paris, Du Pain et Des Idees, this store near Omotesando Station has become a place of pilgrimage for those in search...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Nov 18, 2016

Vegan muffins on the far side of Tokyo

Far from Tokyo's dessert meccas of Harajuku and Omotesando, new bakery NY Muffin opened near Shin-Nakano Station in September. It sells a selection of vegan muffins — with no eggs, butter or milk. However, the shop doesn't make things easy for customers: besides the out-of-the-way location, it is...
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2016

Okinawa base relocation opponents see hope in business-minded Trump

Some hope Trump's business experience means he will decide that relocating a U.S. base on the island is economically unfeasible and should be scrapped.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 14, 2016

With 'bun,' get your share in Japanese — or as much as you put in

Introducing some expressions using u5206 (u3076u3093), which means 'share,' 'part' or 'portion.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2016

Britain's Brexit firebrand Farage meets Trump in New York

Leading Brexit campaigner and U.K. Independence Party leader Nigel Farage visited U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at his home in New York City on Saturday and a Trump aide said the pair had a "very productive" meeting.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2016

Japan, India sign civil pact on nuclear power after reassurances from Modi

Japan and India ink a deal on nuclear power that gives Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a boost in his efforts to sell Japanese technology abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / IN PICTURES
Nov 10, 2016

Election day and night: from ballot boxes to celebrations and shock waves

A long and often tumultuous campaign came to a climax that many media polls did not predict: a victory for Donald Trump, the controversial presidential candidate for the Republican party, who managed to pull ahead and maintain his lead over the Democrat candidate, Hillary Clinton.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2016

Shock and worry on Tokyo's streets following Trump's upset victory

Many people interviewed by The Japan Times on the streets of Tokyo on Wednesday were stunned after learning America had chosen Donald Trump as the next president, voicing concern over the future of the Japan-U.S. alliance.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2016

Japan regulator clears more reactors for restart amid opposition

The watchdog clears another pair of reactors in Kyushu for restart despite growing objections to any resumption of nuclear operations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2016

U.S. voters see long lines, some polling glitches, harassment

Voters and civil rights groups reported long lines, isolated cases of malfunctioning equipment and some harassment at polling places in Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, but fears of widespread violence at the polls did not materialize.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 8, 2016

Witch hunts follow Thai king's death

Thailand's much revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away Oct. 13. His death has heightened the anxiety felt by some members of the Thai public about the country's uncertain future without the charismatic monarch. Increasingly many royalists are expressing their concerns through a series of witch-hunt...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 8, 2016

Hate Trump and Clinton? There are better alternatives

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the least popular presidential candidates of all time. So why vote for either one?
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 7, 2016

From Operation Tomodachi to Hiroshima visit, exiting Obama viewed favorably in Japan

On Tuesday, the whole world will be watching as Americans choose their next president.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Nov 5, 2016

Tokyo Design Week: The professionals

Tokyo Design Week (TDW) seemed a little pared down this year, with a notable absence of a handicrafts creators' fair and only one awards exhibition. Nevertheless, it still offered the familiar lineup of products, interactive installations, architectural models, artworks and robots, as well as a new outdoor...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 4, 2016

Tsai looks to Japan as cross-strait ties grow cool

Relations between Japan and Taiwan have the potential to reach new heights since the election of Tsai Ying-wen as president earlier this year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 4, 2016

Gem by Moto: Simple, stylish and seasonal — with sake to match

Whenever you find a place that serves good sake, there is a high chance it has quality food, too. No matter if it's an upscale Japanese restaurant, a down-home izakaya tavern or an obscure bar for sake geeks, this rule of thumb rarely fails. It certainly applies at Gem by Moto.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 4, 2016

Bills Ginza: Laidback Australian dining in the heart of the city

Ginza. It's where you go for classy cake shops, high-end sushi and some of Japan's priciest cuisine. But surely not for vegan cauliflower fritters and spelt risotto, or porcini-rubbed steaks and truffled arancini (rice balls)? Absolutely, thanks to the newest branch of the laid-back — and still lower-case...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Nov 4, 2016

Ca Ca O finally brings its rich chocolate eclair to Tokyo

The newly opened Food Depot in the basement of Shinjuku's Lumine 1 department store features a lot of intriguing eateries, with a number of dessert shops among them. Ca Ca O, a chocolate store originally from Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, offers a variety of goods made from rich cacao beans. The Ca...
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
‘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
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