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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.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 4, 2016

Elvis Costello: 'Don't just stick to one way of doing things'

I've just mentioned to Elvis Costello the publicity stunt he pulled on his first trip to Japan in 1978.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2016

U.S. venture firm aims to break corporate hold on Japanese startups

When he worked in Silicon Valley, venture investor James Riney was used to aggressive entrepreneurs who pitched him for financing any time they got a two-minute opening. Now that he's in Tokyo, the culture is so different he's changed his ways. Startup founders are so timid about asking for money that...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Sep 3, 2016

For elderly residents, city life doesn't get old

The government in Japan is facing an immediate demographic crisis with regards to seniors, whose numbers relative to the general population are increasing rapidly. One of the main problems is where they are going to live out their lives.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 3, 2016

Slow coach

You're walking too fast.
Rugby
Sep 3, 2016

All Blacks assistant Foster expresses interest in succeeding Hansen

All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster has put his hand up to succeed Steve Hansen as head coach of the world champions.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 3, 2016

China criticizes U.S. case against ex-Air China employee accused of smuggling packages

China's Foreign Ministry on Friday criticized the U.S. indictment of a former Air China Ltd. employee for smuggling packages on behalf of Chinese military personnel stationed at China's U.N. mission in New York.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 3, 2016

One secret of Trump's low-cost campaign: free labor at the top

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has run an unusually cheap campaign in part by not paying at least 10 top staffers, consultants and advisers, some of whom are no longer with the campaign, according to a review of federal campaign finance filings.
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 2, 2016

Drop in budget request unrelated to base feud, new Okinawa affairs minister says

The Cabinet Office's decision to request a smaller budget for Okinawan development isn't due to the political tension with Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga, but because Tokyo has a tight budget and Naha still has funds leftover from last year, the new state minister in charge of Okinawa affairs said in a joint...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 31, 2016

U.S. washes hands of rights violations at Okinawa helipad site

Washington and the Pentagon sidestep issues of injuries to protesters and censorship as police blanket the village of Takae.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 31, 2016

A new generation of jihadis awakens in Indonesia

During a May 2011 shootout, Indonesia's counterterrorism forces killed the leader of a militant group thought to be behind a series of failed bomb attempts around the city of Solo in Central Java.
OLYMPICS
Aug 27, 2016

Kenyan police arrest three Olympic officials over Rio mismanagement

Kenya has arrested three top members of its Olympic committee, a Reuters witness said, after mismanagement of the contingent nearly derailed the country's participation in the Rio Games.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 26, 2016

Ikebukuro's side streets offer up some craft beer gems

Often disparaged as little more than the gateway to Tokyo's northwestern suburbs, the area of Ikebukuro is still shaking off a reputation for delinquency that it got 16 years ago from the TBS drama "Ikebukuro West Gate Park."
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Aug 25, 2016

Fuchu hotel offers diners a rare opportunity to try authentic and traditional Zambian food

A Zambian Food Fair is currently underway at the Filly restaurant at the Hotel Continental, in Fuchu, Tokyo, until Sept. 15.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 24, 2016

Actor Yuta Takahata arrested for alleged sexual assault of hotel staffer

Actor Yuta Takahata, 22, was arrested on early Tuesday after he allegedly sexually assaulted a hotel worker in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture.

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes