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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 12, 2018

The dis-United Nations

The U.N. faces daunting challenges in the age of Trumpism.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 12, 2018

In race to parliament, Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim faces down his critics

Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim will face the first test of his return to political life on Saturday, in a by-election that would pave his way to claiming the premiership, as promised by former foe Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
Reader Mail
Oct 12, 2018

A long way from full acceptance

Thank you for the Oct. 8 article regarding non-Japanese and mixed-race Japanese living in Japan ("Gaijin Day: How an event about unity proved divisive"). I question whether Japan is really becoming more welcoming to non-Japanese.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 12, 2018

Trump's lawyers preparing answers to questions in Russia probe but not on obstruction allegations: source

President Donald Trump's lawyers are preparing answers to questions for the U.S. special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 10, 2018

Haru Nemuri's rapping and roaring speaks to the zeitgeist of 2018

Haruna Kimishima knew her music had found an audience overseas when her Twitter DMs began to fill up with English.
WORLD
Oct 10, 2018

U.S. senators question Super Micro over reports of Chinese tampering with America-bound computer hardware

Two U.S. senators have sent a letter to Super Micro Computer Inc. asking if and when the company found evidence of tampering with hardware components after a news report described how China's intelligence services used subcontractors to plant malicious chips in the company's server motherboards.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 10, 2018

Can five Little Japans defuse one big demographic time bomb?

What about if Japan split into a confederation of five semi-autonomous 'regions,' each delineated roughly by geography and population?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 10, 2018

Singer Taylor Swift helps boost voter registrations after endorsing Democratic candidates

Pop music luminary Taylor Swift's decision to wade into electoral politics for the first time on Sunday has driven a spike in online voter registration, particularly among young people, according to the website Vote.org.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2018

Freshly minted Justice Brett Kavanaugh gets to work at U.S. Supreme Court

Just three days after he was narrowly confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court despite facing allegations of sexual assault, Brett Kavanaugh is set to take his seat on the bench on Tuesday morning, solidifying a conservative majority for years to come.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 9, 2018

Etsko Tazaki creates her own legacy at the piano keys

If you were a musician and your death was imminent, what piece of music would you like to cover before you die? Maybe you'd want to play a Sex Pistols track on the guitar, or perhaps try mastering a trumpet solo by Dizzy Gillespie?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 9, 2018

Mike Pompeo faced hard bargain from start of his Pyongyang trip

From the moment U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang on Sunday, North Korean officials made clear who was in control and how little space the top U.S. diplomat would have in setting the terms of the discussion that would follow.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 8, 2018

Economics of climate change win Nobel Prize for U.S. duo

Americans William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, pioneers in adapting economic theory to take better account of environmental issues and technological progress, shared the 2018 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 8, 2018

GOP's Susan Collins downplays talk her vote for Brett Kavanaugh will backfire at polls as Susan Rice eyes run

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine downplayed the threat of a re-election challenge in 2020, as lawmakers' votes both for and against U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in his contentious confirmation battle generate political backlash.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 8, 2018

China slashes banks' reserve requirements as trade war with U.S. imperils growth

China's central bank on Sunday announced a steep cut in the level of cash that banks must hold as reserves, stepping up moves to lower financing costs and spur growth amid concerns over the economic drag from an escalating trade dispute with the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2018

Brazilians begin voting in tense presidential race led by right-winger Jair Bolsonaro

Brazilians began voting Sunday in a polarized presidential race that could result in the election of a far-right former army captain, whose praise of past dictatorships enrages critics but whose promise of a brutal crackdown on crime and corruption has electrified his supporters.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Oct 7, 2018

Global adventure spans over 20 years and counting

In the H&M Showroom perched above the streets of Tokyo's bustling Shibuya district, the calm demeanor of Lucas Seifert stands in stark contrast to the boisterous outside.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Oct 6, 2018

'When I Was a Wolf': Western fairy tales reinterpreted, for better or for worse

Shuji Terayama's 'When I Was a Wolf' is a collection of essays that reappraise Western fairy tales, fables and literature and flips them head over heels.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2018

Kavanaugh on U.S. Supreme Court: Sparks or harmony?

When Clarence Thomas took a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1991, he had only barely survived a series of bitter Senate hearings on allegations of sexual harassment that divided the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 6, 2018

Hong Kong press freedom in question as Financial Times journalist denied visa

Hong Kong has refused to renew a work visa for the Asia news editor of the Financial Times, who is also an official of the city's Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC), a decision that has shocked many in the financial hub's international community.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 5, 2018

Scientists urge global doomsday vault for 'good' germs

As the world's microbial diversity is decimated by antibiotics, processed food, filtered water and other wonders of modern life, researchers are proposing the creation of a global microbiota vault to protect the long-term health of humanity.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 3, 2018

Abe versus Japan's 'invisible hand'

Will public opinion thwart Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's effort to amend the Constitution?
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 3, 2018

Photos confirm U.S.-Chinese warships' near-miss as experts say South China Sea encounter likely to affect allied operations in region

Experts said a near-miss between a U.S. Navy destroyer and a Chinese warship in the disputed South China Sea earlier this week could have dire implications for American allies and partners operating in the waterway and elsewhere — including Japan — after the U.S. confirmed that photos showing just...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 3, 2018

Lions counting on quality starting pitching to set the tone in playoffs

The pitching staff of the Seibu Lions has put up some scary numbers in 2018. Not scary-good numbers either.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 2, 2018

A master of Zen wisdom and dad jokes

If you are an older chubby man with a receding hairline and facing nothing but a decline into old age and death, there's always the work of Zen monk Sengai Gibon (1750-1837) to fall back on.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2018

Where ruining people is still considered sport

There are three human desires that are difficult to control in life that can ruin your family and yourself: power, wealth and sex.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2018

Top fund manager Jumpei Kitahara bets on owner-managed and family-run firms

When a yearslong father-daughter feud over who took leadership of a furniture retailer threatened to drive the company into the ground, one top-performing fund manager took it as a reason to celebrate.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
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.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
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.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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