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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 8, 2015

For South Koreans, overseas study loses its luster

After years of heading abroad in droves to study, more young South Koreans are opting for education at home as expensive overseas degrees no longer provide an edge in a tough job market — and are even a liability.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2015

Trump's call to close door to all Muslims draws wide spectrum of scorn

Donald Trump is calling for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States," his campaign said on Monday, until "our country's representatives can figure out what is going on."
WORLD
Dec 7, 2015

Austria police nab Swedish girl, 17, who said she was Syria-bound to join Islamist militants

Austrian police have detained a 17-year-old Swedish girl who said she was on her way to Syria and is suspected of planning to join Islamist militants there, a Vienna police spokesman said on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Dec 4, 2015

Hannaryz forward Owens done for season

Kyoto Hannaryz forward Larry Owens is out with a season-ending knee injury, the bj-league club announced on Friday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 3, 2015

Enjoying a luxurious slumber party; cakes put the final touch on holidays; experience the finest tea in high style

Enjoying a luxurious slumber party
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 2, 2015

Paris puts seven accused jihadis on trial, including Islamic State executioner in absentia

The trial began in Paris on Tuesday of seven suspected Islamists, including an alleged Islamic State 'executioner' in Syria — the first such case to go to court since the group killed 130 people in the French capital last month.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 1, 2015

European satellite set to test method to find ripples across space, time

An experimental satellite slated for launch Wednesday will test a technique to detect ripples in space and across time, adding a new perspective for viewing and understanding the universe.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Nov 28, 2015

The big-ticket gifts of Kumano-dori

As November grows chilly, I warm up with an urban hike to hunt out seasonal gifts for friends and family. Tokyo is a bastion of creativity and craftsmanship, and shopping the backstreets is like touring a gallery of desires you never knew you had. I exit the Ginza Line's Gaienmae Station, and trot off...
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 28, 2015

Turkey warns Russia after it detains businessmen following downing of jet

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia on Friday not to "play with fire," citing reports that Turkish businessmen had been detained in Russia. Moscow said it would suspend visa-free travel with Turkey.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 26, 2015

Japan recognizes Cyberdyne's robotic suit as medical device, widespread use anticipated

Cyberdyne Inc. said Wednesday its powered exoskeleton has received government approval as a medical device. It said it is first robotics device ever to secure such status in Japan.
EDITORIALS
Nov 26, 2015

Two competing views of Asia

APEC members must show a greater readiness to compromise if they are to overcome their significant differences on a number of important issues.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 26, 2015

Enjoy a calm, relaxing New Year's Eve; satisfying the holiday sweet tooth; delicious cakes add flavor to festivities

Enjoy a calm, relaxing New Year's Eve
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 26, 2015

Tunisia shuts Libya border, confirms suicide bomber blew up bus in Islamic State attack

Tunisian authorities said on Wednesday a suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with plastic explosive blew up a presidential guard bus a day earlier, killing at least 12 troops in an attack claimed by Islamic State militants.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 26, 2015

Pope shrugs off terror fears, starts Africa tour in bid to bridge Christian-Muslim divide

Pope Francis called on Wednesday for ethnic and religious reconcilation at the start of his first tour of Africa, where he will address a fast-growing Catholic population and seek to heal Christian-Muslim divisions.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 25, 2015

Japan: surprisingly, sensibly and endearingly low-tech

The common image of Japan abroad as a high-tech country is severely out of step with the everyday experience of those of us who live here.
EDITORIALS
Nov 24, 2015

Can privatization turn KIA around?

The sale of the rights to run Kansai International Airport to a private consortium could serve as a role model for other money-losing public-infrastructure operations if efficiency and profitability improves.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2015

Islamic State is an existential threat to the West

Western leaders are wrong: Islamic State does pose an existential threat.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2015

A doomsday machine, or the next best thing

It was no accident that Russia leaked its plans to build an incredibly powerful nuclear weapon capable of laying waste to vast portions of the U.S. or China.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2015

Before Paris terrorist attacks, authorities across Europe missed many red flags

In hindsight, there were multiple chances to stop the terrorists who attacked Paris.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 22, 2015

Obama's four-summit trip did not always go according to script

From Turkey to the Philippines to Malaysia, it has been an overseas trip for U.S. President Barack Obama that often veered off-script.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 21, 2015

Without tackling Japan's labor mismatch, Abe's GDP target is just a pipe dream

The government urgently needs to address the mismatch between the jobs available and the people who are looking for employment.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2015

Paris attacks may have cost militants as little as $7,500

The militants who killed 130 people in Paris, triggering new airstrikes on Syria and security alerts around the world, may have spent as little as €7,000 ($7,500) on their attacks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 20, 2015

Syrians, with smugglers' help, fleeing war via Latin America, many on forged Greek passports

A group of five Syrians paid smugglers $10,000 each to travel through multiple countries before being detained for carrying false Greek documents in Honduras, their epic journey exposing a little-known southern smuggling route for Syrians fleeing war in their homeland.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
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.
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.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
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.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
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.

Podcast

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

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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.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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