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LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Oct 26, 2019

Seven-Eleven's Koku Mune onion soy sauce ramen: Almost as good as the real thing

Seven-Eleven's Koku Mune onion soy sauce ramen has been an online hit since its debut. Konbini Watch reviews whether it holds up to the hype.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 26, 2019

Will Japanese society let fathers help out with child care?

Women in Japan have long been expected to handle the bulk of child care duties, whether it be feeding and bathing a child or dropping them off at day care in the morning and picking them up from the center later the same day.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 26, 2019

Mieko Watanabe is ready for any challenge

Architectural designer Mieko Watanabe on how she designs an inviting hotel space, the challenges of owning her own firm and how everyone can be a little more eco-friendly at home.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 26, 2019

Winter is coming ... blame Mount Fuji

'The weather in Tokyo can change so quickly in autumn.'
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2019

Shizuoka faces pushback after it delays maglev project over river water concerns

Construction of a new maglev line connecting Tokyo and Nagoya has come to a standstill, with Shizuoka Prefecture refusing to give the green light to the full-scale drilling of a tunnel under the Oi River, claiming the project could decrease the amount of water for residents living along the river.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 25, 2019

FDA investigating heartburn drug Zantac for carcinogen risks

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether the popular heartburn drug Zantac causes carcinogens to form in the bodies of users, in an effort to fully understand the risks posed by the already recalled drug, the agency's spokesman said on Thursday.
Special Supplements / United Nations Day Special
Oct 24, 2019

Climate woes require urgent action

U.N. Day (Oct. 24) is a time to reflect on how the United Nations benefits us all by addressing vital issues that are the common concern of all humankind.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 23, 2019

Hong Kong police have AI facial recognition tech — are they using it against protesters?

Hong Kong law enforcement authorities have access to artificial intelligence software that can match faces from video footage to police databases, but people familiar with the matter say it is unclear if the technology is being used to quell the pro-democracy protests.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 23, 2019

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin partners with Lockheed and others on moon lander

U.S. billionaire Jeff Bezos said on Tuesday his space company Blue Origin has signed agreements with Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp. and research and development organization Draper for development of its lunar lander designed to help NASA put humans on the moon by 2024.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2019

Facebook announces steps to clamp down on misinformation ahead of 2020 U.S. election

Facebook Inc. has announced steps to combat misinformation and voter suppression ahead of the November 2020 U.S. presidential election, on the same day it disclosed the removal of a network of Russian accounts targeting U.S. voters on Instagram.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 22, 2019

'The Beauty Between: East Asian Arts in an Age of Transition, 16th-17th Centuries'

Oct. 26-Dec.8
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2019

Erdogan says he will never allow vaping, will block e-cigarettes in Turkey

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he will never allow electronic cigarette companies to produce their products in Turkey, urging Turks to drink tea instead.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 19, 2019

Setting one's teeth on edge

'The very last thing you want to hear your dentist say when he first looks inside your mouth is 'Oh!' as he spots something that appears to take him by surprise.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2019

Biden expands edge in presidential race amid Ukraine hearings

Former Vice President Joe Biden expanded his lead over more than a dozen other candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination this month as U.S. House Democrats looked into allegations that President Donald Trump tried to pressure a foreign leader to investigate him, according to a Reuters/Ipsos...
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 17, 2019

Netflix and Amazon face censorship threat in India: source

India is deliberating potential censorship on streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, a senior government source said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 16, 2019

After 13 years in Japan, my advice is to stay curious

The joyful curiosity my mother had toward Japan when she visited reminded me of what made life here so special when I first arrived.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 15, 2019

Wakayama curry killings revisited: Kin of convicted killer Masumi Hayashi break silence after 21 years

On a recent summer evening, tranquility reigned in this small neighborhood in Wakayama, where nothing but the occasional barking of dogs and chirring of grasshoppers broke the peaceful silence.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 15, 2019

'The Habsburg Dynasty: 600 Years of Imperial Collections'

Oct. 19-Jan. 26, 2020
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2019

Hidden gold and 'murky' payoffs threaten Japan's nuclear revival

A payoff scandal has struck Japan's nuclear world, threatening to delay the restart of idled reactors in what's becoming the industry's biggest crisis since the Fukushima meltdowns of 2011.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 14, 2019

Ex-member of South Korean girl band f(x) who spoke out on cyber bullying found dead

A former member of top South Korean girl group f(x), who had spoken out against cyber bullying, was found dead Monday, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 12, 2019

Consumers look for ways to blunt impact of consumption tax hike

Japan's consumption tax on goods and services has arguably been unpopular from the get-go. Introduced at 3 percent in 1989 as a means of improving public finances, the rate was raised to 5 percent in 1997, 8 percent in 2014 and, from Oct. 1 of this year, to 10 percent.
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Oct 12, 2019

'Noon: An Anthology of Short Poems': Wit and wisdom in 14 lines or fewer

In 'Noon: An Anthology of Short Poems,' editor Philip Rowland shows there's more to the short form poetry genre than haiku or tanka.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 12, 2019

Overheard in the newsroom

'(My wife's) battening down the hatches at home. She has even brought in the potted plants and clothes railings from the balcony.'
EDITORIALS
Oct 12, 2019

Expedite burying power cables

Efforts to move power lines underground — an important way to reduce the impact of natural disasters — are moving far too slow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2019

U.S. supplier of tear gas to Hong Kong police faces growing criticism

A chorus is growing against Pennsylvania-based NonLethal Technologies Inc. for selling riot gear to Hong Kong that is being used against pro-democracy protesters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2019

Tokyo's Toyosu fish market still pestered by problems a year after move from Tsukiji

The first anniversary of the costly and contentious relocation of Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market from Chuo Ward to the site of a former gas plant 2 km south along Tokyo Bay was commemorated by a tuna auction Friday morning.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 11, 2019

Gifu women turn plastic waste found on beaches into accessories

Four women in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, are creating accessories made from plastic fragments collected at beaches in Aichi Prefecture, selling them amid growing global concerns over the microplastic waste in the ocean.
Reader Mail
Oct 11, 2019

Support can reduce abuse in the home

The editorial "Help victims of spousal abuse" in the Sept. 22 edition led me to start thinking about this problem more deeply.

Longform

Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person