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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices
Apr 4, 2018

Readers' views on intercultural insensitivity, Japanese schooling, English gaps and an inspirational Indian

Some readers' responses to recent stories on the Community pages:
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 4, 2018

Bank of Japan wants you to be wary of cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin investing is popular in Japan, but the nation has also had several high-profile cryptocurrency heists. Now, the central bank has come up with a rather negative Q&A for those seeking answers on cryptocurrencies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 3, 2018

Japan's Indo-Pacific strategy falls short

The government must demonstrate that its commitment to international law and democratic values is more than just a fig leaf.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2018

New Toshiba CEO says chip unit sale will proceed despite eased delisting fears

New Toshiba Corp. Chairman and CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani emphasized Tuesday that the company does not intend to change plans to sell its lucrative memory chip unit even now that it has staved off financial woes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2018

Defense Ministry finds GSDF logs for Iraq despite earlier denials of existence before Diet

Defense Minister Onodera says he did not find out about Ground Self-Defense Force activity logs from Iraq until 2u00bd months after they were discovered.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 2, 2018

Softbank's Masayoshi Son may be about to surprise us anew

Corporate Japan could do with more of Masayoshi Son's 'swing for the fences' approach to business.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2018

How Asia should respond to U.S. protectionism

Asian economies should use the threat of broader U.S. tariffs as an opportunity to revamp their own development models.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 2, 2018

Taking an interest in describing hobbies

Shōhin-ni tsuite go-setsumei-shitara, kyōmi-o shimeshite-kudasaimashita. (When I explained our product, they showed interest in it.)
EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 2018

Reassess the economics of nuclear power

Tightened safety regulations and market conditions in the aftermath of the Fukushima crisis are imposing a heavy financial burden on nuclear power plants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 1, 2018

The challenges facing Japan's universities

Cultivating students' power to think requires a strong financial foundation
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 31, 2018

Takeshi Kitano to abandon his 'army' of talent

There's a tired adage that goes, "Behind every great man is a great woman." In Japan, you could amend it to: "Behind every great older man is a great woman making sure he stays relevant, especially if he's in show business." The tabloid press have had a grand time exploring how the late beloved movie...
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2018

New definition of beer gives Japanese breweries license to change

Japan will change its legal definition of beer on Sunday, allowing its lager-laden breweries to finally diversify and reinvigorate the stale market.
Reader Mail
Mar 30, 2018

Long airport lines cast poor first impression

The very well-written reportage about congestion and related problems at Narita International Airport in the March 27 edition ("Long lines plague Narita") rang a very loud bell, with this tourism industry veteran and recent return arrival.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 29, 2018

Kiyoshi Koyama: A life lived with jazz

"I have lived a life alongside jazz," says Kiyoshi Koyama, jazz critic, journalist and radio host. This is apparent on a recent visit to his home in Chiba Prefecture, where he and his wife live surrounded by walls of neatly organized records, CDs, books and other archives — a lifetime of research and...
EDITORIALS
Mar 29, 2018

Japan must take a unified stance on terrorism in U.K.

Japan must stand strong against the lawlessness of the Skripal attack together with its partners in London and elsewhere.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2018

Elon Musk is today's Henry Ford — and that's bad

As Tesla pursues lower retail prices and higher volumes, its ambivalent attitude toward the principles of mass production of modern cars seems increasingly likely to sabotage its powerful brand.
EDITORIALS
Mar 28, 2018

What Kim's China visit means for Japan

While engagement is to be applauded, we must remain clear-eyed about Pyongyang's intentions.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 27, 2018

Wakaba Higuchi seizes on defining moment at worlds

"Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2018

Speculation on Kim visit to China rife as train departs

A train believed to be carrying a senior North Korean delegation left the Chinese capital on Tuesday following a dramatic whirlwind visit that some reports said included the country's leader, Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2018

The case against counting calories

Forces beyond our control affect how much energy we burn each day.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 27, 2018

ESPN playing it for laughs with list

It's beyond comprehension how ESPN The Magazine could omit Michael Phelps from its new list dubbed the "Dominant 20" athletes of the past 20 years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 27, 2018

As Vatican and China talk, Taiwan looks on nervously

Five blocks from the Vatican, on the bustling, tourist-packed street leading to St. Peter's Basilica, a Taiwanese flag flutters from the window of a third-story suite of offices that house Taipei's embassy to the Holy See.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 26, 2018

Mattis holds firm as chaos engulfs Trump national security team

U.S. President Donald Trump's shake-up of his national security team adds to the burden on one man at the center of any decision about war and peace: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
Man held after two injured in Tokyo Metro knife attack
Police outside Todaimae Station on the Namboku Line on Wednesday evening after a knife attack at the station 　
U.S. and Japan remain far apart on tariffs
Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport on April 18. He has said that all tariffs need to be reconsidered by the United States.
Man admitted to 2025 Osaka Expo with 85-year-old ticket
The Osaka Expo, which opened last month, runs through mid-October.
Japan's 'ice age' employment generation is at risk of poverty during retirement
Those who entered the job market from around 1993 to 2004, when long-term stagnation started, are likely to struggle even more to make ends meet after retirement.
India strikes Pakistan over Kashmir tourist killings
Indian paramilitary personnel stand guard along a road in Srinagar on Wednesday after New Delhi launched missile strikes on archrival Pakistan in a major escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.
'Big picture thinker': Ispace CEO Hakamada on reaching the moon and dreaming of starships
Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Ispace, says his primary interest in space development is not to abandon Earth, but to protect it.

Podcast

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

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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