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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 24, 2019

'Weathering With You': Breezy with scattered showers

Arriving in the middle of a seemingly endless rainy season in Tokyo, "Weathering With You" feels like it's benefitted from an ingenious stealth marketing campaign. Little has been left to chance with Makoto Shinkai's follow-up to "Your Name." The film raked in nearly $360 million globally, turning its...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 23, 2019

'The Summer of Mononoke (Specters): Ghosts and Yokai in Edo Culture'

July 30-Sept. 8
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2019

San Juan police fire tear gas to disperse protesters

Police in San Juan fired tear gas on Monday night to disperse thousands of protesters demanding Puerto Rico's governor resign over offensive chat messages, the latest scandal to hit a bankrupt island struggling to recover from 2017 hurricanes.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 22, 2019

No time to rest for busy Rui Hachimura

Rui Hachimura has had to go through a hectic schedule since he was drafted by the Washington Wizards last month.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2019

Amid mass protests and mounting calls to quit, Puerto Rico governor won't seek re-election

Puerto Rico's governor said on Sunday he would not seek re-election next year and would step down as head of his party following nine days of sometimes violent protests demanding his resignation over vulgar chat messages.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 21, 2019

New Zealanders hand over 10,000 guns and weapons parts in buy-back plan

New Zealanders have handed more than 10,000 guns, weapons parts and accessories in the first week of a buy-back plan prompted by the country's worst peacetime mass shooting, police figures released Sunday showed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 21, 2019

Britain calls Gulf ship seizure 'hostile act' as Iran releases video of capture

Britain on Saturday denounced Iran's seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf as a "hostile act" and rejected Tehran's explanation that it seized the vessel because it had been involved in an accident.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 20, 2019

Citizen campaigns seek to increase voter turnout in Upper House election

Thanks to Japan's fairness guidelines, NHK offers free air time to all political parties participating in national and regional elections, a service that earlier this month resulted in the leader of the Party to Protect Citizens From NHK, which advocates the elimination of NHK's mandatory viewing fees,...
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 20, 2019

Rain, rain, go away

'We naturally assume that it's eventually going to stop raining but what if this is the new normal?'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 19, 2019

Better known as a manufacturing center, Chubu region is turning its talents to nurturing startups

The Chubu region, with Nagoya at its center, has never been known as a land of startups. Although the area is recognized as one of the nation's largest manufacturing hubs, few IT startups have been established and many students in the region tend to prefer joining big companies to becoming entrepreneurs....
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 17, 2019

School workshops that foster political engagement prove popular in Japan

Workshops at schools that use comedy or games to encourage young people to get involved in politics are becoming more widespread in Japan ahead of Sunday's House of Councilors election, the third national poll to be conducted since the lowering of the voting age from 20 to 18.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Jul 17, 2019

Tokyo stocks fall further on trade war concerns and Wall Street downturn

Stocks lost further ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, battered by rekindled concerns over a U.S.-China trade war and an overnight fallback on Wall Street.
Japan Times
Places
Jul 17, 2019

Tokyo's top beer gardens

Wind and Green Beer Garden
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2019

Trump says administration 'will take a look' at accusations Google worked with China

U.S. President Donald Trump said early Tuesday his administration would investigate accusations that Alphabet Inc.'s Google worked with the Chinese government.
CULTURE / Art
Jul 16, 2019

'Insects: Models for Design'

July 19-Nov. 4
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2019

Strong undersea quake near Bali causes panic, but only minor damage

An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck south of Indonesia's Bali Island on Tuesday, the European earthquake monitoring agency EMSC said, causing minor damage and prompting residents and visitors on the tourist island to briefly flee buildings.
CULTURE / Books / Children's Literature in Japan
Jul 13, 2019

Taro Gomi: Still writing, still drawing, still beloved

Children's author Taro Gomi has authored over 450 books in his striking visual style, many of which — 'Everyone Poops' included — have become classics of the genre, both in Japan and abroad.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jul 13, 2019

Exercise battles in the park

'I swear there were two competing rajio taisu014d (literally, 'radio exercises') groups in the park this morning.'
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2019

Taboo family registry records from Meiji Era sold at auction in Japan again

Documents apparently showing family registry records from the Meiji Era called jinshin koseki, currently prohibited due to descriptions of social classes and criminal histories, have been auctioned online again, it has been learned.
SUMO
Jul 12, 2019

Sumo 101: Wakanohana-Tochinishiki rivalry

As with boxing, wrestling, MMA or any other activity where two contestants face off in a ring, great rivalries are the lifeblood of Japan's national sport.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 12, 2019

¥3.5 billion hacked from Bitpoint cryptocurrency exchange

Like previous attacks, the hackers cleaned out the Japanese exchange's “hot wallet,” forcing it to suspend all services. Customers lost u00a52.5 billion in Ripple and other cryptocurrencies.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 11, 2019

Sumo 101: Teahouses

There are many ways to purchase sumo tickets.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 11, 2019

Fourth season set to commence Oct. 3

The first three seasons in league history zoomed by — or so it seemed — in the blink of an eye, with new stars emerging before our eyes and dominant teams and individuals producing many unforgettable moments and games.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 9, 2019

Moving from #MeToo to #MenToo

False accusations of sexual assault have spawned the #MenToo movement in India, which demands gender-neutral laws and investigative procedures.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 9, 2019

'Izumi Kato: Like a Rolling Snowball'

July 13-Jan. 13, 2020
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.

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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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
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