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JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Aug 23, 2015

As Hashimoto's reign nears end, a divisive legacy remains

Assuming he does not once again change his mind and seek re-election, the curtain on Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's local political career falls on Nov. 22, when voters elect a new mayor and governor.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 19, 2015

Animated antidotes to Pixar-Disney eye candy

Children's animated films, like just about everything else these days, are mostly created by a couple of mega-corporations. Some days it seems like the only animations out there are digitally rendered, hyperactive "Pix-ney" flicks filled with pop-culture wisecracks and supported by a $100 million budget....
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 19, 2015

Germany feels migrant strain, forecasts 750,000 will seek asylum this year

The German government will sharply raise its forecast for the number of asylum seekers expected to arrive this year to a record-breaking 750,000, coalition sources said on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 18, 2015

Giants' Mikolas tosses one-hitter against archrival Tigers

Losing a shot at a perfect game because of an error in the sixth inning didn't faze Miles Mikolas one bit.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2015

Beijing playing a risky money game

The main danger is that China will destabilize the global economy through excessive currency depreciation.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Aug 17, 2015

Robots launch operations in bank, hotel

Humanoid robots start work in a bank in Tokyo and a hotel in Kyushu amid concerns over a labor shortage in Japan's aging society.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Aug 15, 2015

Antinuclear activists need injection of fresh ideas

One of the basic jobs of any journalist is to cover public demonstrations. Not only do they make for great stories, they also provide the reporter with a chance to play amateur social anthropologist by observing how the individuals and groups involved interact with each other, and the public, before,...
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 14, 2015

How smuggled workers power 'Made in China'

On a quiet river bend on the China-Vietnam border, a group of people clambered up a muddy bank. They had just glided across the river from the Vietnamese side in a longboat, guided by men on both banks signaling with flashlights.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2015

Give Beijing's currency devaluation a chance

By devaluating the yuan, Beiing might be buying some economic stability so it can accelerate its reform process.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 12, 2015

Hell is a claustrophobic submarine in 'Black Sea'

Sometimes a bit of breathless claustrophobia is just the thing to combat a scorching-hot summer (you know, fight panic with panic), and what could be better for that than a submarine thriller?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 12, 2015

Constant critic Trump dumps wrath on China yuan devaluation, says it will devastate U.S.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday said China's devaluation of the yuan would be "devastating" for the United States.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2015

S. Korea's economy still not ready for prime time

Seoul has made little progress prodding the industrial conglomerates that dominate its economy to embrace global business practices.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 9, 2015

Desperately seeking visas: a mixed bag of queries

One of the perennial topics that crops up regularly in reader inquiries is visas. Here are some answers that cover fairly common situations.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2015

Figuring out the world's economic funk

Forecasters have repeatedly overestimated the global economy's strength because they underestimate the influence of the financial crisis and Great Recession on people's confidence.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 7, 2015

Wagyu: Processing pampered cows at Tokyo's last major slaughterhouse

Wagyu literally translates as "Japanese beef," but that translation doesn't quite do it justice. It's a word that calls to mind images of rural Japanese cows being fed beer and massaged daily, and richly marbled ruby-red steaks, shot through with fine ribbons of glistening white fat.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 7, 2015

Big guns set to rule the roost again as fun, games begin

Jose Mourinho mocks Arsene Wenger yet again; the high priest of pragmatic football accused Arsenal of being defensive as it beat Chelsea 1-0 in the Community Shield; the Hypocritical One also tells Señora Benitez she should put Rafa on a diet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2015

The ship that lays the Internet's backbone

Many people are probably unaware that the Internet used everyday to connect to content and people around the world is supported by undersea optical cable.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 6, 2015

Verizon shift to wireless puts union ranks, with benefits, at huge disadvantage

Verizon Communications Inc., deadlocked in labor talks over pension benefits and health care that caused a strike in 2011, has gained bargaining power this time around after shedding operations that employ older unionized workers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 5, 2015

Tom cruises through 'Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation'

Tom Cruise is 53. I repeat: Tom Cruise is 53. In seven years he will officially be eligible for retirement and a cushy 401(k) plan. That will probably be what's going on in the minds of most people who watch "Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation," the latest but not last installment in the "Mission:...
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 5, 2015

A-bomb survivors speak out against nuclear power, decry Abe's view of war

When Atsushi Hoshino set out to revive a group representing atomic bomb survivors in the Fukushima Prefecture 30 years ago, one topic was taboo — criticizing the nuclear power industry upon which many relied for jobs.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 4, 2015

Abbott earmarks billions for domestic shipbuilding as overseas sub deal looms

Canberra will spend 89 billion Australian dollars ($64.9 billion) on ships and submarines for its navy over the next 20 years, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Tuesday, A$40 billion of which has been earmarked to build surface ships domestically.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 3, 2015

Jiko PR gives job seekers a rare chance to brag in Japanese

One of the most interesting aspects of job-hunting here is jiko-PR ('self-public relations'), one of the few times when Japanese are forced to show off about their abilities and accomplishments.
WORLD
Aug 3, 2015

Obama's climate legacy takes shape with move on power plants

The Obama administration on Monday was to issue rules to cut carbon emissions from U.S. power plants, a move designed to secure the president's legacy on climate and one which has already influenced the campaigns of those who want to succeed him.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 3, 2015

Subaru urges suppliers to treat workers fairly, after investigation found harsh conditions for foreign laborers

Fuji Heavy Industries, the parent company of automaker Subaru, has told its network of suppliers that it expects them to treat workers fairly and to uphold "human rights and international standards of behavior."
WORLD
Aug 2, 2015

Chinese military paper warns a corrupt army does not win wars

The Chinese military's official newspaper warned on Sunday that a corrupt army would not win wars, three days after the government announced a former senior officer would be prosecuted for graft.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2015

The midsize newspaper in America is toast

If endangered U.S. midsize papers collapse, who will do the local and regional news-gathering?
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2015

Shell to sell Japan refiner stake for ¥169 billion to Idemitsu

Royal Dutch Shell also announced it plans to cut 6,500 jobs this year and reduce capital investment by $7 billion as it prepares for a 'prolonged downturn.'
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2015

Japan's reliance on coal, especially clean tech, poses costly challenge to cut emissions

Japan will depend on new coal technology that's more than twice the cost of traditional plants to meet its targets on reducing global warming pollution.

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Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?