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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2019

What Brexit reveals about the EU

The bloc's biggest problem is indifference, not Euroskepticism.
Reader Mail
Nov 1, 2019

Reducing hospital beds a bad idea

Regarding the story "Abe-led government panel suggests 130,000 fewer hospital beds to reduce costs" in the Oct. 30 edition, this idea would add to the rising number of elderly people dying alone.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 1, 2019

Japan's shrine meant to celebrate Hokkaido's Ainu divides them

On a wooded lake shore in southwest Hokkaido, the government is building a modernist shrine that has divided the indigenous Ainu community whose vanishing culture it was designed to celebrate.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / 2010s: Decade in Review
Oct 31, 2019

Halloween's rise in the 2010s provided Shibuya crossing with plenty of tricks and treats

While Halloween has been around in Japan for a few decades it wasn't until recently that it became a true phenomenon, especially at Tokyo's iconic Shibuya crossing.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Oct 30, 2019

Episode 28: Chris Broad and Sharla — living the YouTube life in Japan

Chris Broad of Abroad in Japan and Sharla of Sharmander discuss their careers as two of the most successful YouTubers in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 30, 2019

For Yazidis traumatized by Islamic State's butchery, Baghdadi's death 'doesn't feel like justice yet'

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death will mean nothing to 19-year-old rape victim Jamila unless the Islamic State militants who enslaved her are brought to justice.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2019

Abe-led government panel suggests reducing hospital beds to cut costs

The number of beds at hospitals nationwide should be reduced by some 130,000 as a measure to cut ballooning social security costs, the panel said.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2019

Japan's Foreign Ministry to provide Korean-language explanation of Rising Sun flag on website

Japan's Foreign Ministry plans to provide an explanation in Korean on use of the kyokujitsuki Rising Sun flag on its website, in addition to the details currently provided in Japanese and English.
Turkey report 2019
Oct 28, 2019

Turkey: Japan’s gateway to the world

As Turkey celebrates its Republic Day tomorrow, Synergy Media Specialists spoke with influential figures and leaders of the Turkish-Japanese community.
Japan Times
Turkey report 2019
Oct 28, 2019

Japan Tobacco International Turkey: A conscious contributor to society

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) established its production facility in Turkey in 1993 with current total capital investments exceeding $1.4 billion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 27, 2019

Hong Kong protesters hurl petrol bombs after police fire tear gas to clear rally

Hong Kong anti-government protesters set fire to shops and hurled petrol bombs on Sunday, police said, after riot police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands in the Tsim Sha Tsui harbor-front hotel district.
WORLD
Oct 27, 2019

Ex-CIA spy flees from Italy to U.S. fearing for her safety, Italian paper says

A former U.S. spy, pardoned by Italy in connection with the CIA kidnapping of a terrorism suspect in Milan, has fled from Italy to the United States fearing for her safety, Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera on Sunday quoted her as saying.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 27, 2019

Rare views of Mount Fuji: Japan's last sentō artists

A dying craft, sentu014d (public bathhouse) painting now has just three artisans continuing the art form. Can interest in Japanese culture, sparked by the 2020 Olympics, help renew an appreciation for the stunning murals?
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 24, 2019

Reducing herds of wild horses and burros likely to cost U.S. $5 billion over 15 years

Reducing the tens of thousands of wild horses and burros on public lands to a level that is better for both the animals and their habitat will cost U.S. taxpayers $5 billion and take 15 years, a Trump administration official said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Oct 23, 2019

Pursuing artistic passions at Tokyo LoveHotels

Kalin Lawrence needed an affordable place to showcase her creative output. When she couldn't find one that suited the needs of a young artist, she created it herself.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 23, 2019

Finding moments of strength with every step of my cancer journey

It's the diagnosis that nobody wants to hear. But along with the moments of shock, stress and sadness that Julia Marino has experienced on her cancer journey, she has also found strength.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 23, 2019

The new norm: Japanese experts warn of more rain, raging rivers and submerged homes

The nation should expect the frequency of powerful typhoons and heavy rains to grow with global warming, says a professor at the Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research at Nagoya University.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 23, 2019

Bail granted to top Canadian police intelligence official charged with leaking secret info

An Ontario court on Tuesday released on bail a top Canadian police intelligence official charged with leaking secret information last month, the country's public prosecution service said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2019

'Unbearable pain' cuts short Philippine leader's Japan trip

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was forced to cut short his attendance of the enthronement of Japan's emperor on Tuesday, due to what his office said was "unbearable pain" in his lower back after a motorcycle mishap last week.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 21, 2019

Ending a war isn't the same as winning it

If we can't restore the Japan-U.S. alliance, we must work to refine it together — maybe with a new administration in Washington.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 21, 2019

Let's discuss climate activist Greta Thunberg

Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg opened the United Nations Climate Action Summit last month with an angry condemnation of world leaders for failing to take strong measures to combat climate change — 'How dare you,' she said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 21, 2019

Hong Kong leaders apologize to mosque for water cannon incident

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam apologized on Monday after police hit a major mosque with a water cannon as they battled protesters during another day of political unrest in the Asian financial hub.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Oct 20, 2019

Fallout from Trump's trade wars felt by economies around the world

The collateral damage of the United States' trade wars is being felt from the fjords of Iceland to the auto factories of Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 19, 2019

Chinese nuclear plans cloud prospects for new U.S.-Russia missile deal

A key hurdle to extending a landmark nuclear treaty between the U.S. and Russia isn't Donald Trump or Vladimir Putin. It is China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / ANALYSIS
Oct 18, 2019

Land-scarce Hong Kong sees solution in 'underground urbanism'

When authorities drew up a plan to make Hong Kong a hub for Asia's wine trade, they faced a big challenge: where to store the bottles in a city that was fast running out of space. So they went underground.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 16, 2019

'The Promised Land': Zeze's latest is far from heaven-sent

Takahisa Zeze unveils his latest feature, an ambitious film based on two short stories by best-selling author Shuichi Yoshida
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 16, 2019

Building bridges with Islam at Tokyo Camii

With hoodies and scarves covering their heads, a group of Japanese high school students point and whisper in awe upon entering the main hall of Tokyo Camii as Muslim worshippers prostrate beneath a glittering dome set against a bright sky.
Foreign tourists with unpaid medical bills in Japan to be denied entry
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during ministerial meeting meeting on foreign residents in Japan on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.
Japan won’t wait for G7 summit for possible U.S. trade deal
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top negotiator in tariff talks with the U.S. speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Friday.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
What can Kenji Yanobe’s cosmic cats teach us about humanity?
Kenji Yanobe’s spacesuited cats are the main characters of “Ship’s Cat Island,” the inaugural exhibition at Hyper Museum Hanno in Saitama Prefecture.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
New Naoshima museum bets on Asia, not the West
Detail of Takashi Murakami, “Rakuchu-Rakugai-zu Byobu: Iwasa Matabei RIP” (2023-25)
Japan’s prison reform focuses on rehabilitation
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday. Suzuki said preparations for the changes that will focus more on rehabilitation are being actively made at each correctional facility.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.

Podcast

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

Longform

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
By Alex K.T. Martin

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