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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
May 25, 2019

Simplicity the key to chart-topping convenience store snacks

Japanese netizens take convenience store snacks seriously, turning to sites such as Mognavi, where they rate their favorites, which get displayed as top-10 rankings.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
May 25, 2019

Singing from the same songbook

'What sing shall we song?' [sic]
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 24, 2019

Modi victory augurs well for Japan-India ties

Modi's landslide win will help cement Asia's fastest growing relationship.
Reader Mail
May 24, 2019

Honor foreign part-time workers

I think the increasing number of foreign people working part time is beneficial in many ways for Japanese and non-Japanese alike. We are now concerned about a serious labor shortage at convenience stores, especially overnight, while foreigners can experience and practice Japanese firsthand.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 24, 2019

Trump tried to stop 'American Taliban' John Lindh's early release from U.S. prison

John Walker Lindh, the American captured in Afghanistan in 2001 fighting for the Taliban, was freed early from federal prison on Thursday after serving 17 years amid concerns he might still harbor extremist views.
EDITORIALS
May 23, 2019

Controls needed on campaign ads for referendums?

Concerns should be addressed to ensure that a national referendum on a constitutional amendment can be held in a fair manner that leaves no questions unanswered.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 21, 2019

Risks of unilateral governance of digital trade

Raising barriers to digital trade risks more than just economic losses.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 21, 2019

'Retrospective of Munakata Shiko: Woodcut Prints'

May 25-July 7
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 21, 2019

North Korean females tell of slavery and gang rape in China cybersex dens

Tens of thousands of North Korean women and girls — some as young as 9 — are being trafficked into sexual slavery in China as they try to flee poverty and oppression in their homeland, experts on the reclusive state said Monday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 20, 2019

What Sri Lanka has to teach the world

Japan and other countries around the world can learn from the South Asian nation's private sector effort to address public policy issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2019

Time to treat Facebook like big tobacco

Government should scrutinize and publicize the harms of social media — not use antitrust regulation to encourage even more platforms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 20, 2019

Japan startup making paper from stone seeks more pre-IPO funding

Making paper out of rock isn't just a novel idea — it saves water, is both recyclable and biodegradable and uses a mineral resource available anywhere on Earth.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 20, 2019

Alain Delon, set for Cannes honor, says that at least as an actor, he is 'irreproachable'

France's Alain Delon, set on Sunday to receive an honorary prize at Cannes that has sparked scrutiny of his views on women and same-sex couples, said in a newspaper interview that as an actor at least, he was beyond reproach.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 19, 2019

I walked the line: Getting reacquainted with Tokyo on the Yamathon

Riding the full length of Tokyo's central Yamanote railway line takes about an hour, but walking it has its own rewards.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 19, 2019

Taiwan's top diplomat says Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper is 'commie brainwasher' that 'sucks'

Taiwan's top diplomat has ripped into the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper after it referred to the island nation as part of China in a tweet praising Taipei's passage of a law legalizing same-sex marriage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 19, 2019

Private equity sees hot opportunity in Japan's traditional onsen inns

For Japan's growing flood of foreign tourists, one of the top internet search terms is onsen, the traditional hot springs where travelers have soaked since the days of the samurai. Now some of the world's oldest businesses are attracting big new money.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
May 18, 2019

Prawns vs. shrimp

'Does this ebi dish have big ebi or small ebi in it?'
SOCCER / J. League
May 17, 2019

Frontale salvage home draw against Grampus

Two of the league's strongest attacking clubs, a packed Todoroki Stadium and one of Japan's most popular all-girl rock acts bringing down the house.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 16, 2019

Joe Biden expands lead for 2020 U.S. presidential nomination despite lack of millennial support

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has expanded his lead over a wide field of candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination by 5 percentage points since he entered the race in late April, according to a monthly Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 15, 2019

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gets 'best fight' MTV Movie award nod

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg scored nominations on Tuesday for the 2019 MTV Movie and TV awards, where she will compete for top honors with blockbuster offerings "Game of Thrones" and "Avengers: Endgame."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 14, 2019

'Nobuo Shimose Retrospective: Boundaries in Nature'

May 23-July 7
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 14, 2019

Amazon rolling out machines that pack orders and replace jobs

Amazon.com Inc. is rolling out machines to automate a job held by thousands of its workers: boxing up customer orders.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 13, 2019

You'd be considerably well off in Japanese by learning to differentiate between 'daibu' and 'kekkō'

The adverbs u3060u3044u3076 and u3051u3063u3053u3046 both convey a sense of degree.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2019

Vietnam intensifying crackdown on online dissent, Amnesty report says

Vietnam has stepped up its imprisonment of political activists, Amnesty International said in a report Monday, intensifying a crackdown that has seen the number of prisoners of conscience increase by almost a third since last year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2019

Sri Lanka blocks social media platforms after attacks on mosques and Muslim-owned shops

Sri Lanka is temporarily blocking some social media networks and messaging apps, including Facebook and WhatsApp, it said Monday following attacks on mosques and Muslim-owned businesses in the worst unrest since Easter bombings by Islamist militants.
Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
Japan starts survey on foreign nationals' unpaid resident taxes
In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some foreign workers leaving Japan without paying outstanding taxes.
Summer bonuses at major Japan firms hit record
The fourth consecutive year of increase came after many firms raised their monthly wages this spring and as a result of solid earnings mainly among manufacturers.
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.
Weather agency warns of landslides and flooding in Kyushu as heavy rain continues
An embankment on the Amikake River that collapsed due to heavy rain in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday. Downpours continued in the Kyushu region over the weekend.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
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.

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