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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 24, 2019

Traditional gender roles: Women and men found to respond differently in disasters

Women and men caught up in disasters respond differently, with women quick to take shelter or prepare to evacuate, but often struggling to persuade the men in their families to do so, research suggests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2019

The Jack Bauers of Europe love facial recognition

As regulators wake up to the threat of this technology, governments are pushing back with an unconvincing public-safety defense
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Sep 21, 2019

Natsuyo Nobumoto Lipschutz: Getting the word out in the United States

Public speaking coach Lipschutz has a plenty to say about taking command of language in a foreign country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 21, 2019

Solomon Islands minister signs pact to establish diplomatic ties with China

China and the Solomon Islands on Saturday signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties after the Pacific island nation ditched relations with Taiwan, which Beijing claims as a Chinese province and seeks to cut off from the international community.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2019

Vinyl, books and magazines will never go away

Supposedly outdated content formats like LPs and print allow consumers — and marketers — to go beyond the masses.
EDITORIALS
Sep 20, 2019

Acquittals don't absolve Tepco of blame for disaster

The acquittals of the former Tepco executives highlight the limitations of criminal trials in pursuing the responsibility of executives of large firms for serious accidents.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Sep 20, 2019

Artist shines a spotlight on all-female theater group in postwar Hiroshima Prefecture

During the post-World War II recovery period the city of Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, was home to an all-women's theater group.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 20, 2019

Young Chinese women give tradition a nod by wearing Hanfu costumes

Li Doudou's gray kitten squeezes in next to her as she sits painstakingly applying makeup and putting up her hair in a bun adorned with elaborate ornaments.
WORLD
Sep 20, 2019

Saudi-led coalition launches military operation in Yemen in wake of oil facility attack

The Saudi-led coalition on Friday launched a military operation north of Yemen's port city of Hodeidah against what it described as "legitimate military targets," an incident that could aggravate regional tensions after a weekend attack on Saudi oil installations.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2019

New communications minister Sanae Takaichi backs 5G networks for Japan's rural areas

Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Sanae Takaichi has expressed her eagerness to promote active use of fifth-generation, or 5G, communications networks for rural areas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2019

U.S. may call out China on rights at U.N. gathering of leaders

The United States is considering how it will confront China during next week's gathering of world leaders at the United Nations over its detention of 1 million Muslims in a remote region, at a time when some diplomats warn that U.S. leadership in global institutions is waning and China's influence is...
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 18, 2019

Pentagon prepares show of evidence in Saudi oil attack, as CBS reports on launch sites in Iran

The Pentagon is preparing a report on who was responsible for the weekend attack on Saudi oil facilities and intends to make it public within 48 hours, a U.S. defense official said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 17, 2019

Saudi Arabia drone attacks and trilateral coordination

Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility, but nobody in Tokyo believes that.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2019

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to hold dialogue aimed at easing tensions

Hong Kong's leader, Carrie Lam, said Tuesday she and her team would begin dialogue sessions with the community next week, while reiterating that violence that has roiled the city over three months of protests must end.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 17, 2019

Arrest of Canada intelligence official over leaked secrets could hurt allies, top cop says

The arrest of a top Canadian police officer on charges of leaking secret information could hurt intelligence operations by allied nations, the head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2019

80 years after 1939, Europe's far right smells power again

Far-right parties are making gains in Europe once again.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2019

Violence and vandalism leave Hong Kong's world-class subway in crisis mode

From Sydney to Stockholm, governments looking for help with their rail systems turn to Hong Kong's MTR Corp., renowned for its speedy, clean and reliable commuter trains.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / Children's Literature in Japan
Sep 14, 2019

Mimei Ogawa: The father of modern Japanese children's literature

Often referred to as the Japanese Hans Christian Andersen, Mimei Ogawa's (1882-1961) numerous children's stories and fairy tales elevated the literary genre from simplistic tales to nuanced, humanist works.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2019

A long history of resisting self-service

Attempts to ban self-checkout are in line with previous controversies over ATMs and self-serve gas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2019

U.S. sanctions North Korean hackers for Swift hack, WannaCry and other cyberattacks that fund its weapons programs

The U.S. sanctioned three North Korean state-sponsored groups that it says were responsible for hacking the Swift interbank messaging system and a ransomware attack called WannaCry 2.0 that crippled Britain's National Health Service and Renault SA factories across Europe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Sep 13, 2019

Plan to cut down ginkgo trees in Fukuoka to improve wheelchair access sparks backlash

An ongoing redevelopment project in the city of Fukuoka has sparked outrage among some local residents and calls for the authorities to reconsider their decision to cut down fully grown ginkgo trees along Fukudai-dori avenue, one of the city's main roads.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 13, 2019

Six months after Christchurch attacks, New Zealand bill would tighten gun laws further

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern introduced a new bill to Parliament on Friday that aims to further tighten gun laws, and the country marked six months since a mass shooting in Christchurch that killed 51 Muslim worshippers.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 12, 2019

Akita, Shimane are model local teams

Japan's pro basketball landscape completely changed during the bj-league's 11 seasons of operations. From six franchises in its inaugural 2005-06 season to 24 in the final year, new teams sprouted up every year throughout the nation.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 11, 2019

'They Say Nothing Stays The Same': Stunning visuals and a stellar cast

Actor Joe Odagiri makes his directorial debut with a beautifully shot tale of the life of a boatman in a Japan of the past.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Sep 10, 2019

Hanyu set for season debut in Canada

Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu is set to make his season debut at the Autumn Classic International in Oakville, Ontario, this week.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 10, 2019

'Art Project Kobe 2019: Trans-'

Sept. 14-Nov. 10
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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