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Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Mar 17, 2019

Fly into action and take the kids on an airline tour

For anyone who loves planes, a 'factory tour' of of one of Japan's biggest airlines can offer an exciting journey into aviation education.
EDITORIALS
Mar 17, 2019

The risk in the fight against piracy websites

Urgent steps must be taken against piracy websites, but caution is also needed in introducing broad regulations that could have various side effects on internet activities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 16, 2019

Does NHK drama credit instant noodles to the right inventor?

Each morning at 8 o'clock, millions of homemakers across the country tune into a 15-minute-long segment of a serialized morning drama on NHK. The current story, titled "Manpuku," relates the saga of the man who invented instant noodles and his devoted wife, played by Hiroki Hasegawa and Sakura Ando,...
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Mar 16, 2019

Tough dieting choices

'A hot chocolate, please.'
SUMO
Mar 16, 2019

Sumo 101: Manga

Sumo is currently experiencing a boom in popularity overseas.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2019

Massacre in New Zealand shows how violent videos can evade tech giants' radar

The Friday massacre at two New Zealand mosques, live-streamed to the world, was not the first internet broadcast of a violent crime, but it showed that stopping gory footage from spreading online persists as a major challenge for tech companies despite years of investment.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 15, 2019

Galleries galore! Tokyo’s must-visit museums

Which are the best museums to visit when in Tokyo? Read on to find our favorite galleries and exhibition spaces, exhibiting everything from fine art to the weird and the wonderful.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 15, 2019

Your 'Japanese experience' doesn't have to be 'Japanese only'

After living in Japan for a while you start to notice certain personality types popping up in the international community, particularly among English teachers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 15, 2019

Sex, lies and video: Scandals rock K-pop world

Police in South Korea questioned two K-pop stars and two other singers resigned on Thursday, as accusations of sex tapes, prostitutes and secret chat about rape rocked the music industry and hit entertainment stocks.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE NOTES
Mar 14, 2019

Marie Kondo and Momo: The new faces of Japanese culture

Japanese soft power has seen two faces in 2019. One is that of tidying guru Marie Kondo. The other is the horrifying visage of Momo, an unsettling sculpture turned viral hoax.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 13, 2019

'Ramen Shop': Finding your family through food

Food is sustenance, food is pleasure and, as Eric Khoo's nostalgia-drenched "Ramen Shop" reminds us, food is memory.
EDITORIALS
Mar 13, 2019

Japan's post-3/11 energy policy

The government needs to flesh out its goal of turning renewables into a primary source of power supply with concrete steps to make that happen.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 13, 2019

Nearly half of LGBT graduates in Japan report having uncomfortable experiences in job interviews

Over 40 percent of lesbian, gay and bisexual students and over 80 percent of transgender students in Japan had uncomfortable experiences during job interviews, a survey by a nonprofit organization showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 12, 2019

'Parabola of Pre-Raphaelitism'

March 14-June 9
BUSINESS / 3/11: Moving forward
Mar 11, 2019

In aftermath of Fukushima triple meltdown, Japan's nuclear industry faces fierce headwind

This is the last in a five-part series examining how the northeast and the nation are progressing with efforts to deal with the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2019

Municipalities launch multilingual services for crises

The eighth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 is a good opportunity to learn disaster preparedness measures. Understanding how to obtain emergency information from reliable sources, such as local governments, is a good first step.
SUMO
Mar 10, 2019

Sumo 101: Juryo

The lion's share of media attention in sumo goes to the top (makuuchi) division.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Mar 10, 2019

#MeToo allegations roil U.S. anime conventions

Over the past two months, the #MeToo movement breached the American anime convention industry. Most feel it was inevitable. Many say it's about time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 10, 2019

The 'black ships' from Asia

Japan is being leapfrogged by innovations from all quarters across Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2019

Turnout in French 'yellow vest' protests falls to lowest yet

Turnout at "yellow vest" protests across France, a backlash against high living costs that has lasted nearly four months, fell on Saturday to its lowest level yet.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 9, 2019

Ryoichi Kurokawa: The electronic artist's code

A self-taught multi-disciplinary artist merging art and electronic music, Ryoichi Kurokawa reconstructs the nature he grew up with software code.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Mar 9, 2019

Putting a face to a name

'Do you have any Facebook friends whose face you can't remember?'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 9, 2019

Personal seals lose ground as big Japanese banks stop using 1800s technology

It has taken more than a century, but Japanese banks are finally parting ways with a piece of technology that hasn't felt cutting edge since the shogun reigned.
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.
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
By Naoko Abe

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