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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2016

China's dog meat festival suggests larger problem

China's dog meat trade offers a vivid example of why the country's food supply problems are so persistent.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2016

CEO taps monk training to shine way for driverless taxis

Hisashi Taniguchi used a sabbatical from developing software for driverless taxis and drones to take a pilgrimage to a Buddhist temple in western Japan. He shaved his head, donned black robes and studied to become its leader.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2016

U.K. a victim of its own ideas

The Brexit vote is a cautionary tale to other countries and their elites about complacency toward populist movements and the casual acceptance of the downsides of globalization as just 'another cost of doing business.'
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 27, 2016

Abe right to delay tax hike

The prime minister recognizes the need to balance the imperatives of debt reduction and economic growth.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 27, 2016

La Nina to bring the heat to Japan this summer

Cases of heatstroke are likely to jump as temperatures surge this summer amid Japan's first La Nina phenomenon in six years, according to the Meteorological Agency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2016

What's next? Brexit opens up plethora of plausible scenarios

Stalemate between Britain and the European Union over what happens next following Britons' referendum vote to leave has opened up a host of possible scenarios.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 27, 2016

Aichi university, Toyota in joint project for robot-aided seniors complex

Fujita Health University in Toyoake, Aichi Prefecture, is partnering with Toyota Motor Corp. to open a Robotic Smart Home — a base for nursing robots at the Toyoake apartment complex — next spring.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2016

Man in battle against cancer leads Japanese fight for medical use of marijuana

One afternoon earlier this month, Masamitsu Yamamoto showed up at the Tokyo District Court to attend a session of his criminal trial for an alleged violation of the Cannabis Control Law.
EDITORIALS
Jun 26, 2016

Corporate governance report card

Companies are making good progress in complying with the Tokyo Stock Exchange's corporate governance principles, but the proof will be in the pudding.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2016

Brexit leaves U.S. secessionists hankering for 'Texit'

Emboldened by Brexit, U.S. secessionists in Texas are keen to adopt the campaign tactics used to sway the British vote for leaving the European Union and are demanding "Texit" comes next.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 25, 2016

Shinzo Abe's bait-and-switch campaign strategy

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is doing it again: campaigning on Abenomics while distracting voters' attention away from his real agenda. When he got elected in 2012, Abe ran on Abenomics and kept his revisionist political and historical agenda under wraps, knowing that it does not resonate with voters. He...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jun 25, 2016

New releases fill in the gaps in gaming

A necessary evil
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 25, 2016

Restaurants slash prices and frills as living standard in Japan drops

What the falling standard of living in Japan means is that anyone who can sell food more cheaply is enjoying a larger pool of dedicated customers.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 25, 2016

Okinawa base trouble puts dark cloud over upcoming Buffaloes-Eagles series

This week, the annual two-game series where a couple of Japanese pro ballclubs travel to play at Naha's Okinawa Cellular Stadium will take place. The Pacific League's Orix Buffaloes and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles are scheduled to play there Tuesday and Wednesday. Normally, U.S. military personnel stationed...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 25, 2016

Abe expresses concern over Brexit-related currency fluctuations at election debate

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday Japan will take "every measure" to ensure stability in global financial markets following Britain's vote to exit from the European Union.
EDITORIALS
Jun 24, 2016

Capital punishment for a minor

Putting someone to death for crimes committed while they are a minor is a very serious business, one that deserves a great deal more study.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 24, 2016

Slovakia selection gamble backfires on England's Hodgson

It had not been a good week for England manager Roy Hodgson.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2016

China, Russia, Mongolia ink economic corridor plan

China, Russia and Mongolia signed a development plan on Thursday to build an economic corridor that will boost transport links and economic cooperation among the three neighbors, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2016

NTT Docomo claims $1.17 billion ruling in stake dispute with Tata

NTT Docomo Inc. said a panel awarded the company $1.17 billion in compensation after arbitrators sided with Japan's largest mobile-phone carrier in a dispute with India's Tata Sons Ltd.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2016

Supreme Court rejects white woman's challenge to Texas school's affirmative action stance

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the consideration of race in college admissions, rejecting a white woman's challenge to a University of Texas program designed to boost the enrollment of minority students.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 24, 2016

Jury is in: Led Zeppelin didn't lift 'Stairway' riff

Led Zeppelin did not lift a guitar riff used in its signature song "Stairway to Heaven" from the U.S. group Spirit, a Los Angeles jury found on Thursday, saying there were substantial differences between the two.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2016

Toshiba's President Tsunakawa warns of long road to recovery

A day after stepping into his new role, Toshiba Corp. President Satoshi Tsunakawa has cautioned that the company is still recovering from a bruising accounting scandal and faces a lengthy turnaround process.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Tens of millions of yen found at home of Aum Shinrikyo founder's wife
The house of the wife of the late Chizuo Matsumoto, the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's founder, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, in July
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.
Tokyo stocks hit by a perfect storm of tariffs, politics and budget worries
Tokyo stocks are underperforming shares in other large markets globally.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Tokyobike founder believes in taking in sights of dynamic cities slowly
Ichiro Kanai, founder and president of Tokyobike, is developing a niche but a new customer base who want to cycle as part of a lifestyle.

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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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
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