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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 24, 2015

Low-polling candidate Kasich hopes, with super-PAC aid, to derail fast-talking Trump in Ohio

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is heading to the backyard of rival John Kasich Monday night after a tumultuous week of dubious claims about Muslims and fisticuffs at an Alabama rally. The Ohio governor wants to use the event to derail him.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 17, 2015

'Yoshihito Sasaguchi Photo Exhibition: Silent Enchantment'

Fashion photographer Yoshihito Sasaguchi — whose work has been featured in ads seen in Vogue, Elle and Harper's Bazaar — is also known for his art photography and short films, including "Foreseeing 2027" (2014), which was a part of a project to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the anime series "Ghost...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2015

Beijing found to be covertly operating global public radio network

In August, foreign ministers from 10 nations blasted China for building artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea. As media around the world covered the diplomatic clash, a radio station that serves the most powerful city in America had a distinctive take on the news.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Oct 28, 2015

YouTube Red doesn't want to be compared to Netflix

Now that YouTube has unveiled its paid subscription service, YouTube Red, it seems logical to think of it as a competitor to Netflix. YouTube prefers that you don't.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2015

Canada moves back to the middle of the road

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's core social and economic policies won't be radically different from those of Stephen Harper, but he'll be much nicer.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Oct 24, 2015

Welcome resurrections for 'Halo,' 'God Eater' and the bonkers 'Project X Zone'

Kotaku.com's Brian Ashcraft casts an eye over 'Halo 5: Guardians,' 'Project X Zone 2' and 'God Eater Resurrection.'
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Oct 16, 2015

Exterminators in rural Japan; a wealthy family at war; CM of the week: Panasonic

Few vital professionals are as unheralded as exterminators, and these fearless protectors of property get their due on "Nihon Zenkoku Kujo no Tatsujin VIII" ("All-Japan Expert Exterminators Part 8"; TV Tokyo, Sun., 7:54 p.m.)
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2015

A failed tech revolution continues to haunt Kiev

Ukraine has the human resources to create a world-class technology hub, but the government is ignoring the industry and doing little to stop a brain drain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2015

VW scandal exposes cozy ties between Germany's auto industry, government

Angela Merkel learned early in her political career that taking on the German car industry carries risks.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2015

Vilifying China a bad campaign tactic

The more heated the anti-China rhetoric is in the U.S. presidential campaign, the more likely Beijing is to respond in kind.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Sep 18, 2015

How Japan compares with America; real footage of kidnappings; CM of the week: Suntory

International travel shows are ratings winners on Japanese TV, even if they betray a provincial view of the world. "Sekai Itte Mitara: Honto wa Konna Toko Datta?" ("Try and See the World; Is It Really Like This?"; Fuji TV, Tues., 7 p.m.) is one of the most popular, but it's going off the air and the...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Sep 4, 2015

Female news announcers; evaluating trash and treasure; CM of the Week: Coca-Cola Japan

TV stations rely on announcers for more than just news reading. Female announcers, in particular, represent their stations and are often as well known as the celebrity talent they present. So once in a while the stations treat them like the celebrities they are.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 24, 2015

At Koch group summit, a restrained enthusiasm for Trump

While thousands streamed into a football stadium Friday evening in Mobile, Alabama to see Donald Trump, a much smaller crowd of committed conservatives unwound at a bar and mused over the good, the bad and the unknown of the unlikely Republican presidential front-runner.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 17, 2015

Let's discuss emoji in ads

In a world where promotional videos are ignored and online ad banners are blocked, advertisers have learned to speak emoji.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2015

Trump's risky bet against political correctness

For a U.S. candidate, political correctness — making sure no chance remark can be construed as racist, sexist, ageist, offensive to a religion, elitist or otherwise insensitive — can be a ball and chain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Aug 9, 2015

New marker's magic is ink's conductivity, user's creativity

Tokyo-based venture AgIC Inc.'s silver magic marker looks like any other average marker. But in fact, it's far from ordinary.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 2, 2015

Harper set to call Oct. 19 election as Canadian economy takes a beating

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was set to call a parliamentary election for Oct. 19 on Sunday, kicking off a marathon 11-week campaign likely to focus on a stubbornly sluggish economy and his decade in power.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 25, 2015

Housecleaner of the dead; ridiculous quizzes; CM of the Week: Family Mart

The housekeeper who cleans the homes of dead people, Aiko Tanizaki (Atsuko Takahata), returns in the special two-hour drama "Ihin Seirinin: Tanizaki Aiko 5" ("The Cleaning Lady of Things Left Behind: Aiko Tanizaki 5"; TBS, Mon., 9 p.m.).
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2015

Yeah right! Sarcasm poses problem for computer algorithms in data-driven U.S. election

When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld same-sex weddings in the same week that South Carolina debated keeping a controversial Civil War battle flag, Twitter user @xTomatoez posted "Gay marriage and the Confederate flag going down everywhere. Tough week for your redneck uncle on Facebook."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 9, 2015

LDP, DPJ take to Internet to mount security bill-related campaigns of persuasion

As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares to ram through legislation that would drastically alter Japan's security stance, both the LDP and DPJ are taking their arguments to the people — via a variety of online media.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 28, 2015

Rap gets a new delivery from a wave of female artists

Hip-hop is a major force on the American music charts, but its presence has been less prominent in Japan. Elements of the wider culture have found their way into teenage wardrobes and pop-video dance routines, but even Japanese rappers admit they have a hard time grabbing the attention of new fans.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 19, 2015

Noah takes inspiration from Hokkaido on 'Sivutie'

The way Ayuko Kurasaki, who creates music as Noah, describes her childhood home of Chitose in Hokkaido is so lovely that I'm surprised it isn't being used in tourism ads.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2015

Record industry warily embraces Apple Music

A decade ago, Apple Inc. helped revitalize a music industry hit hard by online piracy with its iTunes Store. Now, amid a steady slump in digital downloads, the industry is hopeful that the tech giant's new streaming service will give record companies another desperately needed boost.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 5, 2015

Analysis of a Japanese princess; the eternal struggle of the left-handed; CM of the Week: Uniqlo

Knowing about Japan's Imperial Family is considered very important, which is why the Broadcasting Ethics and Program Improvement Organization is recommending young people watch the two-hour special, "Nippon no Princess Monogatari" ("The Story of Japanese Princesses"; Fuji TV, Tues., 7 p.m.).
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2015

Sexism no barrier for Japanese exile building India subways

A daring civil engineer blocked from working in Japan is giving Indian women not only a role model, but safe transportation in the city known as the rape capital.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 31, 2015

Beijing gets tough anti-smoking laws

Beijing will ban smoking in restaurants, offices and on public transport from Monday, part of unprecedented new curbs — though how they will be enforced remains to be seen.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 30, 2015

More than 200 protesters stage provocative anti-Islam rally outside Phoenix mosque

More than 200 protesters, some armed, berated Islam and its Prophet Muhammad outside an Arizona mosque Friday in a provocative protest that was denounced by counterprotesters shouting "Go home, Nazis," weeks after an anti-Muslim event in Texas came under attack by two gunmen.
JAPAN
May 10, 2015

Japan Today says it will retain foreign perspective despite acquisition by conglomerate Fuji Media

Recently acquired Japan Today will stick to its motto of presenting news 'through the perspectives of foreigners,' the Fuji Media Holdings group says.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
Schools get students involved in revision of unreasonable ‘black rules’
At Yawata Junior High School in Nagoya, there are no more rules on clothing and hairstyles. Students are free to wear either the school's uniform or clothes of their own choosing.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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