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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 16, 2017

Evoking diverse heritage, Pakistan unveils 1,700-year-old sleeping Buddha

Pakistan unveiled the remains of a 1,700-year-old sleeping Buddha image on Wednesday, part of an initiative to encourage tourism and project religious harmony in a region roiled by Islamist militancy.
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Nov 15, 2017

Japanese doctor who exposed a drug too good to be true calls for morality and reforms

It was a gut feeling and common sense that made Dr. Iwao Kuwajima question a drug for high blood pressure that just about every other doctor in his field was excited about in the 2000s.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 14, 2017

Good defense has Celtics on 12-game win streak

It wasn't a great start for them — OK, the Warriors aren't going 80-2 — but Golden State is back at the top of the Western Conference, as expected.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 14, 2017

North Korea, caught in a 'time warp,' must send signs of change, Seoul top diplomat says

North Korea, an impoverished country in a "time warp" that feeds paranoia at home with propaganda about a hostile world, should secure its future by laying the groundwork for talks on its nuclear weapons program, according to South Korea's foreign minister.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 13, 2017

Japan's cash-rich companies ready to spend reserves on M&As, but not wages: poll

Japanese companies are warming to mobilizing their mountains of accumulated cash for mergers and acquisitions but remain stubbornly resistant to wage increases, a poll showed on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 13, 2017

Taiwan tells U.S. it does not want to stir up trouble in Taiwan Strait

Taiwan has assured the United States it has no intention of causing trouble in the Taiwan Strait, the self-ruled island's envoy to a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders said on Monday.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 13, 2017

Introducing adverbs 'atarimae' and 'tozen'

How do you say 'It's only natural that she got angry' in Japanese?
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2017

Party of Hope picks Yuichiro Tamaki to serve as co-leader alongside founder Yuriko Koike

Kibo no To (Party of Hope) elects a new co-leader for founder Yuriko Koike, choosing a candidate who shares the Tokyo governor's conservative stance on the Constitution and security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2017

The 'new battlefield': Oil sanctions on North Korea

Does China have the resolve this time to countenance the prospect of harming North Korea?
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2017

Toshiba rides memory chip unit to 28-year high in operating profit

The electronics giant posts a half-year operating profit that topped a 28-year high, driven by performance from its memory chip business.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 9, 2017

Duterte says he will tell Trump to 'lay off' if U.S. leader raises rights abuses in Manila talks

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he would tell U.S. President Donald Trump to "lay off" if he raises the issue of human rights when they meet.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 8, 2017

'Wondrous cinematography' and 'relevant issues': How Semih Kaplanoglu's 'Grain' won over the Tokyo International Film Festival

Actor Tommy Lee Jones reveals what goes on in the mind of a film festival juror.
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Nov 8, 2017

Competition heats up as Japan prepares for top-class tests

National team manager Vahid Halilhodzic demanded strong friendly opposition to help prepare Japan for next summer's World Cup, and this coming week's two fixtures certainly fit the bill.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 7, 2017

Wakaba Higuchi robbed of victory at Cup of China

Enough of this nonsense.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2017

The U.S. will soon have a new Fed chairman, but who is he?

Who is Jerome Powell, the man most likely to become the world's most important economic policymaker?
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 5, 2017

High-tech tracker used in battle against ancient wheat plague

The tracking technology that was used to halt the deadly Ebola and Zika viruses could now be turned against wheat rust as scientists try new ways to stop the fungus from devastating grain crops around the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2017

Pentagon says securing North Korean nukes would require U.S. ground invasion

A top Pentagon official has said the only sure way of eliminating North Korea's nuclear weapons capabilities would be by putting U.S. boots on the ground — a move that some worry could prompt Pyongyang to use biological, chemical and even nuclear weapons against Japan and South Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2017

Inequality is a matter of life and death

Although people are living longer almost everywhere, life expectancy figures in the United States tell a more complicated story.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2017

Rich nations need to find a cure for baby bust

Child-care subsidies and paid parental leave boost fertility rates by reducing the economic and opportunity costs of having children.
EDITORIALS
Nov 2, 2017

Addressing workers' health damage from asbestos

The government should craft a new program to provide relief to asbestos victims, many of whom are aging and ailing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 2, 2017

Trump said to pick Jerome Powell as Fed chairman, replacing Janet Yellen

President Donald Trump plans to nominate Federal Reserve Gov. Jerome Powell to the top job at the U.S. central bank, according to four people familiar with the decision.
EDITORIALS
Nov 1, 2017

What now for Abe with his new mandate?

Handed a new mandate by voters, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should carefully consider whether amending the Constitution is a priority issue given the economic and demographic issues facing the nation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2017

Xi's new power won't stop dissent

The Chinese president's choice to strengthen authoritarian rule rather than loosen it will prove to be a large error, for himself, his country and beyond.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2017

White House chief of staff's Civil War lack of 'compromise' remark draws fire

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly's comment that the U.S. Civil War was sparked by a lack of "compromise" drew criticism and reignited a debate over Confederate monuments and the role of slavery.
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
80 years on, former teacher conveys history of hidden island in World War II
Masayuki Yamauchi teaches junior high school students about the history of Okunoshima, an island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, in May.
1,010 food and beverage prices to rise in Japan in August
The price increases in August will be especially noticeable for dairy products, including milk and yogurt, according to the research firm Teikoku Databank.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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