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Dec 28, 2017

Eiga Yokai Wocchi: Shado Saido Oniou no Fukkatsu / United Cinemas Toyosu / 2017-12-30 to 2018-01-05

Dec. 30 9:20, 11:30, 13:40, 15:50, 18:00, 20:10, 22:20 / Dec. 31 to Jan. 4 9:20, 11:30, 13:40, 15:50, 18:00, 20:10 / Jan. 5 10:10, 12:15, 14:20, 16:25, 18:00, 20:10
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 28, 2017

'Kurodanomics' is 2018's biggest question mark

The success of Abe's sixth year in power is firmly in the hands of BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 28, 2017

Lakestars' Narito Namizato one of top talents at ball distribution

The art of the pass isn't in vogue like rapid-fire 3-point shooting at any juncture, but there are a number of gifted ball-distribution artists in the B. League. And like Christmas cards, it's the gift that keeps on giving.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 27, 2017

Japan's nuclear exports carry risks and rewards

A burgeoning nuclear export portfolio carries with it significant risks and responsibilities.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 27, 2017

Belief could lift young sumo talent to glory in 2018

Before the Harumafuji scandal broke, 2017 had been shaping up to be one of the better sumo years of recent times.
Dec 27, 2017

“Supporting traditional methods of Japanese sake brewing with Artificial Intelligence”
Brewing AI-SAKE with the World Champion sake brewer

ima Inc. will launch a new project, "Art of Artificial Artisan". For its first approach named "AI-SAKE", ima will support traditional methods of Japanese sake brewing with Artificial Intelligence, collaborating with Nambu Bijin, a Japanese sake brewer located in Ninohe, Iwate prefecture and ABEJA, the...
MULTIMEDIA
Dec 27, 2017

[VIDEO] Odaiba Rainbow Fireworks 2017

EDITORIALS
Dec 26, 2017

Cryptocurrency's worrying boom

Virtual currencies have assumed a new prominence in business and finance, raising important questions about their role, viability and regulation. As the largest trading market for bitcoin, Japan can play an important role in answering these questions.
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BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2017

China signals slower growth is acceptable to curb debt, poverty and smog

China can achieve a goal of doubling the size of its economy by 2020 even if annual expansion slows to 6.3 percent, according to a senior Communist Party official, signaling a greater willingness to tackle debt and pollution at the expense of growth.
MULTIMEDIA
Dec 26, 2017

[VIDEO] Light Up Tokyo 2017 — Holiday season illuminations in Tokyo

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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2017

What online retailers hate about holiday shopping

You can send back that ugly sweater for free. But for merchants, it's a huge expense.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 25, 2017

Aston Martin, maker of $200,000 cars, to recall 6,500 vehicles in U.S. and China

Best known as the maker of James Bond's favorite car, Aston Martin is recalling more than 5,000 vehicles in the U.S. because of two problems.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 24, 2017

Hawks catch break with Yanagita

On one hand, Yuki Yanagita will be one of the most well-paid players in Japan next season. On the other, he'll be kind of a steal.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Dec 24, 2017

Expo, casinos and shinkansen at top of Kansai's 2018 agenda

For Kansai, many of 2017's events will remain newsworthy in 2018. Here are some of the bigger topics expected to be closely followed in the region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 24, 2017

Pena Nieto under pressure as Mexico murders top 23,000, a record high, in first 11 months of year

According to official data, Mexico this year has registered its highest murder total since modern records began, dealing a fresh blow to President Enrique Pena Nieto's pledge to get gang violence under control with presidential elections due next year.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Dec 23, 2017

Yokosuka native Haruna Kamezaki attains the American dream

Kamezaki was born in the mid-1980s and grew up in a household 'full of American records and movies, because my parents — and especially my dad — loved American culture.'
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 23, 2017

A picture of food is worth 1,000 words for businesses on Instagram

With end-of-year parties now in full swing, social media users are curating their profiles with "Insuta-bae" photographs that capture them enjoying enviable times.
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JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Dec 23, 2017

A year of discoveries gives scientists something to aim for in 2018

In my round up of this year's science stories I'm going to choose some big ones as well as some stories that made less of an impact but still resonated with me.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Dec 23, 2017

[VIDEO] Gunpla Builders World Cup 2017 World Championship Award Ceremony

Longform

A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami