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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2019

How a film influenced Nixon's decision to invade Cambodia

Popular culture plays an underestimated role in shaping policymakers' world views and choices.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2019

Japan No. 4 healthiest nation as Spain tops list

Maybe it's something in the gazpacho or paella, as Spain just surpassed Italy to become the world's healthiest country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2019

Andrew McCabe says 'Gang of Eight' lawmakers didn't object when FBI opened Trump probe

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said congressional leaders — Republicans and Democrats — didn't object when he informed them in 2017 that the bureau was opening a counterintelligence investigation into President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 15, 2019

Bellwether for stumbling African democracy: Nigeria goes to the polls

When Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday, there'll be much more at stake than the presidency and seats in the parliament of Africa's most populous nation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2019

House panel to probe Trump financial 'entanglement' with foreign governments

Vowing not to be "intimidated" by Donald Trump, the new Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said the panel will probe whether foreign governments had improper leverage over the president or his business interests.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2019

U.S. OKs planned $2.15 billion sale of two Aegis Ashore missile-defense systems to Japan

The U.S. agreed Tuesday to sell two Aegis Ashore missile-defense systems and other military equipment to Japan at an estimated cost of $2.15 billion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jan 28, 2019

The digital drug: Internet addiction spawns innovative U.S. treatment programs

When Danny Reagan was 13, he began exhibiting signs of what doctors usually associate with drug addiction. He became agitated, secretive and withdrew from friends. He had quit baseball and Boy Scouts, and he stopped doing homework and showering.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2019

Tokyo Metro aims to ease morning rush hour overcrowding — with free soba and tempura

Instead of a worm, Tokyo's early bird commuters could get free soba noodles with tempura if enough of them take part in a new plan to ease congestion on a busy line in the capital.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2019

Are China, Russia winning AI arms race?

Artificial intelligence is creating new avenues for war in what could be the century's defining arms race.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jan 3, 2019

Japanese kamikiri performer's elaborate pieces draw interest from readers of Nagoya newspaper

Hayashiya Niraku is a 51-year-old practitioner of kamikiri, a Japanese performance art that involves cutting silhouette images out of a plain piece of paper based on requests from the audience. Adding to the challenge, artists create their pieces without drawing an outline beforehand.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2018

Data on 1,000 North Korean defectors hacked

The personal information of nearly 1,000 North Koreans who defected to South Korea has been leaked after unknown hackers got access to a resettlement agency's database, the South Korean Unification Ministry said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 20, 2018

Battling 'biopiracy', scientists catalog the Amazon's genetic wealth

In a bid to stop "biopiracy," researchers are building a giant database to catalog genetic material from the world's largest rainforest.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 16, 2018

The lethal consequences of misclassifying dolphins

Japan's animal welfare regulations could halt the Taiji slaughter if Japanese law categorized dolphins as mammals instead of fish.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2018

Japan's two Aegis Ashore anti-missile candidate sites run into local opposition

Located in northwestern Honshu on the Sea of Japan coast, Akita Prefecture has long been thought of in Tokyo and especially western Japan as remote — part of poet Matsuo Basho's famed "The Narrow Road to the Deep North."
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2018

One-time U.S. 'model soldier' faces 25 years for Islamic State support but mental health questioned

A U.S. Army sergeant described by former colleagues as a one-time "model soldier" is due to be sentenced in a Hawaii federal court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to providing material support to the Islamic State militant group.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 3, 2018

Japanese volunteers spring to action after fatal child abuse case

Five-year old Yua Funato was found unconscious at a Tokyo apartment in March, her feet severely frostbitten and her face and body covered with bruises that were inflicted by her 33-year-old stepfather. She was later pronounced dead at a hospital from pneumonia-induced sepsis caused by malnutrition.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2018

In tweet tantrum, Trump claims Robert Mueller is 'ruining lives' after he accused Paul Manafort of lying

President Donald Trump said Robert Mueller is behaving "viciously," a day after the special counsel accused Trump's former campaign chairman of lying in breach of an agreement to cooperate with authorities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 21, 2018

Trump wanted to order Justice Department to prosecute foes Hillary Clinton, James Comey: New York Times

U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to order the Justice Department to prosecute two political foes, his one-time presidential opponent Hillary Clinton and former FBI director James Comey, in the spring, but his White House counsel rebuffed him, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2018

Democrats demand probe of Ivanka Trump's private email use for government work

Democrats called on Tuesday for an investigation into U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter and top White House adviser Ivanka Trump following reports that she repeatedly used a personal email account last year for government business.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 15, 2018

China appears to have relaxed North Korea sanctions, U.S. congressional commission says

A U.S. congressional commission said on Wednesday that China appears to have relaxed enforcement of sanctions on North Korea and called on the Treasury Department to provide a report on Chinese compliance within 180 days.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 14, 2018

Sumo 101: Tokoyama (Hairdressers)

Outside of wrestlers and stablemasters, there are three main jobs in the Japan Sumo Association: gyoji (referee), yobidashi (ring announcer) and tokoyama (hairdresser).
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 13, 2018

Top military officer confirms Chinese Air Force plan to 'extend reach into space'

The Chinese Air Force intends to expand its presence into space as part of its plan to become a "world-class force," state-run media reported Tuesday, quoting top military officers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 30, 2018

Conservationists fear 'devastating consequences' as China dilutes ban on tiger and rhino parts

China unveiled new rules on Monday that would allow the use of rhino horn and tiger parts for some medical and cultural purposes, watering down a decadesold ban in a move conservation group WWF said could have "devastating consequences.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 24, 2018

Amazon pitched facial recognition to ICE to monitor immigrants amid misgivings of workers, rights groups

Amazon.com Inc. in June pitched its facial recognition technology — which can identify people from surveillance footage using image databases — as a tool for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, showing that Amazon continued to push the software to law enforcement agencies as criticism swirled...
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
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.
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.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.

Podcast

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

Longform

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
By Jason Coskrey

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