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Reader Mail
Aug 4, 2017

Abysmal handling of documents

The July 10 editorial titled "Poor handling of government documents" interested me because of my own government experience. The law indeed has flaws, but why is the Diet unable to fix it?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2017

Toyota trawls for techies along Tokyo's Nambu Line amid Silicon Valley's tense rivalry

When it comes to recruiting tech talent, Toyota Motor Corp. is anything but subtle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2017

Sapporo snaps up Anchor Steam in U.S. craft-beer foray

Anchor Brewing Co., a century-old San Francisco brewer that helped pioneer the craft-beer movement, will be acquired by Sapporo Holdings Ltd., part of a push by Japanese beverage companies to seek growth on U.S. soil.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 3, 2017

Abe looks for rebound with make-or-break Cabinet reshuffle

In shake-up, embattled prime minister taps veterans as part of effort to avoid further gaffes, scandals.
EDITORIALS
Aug 3, 2017

Finding sites to bury high-level radioactive waste

The government must be much more transparent in how it goes about finding a permanent storage site for highly radioactive nuclear waste.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage / Backstage Pass
Aug 3, 2017

Giving Cio-Cio San a better ending

Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" tells the story of a young Japanese girl named Cio-Cio San ("chō-chō" is the Japanese word for "butterfly") marrying and getting dumped by an American naval officer named Pinkerton. First performed in Italy in 1904, the opera is one of the most popular in the world...
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WORLD
Aug 3, 2017

In battle of beliefs, Nigeria targets Boko Haram's top brass

It was a case of instant captivation when Shagari first heard Boko Haram's founder deliver a jihadi sermon a decade ago.
EDITORIALS
Aug 2, 2017

Kagoike arrest isn't end of story

Prosecutors should refrain from using their arrest of the Kagoikes as an excuse for not acting on the Moritomo Gakuen land deal probe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2017

Airbnb rival Tujia to partner with Rakuten in push for larger share of Japan 'minpaku' market

Tie-up of e-commerce giant and Chinese firm comes following the passage of a new law giving the green light to private short-term lodging services.
CULTURE / Film
Aug 2, 2017

Takeshi Fukunaga draws on his own past for film on the Liberian immigrant experience

Takeshi Fukunaga first came to international attention at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival, where his debut feature, "Out of My Hand," premiered. He is only now bringing the film to his homeland, and at a preview screening at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ) last week an audience...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 2, 2017

'Out of My Hand': Documentary-like elements add to realistic portrayal of immigrants

Japanese directors have made films in many different settings, but it's safe to say Takeshi Fukunaga is the first of his countrymen to direct a narrative feature set partly in Liberia, a small African country not too long ago embroiled in a bloody civil war. In fact, "Out of My Hand" is only the second...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 2, 2017

Fragile economy stays Putin's hand in standoff with U.S.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to risk escalating tit-for-tat sanctions with Washington because the only measures that would hurt the United States would also endanger Russia's fragile economic recovery.
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 2, 2017

Flanker Hooper appointed Wallabies captain

Flanker Michael Hooper has replaced Stephen Moore as captain of the Wallabies after the veteran hooker elected to step down ahead of his retirement from international rugby at the end of the season.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2017

Schumer urges Trump to block Chinese M&As in U.S. until Beijing helps rein in North Korea

The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate called on President Donald Trump on Tuesday to block some Chinese investments in the United States to pressure China "to help rein in North Korea's threatening and destabilizing behavior."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 2, 2017

More North Korean defectors seen slipping into Thailand

The number of North Koreans slipping illegally into Thailand has surged in recent months, according to immigration bureau officials, as tensions mount on the Korean Peninsula because of Pyongyang's weapons programs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2017

Why it's so difficult to die in peace

The rhetoric about 'end-of-life' care has changed more than the reality in the U.S.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 1, 2017

Todai professors accused of falsifying research data

University says it found misconduct involving five papers supervised and co-authored by two researchers at its Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 1, 2017

Yemeni convicted of child rape and murder first to be publicly executed since 2009

A man convicted of raping and murdering a 3-year-old girl was executed in Sanaa on Monday in front of hundreds of onlookers, the first public execution there since 2009.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 1, 2017

Yemen regime vows to wrest vital aid port of Hodeidah out of Houthi hands, give it to neutral party

The Saudi-backed Yemeni government will not allow its Houthi foes to keep the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, the information minister said, underlining its intention to remove the vital aid delivery point from the control of the Iran-aligned group.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 31, 2017

Samurai Japan taps Inaba to lead Tokyo 2020 tilt

Atsunori Inaba hadn't even been officially unveiled as the next Samurai Japan manager for 10 minutes when NPB commissioner Katsuhiko Kumazaki told him he carried the hopes and dreams of the public into the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in 2020 and World Baseball Classic in 2021. Samurai Japan Strengthening...
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
One month on, Osaka Expo urged to boost heat and crowd control measures
A gate to the Osaka Expo site is crowded with visitors on Monday.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan should produce its own AI defense solutions, Sakana AI CEO says
Sakana AI CEO David Ha speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan gets ‘wake-up call’ with $4.5 billion annual net loss
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa in Tokyo as the company releases its results

Podcast

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

Longform

Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?
By Tomoko Otake

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