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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2017

Unrest bubbles among Trump administration's top foreign policy officials

Frustration is mounting among leading foreign policy officials in U.S. President Donald Trump's administration as they chafe at some policy and bureaucratic defeats and complain they lack independence to do their jobs, officials say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2017

Nomura's India fund approaches ¥400 billion as Japan bets on Modi

The land of Abenomics is betting on "Modinomics."
LIFE / Style & Design
Jul 23, 2017

Is Japanese fashion ready to make a point?

A Ha-Ha 2015 runway show included models in wheelchairs
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jul 23, 2017

Updates for the fan boys and girls

Ready to paint the town again?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2017

It's high noon in the Himalayas

New Delhi's faceoff with Beijing is a sign of the future.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 23, 2017

Osaka's bid to outshine Paris for 2025 Expo still on shaky ground

With only four months to go until it must unveil detailed plans for its 2025 World Expo bid, Osaka's leaders plan to use the rest of the summer and early autumn to ramp up domestic and international efforts to raise the region's profile and tout its advantages over arch-rival Paris .
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 22, 2017

Public questions Japan's duck and cover drills

On July 7, during a public assembly in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, Shunichi Tanaka, head of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, was asked how his organization would respond to a North Korean missile attack. Tanaka replied that it would make more sense for North Korea to hit Tokyo with a missile than...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 22, 2017

'Roadside Lights': Capturing Japan through its lonely vending machines

Photographer Eiji Ohashi gained a deeper appreciation of Japan's ubiquitous vending machines one harsh night in his Hokkaido hometown of Wakkanai, Japan's northernmost city.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Jul 22, 2017

Le Sucre-Couer: Riding the wave of boulangerie culture

We are living through a renaissance for the boulangerie in Japan. In just about every city and town across the country you'll find artisanal bakers making quality baguettes, epi, croissants and pain au chocolat.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 22, 2017

A reset for Abe's constitutional revision agenda?

The sudden implosion in Abe's popularity has significant consequences for his agenda of constitutional revision.
EDITORIALS
Jul 22, 2017

Protecting the marine environment

Japan can and should do more to preserve the world's oceans.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2017

Low-key Kishida seen as rising prospect to replace Abe

Low-key Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida emerges as a potential prospect to replace brash Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2017

U.S. to ban Americans from traveling to North Korea after Warmbier death

The United States will ban Americans from traveling to North Korea in the coming weeks due to the "serious risk of arrest and long-term detention," the U.S. State Department said Friday, a month after U.S. college student Otto Warmbier died following his imprisonment by the isolated nation.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 21, 2017

Hakuho's place in pantheon of greats continues to grow

On Dec. 24, 2000, a skinny, dejected young Mongolian kid, near the end of his two-month stay in Japan, had seemingly failed in a bid to join sumo. Weighing just 60 kg and barely 180 cm tall Davaajargal Monkhbatyn had been unsuccessful in finding a stablemaster willing to take him in.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2017

Trump questions whether Japan's first lady can speak English

U.S. President Donald Trump is a man of controversy and nobody would be surprised if he caused another one.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2017

Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 moon sample bag fetches $1.8 million at auction

A bag used by U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong to bring the first samples of moon dust back to Earth was sold to an anonymous bidder for $1.8 million at an auction in New York on Thursday marking the 48th anniversary of the first moon landing.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 20, 2017

Five young dancers hope to steal the spotlight in Japan-made version of 'Billy Elliot'

When the call for auditions went out in November 2015, 1,346 boys sent in their head shots and resumes hoping to land what could be a life-changing role as the titular lead in a Japanese production of "Billy Elliot."
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 19, 2017

Japan adjusts Asia Cup approach with star player Tokashiki absent

When the Japan Basketball Association announced its 12-player women's national team squad for the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup in Bangalore, India, a couple of weeks ago, it came as a bit of a surprise, because it did not list the name of star player Ramu Tokashiki, who is arguably the nation's No. 1 player....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 19, 2017

Citizens group calls for review on use of restraints after New Zealand teacher’s death

A scholar and the family of a New Zealander who died after being tied to a hospital bed for 10 days forms a group that will push for a review of restraints at hospitals.
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.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.

Podcast

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

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