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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2018

Indian government criticized for naming a reporter after article alleges database breach

The Indian government named a reporter in a police complaint after she wrote an article alleging a federal identity database breach, drawing criticism from a journalist group that accused officials of trying to muzzle free speech.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jan 7, 2018

More readers' responses to Japan Times Community articles from 2017

A selection of unpublished letters about Community stories from the second half of last year.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 7, 2018

Ash-spewing volcano in Papua New Guinea forces villagers to flee

A remote island volcano in Papua New Guinea has begun spewing ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of more than 500 residents.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 6, 2018

Shifting attitudes toward sexual violence in Japan

The arrival of 2018 shouldn't bring the discussion of issues surrounding sexual violence to an end.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jan 6, 2018

The old green vs. blue traffic signal debate

'Take my hand, the light is about to turn ao (blue)'
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 5, 2018

Japanese team's antibody treatment returns 80% of finger function to paralyzed monkeys

A joint research team formed by Kyoto University and Osaka University has succeeded in repairing finger function in monkeys with spinal cord injuries by using an antibody to thwart a protein that blocks neural regeneration.
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2018

How a researcher hacked his own computer and discovered Meltdown

Daniel Gruss didn't sleep much the night he hacked his own computer and exposed a flaw in most of the chips made in the past two decades by hardware giant Intel Corp.
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2018

World Expo 2025: Kansai Economic Federation will open Paris office to directly promote hosting bid

The Kansai Economic Federation will open an office in Paris to directly lobby representatives who will decide the host of the World Expo 2025.
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CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jan 4, 2018

The tenacious trio set to rule Japanese cinema in 2018

Most of the actors I'm looking forward to seeing on screen in 2018 have only managed to make waves in the Japanese entertainment industry fairly recently, which, of course, just adds to the buzz they're likely to see this year.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 30, 2017

Who's calling me chicken?

'Do you eat chicken on Christmas Eve?'
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LIFE / Travel
Dec 29, 2017

Here comes the sun: Recommended hatsuhinode spots

The first sunrise of the new year represents a chance for a new beginning and so it's hardly surprising that some once viewed the first rays of the sun on Jan. 1 with special reverence. It was believed to be the moment that Toshigami, god of the new year, descends from heaven and bestows happiness on...
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WORLD / Society
Dec 28, 2017

Syria lets some patients leave besieged rebel area near Damascus for treatment

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JAPAN
Dec 27, 2017

Tokyo's Kabutocho financial district gets creative in bid to revive its quiet streets

It's a Monday night in late November and Ryutei Ichiya, a kimono-clad 34-year-old rakugo comic raconteur, is performing a skit in front of a crowd of over 100.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 27, 2017

Vietnam jails 15 for plot to blow up airport: media

A Vietnamese court on Wednesday sentenced 15 people to multiple years in jail for plotting to bomb the country's biggest airport in the southern city of Ho Chi Minh, media reported.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 26, 2017

The global economy's prospects for 2018

Whether this year's positive economic trends continue in 2018 will depend on a variety of factors, from fiscal and monetary policymaking to domestic politics and regional stability.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2017

Local governments in Japan look to clamp down on private lodging services with stricter regulations

With the explosion of overseas tourism, local governments are looking to curb the number of illegal outlets that have sprung up in recent years.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2017

The top domestic news stories of 2017

The Japan Times newsroom selected the following domestic news stories as the most important of 2017.
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JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Dec 25, 2017

GHQ photographer's color shots offer rare insights on postwar Japan

The National Diet Library in Tokyo caught attention this autumn when it published color photos taken immediately after the end of World War II by a staffer at the General Headquarters (GHQ).
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BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 25, 2017

Digital coins resume sell-off after one-day recovery fizzles

The biggest cryptocurrencies resumed their decline on Sunday, almost a week after bitcoin ended its unprecedented rally by failing to break above $20,000.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Dec 24, 2017

Gaming is on a winning streak

The gods are back
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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.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 23, 2017

Enthusiasm over new year cards comes in many shapes and forms

'Do you have those ¥18 stamps to send New Year's postcards abroad?'
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 21, 2017

Alipay pursues Chinese tourists in hard-to-crack Japanese market

Alipay, a third-party mobile and online payment platform by Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd., is chasing Chinese tourists to Japan, where it's signing up a growing number of retailers and eyeing the long-term potential of the nation's $45 billion digital payments market.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 21, 2017

German police nab alleged Islamic State militant in ice rink truck attack plot

German police arrested a 29-year-old man they said was an active member of Islamic State who was plotting a truck attack on an ice rink.

Longform

A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped