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BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018

Innovative maps show relationships among key issues

In 2016, World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab proclaimed the fourth industrial revolution as a distinct evolution from its predecessor because of the rapid onset of ubiquitous change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018

Showcasing fine cuisine and culture

Offering a welcome respite from the four-day 2018 World Economic Forum meeting, the annual Japan Night reception presents participants with the finest in Japanese cuisine and traditional artistic performances.
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018

Saitama in the vanguard of technological innovation

The city of Saitama, a major bedroom community of Tokyo and a host of venues for basketball and soccer games during the 2020 Olympics, attracts many companies with leading technology that Japan can be proud to showcase to the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 22, 2018

Why is Japan populist-free?

Japan's middle-class mentality helps keep the dangerous populist politics roiling other countries at bay.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 22, 2018

Learning Japanese from TV samurai tales of the wild East

Portraying legendary heroes in colorful costumes of yore, jidaigeki (period dramas) date back to the earliest years of silent films, and the genre has been frequently compared with America's TV Westerns.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jan 22, 2018

Let's discuss the Harenohi Coming-of-Age Day kimono disaster

Police received at least 160 complaints after a kimono rental firm halted operations just before Coming-of-Age Day ceremonies, leaving young women without formal attire for the once-in-a-lifetime event.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 22, 2018

Hawks explore every avenue to improve club

It's often said in professional sports that teams with bigger payrolls have a better chance to win games and championships.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2018

Top Chinese newspaper says U.S. forcing China to accelerate South China Sea deployments

China's top newspaper, decrying Washington as a troublemaker, said on Monday that U.S. moves in the South China Sea like last week's so-called freedom of navigation operation will only cause Beijing to strengthen its deployments in the disputed waterway.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel closes in on fourth term with her familiar coalition ally

Chancellor Angela Merkel moved forward in her bid to form a fourth-term government after her prospective coalition partner agreed to swallow its misgivings and enter negotiations on a common policy platform for Germany.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 22, 2018

Congolese security forces kill six, wound scores while dispersing anti-Kabila protest

Congolese security forces shot dead at least six people and wounded dozens more as they fired tear gas to disperse a rally against President Joseph Kabila organized by the Catholic Church on Sunday, a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the country said.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 21, 2018

Redesigning and refining the perception of luxury

For the past 23 years Guido Tarchi has weaved among Tokyo's crowds, surrounded by the city's architectural jumble where the everyday harmonizes with the extravagant.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jan 21, 2018

Teething troubles in tapping into Japan pensions from abroad

While the easing of eligibility rules is welcome news, reading about it is one thing and actually tapping into the system is another.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2018

Today's newspapers wouldn't publish the Pentagon Papers

Speaking truth to power is becoming a lost art as corporate interests gain control of editorial content.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 21, 2018

China accuses U.S. of sailing warship near disputed Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea

China has accused the United States of sending a warship without permission into what it said was its territorial waters in the disputed South China Sea, adding that it would take "necessary measures" to "safeguard its sovereignty."
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jan 20, 2018

Entering the drone age: Japan seeks to tap into the potential of unmanned flying vehicles

When officials from the Crisis Management Division of the city of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture carried out emergency response drills last summer, they received a helping hand from an unconventional source.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 20, 2018

Debate grows over paying compensation to Olympic 'volunteers'

A  constant concern about the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics is its cost. Projected operating expenses for the games as of the end of last year was ¥1.35 trillion based on calculations made last May. Although the figure is smaller than it once was, the International Olympic Committee says it is still...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 20, 2018

Exploring war through woodblock prints

Sensu014d-e, literally 'war pictures,' are a particularly dramatic form of Japanese woodblock print that emerged as a style of reportage during the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877, and went on to become a widespread and popular way of disseminating patriotic imagery during the First Sino and Russo-Japanese wars. The 2017 catalog 'Flash of Light, Fog of War' features 75 of these images.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jan 20, 2018

Sake company Aramasa Shuzo seeks new edge with techno partnership

Last month, techno DJ Richie Hawtin — who came to fame in the 1990s under the alias Plastikman — threw a party at The Hangar, a cavernous sake den in Tokyo's hipster Nakameguro neighborhood.
EDITORIALS
Jan 20, 2018

Lowering the age of adulthood

To ensure protection of young adults against unscrupulous business practices, the government needs to widen the scope of salvation measures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2018

Memories of Tohoku tsunami prompt man to create floating car

Hideo Tsurumaki watched the giant tsunami crash onto Japan's northeast coast on March 11, 2011, sweeping away cars as people tried to escape from them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2018

China detains rights lawyer critical of President Xi Jinping

Beijing authorities on Friday took outspoken rights lawyer Yu Wensheng into custody as he was taking his child to school, his wife said, days after Yu said he was stripped of his legal license for criticizing President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2018

SoftBank-led group completes acquisition of Uber stock worth $9.3 billion

The completion of SoftBank Group Corp.'s deal with Uber Technologies Inc. has triggered a slate of governance reforms at the ride-hailing company.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2018

Huge oil spill isn't China's real offshore debacle

Thanks to massive overfishing in China's territorial waters, there isn't much marine life left to kill in the disaster zone.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
Trump would make U.S. Supreme Court history by attending tariffs case
There is no record in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 235-year history of a sitting president ever attending arguments, according to Clare Cushman, director of publications and resident historian at the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Dodgers clinch back-to-back World Series titles as Blue Jays downed in thriller
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and teammates celebrate after winning the World Series against the Blue Jays. Yamamoto was named MVP for the series.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
Kenshi Yonezu, 'Chainsaw Man' and the art of pop ubiquity
Kenshi Yonezu's “Iris Out” was an instant hit when it dropped in September. Its association with smash anime "Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc" has spread it to even more people.
How airlines are refining their in-flight food in Japan's tourism boom
All Nippon Airways' gourmet program, The Connoisseurs, showcases the Japanese concept of "shun" (peak season for ingredients), giving passengers a preview of the refined cuisine that awaits them in Japan.

Podcast

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

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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