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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2017

Chinese Air force conducts 'several' long-range drills near Japan as military tells Tokyo to 'get used to it'

China's air force said Saturday that its warplanes had conducted long-range drills over the Bashi Channel and the Miyako Strait "several times" over the past week, just a day after the country's Defense Ministry told Japan that it should "get used to" the military exercises.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 16, 2017

Former Chongqing party chief and Chinese Politburo member under probe, report says

Sun Zhengcai, the former Communist Party chief of the Chinese city of Chongqing, is under investigation by authorities, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing people it didn't identify.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Jul 16, 2017

When open minds fight closed courts in Japan

Pressure from academic Lawrence Repeta opened Japan's courts to scrutiny by journalists from outside the press clubs, as well as scholars and bloggers.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2017

Reducing the cost of hosting the Olympic Games

Tokyo is under pressure to reduce the cost of hosting the Olympics, both for its own sake and the sake of future host cities.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 15, 2017

Kamiko: Growing paper clothes in rural Japan

A small community in Miyagi Prefecture is struggling to continue making one of its most-famous craft exports — Shiroishi handmade paper and paper clothes
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 15, 2017

Who is keeping an eye on Japan's surveillance power?

Utopias and dystopias have this in common: surveillance. From Thomas More's "Utopia" (1516) to George Orwell's "1984" (1949), from Plato's "Republic" (c. 380 B.C.) to Yevgeny Zamyatin's "We" (1921), the view prevails that people behave better under scrutiny. Why conceal good deeds? For no reason. Therefore...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 15, 2017

A decade after Niigata's nuclear close call

On July 16, 2007, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the world's largest nuclear power complex at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa — a site that the government and Tepco had insisted was seismically safe.
EDITORIALS
Jul 15, 2017

Volvo's electrifying decision

Volvo, long at the forefront of automobile innovation, demonstrates this once again by saying it's going fully electric.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 15, 2017

North Korea may have more nuclear bomb material than thought, U.S. think tank says

Thermal images of North Korea's main nuclear site show Pyongyang may have reprocessed more plutonium than previously thought that can be used to enlarge its nuclear weapons stockpile, a U.S. think tank has said.
EDITORIALS
Jul 14, 2017

The Dentsu 'karoshi' case goes to trial

The upcoming trial involving the nation's leading advertising agency can serve as a catalyst for enhanced efforts to end overwork.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2017

Islamic State remains dangerous in defeat

Islamic State soon won't have a physical presence on war-zone maps — but it will live on in other forms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2017

After initial foray, Japan's pension fund plans to buy even more socially responsible assets

The world's largest pension fund aims to boost and broaden its socially responsible assets after buying them for the first time this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2017

Returning to Washington without a solution, Tillerson says Qatar crisis may linger on

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said a dispute between a Saudi Arabian-led bloc and Qatar may last "quite a while," as the two sides still refuse to speak to each other directly and are no closer to resolving the key demands made after the crisis started.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2017

A year after attempt to oust Erdogan, crackdown shakes pillar of Turkish state

Late one night in early February, Ibrahim Kaboglu learned that he had been targeted in the sweeping crackdown that followed Turkey's failed coup a year ago.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 14, 2017

Pop star Beyonce posts first pictures of twins on Instagram

Pop star Beyonce posted the first pictures of her twins, Sir Carter and Rumi, in an Instagram post on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 14, 2017

Trump hints he could reverse decision to exit Paris climate pact if persuaded

President Donald Trump held the door open to a reversal of his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord on Thursday, but did not say what he would need in return to persuade him to do so.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2017

Learning from South Korea's energy breakthrough

Events in South Korea demonstrate how public pressure can play a key role in changing a country's energy policy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 13, 2017

After rape allegation against TV journalist, Shiori hopes to shed light on victims' plight

Since she went public in late May with a rape accusation against a high-profile TV reporter, Shiori has been exposed to a storm of hurtful and derisive comments by anonymous internet users.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2017

Siemens, AES combine forces for battery-based energy storage venture

Siemens AG and AES Corp., the Virginia-based independent power producer, are forming a venture to focus on a sector that's revolutionizing electricity markets: battery-based energy storage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2017

FSA turns to bloggers to shame dodgy, nonperforming funds

Japan's financial regulator is trying a new tack in its fight with asset managers by bringing in bloggers to shame an industry it says provides retail investors with poor service.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / EMBASSY PRESENTS ECO-FRIENDLY LIFESTYLE
Jul 13, 2017

Palau boasts incredible maritime diversity

Palau has boosted its efforts to preserve its rich maritime environment for generations to come, with some of the measures including the introduction of environmental protection taxes and education for children, an official from the Tokyo branch of the country's tourism office said at a recent seminar...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 12, 2017

Trump associates frustrated and concerned by latest crisis, after Donald Jr. tweets emails

Fresh off one foreign trip and preparing for another, Donald Trump was enjoying a period of relative calm — until the White House was rocked by a fresh controversy over contacts between the president's campaign and Russia.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jul 11, 2017

Nash reflects on memorable time as Toyama coach

Bob Nash's passion for basketball is as visible as a Hawaiian rainbow on a clear day.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 11, 2017

Giants' Sugano picks up CL-leading ninth victory

A lot of NPB players might be looking forward to the upcoming All-Star break, but you might not find too many Yomiuri Giants on that list.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
ChatGPT nickname and Trump tariffs nominated for Japan’s buzzword of 2025
Women hold toys depicting Myaku-Myaku, the official character for the 2025 Osaka Expo, during a media day ahead of the event's public opening day in Osaka in April.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
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.

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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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