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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 14, 2017

Borders in question for Chim↑Pom's new art show

Ballsy art collective Chim↑Pom have taken on Donald Trump's America in their solo exhibition "The other side." One of the most well-known contemporary iconoclasts in Japan, Chim↑Pom have previously caught rats before dyeing them yellow and red to resemble Pikachu and installing them on a Tokyo street,...
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2017

De-escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres should play an active role in convincing Pyongyang to take the path of peace.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 14, 2017

BOJ tapering fears overdone

Ultra-loose policy is the glue holding the economy together, but arguably the BOJ should be even bolder.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2017

Square to supply credit card readers to 1,200-year-old Mount Koya temple in Wakayama Prefecture

Square Inc. has just scored its oldest customer ever — a 1,200-year-old Buddhist temple in central Japan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 13, 2017

Israel's Fuld seizing chance to play at WBC with both hands

Team Israel outfielder Sam Fuld is as appreciative as any player in the World Baseball Classic to be able to hit the diamond and play the game.
EDITORIALS
Mar 13, 2017

A humanitarian crisis is imminent

More than 20 million people in four countries in Africa and the Middle East are at risk of starving to death.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2017

Why economists can't forecast worth a hoot

The gap between prediction and reality may be widening.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 13, 2017

Toto rolls out droll toilet humor with a whiff of class

Sit back and relax as this week's Bilingual column splashes on the results of Toto's 2016 Toilet Senryu Contest.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Mar 13, 2017

Let's discuss making home deliveries easier

Major courier firm Yamato Transport Co. hopes to implement measures to ease the burden on delivery drivers and improve their working conditions.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 13, 2017

Abe stands his ground as Moritomo Gakuen scandal drags on

More than a month has passed since nationalistic school operator Moritomo Gakuen first made headlines over a controversial land deal for its next school.
BASKETBALL
Mar 13, 2017

Dominant Sunflowers finish season unbeaten

The Jx-Eneos Sunflowers are perhaps the most dominant sports team in Japan today.
WORLD / Society
Mar 13, 2017

To encourage more births, Chinese lawmaker proposes lowering nation's high marriage age

China should further ease population controls by lowering one of the world's highest marriage ages to encourage more births as the nation grows old, according to a lawmaker.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 12, 2017

Trump could be handing a big gift to China

A turn toward protectionism by the United States could well be a blessing in disguise for China.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 12, 2017

Israel team turning heads at 2017 WBC

They arrived together in Japan as the toasts of the first round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Team Israel, a squad not many expected to qualify for this tournament, pulled off three upsets in South Korea to make an improbable run into the second round.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Mar 11, 2017

Measuring the economics behind a shift to streaming

An article in the Feb. 17 issue of the Asahi Shimbun describes a restaurant in Osaka where diners can watch J. League soccer games. The restaurant has three TV monitors hooked up to Sky PerfecTV, one of Japan's satellite broadcast services. At the end of January, however, the J. League shifted its exclusive...
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 10, 2017

Airbnb gets Cabinet OK as Japan sets rules on home-sharing businesses

The Cabinet approved rules limiting home-sharing by private citizens to 180 days a year, according to the final draft of the legislation headed for the Diet.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 10, 2017

Are indoor farms the next step in the evolution of agriculture?

You've probably heard of farm-to-table, or even farm-to-fork, agricultural movements that emphasize the connection between producers and consumers. But what about factory farm-to-table?
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Mar 10, 2017

Fukada's filmmaking a breath of fresh air

Koji Fukada's black comedy "Hospitalite" ("Kantai") won best film in the Tokyo International Film Festival's Japanese Eyes section in 2010 and since then he has become accustomed to stepping up on stages to receive prizes for his work.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2017

Teachers claim dismissals were invalid in suit against Shane English School

Two British language teachers who worked for Shane English School Japan filed suit Thursday against the school's operator Shane Corporation Ltd., claiming that their dismissals were unfair and invalid.
WORLD
Mar 9, 2017

Contractors likely behind CIA leak: U.S. officials

Contractors likely breached security and handed over documents describing the Central Intelligence Agency's use of hacking tools to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 9, 2017

Rebounding skills a vital part of Joji Takeuchi's game

Joji Takeuchi consistently provides solid numbers for the Alvark Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 9, 2017

Patent authority rules against Nintendo, lets go-kart firm keep MariCar trademark

The Japan Patent Office in January dismissed an objection filed by Nintendo Co. over the MariCar trademark registered by a Tokyo-based go-kart service company, it was learned Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2017

A U.S.-China currency deal can avert trade war

A new Plaza Accord can benefit both the U.S. and China, and deliver Trump his first foreign policy victory.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 8, 2017

Literary partnership behind 'Tokyo Nights' cut tragically short, but the story goes on

English teachers Jim Hickey and Douglas Forrester were offered a two-book deal in early 2016. But within weeks, Forrester was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2017

Japan's border islands to get ¥5 billion boon for tourism, defense

The government has earmarked ¥5 billion in increased economic assistance to 71 islands off the coast of eight prefectures, as concerns over declining populations are compounded by recurring intrusions into sovereign territory by foreign vessels.
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.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
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.
These are the hottest lower-division rikishi to watch right now
Fukazaki (right) grapples with Enho at the IG Arena in Nagoya on July 13.
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

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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