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EDITORIALS
May 16, 2015

Heritage means responsibility

Should Japan win World Heritage status for its early industrial sites, it should take steps to ensure visitors are aware of both the positive and negative aspects of their histories.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 16, 2015

Backed by green advocates, some U.S. conservatives push for solar

When Debbie Dooley, a tea party firebrand from Woodstock, Georgia, makes the case for solar power, she doesn't rely on the usual environmental talking points. She speaks of property rights, national security and competition in the free market.
Japan Times
SPORTS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
May 15, 2015

Mao's big decision has fans, skating world on edge

The speculation is growing by the minute.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2015

In Philippine bay, fear of China trumps fear of brothels

Once opposed to the prospect of a major naval base inside the Philippines' picturesque Ulugan Bay, fearing it would mean bars and brothels for visiting sailors, local residents now look forward to the arrival of American and other foreign warships.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 14, 2015

Calling for a Northeast Asia free of all nuclear weapons

Japan can solve its 'nuclear dilemma' by working toward a framework guaranteeing a nuclear-free Northeast Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 14, 2015

Crowds cheer as Burundi army officer claims to have deposed absent president

A Burundian general said on Wednesday he had deposed President Pierre Nkurunziza for seeking an unconstitutional third term in office and was forming a transitional government, after more than two weeks of protests against the re-election bid.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 13, 2015

Filmmakers Ash and Kamanaka discuss radiation, secrets and lives

Two filmmakers who have tackled the Fukushima issue — American and Japanese, storyteller and activist — discuss their work and their films, and consider the notion of 'being a 'foreign' filmmaker.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 12, 2015

Dog was a savior to tsunami survivor, now a dying friend

About 30 km north of the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, an old shiba dog strains for breath in a temporary, prefabricated house in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 11, 2015

After Nepal earthquake disaster, more climbers eye Chinese route to top of world

Climber Carsten Pedersen has not given up his childhood dream of scaling Everest, despite last month's avalanche that killed 18 people at base camp after a devastating earthquake. But if he does try again, it may well be from China, not Nepal.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2015

Nigerians returning home after surviving Boko Haram onslaught face hunger, land mines

Since Nigeria's army began clearing large areas of the country's northeast from Boko Haram, some of the 1.5 million internally displaced people have started returning home. But thousands could now face severe food shortages as reconstruction lags behind.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2015

Man, woman charged with slaying two Mississippi cops during traffic stop; suspect at large after fleeing in cruiser

A man and woman in Mississippi were arrested and charged with murder on Sunday after two police officers were shot dead a day earlier while conducting a routine traffic stop in Hattiesburg, officials said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2015

Obesity outpaces growth in China

As China's economy grows, so does the waistlines of its people — feeding a national health crisis.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 9, 2015

Toshiba pulls earnings forecast, cancels dividend over improper accounting

After finding improper accounting on infrastructure projects, Toshiba Corp. withdraws its earnings forecasts for last year and says it won't pay a year-end dividend.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 6, 2015

Drought forces California into first mandatory rules to save water

California water regulators on Tuesday adopted the state's first rules for mandatory cutbacks in urban water use as the region's catastrophic drought enters its fourth year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2015

Mike Huckabee declares Republican presidential candidacy with fiery, populist speech

Republican Mike Huckabee announced a run for his party's 2016 presidential nomination on Tuesday with a fiery, populist speech aimed at energizing support from the Christian right and blue-collar Americans struggling to make ends meet.
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2015

A new blueprint for U.S.-China ties

In the coming decades, nothing will matter more for global peace, prosperity and governance than how the U.S. and China handle the ongoing shift in their relative power.
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2015

Yet another example of why riots don't work

Solutions to the social problems that triggered the riots in Baltimore will not get easier if Americans embrace rioting as the voice of the oppressed.
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2015

Ukraine's other Chernobyls

Ukraine should take its reactors' expiration dates as an opportunity to pursue a safer, more sustainable energy future.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 5, 2015

North Korea parades detainees for TV cameras; South pleads for their freedom

South Korea on Monday urged Pyongyang to release four of its citizens being held by the North, including two men who told CNN they spied for the South, and a 21-year-old New York University student.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
May 3, 2015

Japan-U.S. effort to tell suicide pilots' stories dodges controversy, wins praise

JBC sits down for an interview with Dr. M.G. Sheftall of Shizuoka University about the kamikaze phenomenon and what makes this exhibition unique.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPO MILANO 2015
May 3, 2015

Showcasing innovation, food culture

Sushi, tempura and teriyaki are probably some of the first things that come to mind when Japanese food comes up among foreigners.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
May 2, 2015

Spring legacy of winter's toll in the woods

As I write this, April is two-thirds gone and the snow around our house and in our woods has almost disappeared, leaving butterburs to sprout up everywhere. Today was quite warm and we heard the first songs of the bush warblers. The Torii River that flows right past my study and gym is swollen and rushing...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2015

Obama's absurd response to Baltimore's riots

U.S. President Barack Obama's comments on the riots in Baltimore are not only partisan — they're absurd.
WORLD
May 1, 2015

Woman is bitten to death by shark off Maui in first fatal attack in Hawaii since 2013

A 65-year-old woman bitten to death by a shark while snorkeling off the Hawaiian island of Maui loved the ocean and went swimming every day, her brother said on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 30, 2015

Scrutinize health insurance reform

The national government needs to provide sufficient support to prefectural governments, which will be tasked to play a larger role in maintaining the nation's health insurance system.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
Japan launches government body to address concerns over foreign nationals
The new administrative body would serve as a cross-agency "control tower" to respond to issues such as crime and overtourism involving foreign nationals, according to the government.
Japan's Emperor Emeritus admitted to hospital to begin new heart treatment
Emperor Emeritus Akihito is accompanied by Empress Emerita Michiko as he travels to the University of Tokyo Hospital on Monday.
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.
Tokyo stocks hit by a perfect storm of tariffs, politics and budget worries
Tokyo stocks are underperforming shares in other large markets globally.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Tokyobike founder believes in taking in sights of dynamic cities slowly
Ichiro Kanai, founder and president of Tokyobike, is developing a niche but a new customer base who want to cycle as part of a lifestyle.
Music idol and anime fandom merch is big business
Businesses who cater to fandoms gathered at Tokyo Lifestyle Week for the second annual Oshikatsu — Merch Collection Expo, a trade show devoted to fandom goods.

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

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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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