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EDITORIALS
Jun 14, 2013

HPV vaccine raises questions

The health ministry is being pressed to weigh the benefits of the anti-HPV inoculations for schoolgirls against the risks that they cause serious side effects.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 14, 2013

'Tokyo Monogatari (Tokyo Story)'

Director: Yasujiro Ozu
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 13, 2013

Insurance companies main beneficiaries of scheme to protect obstetricians from malpractice suits

Some mothers claim they are overpaying for insurance to protect obstetricians from malpractice suits.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jun 13, 2013

Tweet Beat: #deresama13, #akb総選挙, #日本代表, #ほこたて

Battle of the bands, battle of the idols and a bad television battle, plus a World Cup soccer battle.
EDITORIALS
Jun 13, 2013

On track for a tax increase

The Abe administration seems hellbent on raising the consumption tax starting next year regardless of whether it threatens the nation's economic recovery.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 13, 2013

SEC fines Chicago exchange for regulatory lapses

Federal regulators Tuesday fined the Chicago Board Options Exchange $6 million, saying its staff interfered with its three-year investigation of short selling at a member firm in an unprecedented breakdown of trading supervision.
ENVIRONMENT
Jun 12, 2013

Planet on course for 5 C warming at current rate

Global emissions of carbon dioxide from energy use rose 1.4 percent to 31.6 gigatons in 2012, setting a record and putting the planet on course for temperature increases well above international climate goals, the International Energy Agency said in a report issued Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2013

Lawmaker traces origin of IRS row to Cincinnati

An Internal Revenue Service manager in Cincinnati singled out the first tea party case that prompted widespread targeting of conservative groups, and an agent from the same office developed the initial search criteria for the initiative, according to the House oversight committee's top Democrat.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2013

The Confederate soldier in the American family tree

The sun was blazing overhead, and the horses and the men were waiting in the woods. They could see the Union cannons across the open field near the peach orchard.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 11, 2013

New ID system for keeping tax tabs, finding cheats

The Diet passed the "common number" bill May 24, paving the way for every resident, including foreigners, to be assigned a personal identification number.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 11, 2013

Hague Convention on child abduction may shape Japan's family law — or vice versa

Giant Hello Kitty-emblazoned kudos to Japan for finally signing the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction. Now comes the hard part: actually making it work.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jun 11, 2013

For David Bowie, Japanese style was more than just fashion

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has scored a victory with its exhibition "David Bowie is..." for elucidating what many have probably always suspected: David Bowie is a bit of a Japanophile.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2013

North Korean nuclear crisis

North Korea's nuclear and missile programs are a source of instability and tension in a region vital to global security and economic prosperity.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 11, 2013

New sunscreen labels to stop beach lovers from getting burned by lies

Remember that bottle of waterproof sunblock you bought last year? It lied — lotion can't be waterproof or totally block out harmful rays. Thanks to new sunscreen-labeling rules from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that recently came into effect, misleading terminology has been wiped away to help...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2013

Imperial Family's car woes sparked Toyota whistleblower

In 2008, Toyota faced an embarrassing problem: The Imperial Family's luxury Century Royal, used to carry Crown Prince Naruhito around Japan, was a dud.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 9, 2013

Yamagata outsprints Kiryu in 100-meter final at nationals

As the sprinters took their marks at the starting line, the big Ajinomoto Stadium was almost completely silent.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2013

California utility to close San Onofre reactors

In a new setback for the U.S. nuclear power industry, Edison International said Friday it will permanently close the two reactors of its San Onofre plant in California, ending a contentious battle over whether they can be repaired and operated safely after cracks were found last year in the steam generator...
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jun 9, 2013

Gray wolf to lose U.S. endangered species status

The government moved Friday to end endangered species protections for gray wolves in the lower 48 states, contending that the population of the apex predator has recovered from decades of hunting that drove it to virtual extinction.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 9, 2013

Unlike Germany, Japan's right still wrong on wartime history

It seems like there is no time like the present for Japanese to reflect on the wartime past. Japan's shared history with Asia has long been a running sore, dividing Japanese about what happened and why, a discourse that clouds the issue of war responsibility in ways that antagonize East Asian neighbors...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 8, 2013

Marriage of convenience for Chelsea

Jose Mourinho talks about a love affair, but his return to Chelsea is more of an arranged marriage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 8, 2013

How did Germany become the new champion of Europe?

Sitting in his brightly lit office overlooking the green hills of rural Westphalia, surrounded by photographs of aluminium and titanium castings, Phillip Schack has drawn a blue triangle on a piece of paper. Pointing to a small shaded section at its apex, he says: "Look. If that's your market, up at...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 7, 2013

Giants' Abe slugs game-winning home run in eighth

Shinnosuke Abe stood at the plate with two outs and down to his final strike with his team losing in the eighth inning.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

Podcast

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

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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