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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2017

Abe win may boost chances of another term for Bank of Japan chief

If Shinzo Abe wins Sunday's Lower House election, it will boost the chances that Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda will serve a second term, according to a former economy minister.
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JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Oct 15, 2017

Fukushima takes camping to a whole new level of luxury with 'glamping'

"Glamping" — i.e., camping but with the comforts of modern amenities — has been growing in popularity in Fukushima Prefecture as more people look to bring a new level of luxury to the great outdoors.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Oct 14, 2017

Autumn is peak season for ‘sanma,’ a once-common fish that's playing hard to catch

The sanma (Pacific saury) that's caught at this time of year is rich with heart-healthy oils, and is considered a quintessential autumn delicacy in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 14, 2017

Somtum Der: Spicy food from Thailand's northeast

Somtum Der is unlike any other Thai restaurant in the city. It's not just the look, though the bold red facade certainly stands out in the drab Yoyogi backstreets, and the chic, bright interior reflects a contemporary sensibility, not one rooted in the cliches of tradition.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 14, 2017

'Asia's Reckoning': Australian journalist sheds light on Asia's fraught and complex ties

Wittingly or otherwise, Japan, the United States and China — Asia's top powers — all have their guns simultaneously trained on each other, in what Australian journalist Richard McGregor likens to a geopolitical Mexican standoff in his new book, "Asia's Reckoning."
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2017

Las Vegas police issue third timeline, say there was no delay responding to Oct. 1 massacre

Las Vegas police presented a third version on Friday of the timeline of events for the Las Vegas gunman who killed 58 people and himself, saying they responded immediately to the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 13, 2017

Yamabushi: Japan's ancient tradition of mountain ascetics opens to the public

Even the local residents look surprised at our attire.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2017

Disasters make 14 million people homeless each year, U.N. says

About 14 million people are being made homeless on average each year as a result of sudden disasters such as floods and storms, new figures show.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 13, 2017

China bars British activist from Hong Kong, says territory's affairs are 'purely internal matter'

China said on Thursday it had the right to bar people from Hong Kong, a day after a British activist was denied entry into the former British colony, and that it had complained to Britain after it demanded an explanation.
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JAPAN / AUTUMN HOTEL SPECIAL
Oct 13, 2017

Smartphones, meeting rooms among perks

The Royal Park Hotel in Nihonbashi on July 1 became the first hotel in Japan to provide free smartphones to its guests for use during their stay.
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Oct 12, 2017

Moscow works to woo Japan's World Cup fans

Moscow is welcoming Japanese soccer fans to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 12, 2017

From thin air to stone: Greenhouse gas test starts in Iceland

A Swiss company will start to extract carbon dioxide from thin air in Iceland on Thursday, seeking to transform the gas into rock far below ground in a first test of a costly technology meant to slow climate change.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Oct 11, 2017

This woman's work is never dull

Hidetomo Masuno says he thinks too much. The 41-year-old comedian who goes by the name Bakarhythm says he spends most of his waking hours deep in thought — "but first," he stresses, "I observe."
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 10, 2017

Can we avoid the 'Thucydides Trap'?

When an emerging power attempts to supplant a hegemonic power in international politics, major conflict often ensues.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Oct 7, 2017

Monk Kaishun Nishigaya's voyage from Japan to Seattle, Alaska and Saipan

Nishigaya was offered a resident ministry at Seattle Nichiren Buddhist Church and, undeterred by the 14-day journey by ship to reach the United States, snapped it up.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 7, 2017

Is the response to scams criminally slow?

One of the more cynical dictums in Japanese goes "Shōjikimono ga baka o miru" ("Honesty doesn't pay"). In pre-modern times, neither did crime. The Osadamegaki Hyakkajo — the criminal code enforced by the Tokugawa rulers — prescribed an extensive list of severe punishments for those found guilty...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 7, 2017

Shohei Otani just beginning to realize true potential

Shohei Otani hasn't had a 20-win season. He hasn't slugged 40 homers in one campaign, either.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2017

Japan Times' 120th anniversary exhibition kicks off in Yokohama

An exhibition showcasing The Japan Times' 120 years of reporting on the nation's most important historical moments opened Saturday in Yokohama.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 6, 2017

England uninspiring in victory over Slovenia

Gareth Southgate wanted England to qualify for the 2018 World Cup finals in style. Harry Kane's late winner in the 1-0 win over Slovenia on Thursday sealed England's place in Russia, but a match of numbing tedium was so poor Sunday's now academic final group match in Lithuania will test the loyalty of...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 6, 2017

Aging German superspy is convicted of tax evasion

A 77-year-old spy, known as Germany's James Bond for his secret missions during and after the Cold War, was convicted of tax evasion on Thursday and handed a suspended two-year sentence.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 6, 2017

Army, NTSB, FAA probing drone collision with military chopper over Staten Island

Federal investigators have opened their first probe of a midair collision between a civilian drone and a traditional aircraft.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 5, 2017

In the shadow of Yuriko Koike's rise, some insiders see an isolated populist

Koike appears to have carved out a position as the most popular politician in Japan, but insiders see a starkly different image of the media-savvy leader.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Oct 5, 2017

Fighters ace Shohei Otani lives up to expectations in Japan

Shohei Otani has lived up to the hype. Just as Bryce Harper in MLB and LeBron James in the NBA, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters star pitcher/DH not only entered the professional ranks to outsized expectations, he actually met them.
Lessons from India-Pakistan war: Were China's arms overrated?
A Chinese J-10B fighter jet is put on display at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, in October 2016. The short May conflict between India and Pakistan became a live trial for Chinese arms, exposing vulnerabilities in its fighter aircraft and air defense systems.
Japan Post launches 'digital address' system
Under the "digital address" system launched by Japan Post, users can input seven-digit combinations of numbers and letters on online shopping and other websites, and their addresses will automatically appear on the sites.
U.S. trade court blocks Trump's global tariffs, dealing major blow to agenda
Global markets have fluctuated wildly since U.S. President Donald Trump announced so-called reciprocal levies in a sweeping executive order on April 2.
Chinese parents are fueling Tokyo’s education race
More Chinese families are clustering in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, a district renowned for having the finest educational environment in Japan.
Japanese universities urged to open doors to students blocked from Harvard
Demonstrators hold signs during a protest in support of international students at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Tuesday.
Hegseth to face questions on U.S. commitment at top Asian defense conference
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers remarks at the National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday.
Songs, stars and strategy: Japan debuts its newest awards ceremony
Rock band Mrs. Green Apple performed an emotional rendition of hit song “Darling” on the final night of the Music Awards Japan.
Eagle nest discovery sparks opposition to megasolar project
The white-tailed eagle's wintering grounds include Hokkaido, northern Honshu, the Russian coast, the southern Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands.
Fighters already showing last season's playoff run was no fluke
Fighters starter Hiromi Ito pitches against the Hawks in Fukuoka on April 29.
A moving meditation: Finding serenity in tea ceremony across space and time
Drawn to tea ceremony while volunteering at a Japanese garden in Phoenix, Arizona, Michele Laudig (right) came to learn a “common language of movement and ritual” that brought her into new communities in New York City and Tokyo.

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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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Construction equipment sits idle in a park near Shiba Toshogu shrine in Tokyo's Minato Ward. While Japan has a history of treating its trees with reverence, green coverage is said to be lacking in most of the major cities.
Do Japan's trees no longer occupy the sacred space they used to?
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