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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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2013

Abe plan lifts renewables at utilities' expense

Shinzo Abe's pledge to spur ¥30 trillion of investment in Japan's electricity industry opens the way for a surge in clean energy projects at the expense of traditional utilities.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 7, 2013

Screen violence is in the eye of the beholder

Some people avoid violent films, while others watch little else. Professional movie reviewers, who may see hundreds of films annually, cannot afford to be so picky. If you are covering the Cannes Film Festival competition, as I did one year for the Screen International daily critics' poll, you cannot...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2013

Russia's homophobic curse

With the general mood in Russia's populace favoring a ban on gay culture, homophobic mobsters of all colors feel cozy under an official umbrella.
WORLD
Jun 7, 2013

Afghan attacks soldier pleads guilty

A U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, many of them women and children asleep in their villages, pleaded guilty to murder and acknowledged that there was "not a good reason in this world" for his actions.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jun 6, 2013

Nagoya to be testing ground for a trio of sumo titans

As Hakuho continues chalking up championships almost at will, mention of the 'other' yokozuna — Harumafuji (11-4) — in some sumo circles is now met with heads being shaken.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2013

China's troubling core interests

This week Chinese President Xi Jinping appears set to offer his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, an alluring deal for closer economic cooperation.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2013

Real scandal is the power IRS wields

American Republicans on Capitol Hill are abuzz with the possibility that the scandal at the Internal Revenue Service will lead to tax reform.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2013

Audit reveals details of lavish spending at IRS event in Anaheim Hilton

The 2,609 Internal Revenue Service managers who flew to Anaheim, California, for a three-day conference on "Leading Into the Future" were treated to a welcoming reception with free cocktails and gifts, including briefcases, engraved pens and Los Angeles Angels baseball tickets.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2013

BMW sees fourth year of growth

BMW, the world's biggest maker of luxury cars, said it expects deliveries in Japan to expand for a fourth year, as consumers regain confidence and demand increases for its diesel models.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jun 5, 2013

Alaska's Bristol Bay mine: Ground zero for the next big environmental fight?

A dispute over a proposed copper and gold mine near Alaska's Bristol Bay may be one of the most important environmental decisions of President Barack Obama's second term — yet few are even aware that the fight is happening.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 5, 2013

Invest in South Africa, Zuma tells Japanese firms

South Africa's economy is rapidly growing and it welcomes investments from Japanese firms, South African President Jacob Zuma said Tuesday in a speech in Tokyo.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jun 5, 2013

Earliest Mao, Kim can face off is at GP Final in Fukuoka

The Olympic season officially began with the release of the 2013-2014 Grand Prix assignments on Monday by the International Skating Union.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2013

Japan soon to be largest solar market

Japan is set to overtake Germany as the world's largest solar market by annual installations this year as government incentives to encourage clean energy in light of the Fukushima nuclear crisis attract investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / NOTEBOOK
Jun 5, 2013

A taste of college life through English lectures; Love Planet 2013 event

EDUCATION
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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