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COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Apr 12, 2015

Bridging corruption and legitimacy: amakudari

Amakudari reaches into almost every aspect of civil and economic life, quietly taking its cut in the form of higher prices, obscure but lucrative monopolies and seemingly bizarre regulations.
EDITORIALS
Apr 12, 2015

Get ambitious on emissions cuts

The government should aim for ambitious plans to cut Japan's emissions that would compare favorably with the targets set by other advanced economies.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 12, 2015

Pianist Etsko Tazaki seeks out the legacies of Brahms, Beethoven and Schubert

Whether their lives were long or short, the classic composers tended to cement their legacies in their final days, perhaps the point in their lives when they were at their most philosophical.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 12, 2015

Cuushe dreams of perfect pop on 'Night Lines'

Where Japanese musicians used to move to Tokyo for a shot at the big time, these days it feels like increasing numbers of them are heading to Berlin instead. Mayuko Hitotsuyanagi, better known by her dream-pop alias Cuushe, was one of them. In 2012, the Kyoto native embarked on a yearlong working holiday...
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2015

An opportunity for China

For China, accepting lower growth provides a crucial opportunity to support stable and sustainable development.
EDITORIALS
Apr 12, 2015

Behind Xi's corruption crackdown

While Chinese President Xi Jinging's crackdown on corruption is boosting his popularity, it remains to be seen if he will change the system that allowed corruption to flourish in the first place.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 12, 2015

British filmmaker sounds out Japan

In 1996, the Environment Ministry unveiled a list of designated places and traditions around the country that demanded appreciation not for how they looked, but how they sounded.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 12, 2015

Expats can find their creative mojo in Japan's inspiration and isolation

The inflated sense of being special that Japan fosters among non-natives can be dangerous, but that same emotion can also lead you to do things that might otherwise feel like symptoms of a mid-life crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2015

Robots leave behind Chinese factory workers

Chinese factory owners are increasingly turning to automation, leaving millions of low-skill workers with an uncomfortable sense of impending obsolescence.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 12, 2015

Shy girl: a cat named Chorogi

Chorogi is a beautiful cat, almost a year old with a classic Japanese pattern and an extra-long tail.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2015

The reality of Mexico's climate change promise

Mexico has become the first developing nation to meet the United Nations' challenge to publish a road map for combating climate change.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 12, 2015

Record Store Day promises some hits

It has taken a few years to catch on in Japan, but Record Store Day (RSD) is now well-known among music fans. This year's edition falls on April 18, so look out for limited-edition items and a few shows to celebrate.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Apr 12, 2015

Grammy-winning rapper Nelly arrested on felony drug charges in Tennessee

Grammy-award winning rapper Nelly was arrested on felony drug charges Saturday after a Tennessee state trooper stopped the vehicle he was traveling in and found illegal drugs, authorities said.
BASKETBALL
Apr 12, 2015

Sendai stretches winning streak to 11

The Sendai 89ers rolled to their 11th straight win on Saturday, downing the Toyama Grouses 86-78.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 12, 2015

A year after ferry disaster, safety concerns persist in South Korea

Nearly a year after her 16-year-old daughter was among 304 people killed when an overloaded ferry capsized, Park Eun-mi says not much has changed when it comes to safety in South Korea.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 12, 2015

China-led AIIB will be lean, clean and green, its chief says

The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will be lean, clean and green, its interim chief has said, playing down concerns over transparency and standards governing the institution.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 12, 2015

Yen for Living is moving!

Yen for Living has lived in this virtual space since August 2009. From today, new Yen for Living reports will appear in The Japan Times on Sunday on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. It will also be archived on the JT website.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 12, 2015

China says U.S. backs its campaign to hunt down 'economic fugitives'

The United States has promised support for China's campaign to hunt corrupt officials fleeing abroad, the official Xinhua News Agency reported after meetings between security officials from the world's two largest economies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 12, 2015

California learns from Australia on coping with long-term drought

Australian farms and cities manage almost every drop of available water to make the most of supplies on the driest inhabited continent. No wonder California is looking Down Under for help with its record drought.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 12, 2015

California seeks salvation in desalination as drought drags on

As California battled its last severe drought in the early 1990s, Santa Barbara spent $34 million on a desalination plant that proved too costly to keep running when rain returned. Now the city can't afford to keep it idle.
WORLD
Apr 12, 2015

Man charged in US bomb plot called strange, troubled

Topeka Kansas
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CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Apr 12, 2015

April Fools Teaching

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LIFE
Apr 11, 2015

Takuboku Ishikawa: engaged observer

The society of Takuboku Ishikawa's era was in dramatic political flux, and its complex issues became his personal obsessions. After his death, Takuboku's preoccupations came to be seen as a symbol of the social and emotional upheavals of his times.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 11, 2015

Sakai: a keyhole to the history of Osaka

As I peered out the window from my vantage point on the 21st floor of the Sakai City Hall, in the distance I could see Abeno Harukas — Japan's tallest skyscraper, which houses a train station, hotel, museum, department store and offices. But this modern curiosity was not what I was looking for. I was...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 11, 2015

Olympics provide golden opportunity for change

While there are many reasons why a city would want to host the Olympic Games, most have to do with money and prestige: The Olympics bring international attention to the host city for two weeks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 11, 2015

Overseas observers spot something strange

Is Japan a strange country?
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 11, 2015

Abe gets negative reviews ahead of U.S. visit

At the end of this month Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Washington, D.C. He can expect the red carpet treatment because he has ticked more boxes on the Pentagon's wish list than all his postwar predecessors combined.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Apr 11, 2015

Take a slow, deep dive into marine life

Island nations have a unique relationship with the sea, and for Japan these connections often manifest themselves through its culture and cuisine. This can make an aquarium visit doubly interesting: Come for the fish, stay to watch the visitors as they admire each tank's inhabitants with a unique mixture...
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Apr 11, 2015

Veteran designers are still as innovative as newcomers

Prada's little sister is all grown up
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 11, 2015

Invoking Manchuria's cross-dressing spy

She was born the daughter of a Manchu prince in Beijing in 1907. Later, as she grew up in Japan, she earned notoriety for her flamboyant challenges to gender roles and her military exploits as a princess-spy. Even today Yoshiko Kawashima still stokes controversy, and Phyllis Birnbaum's new biography...

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