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EDITORIALS
Apr 11, 2015

University of Tokyo failing non-Japanese students

With enrollment of foreign students declining, the University of Tokyo needs to work on making its program for English-language coursework more attractive.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2015

Investment bust following historic pattern

Business investment has been slow to rebound during the weak economic recovery, but this is to be expected given past trends following recessions.
Reader Mail
Apr 11, 2015

Understanding of Vietnam War in U.S. is better

Regarding the April 5 Counterpoint column titled "America's memory wars and the Vietnam debacle," in two respects professor Jeff Kingston offers readers an incomplete and dated impression of the current state of American understanding of the Vietnam War.
Reader Mail
Apr 11, 2015

Okinawa deserves better from Tokyo

Regarding the April 5 TimeOut story headlined "Okinawa: In the cross hairs of war," it is a pity that the pigheaded Yamato revisionists from Tokyo will not allow the Okinawan people to remember Japan's wartime atrocities as they themselves witnessed them.
Reader Mail
Apr 11, 2015

Some ideas for better English

The editorial titled "Disappointing levels of English" in the March 29 edition made me sad to know that many high school students have difficulty in learning English, particularly with speaking and writing. And also, this is another shocking reality, that about 60 percent do not like studying English....
Reader Mail
Apr 11, 2015

Japan must seek reconciliation

As a Japanese who was educated after the war, I quite agree with the "Japan abusing UNESCO" editorial by The Korea Times in the April 7 Global Perspectives column.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2015

Iran deal could stumble on sensitive nuclear monitoring

Beefing up international monitoring of Iran's nuclear work could become the biggest stumbling block to a final accord between Tehran and major powers, despite a preliminary deal reached a week ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 11, 2015

Wildlife officials say shoals of goldfish threatening native fish in Colorado lake

A handful of goldfish dumped into a Colorado lake by a pet owner years ago have reproduced and thousands of the nonnative fish now threaten indigenous aquatic species, state wildlife officials said Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 11, 2015

Snowpack in U.S. West at its shallowest ever after early thaw

Meager precipitation and a premature spring thaw caused by unusually mild temperatures last month have left the U.S. Western mountain snowpack, a key source of fresh surface water for the region, at record low levels, the government reported Friday.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Apr 11, 2015

April 11, 2015

MULTIMEDIA
Apr 11, 2015

[VIDEO] Tokyo’s Ueno Park blossoms as tourist site

BASKETBALL
Apr 10, 2015

Shiga trounces Oita for fifth straight win

The Shiga Lakestars took a 25-point lead into the fourth quarter against the host Oita HeatDevils on Friday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 10, 2015

Hatakeyama's 11th-inning homer carries Swallows past Giants

There were funky uniforms on both sides, and a slew of great plays in the outfield. In the end, it was Kazuhiro Hatakeyama and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows who put their stamp on the first round of a colorful battle for Tokyo supremacy.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2015

Local Osaka elections pit Hashimoto against LDP, Komeito

As voters head to the first round of the unified nationwide local elections Sunday, a lack of candidates in the prefectural and municipal assembly races means incumbents in many districts are running unopposed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2015

Toyota to start Tokyo trial of i-Road vehicle in green mobility push

Tokyoites will get a chance to zip around town on Toyota Motor Corp.'s three-wheeled electric car-cum-motorbike from Friday, in a trial aimed at crafting a global business model to reduce gridlock and pollution.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 10, 2015

Pellegrini won't have to worry about money if fired

It is easy to understand why Manuel Pellegrini is unconcerned about continuing media speculation that he could be sacked by Manchester City at the end of what is proving to be a disappointing season for the Champions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 10, 2015

Ineffable dining in Kyoto

Spring is here, and Kyoto is calling us. The old capital is ablaze with blossom, fresh foliage and the exhilaration that winter is over. This is a magical time of year — not just for sightseeing, but for eating out, too, with all the produce of the new season. There are great restaurants close to all...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Apr 10, 2015

High-quality meat and hot rocks at Grand Kitchen Tada

The centerpiece of lunch at Grand Kitchen Tada is a blackened hot stone — as black as squid ink — upon which thin slices of wagyu beef fry. The meat is still sizzling as the server places the tray down, with a warning that the stone is hot and inedible. Well, she didn't exactly say the stone was...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Apr 10, 2015

Jimbocho Den brings hot sake and hanami to Shizuoka

On an evening in late March, a group of well-heeled guests arrive at the Nippondaira Hotel, on a high plateau in the center of Shizuoka City, for the fifth edition of Dining Out, a series of creative pop-up dinners held at various locations around the country. The theme this time was hanami — the tradition...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Apr 10, 2015

A neoclassic return to the golden age of hamburgers at 58 Diner

In recent times, Japan has offered up a noteworthy list of burgers, with the newest additions being Burger King's "Kuro Burger," followed by a similar version at McDonald's (unsurprising given that one thing you could never accuse either company of is true originality). Here's something more substantial...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Apr 10, 2015

Kirin courts lightweight drinkers with 1 percent alcohol

Always looking to court a new demographic of drinkers, Kirin seems to have listened to market research indicating that not everyone likes going overboard with booze.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2015

Okinawa activists establish fund to fight Futenma base move

Money matters in politics. This is something Okinawans locking horns with the central government over the plan to relocate U.S. Marine Corp Air Station Futenma seem to have cottoned on to, setting up a private-sector fund to promote their anti-base cause.
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Doctrine forms the core of Sanseito’s strategy, with some caveats
Crowds attend a Sanseito rally in the city of Saitama during the Upper House election.
Former PM Tomiichi Murayama dies at age 101
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama speaks during an interview in Tokyo in March 2007.
LDP and Nippon Ishin fine-tuning deal to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi (second from right) and Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita (second from left) meet in Tokyo on Thursday.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.

Podcast

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

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
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