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Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 3, 2013

Gay Russian teens face life in closet

Like other gay teenagers in Russia, Maxim Moiseyev grappled with his identity alone, frightened and uninformed. Adults either ignored him or admonished him. Classmates reviled him. And a new law that forbids minors from hearing anything positive about homosexuality has only made life harder.
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Sep 2, 2013

A lesson in line, last of the summer design needs, and Issey Miyake's bright ideas

'Line' is one of the most important elements of design. It defines, separates, decorates and gives life to a structure — and Shinn Asano's Sen furniture series couldn't utilize it any better.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 1, 2013

Smoking, now too uncool for school

Kitsuen (喫煙, smoking) could become an obsolete habit in Japan in the near future, as youngsters apparently now consider smoking dasai (ダサい, uncool).
WORLD
Aug 31, 2013

Secret documents detail U.S. war in cyberspace

The Obama administration's cyber operations sometimes involve what one leaked budget document calls 'field operations' abroad, commonly with the help of CIA operatives or clandestine military forces, 'to physically place hardware implants or software modifications.'
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 29, 2013

West missed chances to cut arsenal

The United States and its allies may be headed for a war that they could have tried harder to prevent.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2013

Fukushima spill snags reactor restart quest

The Fukushima No. 1 power plant's continued pollution of the Pacific is fueling growing domestic and international concern about radiation hazards, clouding plans by utilities and the government to quickly restart a dozen reactors.
Reader Mail
Aug 28, 2013

Western behavior back home

It's rather unfortunate that Chavez's message has been rather misinterpreted by some readers. The message is not "Westerners are discriminated against in Japan just like African-Americans and Muslims in the U.S." That would be a daft thing to say.
Reader Mail
Aug 28, 2013

Far cry from real discrimination

Chavez wrote: "Just once I'd like to hear someone who has been discriminated against in Japan say, 'Now I know what it is like to be an African, Iranian or Muslim in the U.S."
Reader Mail
Aug 28, 2013

Something valuable to take away

I appreciate Chavez's article very much, as my hardships of being a foreigner in Japan were hardships I had never experienced in my home country, which then allowed me to put myself in the shoes of minorities elsewhere.
Reader Mail
Aug 28, 2013

Power to discriminate as a group

Sorry, it's a failure of Western thought to assume that absolute morality is possible or even desirable.
Reader Mail
Aug 28, 2013

Minority experience understood

Regarding Amy Chavez's Aug. 16 column titled "What being a minority allows us to see": Actually the fear and hurt I felt while dealing with certain bureaucratic nonsense in Japan allowed me to understand a small piece of the American minority experience.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 27, 2013

Slew of arrests in China show Xi is consolidating his power

The trial of Bo Xilai may have divided the Chinese Communist Party and hogged the media spotlight, but, outside the courtroom, President Xi Jinping is continuing his steady efforts to consolidate control, clean up the party and sideline opponents, with a series of detentions and arrests.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 26, 2013

Single family lost 21 in likely chemical attack

Their mobile phones began to ring with a desperate insistence a day after the attack, as the first calls came from Syria to Jordan to Israel, where a branch of the scattered Waked family resides.
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Aug 26, 2013

It's "Verdict Day" for "Armored Core," while "Monster Hunter" sticks to 3DS LL

Suit up for more 'Armored Core'
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 26, 2013

Returnee livid after ugly treatment at TBC beauty salon in Tokyo

Returnee reader MQ has vowed to give TBC a wide berth after staff made her feel unwelcome and refused to help her enroll at the beauty empire's Yurakucho branch.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2013

Recruit foreign students to fuel growth, panel says

Japan should strategically bring in more students from emerging economies who can contribute to both their homeland and Japan's growth, a midterm report by an education panel working on exchange student issues said Monday.
Reader Mail
Aug 24, 2013

Giving pet adoption a chance

The Aug. 18 editorial "Too many abandoned animals" caught my attention because it refers to the Feb. 19 article "Millions of dogs, cats coddled, 200,000 gassed each year in pet-mad Japan."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 23, 2013

Pop star or avant-garde artist? Lady Gaga now wants to be the next Warhol

The message is crystal clear: do not buy Lady Gaga's latest album or download tracks because she is "over" and "no longer relevant." Many will be happy to obey, but it's not quite that simple.
CULTURE / Film
Aug 22, 2013

'Star Trek Into Darkness'

Perhaps the biggest blockbuster this summer, "Star Trek Into Darkness" nonetheless throws more than a few curve balls: It is pensive, frosty and often curt, and comes elegantly and aptly dressed in several shades of black. Though there are many moments of humor and thrilling adventure, the story seems...
CULTURE / Film
Aug 22, 2013

From One Second to the Next

Director: Werner Herzog
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Aug 22, 2013

North Korean gulag survivors tell U.N. investigators of rights abuses

One by one they came, taking seats next to a United Nations flag and stating their names for the record. Some kept calm. Some wept. One, as he spoke, used his left hand to clamp his trembling right hand to the table.
Reference / Q&A
Aug 21, 2013

'Barefoot Gen' pulled as anti-war images strike too close to home?

The decision by the board of education of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, to limit students' access to the manga series "Hadashi no Gen" ("Barefoot Gen") at school libraries continues to cause a stir. While some support the move, others say it disrespects the best-selling anti-war classic, which tells the...
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2013

The problem with Australia's refugee problem

Compared with any other English-speaking people, a great many Australians are openly racist. That's why 'boat people' these days are settled in Papua New Guinea.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Junglia, Japan’s newest theme park, opens in northern Okinawa
In Junglia’s Dinosaur Safari attraction during a media preview on Thursday, a casual drive through a habitat for the prehistoric creatures goes haywire when several Tyrannosaurus rexes break out of containment.
Extreme heat grips Japan, including even Hokkaido
The city of Obihiro in Hokkaido amid scorching heat on Thursday
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Ishiba rules out joint document on U.S. tariffs as deal's details trickle out
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at an event in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday afternoon.
Behind the scenes: Inside Fuji Rock’s strategy for staying on top
In recent years, Fuji Rock has had fewer blockbuster performers and showcased more top-selling Japanese acts and international musicians' first-time performances in Japan.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.

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