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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2019

Tokyo Motor Show gets kid-friendly, future-oriented reboot in bid to reverse flagging attendance

The 46th Tokyo Motor Show slated to kick off Thursday will not just focus on futuristic, cutting-edge vehicles, such as self-driving cars, it will also shine a light on unconventional mobility devices and exhibitions for children aimed at reversing flagging attendance.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2019

Fans toast beer hawkers' debut at Rugby World Cup

Dilemma: You are watching a Rugby World Cup game at a stadium and you fancy a beer, but you don't want to take your eyes off the action.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 23, 2019

How a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could destabilize Japan

Is Tokyo prepared to deal with the flood of Taiwanese who would seek refuge in Japan if a cross-strait conflict broke out?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 23, 2019

Finding moments of strength with every step of my cancer journey

It's the diagnosis that nobody wants to hear. But along with the moments of shock, stress and sadness that Julia Marino has experienced on her cancer journey, she has also found strength.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 23, 2019

The new norm: Japanese experts warn of more rain, raging rivers and submerged homes

The nation should expect the frequency of powerful typhoons and heavy rains to grow with global warming, says a professor at the Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research at Nagoya University.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 23, 2019

China reportedly plans to replace Carrie Lam with 'interim' Hong Kong leader

The Chinese government is drafting a plan to replace Hong Kong's Carrie Lam with an "interim" chief executive, the Financial Times reported, citing unidentified people briefed on the deliberations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 23, 2019

Malaysia privately discusses Goldman Sachs penalty of $2 billion over 1MDB scandal

Again and again, Malaysia has publicly demanded Goldman Sachs pay an eye-popping $7.5 billion for its role in the 1MDB scandal. But privately, Malaysian negotiators are considering settling for a fraction of that.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tokyo Motor Show 2019
Oct 23, 2019

Tech and futurism drive iconic car event's appeal

The 46th Tokyo Motor Show, slated to kick off on Oct. 24 at Tokyo Big Sight and other areas in Tokyo's Odaiba district, is set to showcase the latest automotive trends but will also depart from previous editions of the motor show.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 22, 2019

Kuroneko Burlesque: The dancers keeping Kyoto's risque side alive

The burlesque troupe has been staging shows in an around Kyoto, and will soon begin a short residency at a new theater in the city
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 22, 2019

No excuse for inaction on pension reforms

Restoring the primary balance should not be used as an excuse to avoid enacting pension system reform.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 22, 2019

Where women see bias, men see a 'pipeline' problem

McKinsey's enormous new data set shows diverging opinions on what stalls young women's careers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2019

Deeper than tradition: Japan's enthronement illustrates an evolving imperial house

Japan's enthronement combines legend and the spiritual with modernity, similar to coronations used by monarchies worldwide. These ceremonies tend to be described as "traditional" — but the term is overused and rarely properly defined in reference to Japan's enthronement, Sokui no Rei.
JAPAN / Emperor's Enthronement
Oct 22, 2019

With Emperor Naruhito's enthronement, traditional styles adapt to changing times

Emperor Naruhito will formally declare his ascension as Japan's 126th monarch in front of about 2,000 leaders and representatives from over 170 countries and regions at the Imperial Palace on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2019

Hong Kongers raise money for Japanese typhoon victims

Hong Kongers have raised more than ¥13.8 million to help people in Japan recover from a powerful typhoon that tore through the country earlier this month.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 19, 2019

Food for the soul: Traditional gyōza makers and eaters in Utsunomiya try to keep the dumplings rolling

Albert Kuwano Bakonyvari beckons me inside his factory's steam chamber, where hundreds of plump, white, crescent-shaped gyōza dumplings are neatly lined on stacks of trays fitted in steel racks, waiting to be sent to the freezer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 19, 2019

Creating a barrier-free transportation environment in Japan

Not too long ago, domestic media organizations would rarely have anything negative to say about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but as the actual games draw nearer, there's been a greater willingness to find fault with preparations and even raise a bit of alarm. Everything from Tokyo's deadly summertime heat...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Oct 19, 2019

Taku Sekine: Paris, liberty and cocktails

Shifting from a background in political science to studying languages and then training as a chef, Sekine says he only serves a menu degustation at his Paris restaurant Dersou because, 'I want to be free, actually ... from everything.'
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 19, 2019

Typhoon Hagibis highlights the value of social media in a disaster

There has been plenty wrong with conversations on social media over the past decade and yet it’s hard to argue that online platforms are anything other than essential in an emergency.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 18, 2019

South Africa bids to oust 'likable' host Japan from its Rugby World Cup

South Africa will have to shelve its affection for Japan and Japanese fans to spoil the hosts' party in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals, according to Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2019

Japan to pardon 550,000 convicts on occasion of imperial enthronement ceremony

The government on Friday approved granting pardons to roughly 550,000 petty criminals in light of Emperor Naruhito's enthronement ceremony next Tuesday.
JAPAN / First Person
Oct 17, 2019

Typhoon Hagibis: A night in an evacuation shelter shows just how fragile Tokyo life can be

If you look at a map of Kitasenju in Tokyo's Adachi Ward, you will see that it's almost entirely surrounded by water.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2019

U.S. progressives are all too willing to cut constitutional corners

Democratic presidential candidates and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver demonstrate the tendency of too many progressives to despise and bully adversaries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2019

Dark web child porn bust leads to 338 arrests worldwide

Law enforcement officials said on Wednesday they had arrested hundreds of people worldwide after knocking out a South Korea-based dark web child pornography site that sold videos for digital cash.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2019

Cars burn in Barcelona as pro-Catalan independence protesters snub calls for calm

Protesters clashed with police in the Spanish region of Catalonia on Wednesday, with some setting cars ablaze on the third day of disturbances caused by convictions handed down to leaders of a failed bid to declare an independent state.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 16, 2019

Slicker production needed for amateur sumo

Typhoon Hagibis raged across Japan last weekend leaving in its wake a trail of devastation both deep and wide-ranging.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
China’s unbeatable new production model export
China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new, ruthlessly efficient production model powered by automation, AI and state-guided industrial optimization.
Trump: the $550 billion pledged by Japan is 'our money'
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. He told CNBC that investment pledges are like signing bonuses.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Japan swelters as previous heat record melts
A worker tries to cool down a street in central Tokyo Tuesday as wide swaths of the Kanto region sweltered under intense heat. In Gunma Prefecture, the temperature rose 41.8 degrees Celsius, the highest ever recorded in Japan.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.

Podcast

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

Longform

A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped
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