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Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 8, 2017

Disputatious legacies: examining the historic ties that bind Okinawa and China

Commenting on the pervasiveness of his own culture while on a trip to Indonesia, the Nobel Prize-winning poet Rabindranath Tagore wrote, "I see India everywhere." A traveler to Okinawa today from continental Asia, might well say, "I see China everywhere."
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 8, 2017

Ken Yokoyama: 'Be selfless and look at the big picture'

Former general manager of Hyatt Regency Kyoto on tourism, hospitality and pink Cadillacs.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2017

Russia warns of serious consequences from U.S. strikes against Syria

Russia warned on Friday that U.S. cruise missile strikes on a Syrian air base could have "extremely serious" consequences as President Donald Trump's first major foray into a foreign conflict opened up a rift between Moscow and Washington.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 7, 2017

Trump saw Syria gas attack as test of mettle before globe

U.S. President Donald Trump and his advisers saw the chemical attack in Syria as a test of his mettle as adversaries around the globe size up the new administration.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2017

How Trump should prepare for Xi

U.S. President Donald Trump needs to become something he's never been when he meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week — a knowledgable statesman.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Apr 4, 2017

76ers should give 'The Process' more time despite results

Sam Hinkie may be out as Philadelphia 76ers general manager but "The Process," his much beloved/hated master plan for rebuilding the struggling Sixers, lives on.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 4, 2017

Activist hedge fund battles 144-year-old firm to ditch low-return ventures

Katakura Industries Co., a Japanese company founded more than a century ago, is no stranger to reinvention. Once a silk producer, it has diversified into making underwear, manufacturing fire engines, operating shopping malls and even bee-keeping.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 4, 2017

'Kyoto National Museum 120th Anniversary Commemorative Special Exhibition: Kaiho Yusho'

April 11-May 21
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2017

At least 10 people killed, 50 injured in Russia metro blast, authorities say

At least 10 people were killed and 50 injured when an explosion tore through a train carriage in the St. Petersburg underground system on Monday, Russian authorities said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 3, 2017

Former U.S. defense chief's North Korea strategy: Deal with it as it is, not as we wish it to be

"We must deal with North Korea as it is, not as we wish it to be."
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2017

Beijing cozies up to EU in wake of Trump's 'America First' policy

China has launched a charm offensive with the European Union since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January, shifting its stance on trade negotiations and signaling closer cooperation on a range of other issues, European diplomats say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2017

Italy wins G-7 backing for U.N. peacekeeping force for culture

The Group of Seven committed on Friday to pursuing the creation of a U.N. peacekeeping force to protect World Heritage sites from destruction in conflict and combating the trafficking of plundered treasures.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 1, 2017

What, if anything, makes Japan unique?

In February, American comedian Atsugiri Jason remarked on a Fuji TV talk show that one of the "demerits" of being a foreign TV personality in Japan is that he can't publicly say he thinks those aspects of Japanese culture which Japanese people believe are "uniquely amazing" are not, in fact, uniquely...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 1, 2017

The slow but steady culinary comeback of the duck press

According to just about everybody, the future of dining in America can be summed up in two words: fast casual.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 1, 2017

Paraguay rioters set fire to Congress after secret Senate re-election vote

Protesters stormed and set fire to Paraguay's Congress on Friday after the Senate secretly voted for a constitutional amendment that would allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 31, 2017

FIFA must address disparity in sanctions for offenses

Which is worse — being sworn at or being hit?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 31, 2017

Spotlight on BOJ moves from monetary policy to market operations

Last year, attention on the Bank of Japan focused squarely on its nine-member board and the thinking of key officials at the monetary affairs department.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 30, 2017

'Glorious feelings' are in the forecast as 'Singin' in the Rain' returns to a Tokyo stage

When Adam Cooper launched into the first verse of "Singin' in the Rain" on the stage of Tokyu Theatre Orb back in 2014, a palpable ripple of excitement ran through the Tokyo audience — and this writer, who was there, certainly felt it, too.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2017

Old age, depopulation decimating A-bomb-spared Kitakyushu

Few places evoke the rise and fall of Japan's industrial might than the head office of the Imperial Steel Works in Kitakyushu. The red brick Meiji Era building was the heart of the nation's first big steelworks. Now it's a UNESCO World Heritage site.
PRESS / Services
Mar 30, 2017

The Japan Times 120th Anniversary Edition Collaboration Ale (Haru no Ibuki, A breath of Spring) Available at all Brussels’ shops from March 22nd

Tokyo, March 30, 2017 － The Japan Times Ltd. celebrated its 120th anniversary edition on March 22nd 2017 and has entered into a business arrangement with Belgian beer bar Brussels Ltd. and Kyoto Brewing Ltd. to start selling a limited edition collaboration ale (1) (Haru no Ibuki) from March 22nd 2017....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 29, 2017

For long-distance lovers, apps that make the heart grow fonder

Thanks to technology, your loved one can always be with you, in your pocket — or under your thumb.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 29, 2017

Trump's policies on trade, climate and the U.N. push China toward EU

China has launched a charm offensive with the European Union since U.S. President Donald Trump took office, shifting its stance on trade negotiations and signaling closer cooperation on a range of other issues, European diplomats say.
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Japan to regularly accept assistant language teachers from India
Indian assistant language teachers pose for a photo with Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Ono (center) at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Friday.
At LDP’s post-election meeting, calls intensify for Ishiba’s resignation
Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba, flanked by LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama (left) and LDP Vice President Yoshihide Suga, speaks at a meeting of party lawmakers and executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Vietnamese technical intern arrested over Saga murder
Saga Prefectural Police officials speak during a news conference held in the city of Imari, Saga Prefecture, early Monday following the arrest of a Vietnamese man a day earlier on suspicion of murder.
Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.
Japan and NATO to launch defense-industrial talks, top envoy says
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte looks at military equipment on the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami stealth frigate during a visit to the MSDF's naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in April.
‘Killer satellites’ beware: Japan unveils first space defense guidelines
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks to reporters during a visit to the Air Self-Defense Force's Space Situation Awareness radar in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Monday.
Three decades and a pile of notebooks: The beat writer who chronicled Ichiro’s career
Reporters and photographers, including long-time baseball beat writer Keizo Konishi, swarm around Ichiro Suzuki during the World Baseball Classic in San Diego in 2009.
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.

Podcast

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

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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