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Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Sep 14, 2013

Rescuing gadgets from the golden age of 'Made in Japan'

Piles of old electronic gadgetry, most of it out of order, clutter Junichi Matsuzaki's "studio" on the first floor of an aging public apartment building in Adachi Ward in northeastern Tokyo. To visitors the outdated technology may look like junk, but to the 53-year-old self-proclaimed consumer electronics...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 14, 2013

Travel shows warp true globalization

Now that Tokyo has been given the honor of hosting the 2020 Olympic Games, the city, as well as all of Japan, will spend the next seven years "internationalizing" (kokusai-ka), a term that becomes fashionable again every few years when something like this happens. Theoretically a circumscribed society...
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 14, 2013

Japanese media declare 'dark times' are on us

Being good has never been easy. And it's not getting easier — unlike many things in this age of mass technological empowerment. If it were, presumably, there would be more good and less evil — unless evil is more attractive?
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 14, 2013

Najib outlines new affirmative action program for Malaysians

Malaysia will set up a trust to expand education, home ownership and other affirmative action measures for ethnic Malays and indigenous people as part of the state's policies to further boost their share of the economic pie, Prime Minister Najib Razak said during a televised address Saturday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2013

The U.S. with Iran in Syria

America should grasp the opportunity for a diplomatic resolution to the Syrian crisis afforded by the Russian-Iranian plan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Sep 13, 2013

Briton relies on samurai spirit as he sets out on 126-km walk for charity

Like many before him, Trevor Skingle became fascinated with samurai ethics while learning a martial art. But for this Briton, the samurai respect for the arts in traditional Japan resonated with his own life choices.
EDITORIALS
Sep 13, 2013

Improving chilly Japan-China ties

Japanese and Chinese leaders must work to prevent the Senkaku issue from harming broader, mutually important interests.
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
Sep 13, 2013

'Rakugo' show, shamisen workshop in English

A "rakugo" comic storytelling performance and a shamisen workshop, both in English, will be held for free Sept. 23 in Osaka as part of the Kansai Music Conference.
EDITORIALS
Sep 10, 2013

Now Japan must deliver

Now that Tokyo has won the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, the government must deliver on its promise to end the radiation leaks in Fukushima.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / 'SUMMER DAVOS' SPECIAL 2013
Sep 10, 2013

Seeking to change men's mind-sets to spur on prosperity for all Japanese

When Upper House lawmaker Masako Mori became a state minister for measures for declining birthrate, gender equality and consumer affairs and food safety last December, one of the first things she did was to announce that she would promote male staff within her ministries if they take child-care leave....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Sep 9, 2013

If you're jōzu and you know it, hold your ground

Communicating in Japanese is not all that difficult. What's difficult is communicating with Japanese people, writes Debito Arudou.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 9, 2013

Filmmaker revisits the children of Fukushima's 'Grey Zone'

Ian Thomas Ash has won acclaim and awards at film festivals around the world for 'A2-B-C,' the second of a pair of documentaries about children living in towns a stone's throw from Fukushima No. 1.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2013

Syrian situation highlights 'G-Zero' world order

Syria's situation is the strongest evidence yet of a new 'G-Zero' world order, in which no single power or bloc of powers will accept the costs and risks that accompany global leadership.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Sep 9, 2013

A friend to kanji learners worldwide

Mary Sisk Noguchi helped readers unravel the complexities of Chinese characters, adding an element of fun to a process often fraught with frustration for many learners of Japanese.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 9, 2013

Tokyo: Have you ever had any trouble with immigration in Japan?

Tokyo residents share their stories about their dealings with Japan's Immigration Bureau on entry, exit and at visa-renewal time
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 9, 2013

Reactor makers look abroad as home market fizzles

The Fukushima meltdowns and the continuing radiation crisis may have turned the public off of atomic energy at home, but it's full steam ahead for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Japan's heavy industries when it comes to exporting that technology to power-hungry economies abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 7, 2013

The message in recent food-garbage films doesn't go to waste

For those who still take in movies at theaters it's a great season for garbage, and I'm not talking about the usual summer blockbuster fare. Last month, Fatih Akin's documentary "Garbage in the Garden of Eden" (aka "Polluting Paradise"), about a landfill project in the beautiful Cambrunu region of Turkey,...
WORLD
Sep 7, 2013

Google races to keep out government spies

Google is racing to encrypt the torrents of information that flow among its data centers around the world in a bid to thwart snooping by the U.S. National Security Agency and the intelligence agencies of foreign governments, company officials said Friday.
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
Sep 6, 2013

Street performers to act at Osaka festival

The Tempozan World Performance Festival will take place in Osaka between Sept. 14 and 16. Visitors to the festival, which runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day, can watch 36 groups of street performers. Admission is free.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 6, 2013

Meet the journalist who calls Mexico's drug war 'a big lie'

During January 2011, Anabel Hernandez's extended family held a party at a favorite cafe in the north of Mexico City. The gathering was to celebrate the birthday of Anabel's niece. As one of the country's leading journalists who rarely allows herself time off, she was especially happy because "the entire...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2013

Children pay the heaviest price in Syrian war

Given the tremendous negative effect of the conflict on Syrian children, it is obvious that international community has failed to protect them.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 5, 2013

Bépocah: Just like they cook it in Peru — but in Tokyo

It's not easy for a new restaurant to stand out, or to even gain a foothold, in a city of the scale and sophistication of Tokyo. Bépocah manages that feat with ease — and in two very different ways.
Reader Mail
Sep 4, 2013

Poisoned minds

Regarding the Aug. 30 article "Yokohama recalls texts describing 1923 'massacre' of Koreans": I wonder what's going through the minds of the folks at the Yokohama Board of Education. According to the story the city's board of education has recalled a junior high school textbook due to its "descriptions...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2013

Is America now becoming an international outlaw?

When Barack Obama succeeded George W. Bush as U.S. president, the world heaved a collective sigh of relief. How ironic then that Obama risks making the U.S. the biggest international outlaw of our times.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 3, 2013

Google crunches data on munching snacks in the office

Last year Google had an M&M problem. So, as it does with most dilemmas, the Internet giant put its data wizards into action.
EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2013

America's unfinished business

There is no mistaking the progress that has been made in the United States in the half century since Dr. Martin Luther King gave his 'I have a dream' speech. But there remains a long way to go.
WORLD
Sep 3, 2013

2014 elections, specter of Iraq loom over Obama's high-stakes Syria gamble

President Barack Obama's stunning reversal on Syria — deciding to ask Congress to approve the use of force just hours after he seemed set on bypassing the legislative branch — amounts to a massive gamble by the commander in chief.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Osaka police crack down on crime ring over underage prostitution
Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
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