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Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Feb 11, 2016

[VIDEO] Tokyo International Gift Show Spring 2016

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2016

Detainees launch hunger strike over conditions at Osaka immigration detention center

About 50 detainees being held at the Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau went on a hunger strike Wednesday to protest what they call "inhumane" treatment by Immigration Bureau officials, a group supporting them said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2016

Rubio's campaign hits a wall after leaden performance in debate

Less than one minute into his concession speech in New Hampshire, Marco Rubio 'fessed up.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2016

Sanders defeats Clinton, Trump wins in New Hampshire primary

Riding a wave of voter anger at traditional politicians, billionaire Donald Trump won New Hampshire's Republican presidential nominating contest on Tuesday and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont won the Democratic primary.
EDITORIALS
Feb 9, 2016

A turning point in Syria?

The Syrian government and its backers appear to be succeeding in their goal to wipe out moderate opposition forces that the international community could rally to replace President Bashir Assad.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 9, 2016

Japan should seek a society upholding human values

Japan can embrace its most positive characteristics and build on them to ensure an innovation-rich future.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2016

The return of fear-based governance in China

With China's international influence growing by the day, the revival of totalitarian scare tactics there has far-reaching — and deeply unsettling — implications for Asia and the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2016

The danger of oil dictators falling like dominos

This year promises to be interesting — and harrowing — if you happen to be a dictator clinging to power in an oil-exporting country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 9, 2016

U.S. tries to balance democracy, defense in Thai relations

One of Asia's largest war games kicks off in Thailand on Tuesday with scaled back U.S. involvement, highlighting tensions between the longtime allies over Thailand's lack of democracy at a time of growing Chinese influence in Southeast Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 9, 2016

Ankara, Berlin want NATO to monitor Syria refugee flow as more boatloads reach Lesbos

Turkey and Germany plan to seek help from NATO allies in monitoring the flow of migrants from Syria trying to get to Europe across the Aegean Sea, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 9, 2016

Economic jump-start sputters as 'third arrow' of Abenomics flies wide of mark

When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched his three-pronged program to revive Japan's stagnant, deflationary economy three years ago, the stock market cheered every step along the way.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2016

As perceptions of animals evolve, so does English

In a language like English, which implicitly categorizes animals as things rather than persons, adopting the personal pronoun would embody the same recognition — and remind us who animals really are.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2016

What the next U.S. leader should know about N. Korea

Current U.S. policy deals with the North Korea of the past, not the North Korea of today.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2016

Syria's continuing chemical fallout

The ongoing use of toxic gas in the Syrian civil war could undermine the global ban on chemical weapons.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 8, 2016

Rubio may find 'reasonable' Republican Kasich a New Hampshire spoiler

U.S. Republican presidential candidate John Kasich is polling in the low single digits nationally but may be poised to play the role of spoiler in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary by cutting into the support of higher-profile rivals such as Marco Rubio.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Feb 6, 2016

Swans, and us, at risk as wetlands shrink

Soon after the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011, and the huge tsunami it triggered that killed almost 16,000 people and left more than 2,500 missing in the Tohoku region of northeastern Honshu, our C.W. Nicol Afan Woodland Trust contacted the many towns affected and invited survivors to...
EDITORIALS
Feb 6, 2016

Science and technology plan

Hopefully the government's new five-year plan for science and technology plan will reverse a disturbing decrease in the quality and quantity of Japanese research.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Feb 6, 2016

Sweet design, from Japan, with love

As Valentine's Day approaches, stores are always looking to promote unusual sweet ideas — making it a great excuse for designers to rethink candy and, of course, for the rest of us to enjoy the results.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2016

Toyota seeks to sell Prius as stylish and sporty, starting with the Super Bowl

It is not easy being green, particularly when gas is cheap.
Rugby
Feb 5, 2016

Goromaru embraces opportunity with Queensland Reds

Though he received widespread media exposure following his success at last fall's Rugby World Cup, Ayumu Goromaru is a man of few words, at least publicly.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Feb 5, 2016

February 6, 2016

Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 5, 2016

Mourinho makes most sense for Manchester United

So, it will have to be Jose Mourinho then.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 5, 2016

Craft beer gets confrontational at the 2016 Japan Brewers Cup

Sake and whiskey might be the international pinups of the Japanese alcohol world, but beer is the local favorite. It is by far the most consumed alcoholic beverage in the country, making up 31 percent of all alcohol consumed yearly in Japan, according to a 2013 report by the National Tax Agency.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Man arrested in Kobe stabbing had been staying at hotel near victim’s home
Masashi Tanimoto arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in Kobe, is sent to prosecutors on Sunday.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.

Podcast

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

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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