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Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 9, 2016

Japanese lawmaker's paternity leave clashes with men-stay-at-work mindset

Kensuke Miyazaki planned to take a few weeks off work after his wife gave birth to their first child. Some of his colleagues and superiors are unhappy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 8, 2016

Pakistan military blankets area as China port construction underway

A heavy police presence, guarded convoys, new checkpoints and troop reinforcements have turned parts of the southern port city of Gwadar into a fortress, as Pakistan's powerful military seeks to protect billions of dollars of Chinese investment.
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
Feb 7, 2016

North Korea defies U.N. by firing long-range rocket over Okinawa

Tokyo condemns a purported North Korean satellite launch that is widely viewed as another covert ballistic missile test in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 7, 2016

NATO plans biggest build-up against Russia since the Cold War

Backed by an increase in U.S. military spending, NATO is planning its biggest build-up in Eastern Europe since the Cold War to deter Russia, but it will reject Polish demands for permanent bases.
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
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2016

U.S. Democratic donor contacts Biden allies about possible run

A prominent Democratic donor worried about the party's chances of winning the presidency emailed dozens of fans of Vice President Joe Biden on Friday, urging them to remain prepared to donate if Biden jumps into the race.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OBJECT-ORIENTED
Feb 5, 2016

The soy sauce dispenser loved by art museums

Luxury fashion stores line the street from Tokyo's Omotesando Station to the Nezu Museum. Walking from the station, you'll pass the wavy glass walls of Comme des Garcons, Prada's flagship store designed by Herzog de Meuron and many beautiful Issey Miyake shops. But you will also pass a more humble Tokyo...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 5, 2016

Japan, U.S., South Korea defense officials discuss North's launch plans

Defense officials from Japan, the United States and South Korea held a video conference Friday to discuss the planned North Korean satellite launch.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 4, 2016

Long wait ends as Hill returns to coach in NBA

Former Tokyo Apache head coach Bob Hill is back in the NBA after almost a decade's absence in which he worked several coaching stints around the globe.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2016

China's new role as a Middle East peacemaker

Can China's impact on the Middle East be more constructive than that of the United States?
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 4, 2016

Meet the man who's making virtual reality feel more real

As a student at the University of Bristol, Tom Carter became obsessed with a seemingly impossible notion: letting people feel and manipulate virtual objects. A professor turned him on to an esoteric concept — using ultrasound to simulate tactile sensations — that was floated and abandoned back in...
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Feb 4, 2016

The 7th Japan Times Spelling Bee to be held March 19

Tokyo, Feb.4, 2016 — The Japan Times, Ltd. is pleased to announce that the 7th Japan Times Bee will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 3, 2016

Travel ban fuels talk of Myanmar constitutional challenge

The party of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi has instructed its lawmakers not to leave the capital, rank-and-file members said, fueling speculation of a legal bid to sidestep a clause in the constitution barring the democracy champion from the presidency.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2016

Takeda to evaluate Zika vaccine possibilities

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Asia's largest drugmaker, has assembled an internal team to look into how it might contribute to vaccine efforts to combat the Zika virus, the mosquito-borne pathogen that is currently spreading through the Americas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 3, 2016

FBI joins probe into Flint's 'man-made crisis' water contamination

The FBI is joining a criminal investigation into lead contaminated drinking water in Flint, Michigan, exploring whether any laws were broken in a crisis that has captured international attention.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2016

Cruz upsets Trump in Iowa; Clinton barely scrapes by Sanders

It was a bad night in Iowa for the establishment on both sides of the political aisle.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 2, 2016

Fernandez improving, but still not in Hanyu's class

World champion Javier Fernandez made history last week when he won his fourth consecutive European title in Bratislava. In accomplishing the feat the Spaniard became the first skater since Czechoslovakia's Ondrej Nepela in 1972 to capture the Euro crown four straight times.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 2, 2016

'Katsukawa Shunsho: Master of Hokusai'

Feb. 2-March 27
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 1, 2016

U.S. risks credibility gap by swatting China with international treaty it has never ratified

In the wake of Washington's second "freedom of navigation" operation near Beijing's man-made islets in the South China Sea, an often overlooked fact remains: The set of laws governing global maritime behavior that the U.S. has been touting has never been ratified by the Senate.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 31, 2016

Kyary ride does its part for 'Cool Japan'

"Cool Japan Heats Up" declares a sign welcoming visitors to an area of Universal Studios Japan (USJ) devoted to the country's hottest pop culture exports.
Foreign tourists with unpaid medical bills in Japan to be denied entry
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during ministerial meeting meeting on foreign residents in Japan on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.
Japan won’t wait for G7 summit for possible U.S. trade deal
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top negotiator in tariff talks with the U.S. speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Friday.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
What can Kenji Yanobe’s cosmic cats teach us about humanity?
Kenji Yanobe’s spacesuited cats are the main characters of “Ship’s Cat Island,” the inaugural exhibition at Hyper Museum Hanno in Saitama Prefecture.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
New Naoshima museum bets on Asia, not the West
Detail of Takashi Murakami, “Rakuchu-Rakugai-zu Byobu: Iwasa Matabei RIP” (2023-25)
Japan’s prison reform focuses on rehabilitation
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday. Suzuki said preparations for the changes that will focus more on rehabilitation are being actively made at each correctional facility.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.

Podcast

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

Longform

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
By Alex K.T. Martin

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