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EDITORIALS
Feb 9, 2017

Scientists and dual-use technologies

Instead of encouraging scientists to participate in the development of technologies that have military uses, the government should boost funding for research that can improve people's lives.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 9, 2017

Syria bombs rebel-held Homs neighborhood; civilians among at least eight killed

Syrian government jets bombed a rebel-held district of Homs city in the west of the country on Wednesday, killing several people, rescue workers and a monitoring group reported.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 8, 2017

Punk: How cinema ignored something so loud

Once upon a time, Hollywood was good at co-opting and selling youth culture. When rock 'n' roll and biker gangs came along in the 1950s, the studios came up with generational totems like "Blackboard Jungle" and "The Wild Ones." Beatlemania spawned "A Hard Days Night" and "Yellow Submarine," while the...
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 8, 2017

Webster's throws shade on no one as it goes on word binge, even revives 'snollygoster'

The next time someone throws shade at you for ghosting them so you can binge-watch a TV show or retreat to your safe space, you can let them know your behavior has been recognized by the leading U.S. dictionary publisher.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2017

Government says it has 'found' lost activity logs of GSDF troops in South Sudan

The Defense Ministry said Tuesday it has found daily activity logs of Japanese troops in South Sudan for last July when the security situation there sharply deteriorated during U.N. peacekeeping operations, reversing its earlier position that the documents had been entirely discarded.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 7, 2017

Lady Gaga soars over Super Bowl stage with bow to inclusion

Standing atop the roof of Houston's NRG Stadium with drones illuminating an American flag in the night sky behind her, Lady Gaga kicked off her Super Bowl halftime set on Sunday by singing "God Bless America" as a subtle message of inclusion and unity in a deeply divided United States.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2017

U.S. battle over courts' power

The Trump Justice Department contends that judges are intruding on terrain the U.S. Constitution and Congress have reserved for the president.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 7, 2017

Trump offers no evidence of threat as immigration ban faces new legal hurdle

U.S. President Donald Trump's temporary immigration ban faced a legal hurdle on Monday that could determine whether he can push through the most controversial and far reaching policy of his first two weeks in office.
EDITORIALS
Feb 6, 2017

Another kidnapping in Hong Kong

For anyone living and working in China and Hong Kong the message is clear. The border between the special economic zone and the mainland is permeable to the point of nonexistent.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2017

Der Spiegel editor defends cover illustration of Trump beheading Statue of Liberty

The editor-in-chief of Der Spiegel on Sunday said a front cover illustration of U.S. President Donald Trump beheading the Statue of Liberty, which split opinion at home and abroad, was a response by the German magazine to threats against democracy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 5, 2017

Koshiro Hino pushes the limits of control as YPY

A couple of years ago, I started to get a sense of deja-vu while loitering on the weirdo fringes of Japan's club scene. Whenever I asked DJs or producers what homegrown music they were most excited about at the moment, the same name kept coming up: Goat.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Feb 5, 2017

No country for old emperors

Brushing over precedents and kicking looming threats down the line, a government-appointed panel has dutifully paved the way for a politically convenient one-off abdication.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Feb 4, 2017

What's life without a sip and a song?

First of all, I'd like to thank so many readers for your kind messages to me over the past two months. I raise a toast to all of you.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 3, 2017

Criticism of Germany puts Trump administration on collision course with EU

For seven years, the United States has fought to keep the eurozone intact, urging European officials toward action and supporting international bailout programs to keep the 17-nation currency union from cracking apart.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2017

With U.S. retreat on climate change, EU looks to China

Faced with a U.S. retreat from international efforts to tackle climate change, European Union officials are looking to China, fearing a leadership vacuum will embolden those within the bloc seeking to slow the fight against global warming.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 2, 2017

Akita's Ando called up to national team

The Akita Northern Happinets have endured an up-and-down season, but point guard Seiya Ando has emerged as a key contributor with a bright future in the league.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2017

Lawyers say U.S. tax plan would break WTO rules

A proposed U.S. corporate tax reform would almost certainly contravene international trade rules if implemented, lawyers have said, risking the biggest dispute in the history of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2017

Trump's court pick conservative but not extremist

Democrats should think hard before trying to depict Neil Gorsuch as a radical conservative — a bruising confirmation fight could push him in the wrong direction.
CULTURE / Film
Feb 1, 2017

'The 100th Love With You': Happily stuck in a time-travel groove

Time travel is and will forever be a fantasy, physicists say. But fantasies can tell us more about human longings and dreams than dull facts, can they not? Despite doubting science types, time-travel-themed films have long constituted a thriving, sub-genre in Japan, as they do elsewhere.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 1, 2017

Trump's Pentagon chief seeks to steady allies on trip to Japan, South Korea

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis will seek to reassure allies worldwide that they can still rely on an increasingly inward-focused America as he heads to East Asia on the first overseas trip by a Trump administration Cabinet member.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2017

Niigata governor Ryuichi Yoneyama stands firm against restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant

The man blocking the world's largest nuclear plant says he grew opposed to atomic energy the same way some people fall in love.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2017

Untested Trump seen as threat to EU like Russia, China, radical Islam, stirs German protectionism fears

Donald Trump has joined Russia, China and radical Islam as a threat to the European Union, EU leaders were told on Tuesday by the man chairing a summit where they will debate relations with the United States.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2017

Trump administration reportedly to allow 872 refugees into U.S. this week

The U.S. government has granted waivers to let 872 refugees into the country this week, despite President Donald Trump's executive order on Friday temporarily banning entry of refugees from any country, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security document seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 31, 2017

Medvedeva looks invincible a year from Pyeongchang

Collecting her second straight European title with a world-record score last Friday, Evgenia Medvedeva emphatically reinforced that she is a prohibitive favorite for the gold medal in Pyeongchang next year.
Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead
The Rausu mountain range at Hokkaido's Shiretoko National Park. A man in his 20s who went missing after being attacked by a bear while hiking on Mount Rausu has been found dead.
As Japan marks 80 years since WWII surrender, Ishiba expresses remorse
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lays a flower during the memorial service at the Nippon Budokan on Friday.
Trump shifts stance on road to Ukraine peace after meeting Putin in Alaska
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a news conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
War must never be repeated, says WWII guerrilla commander
Former teacher Satoshi Ito speaks during an interview in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, in June. Ito underwent training for guerrilla warfare at a secret school to prepare for a possible battle in mainland Japan during World War II.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.
A seaside hotel built on competitive Japanese cycling
In a region more associated with art, Keirin Hotel 10 takes a decidedly more athletic approach to attracting tourists.
Reading the Japanese clock: Are times a-changin'?
People walk past a time board at Hakata Station in Fukuoka. Luckily for those trying to catch a train, reading a clock is universal.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Recent deaths of Japanese boxers underline importance of emergency action plans
The Japan Boxing Commission's safety protocols have been thrust into the spotlight following the deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, who suffered fatal brain injuries while fighting on the same card on Aug. 2.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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