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JAPAN / Politics
May 15, 2016

G-7 environment meeting in Toyama kicks off with call to action

Environment ministers and representatives from Group of Seven nations began a two-day meeting Sunday, with host and chair Japan calling for "concrete action" to implement the landmark climate deal reached in Paris last year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
May 14, 2016

Gadgets and apps to help get up in the morning and enjoy the sky at night

King Jim provides a useful buzz in the ear
EDITORIALS
May 14, 2016

Shareholders exerting their rights

Japanese companies need to take more heed of their investors, while shareholders need to guide companies forward for the long term and not just worry about short-term gains.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2016

Beijing's 'coercive tactics' lay foundation for long-term maritime goals, Pentagon report says

China has used "coercive tactics" to boost its presence and control over disputed areas of the South China Sea and is shifting gears to beef up its military assets in the contested waters, a report released Friday by the Pentagon said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 14, 2016

Evidence of some of the first humans in the Americas is found in Florida

Researchers who dove hundreds of times into a sinkhole beneath the murky waters of Florida's Aucilla River have retrieved some of the oldest evidence of humans in the Americas, including stone tools apparently used to butcher a mastodon.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2016

Slim majority see no need for Obama to apologize for atomic bombs: Japan Times poll

Earlier this week The Japan Times polled its readers about U.S. President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to Hiroshima. A total of 1042 people from 90 countries responded to the question: "Do you think President Obama should apologize for the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945?"...
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 13, 2016

Van Gaal's future uncertain with Mourinho waiting in wings

Over the past six months, rarely has a day gone by when some newspaper has not run a story about Jose Mourinho taking over from Louis van Gaal. There has been a drip-drip of exclusives ranging from a pre-contract has been signed, an actual contract has been signed to the Portuguese's wish-list of new...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2016

Countries pledge to fight graft by revealing who owns companies

Countries from Britain to Afghanistan pledged on Thursday to set up public registers of company ownership in a collective effort to make it harder to launder the proceeds of corruption around the globe.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 12, 2016

Thyroid cancer spike fuels Fukushima fears but cause could be over-diagnosis

In March, two fathers spoke via Skype at a news conference, with their voices masked electronically and their faces not shown. They did not want to reveal their identities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2016

Japanese hail Hiroshima visit, say apology not needed

On the streets of Tokyo, a majority of people reporters spoke to on Tuesday said U.S. President Barack Obama does not need to say sorry during his May 27 visit to Hiroshima.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
May 10, 2016

Mao mystery finally solved eight years later

In January 2008 Mao Asada suddenly split from coach Rafael Arutunian after 16 months of working together. It was a move made without warning or explanation, and left a great many in the skating community scratching their heads over the reason behind the decision.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 10, 2016

Kim taps image of his grandfather, North Korea's eternal leader, to project power

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is attempting to move away from the "grim" era of his father as he seeks to project power by tapping the charismatic image of his grandfather — the nation's revered founder and "eternal leader" Kim Il Sung.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 9, 2016

Getting on the receiving end of the wide world of 'ukeru'

Ryōshin-no eikyō-o ukete, musuko-mo rokku-ga suki-ni natchatta-mitai. (My son was influenced by his parents and has come to like rock, I guess.)
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 9, 2016

Abe's questionable handling of the Kumamoto quakes

The Abe administration is making a shameful attempt to use the Kumamoto earthquakes to further and unrelated political agenda.
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2016

Bringing Ukraine into NATO would be bad for the West

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Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2016

Kyoto Prize to begin laureate lectures in Oxford

The University of Oxford and the Inamori Foundation on Monday announced that future winners of the Kyoto Prize will be invited to address audiences of decision-makers in the United Kingdom. The program will be called the "Kyoto Prize at Oxford."
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 9, 2016

JCP uniting with other parties, tries to lose chains of Soviet-era stigma

The Japanese Communist Party is riding high.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
May 9, 2016

Aichi town residents setting up mini libraries to get locals reading, chatting

Higashiura Town Central Library in Aichi Prefecture is working with local residents to build mini libraries in the town so that residents have more opportunities to read books. Through it, the effort aims to nurture a stronger community.
MORE SPORTS
May 8, 2016

Gatlin keeps focus on Bolt after triumph in Kawasaki

Justin Gatlin geared up his bid to unseat sprint king Usain Bolt at this summer's Rio Olympics with a time of 10.02 seconds to win the 100 meters at the Golden Grand Prix on Sunday.
CULTURE / Music
May 8, 2016

Isao Tomita, Japanese pioneer of synthesizer music, dies at 84

Isao Tomita, the synthesizer pioneer who composed the score for Tezuka Osamu's anime "Kimba the White Lion" and NHK drama "Hana no Shogai," died of heart failure Thursday at Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital. He was 84.
CULTURE / Music
May 8, 2016

Homecomings craft a catchy and intricate gem with 'Sale of Broken Dreams'

Kyoto four-piece Homecomings excel at capturing the small, sad details of life.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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