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Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 11, 2020

'Twelve Angry Men': 1950s courtroom drama about confronting prejudice still rings true

Director Lindsay Posner hopes his staging of “Twelve Angry Men” in Tokyo will make audiences assess how their attitudes affect their perceptions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2020

Hopes rise for reforms as China focuses on inward economic shift

Economists say further transformation is needed to help China evade the so-called 'middle-income trap,' a situation where an economy stagnates at middle-income levels.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 10, 2020

‘Illegal thoughts’: How some exiled critics of Thai king are fueling a revolt

Protesters say writings and social media posts by the critics, including a Kyoto University professor, have helped to loosen the taboo on questioning the monarchy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2020

Brave new words hint at a less democratic future

As China tightens its grip on Hong Kong, its vocabulary of hurt national feelings and threat is turning up in the territory.
Japan Times
JAPAN / SATOYAMA & ESG AWARDS
Sep 9, 2020

Conservation and environmental efforts gain recognition

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 8, 2020

John Baumlin: Getting out the U.S. vote in Japan

The national chair of Democrats Abroad Japan says it's not difficult for Americans overseas to continue to engage in their democracy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2020

Trump made a promise to save coal in 2016. He couldn’t keep it.

The grim outlook for coal could take a political toll on Trump, whose 2016 victory was propelled by carrying the mining strongholds of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 7, 2020

A field guide to anti-racist organizations in Japan

Groups fighting for equality in Japan focus on the rights of immigrants, refugees, Ainu and Zainichi residents.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 7, 2020

A light at the end of the tunnel for one happy dog

After losing his home and owner to a fire, Beacon sat in the ARK shelter for nearly three years. His debut in the Adopt Me! column, however, brought him a much-needed twist of fate.
Rugby
Sep 5, 2020

Can Japan make the most of its Rugby World Cup legacy?

One year after the global tournament kicked off, the impact of COVID-19 is hampering efforts to build on the hugely successful event.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 5, 2020

Competing interests of labor unions laid bare at TV Asahi

When a company's workforce contains both journalists and news program workers, conflict can arise.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Sep 5, 2020

Cardboard Creations: Arty, eco-friendly Kami-waraji cardboard sandals

Innovative Kami-waraji sandals utilize corrugated cardboard in a twist on a venerable Japanese standby.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 5, 2020

Trust and truth go hand in hand in a troubled year

COVID-19's most visible symbol is the mask, but 85 of 100 doctors surveyed by Shukan Gendai say masks are unnecessary in open outdoor spaces.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 5, 2020

Why Facebook’s blocking of new U.S. political ads may fall short

Political ads on Facebook are just one piece of content; political misinformation also flourishes in messages that people post and in discussions in private groups.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 4, 2020

Waves of Russian and Emirati flights fuel Libyan war, U.N. finds

As war raged in Libya last winter, a dozen world leaders gathered in Berlin to talk peace. The contradictions surrounding the conference were no secret: Many of the global leaders who pledged to end foreign meddling in Libya’s conflict were themselves fueling it.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2020

Powerful Typhoon Haishen approaches Japan after Maysak leaves several injured

A Meteorological Agency official urged residents of Kyushu and Okinawa to brace for the storm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2020

Empowering women to go beyond

Inaugurated by Kaori Sasaki in 1996, Japan’s annual International Conference for Women in Business (ICWB) has become a renowned forum for discussing diversity in the workplace. Under the theme of Go Beyond, this year’s conference on Sept. 27 will take place online, making it accessible to more people...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 4, 2020

BLM Tokyo keeps Black art center stage with Harmonic Wavelength

Black Lives Matter Tokyo aims to celebrate Black culture and encourage conversations about race in Japan with an online music event.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2020

Telework forces a rethink of working and living in Tokyo

A drastic shift to telework is putting a brake on the capital's ever-growing population, which may ease overconcentration in the metropolitan area.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2020

Japan's convenience stores are told to stop pushing 24-hour schedules

The firms' business models have been criticized for putting profit ahead of the needs of franchise owners.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 3, 2020

Typhoon Maysak hits waterlogged Koreas with heavy rain and wind

Flooding, power outages and disruption to transport have been reported across the peninsula.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2020

Ant’s huge IPO sets up Jack Ma to escalate war with Tencent

Ant Group’s late-summer IPO filing drove home why the business — backed by 711 million active users that spent $17 trillion through its platform — is headed for potentially the world’s largest stock debut. Yet investors may do well to focus on the long-term threat to its core businesses from...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 3, 2020

Toyooka Theater Festival brings French flair to Japan’s theater scene

Dramatist Oriza Hirata's dream of holding Japan's version of the Avignon Festival is becoming a reality with a two-week arts fete starting on Sept. 9.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2020

U.S. and China should seek a truce in tech cold war

In the absence of shared global norms on how data flows should be governed, domestic policymakers everywhere are developing their own 'patches” to regulate data and protect national security and their citizens' privacy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2020

China alone: Will the prospect of isolation thwarts Beijing's imperialist ambitions?

In his most recent New Year’s speech, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared that 2020 would be “a milestone.” Xi was right, but not in the way he expected. Far from having “friends in every corner of the world,” as he boasted in his speech, China has severely damaged its international reputation,...
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
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