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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 29, 2016

The albatross of a Donald Trump endorsement

Republican politicians who endorse Donald Trump will find that nothing will redeem the reputations they will ruin by placing their opportunism in his service.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 29, 2016

Alarm over the death of a doctor ripples across the Seto Inland Sea

The death of the island's only doctor has come as a major shock to the islanders of Shiraishi and beyond.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 28, 2016

City pop revival helps Suchmos at just the right time

Walk into a Tower Records store in Shibuya or Shinjuku and you'll eventually come across the apparel section. The current fashion aesthetic here leans retro: Hoodies and T-shirts come emblazoned with text highlighting throwback music signifiers, from equipment ("cassette tape," "analog") to genres ("surf...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2016

Canadians gear up to handle any influx of Americans if Trump wins presidency

Americans have said it many times before when eyeing a White House prospect they view as unpalatable: "If that guy is elected president, I'm moving to Canada!"
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 28, 2016

Ousted Thai leader Thaksin's influence shows signs of waning

Sitting in her busy Bangkok noodle shop, Bunruen Klinnak professes "love" for Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was toppled in a 2006 military coup and later fled abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 27, 2016

Iran counts votes in election to determine post-sanctions balance of power

Iran began counting votes on Saturday after elections that could see reformists accelerate Tehran's opening to the world or long-dominant hardliners reaffirm the Islamic Republic's traditional anti-Western stance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2016

Syrian fighting largely ends after landmark ceasefire comes into effect

Fighting appeared to stop across most areas of western Syria on Saturday after a landmark "cessation of hostilities" came into effect under a U.S.-Russian plan that warring sides in the five-year conflict have accepted.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2016

Global crisis: It's the 15th century all over again

The world has been going through these crises at least since the Middle Ages. They usually take a long time to recover from.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 26, 2016

Gunman goes on Kansas shooting spree, slays four before cops kill him

An employee killed up to four people and wounded as many as 20 others in a shooting spree that ended at his worksite in Hesston, Kansas, on Thursday where he was shot and killed by authorities, the local sheriff told reporters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 26, 2016

Bangkok shrine bombers planned vast carnage, targeted China tourist pier first

The perpetrators of last year's deadly explosion at a Bangkok shrine originally chose a pier packed with Chinese tourists as their primary target and had amassed enough chemicals to make 10 equally powerful bombs, the chief of Thailand's police bomb squad told Reuters.
Rugby
Feb 23, 2016

Rugby World Cup chief pledges faith in Japan 2019 organizers

The head of the Rugby World Cup is confident that Japan can transform itself into a rugby-mad nation by 2019 and make the first tournament to be held in Asia a success.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 23, 2016

To make a comeback, DPJ must empower supporters

The DPJ's turnaround can only be achieved by inviting broad participation of citizens in the selection of its candidates and the establishment of a policy platform, thereby creating a new energy in politics.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 20, 2016

Finding salt of the earth on Aguni Island

There had been a delay in our departure for Aguni Island as we waited for a typhoon to spend itself. Two hours later, we finally boarded the ferry at Naha's Tomari Port. As the wind picked up again, and more people retreated into the comfort of the passenger lounge, it was clear that maritime and land...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 19, 2016

The Jesus and Mary Chain are set to give Japan a taste of 'Psychocandy'

When The Jesus and Mary Chain reunited nine years ago, it was both as a way to celebrate the past and the future. Immediately after getting back together in 2007, Jim and William Reid announced they would record a new album. And while that album still hasn't surfaced (it's recorded but not mixed), the...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2016

Fastest-growing Airbnb market at risk as lodging-scarce Japan cracks down

Aileen Jeffery arrived in Tokyo two years ago and spotted what she thought was the best opportunity of her career: Hotel rooms in the capital were scarce and a boom in tourism was exacerbating the shortage.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2016

Obama to meet dissidents, Raul Castro on historic Cuba trip; first-pitch hinted

President Barack Obama will meet dissidents and President Raul Castro in Cuba next month, the White House said on Thursday, announcing a historic trip that will be another major step toward ending decades of animosity between former Cold War foes.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Feb 17, 2016

Developing confidence in English through Skype and scarecrows

Innovative classes in Shikoku hone students' cultural sensitivity as well as their communication skills.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2016

Indonesia draws up tougher anti-terrorism laws after Jakarta attack

Indonesia has drawn up plans for tougher anti-terrorism laws following last month's militant attack on the capital, including detention without trial for up to three months compared with a week now, government sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 17, 2016

How Japan is tweaking the cost of health care

The price of health care is changing.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2016

Military cuts can fund Sanders' social programs

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders could fund his ambitious social programs by slashing America's bloated military budget.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 16, 2016

Takashi Murakami collects more than just his thoughts

"Takashi Murakami's Superflat Collection" is an exhibition of other people's work, amassed as the result of one man's phenomenally successful artistic career. It's evidence that Murakami must have done something right, or wrong, depending on your view of culture. He's sometimes portrayed as a kind of...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / JAPAN TIMES BLOGROLL
Feb 16, 2016

The Uwaga Pies

The YouTube duo known as The Uwaga Pies — Krzysztof Gonciarz, from Poland, and Kasia Mecinski, from America — use their channel to give English-speakers a peek into Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 15, 2016

Temples putting donated snacks to good use: feeding Japan's impoverished kids

With 1 in 6 children in Japan living in a household with financial difficulties, a growing number of temples nationwide are donating snacks that they have received as offerings to impoverished youngsters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2016

Russia warns of new Cold War amid surging violence in eastern Ukraine

Violence in eastern Ukraine is intensifying and Russian-backed rebels have moved heavy weaponry back to the front line, international monitors warned on Saturday as Moscow responded by accusing the West of dragging the world back 50 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 12, 2016

Amid turmoil, housing market may get boost from refinancing rush

The Bank of Japan's adoption of negative interest rates two weeks ago hasn't provided a lasting boost to stock investors or weakened the currency, but it has spurred some optimism for the housing market.

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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person