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JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 3, 2015

Japan beefs up measures in bid to pre-empt arrival of deadly MERS virus

The central government is strengthening measures to minimize any potential impact from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) within its borders, amid an outbreak in neighboring South Korea that had claimed the lives of at least two people as of Wednesday.
CULTURE / Film
Jun 3, 2015

Director Kawase disregards criticism of her sentimental leprosy drama 'An'

When I first interviewed Naomi Kawase in 1998, after she won the Cannes Film Festival's Camera d'Or award for her first feature, "Moe no Suzaku" ("Suzaku"), I remarked on her "quietly stubborn determination" to persist in the face of various detractors. If anything, criticism has increased in the intervening...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2015

Why U.S. billionaires may be unable to buy 2016 election

Florida Senator Marco Rubio has one; Texas Senator Ted Cruz has one; even former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, considered a long-shot for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, has a billionaire in his corner. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has two.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2015

Witness says northeast Nigeria livestock market bombing killed at least 50

A bomb exploded at a livestock market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Tuesday, killing at least 50 people, according to a witness.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 2, 2015

Japan Pension Service hack used classic attack method

The massive leak last month of personal data from the Japan Pension Service was the result of a simple error by its employees: opening a virus-laced email attachment disguised as a health ministry document.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 1, 2015

Home for aging guide dogs, owners in works

The Chubu Guide Dog for the Blind Association based in Nagoya is working to build the nation's first intensive care nursing home where elderly people and retired guide dogs can live together.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 31, 2015

Foreign volunteers in Tokyo and Tottori bring cheer to Fukushima children's homes

Lifelines introduces two groups working to make life better for kids in children's homes in Tokyo and Fukushima Prefecture.
Reader Mail
May 30, 2015

Shikoku pilgrim says 'thank you'

Thank you Shikoku. Spent the month of October last year on the Shikoku pilgrimage walk. Want to say "thank you" to the people of Shikoku for their friendliness and hospitality.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 29, 2015

China learns how to catch corrupt officials who have fled overseas

China is learning a new skill in its marquee campaign to catch economic fugitives in other countries and bring them home — the power of persuasion.
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2015

Why U.S. 'believes' Pakistan's bin Laden story

Why do allies sometimes pretend to believe one another's lies?
JAPAN / Society
May 28, 2015

Early summer shifts have merit but experts see overtime, family disruption risks

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is hoping to kick-start a summer of love by shifting work hours forward in order to free up time in the evenings for families to spend together.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 27, 2015

Capturing the grief and confusion of an immigrant Asian mother

Asian mothers always seem to overdo it — both in real life and in cinema.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU SPECIAL 2015
May 27, 2015

New shinkansen line to cement Nagoya’s status as business hub

The Chubu region refers to the central part of Japan, and at its heart is the city of Nagoya. With a population total of over 2.26 million, Nagoya has played a vital role over the years as the core of central Japan's economy. Its importance will further increase when operations begin on the Linear Chuo...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 26, 2015

'Newcomer,' 56, wins Kishida

Named after a prominent early 20th-century playwright, author and translator, and presented annually by the Hakusuisha publishing house since 1955, the Kishida Kunio Drama Award is indisputably Japan's top honor for writers of plays premiered the year before.
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2015

China's unaddressed mental health problems

The Chinese government must take steps to deal with the country's mental health crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 25, 2015

Correctly understanding Japan's postwar history

Japan's mission should be to provide humanitarian solutions to the problems confronting the victims of conflicts rather than engage in war in the name of collective self-defense.
EDITORIALS
May 24, 2015

Rohingya refugees deserve better

More must be done to solve the Rohingya refugee crisis, which has drawn a woefully meager response from the governments of Southeast Asia.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 21, 2015

Japan losing cancer battle on smoking, screenings front

The central government will probably miss its goal of lowering the cancer mortality rate by 20 percent over 10 years, the National Cancer Center says.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 21, 2015

Line said to prepare dual listing before Japan Post IPO

Line Corp., operator of Japan's most popular mobile-messaging service, is preparing for a dual listing in Tokyo and New York before Japan Post Holdings Co.'s initial public offering, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / SYMPOSIUM ON SOUTH KOREA
May 21, 2015

Examining Korea's 'Japanization'

The South Korean economy is facing slow growth on the back of an aging population and other factors. Some South Korean companies are recalling overseas production, which they once sought in China and other Asian countries with lower wages, while high student loans are lowering the quality of life for...
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2015

Democracy's missing meaning fuels radicalism

Defenders of democracy must determine not only how to create jobs and ensure material prosperity for today's young people, but also how to feed their souls on the way.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
May 17, 2015

Despite rumors, Fukushima food safety concerns ease inside prefecture

Some 78.1 percent of Fukushima residents bought local food goods in fiscal 2014 rather than produce harvested in other prefectures, up about 10 percentage points from the year before, a survey conducted by the prefectural consumers' group association shows.
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.
Japanese star convicted of indecent assault in Hong Kong
J-pop idol Kenshin Kamimura leaves the West Kowloon Law Courts on bail in Hong Kong on Wednesday, after he was found guilty of indecent assault of a woman who worked as his interpreter at a restaurant in Mong Kok district in March this year.
Tens of thousands left stranded at Osaka Expo by train service interruption
Visitors rest inside the Osaka Expo venue early Thursday morning
Welcoming foreign residents benefits Japan, three quarters of economists say
The streets of Tokyo's Ginza district in April. The number of foreign residents in Japan hit a record high at 3.76 million as of the end of last year, comprising just over 3% of the population.
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.
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.
Will Ishiba's critics be able to garner enough support for a leadership race?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's political survival likely hinges on whether a leadership race will take place within the Liberal Democratic Party following its decision to have its election committee canvass the opinions of party members and prefectural chapters on the subject.
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan’s germ warfare
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.

Podcast

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

Longform

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
By Tomoko Otake

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