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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2016

The real reason women still get paid less

Despite progress in some areas of discrimination in the United States, the male-female wage gap persists, and it's big.
Reader Mail
Apr 16, 2016

Help us save our park, an oasis in Kyoto

I'm a mother with two young children living in Kyoto. We are now enjoying the cherry blossom season here. My children and their friends are playing every day at the local Kyoto city park, on land leased from Ryuhonji Temple.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE UNRELIABLE FOOD CRITIC
Apr 15, 2016

Osaka, give us this day our decent European bread

Encountering strangers on trips back to Europe, I find myself falling into a familiar conversational call-and-response:
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2016

It's time to come to grips with cyberwarfare

Should using cyberskills to damage another nation's physical infrastructure be legally categorized as aggression?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 15, 2016

Japan and the South China Sea

China is miffed that despite its best efforts, Japan managed to get South China Sea issues on the Group of Seven's agenda.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 14, 2016

Kaneto, Ikee offer stark contrasts in pursuit of Rio glory

Comeback queen Rie Kaneto is gearing up for an assault on the 200-meter breaststroke world record at this summer's Rio Olympics, but admits she could just as easily have been watching the race on TV instead.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 13, 2016

Japan's Taiwanese residents thrive in a state of 'hidden inbetweenness'

Ethnic minority exists under the radar yet civic groups have top-level political pull in both Japan and Taiwan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 13, 2016

'The Eichmann Show': The reality is far more horrific than the fiction

Like many things, journalism used to have a gravitas that has all but disappeared from today's media. That point is brought home in "The Eichmann Show," a BBC film about what is deemed the first globally broadcast televised documentary.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2016

Japan's open Olympic logo selection process wins disapproval from designers

Professionals sneer at the four short-listed emblems, saying soliciting public proposals resulted in designs of low artistic quality.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 12, 2016

An exhibition of things that make you go 'hmm'

The subtitle of the Mori Art Museum's triennial "Roppongi Crossing" exhibition three years ago was "Out of Doubt." This year it's "My Body, Your Voice." In 2013, the group show was inflected by the destruction caused by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and scepticism about the handling...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 11, 2016

Win or lose, Trump will impact Japan-U.S. ties

Japan's leaders will need to acclimate themselves to more unpredicatability in American politics.
EDITORIALS
Apr 11, 2016

HAL opens up a new horizon

Cyberdine Inc.'s Hybrid Assistive Limb exoskeleton suit holds great promise for mobility-challenged people in rapidly graying Japan.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 10, 2016

Kitajima makes retirement official, ending illustrious career

For more than a decade, Kosuke Kitajima competed at the highest levels of the swimming world.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Apr 10, 2016

Idol group Kamen Joshi share a video tribute to Donald Trump

Uh-oh! What have the young women of Kamen Joshi gotten themselves into?
MORE SPORTS
Apr 9, 2016

Hagino shatters own 200 IM national mark, secures spot in fourth Rio event

Kosuke Hagino rewrote his own 200-meter individual medley national record Saturday to claim a fourth berth at this summer's Rio Olympics and round off a dominant week at the national championships.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 9, 2016

Yoko Kaiki: 'You should be flattered by your achievements'

Scanjap president on the obstacles facing young female entrepreneurs in Japan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 9, 2016

Former Apache team members, staff reflect on fateful 2010-11 season

First in a three-part series.
Reader Mail
Apr 9, 2016

Hidebound school boards cripple Japan

Japan is a nation built on virtue. Perhaps one of most important is efficiency; the senselessness of wasting resources. Yet I have come to witness colossal wastage in Japan. I talk of the boards of education in certain regions that corrupt the teaching of English, driving dedicated teachers away.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 8, 2016

Japan's first hedgehog-themed cafe opens in Tokyo

As if cafes themed around cats, rabbits, owls, hawks and even snakes weren't enough in a country that loves all things cute, Tokyo residents wanting to spend time with animals have a new choice — a hedgehog-themed cafe.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 8, 2016

Payet, West Ham defying expectations as showdown with Arsenal looms

At the time we did not realize it, but Arsenal 0, West Ham 2 on the opening day of the season was a sign of things to come for both clubs.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 8, 2016

Tigers rookie Takayama having early success in NPB

As Deanna Rubin, proprietor of the website Marinerds and an avid follower of high school and college baseball in Japan, pointed out Tuesday, Shun Takayama, the Hanshin Tigers' rookie outfielder, didn't just come out of nowhere.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Apr 8, 2016

Five Foxes presents fashion, sweets inspired by 400 years of Arita pottery

Five Foxes Co., a Japanese fashion house that works under the idea of blending Japanese tradition into modern fashion, is currently holding events to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Arita ceramics, a globally renowned traditional Japanese craft.
EDITORIALS
Apr 7, 2016

Zuma adds to South Africa's woes

An economic recovery will be impossible for South Africa as long as it has a leader who is viewed as tainted and unreliable.
WORLD
Apr 7, 2016

White House declines to support encryption legislation: sources

The White House is declining to offer public support for draft legislation that would empower judges to require technology companies such as Apple Inc. to help law enforcement crack encrypted data, sources familiar with the discussions said.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
European leaders to join Zelenskyy for key meeting with Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived for a meeting on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
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 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.
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.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
Top MLB prospect Rintaro Sasaki is committed to doing it 'the hard way'
Rintaro Sasaki hits a home run during a game against Duke at Stanford's Sunken Diamond on March 16.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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