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Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Sep 16, 2018

Dealing with disaster in Japan

It's been a tough month for Japan. First the biggest typhoon in 25 years blew through the western region, then a major earthquake in Hokkaido swiftly followed. Both wreaked havoc and recovery is still in process. On Tech takes a look at apps offering disaster prevention information and other services for those looking to stay alert and prepared.
Japan Times
JAPAN / IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition
Sep 14, 2018

A city on the go: Tradition, interactive art and phenomenal eats

To first-time visitors, welcome to Tokyo. It's a vast, entertaining city bursting with a seemingly immeasureable number of things to do during any visit. Even residents usually try focus on one category — for example, food, as Tokyo has the greatest number of Michelin-starred restaurants in the world;...
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 13, 2018

Slamming the door: How Trump restricted U.S. refugee program

On Jan. 19, 2017, Aden Hassan's long wait to start a new life ended when he stepped off a plane in Columbus, Ohio, half a world away from the Kenyan refugee camp where he had lived for a decade.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 10, 2018

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain wins posthumous Emmys for 'Parts Unknown'

U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who committed suicide in June at age 61, posthumously earned a pair of Emmy Awards on Sunday for his work on the popular CNN food-and-travel show he hosted, "Parts Unknown."
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2018

Apple says Trump's proposed China tariffs will boost product prices

Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company, said proposed U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of products imported from China will raise prices for some of its popular consumer goods such as the Apple Watch and AirPods headphones.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2018

11 hospitalized with flu-like symptoms in New York following Emirates flight

Laboratory tests on respiratory samples from the patients have yet to confirm the illness, but their histories and symptoms — fever, cough and vomiting — indicate influenza, said Dr. Oxiris Barbot, New York City's acting health commissioner.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2018

Cash ban may have driven Indians away from banks

The chaos of demonetization probably made millions leery of formal finance.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2018

Why is the U.S. in the middle of an economic boom?

There are plenty of theories, but no definitive answers.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Sep 2, 2018

Hiroshima sake brewery with a zesty twist

Mikado Lemon, a sparkling lemon sake, is the first product of Naorai Inc. on Mikado Island in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture. Founder and CEO Koichiro Miyake spoke about his sake, organic lemon orchard and the future of sake at the sixth Satoyama Cafe on July 30 in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2018

Former Japanese diplomats, U.N. experts recall Kofi Annan's support and commitment

Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who died earlier this month, was remembered by former Japanese diplomats and U.N. experts as a strong supporter of Security Council reform plans that could have given Japan a permanent seat.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Aug 20, 2018

Riedel CEO's return to Japan flavored with innovation

To say that Japan holds Riedel Japan CEO Wolfgang Angyal in a judo-like grip is not far off the mark. Visibly enthused with his adopted home, and the potential opportunities it affords, as well as a slew of professional achievements under his belt, the dapper Austrian feels very much in tune with this country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2018

World's biggest Bitcoin-mining rig maker Bitmain eyes move into AI

The 1980s cyberpunk novels that predicted today's internet failed to conceive of anything as outlandish or contradictory as Bitcoin: A digital currency that's spent nowhere, a commodity that's used for nothing, and a libertarian dream that is effectively run by elites.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2018

$289 million Roundup cancer verdict sends Bayer shares reeling

Bayer shares plunged as much as 14 percent on Monday, losing about $14 billion in value, after newly acquired Monsanto was ordered to pay $289 million in damages in the first of possibly thousands of U.S. lawsuits over alleged links between a weedkiller and cancer.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 8, 2018

The incoherent, divisive dogma of cultural appropriation outrage

Clueless online crusaders risk doing real harm to the very cultures they claim to represent
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Aug 5, 2018

The Kanpo: Where everything in Japan goes to happen (officially)

Read all about it in the government's daily gazette, from laws and notices of naughtiness to deaths and even poetry.
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 2, 2018

August 3, 2018


Japan Times
Aug 1, 2018

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING announces a model change for its best-selling ship Kamsarmax

- A next-generation model with improved environmental performance -
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Jul 29, 2018

Premium beef produced in natural paradise

Despite being the least populated prefecture in Japan, Tottori boasts a wide variety of unique attractions centered on its rich nature, including crystal waters, old-growth forest, as well as the blessing of the sea.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jul 29, 2018

The fashion industry welcomes a Doublet dose of parody

Masayuki Ino, designer of streetwear brand Doublet, reveals how luck and good sense of humor helped him become the first Japanese LVMH Prize winner.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2018

Outlook for Democrats in 2020 looks bleak

First: No. It's not too early to discuss the 2020 election. The Iowa caucuses are only a year and a half away. Any presidential hopeful who hasn't begun chatting up donors by now will find it nearly impossible to mount a viable campaign.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
Japan to set up 'control tower' for crimes by foreign residents
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Over 800 people found to be involved in TOEIC cheating scheme
An English conversation test paper and bubble answer sheet. A Chinese graduate student from Kyoto University is suspected of having attempted to use a small microphone under a mask to tell other takers of a popular English-language proficiency test the correct answers.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.

Podcast

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

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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