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Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2019

Gabon thwarts military coup attempt in president's absence

Gabon foiled an attempted military coup Monday, arresting several plotters just hours after they took over state radio in a bid to end 50 years of rule by President Ali Bongo's family.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Jan 7, 2019

Join in the chatter during film awards season

With the Golden Globes finished, the race to the Oscars is on. It's time to try out your Japanese on the topic of movies.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jan 7, 2019

Let's discuss recycling our food waste

A Nagoya-based effort to recycle food waste gets an award — and we get a lesson on composting.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 3, 2019

Trump tweets return fire after incoming GOP Sen. Mitt Romney blasts his character

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday cautioned fellow Republican Mitt Romney to be a "team player" after the former presidential candidate and incoming U.S. senator sharply criticized the president's actions and questioned his character.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 2, 2019

Pope bemoans profit-hungry disjointed world, praises unity over diversity

Pope Francis, in his first message of the new year on Tuesday, bemoaned a lack of unity across the world, and warned against a soulless hunt for profit that benefits only a few.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 1, 2019

Firebrand Elizabeth Warren takes step to challenge Trump in 2020 in potential crowded Democratic field

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a liberal firebrand who has taken on Wall Street and traded barbs with Donald Trump, on Monday became the most prominent Democrat to announce a challenge to the Republican president in 2020.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 31, 2018

Let's discuss the way we use escalators

When a train is about to depart a station, passengers hear an announcement saying, 'Please stand clear of the closing doors.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 28, 2018

Bangladesh election campaigning closes; weakened opposition hopes for change

Campaigning for Bangladesh's general election this weekend ended on Friday after weeks of violence, mainly against workers and officials from an opposition alliance, that has been criticized by the United States and others.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 24, 2018

Let's discuss the U.S. base situation in Okinawa

The government on Friday pushed ahead with full-fledged land reclamation work needed to move a key U.S. air base to Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, despite stiff local resistance and legal wrangling.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2018

There's more to Charles Dickens' festive fare than just 'A Christmas Carol'

Charles Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol" in 1843 in part because he was appalled at the living conditions of England's urban poor, especially after a visit that September to a so-called Ragged School for London slum children. But he also wrote it because he needed money. His sixth novel, "Martin Chuzzlewit,"...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 22, 2018

Red Circle Authors: Sending Japanese literature westward

Red Circle Authors is a 'home' for a group of established Japanese writers, helping to promote their work overseas while heightening awareness of the great depth and breadth of Japanese literature.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 19, 2018

Passion and technology behind English sumo coverage

Sumo fans around the globe are spoiled for choice these days when it comes to following their favorite sport.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 19, 2018

As two rule breakers gave the Japanese film world hope in 2018, elsewhere eyes turned to China

The Japanese movie business is something like a restaurant where new cooks and waiters arrive as old ones retire or die, but the menu remains much the same, decade after decade.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 18, 2018

Ehime's Andrew Fitzgerald looks back on record-setting scoring performance

Andrew Fitzgerald scored the Ehime Orange Vikings' first two points on an outside jumper on Sunday, and never stopped scoring.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 17, 2018

Let's discuss new year cards

Once a tradition firmly entrenched in the national consciousness, the nengaju014d (new year card) is facing extinction.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / WORKS BY JAPANESE WOMEN
Dec 15, 2018

Bluestocking magazine: A call for women's empowerment, still resonant today

Covering issues such as poverty and unemployment, geisha prostitution, arranged marriages, legalizing abortion and women's suffrage, the controversial Bluestocking magazine engendered the birth of the 'new women' (shin-fujin) in Japan, and became a battle cry for wider reform.
EDITORIALS
Dec 13, 2018

Universal human rights declaration, 70 years on

We should celebrate 70 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but gird for still more fights to realize its objectives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2018

Trump's intervention comment may have provided legal gift to Huawei's beleaguered CFO

Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, released on bail Tuesday to await a ruling on U.S. extradition at one of her luxury Vancouver homes, may have received welcome ammunition in court from an unlikely source — President Donald Trump.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Dec 10, 2018

Hanyu victory parade brings ¥1.85 billion in benefits

A parade to celebrate 23-year-old Yuzuru Hanyu achieving the first back-to-back wins in 66 years in men's figure skating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, was held in his hometown of Sendai and had an economic effect of an estimated u00a51.85 billion, an organizing committee announced Nov. 30.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 8, 2018

Japan's modern crime literature: Centuries in the making

Japan boasts an impressively large and growing body of native-grown mystery fiction that dates back to the 1920s.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2018

Tribunal for crimes committed in Myanmar against Rohingya urgently needed, rights law group says

A human rights law group contracted by the U.S. State Department to investigate atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar said on Monday there was an urgent need to establish a criminal tribunal to bring those responsible to justice.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Dec 3, 2018

A dash of hiragana in the 'foreign' soup

Japanese words you'd think should be written in katakana will sometimes show up in hiragana. There's a cultural reason behind these rare switches.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 3, 2018

Let's discuss the arrest of Carlos Ghosn

The arrest of Carlos Ghosn made headlines around the world. Check out some of the vocabulary used when discussing this kind of case.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 3, 2018

Trump-Xi truce does little to bridge vast U.S.-China divide

For most of the past year, the U.S. and China have failed to make significant headway in resolving issues at the heart of an escalating trade war. Another 90 days is unlikely to change much.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2018

In first speech, Mexican President Lopez Obrador vows to stop 'rapacious' elite

Veteran leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took office as Mexican president on Saturday, vowing to see off a "rapacious" elite in a country struggling with corruption, chronic poverty and gang violence on the doorstep of the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018

Magazines explore the inevitability of death and taxes

From this week, beneath the glitter of tinsel and glimmer of outdoor seasonal illumination, the bonenkai (year-end party) season begins in earnest.
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.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Global matcha 'obsession' drinks Japan's tea farms dry
Matcha is added to beverages on offer at Kettl Tea in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles on May 20.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.

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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