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JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Aug 14, 2016

Rural Japan rail tours push scenic, luxurious journeys into the unknown

When planning a trip to Japan, tourists are most likely to pack destinations like Mount Fuji, Kyoto and Akihabara all into the space of a few days.
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jul 8, 2016

Ruling bloc may push emergency powers amendment to Constitution after Sunday's poll

The ruling coalition claims that the time is not right to discuss a revision but many people are unconvinced.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 6, 2016

Making suggestions without being pushy using 'demo' and 'ka nani ka'

Introduce some uses of Xu3067u3082 and Xu304bu306au306bu304b, expressions that identify one example among others.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 23, 2016

Will Swallows become a 'gypsy' team in 2020?

A recent news item indicates Tokyo's Jingu Stadium may be closed from May to October in 2020 because of the Olympic Games. I am not certain why it has to be closed for five months but can understand.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 26, 2016

Tepco executives get a taste of citizens' wrath

Three Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives are now facing criminal prosecution for negligence in failing to anticipate a monster tsunami that cut off electricity and inundated back-up emergency generators, causing a cessation of cooling in the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant reactors that precipitated three...
EDITORIALS
Mar 23, 2016

The shinkansen reaches Hokkaido

It remains to be seen whether the latest extension of the shinkansen network will bring economics benefits to Japan's northernmost island.
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2016

Five years after Fukushima disasters, region encourages rise of robotics

Japan is spending more than $1 billion to resurrect the area around the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant as the country's "Innovation Coast."
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 12, 2016

Gambling, drugs, bullets provide cautionary tales for NPB's foreign players

Gambling, drugs, bullets in luggage, gambling again. More current and former players in Japanese baseball are being tagged with the yogisha (crime suspect) label following their names, and team officials are making the deep bows of apology and "There's nothing we can say" speeches. Some have stepped...
Japan Times
CULTURE
Mar 10, 2016

Looking for comfort in art following the Great East Japan Earthquake

In her film "Heart of a Dog," the American artist Laurie Anderson explores loss as exemplified by the death of a loved one. A recurring theme is the attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, an incident that profoundly changed the way New Yorkers like Anderson confronted their environment....
Japan Times
JAPAN / REVISITING 3/11
Mar 8, 2016

3/11 lesson: Prepare, at all costs, for the worst

Should a devastating earthquake hit central Tokyo tomorrow, the skyscraper office buildings of Mori Building Co. would be able to provide temporary shelter for about 10,000 people.
CULTURE / Books
Jan 16, 2016

Up From The Sea

March 11 this year will mark the fifth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. Thus far, English-language literature has been slow to tackle the disaster. "Up From the Sea" by Tokyo-based Californian writer Leza Lowitz is, therefore, a welcome arrival.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 8, 2015

'Group Show of Contemporary Artists 2015'

Nov. 26-Dec. 20
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 28, 2015

Is Tokyo killing the rest of Japan?

The overconcentration of people and resources in the capital could be holding back the remainder of the country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Sep 24, 2015

JR Group's vaunted safety reputation is falling apart

Confidence in Japan Rail is rapidly collapsing as serious accidents and other troubles have been occurring in rapid succession.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2015

Railway companies in eastern Japan set to relax rules for cellphones when near priority seats

Since 2003, railways have asked passengers to turn off their mobile phones when near "silver" priority seats, for fear electromagnetic interference from the devices could interact with pacemakers, harming the wearer.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 27, 2015

Holm excited about return to Sendai

Chris Holm, an integral part of the Sendai 89ers' success during the final years of the Honoo Hamaguchi era, is returning to the Tohoku-based club.
JAPAN / History
Aug 9, 2015

As Abe gears up for WWII anniversary statement, will Emperor weigh in?

As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gets set to deliver his World War II anniversary statement, Emperor Akihito emerges as a possible counterbalance to any watered-down speech.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Trump announces Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel ‘partnership’ deal
U.S. President Donald Trump points as he boards Air Force One en route to New Jersey, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Friday.
Travelers avoid trips to Japan over viral comic book’s quake prediction
Visitors walk along Nakamise-dori as they visit Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district in March.
Tokyo's Yamanote Line resumes suspended train operations
All services on East Japan Railway's Yamanote Line in Tokyo were suspended for early Friday morning due to wire trouble.
Onosato set for yokozuna promotion after clinching Emperor’s Cup
Onosato after defeating Kotozakura at Ryokugikan in Tokyo on Friday. The win gave him a 13-0 record and clinched the Emperor's Cup, assuring him of promotion to yokozuna next week.
AI fiction is already here. Are humans ready?
After last year’s controversy over using AI to write about 5% of her novel, Rie Qudan was asked by an advertising magazine to write a short story where she uses AI for 95% of it. The resulting short story, “Kage no ame” (“Rain Shadow”), was published March 25.  
Six short films that capture our world in mere minutes
“Marion” provides a glimpse into the lives of bull dodgers, who perform a nonlethal version of bullfighting.
As Taiwan looks to boost ‘unofficial ties,’ Paraguay’s leader offers facilitator role
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena speaks during an interview with The Japan Times in Tokyo on Thursday.
GCAP next-gen fighter joint venture likely to be running by this summer
A concept model of the Global Combat Air Program's fighter jet is displayed during the DSEI Japan defense exhibition in the city of Chiba on Wednesday.
NTT develops world's first 'flying lightning rod' using drones
NTT's drone — aimed at triggering, then redirecting lightning — is described as a "flying lightning rod."

Podcast

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

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
By Alex K.T. Martin

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