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JAPAN / Society
May 13, 2015

Japan Cabinet minister wary of opening 'Pandora's box' of immigration

The country should fix its shrinking workforce by enabling women to work, before turning to the “Pandora's box” of immigration, the minister for the empowerment of women said.
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2015

China's baby steps toward economic disaster

Decisions Japan made in the late 1990s can serve as a cautionary example of what policies China should avoid as it tries to bump-start its stalled economy.
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2015
May 12, 2015

Government, business leaders address climate change

The Delegation of the European Union to Japan held a symposium in which ambassadors of European countries and executives of major corporations discussed environmental measures in the EU.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2015

If you're offended, don't expect an apology

The clash of ideas is often painful, but out of that pain springs courage, strength and even growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 11, 2015

Dinner, data part of Obama's courting of Democrats on trade authority, TPP

By the time Air Force One touched down in Oregon on Thursday before a pro-trade pep rally at Nike Inc., Rep. Suzanne Bonamici already had gotten the full Barack Obama treatment.
MORE SPORTS
May 10, 2015

Fujimitsu outsprints field for 200-meter triumph

One week after helping the Japan men's 4x100 meter relay team punch its ticket to the 2016 Rio Olympics with a third-place finish in Nassau May 3, sprinter Kenji Fujimitsu shouldered the load all by himself and raced to a little more success on Sunday.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
May 10, 2015

Perfect storm of factors conspires to empty Japan

While 'empty-house syndrome' may seem like a problem mostly afflicting rural Japan, it is already an issue in metropolises such as Tokyo and Osaka, and will become more so in the years to come.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 10, 2015

Residence cards, U.S. taxation and pension posers

A mixed bag of topics — from yet more on filing U.S. taxes to a looming deadline for 'gaijin cards.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 9, 2015

The golden arches lose their luster

The sharp downturn in business at McDonald's — which has thrived for most of the past 44 years in Japan — has got everybody talking. This past January alone, revenues at existing outlets, the company announced, had fallen year-on-year by a whopping 38.6 percent, with losses for the 2014 business...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 9, 2015

It's all fun and games until war breaks out

Not far from where I live is a kind of amusement park where you can play soldier. It has a lot of chain-link fences and gray structures that look like bombed-out buildings. On weekends, men, and sometimes women, dressed in camouflage and armed with replica air rifles, re-enact the kind of military operations...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
May 9, 2015

If the kids get bored, let them bake cake

The oven is pre-heating, the flour mix is being stirred, the cupcake holders are laid out and a team of diminutive chefs, in white hats and flowered smocks, are running amok.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
May 9, 2015

Catch the last day of Harajuku Kawaii!!; Undercover is going mad; Ultraman for the everyman

Catch the last day of Harajuku Kawaii!!
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBL NOTEBOOK
May 7, 2015

NBL playoffs set to tip off

With the regular season wrapping up last weekend, the NBL is set for more heated battles when the playoffs begin on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2015

Left turn in Canada's oil-rich Alberta stuns energy industry

Canadian oil and gas shares tumbled and the country's main stock index hit a one-month low on Wednesday, after the leftwing New Democratic Party surged to power in the oil-rich province of Alberta on promises that included energy industry reforms.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 7, 2015

Daniel Radcliffe gets devilish in 'Horns'

There are few actors who can enjoy the kind of success that Daniel Radcliffe has enjoyed at his age. At 10, he became the face of the multibillion-dollar "Harry Potter" franchise, which became a cultural phenomenon. As the series drew to a close in 2011, the young British actor was faced with two dilemmas:...
Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2015

Emergency escape system succeeds as SpaceX puts Dragon passenger spaceship through test run

A Space Exploration Technologies passenger spaceship made a quick debut test flight on Wednesday, shooting itself off a Florida launchpad to demonstrate a key emergency escape system.
SOCCER / J. League
May 6, 2015

Streaking Sanfrecce beat Frontale for fifth straight win

Sanfrecce Hiroshima picked up their fifth straight win with a smash-and-grab 1-0 victory over Kawasaki Frontale on Wednesday to move one point off the top of the J. League table.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 5, 2015

The Renaissance banked on art

All exhibitions that deal with the distant past inevitably fall into the trap of anachronism to some degree. This is especially true when they try to present a strong storyline that appeals to modern audiences, as the present exhibition at Bunkamura The Museum does with "Money and Beauty: Botticelli...
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2015

Yet another example of why riots don't work

Solutions to the social problems that triggered the riots in Baltimore will not get easier if Americans embrace rioting as the voice of the oppressed.
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2015

Americans understand free trade's dark side

The American people are intelligent and grown-up enough to hear the basic case against free trade, as well as the case in favor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2015

Cameron has only himself to blame for tight race

British Prime Minister David Cameron's agenda for the last two years before the election has been dominated by Europe and immigration, but many voters care more about the economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPO MILANO 2015
May 3, 2015

Showcasing innovation, food culture

Sushi, tempura and teriyaki are probably some of the first things that come to mind when Japanese food comes up among foreigners.
Japan Times
WORLD / EXPO MILANO 2015
May 3, 2015

Expo Milano 2015 open to the global community

Expo Milano 2015 is a universal exhibition that will be held from May1 to Oct. 31 in the northern Italian city of Milan. More than 140 countries will participate in the expo, which is a global showcase of their technology offering a concrete answer to a vital need; being able to guarantee healthy, safe...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / EXPO MILANO 2015
May 3, 2015

'Sake on The Table' with Italian food

As a related event to the Expo Milano 2015, "Milano Sake Week" is set to take place in Milan in July. Under the theme, "Arranging Tables Around the World with Japanese Sake," the event will showcase the taste, history and culture of sake and propose new richness to tables of Japan and beyond by adapting...
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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