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JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 12, 2018

Japan's three-year cancer survival rate at 71%

The three-year survival rate stood at 71.3 percent for people who were diagnosed with cancer in Japan in 2011, the National Cancer Center said in a survey report Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Sep 11, 2018

Brace for the risks of unanticipated disasters

The Hokkaido quake provides more clues on how to improve our disaster preparedness.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2018

What wild sheep can teach humans about leadership

Do certain bighorns pioneer migrations? Or do herds tap into crowd wisdom?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 11, 2018

The Lagerphones look to charm Japan one coffee shop at a time

If you're in a foreign band trying to plan a tour in Japan, you sometimes need to improvise when it comes to booking venues. That may be why you're more likely to find Australian six-piece The Lagerphones at a cozy cafe than a grimy Shibuya live house.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 11, 2018

The painterly prayers of Higashiyama

Kaii Higashiyama's best-known works are often called 'quintessentially Japanese landscapes,' but they were also examples of the artist's conservative dialogue with European and American abstraction.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2018

China tells U.N. rights chief to respect its sovereignty after Xinjiang comments

China on Tuesday called for U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet to respect its sovereignty, after she urged it to allow monitors into the restive far western region of Xinjiang and expressed concern about the situation there.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 10, 2018

Let's discuss Noemi Inoue, Bolivia-born Tokyo councilor

Bolivian-born Noemi Inoue felt it was necessary to naturalize to feel fully integrated in Japanese society and to become the first non-Japan-born person to serve as a city councilor in Tokyo's Sumida Ward.
Sep 10, 2018

Reclaiming Education: A new school to inspire children towards a brighter and more successful future.

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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Sep 8, 2018

Cheers to beers connecting northern Europe and Japan

J.L.S. Trading imports an eclectic range of craft beers from various microbreweries in the Baltics and Scandinavia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Sep 8, 2018

200-year-old Mie puppet's neck on the line as whaling ban makes crucial part scarce

Onyudo is a giant kimono-clad, long-necked puppet that has been preserved by residents of the Nakanaya area of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, for more than 200 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2018

Japan gaming industry group to bolster educational activities in bid to prevent kids from becoming addicted

Association plans to introduce parents to apps and other tools that restrict the amount of time their child can play video games
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2018

LGBT hospitality house to be established for 2020 Tokyo Games

An LGBT hospitality house will be set up during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as a place to exchange and distribute information about issues faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
EDITORIALS
Sep 7, 2018

A 'sad day for Myanmar'

Myanmar's persecution of two Reuters reporters, sentencing them to seven years behind bars, is shameful. The silence of the world's governments is equally shameful.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 7, 2018

In WeChat-dominated China, new app Bullet Messenger scores sudden success

The Chinese messaging app Bullet Messenger has racked up millions of downloads since its debut just a few weeks ago, using a stripped-down design to chip off a chunk of a sophisticated, billion-user market.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2018

Documentary to capture views of young Okinawans on U.S. Futenma base issue

As Okinawa continues to be roiled by tensions over a plan to move a key U.S. air base within the prefecture, filmmakers from Iwate Prefecture are using their next documentary to give younger Okinawans a greater voice.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2018

Abe announces typhoon-hit Kansai airport will reopen to some domestic flights Friday

The airport remained closed Thursday after Typhoon Jebi caused flooding that damaged the main runway and tarmac, and drove a tanker into the bridge connecting the facility to the mainland.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2018

Economists gear up to challenge the monopolies

Excessive market concentration lets companies take a bigger slice of the pie at the expense of workers.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 6, 2018

Planes, trains and fake perfume: How Novichok arrived in Britain

The sheer audacity of Russia's chemical-weapon attack on the U.K. can be traced through the journey of a small — and fake — Nina Ricci Premier Jour perfume bottle.
SOCCER
Sep 6, 2018

JFA to evaluate Japan-Chile match after Hokkaido earthquake

The Japan Football Association is evaluating whether or not Friday's international friendly between Japan and Chile will take place as planned.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2018

Kansai counts the cost of Typhoon Jebi

Osaka and the Kansai region spent Wednesday cleaning up after Typhoon Jebi roared through the area Tuesday, causing widespread damage.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Sep 5, 2018

Dog tale bites judge: His tweets muzzled, Japan's 'Judge White Briefs' faces his own trial

Disciplinary hearings for outspoken jurist over a dog-dumping story can only damage Japan's judiciary.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2018

Accounts of those who were left stranded by Typhoon Jebi in Japan

Typhoon Jebi tore through western Japan on Tuesday, leaving residents and tourists stranded throughout the Kansai region.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 5, 2018

Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Cannes submission tackles the difficulties of relationships

It has been more than two decades since Takeshi Kitano, Naomi Kawase, Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Hirokazu Kore-eda began collecting major festival invitations and prizes as the leaders of Japanese cinema's 1990s new wave. Since then younger directors have struggled to crack this "4K" establishment to gain...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2018

As Trump threatens tariffs, China's industrial ambitions loom large

Conflict over China's industrial policies is at the center of a trade war that's set to escalate should President Donald Trump go ahead with planned tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods as soon as this week.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
Japanese scientists discover clue to why women burn more fat than men
Scientists say a recently-published study could help explain why women are typically less prone to weight-related conditions and may lead to new therapies that target calorie-burning mechanisms.
Music idol and anime fandom merch is big business
Businesses who cater to fandoms gathered at Tokyo Lifestyle Week for the second annual Oshikatsu — Merch Collection Expo, a trade show devoted to fandom goods.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Podcast

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

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
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