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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 25, 2018

Hands-on leadership, empathy buoy chairman

Sachin N. Shah's love for Japan began with a Toyota Tercel, his first car after he moved from India to an American-Italian neighborhood in the United States in the 1970s.
Japan Times
Places
Mar 20, 2018

20 sakura (cherry blossom) spots to visit across Japan

By Len Kitagawa and Max Burt
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2018

India's state-run bank adopts strict SWIFT controls after $1.77 billion fraud case

India's state-run Punjab National Bank has stepped up its controls on the use of SWIFT, a global payments network, following an alleged $1.77 billion fraud, according to memos issued this month and seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 19, 2018

Fans ejected in Chicago for racist taunts toward Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly

Four Chicago Blackhawks fans were ejected during Saturday night's game after making racist taunts toward Washington Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Feb 10, 2018

'Taka' Hirose: Looking and playing the part

A veteran of the U.K. music scene, Takashi "Taka" Hirose has been playing bass guitar in popular British indie-rock band Feeder for more than two decades. As chilled off stage as he is energetic on it, the 50-year-old Gifu Prefecture-native reminisces about his time in the group, which began back in...
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 2, 2018

New EU sea mission no longer requires ships to take migrants only to Italy

The European Union's border agency Frontex launched a new Mediterranean operation called Themis on Thursday, removing the obligation of the previous mission to bring rescued migrants only to Italy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2018

Prime Minister Abe and Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull meet in Tokyo and agree to boost defense ties

The leaders agreed to bolster cooperation to ensure a “free, open, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific region” built on a “rule-based order,” effectively endorsing Japan's strategy to keep China in check.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2017

Xi's new strength obscures China's internal risks

Xi Jinping's new strength and power helps obscure China's internal risks, including the fundamental challenge of how to avoid a political hard landing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2017

Austria's millennial hope walks a fine line

If Sebastian Kurz fails to control the scary forces bubbling under the Freedom Party's surface, both Austria and the EU will regret that he got his chance to run a nation as early as he did.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2017

Supreme Court agrees to rule on U.S. demand for Microsoft email data stored abroad

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to resolve a major privacy dispute between the Justice Department and Microsoft Corp over whether prosecutors should get access to emails stored on company servers overseas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2017

Uber, Ola's Indian legal woes put SoftBank's funding in firing line

An Indian taxi company has stepped up its legal challenge against local competitor Ola and U.S. rival Uber, alleging the firms are abusing their market position, and believes that planned investments in both by Japan's SoftBank underscore its view.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2017

Iraqi Kurds cast independence vote in defiance of threats and opposition from Ankara, Baghdad, Tehran

Kurds voted in large numbers in an independence referendum in northern Iraq on Monday, ignoring pressure from Baghdad, threats from Turkey and Iran, and international warnings that the vote may ignite yet more regional conflict.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Sep 13, 2017

The Japan Times to hold 120th anniversary exhibition, “Japan Through the Lens of an English-language Newspaper”

Tokyo, September 13, 2017 – The Japan Times which celebrated its 120th year as a newspaper in March 2017, will hold a celebratory exhibition titled “Japan Through the Lens of an English-language Newspaper - 120 Years of The Japan Times.” The exhibition will be held from Oct. 7 to Dec. 24 at the...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 30, 2017

North Korea: End of the nuclear taboo?

Is the North Korean crisis slowly eroding the postwar taboo against using nuclear weapons?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Aug 19, 2017

Dancer Ayako Kato finds beauty of being, purpose in U.S.

Based in Chicago with her American musician husband and their young daughter, Ayako Kato is an award-winning contemporary dancer, choreographer, curator, and teacher, promoting fu016bryu016b in her multidisciplinary collaborations and improvisations with national and international musicians.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 17, 2017

Food aid reaches thousands devastated by Sierra Leone mudslide

Food aid is reaching thousands who survived a mudslide on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, the United Nations World Food Programme said on Wednesday, two days after 400 people died and more than 3,000 were left homeless.
CULTURE / Music
Aug 16, 2017

Phoenix readies for 'unique' Summer Sonic and some sweet sake sessions

In an age where almost every piece of historical information is available at our fingertips, Thomas Mars and Laurent Brancowitz of the French band Phoenix surprise me with a fact that doesn't seem to exist anywhere on the internet.
WORLD / Society
Aug 11, 2017

10,000 shelter in hospital after militants torch refugee camp in Central African Republic

Thousands of people uprooted by violence in Central African Republic are taking refuge in a hospital after armed groups looted and burned a camp for the displaced, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 1, 2017

Belgium's artistic flights of fancy

Diabolic torture inflicted on the ungodly; unspeakable yearnings straight out of the subconscious — the country now known as Belgium has given the world over five centuries' worth of depictions of the unimaginable.
EDITORIALS
Jul 27, 2017

Fighting an invasion of fire ants

No efforts should be spared in stopping the spread of fire ants in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 13, 2017

Conservative Malta becomes 24th nation to legalize same-sex marriage

Maltese lawmakers voted on Wednesday to legalize same-sex marriage on the Roman Catholic Mediterranean island, fulfilling Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's campaign promise to make this the first law brought before parliament in his new term.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2017

Anti-conspiracy legislation fights terrorism and organized crime

The scope of Japan's anti-conspiracy law is much more restricted than similar legal steps taken in other countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 3, 2017

U.S. warship sails near Chinese-occupied island in disputed South China Sea, angering Beijing

The Pentagon sent a warship near a disputed island in the South China Sea occupied by China on Sunday, U.S. defense officials told The Japan Times, following a series of moves that appeared to highlight the White House's growing frustration with Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2017

Making Russia great again

Putin is not reputed to be a chess player, but he should give it a try. Vis-a-vis Trump's America, he's making all the right moves.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 22, 2017

SoftBank's Son chases boyhood dreams with $100 billion fund

When Masayoshi Son was a boy growing up in Kyushu, he kept a notebook to scribble down inventions he hoped to create one day. Today, the SoftBank founder has almost $100 billion to invest in making the next big thing a reality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2017

Ghosn sees 'good news' in Macron's France win, eyes deeper alliance with Nissan

Carlos Ghosn, chief executive officer of French carmaker Renault SA, sees the embrace of globalization by France's president-elect Emmanuel Macron as a harbinger of faster growth for the country's economy. He also signaled that Macron's policies could pave the way for a deeper alliance between Renault...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 20, 2017

Japan and Australia move to bolster defense ties in Asia

At a meeting of their defense and foreign policy chiefs, semi-allied Tokyo and Canberra agree to cooperate more closely on their response to North Korea's saber-rattling.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Big burgers and bigger ambitions for Japan's Burger King
Kazuhiro Nomura, president of BK Japan Holdings, which operates Burger King in Japan
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.

Podcast

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

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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