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LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Oct 6, 2019

Why mess with the originals?

Games so good that high-def re-releases are worth the wait.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Oct 6, 2019

Mix & blend Tokyo: A savory, healthy spoonful of old Edo

The ultimate mix of traditional and modern, Tokyo is a place where blending — be it of flavors, colors or scents — comes naturally. Let your senses be your guide!
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 6, 2019

When everything in life boils down to a bad smell

An 8-year-old schoolgirl having trouble making friends thought it might be because she smelled bad. She sweated heavily. There's not much you can do about it, except wash, and wash, and wash, but the smell remains — in your own mind if not in the nostrils of your classmates — and it grows on you...
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JAPAN
Oct 6, 2019

The world is watching as Japan deals with severe population decline and rural flight

When it comes to the nation's economy, there's actually two of them.
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2019

With Rugby World Cup in full swing, Beppu hot spring resort still divided over tattooed visitors

Hotels and bathhouses at the famed Beppu Onsen hot-spring resort in Oita Prefecture continue to be divided over whether to accept tattooed visitors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 2, 2019

SoftBank debtholders hope for more caution after WeWork woes

Many bond market participants still think SoftBank is a relatively safe bet, but a bumpy few weeks for the corporate investor has prompted some to pine for a bit more caution.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 2, 2019

Amid gleaming skyscrapers, Hong Kong's poor set aside hardships and join protests

Just before midnight in Hong Kong's Mong Kok district, a slight man in his 70s peels away from a crowd of protesters jeering at police. Behind him, a young woman calls out, "Be safe!"
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2019

Keep South Korean judiciary independent

What is truly at stake now is the future of democracy in South Korea.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 30, 2019

Bangladesh bans heartburn drug ranitidine over cancer fears after U.S. FDA issues warning

Bangladesh's drug regulatory authority on Sunday issued a ban on sales of popular heartburn drug ranitidine while it investigates a potential cancer-causing substance in the drug.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2019

Complicity, opioids and vaping — a bad mix

We should have more respect for the disease of addiction.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 27, 2019

Measures meant to offer relief from sales tax hike pose baffling riddles instead

With Japan's consumption tax rate hike to 10 percent scheduled for the start of next month, the government promises to simultaneously introduce a reduced rate for everyday essentials — mostly food and non-alcoholic beverages — to ease the financial impact on lower income households.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Sep 27, 2019

Top 10: The best of Japan's national parks, 85 years on

Japan's 34 national parks span the length of the country and include some of its most pristine, undeveloped and unusual landscapes. These are The Japan Times' picks of 10 national parks you shouldn't miss.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 27, 2019

This dirty word is driving economic change in Japan

Japanese businesses are starting to recognize the need to import more labor, but there's still reason to be wary of the 'I' word.
Reader Mail
Sep 27, 2019

Chellaney wrong on Kashmir issue

In the opinion piece "Dispelling the myths of Kashmir" by Brahma Chellaney in the Sept. 10 issue, the author incorrectly claims that the violence in India-occupied Jammu and Kashmir has been perpetuated by Salafist- oriented "jihadists" while conveniently overlooking the fact that the actual perpetrators...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 26, 2019

Japan's Hong Kong conundrum

Liberal democratic societies such as Japan should see the Hong Kong protests as the first volley in a protracted cyber struggle that could undermine their open societies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 26, 2019

French billionaire Bernard Arnault calls teen climate activist Greta Thunberg 'demoralizing'

LVMH Chairman Bernard Arnault had some critical words for teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg when he spoke at the luxury giant's sustainability event in Paris.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 25, 2019

Injuries continue to impact sumo landscape

Sumo fans continue to be spoiled, with September serving up yet another incredible and dramatic tournament.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2019

WeWork's Adam Neumann steps down as CEO, with IPO on the line

Adam Neumann, the charismatic entrepreneur who led WeWork to become one of the world's most valuable startups, stepped down Tuesday as chief executive officer after a plan to take the company public hit a wall.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 25, 2019

U.N. head Antonio Guterres urges 'decade of action' to address world crises

Sweeping goals to end poverty, inequality and other global ills are being derailed by climate change, conflicts and violence, the head of the United Nations told world leaders in New York on Tuesday, calling for a "decade of action."
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2019

Shinjiro Koizumi faces baptism of fire in Japan as criticisms of style over substance pile up

In the two weeks since joining the Cabinet, Koizumi has seen his populist rhetoric increasingly turn into a liability, earning him criticism and ridicule on social media.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 24, 2019

Coco Ichibanya restaurant chain plans to sell Japanese curry ... to India

A Japanese plan to sell curry in India all stemmed from a hungry expat looking for good food in Tokyo.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 24, 2019

Traditional gender roles: Women and men found to respond differently in disasters

Women and men caught up in disasters respond differently, with women quick to take shelter or prepare to evacuate, but often struggling to persuade the men in their families to do so, research suggests.

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo