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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2016

Pyongyang has miniaturized nuke warhead for midrange Rodong: Seoul official

North Korea can mount a nuclear warhead on a medium-range missile, a South Korean official said on Tuesday in a new assessment of the capability of a country that conducted its fourth nuclear test this year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 4, 2016

Japan Inc. inflation expectations decline as confidence wanes

Japanese companies have cut their inflation forecasts for the next five years, indicating that even after adopting a negative-rate policy, the Bank of Japan is struggling to persuade businesses that sustained price gains will take hold.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 31, 2016

Obama's last atomic summit finds nuclear fears high, momentum against proliferation low

Just as fears of nuclear terrorism are rising, U.S. President Barack Obama's drive to lock down vulnerable atomic materials worldwide seems to have lost momentum and could slow further.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2016

Japan's 'SWAT' team hones terror attack response after Brussels

Police armed with guns tackled a grenade-throwing man and his accomplice in a bus hijack enactment in Tokyo on Wednesday after the Brussels airport and subway bomb attacks that killed 32 people.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 30, 2016

The onsen odyssey of the Japanese snow monkey

A new commercial features a monkey traveling from Nagano to Tokyo —u00a0via train — to take a dip in a hot spring.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2016

Trump wants to leave U.S. alliance partners in the lurch

Donald Trump's advocation of a more isolationist foreign policy for the U.S. is striking a chord with millions of Americans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2016

Nissin to debut premium Cup Noodle Rich line in Japan

As more and more consumers turn to luxury products to enhance their lifestyles, Nissin Food Products Co. will start selling premium brand Cup Noodles from April.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2016

Trump says Tokyo, Seoul should build own nukes; Cruz backs carpet-bombing of Islamic State

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Sunday doubled down on his criticism of NATO, a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy for decades, and called for the alliance's overhaul days before world leaders convene in Washington.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 26, 2016

'Mapping Courtship and Kinship in Classical Japan' explores peeping tomism and aristocratic polygamy

Peeping tomism plays a pivotal role in the elegant world of Murasaki Shikibu's "The Tale of Genji," Doris Bargen argues in her new book, "Mapping Courtship and Kinship in Classical Japanese." This may surprise readers as much as the argument in her 1997 monograph, "A Woman's Weapon." In that erudite...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 23, 2016

'A Cappella' conjures up the spirit of revolution in 1960s Japan

When I see Japanese films set in the late 1960s and early '70s, at the height of student protests, I always feel that something is off, while knowing that the "something off" is me.
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2016

Japan finalizes 11% solar incentive cut, maintains wind tariff

The nation finalized an 11 percent cut to the incentive it offers to producers of solar power for the fiscal year starting April 1 to take account of lower system costs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Mar 16, 2016

What Japan can learn from French blockbuster 'Serial (Bad) Weddings'

Love between different races is one thing, and then there's marriage. Guess which is more complicated.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 15, 2016

Nomura to raise pay for 3,700 employees at Japan brokerage

Nomura Holdings Inc. will raise salaries for staff at its Japanese brokerage for a third year.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2016

Japan marks fifth anniversary of devastating 3/11 disasters

Millions observe a moment of silence across the nation to mark the fifth anniversary of the March 2011 quake and tsunami.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 11, 2016

Japan's empty-home epidemic; 'Beat' Takeshi makes sense of art; CM of the week: Kirin Beverage

The problem of akiya (empty homes) has become more prominent in recent years as the population continues to dwindle. A 2013 survey found there were around 8.2 million vacant residences, detached houses and apartments in Japan, and many are worth next to nothing.
A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
Fears rise of rupture in Japan-China ties in wake of Taiwan remarks
Two Chinese tourists wearing kimonos take a selfie as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
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.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.
The challenges awaiting Japan’s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.

Podcast

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

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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
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