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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 1, 2017

Craft Sake Week set to bloom in Tokyo's Roppongi Hills

Sake and sakura. Cherry blossom and Japan's traditional tipple make for a heady combination, wherever you put them together.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 29, 2017

'Captain Fantastic': Fantastic viewing for all the family

Matt Ross is probably best known for his role in the HBO comedy series "Silicon Valley," where he plays the arrogant CEO Gavin Belson of Google-like IT giant Hooli. Belson is a man wired deep into the matrix, for whom nothing matters more than massive functionality in lossless cloud-based compression,...
EDITORIALS
Mar 28, 2017

The high cost of convenience

The problems confronting Yamato Transport Co. is a reminder that business competition based on increased convenience and low prices for customers isn't sustainable in an economy with a growing manpower shortage.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Mar 28, 2017

Troubling times for South Korean manufacturing

The end of the Samsung era may herald the downfall of a wide range of South Korean manufacturing sectors from shipbuilding to steel and automobiles.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 27, 2017

Japan's coveted cherry blossoms and other ecosystems threatened by alien species

Spring has come — the season when cherry blossoms bloom nationwide.
EDITORIALS
Mar 25, 2017

Set rules on GPS data collection

The Supreme Court has ruled that the collection of data through the Global Positioning System in police investigation without a warrant is illegal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2017

BAT finds strong Japan demand for its Glo smokeless tobacco device

British American Tobacco said demand for its Glo tobacco heating device overwhelmed supply in its Japan test marketing, as global cigarette giants shift focus to the new product category amid a declining smoking population.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 16, 2017

Radwimps were the perfect choice when it came to soundtracking 'Your Name.'

Yokohama Arena feels special on this chilly Tuesday night in early March. It's here that Radwimps — a rock outfit from Kanagawa Prefecture whose members could bike to this very venue when they were teens — are playing the first of two sold-out shows.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 14, 2017

Wall has Wizards in chase for Eastern Conference top seed

The NBA's most unexpected and overlooked, if not undeserving, Most Valuable Player candidate this season has had perhaps the most unusual of career arcs.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 11, 2017

Restaurateur Danny Meyer: ‘Hospitality is a dialog; service is a monologue’

American restaurateur on tipping and the rise of fast-dining establishments.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Feb 25, 2017

Naoto Fukasawa: Between craft and design

Naoto Fukasawa is probably best known internationally for his designs for Muji, in particular for the wall-mounted CD player he created in 1999, which was featured in Gary Hustwit's popular 2009 documentary "Objectified." Now he remains a creative adviser for Muji, while still designing interiors, lighting...
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 21, 2017

Hanyu still looks good for gold at worlds despite defeat

It was another successful week for Japan on the international circuit.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2017

Japan's buckling health care system at a crossroads

U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to repeal “Obamacare” has left many people here wondering: How does Japan compare?
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Feb 19, 2017

For African-American ‘idol’ Amina du Jean, difference is a double-edged sword

Amina du Jean been in Japan for only 2u00bd years, but in that time has become a bona fide idol, joined a J-idol group and even branched off into a bit of gravure (bikini) modeling.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2017

Record 10,901 refugee applicants face abysmal odds of acceptance in Japan

As refugee applications continue to break records in Japan, the government's abysmal acceptance rate remains cause for international criticism.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 10, 2017

Benedict Cumberbatch and Tilda Swinton bring their unique talents to the characters of 'Doctor Strange'

Chris Evans, Chris Pratt, Chris Hemsworth — all of them look like naturals when it comes to playing superheroes. Benedict Cumberbatch? Not as much. Though audiences love him as the new Sherlock Holmes, that iconic role has never been described as a superhero.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2017

Paratroopers join patrols in Brazil city as violence claims over 100; Rio may need army next

More than 100 people have been reported killed in violence and looting during a six-day strike by police in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo, with schools and businesses closed and public transportation frozen.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Feb 8, 2017

Japanese who've studied in U.S. see nation changing for the worse under Trump

The election of President Donald Trump has changed the way many Japanese people who studied in the U.S. feel about their former host country.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 7, 2017

Yasuyuki Namikawa: A master of cloisonne color and design

There are two ways that the skill of craftsmanship can be emphasized: by showing it off through masses of meticulous decorative details, or by stripping everything to the bare minimum and bringing into focus just a few perfectly executed qualities. Think of it as maximalism vs. minimalism — Gucci vs....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2017

Anti-Christian religious persecution on the rise

The brutal mistreatment of religious minorities is the norm in Muslim-majority countries.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2017

China's billionaires should watch their backs

Chinese President Xi Jinping's plans to rebalance the economy is threatened by the close ties between officials and big money.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
Anger in Japan after Instagrammer drinks burial site offering
Foreign tourists visit a park near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in August.
Musk voices support for anti-immigration rally in Japan
Elon Musk has voiced support for anti-immigration protest in Japan, where a "Japanese First" party saw gains in recent elections.
Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami resigns over alleged possession of illegal drugs
Takeshi Niinami, then-chief executive officer of Suntory Holdings, in May 2024
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Why Stalin didn’t invade Hokkaido still largely unknown, 80 years after WWII
During a survey to collect the remains of victims from the Taito Maru, one of the vessels involved in the Three Ships Incident, a metal helmet was found near the stern of the vessel on Aug. 5, 1984, at Rumoi Port. No human remains were discovered.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.

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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