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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 23, 2017

Uber's messy data breach collides with launch of SoftBank deal

Uber, nearing a deal with SoftBank, says it paid hackers destroy data on more than 57 million users stolen from the company but not reported to victims or authorities.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Nov 23, 2017

Sun, sand and the silver screen

Launched in 1981 by Jeannette Paulson Hereniko, the Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) was the first film festival in the United States to focus on films from the Asia-Pacific region. Being a bridge between East and West is still its mission, but HIFF now has plenty of company around the world....
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Nov 23, 2017

B.J. Fox navigates life in Japan as a stay-at-home dad in the sitcom 'Home Sweet Tokyo'

There are many ways to learn about a country's culture, but B.J. Fox thinks comedy is one of the best. After being relocated to Singapore from his home country of England for work, he found that sharing a few laughs with others who were in similar situations helped him connect with his new surroundings....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2017

The internet already lost its neutrality

Even in the era of 'net neutrality' powerful corporations controlled internet content.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 23, 2017

Nuclear strategists call for bold move: scrap ICBM arsenal

Imagine it is 3 a.m., and the president of the United States is asleep in the White House master bedroom. A military officer stationed in an office nearby retrieves an aluminum suitcase — the "football" containing the launch codes for the U.S. nuclear arsenal — and rushes to wake the commander in...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 23, 2017

Pakistan court orders release of Islamist blamed by U.S. and India for Mumbai attacks

A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release from house arrest of an Islamist leader accused by the United States and India of masterminding attacks on Mumbai in 2008 in which 166 people were killed, a prosecutor said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 23, 2017

Famine forcing besieged Syrians to eat trash or go days without food: WFP

Syrians in the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta are so short of food that they are eating trash, fainting from hunger and forcing their children to eat on alternate days, the U.N. World Food Program said in a report on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 22, 2017

China seen reaching peak carbon emissions by 2030, survey finds

China's carbon emissions will probably peak on or before 2030, a survey of industry participants found.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 22, 2017

The Yoshida Brothers get in on Kubo's big adventure

Speaking as a Japanese person, I can't help but feel a short burst of national pride when Hollywood gives my country any kind of attention, like with the animated film "Kubo and the Two Strings."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 22, 2017

Inside Kim Jong Un's inner circle, top aides' fates shift

When Kim Jong Un sat down in September to order the sixth and largest of North Korea's nuclear tests, Hwang Pyong So sat by his side, his khaki military uniform conspicuous among the suits at the table, photos released by state media at the time showed.
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2017

Westinghouse discussing group bid for Saudi nuclear tender, sources say

Toshiba-owned Westinghouse is in talks with other U.S-based companies to form a consortium to bid in a multibillion-dollar tender for two nuclear power reactors in Saudi Arabia, three industry sources said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 21, 2017

Junpei Mizobata plunges headfirst into the absurdist world of Harold Pinter

As the saying goes, "You can't judge a book by its cover." In the same way, if you thought the 28-year-old ikemen (drop-dead gorgeous) actor Junpei Mizobata had just been cast to fill seats for the upcoming staging of one of the world's most well-known but challenging modern plays, you'd be doing a great...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 21, 2017

Russia's Putin hosts Syria's Assad

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Syrian leader Bashar Assad to talk about the need to move from military operations to the search for a political solution to Syria's conflict, the Kremlin said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2017

Japan ranks dead last in Asia for top foreign talent

In a survey measuring appeal to highly skilled foreign employees, the nation fell behind countries including Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.
Japan Times
PRESS / Services
Nov 21, 2017

Trial of The Japan Times on Sony’s Digital Paper

Tokyo, November 21, 2017 - The Japan Times (Minato Ward, Tokyo; representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will conduct a trial of a new digital newspaper delivery service with the Sony’s Digital Paper (DPT-RP1).
Nov 21, 2017

Trial of The Japan Times on Sony’s Digital Paper

The Japan Times (Minato Ward, Tokyo; representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will conduct a trial of a new digital newspaper delivery service with the Sony’s Digital Paper (DPT-RP1).
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2017

The robot revolution is still coming

The robot revolution is coming, but will it amount to much?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 20, 2017

With common concern over Iran, Israeli minister reveals covert contacts with Saudi Arabia

An Israeli Cabinet minister said Sunday that Israel has had covert contacts with Saudi Arabia amid common concerns over Iran, a first disclosure by a senior official from either country of long-rumored secret dealings.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Nov 20, 2017

Gender equality critical for Japanese economic success

'I've never been one of those people who's had a passion for Japan since childhood, like some people in Europe,' smiled Helene von Reis, president and CEO of Ikea Japan K.K. Queried by The Japan Times about when the country 'first appeared on her radar,' she let out a hearty laugh. 'Actually, when I was first asked the question, 'Would you like to go work in Japan?''
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2017

Cambodian court charges two U.S.-linked journalists with espionage

A Cambodian court on Saturday charged two journalists with espionage for filing news reports to a U.S.-funded radio station, which can carry a prison term of up to 15 years.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 18, 2017

Going electric: Celebrating Japan's powerful e-bikes

With electric bikes accounting for nearly 6 in 10 bicycles manufactured nationwide last year, the future looks especially bright.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 18, 2017

Ad money makes the news world go round

In a Nov. 8 press release, the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center announced that Katsuya Takasu, the most famous plastic surgeon in Japan, was no longer a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS). Previously, the center had been urging the AACS to expel Takasu because of his public...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 18, 2017

North Korea rules out negotiations on nuclear weapons

North Korea on Friday ruled out negotiations with Washington as long as joint U.S-South Korea military exercises continue, and said that Pyongyang's atomic weapons program would remain as a deterrent against a U.S. nuclear threat.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 17, 2017

Fleshgod Apocalypse balances technical ability and chaos

When you think of Japanese music fans, those who are into symphonic death metal don't usually spring to mind. But the fandom is real, and Italian metal band Fleshgod Apocalypse can attest to that.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 16, 2017

Steven Soderbergh looks to get 'Lucky' with a new distribution model for films

He's been away for such a short time, you may not have noticed Steven Soderbergh had even stopped making movies. In 2013, the director — who won the Palme d'Or at Cannes with his 1989 debut, "Sex, Lies, and Videotape," when he was just 26 years old — announced his retirement from filmmaking, citing...
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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