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Japan Times
JAPAN / 50 years of ASEAN
Aug 9, 2017

Working to boost regional business

The year 2017 is a landmark for the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which was established half a century ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 50 years of ASEAN
Aug 9, 2017

Youth encouraged to expand horizons through travel

The ASEAN-Japan Centre, which aims to promote trade, investment, tourism and other exchanges between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan, is holding various events this year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the foundation of ASEAN.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 50 years of ASEAN
Aug 9, 2017

ASEAN students increase on high corporate demand

The recent boom in the number of students from ASEAN countries coming to Japan is expected to last until 2020, the target year set by the Japanese government for there to be 300,000 foreign students in the country, industry officials said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 8, 2017

Parkgolf and other netlabel acts are seeing more success offline

Tokyo's first netlabel parties were filled with nods to internet culture. You'd see customers ordering their drinks via Twitter, robotic hands clapping in time to DJ sets, and people live-streaming themselves from the dancefloor.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2017

Typhoon Noru deluge prompts evacuation orders in central regions

Typhoon Noru prompted evacuation notices in at least half a dozen prefectures over fears of landslides and rising rivers as it brought heavy rains and flooding to the Hokuriku and Kansai regions on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 8, 2017

AstraZeneca seeks Japan's first approval for hereditary cancer drug in relapsed sufferers

Olaparib, already approved in the United States and the European Union, acts against cancers in people with hereditary mutations in genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2017

Mueller probe into Trump camp's links to Russia election meddling 'no fishing expedition': Rosenstein

The probe of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and possible collusion by associates of President Donald Trump is not a "fishing expedition," the Justice Department official who launched it said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2017

Tokyo asks Washington to halt Osprey flights in Japan after crash off Australia

Washington is asked to halt Osprey flights in Japan after an MV-22 taking part in exercises crashed into the ocean off Australia's east coast.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2017

In China's hotels, small VPN gaps in 'Great Firewall' are closing

In China, the plush international hotel lobby has been one of the few places to find gaps in the "Great Firewall," a sophisticated system that denies online users access to blocked content such as foreign news portals and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter .
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 5, 2017

Is this the end of the road for vintage cars in Japan?

Few are aware that Japan is a Mecca for classic car enthusiasts worldwide. Boasting a world-class national road network of blacktop roads, bridges and tunnels, the country is the perfect place to cruise around in a 1950s Rolls-Royce limousine or a 1970s Nissan Skyline GT-R, which fans dubbed "Hakosuka"...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 5, 2017

Fukuoka bar is a veritable temple of whiskey with over 3,000 bottles

If not for a long-lost article extolling the virtues of Wild Turkey in the late 1980s, Yu Sumiyoshi might never have discovered whiskey. But a well-placed feature caught the 19-year-old Yu's attention and, after receiving his monthly salary, he headed to the city of Fukuoka's notorious Oyafukodori to...
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2017

Toyota, Mazda agree on $1.6 billion tie-up, will cooperate on EVs

In a bid to accelerate joint production in the United States and develop electric vehicles in a world moving away from fossil fuels, Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. agreed Friday to form a capital alliance.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 4, 2017

Hiroshima's past is one of many reasons to pay a visit

The early morning light on this summer day, illuminating the under canopies of trees and sending warm, golden strobes across the oyster cafes over the embankments of the Kyobashi River, is enchanting.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2017

Toyota trawls for techies along Tokyo's Nambu Line amid Silicon Valley's tense rivalry

When it comes to recruiting tech talent, Toyota Motor Corp. is anything but subtle.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 3, 2017

Born this way? Researchers seek genetic influences on gender identity

While President Donald Trump has thrust transgender people back into the conflict between conservative and liberal values in the United States, geneticists are quietly working on a major research effort to unlock the secrets of gender identity.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 3, 2017

Director Kohki Hasei's 'Blanka' finds the strength of a young girl on Manila's mean streets

If you were a Shibuya regular 20 years ago, chances are you would have seen, or even made contact with, Kohki Hasei. Fresh from an Okayama high school, he came to seek his fortune on the streets of the capital. The first job he landed was selling rings and Zippo lighters on Center Gai street.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 3, 2017

'The May Sun': Cycle of life flowers in photo exhibition

The natural beauty of flowers has inspired artists for centuries, but for American nature photographer Terri Weifenbach, flowers have given rise to reflection on the cycle of life.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 3, 2017

Italy seizes NGO rescue boat for allegedly aiding illegal immigration from Libya

Italian coast guard authorities seized a migrant rescue boat operated by a German aid group in the Mediterranean suspected of aiding illegal immigration from Libya, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.
CULTURE / Film
Aug 2, 2017

Takeshi Fukunaga draws on his own past for film on the Liberian immigrant experience

Takeshi Fukunaga first came to international attention at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival, where his debut feature, "Out of My Hand," premiered. He is only now bringing the film to his homeland, and at a preview screening at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ) last week an audience...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 2, 2017

Daiichi Sankyo settles U.S. lawsuits over intestinal damage from blood-pressure drugs, paying $300 million

Daiichi Sankyo Inc. has settled thousands of lawsuits alleging its blood-pressure drugs caused intestinal damage, bringing to $339 million the amount the drugmaker has paid over the medicines.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 2, 2017

Kenyans demand probe into torture-slaying of election tech official, fear rigged polls next week

Protesters marched on the offices of Kenya's election commission on Tuesday, demanding a speedy investigation of the murder of a senior official that has raised fears over the legitimacy of next week's national elections.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2017

Time to rethink our perspective on jobs and technology

It's time to assess the very real impact of technology's advances on those who will lose their jobs today as the 'jobs of tomorrow' are created.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Aug 1, 2017

McGehee embracing challenge of playing second base for Giants

For Casey McGehee, the last couple of weeks have been a foray into uncharted territory. McGehee has been playing baseball professionally since 2003, but only a sliver of that time has been spent playing second base.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Aug 1, 2017

Sakamoto, Shiraiwa start season in Hong Kong

Fasten your seat belt.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 1, 2017

Yemen regime vows to wrest vital aid port of Hodeidah out of Houthi hands, give it to neutral party

The Saudi-backed Yemeni government will not allow its Houthi foes to keep the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, the information minister said, underlining its intention to remove the vital aid delivery point from the control of the Iran-aligned group.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 1, 2017

HBO says data hacked; media say unaired 'Game of Thrones' segment targeted

U.S. cable channel HBO said on Monday that hackers had stolen upcoming programming, and Entertainment Weekly reported that the theft included a script for an unaired episode of the hit fantasy show "Game of Thrones."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 31, 2017

How Japan can get Pyongyang's attention

Japan can send China a wake-up call on North Korea by hosting a series of THAAD missile defense system.
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.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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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