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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 13, 2019

When giving a public speech in Japanese, tears can be your trump card

There are certain occasions in Japan when showing emotion is expected. Deploying a few key phrases can also do the trick.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
May 13, 2019

ジャパンタイムズ、「2019 International Garlic Symposium (第6回国際ニンニクシンポジウム）」にメディアパートナーとして参加

　株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長：堤丈晴）は、2019年5月28日～5月30日に広島で開催される「2019 International Garlic Symposium（第6回 国際ニンニクシンポジウム）」（主催：日本フードファクター学会、Harbor-UCLA）にメディアパートナーとして参加いたします。...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 13, 2019

All eyes on Uber's second day of trading after debut flop amid Trump trade war and Lyft's drag

Uber's bruised investors have had the weekend to prep for what looks like a rough Monday for markets, partly because the escalation of President Donald Trump's tariff spat with China is set to hammer sentiment.
SUMO
May 12, 2019

Sumo 101: Ichimon

Sumo's family unit is the stable.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2019

Britain's Labour Party questions whether successor to leader Theresa May would honor Brexit deal

A major sticking point in talks between Britain's government and opposition Labour Party is the lack of any guarantee that a successor to Prime Minister Theresa May would deliver on any Brexit agreement, Labour's trade policy chief said Sunday.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
May 12, 2019

May 13, 2019

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
May 12, 2019

Ambition and experience lead to ideal circumstances

For Mark Dearlove, Barclays Japan country manager, to be living in Japan when the banking group is celebrating 50 years since beginning Tokyo-based operations in 1969 is fortuitous.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 12, 2019

Memoirs from a Japanese internet cafe

While some people pine for traditions from Japan's ancient past, it might actually be the more modern things that we'll truly miss.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 12, 2019

Time to make diversity and inclusion a reality

Recent changes in Japan's labor market, as well as changes in people's mindsets, point to a move toward greater diversity and inclusion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2019

'Heartbeat bills' are wholesome provocations in abortion debate

Why should 'viability' be the dispositive criterion for abortion?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 12, 2019

OECD report recommends Japan embrace technological innovation, entrepreneurship to expand agricultural productivity

With Japanese food products becoming increasingly popular with foreign tourists, especially those from Asia, the country's agricultural sector has a bright future if it can change its policies to embrace technological innovation and entrepreneurship, an OECD report on the country's agricultural productivity...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 12, 2019

China still 'cautiously optimistic' on U.S. trade talks despite new tariffs

China and the United States have agreed to hold more trade talks in Beijing, Vice Premier Liu He said as U.S. President Donald Trump ordered his trade chief to begin the process of imposing tariffs on all remaining imports from China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
May 12, 2019

Carlos Ghosn's successor, Hiroto Saikawa, under siege from within as Nissan profit sinks

Nissan chief Hiroto Saikawa finds himself under pressure from several angles, including a drop in company profits and slumping U.S. sales.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
May 11, 2019

Reiwa whiskers

'What did you do during your break?'
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2019

'Crispr babies' versus 'bubble boy'

The ethical difference between two feats of genetic medicine isn't that murky.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AMBASSADOR VISIT
May 10, 2019

Sporting events and Brexit offer Dublin the chance to grow ties with Tokyo, Irish ambassador says

While Japan and Ireland may view each other as fierce rivals at the Rugby World Cup when they face off in Shizuoka Prefecture in September, Ireland sees the sporting event and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as opportunities to expand contacts — a prelude to further efforts to strengthen bilateral ties that...
Reader Mail
May 10, 2019

Marking the importance of sister-city ties

This year our city, Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, is celebrating 55 years of sister-city friendship with Pasadena, Texas. Goodwill mission members from Pasadena visited Hadano last month to honor our sister-city history.
Reader Mail
May 10, 2019

Saying no more to corporate racism

On April 30, the last day of Heisei, I left a company where I worked for exactly five years. I aspired to start a new life with the advent of the new Reiwa Era.
Reader Mail
May 10, 2019

Nishiogikubo needs protection

On Tokyo's Chuo Line between Ogikubo and Kichijoji is the unique area called Nishiogikubo.
Reader Mail
May 10, 2019

Grasping at straws on Okinawa bases

Charles E. Morrison's opinion piece "Younger Okinawans' view of U.S. bases isn't black and white" in the May 8 edition seems to be trying to put lipstick on a pig. A search for a silver lining in a dark cloud cannot hide the fact that the majority of Okinawans want the U.S. military out. The surveyed...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 10, 2019

North Korea's Kim uses 'long-range strike' drill to heap pressure on Trump

North Korea's two launches of short-range missiles in just five days — part of what it said were military drills designed to bolster the nuclear-armed country's "various long-range strike means" — will heap more pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump amid stalled nuclear talks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 10, 2019

Happy hour is over: MUFJ bank executive takes aim at Japan's 'nominication' drinking culture

It's time to stop drinking with the boss after work.
Japan Times
Malaysia report 2019
May 10, 2019

Building innovation and delivering unparalleled quality and service

The 10th annual SME100 awards ceremony in Kuala Lumpur saw MFE Formwork Technology Sdn. Bhd. (MFE) rank in the top 10 of 2018’s fast-moving companies.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
May 9, 2019

May 10, 2019

SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 9, 2019

Sumo attracts famous politicians seeking public affection, attention

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to attend the final day of the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Wakatakakage bring balance to the banzuke?
Wakatakakage during a ring entering ceremony in February 2020
Taiwanese drama 'Zero Day Attack' on Chinese invasion to stream in Japan
A scene from the Taiwanese television drama "Zero Day Attack," which will stream in Japan from Friday.
Ukraine war has transformed North Korean military: Kyiv’s military intel chief
An explosion of a drone lights up the sky over Kyiv during a Russian drone strike, on July 30. Moscow has dispatched military specialists to train the Korean People’s Army on how to use combat drones and air-defense systems.
1 in 55 Japanese middle schoolers abuse over-the-counter drugs, survey shows
Among the middle school students who admitted to abusing over-the-counter medication, the majority — around 64% — said they got them from pharmacies while a third said they had access to them in their own households.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Ishiba's critics be able to garner enough support for a leadership race?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's political survival likely hinges on whether a leadership race will take place within the Liberal Democratic Party following its decision to have its election committee canvass the opinions of party members and prefectural chapters on the subject.
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan’s germ warfare
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.

Podcast

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

Longform

Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person
By Naoko Abe

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