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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 11, 2018

Noted cyber expert, Trump homeland security adviser Tom Bossert exits at John Bolton's request

U.S. President Donald Trump's homeland security adviser, Tom Bossert, has resigned at the request of new national security adviser John Bolton, an administration official said on Tuesday, marking the latest departure from the White House of a senior adviser.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2018

Europe must learn to work with its autocrats

Hungary's Viktor Orban may have pushed the boundaries of the acceptable, but he's at home in some mainstream European parties
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 9, 2018

Holy smokes: South Korean envoy reportedly told Kim to kick cigarette habit

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, a notoriously heavy smoker, was advised by South Korean National Security Council chief Chung Eui-yong to quit smoking during their meeting early last month — an exchange that left Kim's onetime spy chief reportedly frozen in terror over how the supreme leader might...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 7, 2018

With free-range, Japan shows signs of a slow improvement

Hiragai (u5e73u98fcu3044), or free-range husbandry, where the animals can move around freely outdoors for at least part of the day, is still a somewhat foreign concept in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 6, 2018

Why global speculators love the yen

The yen's extremely high sensitivity to global events is a serious problem for Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2018

Russian historian who focused on Stalin's crimes cleared of child pornography charges

A Russian historian whose exposure of Soviet leader Josef Stalin's crimes angered state officials was cleared of child pornography charges Thursday after a long campaign by human rights activists to free him.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2018

Japan faces losses on grain, production fronts if U.S.-China trade war erupts

Firms in Japan could be affected by the escalating trade row if they source production in China, export grain from U.S. subsidiaries, or if U.S.-bound shipments from China fall.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 5, 2018

His darkest hours behind him, Kazuhiro Tsuji returns to Hollywood and Oscar glory

After two Academy Award nominations for his work doing makeup and hairstyling on the films "Click" (2006) and "Norbit" (2007), Kazuhiro Tsuji finally got his hands on an Oscar to call his own at last month's ceremony.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 4, 2018

In Japan, who do you think you are? Fun and games with foreign names in katakana

Katakana renderings of non-Japanese names can cause a raft of problems if spelling issues are allowed to fester.
WORLD
Apr 4, 2018

A quarter of U.S. college students surveyed went hungry at some point in previous month

About a quarter of students at 66 U.S. colleges and universities said in a survey that they had gone hungry in the previous month, researchers said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2018

Casualty claims conflict after Afghan airstrike targets apparent Taliban gathering

An Afghan forces airstrike on a suspected Taliban gathering in the northern province of Kunduz on Monday caused dozens of casualties, including many civilians, officials said.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2018

How Asia should respond to U.S. protectionism

Asian economies should use the threat of broader U.S. tariffs as an opportunity to revamp their own development models.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 1, 2018

With paper and phones, Atlanta struggles to recover from cyberattack

Atlanta's top officials holed up in their offices on Saturday as they worked to restore critical systems knocked out by a nine-day cyberattack that plunged the metropolis into technological chaos and forced some city workers to revert to paper.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 31, 2018

Vegan eating in Kyoto means much more than shōjin ryōri

With its multitude of temples, Kyoto has a long history of the typically vegetarian or vegan Buddhist cuisine known as shōjin ryōri. It's no surprise then, that Japan's ancient capital is still something of a mecca for vegetarian and vegan visitors. Those wishing to sample this traditional vegetarian...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 31, 2018

Japan's companies are beginning to rethink paternity leave policies

When it comes to child care in Japan, women typically take on the lion’s share of the workload. Men, by comparison, are generally too exhausted after work to help out in any way.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Mar 29, 2018

With new name and mission, Japan Sport Association seeks greater public participation in sports

The Japan Sports Association is modifying its organizational name beginning with the start of the new fiscal year on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 29, 2018

Takeda shares slide amid $50 billion takeover bid for Shire

Shares of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. fell the most in nine years after the firm disclosed it is considering a bid for Shire PLC that could approach $50 billion (about ¥5.3 trillion), which would be the Japanese company’s biggest takeover ever.
EDITORIALS
Mar 29, 2018

Japan must take a unified stance on terrorism in U.K.

Japan must stand strong against the lawlessness of the Skripal attack together with its partners in London and elsewhere.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 29, 2018

'Roseanne' returns to ABC with monster TV ratings and timely Trump era topics

"Roseanne," the 1990s television comedy about a working-class American family, scored monster ratings on its return to ABC after 20 years, attracting more than 18 million viewers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Mar 28, 2018

Why not try Canada, eh?: For Japanese students, a university up north is worth considering

Japanese students just hoping for a cheaper college option than the U.S. by heading north may be disappointed — but there are plenty of other benefits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 28, 2018

U.S. and South Korea to revise trade pact with currency side deal and autos concessions

The United States and South Korea agreed to revise their six-year-old trade pact with a side deal to deter competitive currency devaluation by Seoul and with concessions for U.S. autos and pharmaceutical companies, Trump administration officials said on Tuesday.
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.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
China warns of military response if Japan intervenes in Taiwan contingency
Representatives from the Japan Innovation Party hand over a proposal to designate Xue Jian, the Chinese consul-general in Osaka, as persona no grata, to a staff of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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.
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