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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 9, 2016

Come hither: a cat named Sync

Sync is all cat, classic cat, the kind with that come-hither look about her that you'd best not heed unless you know it's what she really wants.
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CULTURE / Music
Oct 9, 2016

Crypt City turns into the alt-rock supergroup we didn't see coming

Despite what his mammoth bass guitar sound may suggest, rock band Crypt City bassist Kentaro Nakao is comically self-deprecating at times.
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CULTURE / Music
Oct 9, 2016

A hive of sonic activity stirs on Kafka's Ibiki release

There's something curious happening on "Nemutte," the sophomore album by Tokyo-based instrumental trio Kafka's Ibiki. When it performs live, the group specializes in long, patiently evolving improvisations that occupy a liminal zone between jazz, ambient, minimalism and experimental rock.
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LIFE / Travel
Oct 8, 2016

The 'onsen' retreat that transformed Natsume Soseki

Shuzenji, an onsen (hot-spring) town in the heart of the Izu Peninsula, is a little piece of heaven. Nestled in the densely wooded hills of Shizuoka Prefecture, its collection of baths, guesthouses and shops line up on either side of the rushing Katsura River, with historic temples, shrines and bamboo...
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LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 8, 2016

Oki Sato of Nendo: on the objects of design

This year alone, Oki Sato, founder and director of Nendo, has not one, but two major retrospective exhibitions of the design unit's work — one at the Design Museum Holon in Israel, the other at the Taiwan Design Museum. His acclaimed "50 Manga Chairs" installation for Friedman Benda, which first debuted...
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 8, 2016

Designer Tony Crosbie: 'Do what you want to do, not what's expected of you'

British stylist on interviewing soccer star Pele and hanging out with Jack Nicholson.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2016

Meet the machines that know what's funny

Algorithms are outperforming human beings in a variety of unexpected contexts.
WORLD
Oct 8, 2016

Vietnam declares U.S.-based activist group terrorists

Vietnam has declared a U.S.-based activist group a terrorist organization and warned that any Vietnamese found to be involved with the group would be regarded as co-conspirators and punished.
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WORLD
Oct 8, 2016

Hurricane Matthew's death toll nears 900 in Haiti; cholera takes more lives

Hurricane Matthew's trail of destruction in Haiti stunned those emerging from the aftermath on Friday, with the number of dead soaring to 877, tens of thousands left homeless and outbreaks of cholera already claiming more lives.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 7, 2016

Luca Fantin: Italian creativity blooms in the heart of Ginza

Chef Luca Fantin's cooking is far from most people's idea of typical Italian fare. The softly spoken 37-year-old native of Treviso serves elaborate multicourse tasting menus that are as creative, contemporary and cutting edge as anywhere else in Tokyo. This has won him plaudits, a Michelin star — he's...
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2016

Tokyo watches for North Korea nuclear test ahead of Workers' Party anniversary

Signs of activity are detected near the North's nuclear test site ahead of a key anniversary and amid mounting tensions.
EDITORIALS
Oct 7, 2016

Expanding scope of wiretapping

The police are being handed expanded wiretapping powers. Where should the line be drawn to prevent such measures from going too far?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 6, 2016

Festival/Tokyo speaks with a defiant voice

Press conferences are usually upbeat affairs, but at the one held to herald Festival/Tokyo — a two-month theater festival that kicks off Oct. 15 — Artistic Director Sachio Ichimura appears looking worried and begins proceedings by bemoaning the event's financial situation and wondering aloud about...
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 6, 2016

Tokyo faces tough decisions over Japan's role in South Sudan

Defense Minister Tomomi Inada has a mission she can't screw up when she visits the South Sudanese capital of Juba starting Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2016

U.S. Marines greenlight Harrier flights in Japan two weeks after crash

Okinawa-based U.S. Marine Corps Harrier jets have been cleared for use after the fleet was grounded following a crash last month. Operations will resume Friday.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 5, 2016

In new low for relations, Duterte tells Obama to ‘go to hell’

Manila's relations with Washington appeared to be in critical condition late Thursday after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told U.S. President Barack Obama to "go to hell." It was Duterte's strongest outburst yet over criticism of his deadly war on drugs.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2016

Japan at the center of North Korean defection drama in Beijing: reports

Tokyo denies reports that two high-ranking North Korean officials in Beijing are seeking political asylum in Japan.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2016

U.S., China said to discuss choking off North Korea energy

The U.S. and China are locked in negotiations over curbing North Korea's energy trade in response to its fifth nuclear test last month, according to four diplomats from United Nations Security Council countries with direct knowledge of the talks.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 4, 2016

Three British scientists win Nobel Prize for physics

Three British scientists behind groundbreaking research into exotic matter in the quantum world were on Tuesday jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in physics.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 4, 2016

As developers gather at CEATEC, tech show is no longer just for consumers

Japan's biggest IT-electronics trade show is at a crossroads.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 3, 2016

Amid Duterte-U.S. row, attention turns to Japan

Citing bruising reprimands from Washington, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he may pursue new alliances with Russia and China.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Oct 3, 2016

Hitachi trials humanoid robot at Haneda airport

Hitachi Ltd. has started trials of its EMIEW3 humanoid robot at Tokyo's Haneda airport to aid foreign visitors to Japan.
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JAPAN
Oct 3, 2016

Japan gets reprieve in international effort to clamp down on ivory trade

A committee meeting at an international conference for animal conservation votes unanimously to ban domestic trade in elephant ivory.
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CULTURE / Film
Oct 3, 2016

Takumi Saitoh: Growing up with film

As a former model and in-demand actor, it's no surprise that Takumi Saitoh has a sizeable fan base. A Google image search of the Tokyo native produces a large number of photos in which his smoldering gaze locks eyes with the viewer.
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CULTURE / Music
Oct 3, 2016

Netlabel Maltine mulls a move to the majors

Music runs online in 2016. Songs become smash hits via YouTube, while global superstars command attention by giving exclusives to streaming services. Looking back at a time when web-only artists were novel seems absurd now.

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji