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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 11, 2017

Italy arrests siblings for hacking into emails of ECB's Draghi, former Italy PM Renzi

Italian police arrested two siblings on Tuesday for hacking the emails of European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and thousands of others.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 11, 2017

Giant Chile telescope to hunt for habitable planets in Alpha Centauri

The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile will be modified in order to allow it to search more effectively for potentially habitable planets in Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to Earth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 10, 2017

Chinese professor fired after criticizing Mao online

A Chinese professor has been fired after enraging leftists with an online criticism of Chairman Mao Zedong on what would have been on the leader's 123rd birthday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 10, 2017

Hyundai, IHI among firms weighing $5 billion Turkey roads and bridge project: sources

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Itochu Corp. and Chinese builders are among companies that may bid for a $5 billion contract to build a network of roads and a suspension bridge across Turkey's Dardanelles waterway, according to people familiar with the matter.
EDITORIALS
Jan 9, 2017

Promoting local autonomy

This is the 70th year since the concept of local autonomy was introduced in Japan under the Constitution. Both the national and local governments should be reminded that local autonomy is an important and essential heritage of the postwar political and legal transformation. Serious efforts need to be...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2017

Tillerson ethics plan foreshadows knotty Trump Cabinet confirmations

Rex Tillerson's disclosure that he stands to receive a $180 million cash payout from Exxon Mobil Corp. if he becomes the next U.S. secretary of state offers a preview of the thorny ethical questions that may be raised this week over a presidential Cabinet stacked with wealthy tycoons.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 9, 2017

Studies find worrying misuse of medicine worldwide

Up to 70 percent of hysterectomies in the United States, a quarter of knee replacements in Spain and more than half the antibiotics prescribed in China are inappropriate, over-used health care, researchers said on Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 8, 2017

Mugi Kadowaki's manga musical tackles love in the time of AI

As an actress, Mugi Kadowaki has been asked to step outside of her comfort zone more than once. Maybe that is how she has found herself currently starring in her first-ever musical.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jan 8, 2017

Flying high: a dog named Tsubame

Tsubame is a dear dog that came to ARK three years ago when her owner moved to housing that wouldn't permit this sweetheart to come along. Tsubame is now 10 years old and her age is, unfortunately, a turnoff for prospective owners. It shouldn't be. Tsubame is healthy, affectionate, very friendly and...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2017

Don't fear robots; they won't render us jobless

"Rogue One," the latest in the Star Wars franchise, has had mixed reviews but features one undisputed star: K-2SO, a gangly robot with the best lines. Movies of the distant future always tap into current anxieties, and the latest alarm is that the robots are coming. Droids may not conquer the world,...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jan 7, 2017

Entrepreneur Elio Orsara: 'Tokyo is the dining out capital of the world'

Restaurant owner on the magic of being involved in the hospitality industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 7, 2017

Can the financial roadblock to marriage ever be dismantled?

On Dec. 20, an advisory panel assembled by the Prime Minister's Office drafted a final proposal for a bill that has a long-term goal of increasing the country's sagging birthrate.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 6, 2017

Koike unveils plans for cheaper, easier access to public records

Backing her pledges to improve transparency, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced plans Friday to improve access to public documents.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 6, 2017

Richie Hawtin: Pairing Japan's best sake with techno

Richie Hawtin needs no introduction to anyone familiar with electronic music. For 25 years, this Berlin-based, English-Canadian DJ has been at the forefront of techno and he continues to play at major music and art events around the planet.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2017

SoftBank fund said to draw up to $15 billion from Abu Dhabi's Mubadala

Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Development Co. is considering committing $10 billion to $15 billion to partner with SoftBank Group Corp. and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund in a new vehicle to invest in global technology, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2017

Kissinger's Washington is coming back around

Let's take a moment to savor what looks to be Henry Kissinger's final act. The man is 93 years old. At that age, most people are lucky to have enough energy for "Wheel of Fortune" and a few Facebook posts. Not Kissinger. These days, he's playing the influence game against insiders who hadn't even been...
Reader Mail
Jan 6, 2017

No proof of Putin's hand in Trump's election

Regarding the letter "Putin's hand in Trump's election" in the Dec. 25 edition, it is astonishing that in a day and age of myriad information and 24/7 global electronic surveillance, there has not been one shred of solid evidence linking the Russian government to the hacking scandal that destroyed Hillary...
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2017

Pakistani province launches app for women to report harassment

A smartphone application enabling women to report incidents of harassment to police in Pakistan's Punjab province went live this week as authorities step up efforts to promote women's safety in one of the worst provinces for crimes against them.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 5, 2017

Violinist Ray Iwazumi to restage famed 1920 recital by Fritz Kreisler

In 2014, New York-based violinist Ray Iwazumi performed a concert playing a replica of Il Cannone, a famous violin used by Niccolo Paganini and originally created by Giuseppe Guarneri. He hopes to recapture the success of that show when playing a different replica this weekend in Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 5, 2017

Tokyo-based luthier who replicates storied violins is one of a kind

Throughout the history of classical music there have been composers who, in moments of inspiration, created masterpieces that have stayed with us for centuries. Just as important are those musicians who, through their own virtuosity, re-create those masterpieces — a talent that was particularly appreciated...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jan 4, 2017

'Tampopo' has blown back to our screens

Released in 1985, Juzo Itami's "Tampopo" was famously a flop in Japan, but a hit abroad, especially in the United States, where it became the second-highest-earning Japanese film ever. This "noodle Western" about a rough-hewn truck driver (Tsutomu Yamazaki) who helps a spunky widow (Nobuko Miyamoto)...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2017

Putin's Russia: the enigma continues

In the end Vladimir Putin will be gone and Russia will return to a different kind of greatness.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 4, 2017

London zoo begins resident inventory, counting penguin chicks, tiger cubs

Keepers at ZSL London zoo began the mammoth task of counting the park's more than 700 species on Tuesday, using treats to entice some animals out for the annual stocktake.
EDITORIALS
Jan 3, 2017

State-sponsored scholarships

The launch of government-sponsored university scholarships for financially challenged students is a meaningful first step, but it needs to be expanded.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 3, 2017

Experts warn Japan's language schools are becoming a front for importing cheap labor

A 29-year-old Nepalese student in Tokyo has found herself stuck in limbo with her dreams derailed, and the state of Japan's language schools is to blame.

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