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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 4, 2016

U.S. serviceman arrested over drunken driving in Okinawa

A U.S. serviceman in Okinawa was arrested early Monday for drunken driving, the first such arrest since the U.S. military lifted a curfew there that was imposed to quell local furor over the murder of a Japanese woman linked to a civilian U.S. base worker.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2016

Kin view victim's bodies in Dhaka as attack highlights growing Islamic State threat

Bangladesh stepped up its probe into the Dhaka hostage siege Monday as relatives of the seven Japanese victims witnessed their suffering firsthand when they viewed and identified the tortured and disfigured bodies.
EDITORIALS
Jul 4, 2016

Dhaka terrorist attack

Japan must work together with other countries to dispel the seeds of terrorism that exist in societies worldwide.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 4, 2016

Adding that little bit more with conjunctions 'sore ni' and 'sore de'

Introducing the meaning and uses of the conjunction particles u305du308cu306b (and, on top of that) and u305du308cu3067 (therefore, and then).
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 4, 2016

Masked trio shoot Muslim doctor heading to pray at Houston mosque, flee

A doctor headed for morning prayers at a Houston mosque was ambushed by three masked men who shot and wounded him on Sunday, a day after a Muslim man was beaten outside a Florida mosque.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 3, 2016

Tired of government inaction, activist works to make Japan rape crisis center a reality

Victim once known only as 'Jane' is now raising funds for a long-sought rape crisis center in Tokyo equipped with a 24-hour hotline.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 3, 2016

God dag!: Good dog Jerry finds a loving home in Sweden

Jerry has found a new home far from Japan, where he had been rescued as a stray.
CULTURE / Music
Jul 3, 2016

Muddy Apes' style of rock knows no borders

When looking at the pedigree of rock quartet Muddy Apes, it's hard not to mention the term "supergroup." After all, the band's members — which consist of bassist Taka Hirose of British rock act Feeder, guitarist Kiyonobu "Inoran" Inoue of Japanese arena-rock band Luna Sea, vocalist Masaki "Maeson"...
CULTURE / Music
Jul 3, 2016

The British trip that helped inspire Fuji Rock Festival founder Masahiro Hidaka

If Fuji Rock Festival could be embodied in one person, Masahiro Hidaka is the perfect choice. When the man who founded the country's premier outdoor music gathering meets up with The Japan Times, he is wearing a Pogues T-shirt and taking drags off a cigarette in the rain — after all, what's Fuji Rock...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 2, 2016

The eels, windmills and holy cars of Narita

To most, the city of Narita is a blur seen out the window of a train traveling between Japan's largest international airport and downtown Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jul 2, 2016

Karuizawa murder; Tokyo subways vital; Beatles live at the Budokan; 'Satanic Verses' translator slain

100 YEARS AGO
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2016

Seven Japanese among hostages killed during Dhaka siege: Suga

All the seven Japanese citizens who were previously unaccounted for after a 12-hour hostage crisis in Dhaka were found and pronounced dead at a local hospital, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a news conference in Tokyo late Saturday night.
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2016

OECD tax-dodging confab concludes with agreement to draft blacklist criteria

In effort to crack down on corporations and individuals that evade taxes overseas, representatives from 82 countries agreed to draft criteria that could be used to put non-cooperative nations and jurisdictions on an international blacklist.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 1, 2016

Walt Disney agrees to buy stake in MLB Advanced Media

Walt Disney Co. agreed to acquire a one-third stake in the video-streaming unit of MLB Advanced Media, in a deal valued at about $3.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2016

Who's really to blame for Brexit

Mismanagement of globalization by the world's leadership class has led to Brexit and may elect Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 30, 2016

Pierce to work for Heat during Summer League

For Japan hoop followers, the Miami Heat will have a familiar face helping out during the upcoming Las Vegas Summer League.
WORLD
Jun 30, 2016

Fame brings fortune: Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala now millionaire

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenage education activist who survived a near-fatal attack by the Taliban, and her family have become millionaires in under four years due to sales of a book about her life and appearances on the global speaker circuit.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2016

Southeast Asian fires emitted the most carbon last year since 1997, topped entire EU output

Forest fires that blanketed Southeast Asia in thick haze last year released the greatest amount of climate-changing carbon since the record blazes in 1997, producing emissions higher than in the whole of the European Union, scientists said on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 27, 2016

La Nina to bring the heat to Japan this summer

Cases of heatstroke are likely to jump as temperatures surge this summer amid Japan's first La Nina phenomenon in six years, according to the Meteorological Agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / LEADERS SPEAK
Jun 27, 2016

DP's Okada warns Abe is distracting voters from his goal to rewrite Constitution

A strong victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party in next month's Upper House election would spell an end to postwar pacifism and "completely change the way Japan is," according to Democratic Party leader Katsuya Okada.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 26, 2016

Afrirampo leads 'Zero Generation' into adulthood

Anarchic, anything-goes garage-punk band Afrirampo is defined first and foremost by feelings: The feelings that drive the duo as artists and the feelings they evoke in audiences. As the band returns to the live circuit after a six-year absence, guitarist Mayumi "Oni" Saeki is acutely aware of how the...
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Jun 26, 2016

'Same work, same pay' goal may spark a race to the bottom

Without details on how to bridge the chasm that divides irregular and regular workers, PM Abe's target is hot air.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 26, 2016

Skies of blue: a Great Pyrenees named Cosette

This fluffy white beauty is a Great Pyrenees, a gentle breed that is something of a giant when full-grown. Cosette is just over a year old and already 30 kg despite a tragic start. She had been abandoned, left to die along with other dogs in a Tokyo apartment. Filthy, her body wasted when found, she...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2016

U.S. may stop subsidizing Israeli defense firms

U.S. President Barack Obama would like to phase out the agreement that allows Israel to spend 26 percent of U.S. annual aid at home.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 26, 2016

As ongoing drought ravages nation, India's suicide farmers' widows face 'living death'

At the age of 24, Joshna Wandile and her two children were thrown out of the house she shared with her in-laws after her farmer husband hanged himself. He left a pile of debts after years of drought laid waste to his land.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
One month on, Osaka Expo urged to boost heat and crowd control measures
A gate to the Osaka Expo site is crowded with visitors on Monday.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan should produce its own AI defense solutions, Sakana AI CEO says
Sakana AI CEO David Ha speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan gets ‘wake-up call’ with $4.5 billion annual net loss
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa in Tokyo as the company releases its results

Podcast

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

Longform

Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?
By Tomoko Otake

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