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CULTURE / Music
Jun 3, 2016

Mitsume's long days on the road pay off

Over the past decade, a go-to method for older rock bands to drum up excitement for a tour is the promise of playing a classic album in its entirety. It's a win-win proposition: Fans get to feel nostalgic while the artists themselves can coast by on material they've played countless times before.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 3, 2016

Satellites find 39 unreported sources of major pollution

Researchers in the United States and Canada have located 39 unreported sources of major pollution using a new satellite-based method, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OBJECT-ORIENTED
Jun 3, 2016

Sori Yanagi's magnificently 'normal' bowl and strainer

Hidden away in an unlikely courtyard in Tokyo's Yotsuya neighborhood is what may well be the world's first design shop stocked only with products by a single product designer. The Yanagi shop was opened in 1972 by Sori Yanagi, the son of Mingeikan (The Japan Folk Crafts Museum) founder Soetsu Yanagi,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2016

Bain, PAG Asia get in line for potential Takata purchase

Bain Capital and PAG Asia Capital are evaluating bids for Takata Corp., joining KKR & Co. among private equity firms with an interest in the Japanese air bag supplier behind a record safety recall, according to people familiar with the matter. Takata's shares surged.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 2, 2016

Composers Joe Hisaishi and Philip Glass team up for a special performance

The term "contemporary classical music" may sound straightforward, but it isn't. That is why one of Japan's most influential composers has made it his mission to guide people through what is essentially a sonic labyrinth.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jun 1, 2016

The EU is on firm ground when it comes to film

The European Union might be teetering on the brink of collapse politically, but culturally it's still presenting a united front. EU Film Days, a showcase of movies from Portugal to Lithuania, Finland to Greece, is entering its sixth year in Japan, with daily screenings throughout the rainy season at...
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2016

Crisis management driving Japan Inc. deals as firms divest

The nation's companies are targeting mergers and acquisitions abroad as the third-largest economy stagnates, yet it is crisis management that is driving deal volume in the country this year, not international expansion.
WORLD
Jun 1, 2016

EU deal on removing online hate speech also draws fears of more government restrictions

An agreement on Tuesday by four major U.S. internet companies to block illegal hate speech from their European services shows the pressure the companies face to monitor and control content.
JAPAN
May 31, 2016

Liaison with group holding Japanese hostage Jumpei Yasuda in Syria says time running short

A recent photo showing journalist Jumpei Yasuda pleading for his last chance to live is not an empty threat, according to a Syrian liaison between the media and the people holding him hostage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 30, 2016

Obama visit highlighted differences in Japan and U.S. over 'an apology'

Prior to U.S. President Barack Obama's recent Asian visit, many of his critics back home were already mocking the trip, calling it an "apology tour."
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
May 30, 2016

Let's discuss ex-PM Koizumi's support for the ailing U.S. sailors

Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has thrown his support behind a group of former U.S. sailors suing the operator of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / STRANGE BOUTIQUE
May 29, 2016

The dream of the '90s is alive in Kansai

A big part of Japanese music's wild overseas image is defined by groundbreaking artists from the Kansai area.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 29, 2016

WHO rejects medical experts' call for delaying or moving Rio Olympics due to Zika

The World Health Organization on Saturday rejected a call for the Rio Olympic Games to be moved or postponed due to the threat posed by a large outbreak of Zika virus in Brazil.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 28, 2016

The vagina on trial: more absurd than obscene

Though the obscenity trial of the artist known as Rokudenashiko — real name Megumi Igarashi — ended earlier this month with a conviction on one of her charges, we haven't heard the last of her. She plans to appeal the verdict, which is good news for the press and the public, since few court trials...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 28, 2016

Poverty and boredom gnaw at Japan

Boredom, poverty and war: three themes you’d think (wrongly) would be extinct by now — war because humankind as a whole is more peaceably inclined than ever before, poverty because of an abundance of riches and boredom because ... doesn't it go without saying, given the endless stream, not to say...
CULTURE / Books
May 28, 2016

'Butoh': the dance of death and disease

The first dance in Japan may well have been a mythological striptease. In one of the most famous episodes from Japanese folklore, the goddess Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto entices Amaterasu Omikami, the sun deity, to come out of hiding by ripping off her clothes and dancing. The elemental irreverence of this...
WORLD
May 28, 2016

Hajj row escalates as Iran and Saudi Arabia miss new deal

An Iranian delegation has left Saudi Arabia without an agreement for its citizens to attend the Muslim hajj pilgrimage this year, Saudi media have reported, a second failure by the rival Middle East powers to strike a deal.
JAPAN
May 28, 2016

U.S. to review Okinawa training procedures after report reveals sessions downplayed military crimes, disparaged locals

The top U.S. Marine general in Japan said orientation sessions for new recruits will be reviewed after it was found they contained derogatory statements about Okinawans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 28, 2016

As ties deepen, elite U.S., Vietnam forces eye possible opening

Special operations forces from the United States and Vietnam are signaling a readiness to start forging ties should their governments choose to do so, in what would be a major step in relations between militaries that were at war 4½ decades ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2016

Socialist Sanders, billionaire Trump warm to possible California debate

Republican Donald Trump and second-placed Democrat Bernie Sanders could be heading to an unconventional U.S. presidential debate in California, in the latest twist to an unusual campaign.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 26, 2016

Anger over Okinawa murder grows despite Obama's 'deep regret' over the incident

A day after U.S. President Barack Obama expressed deep regret over the slaying of an Okinawa woman linked to a U.S. former marine, anger over the incident showed no signs of abating Thursday with Okinawa lawmakers calling for withdrawal of the U.S. Marines from their prefecture.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 26, 2016

Hiroshima visit highlights risks of nuclear weapons

To truly pay homage to those whose lives were lost or irrevocably altered by the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, U.S. President Barack Obama's visit must galvanize the international community to move without delay toward a world free of nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 25, 2016

Tokyo highlights hospitality for media at G-7 summit while restricting access

As part of the government's plan to boost Japan's reputation among the world's journalists, it has opened an International Media Center (IMC) in Ise, Mie Prefecture, for media members covering the Group of Seven summit.
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2016

The business of corruption

Corruption is not a victimless crime.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2016

No sign EgyptAir plane had any technical problems before takeoff, crash: sources

The EgyptAir jet that disappeared last week did not show any technical problems before taking off from Paris, sources within the Egyptian investigation committee said late Tuesday.
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.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.

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