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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2016

Trump and Clinton gain more than delegates

Hillary Clinton has the Democratic nomination all but locked up, and Donald Trump is back on track.
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JAPAN / Politics
Apr 20, 2016

Clinton's election momentum makes continuity of Asia 'pivot' more likely

Experts say Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's victory in New York's primary Tuesday is good news for Japan. The former secretary of state is likely to inherit President Barack Obama's foreign policy outlook should she be elected as the first female president of the United States....
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 20, 2016

Abe poses a grave danger

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ideology and creed is nothing other than state capitalism.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2016

Ginza Kumamoto-kan 'antenna shop' logs record sales for disaster-hit prefecture

As a series of aftershocks continued to rattle Kumamoto Prefecture on Wednesday, swarms of people turned up at an outlet run by its government in Tokyo's Ginza district, hoping to support the disaster-hit region by purchasing local specialties.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2016

Women's health award; furthering medical study

Women's health award
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2016

'Economy-class syndrome' concerns grow as Kyushu quake toll rises to 47

One woman has died and at least 23 others are suspected of suffering from so-called economy-class syndrome after evacuating from their homes in Kumamoto Prefecture.
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JAPAN
Apr 19, 2016

U.N. rapporteur on freedom of expression slams Japan's 'press club' system, government pressure

A United Nations expert on freedom of expression concludes that Japan's media independence is being jeopardized by government pressure.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 19, 2016

Chinese man sentenced to death for leaking more than '150,000 state secrets'

A Chinese man has been sentenced to death for leaking more than 150,000 classified documents to an unidentified foreign power, state television said Tuesday, offering unusual details of a kind of case rarely mentioned in public.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2016

U.S. to give Philippines eye in sky to track South China Sea activity

The United States will transfer an observation blimp to the Philippines to help it track maritime activity and guard its borders amid rising tensions in the South China Sea, a U.S. diplomat said Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 18, 2016

Japan index compilers rush to please BOJ and excite normal investors

A man walks into a tailor, orders a custom-made suit and then says he's bound by his own rules to only buy half of it. Sell the rest to someone else, he says.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 18, 2016

Kyushu quakes spark 3% Nikkei plunge, shutter factories; survivors line up for food

The Japanese share market plunged more than 3 percent on Monday after a series of earthquakes measuring up to 7.3-magnitude struck a southern manufacturing hub, killing at least 42 people and forcing major companies to close factories.
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CULTURE / Music
Apr 17, 2016

Rainbow Disco Club may be the dance music scene's pot of gold

With new venues such as Contact and Sankeys opening their doors in Tokyo this spring, there is hope for a resurgence in the underground electronic music circuit in 2016. But with a glut of EDM mega-bashes, the festival scene for mature dance music fans can sometimes look a bit bleak.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Apr 17, 2016

Two years after Japan signed Hague, children have been returned but old issues remain

A couple of years have passed since Japan signed the international convention on child abduction, and there is cause for celebration — and concern.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 17, 2016

Who loves ya, baby?: a pup named Buruta

Although he looks been around the block a few times, Buruta's no toughie.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2016

More powerful magnitude-7.3 quake rocks Kumamoto, kills dozens

Another strong earthquake rocked Kumamoto Prefecture early Saturday, killing dozens and injuring hundreds more, bringing the combined death toll since Thursday to at least 41.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 16, 2016

Minimalist family 'camping' in the foothills of Mount Fuji

The birds are singing, the wind is rustling in the forest and sunlight is filtering through the treetops. So far, so idyllic — until my 3-year-old releases a primal bird-scattering shriek as she thrusts an axe into a piece of wood.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2016

The real reason women still get paid less

Despite progress in some areas of discrimination in the United States, the male-female wage gap persists, and it's big.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2016

Kumamoto international center offering shelter, translation services for foreigners

Kumamoto City International Center in the city of Kumamoto is offering shelter for non-Japanese residents affected by the current series of earthquakes, with multilingual translators available there to help.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2016

'Bigotry' in U.S. presidential race an assault on American values: U.N. rights chief

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights launched a thinly veiled attack on U.S. Republican front-runner Donald Trump and other presidential hopefuls on Friday, in a speech titled "The road to violence."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 16, 2016

Sanders' tax returns rank him high among Americans but far below Clinton

U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who has made income inequality a top campaign theme, had taxable income of $205,271 in 2014, almost putting him in the top 5 percent of American earners, according to the release of his federal tax return on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2016

China adds U.S. online publishing site Medium to list of blocked sites

Medium, a U.S.-based online publishing platform, has been blocked in China, the company said, the latest service to be affected as Beijing exerts greater control over the Internet.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2016

Kumamoto residents pick up the pieces following Kyushu's strongest quake

The toll from the high-intensity earthquake in Kumamoto rises to nine dead and over 1,000 injured as rescuers comb the debris for survivors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2016

Connectivity, news and social media become crucial lifelines in quake-hit areas

Building on the lessons of 3/11, Mobile phone carriers and media organizations team up to offer emergency communications services to those caught up in the Kumamoto quake.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 15, 2016

Bluebook report paints better ties with Seoul after 'comfort women' pact

The Foreign Ministry's 2016 Diplomatic Bluebook released Friday calls South Korea the nation's most important neighboring country that shares strategic interests, an upgrade in phrasing from last year clearly based on December's historic agreement on the "comfort women" issue.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Apr 15, 2016

Bullicio: Valencia wine bar puts a Spanish fire in the city’s heart

Anyone who has visited Spain knows it offers some of the best eating in Europe. But its food has never been embraced in Japan in the same way as French and Italian cuisine. So it's always good to see a new Spanish restaurant arriving in Tokyo — especially when it's as capable as Bullicio.

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