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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 14, 2015

Abe orders reduced rates to cushion blow from 2017 tax hike

The prime minister instructs the new tax panel chief to introduce special reduced tax rates for certain products in time for the planned April 2017 consumption tax hike.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 14, 2015

Atom Egoyan brings the oppression of winter into 'The Captive'

Every parent's worst nightmare plays out in "The Captive," Canadian auteur Atom Egoyan's followup to "Devil's Knot," which opened in Japan last year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Oct 14, 2015

Restored and rediscovered Kon Ichikawa films to screen at TIFF

With the centennial of his birth this year, Promethean director Kon Ichikawa (1915-2008) is due for a revival. The upcoming Tokyo International Film Festival is accordingly screening three of his films in its new Japanese Cinema Classics section.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2015

Toyo Tire says rubber data manipulated; shares plunge

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. said an internal probe found that it failed to test the quality of some rubber products and data was manipulated in other cases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 14, 2015

Japan Post IPO 'fully subscribed' after two days

The government received orders for all the shares it is offering in Japan Post Holdings Co. and its banking and insurance units after the first two days of book-building, people with knowledge of the matter said.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2015

Strong bullpen helped transform Swallows into title contenders

If you don't get to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows early, you might not get to the Birds at all.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 13, 2015

Pow! Wow! to pack a punch in Tokyo

Inspiration comes in many forms: It could be a piece of artwork that changes your vision of the world, or it could be a phone call from a friend that spawns an international art phenomenon.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 11, 2015

Albino Sound explores angles on 'Cloud Sports'

When musicians from around the globe gathered in Tokyo last autumn for the 2014 edition of the Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) — an intensive series of lectures, gigs and studio sessions that aims to nurture promising artists — many of the participants had already found a foothold within the music...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 11, 2015

Trash day tragedy: a Doberman named Destiny

Destiny, an 8-year-old Doberman, was found buried in a pile of rubbish in Osaka, severely dehydrated and anemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 11, 2015

California adopts tough rules for antibiotic use in farm animals

California Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a bill that sets the strictest government standards in the United States for the use of antibiotics in livestock production.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Oct 10, 2015

One way to keep the kids on their toes

There are few certainties in parenthood, from the ever-changing sleeping habits of babies to the unpredictability of toddler tantrums.
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2015

Malaysian central bank urged criminal prosecution of state fund

Malaysia's central bank said on Friday it had urged the country's attorney general to begin criminal prosecution of troubled fund 1MDB after completing its investigation, piling more pressure on Prime Minister Najib Razak who chairs the fund's advisory board.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Oct 9, 2015

The future for aged Japanese whisky and traditional kaiseki

'This will surprise you," says chef Kenichi Hashimoto as he hands me a glass of what appears to be beer. This serious-faced chef — who leads the kitchen at Kyoto's Ryozanpaku, a two-Michelin-starred kaiseki (Japanese haute cuisine) restaurant — waits for me to take a sip. He then explains that this...
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2015

NATO backs Turkey as U.S. says errant Russian missiles hit Iran

NATO is prepared to step up support for Turkey and warned Russia against escalating its campaign in neighboring Syria, as U.S. officials said some Russian missiles intended to hit Syrian rebels fell short, landing in Iran.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 8, 2015

Guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei calls on his pals for 'Strangers'

Recalling his first encounter with rocker Iggy Pop, a huge grin flashes across the face of Tomoyasu Hotei. It occurred at Berlin airport around 30 years ago when he was recording in Germany with former band Boøwy. Despite being one of the most famous musicians in Japan, the guitarist was too shy to...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2015

Facebook is following you around the Internet

Social media platforms like Facebook may be pretty intrusive in how they follow your Internet activity, but that's the price of using these 'free' services.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2015

When you can't see Singapore, it looks like Beijing

Air pollution is getting out of hand in Southeast Asia, and big corporations and small-scale farmers are both to blame.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 8, 2015

Singapore Post tests drone mail service

Singapore Post said it has used a drone to deliver mail to an island community, joining postal services in other countries such as Finland that are testing unmanned aerial vehicles to deliver packages.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 7, 2015

Work on DNA repair wins Nobel in chemistry

Biochemists Tomas Lindahl of Sweden and Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar of the United States win the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 7, 2015

New ministerial post raises doubts, overlaps with other agencies

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's newly created ministerial post is raising questions from the public and the opposition camp over concerns its roles will overlap with other agencies.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 7, 2015

Nobel winner Kajita says he was 'unusually blessed' with talented people around him

A day after winning the Nobel Prize in physics, Takaaki Kajita said he felt like he was walking on air as he expressed appreciation to his mentors and colleagues who he says were instrumental in his research.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Oct 7, 2015

Tokyo's best art-house cinema reopens with Robert Altman documentary

When Yebisu Garden Place opened for business in Tokyo in 1994 you could walk through its marionette clock square, pass under a glass arch and find the best art-house theater in Tokyo — Ebisu Garden Cinema — tucked away beside a faux chateau. The debut film it screened was Robert Altman's masterpiece...
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 6, 2015

TPP cements U.S.-Japan ties; Congress could undo pact

The conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement offers a major boost to the United States-Japan bilateral relationship and the promise of closer economic integration. It was agreed Monday after a marathon negotiating session in Atlanta.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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