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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Jul 13, 2015

Major players are bringing voice assistant tech to the fore

In sci-fi movies, it's common to see a character having spontaneous conversations with robots and humanoids, like C-3PO of "Star Wars" fame.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 11, 2015

Consumers slow to embrace generic drugs

In May, the health ministry announced that it would set a new target for the use of generic pharmaceuticals. In 2013, 46.9 percent of the prescription drugs dispensed in Japan were generics, and at first the ministry said it wanted to raise this portion to 60 percent by 2017, but the Council on Economic...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2015

U.S. personnel agency chief resigns over massive data breach

The chief of the U.S. federal hiring office resigned on Friday after massive computer hacks at the agency that put the personal data of more than 22 million Americans at risk, including people seeking sensitive security clearances.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2015

Japan interested in joining NATO anti-ship missile consortium

Maritime Self-Defense Force officers traveled to a NATO meeting in The Hague in May to learn more about the consortium, says Reuters, citing unnamed sources.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2015

GE reportedly to seek first bids for Japan leasing unit in late August

General Electric Co. will seek initial bids for its Japanese leasing business in late August, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / EMBASSY PRESENTS ECO-FRIENDLY LIFESTYLE
Jul 10, 2015

Bangladesh promotes benefits of jute products

Jute is receiving renewed attention as a versatile and eco-friendly material. As a major jute producer, Bangladesh shared some of its expertise with the commodity at a recent seminar in Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 9, 2015

Akiko Kikuchi thinks you can go home again in nostalgic new flick

In a restless country where it's common to work overtime, a bit of the slow life is needed now and then, even if it's via the silver screen.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 9, 2015

Tackling the Bard's world in one go: Kuranosuke Sasaki teams up with director Andrew Goldberg for a one-man 'Macbeth'

With a piercing yell, Kuranosuke Sasaki bursts out of the rehearsal studio, his hands covered in (fake) blood. Then seeing me, he smiles and says, "Sorry to keep you waiting" — before returning to intensive preparations with American director Andrew Goldberg for his starring role in their one-man "Macbeth,"...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 8, 2015

Graft claims dog Malaysia Prime Minister Najib after report links cash to leader

Malaysian police raided the office of troubled state investment fund 1MDB on Wednesday, following a report that claimed investigators looking into the firm found nearly $700 million had been transferred to Prime Minister Najib Razak's bank account.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2015

Beijing's chilling new national security law

China's new national security law is worrying on several levels, both because of what it says and because of what is left ambiguous.
JAPAN / History
Jul 6, 2015

Government downplays forced labor concession in winning UNESCO listing for industrial sites

Japan wins UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Status for 23 industrial sites after conceding to South Korea's demand that the registration make clear that some of the locations used forced laborers from the Korean Peninsula.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2015

The unstoppable human tide

Europe and the rest of the world needs to step up to the plate and deal with the humanitarian crisis over the tide of migrants sweeping across the Mediterranean.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 5, 2015

Rockin'On's Yoichi Shibuya sits atop Japan's last rock empire

When it comes to music journalism in Japan, monthly magazine Rockin'On is an institution. The man behind the mag, 64-year-old Yoichi Shibuya, has expanded it from a print publication to two massive festivals to a multimedia force that covers everything from music to food and art.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jul 5, 2015

Media redraw battle lines in bid for global reach

Something significant happened in April that attracted only desultory press coverage, so let's give it some more.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 5, 2015

Bring it on

Jin, a beautiful dapple 4-year-old Akita, is a special-needs dog. An irreversible eye problem led to his total loss of sight and, though he had no problem adjusting, he does need someone who is happy to work as his trustworthy and considerate partner. Weighing in at just over 30 kg, Jin is about the...
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jul 4, 2015

Could Hamp's detention reinforce prejudice?

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested Julie Hamp, Toyota Motor Corp.'s first female managing officer, on June 18 on suspicion of importing oxycodone, an opioid used to relieve pain. The drug is tightly controlled in Japan but can be imported into the country with a prescription if certain procedures...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2015

Russia's dissidents return

It is high time for Russians to be reminded of the ideals on which perstroika were based.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
Jul 3, 2015

Subtly subversive coffee in Tokyo's book district

There's a spirit of openness in the Tokyo coffee scene at the moment that's really quite refreshing. Rather than jealously guarding their secrets, the current crop of baristas and specialty roasters are talking, sharing and egging each other on.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2015

North Korea appears to play for time on abductions probe

A year after opening a second probe into the issue, Pyongyang tells Tokyo it needs more time to find the rest of the Japanese it abducted decades ago.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 2, 2015

Hotel Granvia's rooms to get contemporary makeovers during Art Osaka

Hotels have long been synonymous with artwork, as opposed to works of art: Much of what you'll encounter are replicas at best or just plain kitsch (ahh, the Eiffel Tower ... again).
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Man admitted to 2025 Osaka Expo with 85-year-old ticket
The Osaka Expo, which opened last month, runs through mid-October.
In his first appearance, Pope Leo offers three big clues about his papacy
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday.
Pakistan hails role of Chinese jets in repelling India strikes
A J-10C fighter jet
Suspect in Tokyo Metro stabbing chose station to highlight ‘educational abuse’
Yoshitaka Toda is escorted out of a police station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Friday to be sent to prosecutors.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.

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

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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