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CULTURE / Stage
Jun 23, 2015

Young British directors take Tokyo by storm — but why?

This year it's quite noticeable how many non-Japanese are directing plays in Tokyo — not frequent and famed visitors such as David Leveaux, Robert Lepage and Simon McBurney, but relative unknowns here making their debuts at two leading large commercial theaters that almost always feature Japanese dramatists....
WORLD
Jun 23, 2015

Australian IS militants who displayed severed heads reportedly killed in Iraq

Australia is close to confirming the reported death in Iraq of two home-grown militants who shot to infamy last year after being photographed holding the severed heads of Syrian soldiers, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2015

Diet session extended through September as Abe aims to pass contentious security bills

Abe and Komeito's leader decide to extend the Diet session by the most days in postwar history in a bid to enact the controversial security bills.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2015

Japan, South Korea mark 50 years of postwar ties

Tokyo and Seoul celebrate the 50th anniversary of postwar diplomatic ties, with the leaders of both countries attending ceremonies held in their respective nations.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 22, 2015

Banks did too little to police FIFA transactions, says global body

A global group of government anti-money-laundering agencies said that financial institutions have not done enough to police suspicious financial activity by officials at soccer's global governing body FIFA, and cautioned banks to step up scrutiny.
EDITORIALS
Jun 21, 2015

Fertility rate dips again

Improving the employment situation for young people and working mothers is key to raising the nation's birthrate.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 21, 2015

For the cause: a dog named Champion

Champion would be perfect for a person who loves both cats and dogs.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jun 21, 2015

Governance guru pushes Japan Inc. to open up and diversify

Former trailblazing dean Christina Ahmadjian finds her balance between the classroom and boardroom.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 20, 2015

Dive into the culture of Minamiboso

It is just after sunset and hundreds of people have gathered around the docking bays of Minamiboso on the southern edge of Chiba Prefecture. As men bang away on taiko drums, dozens of women emerge from a hilltop shrine. Dressed head-to-toe in white outfits and wearing goggles on their heads, they carry...
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jun 20, 2015

Can #socialmedia boost music sales in Japan?

Last week, Line Corp.'s, the operators of Japan's most popular messaging app, launched an in-app music streaming service called Line Music. Japan is the second-largest music market in the world after the United States, but its consumers have so far been global outliers, clinging to physical products...
EDITORIALS
Jun 20, 2015

More newspapers in nation's schools

More elementary and junior high schools are making newspapers available for their students, a wise move to help them build important skills.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 19, 2015

Noah takes inspiration from Hokkaido on 'Sivutie'

The way Ayuko Kurasaki, who creates music as Noah, describes her childhood home of Chitose in Hokkaido is so lovely that I'm surprised it isn't being used in tourism ads.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 19, 2015

Akiko Kiyama's twisted techno turns to new kind of sound

Akiko Kiyama has made a name for herself as one of the most prominent female Japanese techno artists. Since returning to Tokyo this past December after living in Berlin for several years, she has already launched her own label, Kebko Music, with two releases in a matter of months.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 19, 2015

Thailand took four days to confirm its first MERS case

Thai authorities took nearly four days to confirm the country's first case of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), the health ministry said on Friday, a time lag likely to raise fears of a further spread of the deadly virus in Asia.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Jun 18, 2015

Yoyogi and Hisaya Odori parks get cultured during the summer

As one of the biggest tourist spots in Tokyo, Harajuku offers visitors endless consumerist pursuits — it's certainly not a place for those who seek peace and quiet.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2015

Tokyo's heaving subway system girds for 2020 Olympics

It's Monday morning and Tokyo is going back to work. By 8:16 at Shinjuku Station, the world's busiest, lines of waiting commuters overlap with the people looking to go in the opposite direction. The smell of pastries from a bakery wafts over the stream of people.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2015

Clinton ally Blumenthal testifies before closed-door Benghazi panel

Sidney Blumenthal, a longtime ally of Hillary Rodham Clinton who was an unofficial adviser when she was U.S. secretary of state, arrived to testify on Tuesday behind closed doors before the House of Representatives panel probing the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2015

Environmentalist, whaling foe Paul Watson can reapply for passport, Canada says

The Canadian government said on Tuesday it will allow environmentalist Paul Watson to reapply for his passport, three years after the document was confiscated by German authorities.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2015

Juvenile serial killer's book is best-seller, distributor says

Major book distributor Tohan Corp. has ranked a book by a former juvenile serial killer as its best-seller for last week.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2015

Wi-Fi hacker criminal case reveals risks faced by home users

The nation's first ever criminal case involving a hijacked wireless Internet connection came to light this month, prompting online security experts to warn that home Wi-Fi routers may be open to attack if not properly protected.
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WORLD
Jun 15, 2015

Court ruling on Sudan's al-Bashir leaves South Africa 'in a fix'

South Africa will have to defy its own judiciary or risk the wrath of other African nations if the High Court orders the government to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on war crimes and genocide charges.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 15, 2015

Scholars restate Cabinet condemnation, mock LDP's response

Two constitutional scholars who this month rekindled debate over security reforms restate their assessment of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security bills as unconstitutional.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 15, 2015

Will Japan repeat past errors?

A repetition of events in the 1930s is inconceivable but there is much about politics in Tokyo to cause alarm.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2015

Ehime revises Ikata nuclear plant evacuation plan

Ehime Prefecture announced Monday revised plans for cooperating with six other prefectures in the event of an accident at its Ikata nuclear plant.

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