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CULTURE / Art
May 28, 2014

The 'Great Wave' that reached the West

Ukiyo-e prints could be found in Europe from at least 1795 at the Cabinet des Estampes at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. It was not until the 1850s, however, when trade between Japan and Europe began to flourish, that the craze for things Japanese began to crescendo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 27, 2014

SKST 4seasons aren't posing when it comes to rock

Tomo Nakamura had already decided before walking through the door that this audition would be his last. He'd already been in a half dozen bands that had never taken off. He was prepared to give up on dreams of being a musician, but fortunately for him he had found a group of young men who felt precisely...
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2014

As Egypt votes, some still caught in political crossfire

Samir El-Gamal, a 10-year-old Egyptian boy, died in his mother's arms last year, struck in the back of the head by a stray bullet while they were walking near clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
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WORLD
May 25, 2014

Al Shabab attacks Somali parliament, killing at least 10

Al-Shabab militants stormed Somalia's parliament on Saturday, killing at least 10 security officers in a bomb and gun assault that the United States condemned as a "heinous act of terrorism."
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 24, 2014

Thai coup leader insists on reform before election

Thai Army chief Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha set out his plans for the country on Friday, a day after seizing power in a coup, saying reforms were needed before an election can be held and enlisting the help of the civil service.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 21, 2014

North Korea building disaster reveals regime vulnerability

It may have taken the collapse of an apartment block in an exclusive district of the North Korean capital to reveal the Achilles' heel of young leader Kim Jong Un's secretive regime.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 21, 2014

Naonori Oshima: What you see is less than what you actually get

'ON Harmonic Balance' is a dark, claustrophobic collection of images that, although they illustrate many of the tropes that are often associated with the snapshot aesthetic, come across as guileless and unforced.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 17, 2014

Dying for democracy: 1980 Gwangju uprising transformed South Korea

As South Korea marks the 34th anniversary of the Gwangju uprising, we examine the massacre's influence on national identity and the country's struggle for democracy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 16, 2014

Osaka museum offers Big Bang for your buck

Tokyo is teeming with opportunities for families to learn and play, but the nation's capital doesn't have a monopoly on educational fun.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 15, 2014

Blanchett channels Blanche for Oscar-winning role in 'Blue Jasmine'

When actress Cate Blanchett took to the stage at this year's Academy Awards, winning the best actress Oscar for her performance in "Blue Jasmine," she delivered a memorable and eloquent speech.
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WORLD
May 15, 2014

Video captures family cat saving California boy from dog attack

A California boy who was pulled from his bike by an attacking dog Tuesday was saved by his family's cat, which rushed in and attacked the dog, a video posted on YouTube showed on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2014

Nigeria's kidnapped girls and Iran's brave women

Both Turkey and Iran have seen a big expansion in the number of women going to university in recent years. The demand by women to decide their own cloethes and fates will surely grow in tandem.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
May 13, 2014

Message themes woven into songs by J-pop's Hart

Chris Hart's appearance on "Kohaku Uta Gassen," NHK's annual New Year's Eve music extravaganza last December, "became one of the two most memorable stages (of his career) so far," he said in a recent interview.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
May 12, 2014

Harajuku and Omotesando: Where pop and luxury fashion are friendly neighbors

A Fashionable 'pearing'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
May 11, 2014

High-tech Japan jumps on wearable device bandwagon

Japanese firms are jumping into the race to manufacture a new generation of wearable devices that will link people more intimately with the Internet as they grow more dependent on gadgets to manage their lives.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
May 10, 2014

The Sewol tragedy: for whom the bell tolls

South Korea is a nation in mourning, sharing the unfathomable grief of parents who lost their teenage children on what should have been a festive school trip. It is a nation experiencing collective depression, where many are tormented by the heartbreaking and endless grim news about the students who...
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JAPAN
May 8, 2014

Pioneer photojournalist blazed trails for women

In a career stretching back to 1940, Tsuneko Sasamoto, considered the nation's first female photojournalist, bore witness to Japan's dramatic shift from a totalitarian regime to an economic superpower.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 5, 2014

China military leaker gets 10 years

China has handed a 10-year prison term to an individual who leaked secret military documents and photographs to a foreign spy, state media reported on Monday, without naming the country involved.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
May 2, 2014

Conquering every parent's dread: a toddler trip to the hairdresser

It is perhaps one of the biggest challenges of parenthood. No, not teaching a child to how read, share toys or have good manners, but the task of trying to get a child to sit still — in particular when getting their hair cut.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 1, 2014

China says three killed in attack at Xinjiang train station

Three people were killed and 79 wounded in a bomb and knife attack at a train station in the far western region of China on Wednesday, state media said, as President Xi Jinping was wrapping up a visit to the area.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 30, 2014

Injuries reported after explosion in capital of China's Xinjiang region

An explosion at a railway station in Urumqi, the capital of China's restive far western region of Xinjiang, on Wednesday injured some people, state media said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Apr 30, 2014

Tackling the 'empathy deficit' toward non-Japanese

Sympathy is not the same as empathy, and that is one reason why discrimination against foreigners and minorities is so hard to combat in Japan. Japanese society is good at sympathy, but empathy? Less so.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2014

Not the time to turn virtual war into a real one

Although a dozen or so people have been killed in random incidents, the 'war' in eastern Ukraine remains virtual. The old existing civic administrations go on as before, ignoring the pro-Russian takeovers of civic buildings.
LIFE / Digital
Apr 25, 2014

Understanding Facebook and Google's pursuit of drone technology

Back in the bad old days of the Cold War, one of the most revered branches of the inexact sciences was Kremlinology. In the West, newspapers, think tanks and governments retained specialists whose job was to scrutinize every scrap of evidence, gossip and rumor emanating from Moscow in the hope that it...

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