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CULTURE / Music
Aug 27, 2015

Indie act Ykiki Beat broadens its horizons on 'When the World is Wide'

One band worth checking out at this weekend's Sweet Love Shower festival at Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Prefecture is Ykiki Beat.
CULTURE / Music
Aug 27, 2015

Suchmos taps into a chilled-out vibe on debut album 'The Bay'

All young musicians dream of a fantasy collaboration when they're plotting out their careers. The artist that the members of Suchmos think of? Michael Jackson.
CULTURE / Music
Aug 27, 2015

Guitarist Inoran gets personal on 'Beautiful Now'

Kiyonobu Inoue, more commonly known as Inoran, is a very busy man. Aside from his day job, in which he plays to sold out arenas as a guitarist for rock band Luna Sea, he juggles being a producer, playing in a handful of other projects and managing a solo career. He admits life wasn't always this hectic,...
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 27, 2015

Rugby chiefs set Japan World Cup deadline

World Rugby has demanded Japan send a new proposal for its 2019 World Cup venues and provide assurances about the tournament's "financial security" after Tokyo's National Stadium was scrapped as the centerpiece venue.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 25, 2015

Marathon organizers miffed about Shobukhova reinstatement

Marathon organizers have demanded an urgent meeting with officials after the reinstatement of Russian drug cheat Lilya Shobukhova despite the fact she has not repaid around $3 million in prize money earned when she was doping.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2015

Behavioral science's take on the Iran debate

'Loss aversion,' the ideal that people dislike losses a lot more than they like equivalent gains, can badly confuse political debate — such as that on the Iran nuclear deal.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2015

Osaka drawing more foreign visitors; may see record 5 million this year

Thanks to a favorable exchange rate, relaxed visa restrictions, more discount airlines flying into Kansai airport and an increase in the number of duty-free shops downtown, the number of foreign visitors to Osaka this year is expected to top 5 million for perhaps the first time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 25, 2015

Japan Electric carmaker GLM closes round of funding with ¥1.7 billion

GLM Inc., a Kyoto-based maker of electric sports cars, closed a new funding round that raised about ¥1.7 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / EXECUTIVE DECISIONS
Aug 24, 2015

First non-Japanese chief of Tomy believes innovation is key to reviving toymaker's fortunes

Tomy Co.'s new CEO said the company plans to introduce innovation that changes the way people play with toys and will improve the branding of its iconic products, such as its Licca-chan dolls, as part of a global expansion strategy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2015

The demographic challenge

Worrying about the coming population decline in advanced countries is a meaningless diversion from the far more serious issues raised by the developing world's population explosion.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2015

Thai police defuse bomb week after deadly blast

Thai police found and defused a bomb on Monday, a week after an explosion killed 20 people in the country's worst-ever bomb attack, but it was not clear if the device found at a Bangkok construction site had anything to do with the earlier blast.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Aug 23, 2015

New twist in the tale: a cat named Sachinoka

Sachinoka was born this spring to a stray and rescued along with her four brothers and sisters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 23, 2015

After failed attempts to remove rival, Myanmar's president used force

Myanmar President Thein Sein had tried and failed at least twice before to topple his archrival Shwe Mann, but when armed police burst into the headquarters of the country's ruling party late on Aug. 12 he finally succeeded.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 21, 2015

Japan condemns North Korean border 'provocation'; experts say military escalation unlikely

After North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared a “quasi state of war” for the nation's troops near the South Korean border, Tokyo expressed “strong concerns.”
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2015

Iran '24-day' nuke loophole is a false meme

The Iran deal has no 24-day loophole. It would be virtually impossible to hide evidence of nuclear materials in 240 days, much less 24.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 20, 2015

Hall of Fame pitcher Johnson impressed by Otani, Maeda

Randy Johnson won 303 games, five Cy Young Awards, struck out 4,875 batters (second all time) and was recently inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Needless to say, the Big Unit knows his way around a mound.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 20, 2015

Shun Oguri faces off with an artistic master in 'Red'

'If it's possible, I'd like to act live on stage at least once a year," says film and television star Shun Oguri following an intensive rehearsal at a small studio in central Tokyo.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 20, 2015

Ashley Madison's hacked data dump spreads global havoc, elates noted divorce lawyer

Love lives and reputations may be at risk after the release of customer data from infidelity website Ashley Madison on Tuesday, a dramatic move likely to rattle users' attitude toward the Internet.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2015

Russia wants to be understood

Russia's image today remains tained by the image of Soviet days, which is why its case over Ukraine, Crimea and flight MH17 still get little attention in the West, even when it is deserved.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 19, 2015

Nakatani defends Joint Staff security bills document

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani admitted Wednesday that the ministry's Joint Staff Office created an internal document in late May about expanding overseas operations of the Self-Defense Forces, based on the assumption that security legislation currently under debate in the Upper House would be enacted....
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2015

Immigration crackdown seen as paving the way for state to expel valid visa-holders

After successfully expelling visa overstayers over the past decade, Japan is now shifting its immigration control focus to a new target: people in the country on bogus visas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2015

Kanagawa man in critical condition after Bangkok bomb blast

A 31-year-old man from Kanagawa Prefecture is in critical but stable condition following Monday evening's bomb blast in central Bangkok.
JAPAN / History / 70 YEARS AFTER THE WAR'S END
Aug 17, 2015

Japan's dramatic postwar evolution

This is the last report in a five-part series looking at the impact of World War II still being felt in Japanese society.
Japan to introduce joint child custody system in April 2026
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (center) and other ministers prior to a Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office on Friday
Anime isn’t competing with Hollywood — it’s beating it
After its July release, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle,” an animated feature adapted directly from a TV arc, became the highest-grossing Japanese film ever.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Trump trims fentanyl-linked China tariffs after 'amazing' Xi meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
Japanese and South Korean leaders agree to boost ties in first meeting
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ahead of their talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Thursday.
Anime isn’t competing with Hollywood — it’s beating it
After its July release, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle,” an animated feature adapted directly from a TV arc, became the highest-grossing Japanese film ever.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18

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Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
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