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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / Children's Literature in Japan
Oct 19, 2019

Naoko Takeuchi: 'Sailor Moon's' strong-willed guardian of girls manga

Naoko Takeuchi's 'Sailor Moon' is one of the most popular manga for girls of all time, and 'beautiful guardian warriors' remains a global trend across a wide spectrum of adolescent literature today.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Oct 19, 2019

Designart Tokyo 2019 takes art and design to a new level in Japan

Now showcasing an impressive 300 designers and brands in over 100 locations, Designart Tokyo 2019 has branched out to include two new areas to it venues list — Shinjuku and Ginza — and introduces a slew of high-profile participants.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 18, 2019

Top 10: A local's guide to where to see the autumn leaves in Tokyo

From the mansions of former barons to riverside forests, here's Russell Thomas' pick of Tokyo's best autumn leaf-viewing spots.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 18, 2019

Will labor practices in Japan be disrupted?

Disruption is made difficult not by technological challenges but by people's mind-set and their difficulty to set their traditional ways of thinking aside.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 18, 2019

South Africa bids to oust 'likable' host Japan from its Rugby World Cup

South Africa will have to shelve its affection for Japan and Japanese fans to spoil the hosts' party in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals, according to Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2019

Japan to pardon 550,000 convicts on occasion of imperial enthronement ceremony

The government on Friday approved granting pardons to roughly 550,000 petty criminals in light of Emperor Naruhito's enthronement ceremony next Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 18, 2019

As rapes rise in Myanmar, augmented reality could help smash sex taboos

Technology could help Myanmar fight a rise in rape cases, says an award-winning entrepreneur who is using augmented reality to bring sex education to the socially conservative country.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Oct 18, 2019

Ep. 19 'The Stray Sheep'

After saying goodbye to one member and hello to another, this week's episode of "Terrace House" is all about trying out new pairings with the housemates — and things get a little messy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 18, 2019

California launches earthquake early warning system it calls best in world

California rolled out the nation's first statewide earthquake warning system on Thursday, designed to detect seismic waves and alert residents through a mobile phone app even before the ground starts shaking.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2019

U.S. progressives are all too willing to cut constitutional corners

Democratic presidential candidates and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver demonstrate the tendency of too many progressives to despise and bully adversaries.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE NOTES
Oct 17, 2019

Japan's 'Beyonce' makes her mark, as the nation's influencers are revealed

With a list of the top social media influencers in Japan having been released, it appears Cool Japan is making its mark on pop culture in the country
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 17, 2019

Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii sets the bar high with new concert series

Nobuyuki Tsujii, a piano who has been blind since birth, talks about his upcoming projects and his friendship with violinist Fumiaki Miura
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 16, 2019

Slicker production needed for amateur sumo

Typhoon Hagibis raged across Japan last weekend leaving in its wake a trail of devastation both deep and wide-ranging.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 16, 2019

Building bridges with Islam at Tokyo Camii

With hoodies and scarves covering their heads, a group of Japanese high school students point and whisper in awe upon entering the main hall of Tokyo Camii as Muslim worshippers prostrate beneath a glittering dome set against a bright sky.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 16, 2019

Research brings hope for salvaging infected donor organs

Retired subway and bus driver Stanley De Freitas had just celebrated his 70th birthday when he started coughing, tiring easily and feeling short of breath. He was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, a severe scarring of the lungs, and put on the wait list for a transplant.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 15, 2019

Your next vacation may be virtual

Airlines are investing in virtual reality because the global tourism boom is unsustainable.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 15, 2019

CEATEC 2019 features driverless shuttle bus and avatar tech among exhibits

Organizers said this year's four-day event has brought together 787 exhibitors from a broad spectrum of sectors.
BUSINESS / Brexit: How it affects Japan
Oct 15, 2019

Buffeted by Brexit, British firms try to chart a course in the Japanese market

British companies are coming under more pressure than ever to develop a footprint in non-EU markets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 15, 2019

Hong Kong under 'de facto curfew' as subway stations shut early

Hong Kong's subway system has closed early for more than a week, effectively cutting off the main mode of transportation for millions of residents. Many are now wondering how long it will last.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 15, 2019

Despite several deaths in U.S., numbers of vaping illnesses and fatalities likely to be very low elsewhere, British experts say

Vaping-linked lung injuries that have killed 29 and sickened more than 1,000 people in the United States are likely to be rare in Britain and other countries where the suspect products are not widely used, specialists said Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 14, 2019

Martin Scorsese says he wanted to 'enrich' past Robert De Niro work with 'The Irishman'

Martin Scorsese reunites with Robert De Niro in "The Irishman," a 3½-hour-long mob drama the acclaimed director said he chose to do with his frequent collaborator to build on their past work together rather than replicate it.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 12, 2019

Hide Yamamoto: 'Magic is absolutely real'

Magician Hide Yamamoto on why he loves ABBA music, what it was like to perform for David Copperfield and how he'd use his last wish from a magic lamp.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2019

Powerful Typhoon Hagibis tears through Tokyo region, killing two and prompting rare weather warnings

One of the strongest typhoons to hit the country in years brought record-breaking rainfall, strong winds and severe flooding.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2019

A-bomb survivor Toshiki Fujimori urges nuclear haves and have-nots to join hands on abolition

Hibakusha Toshiki Fujimori called for nuclear states and non-nuclear states to cooperate on abolishing atomic weapons as a meeting on the subject was held at U.N. headquarters in New York on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 11, 2019

With rising seas at their door, mayors vow to combat climate change

Mayors of cities from Lisbon to New Orleans called on Thursday for urgent global action to tackle climate change that could see hundreds of coastal metropolises swamped with water.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2019

Trump confirms al-Qaida mastermind of 'underwear bomber' attempt and other attacks was killed in 2017 in Yemen

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed that al-Qaida's top bomb-maker, Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, believed to be the mastermind behind the failed bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner in 2009, has been killed.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Oct 10, 2019

Quality high at Short Shorts autumn screening event

Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia holds its autumn screening event in Tokyo from Oct. 17 to 20, with 25 films being shown across a number of programs
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 9, 2019

Tackling writer's block at the Japan Writers Conference

Now in its 13th year, the Japan Writers Conference aims to provide a place for creative thinkers to meet their peers, learn a few tricks and get motivated to finally start on that novel.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
Tropical Storm Peipah brings heavy rain to parts of western Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings of landslides and other disasters due to heavy rainfall in several areas.
Trump signs order reducing tariffs on Japanese autos
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, shake hands.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Japan alerting consumers to cash-on-delivery problems
In fiscal 2024 through March this year, the National Consumers Affairs Center received inquiries and gave advice on problems associated with cash-on-delivery services.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

Podcast

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

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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