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Mar 5, 2019

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JAPAN
Mar 5, 2019

The future is now: AI aids foreign residents

What do I have to do as a member of the chōkai (neighborhood association)? I'm expecting a baby. What do I need to do at city hall? Where can I use Wi-Fi services? I want to know how to use a fire extinguisher!
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / G20 host cities special
Mar 5, 2019

A vibrant landscape of cultural dynamism

With a history of about 1,400 years and long flourishing as a commercial center, Osaka is never boring, with its mix of traditional and contemporary attractions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / G20 host cities special
Mar 5, 2019

Iconic mountain atop scientific attractions

The city of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture offers a unique combination of experiences for inbound travelers, capitalizing on its lush nature highlighted by famed Mount Tsukuba and an array of science facilities.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / G20 host cities special
Mar 5, 2019

Resort town links East with West

Karuizawa, just an hour away by shinkansen from central Tokyo, is a longtime vacation destination for international residents living in the metropolitan area, whether it's to get away from the city's summer heat or experience its beautiful nature in milder seasons.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2019

Carlos Ghosn's Japan legal team optimistic that Tokyo court will grant ex-Nissan chief bail this time

A decision on the third request for provisional freedom is expected in the next few days.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Mar 4, 2019

Learning how 'lukewarm' can apply to food, drinks and people alike

Using the word for 'lukewarm' in Japanese can allow you to express your thoughts on your drinks and your dinner, but can also be used to describe your friends, colleauges and loved ones.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Mar 2, 2019

Kenkichi Yamamoto's 'The Singing Heart': A window into modern Japanese poetry

Noted Japanese literary critic and writer Kenkichi Yamamoto's 'The Singing Heart' provides a satisfying, thematic introduction to modern Japanese poetry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2019

Americans and their love of Fahrenheit

What's so great about Fahrenheit? Not much, but Americans are sticking with it. The global conversation about climate needs to adapt to that reality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2019

Trump-Kim summitry a work in progress

Engaging with Kim to establish a working relationship that can greatly reduce the risks of a catastrophic war is a big deal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2019

Japan's MUFG agrees to buy German lender DZ Bank's aviation finance arm for ¥710 billion

The unit acquired from Germany's second-largest bank will be one of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's biggest acquisitions since it was created in 2005.
Reader Mail
Mar 1, 2019

Do all we can to protect the children

The editorial "Response to child abuse long overdue" in the Feb. 11 edition led me to ponder the safety of children.
Feb 28, 2019

UCDI Obtains Patent on World’s First Method of Producing
Bio-Jet Fuel from CO2 Using Hydrogen Bacteria (UCDI strain)

Tokyo, Japan, February 27, 2019—The Utilization of Carbon Dioxide Institute Co., Ltd. (UCDI; Head Office: Minato, Tokyo / CEO: Dr. Hideaki Yukawa), a venture of The University of Tokyo, today announced that it obtained a patent on December 21, 2018 for its invention of the world’s first method of...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 27, 2019

Yusuke Ogawa: The man in Japan giving jazz fans their rare record fix

'There are just so many records in Japan," says Yusuke Ogawa, owner of Universounds, a used record shop selling jazz, soul and funk in the Western suburbs of central Tokyo. Now, with the rise of internet sales as well as the increasingly interconnected music world, buyers worldwide are catching on to...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 27, 2019

A rocky way forward for Henoko base

New U.S. base faces a double blow: a referendum defeat and an uphill construction battle.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2019

After disaster-filled 2018, lessons from 1995 Hanshin quake resonate with foreign nationals and Kobe officials

The image of a resilient Japan rebounding almost immediately from natural disasters is one that has taken root across the world, but sometimes that image can obfuscate the trauma and the panic of actually living through a disaster.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 27, 2019

Simmering tension with Taiwan means China defense budget likely to defy slowing economy

A slowing economy is unlikely to crimp China's 2019 defense budget growth, as Beijing earmarks more spending for modernization and big-ticket items like stealth jets, and focuses on Taiwan after a stern New Year's speech from President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 27, 2019

New U.N. access to Hodeida mills could boost Yemen aid operation against famine

The United Nations regained access to a grain facility near Yemen's Hodeida port on Tuesday, potentially allowing an increase in food aid to millions at risk of starvation after years of devastating war, humanitarian officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 26, 2019

A month ahead of election, Thailand's billionaire rising political star is energizing young voters

Young people line up to take selfies with him. His hashtags are trending. And when billionaire Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit promises an end to Thailand's military "dictatorship," supporters of his Future Forward Party roar their approval.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2019

The complicated perception of heroism

As the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art's final Heisei Era (1989-2019) exhibition, this ambitious and somewhat provocative show looks back on the socio-political roles art played in the midst of the past 90 or so years.
Japan Times
Rugby
Feb 26, 2019

Fukuroi ready to welcome fans for Rugby World Cup

When it comes to international sports, the cozy western Shizuoka Prefecture town of Fukuroi has already been there and done that.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 26, 2019

Japan shows skating power with 5 golds at Challenge Cup

The Japanese skating juggernaut rolled into The Hague last week for the Challenge Cup and left town on Monday with a total of five golds medals in an impressive show of dominance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2019

Bhutanese exchange students face extortion, threats and hard times in Japan, families say

Many participants say the program is a scam and they are being forced to repay loans by working illegally long hours.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
Woman dies after possible knife attack in Setagaya
Police investigate the scene where a woman was found bleeding on a street in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Monday.
Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami resigns over alleged possession of illegal drugs
Takeshi Niinami, then-chief executive officer of Suntory Holdings, in May 2024
Why Stalin didn’t invade Hokkaido still largely unknown, 80 years after WWII
During a survey to collect the remains of victims from the Taito Maru, one of the vessels involved in the Three Ships Incident, a metal helmet was found near the stern of the vessel on Aug. 5, 1984, at Rumoi Port. No human remains were discovered.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
‘Cool’ Patagonia wants to take used items into the mainstream
"It's not just about sales. It's about system change," said Marty Pomphrey, general manager of Patagonia Japan, on Aug. 6.

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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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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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