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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 7, 2019

Long-distance laundry: Japanese startup unveils remote-controlled robot that deals with your dirties

In a few years, perhaps for some the most dreaded household chore may be taken over by robots.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2019

Beware of cars with minds of their own

Self-driving vehicles powered by artificial intelligence might not have the same priorities as their human owners.
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Feb 7, 2019

Where will fans go after Arashi?

Fans of Arashi still haven't come to terms with the news that the J-pop group will go on a hiatus at the end of 2020, bringing a close, at least temporarily, to one of the 21st century's most popular Japanese acts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 7, 2019

On abortion, Trump agenda likely leads to Supreme Court, not Congress

President Donald Trump urged lawmakers in his State of the Union address to put new limits on abortion, but partisan division in the U.S. Congress means the Supreme Court likely will set the agenda on the divisive issue, as it has for decades.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 6, 2019

'City Hunter The Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes': Dated gags in modern-day Tokyo

It's back. "City Hunter," the Tsukasa Hojo-penned manga about a crime-solving "sweeper" for hire named Ryo Saeba (Akira Kamiya) was pretty much an anime institution in the 1980s, adapted into a string of anime series and films starting in 1987. It even spawned a live-action version in Hong Kong starring...
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 6, 2019

European sumo overcomes schism to build popularity

What do Baruto, Dejima, Kotomitsuki and Goeido have in common besides being ozeki who have won championships?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 6, 2019

With the G20 facing numerous challenges, do the summit's engagement groups have the answers?

In the run-up to the Group of Twenty Leaders’ Summit in Osaka in late June, several related meetings of what are known as engagement groups are scheduled to take place in Tokyo and around the country. One of the more influential engagement groups is T20, or Think 20, whose members include influential...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Feb 6, 2019

Dissecting the Bank of Japan's zero-rate policy 20 years on

Long before the U.S. and Europe embraced radical monetary policies last decade during the global financial crisis there was the Bank of Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2019

In State of the Union, Trump cites 'moral duty' to build wall and blasts 'partisan' probes

President Donald Trump cast his fight against illegal migration to the U.S. as a moral struggle, and charged in his second State of the Union address that "partisan investigations" threaten economic progress under his administration.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 6, 2019

Jury enters second day of deliberations in 'El Chapo' trial

Jurors in the U.S. trial of accused Mexican drug cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman began their second day of deliberations in a federal court in Brooklyn on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2019

Journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka ordered to surrender passport in Tokyo on way to report on Yemen humanitarian crisis

At immigration control, an officer told Tsuneoka that his passport had been invalidated and that he was ordered to relinquish it — in effect banning him from leaving.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2019

Facebook bums us out, but we'll pay for it anyway

Those who deactivated their accounts for a month were less anxious and depressed.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 5, 2019

New York beats out San Francisco to be world's best tech city

Amazon.com Inc. might have the right idea: A new study shows New York City is the best place on the planet for technology.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 5, 2019

Trump-linked lobbyists help Nigerian politician once deemed persona non grata gain U.S. access

Until last month, Nigerian presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar had a problem. He was persona non grata in the U.S. after cropping up in connection with several corruption investigations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 4, 2019

Abe and Merkel seek to take Japan-Germany ties to 'higher level' amid trade turmoil and Brexit

Visit days after the Japan-EU trade pact took effect “sends a strong message on promotion of free trade” and strengthening economic ties, Abe said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2019

The shackles of history in a democracy

The boundary between historical fact and fiction is more porous than students of history might think.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2019

Rewriting the future of work

Three common assumptions skew economists' forecasts of automation's impact on employment.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 3, 2019

The first of 2019's resurrections

'Super Mario' introduces Peachette; 'Biohazard'/'Resident Evil' rises again in an even scarier form; and 'Catherine' gets fleshed out.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 2, 2019

Tabloid's objectification of women continues to stir controversy

The weekly magazine Spa has apologized for an article it published in December that ranked universities in terms of how easy it is to get their female students into bed. The article generated backlash but the apology was issued in response to a petition that had been drawn up in protest.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2019

Stop hating on the weather forecast

It's actually pretty accurate now, even further in advance. The Midwest had plenty of warning this cold front was coming.
WORLD / Society
Feb 2, 2019

London woman guilty of mutilating daughter in landmark female genital mutilation trial

A London mother has been found guilty of subjecting her 3-year-old daughter to female genital mutilation in Britain's first conviction for the practice, more than 30 years after it was outlawed.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Feb 1, 2019

Coffee connections in tranquil Togoshi

Togoshi's local businesses are quirky, wholesome and close-knit. But what truly brings this district together is the coffee shop that supplies them all with bespoke blends.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 1, 2019

Japan should let Naomi Osaka play doubles

This would be a good moment for Asian countries to recognize the economic value of allowing dual citizenship.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2019

With his eye on celestial billboards, Russian entrepreneur sparks debate about who owns the heavens

Some day soon, stargazers searching for answers in the night sky might see the logo of a soft drink company blazing past the Milky Way, or a promotional message from a fast food restaurant.
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.

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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