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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 9, 2017

Renick Bell discovers the art inside the algorithms

In 2017, algorithms are everywhere.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 9, 2017

Group will use drone to help prevent suicide at remote Fukui Prefecture site

A suicide prevention group will dispatch a drone to monitor remote areas around Tojinbo in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture — whose lonely cliffs remain romanticized in popular imagination as a destination where people go to end their lives — in the hopes that the effort will help reduce the suicide rate....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2017

IMF warns Asia to learn from Japan's experience, act early on rapidly aging populations

Asia has enjoyed demographic dividends in the past, but the growing number of elderly is set to create a demographic “tax” on growth, a report said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 8, 2017

North Korea detains second U.S. citizen in two weeks as experts fear arrests becoming part of new normal

The arrest of a U.S. citizen by North Korea on Saturday — the second of an American national in two weeks — could be a prelude to more provocations by Pyongyang amid already surging tensions on the Korean Peninsula, an expert on the regime of leader Kim Jong Un has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
May 8, 2017

Entrepreneur taps Skype, tablets to offer sign language service across Japan

Imagine you're a hearing impaired person who wants to hire a sign language interpreter. The process is antiquated and lengthy. You have to send a fax to a local municipal government to make a reservation two weeks in advance, and officials then look for an interpreter whose schedule matches yours. Once...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 8, 2017

Taiwan's Premier Lin sees immigration as a fix to slowing economic growth

Ask Taiwanese Premier Lin Chuan about the economy he's been charged with managing and he'll talk about the need for innovation, investment and higher paying jobs. He'll also tell you one way to achieve those goals is by welcoming more immigrants.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
May 6, 2017

Gold Master: Strong craft beer just in time for the heat

Whither craft beer? Possibly on convenience store shelves, though in small numbers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 6, 2017

Corporate zombies need 'rich brains'

Japan has lost something. That's a stark but uncontroversial statement. Few whose memory goes back a generation or more will disagree. Controversy arises when the talk turns to what was lost; when, how and why it was lost; whether the nation is the better or worse for having lost it; and, if the former,...
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
May 6, 2017

Great expectations

'So I downloaded two apps as soon as I got off the plane today: Google Translate and Tinder.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 6, 2017

Reflecting on Trump's first 100 days, experts say unclear East Asia policy remains huge concern

Reflecting on U.S. President Donald Trump's first 100 days, his policy toward East Asia and what lies ahead, foreign affairs experts said Saturday that his unpredictability has left many Asian leaders troubled, a trend likely to continue so long as his overall Asia policy remains unclear and focused...
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
May 6, 2017

Brazen heists suggest that crime syndicates may be back in business

Last month, three masked robbers grabbed a suitcase stuffed with cash from a businessman who had just withdrawn the money from a bank in Fukuoka. The businessman is believed to have been planning to use the ¥380 million ($3.5 million) to buy gold.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
May 5, 2017

Pineapple cakes, pirouettes and petals in Aoyama

The one time of year I'm happy to linger in Aoyama Cemetery is when the venerable rows of old cherry trees growing around the gravestones blossom. Before heading there, though, I decide to first get in the mood with a bit of personal spring renewal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 5, 2017

Parental abduction victims hold rally to push for joint custody rights

Parents deprived of their children held a rally Friday to push for introducing joint custody to the Japanese legal system and to raise awareness of the plight faced by their offspring when marriages fall apart.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 5, 2017

Mourinho giving old nemesis Wenger a break on Sunday

It is a measure of the popularity of Mauricio Pochettino with Tottenham fans and the continued displeasure Arsenal supporters have with Arsene Wenger that for the majority of Spurs followers ending a season without a trophy will be more satisfying than winning the second-most important competition in...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 5, 2017

Finance chiefs of Japan, China, South Korea pledge to 'resist all forms of protectionism'

East Asia's top three finance chiefs show up the G-20 by taking an uncompromising stance against the protectionist polices espoused by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
May 5, 2017

May 5, 2017

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 4, 2017

Democratic Party struggles for relevance in face of LDP-Komeito juggernaut

It would be an understatement to say the Democratic Party, Japan's biggest opposition party, is struggling.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2017

Russia's neo-feudal capitalism

Russian President Vladimir Putin's model of crony capitalism poses a genuine threat to social and political stability.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
May 4, 2017

May 4, 2017

Japan Times
JAPAN / 50TH ADB ANNUAL MEETING
May 4, 2017

Asian GDP growth prospects bright in coming years

Despite slowing growth in China, the economic prospects in Asia continue to remain bright, the chief economist at the Asian Development Bank said.
JAPAN / 50TH ADB ANNUAL MEETING
May 4, 2017

Meeting to address Asian advancement

The Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold the 50th ADB annual meeting from Thursday to Sunday in Yokohama, where more than 3,000 participants from Asia and around the world are expected to gather to discuss development issues and institutional matters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 50TH ADB ANNUAL MEETING
May 4, 2017

Boost domestic consumption to sustain fiscal growth

Asia's steady economic growth is likely to continue on the back of an upbeat global economy though concerns linger from trade policy uncertainties by the new U.S. administration under the "America-First" stance in addition to tighter immigration control around the world, economists said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 50TH ADB ANNUAL MEETING
May 4, 2017

Majority of Asian economies are expected to see short-term gains

The Asian Development Bank on April 6 released the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2017. The ADB's flagship annual report analyzes economic performance in the past year and offers forecasts for the next two years for the 45 economies in Asia and the Pacific that make up developing Asia. The following...
WORLD / Politics
May 3, 2017

Brexit chief says U.K. won't pay reported €100 billion bill to exit EU

Brexit Secretary David Davis said the U.K. government won't accept a reported bill of as much as €100 billion ($110 billion) from the European Union as part of the deal for leaving the bloc.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 3, 2017

As U.S. and China find common ground on North Korea, will Russia aid Kim regime?

When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent Lunar New Year greetings this year, the first card went to Russian President Vladimir Putin, ahead even of leaders from China and other allies of the isolated country, according to its official news agency.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Osaka fire kills two firefighters and leaves four injured
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire in the Dotonbori district in the city of Osaka on Monday.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
Two Japanese nationals shot dead in Manila
Commuters cross the street through traffic in Manila.
A factory town in crisis shows Japan’s fading manufacturing era
Nissan workers walk outside its Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Nissan plans to shut the plant by the end of fiscal 2027.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.
A seaside hotel built on competitive Japanese cycling
In a region more associated with art, Keirin Hotel 10 takes a decidedly more athletic approach to attracting tourists.

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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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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