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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2016

Airbnb's 'master of disaster' comes to Tokyo as regulations loom

Airbnb Inc. has gone on a charm offensive in Japan, hoping to drum up support as regulators debate whether to clamp down on the startup's rapidly expanding operations.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2016

How the Islamic State group overtook al-Qaida

With its self-declared caliphate, Islamic State has gained control of more resources and generated more income than al-Qaida.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 14, 2016

If the 'Brexit' side wins, so do Trump and Putin

Both Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin would reap benefits from a British vote to leave the European Union.
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2016

Travelers to U.S. urged to be vigilant after mass shooting

The Foreign Ministry has urged travelers to exercise caution when visiting parts of the U.S. that could be targets for terrorism, following Sunday's mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 13, 2016

Fiery Duterte mistakes media for the enemy

Asia's iron-fisted leaders see media as a threat to nationalism rather than a tool to drive economic reforms.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 11, 2016

The peacemakers of Okinawa

Sixty years ago this week, the U.S. government released the controversial Price Report, triggering mass protests on Okinawa that gave birth to leaders who, while renowned in the prefecture, remain little known outside it
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 11, 2016

In Japan, all that is true melts into hot air

'Is it because the truth is so boring," asked the 14th-century monk Yoshida no Kenko in a classic collection of musings known as the "The Grasses of Idleness," "that most stories one hears are false?"
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Jun 10, 2016

Okina: The intangible joys of heirloom eggplant

In 2013, UNESCO gave Japanese cuisine, or washoku, Intangible Cultural Heritage status, an unwieldy mouthful that left some people wondering, "What's that?" A recent lunch at Okina, near the tourist mecca of Arashiyama in northwest Kyoto, provided a clear path through the official language.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 10, 2016

Drone giant DJI moves beyond selfies to look down on the farm

With its ubiquitous Phantom drones, Chinese manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co. brought aerial photography to millions. Now, with dozens of competitors biting at its heels, the world's biggest producer of consumer drones needs to prove that its products are more than just glorified selfie sticks.
SOCCER
Jun 8, 2016

Nigerian soccer icon Keshi dies at 54

Former Nigeria defender Stephen Keshi, who won the African Nations Cup as both a player and a coach, died of a suspected heart attack on Wednesday, the country's soccer association has confirmed.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 8, 2016

'Ex Machina': When the machine has its own ghost

When the histories are written years from now, our era will be defined by information technology in much the same way that the 1960s were defined by rock 'n' roll and social protest, or in the U.S., the '20s by Prohibition. People will look back with bewilderment at images of us — like we do at those...
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2016

China may build seabed 'space station' to help hunt for minerals in South China Sea

China is speeding up efforts to design and build a manned deep-sea platform to help it hunt for minerals in the South China Sea, one that may also serve a military purpose in the disputed waters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2016

Military spending rises across Asia as China expands its reach

Global defense contractors are circling for business in Asia, with countries from Australia to Vietnam upgrading and adding everything from submarines to fighter jets as China expands its military reach.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 4, 2016

Under Abe, Japan gets left behind at G-7 summit

For Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the best thing about the recent G-7 Ise-Shima summit was that it gave him cover to wriggle out of a planned tax increase. He could pretend postponing the tax increase is a statesman-like concession to boosting global growth, rather than a way to pander to voters in the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Jun 4, 2016

Why 'The Japanese Chronicles' remains an archetypal travelogue

Author of the classic travelogue "The Way of the World," Nicolas Bouvier was also a photographer, whose grainy images add texture to this series of essays published in 1989. A travel writer who used the genre as a medium for political and cultural inquiry, Bouvier was both investigative journalist and...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2016

Students visit Tokyo mosque to get unbiased glimpse of Islam

A recent wave of terror has fueled anti-Muslim hostility worldwide, fostering a negative image of Islam — a faith still unfamiliar in Japan.
EDITORIALS
Jun 2, 2016

Abe's consumption tax decision

To achieve his widely touted economic goals, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs to do much more than just delay the consumption tax hike.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 31, 2016

Simmering South China Sea dispute expected to boil after court ruling: experts

The simmering dispute in the contested South China Sea is about to turn to a boil.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
May 31, 2016

Odor punch proves showboating in Major League Baseball still a no-no

As if the colossal divide in American politics between the Clinton and Trump camps wasn't enough, there now exists a humongous chasm in MLB circles as well.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 30, 2016

Obama visit highlighted differences in Japan and U.S. over 'an apology'

Prior to U.S. President Barack Obama's recent Asian visit, many of his critics back home were already mocking the trip, calling it an "apology tour."

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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person