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JAPAN
Apr 21, 2016

U.S. commander of Yokosuka naval base is fired

Capt. David Glenister, the commander of the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka Naval Base, is relieved of duty over his poor leadership abilities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2016

Japanese whisky at ¥100,000 a bottle driving rice farmers to the drink

Japan's burgeoning whisky business is driving rice farmer Hiroshi Tsubouchi to hit the booze.
EDITORIALS
Apr 16, 2016

Laboring to reduce overtime

The Abe administration needs to find an effective way to reduce Japan's chronically long work hours.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 9, 2016

Locations raided in ex-minister Amari's fund scandal probe

Tokyo public prosecutors raided several locations Friday as part of an investigation into a money scandal involving former Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Akira Amari.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2016

BOJ may reach limit to bond purchases in a year, former deputy governor says

Former Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Kazumasa Iwata says the central bank will run up against the limits of bond purchases by the middle of next year, making the negative interest rate the BOJ's key tool for monetary policy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2016

Japan's first-ever hate speech probe finds rallies are fewer but still a problem

The Justice Ministry finds a “significant” number of xenophobic rallies held by nationalist groups still occur regularly.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 29, 2016

Stitches in time make fashion sublime

All artistic practices inevitably borrow from the past, but fashion, in particular, seems to revel in revivals. Whether skillfully appropriated or brazenly duplicated, the familiar frequently finds its way back to the runway, be it in 1940s wide pants, '50s flared skirts, '60s babydoll dresses, '70s...
WORLD
Mar 29, 2016

Egypt's al-Sissi sacks top auditor who alleged mass state corruption

President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi on Monday sacked Egypt's top auditor who had stirred controversy by publicly concluding that government corruption had cost the country billions of dollars.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2016

Virgin America's vision of decency can't compete

Virgin America is finding out the hard way that Americans prefer lower airline fares to good service.
BASKETBALL
Mar 27, 2016

Broncos' woes continue in defeat to Happinets

In the history of professional sports — pick a sport, any sport — very few franchises have achieved the level of futility that's become the Saitama Broncos' trademark.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Mar 25, 2016

A brief but sweet history of strawberries in Japan

It's hard to tell when the real season for fresh strawberries is in Japan, they are even available in December. The actual season, however, goes from spring until early summer, starting with the ones grown in southern Kyushu and ending with the ones grown in the north. In the Kanto region, strawberries...
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2016

Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford dies after bout with rare cancer at 46

Rob Ford, who catapulted into the international spotlight after admitting he smoked crack cocaine while mayor of Toronto, has died. He was 46.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 22, 2016

Gomes expands horizons with Japan move

Yomiuri Giants reliever Tetsuya Yamaguchi, for some reason, thought he could get away with a first-pitch, 128-kph slider over the outside of the plate against Jonny Gomes.
EDITORIALS
Mar 22, 2016

The Minamata Convention

Having experienced the dreadful results of mercury poisoning, Japan has a responsibility to help other countries in their efforts to prevent such pollution.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 19, 2016

Manner mode: Defusing tension on the train

Commuting to and from work during peak hours in Tokyo can be an utterly soul-destroying experience.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2016

U.S. sees Chinese activity at reef seized from Philippines

The United States has seen Chinese activity around a reef that China seized from the Philippines nearly four years ago that could be a precursor to more land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea, the U.S. Navy chief said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2016

A look at Syria's extremist Nusra Front, known for holding captives for ransom

By his captors' past form, journalist Jumpei Yasuda's plight could be drawn out.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 14, 2016

Why 3/11 didn't change Japan

The Fukushima crisis should have been a catalyst for change; instead it sustained policy inertia.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 13, 2016

Saga of lost Rikuzentakata tsunami boat forges pan-Pacific friendship

A new children's book recounts events following the 3/11 disasters that have led to a forging of bonds and cross-cultural exchange between young people in Tohoku and the U.S. West Coast.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 12, 2016

Gambling, drugs, bullets provide cautionary tales for NPB's foreign players

Gambling, drugs, bullets in luggage, gambling again. More current and former players in Japanese baseball are being tagged with the yogisha (crime suspect) label following their names, and team officials are making the deep bows of apology and "There's nothing we can say" speeches. Some have stepped...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 11, 2016

North Korean nuclear test shook the earth — but where's the proper proof?

Two months after what is widely believed to have been a nuclear test by North Korea, the radioactive particles to prove it have yet to be detected, suggesting the communist state is getting better at hiding the fallout, experts say.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
Kenshi Yonezu, 'Chainsaw Man' and the art of pop ubiquity
Kenshi Yonezu's “Iris Out” was an instant hit when it dropped in September. Its association with smash anime "Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc" has spread it to even more people.
How airlines are refining their in-flight food in Japan's tourism boom
All Nippon Airways' gourmet program, The Connoisseurs, showcases the Japanese concept of "shun" (peak season for ingredients), giving passengers a preview of the refined cuisine that awaits them in Japan.

Podcast

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

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
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