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Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Oct 22, 2016

Welcome home, Okinawa

Under the slogan "Let the whole world move to the Uchina beat," Okinawa will host the prefecture's largest international event, the sixth Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival from Thursday, Oct. 27, to Sunday, Oct. 30. (Uchina means Okinawa in the island's language, while Uchinanchu means an Okinawan person)....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 22, 2016

Nationalism: a long shadow over Asia's precarious future

In 1945, year zero for "Nationalism in Asia", most of the region it describes was impoverished, backward and exhausted. After the calamitous Pacific War, China, India and Indonesia were in a final showdown with the great European colonial powers that had exploited them for decades. Korea had shrugged...
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 22, 2016

Brex storm past Alvark in series opener

Two former NBL powerhouse teams squared off on Saturday in one of the early marquee matchups of the B. League's inaugural season, and coach Tom Wisman's Tochigi Brex made a statement.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 22, 2016

Wake up and smell the coffee

Where's the Blue Mountain?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 22, 2016

Hiroshima mayor Matsui calls Carp an integral part of city

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui was there in person at Tokyo Dome to see the Carp capture the Central League pennant. The baseball-mad residents of his city might make it hard for him to do the same should the Carp be on the verge of a Japan Series title.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2016

Poll finds half of Republicans would reject result if Clinton trounces Trump on Nov. 8

Donald Trump has repeatedly called this year's presidential election rigged and has coyly said "I will keep you in suspense" on whether he will accept a Hillary Clinton victory, but many Republicans are less circumspect, according to a new poll.
WORLD
Oct 22, 2016

Cyberattack targets PayPal, Twitter, other sites

Hackers unleashed a complex attack on the internet through common devices like webcams and digital recorders and cut access to some of the world's best known websites Friday, a stunning breach of global internet stability.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 21, 2016

October 22, 2016

Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 21, 2016

WADA chief Reedie calls on Abe to provide more funding to fight doping

World Anti-Doping Agency President Craig Reedie challenged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to put his money where his mouth is and increase Japan's funding in the fight against doping on Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 21, 2016

Former champ Uchiyama awaits return to ring on New Year's Eve

When he took a defeat against ferocious challenger Jezreel Corrales in April, Takashi Uchiyama lost multiple things at once, not just the WBA super featherweight belt.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 21, 2016

Mourinho's match tactics not the most entertaining

If Jose Mourinho sets up Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as he did against Liverpool on Monday, his return to Chelsea should carry a government health warning: "Watching Manchester United can severely damage your health."
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Oct 21, 2016

Zeshin: Seasonal surprises in a 'kaiseki' hideaway

Autumn is our reward for overcoming the extremes of summer. The harvest that comes with the season also makes it quite possibly the best time of year for eating out. Zeshin, opened more than three years ago by Hideyuki Ohishi, will make you wish autumn lasted the whole year.
Reader Mail
Oct 21, 2016

Looking at what makes children grow

Every morning I enjoy taking a walk for about half an hour or so. For 15 years, my dog was my walking partner, but she died several years ago and I still feel so lonesome. However, I have recently realized that plants and schoolchildren encourage me and make me feel alive.
Reader Mail
Oct 21, 2016

Clamp down now on passive smoke

I read with interest the story "Health ministry unveils draft plan to combat passive smoking" in the Oct. 14 edition.
Reader Mail
Oct 21, 2016

Narcissist Trump is clearly unfit

Donald Trump seems to suffer from a textbook case of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD); he behaves as if he's the poster boy for that mental condition. And a narcissist of Trump's ilk — one who makes Muhammad Ali's showboating jests look tame by comparison — is the very last thing the world...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2016

Hawks win draft lottery rights for Soka University pitching phenom Tanaka

The talent pool for pitchers in this year's draft class was deep. What's more, he hurt his right shoulder during this year's spring season. So there were good reasons for NPB clubs to pass on Soka University right-hander Seigi Tanaka in Thursday's NPB draft.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2016

In move that may benefit Abe, LDP to extend term limit for party presidency

The ruling could possibly see Prime Minister Shinzo Abe running for a third term in 2018.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 20, 2016

Shiga finds going tough early on

After a month of games, there are two 1-7 teams in the B. League's 18-team first division. And they are both vying to climb out of the cellar.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 20, 2016

Final presidential debate offers no solace for U.S.-Japan relations

The conversation that has so far taken place in the run-up to this year's U.S. presidential election has been a nightmare for Japan.
EDITORIALS
Oct 20, 2016

New money and new ways to use it

The world's billionaires control $5.1 trillion, or more money than the entire Japanese economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2016

Moves to ban HFCs are too late and too slow

HFC leakage from air conditioners alone will raise the global average temperature by half a degree Celsius by mid-century.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2016

China is poised to win if the U.S. withdraws

China may offer a poor alternative for global leadership to the U.S., but it's hard not to see it as an increasingly credible one.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2016

Explorers to sail reed boat across Pacific in bid to prove ancient journeys

An expedition in a boat made only of reeds crafted by indigenous Bolivians is getting ready to cross the Pacific from South America to Australia, in a fresh attempt to prove that ancient mariners were capable of making the journey.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2016

Otani set to be center of attention in Japan Series, beyond

The Hiroshima Carp and Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters begin their battle for the Japan Series crown on Saturday. But the attention on that matchup might pale in comparison to the focus that will be on Fighters star Shohei Otani not only in this series, but as he prepares to step onto the international...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2016

Amazon to launch new manga e-book reader for Japanese market

E-commerce giant Amazon is launching Friday an e-book reader exclusively designed for Japanese manga aficionados, which is sure to disappoint fans of the comic genre overseas.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2016

U.N. rewrites history; Jews look on bright side

The absurdity of a UNESCO resolution that denies any historical Jewish connection with the Temple Mount in Jerusalem may end up giving Israel a rare upper hand at the U.N.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 19, 2016

Global money flees Japan stocks at fastest pace since 1987

International equity investors are giving up on Japan.
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’

Longform

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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