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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Sep 16, 2016

How Chinese stir-frying snuck into Japanese homes

Stir-frying, often thought to be a part of all East and Southeast Asian cuisines, has a fairly short history in Japan. The method of rapidly cooking chopped food in oil over a hot fire was first introduced to the country by Chinese immigrants in the Meiji Period (1868-1912). This was the era when restaurants...
Reader Mail
Sep 16, 2016

Thai government not in blame game

I wish to refer to the article "Thai military junta playing a dangerous blame game" by Pavin Chachavalpongpun, published in the Sept. 1 issue, and wish to make the following clarifications:
Reader Mail
Sep 16, 2016

Build Bushido, not feminism

A foreign woman writing about Japan's Emperor accession ("Compromising on Imperial succession reform" in the Sept. 13 edition) demonstrates her profound lack of understanding of Japanese history and the traditions that have protected Japan from conquest for thousands of years.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 16, 2016

Koeman defying expectations at Everton

It cost Everton £10 million ($13.2 million) to fire manager Roberto Martinez after three years in charge in May. It then cost the Merseyside club £5 million in compensation paid to Southampton to appoint Ronald Koeman.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 15, 2016

From the latest titles to VR and cosplay, the Tokyo Game Show has been in Japan's corner for 20 years

Twenty years ago, two new video game trade shows launched in Tokyo with the hopes of capturing the attention — and yen — of gamers in Japan. The first Tokyo Game Show (TGS) took place from Aug. 22 to 24, 1996, and was followed that November by E3 Tokyo, a Japanese offshoot of the U.S.-based Electronic...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2016

Hungary's refugee response just the beginning

Global refugees are more numerous today than at any other time since 1950, but in 20 years there will probably be five or 10 times as many — and the borders will be slamming shut everywhere.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 15, 2016

Enthusiastic players unite to promote new league

Players were upbeat and enthusiastic, and a positive vibe filled the room.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 14, 2016

Five years on from 3/11, dog named Beach seeks a foster home

In what is a first for The Japan Times ARK listing, this week features a dog in need not of adoption but a foster home.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 14, 2016

'The BFG': With an emphasis on the friendly

The Japanese have never really warmed to the stories of Roald Dahl, with the exception of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Even then, they're probably not thinking of Dahl, it's more about Johnny Depp and the Wonka Chocolate bars sold at most high-end supermarkets around Valentine's and Christmas....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2016

U.K. startup looks for a slice of Japan's remittance market

TransferWise Ltd., a British peer-to-peer money transfer startup launched last week on the promise of cheaper prices, is betting its service will change the way Japanese and foreign residents send and receive money overseas.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2016

The world has a sex problem that hurts growth

Gender inequality is taking an immense economic toll.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 14, 2016

Bolt leaves door open for 2017 world sprint double

Usain Bolt has left the door open to running in both the 100 and 200 meters at next year's world championships, where he said he will be more focused on protecting his legacy than topping his world records.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2016

China warns Taiwan not to allow Dalai Lama to visit

China on Wednesday warned Taiwan's new government against allowing exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to visit, after a high-profile Taiwanese legislator invited him to the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2016

America should exit the Korean imbroglio

A U.S. withdrawal from South Korea would undercut Pyongyang's justification for its massive military spending.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2016

South Korea's biggest recorded earthquake triggers nuclear safety concerns

Two earthquakes that jolted South Korea on Monday night, including the largest ever recorded in the country, prompted concerns about the safety of nuclear plants clustered in the quake-prone southeast.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 13, 2016

Germs, bugs everywhere virtually guarantee getting sick on the U.S. campaign trail

Hillary Clinton's bout of pneumonia has shed light on a problem seldom seen by American voters: The long days, little sleep, cross-country travel, bad food and kissing babies add up to a recipe for illness for presidential candidates and aides.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2016

The security of nukes in insecure regions

More efforts are needed to develop well-considered and broadly supported plans to secure nuclear weapons in volatile regions.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2016

The illiberal international

Will the marriage of messianic and opportunistic populism spread across the EU, or remain confined to Central Europe
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2016

Time to seize the climate's low-hanging fruit

An amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase out hydrofluorocarbons could be a boon for climate-change mitigation.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2016

Southeast Asia has a 'Brexit' risk of its own

ASEAN could end up a toothless tiger unless it addresses economic integration and regional security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Sep 12, 2016

Tech world wraps head around 360-degree photography

As virtual reality makes strides in the tech world, the next big thing is tipped to be a visual technology that can capture and show what people see in 360 degrees.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2016

Joint China-Russia naval drills in South China Sea focus on anti-submarine, 'island-seizing' operations

China and Russia kicked off eight days of naval drills Monday in the South China Sea off southern Guangdong province — a move likely to further stir tensions in the disputed waters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 12, 2016

Aichi firm mining used gadgets to make Tokyo Olympic medals

Renet Japan Group Inc., a major dealer in second-hand goods based in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, is stepping up efforts to collect and recycle mobile phones and computers so it can forge Olympic medals out of recycled goods.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Sep 11, 2016

Kisenosato set to profit from Hakuho's absence at Autumn Basho

Early on Thursday, it was announced that yokozuna Hakuho had decided to skip the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo due to injury.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2016

South Korean plan to kill Kim likely to reinforce North's view that nukes are needed: experts

In the wake of Pyongyang's fifth and biggest nuclear test Friday, the South Korean military is reportedly touting the value of so-called decapitation strikes on the North Korean leadership.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
Schools get students involved in revision of unreasonable ‘black rules’
At Yawata Junior High School in Nagoya, there are no more rules on clothing and hairstyles. Students are free to wear either the school's uniform or clothes of their own choosing.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
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.

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
By Tomoko Otake

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