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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2016

Japan well placed to lead in artificial intelligence, expert says

Japan lags Silicon Valley in conventional internet services but could become a global leader in the deep-learning technology of artificial intelligence, a leading AI expert has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 16, 2016

May sends Xi letter as U.K.-China ties hang on nuclear plant

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has written to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang to express her desire to enhance trade and strategic ties, her nation's new Asia envoy said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 15, 2016

In Japan, August is for remembering

For this island nation, the month of August has never really been about vacations and relaxation — at least not since 1945.
WORLD
Aug 15, 2016

U.S. nuclear bombs that Japan relies on are 'liability' in unstable Turkey

A report has slammed planned upgrades to the U.S. tactical nuclear bomb program as an "egregious" waste of money and said deployment overseas is risky, although experts point to benefits for allies in Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 15, 2016

Better THAAD than dead

China and Russia should welcome Seoul's plan to deploy an advanced missile-defense system because it alleviates the need for South Korea or Japan to pursue other defense options, which could include the development of nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 15, 2016

Special Mitsubishi Electric plant focuses on custom lifts for Asian venues

Made-to-order people movers, including spiral escalators and elevators with doors bearing elegant Islamic designs made at Mitsubishi Electric Corp.'s Inazawa Works, are becoming popular in Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2016

Why China's plan to build a new Silk Road runs through Singapore

As the son of a man who journeyed from China to Singapore and founded a shipping business a half century ago, Teo Siong Seng sees his life as one immersed in the ancient trading networks of Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 15, 2016

NYPD hunts for gunman in street execution of Muslim cleric, colleague

New York City police searched on Sunday for a gunman who killed a Muslim cleric and his associate as they left prayers at a mosque in the borough of Queens on Saturday, sowing fear and sadness in their budding Bangladeshi community.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 14, 2016

SEALDs to disband but founder says political activism just beginning

One of Japan's leading liberal youth groups is coming to an end after kick-starting what it hopes will become a new generation of political leaders.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 14, 2016

Summer Sonic founder Naoki Shimizu explains the search for the perfect music festival lineup

Creativeman President Naoki Shimizu says he had the perfect idea for this year's Sonicmania. The event, an all-night party that comes ahead of Creativeman's Summer Sonic music festival, would feature EDM heavyweight Skrillex and long-running synthpop outfit New Order as the headliners, bringing out young...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 14, 2016

Dinosaur Jr. to bring Tokyo a glimpse of life in 'ear-bleeding country'

Lou Barlow is looking forward to his trip back to Japan. It's the cuisine, more than anything that has him anticipating his return to the country, but it's not what you might think.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 13, 2016

The lure of Japan's mysterious ruins

Abandoned sites offer explorers a numinous mix of history, mortality and a sense of the passage of time
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 13, 2016

A world gone mad? That's quite absurd!

Real life is getting too absurd for absurd theater — or so reckons one absurdist playwright. Does he have a point?
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Aug 13, 2016

New looks for fall and winter

Mintdesigns finds a new, bigger home
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 13, 2016

Ahead of the game

Have you seen Pikachu yet?
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 13, 2016

Cuban rolls record 90-meter cigar ahead of Castro's 90th birthday

A Cuban cigar-maker broke his own record on Friday by rolling the world's longest cigar, dedicating the 90-meter (295-foot) smoke to Fidel Castro ahead of the retired leader's 90th birthday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 12, 2016

Kaneto victorious in 200-meter breaststroke; Phelps beats Hagino for 22nd gold

Rie Kaneto won gold in the women's 200-meter breaststroke but failed in her mission to break the world record at the Rio Olympics on Thursday night.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2016

In safety push, Nissan turns camera on hot car interiors

In a parked, unmanned car, the cap on a plastic soda bottle pops off and the cola fizzes out. A plastic toy puppy sags and topples over. A chocolate bar and gummy candies melt into slime.
Reader Mail
Aug 12, 2016

Lesson from Sagamihara: Coexisting and growing together

On July 26, an unbelievable tragedy occurred at a care home in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture. Nineteen were killed and dozens injured in a knife attack. I pray from the bottom of my heart for the repose of the 19 innocent souls and quick recovery of those injured.
Reader Mail
Aug 12, 2016

Trump couldn't be more wrong

Regarding the story "Trump rips U.S. defense of Japan" in the Aug. 7 issue, there's an old saying: "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." Same goes for military spending: If you think defense spending is too expensive, try paying for World War III.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2016

One path to leadership in China is now closed

Instead of sharing power across factions as his two predecessors did, Xi Jinping is consolidating power for himself.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 11, 2016

Russia declares daily three-hour Aleppo cease-fires to let in aid

Russia said on Wednesday there would be daily three-hour cease-fires in Syria's Aleppo starting Thursday to allow humanitarian convoys to enter the city safely, a proposal the United Nations said it would consider.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 10, 2016

Views from Tokyo: What are your hopes and expectations for the Rio Olympics?

People out and about in the capital talk about their predictions for the Rio games and Tokyo's turn as host city in 2020.
OLYMPICS
Aug 10, 2016

Sakai takes silver in 200 butterfly; Phelps claims 20th, 21st gold medals of career

Masato Sakai claimed silver after coming out of nowhere to almost deny Michael Phelps his 20th Olympic gold medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the Rio Games on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2016

Spyware attacks Vietnamese government sites amid South China Sea dispute

The spyware used in cyberattacks on Vietnam's major airports and national carrier last month is now also suspected of having bombarded many more official sites amid tensions with China over territory in the South China Sea.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 9, 2016

Is Abe a true nationalist?

Prime Minister Abe should focus on reviving the economy, not revising the Constitution.
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’

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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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