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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 9, 2017

Nagoya's Bachynski stepping up with Burrell injured

The absence of the injured Justin Burrell, one of the elite stars in Japan pro basketball over the past decade, has forced the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins to make some adjustments.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2017

Understanding the real cost of protectionism

Does Donald Trump know that one American company might be 'destroying' more American jobs than China is?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jan 16, 2017

Let's discuss 119 emergency calls

Some callers just want a ride. Others are lonely and simply want to chat. The problem? They've called 119.
BASKETBALL
Jan 13, 2017

Japan hoop legend Kohama dead at 84

Mototaka Kohama, affectionately known as the "Godfather of Japanese basketball," died on Thursday. He was 84.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 9, 2017

Nonfatal Osprey crash in Okinawa brings safety fears to fore

The MV-22 Osprey accident last month in Okinawa rekindled concerns about the tilt-rotor aircraft, which was once known as the "widow maker" for those killed during its development.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 9, 2017

Chinese state tabloid warns Trump, end 'one-China' policy and China will 'take revenge'

State-run Chinese tabloid Global Times warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that Beijing would "take revenge" if he reneged on the "one-China" policy, only hours after Taiwan's president made a controversial stopover in Houston.
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
Dec 21, 2016

『KANA CAN BE EASY改訂版』発売

　株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役：堤丈晴）は、ひらがな・カタカナが楽しく簡単に覚えられる、外国人のための教材『KANA CAN BE EASY』の改訂版を発売しました。
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Dec 17, 2016

Charity in Japan begins at home

Domestic nonprofit organizations face a number of obstacles in their attempts to make a difference in people's lives.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 13, 2016

When Rene Redzepi brought Noma to Japan

In April 2014, chef Rene Redzepi was riding the crest of a wave. Noma, his iconic Copenhagen restaurant, had just been voted back to No. 1 on the World 50 Best list, cementing its place as one of the top global dining destinations. And then, at the awards ceremony, he dropped a bombshell announcement....
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2016

Capitalism is for everyone?

Capitalism clearly doesn't work for everyone, but Louis Kelso's vision of social capitalism just might.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2016

Trump's war on the press

One of the biggest conflicts in Washington next year will be the one between the mainstream media and the most anti-press president since at least Richard Nixon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2016

Will Facebook be China's propaganda tool?

By cozying up to the communist regime Facebook will help enable Beijing's relentless crackdown on dissent.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 14, 2016

Let's discuss a cheaper Tokyo Olympics

All options remain on the table after a working group set up to review the cost of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics met for the first time.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2016

Amid Rakhine violence, rights monitors voice concern about Myanmar's freedom of speech

Human rights monitors have raised concerns about press freedom in Myanmar after a journalist at an English-language newspaper said she was fired following government criticism of her reporting of allegations of rape by soldiers.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 19, 2016

How the U.S. military spies on Okinawans and me

Documents reveal that the U.S. Marine Corps is amassing information on Okinawan anti-base protesters as well as journalists.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 19, 2016

TIFF takes viewers beyond the comfort zone

While sifting through the movies submitted for this year's Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), competition programming director Yoshihiko Yatabe says he noticed a recurring theme.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 16, 2016

When to speak and when to shut up: the art of a Japanese 'benshi'

The silent films screened in Japan from the 1920s to '40s were never completely silent. Katsudo-shashin benshi, or benshi for short, delivered live narration that provided everything an audience might need to appreciate a film — from commentary to translation. Derived from Japan's many narrative art...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2016

Syria's civil war and the bias in Western media

Is there one standard of morality for our friends and another for those we choose to demonize?
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2016

Team Clinton attacking Trump's lies with ... lies

Why are Hillary Clinton's people resorting to the exact same style of lying that they claim to criticize about Donald Trump?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 31, 2016

U.S. washes hands of rights violations at Okinawa helipad site

Washington and the Pentagon sidestep issues of injuries to protesters and censorship as police blanket the village of Takae.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2016

Military voters say no to endless wars

The least militaristic U.S. presidential candidate, Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson, has the most support among U.S. active duty service members.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2016

The Tinder for Japan's aging CEOs posts a 1,170% stock gain

When Masao Takeuchi signed away the company he'd spent 25 years building from scratch, one of his biggest feelings was relief.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2016

South China Sea PR campaign falsely suggests British lawmaker backs maritime claims

Beijing has taken its fight over the disputed South China Sea to a whole new arena — New York's Times Square — leasing a giant electronic billboard to showcase its claims in a video that falsely suggests a British lawmaker supports its position.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 27, 2016

'Trumpetings' mean trouble for Japan and Asia

The last thing this region needs is more tension and conflict, which is what would come with a Trump presidency.
LIFE / Language
Jul 25, 2016

Looking at vocabulary in the runup to 'Pokemon Go'

'Pokemon Go' fans in Japan are vexed by the wait for the popular game.
EDITORIALS
Jul 14, 2016

The Emperor and abdication

Public discussion should be launched to discuss the issues that must be resolved to permit the abdication of the Emperor.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2016

U.K. hopeful May warns of tough future after Brexit as rival Leadsom flaunts motherhood

The two rivals to become the U.K.'s next prime minister stepped up their campaigns, with Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom extolling the virtues of motherhood while Home Secretary Theresa May, who is childless, pledged to get Britain through the "difficult times" that Brexit will bring.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jul 6, 2016

Kochi voters feel neglected after redrawing of electoral boundaries

Campaigning is at fever pitch ahead of Sunday's Upper House election, with candidates pounding the pavement, holding rallies and calling out their names and slogans for hours on end via loudspeakers.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Japan must correct Trump’s false data for trade talks, says Kono
Former Foreign Minister Taro Kono
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

Podcast

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

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.
By Tomoko Otake

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