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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2017

Why robots won't steal all our jobs

New technologies inspire new jobs, a study concludes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2017

China's strong second quarter GDP growth paves way for deeper reforms

China's economy expanded faster than expected in the second quarter, setting the country on course to comfortably meet its 2017 growth target and giving policymakers room to tackle big economic challenges ahead of key leadership changes later this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2017

South Korea seeks rare talks with North to ease soaring military tensions

South Korea on Monday proposed military talks with North Korea, the first formal overture to Pyongyang by the government of President Moon Jae-in, and said the two sides should discuss ways to avoid hostile acts near the heavily militarized border.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 16, 2017

Former Chongqing party chief and Chinese Politburo member under probe, report says

Sun Zhengcai, the former Communist Party chief of the Chinese city of Chongqing, is under investigation by authorities, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing people it didn't identify.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Jul 16, 2017

Strange days of today's technology

Hang in there, the stinky summer could soon be over
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 16, 2017

Trump campaign in June paid law office now representing son $50,000

Donald Trump's campaign paid $50,000 to the law office now representing Donald Trump Jr. a little more than a week before news surfaced of an unreported meeting with a Russian attorney that has prompted new accusations of collusion.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Jul 15, 2017

Doubt cast over Tomin First's national appeal

"Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 15, 2017

North Korea may have more nuclear bomb material than thought, U.S. think tank says

Thermal images of North Korea's main nuclear site show Pyongyang may have reprocessed more plutonium than previously thought that can be used to enlarge its nuclear weapons stockpile, a U.S. think tank has said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 14, 2017

Pop star Beyonce posts first pictures of twins on Instagram

Pop star Beyonce posted the first pictures of her twins, Sir Carter and Rumi, in an Instagram post on Friday.
Reader Mail
Jul 14, 2017

Educators deserve better conditions

For years I've been reading stories about the 40 percent of the workforce in irregular (part-time or temporary) employment, and this story ("Job-hopping hits seven-year high," July 6) brings the first welcome news about a changing workforce.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 14, 2017

Trump hints he could reverse decision to exit Paris climate pact if persuaded

President Donald Trump held the door open to a reversal of his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord on Thursday, but did not say what he would need in return to persuade him to do so.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 12, 2017

Views from Tokyo: What are your thoughts on terrorism in Japan and back home?

Foreign nationals in Shibuya give their general thoughts on terrorism, whether conspiracy legislation is necessary to fight it, and how safe they feel in their home and host countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2017

China sends military personnel to Djibouti to man its first overseas base

Ships carrying Chinese military personnel for Beijing's first overseas military base, in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, have left China to begin setting up the facility as China's rapidly modernizing military hones its global reach.
Most Japanese teens struggling with school find end of summer ‘painful’
Some 93.1% of Japanese teenagers who struggle with school life said they felt like they “wanted to disappear from the world" at the end of summer vacation ahead of the start of a new term, according to a recent survey released by Yokohama-based nonprofit Daisan Kazoku.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.”
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
Japan Times
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.

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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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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