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EDITORIALS
Jul 30, 2016

Plastic waste turning seas toxic

The government and consumers alike must do everything they can to stop polluting the world's oceans with plastic waste.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2016

Global warming and the death of World Heritage sites

As climate change grows worse, influential institutions like the World Heritage Committee must take a stand against the toxic legacy of dependence on coal and other fossil fuels.
Reader Mail
Jul 30, 2016

Missed alarm bells in Sagamihara

And yet the killer was allowed to go free? ("Despite signs, killer slipped through the cracks," July 28.) The Keystone Koban Kops really didn't treat Satoshi Uematsu's very troubling threats too seriously, nor did the "highly educated" mental health experts who briefly attempted to provide him with "therapy."...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2016

Clinton exits Democratic confab with six-point lead over Trump, newly worded survey says

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton held a six-point lead over Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll with new wording that was released on Friday, the day after she formally accepted her party's nomination for the Nov. 8 election.
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MULTIMEDIA
Jul 29, 2016

July 30, 2016

CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 29, 2016

'Kidnap Tour'; 'Takeshi's How to Look at Japan'; Y! Mobile

Now that school is out summer is officially here, and NHK celebrates with a dramatization of Mitsuyo Tsunoda's novel, "Kidnap Tour" (NHK-G, Tues., 7:30 p.m.).
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jul 29, 2016

England's only World Cup triumph turns 50

The innocence of youth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2016

China, Russia to carry out joint military drills in South China Sea

China and Russia will hold joint naval drills in the disputed South China Sea in September, China's Defense Ministry announced Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2016

Race relations in spotlight in Canada as Montreal cop convicted in teen's shooting death caught on video

A six-year prison sentence for a policeman in the shooting death of a teenager three years ago was a rare conviction in Canada, where activists say officers too often get off easy in brutality cases.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 29, 2016

Islamic State video of church attacker Paris was tipped off to urges all Muslims to destroy France

Islamic State's affiliated news agency Amaq on Thursday released a video purportedly showing one of the two men who attacked a church in northern France this week urging all Muslims to destroy the country.
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CULTURE / Film
Jul 28, 2016

Our favorite monster returns to terrorize Japan in 'Shin Godzilla'

After 12 years in storage (or on Monster Island) a Japanese Godzilla is roaring again. Toho film studios has revived the world's favorite atomic-breathed monster in "Shin Godzilla," which is set for nationwide release today.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2016

The jihadi-inspired wave of 'lone wolf' attacks

A veteran al-Qaida leader is a major inspiration of the 'leaderless jihad' strategy that is now wreaking havoc and spreading fear in the West and in the Middle East.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2016

Real estate firm plans Airbnb rentals amid tourism boom

Star Mica Co., a Tokyo-listed real-estate company founded by an ex-Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker, plans to double returns from apartments, using Airbnb to house foreign tourists.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2016

Komatsu quarterly profit down 52% on weak demand

Construction and mining equipment manufacturer Komatsu Ltd., which last week made a $2.89 billion offer for Joy Global Inc., said first-quarter profit fell 52 percent as demand languished in markets such as the Middle East and Indonesia and the stronger yen crimped overseas revenue.
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BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2016

American shale gas heads to East Asia for first time

East Asia, which imports more liquefied natural gas than any other region of the world, is preparing to receive its first supplies from America's shale bounty.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 28, 2016

Great Red Spot storm heating Jupiter's atmosphere, study shows

Scientists have long wondered why Jupiter's upper atmosphere has temperatures similar to those of Earth, even though the biggest planet in the solar system is five times farther away from the sun.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 27, 2016

Crowdfunding offers freedom to filmmakers

It's not easy making indie movies in Japan. The big studios only want commercial projects with proven fan appeal, usually based on hit manga, novels or TV dramas. Given the need, government funding schemes are paltry, with much of the money going to films about safe, uncontroversial subjects.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2016

Tokyo forum urges working women to think big, bring diversity

Women in Japan should not hesitate to dream big and have the confidence to develop their careers in order to boost diversity in the workplace, panelists at Japan's largest annual conference for working women said.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2016

Poll puts Trump 2 points ahead of Clinton in presidential race amid DNC disarray

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump posted a two-point lead over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday, the first time he has been ahead since early May.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 26, 2016

The intention behind China's unrestrained naval moves

China is no longer making a secret of its ambition to gain dominance over the western Pacific.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2016

Trump's admiration for Putin not completely mutual

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has often praised Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a "strong leader."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 26, 2016

Avoid Japan's hedge funds, SkyBridge chief warns, citing unease over stimulus and debt

As one of the world's biggest investors in hedge funds, it is Raymond Nolte's job to find traders who can navigate even the toughest markets. Right now, he trusts nobody to do that in Japan.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jul 25, 2016

Sashihara wins AKB48 general election

About 30,000 people packed a baseball stadium in Niigata for the annual event to announce the most popular members of the AKB48 family of all-female idol groups.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jul 25, 2016

BayStars' Zagurski relishing each moment of baseball journey

Mike Zagurski was rehabbing an injury several years ago, while with the Philadelphia Phillies' organization, when he decided he wanted a dog. He soon told his girlfriend (now wife) of his intention and also informed housemates Scott Mathieson and Kyle Drabek.
EDITORIALS
Jul 25, 2016

Searching for Pikachu

What may be most significant about the 'Pokemon Go' phenomenon is what it portends for the future of online gaming.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2016

Mirage of a rules-based order

As demonstrated by China's response to The Hague's South China Sea decision, international law is powerful against the powerless, but powerless against the powerful.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2016

Paradise lost: the revenge of unrealistic hopes

U.S. voters are angry at the perceived discrepancy between today and a romanticized past.

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