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Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 20, 2016

Baker brings skills clinics to Japan

Internationally renowned basketball skill guru Ganon Baker came to Japan earlier this month to teach local boys and girls some of the drills and techniques required to elevate a player's game.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 20, 2016

Bayer approaches Monsanto in takeover bid for global agrochemical shakeout

German drugs and chemicals group Bayer AG made an unsolicited takeover offer for U.S. seeds company Monsanto Co, aiming to create the world's biggest agricultural supplier and integrate pesticides and seeds markets.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 19, 2016

Japan's 'gatekeeper to Hollywood' Yoko Narahashi brings a playwright's final tale to the big screen with 'Hold My Hand'

Yoko Narahashi might just be the most powerful Japanese woman in Hollywood thanks to her work in casting blockbusters such as "The Last Samurai" and "The Wolverine." Her new film as a director, however, shuns special effects and battles, and focuses on a more intimate story.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 19, 2016

Karin Nakagawa's path to the koto was a discovery of Japan's musical tradition

Born into a musical family, koto player Karin Nakagawa's destiny seemed to be mapped out for her from birth — still, she put up a fight.
JAPAN / Politics
May 19, 2016

Japan's Democratic Party reveals new logo to cries of plagiarism and indecency

The main opposition Democratic Party on Thursday unveiled what it calls a “vibrant” new logo that was then assailed by renewed claims of plagiarism and cries of obscenity.
Reader Mail
May 19, 2016

Nuclear arms have made the world safer

I agree with Robert McKinney's Letter to the Editor "Obama's dismal record on nukes" in the May 8 edition that U.S. President Barack Obama "didn't deserve the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009" and that his record of advancing peace has been "deplorable." But if McKinney is hinting that Obama should lead a charge...
Reader Mail
May 19, 2016

Bikini Atoll tests, cause and effect

Regarding the editorial "Revisiting Bikini Atoll nuclear tests" in the May 16 edition, I am an attorney who has been handling radiation cases in the United States for over 30 years. The law in this country is quite well-developed on the duty the government or any other defendant owes to the plaintiff:...
Reader Mail
May 19, 2016

What are Cutler's true intensions?

The article "No reset button on TPP pact, Cutler warns" in the May 14 edition quotes Wendy Cutler as saying that the TPP pact is "impossible to renegotiate", and "indispensable."
Reader Mail
May 19, 2016

Hypocrisy and discrimination

Colin P.A. Jones presents a thoughtful take on the role the Constitution plays in Japanese society in "Does the Japanese Constitution mean anything?" in the May 9 edition.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 19, 2016

Ex-coach Sato: Japan in safe hands

Former head coach for the Japan men's national volleyball team Gary Sato was thrilled to see his old team as he took in one of the two games that made up an exhibition series between Japan and the United States in Southern California on May 11.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 19, 2016

Magic mushroom ingredient may ease severe depression, study suggests

Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms, may one day be an effective treatment for patients with severe depression who fail to recover using other therapies, scientists said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 19, 2016

Sucked into deflation again, Japan's $2 cup noodle binge is sign of the times

Japanese consumers cannot get enough of cup ramen, with spending on them surging by more than a quarter over the past year. That sounds like good news, but for a country still struggling to escape deflation it is a worrying signal.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 19, 2016

Chinese jets intercept U.S. military spy plane in an 'unsafe' manner

The Pentagon was investigating the "unsafe" intercept Tuesday of a U.S. spy plane by two Chinese fighter jets in the South China Sea, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
May 18, 2016

Gunma's Hamilton happy to help others shine

The Japan Times has featured periodic interviews with players in the bj-league since 2006 in this long-running series. Gary Hamilton of the Gunma Crane Thunders is the subject of this week's profile. Because the league's final game was held on Sunday, this article wraps up the series in its current format....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2016

In call with White House, Duterte tells Obama he may go bilateral on Beijing talks

U.S. President Barack Obama telephoned Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday to congratulate him on his election win, saying the high voter turnout reflects Manila's "vibrant democracy."
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 18, 2016

Sports Agency chief Suzuki getting to grips with task

With this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics just around the corner, sports are currently very much in the spotlight.
JAPAN
May 18, 2016

Tokyo reveals rare outbreak of tuberculosis, plays down ongoing risk

Nine people have contracted tuberculosis while 34 others have developed asymptomatic forms of the disease after coming into contact last year with an Asian student living in Tokyo, the metropolitan government has revealed.
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2016

May Day, Russia, Mayday!

Russian President Vladimir Putin used this year's holiday marking the Soviet victory in World War II to whip up jingoistic hysteria.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 18, 2016

Giving voice to foreign talent via the spoken word

Tokyo's English poetry scene gets a shot in the arm with a lively event night and new journal.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 17, 2016

Too early to worry about Otani's season, says Darvish

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace Shohei Otani has just one win and a 3.34 ERA after eight starts, but former Fighters ace Yu Darvish says it's too early to worry about the 21-year-old right-hander.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 17, 2016

Docomo makes smartphones covertly trackable by Japanese authorities

NTT Docomo says five of its new smartphone models will allow investigative authorities to track the phones' locations without users being aware of it.
EDITORIALS
May 17, 2016

Disaster-proof supply chains

Japanese companies must rethink their supply-chain strategies to make them more resilient to natural disasters.
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2016

Girls' lives are improving, but not fast enough

The international community must strive to reduce teen pregnancies and enable girls in developing countries to learn, lead, decide and thrive.
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2016

Sadiq Khan's democratic Islam

Sadiq Khan's election as mayor of London can and should be seen as a clear victory of enlightened Islam against benighted, reactionary, and intolerant Islam.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
May 17, 2016

Murphy making immediate impact at plate for NL East-leading Nats

Murphy's Law (If anything can go wrong, it will) plagued the Washington Nationals throughout the entire 2015 campaign.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 17, 2016

The many portraits of an artist as a young, and older, man

As photographer Yasumasa Morimura has predominantly made his name since 1985 in eccentric self-portraiture involving impersonations of famous people, his current exhibition is conceptually and structurally all autobiography. It is a tale serially told through chapters with a beginning, middle-stage developments...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 17, 2016

Kanagawa woman, 26, taps crowdfunding to raise money for her spouse search

From tech products to movies, the recent advent of crowdfunding has allowed companies and creators to make their dreams a reality.
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.
Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
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.

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
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