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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2015

Xi seeks to reassure U.S. on trade, security

Chinese President Xi Jinping, facing a skeptical audience on Tuesday, the first day of a weeklong U.S. visit, sought to reassure business and government officials over a long list of irritants, from economic reform to cyberattacks, human rights and commercial theft.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2015

19 million households reply to online census amid criticism over handling of personal data

The response to the first national census allowing people across the country to answer online exceeds expectations while also raising fresh worries over sloppy handling of information.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Sep 21, 2015

When translation gets tough, bow to the 'Green Goddess'

For me personally, the most frustrating part of translating Japanese into English is looking up the definitions of words I don't know.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 21, 2015

Let's discuss the new My Number system

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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 21, 2015

Thaksin advises red shirt opposition to 'play dead' — for now

From self-imposed exile, the influential leader of Thailand's rural red shirt opposition movement has delivered a simple message to followers chafing at the military junta's iron rule: lay low for now, don't panic, "play dead."
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 19, 2015

Taiji drops anchor on dolphin hunts despite increasing pressure

On the harbor road heading east toward Tomyozaki Point, there is a moss-encrusted monument dedicated to an ill-fated whaling expedition in 1878. Facing fierce westerly winds, the fishermen released their catch, a right whale and her calf, and tied their boats together with nets to bolster defenses, but...
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2015

Oregon artist to sell image of Trump painted with menstrual blood

An Oregon artist who used menstrual blood to paint an image of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Wednesday she would sell posters as well as the original, which was created in response to remarks that the billionaire made about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly.
LIFE / Digital
Sep 17, 2015

8-4 turns your game's 'Engrish' into English

'Gaming Jesus" is ready to give the 8-4 tour. "It won't take long," he promises. The office that houses his game localization company is quite cozy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 16, 2015

Abe pledges more ships to Vietnam's top leader to offset China

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Vietnamese supreme leader Nguyen Phu Trong have agreed that Japan will provide more used vessels to shore up Vietnam's maritime law enforcement capabilities to counter China's increasing power in the South China Sea.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2015

Honor the past, not the racism

Rather than try to sanitize U.S. history, Americans should explore it and realize they can admire some aspects of the greats of the past without endorsing everything for which they stood.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 14, 2015

Let's discuss the lifting of evacuation orders in Fukushima

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EDITORIALS
Sep 11, 2015

Discouraging end to Henoko talks

The lack of progress in talks between the national government and the Okinawan government over the Futenma relocation plan was unsurprising, given the Abe administration's unwillingness to pay heed to anti-base sentiment in Okinawa.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 9, 2015

'San Andreas' struggles to hold water in post-3/11 Japan

In the 1970s, Hollywood disaster movies were a lucrative genre. In 1974 "Earthquake" and "The Towering Inferno" were released, and the decade saw the box-office success of multiple "Airport" films.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2015

Failure of Syria diplomacy exposes enduring divisions over Assad

While the desperate flight of Syrians from their country's war was dominating news bulletins this summer, yet another diplomatic push to end the 4-year-old conflict was quietly running into the sand.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 7, 2015

Let's discuss security for the Tokyo Olympics

The Metropolitan Police Department is planning security on an unprecedented scale for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2015

Osaka political jockeying continues as speculation grows Hashimoto may run in Upper House poll

Behind-the-scenes maneuvering in Osaka to create a new national political party and secure candidates for November's mayoral and gubernatorial elections continued in Osaka last week, with speculation growing that Mayor Toru Hashimoto will seek to run in next summer's Upper House poll.
EDITORIALS
Sep 4, 2015

Time to heal rifts with Beijing, Seoul

As the events marking the end of World War II draw to a close, the Abe administration should turn its attention to improving ties with South Korea and China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2015

China's AIIB to offer loans with fewer strings than World Bank: sources

China's new international development bank will offer loans with fewer strings attached than the World Bank, sources said, as Beijing seeks to change the unwritten rules of global development finance.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 31, 2015

Let's discuss Mt. Gox and virtual currency

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Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Aug 29, 2015

Keith Haring's urban art finds apt lodgings in Japan's countryside

If someone were to tell you that the largest private collection of New York street and pop artist Keith Haring's work is stashed in some of Japan's lushest mountainous countryside, and if you went to visit it, you could stay in a Keith Haring-inspired boutique hotel, you would probably think they were...
LIFE / Style & Design
Aug 29, 2015

Kitagawara shapes a new Kobuchizawa Station

Since 2011, Tokyo University of the Arts and the city of Hokuto in Yamanashi Prefecture have been working together to redesign its Kobuchizawa Station building as part of an initiative to breathe new life into the rural area.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 29, 2015

Composer Shiro Sagisu scores songs to be devoured to on 'Attack on Titan' soundtrack

During one scene in Shinji Higuchi's recent film "Attack on Titan," soldiers leap from building to building battling a carnivorous giant with nothing but swords. The horror is heightened by the music: razor sharp synthesizers accentuate a foreboding orchestral melody. It's hard to imagine the action...
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2015

Virginia shooter identified with 9/11 attackers, other mass murderers

The gunman who killed two Virginia television journalists on air had planned the assault well and identified with mass murderers and the Sept. 11 attackers, authorities said on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2015

Dumbing down: the key to U.S. political success

Stupidity exists everywhere, but what makes it stand out in America is that most Americans don't think it's bad to be dumb.
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2015

Aso says China policies stirring concerns in markets

After the yen surged the most since 1998 amid a deepening sell-off in global stocks, Finance Minister Taro Aso criticized China's recent intervention in financial markets.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 24, 2015

Let's discuss attitudes toward work

In an unstable time for young people looking at their future careers, a survey reveals that they maintain a rather cool attitude toward employment.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2015

China wants great power, not responsibility

Beijing still believes money can buy the trust and soft power it craves, but as long as the government's pronouncements aren't seen as genuinely reliable, skepticism about the yuan will only grow.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 22, 2015

Abe's revisionism and Japan's divided war memories

The Abe statement, approved by the Cabinet on Aug. 14, has elevated a myopic and exonerating revisionist narrative of history to Japan's official policy.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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