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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 29, 2016

Pacquet-Brenner takes us through 'Dark Places'

Two years after the opening of the pervertedly female-empowering "Gone Girl" (based on Gillian Flynn's best-selling novel), I'm one of the people who still get chills when remembering Rosamund Pike's monologue. "Gone Girl" officially put Flynn's name on the map in more ways than one. Her online reputation...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2016

CEO taps monk training to shine way for driverless taxis

Hisashi Taniguchi used a sabbatical from developing software for driverless taxis and drones to take a pilgrimage to a Buddhist temple in western Japan. He shaved his head, donned black robes and studied to become its leader.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2016

Child refugees pay the highest price

It is estimated that approximately half of the 19.5 million registered refugees at the global level are children.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jun 27, 2016

Cromartie praises Ichiro, hopes own legacy gets due credit

One of the joys for Yomiuri Giants fans who packed the stands at Korakuen Stadium during the final years of the ballpark, before the team moved into the shiny new dome being built next door, was to see Warren Cromartie hit a home run then trot out to his spot in the outfield between innings and lead...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 27, 2016

Clash between white supremacists, counterprotesters at California capitol leaves seven hurt

At least seven people were injured at a rally outside the California state capitol in Sacramento on Sunday as members of a white supremacist group clashed with counterprotesters, authorities said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2016

Man in battle against cancer leads Japanese fight for medical use of marijuana

One afternoon earlier this month, Masamitsu Yamamoto showed up at the Tokyo District Court to attend a session of his criminal trial for an alleged violation of the Cannabis Control Law.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jun 26, 2016

Never mind Japan's looming pension disaster — here's a cute squirrel

On our island of just 529 people in the Inland Sea, we have one post office and one bank. The bank, run by the almighty JA (Japan Agriculture), shares an office with the JA dry goods store, which offers everything from rodent poison to a new water heater.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 25, 2016

Mary Reynolds says gardeners should take a walk on the wild side

Both horticulturalists and casual gardeners will be enthralled by "Dare to be Wild" ("Flower Show!" in Japan), a film based on the life of landscape designer Mary Reynolds.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 25, 2016

Vloggers Simon and Martina: 'We feel like we need to whisper in our own house'

Canadian pair on foot fetishes, addiction to CoCo curry and getting lost in the mountains on Halloween.
EDITORIALS
Jun 25, 2016

The importance of nihonium

Recognition for the Japanese team that created element 113, which they have named nihonium, should remind the government and private sector of the importance of basic scientific research.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2016

With all else failing, give rate hikes a try

In most walks of life, if what you're doing isn't working, you should try something else. In central banking, however, the strategy has been to do more of what isn't working.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2016

Supreme Court rejects white woman's challenge to Texas school's affirmative action stance

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the consideration of race in college admissions, rejecting a white woman's challenge to a University of Texas program designed to boost the enrollment of minority students.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2016

Chinese newspaper says Brexit vote risky, reflects failings of democracy

An influential Chinese newspaper broke Beijing's Brexit silence on Thursday, saying the United Kingdom will lose global influence if it ditches the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 23, 2016

Nose job: Smells are smart sensors' last frontier

Phones or watches may be smart enough to detect sound, light, motion, touch, direction, acceleration and even the weather, but they can't smell.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Jun 22, 2016

Japan's koseki system: dull, uncaring but terribly efficient

Family registry system can seem schizophrenic but its authority keeps citizens out of the courts.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2016

A courageous bookseller's return to Hong Kong

Lam Wing-kee, is a name that should go down in history, both for Hong Kong and China.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 22, 2016

Keeping it real: Naomi Kawase on filmmaking

Naomi Kawase has always been an outlier in the Japanese film world, if a very successful one. Born and raised in Nara Prefecture, the site of Japan's ancient capital, she started making documentaries while a student at the Osaka School of Photography in the late 1980s, taking as subjects her natural...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 22, 2016

'Twisted Justice': Gangster black comedy is a shade off

In 2003, a Hokkaido cop named Yoshiaki Inaba was sentenced to nine years in jail, on charges including drug use and possession with intent to supply. During his trial, the former police inspector revealed that his impressive career record had involved an unhealthy degree of collusion with contacts in...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jun 22, 2016

Abe plays economic card but opposition targets his 'hidden' agenda in Upper House election battle

The poll could pave the way for Abe to revise the U.S.-drafted Constitution nationalists see as a humiliating remnant of WWII.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 22, 2016

In reversal of fortunes, Myanmar's Suu Kyi courts Thai junta

Aung San Suu Kyi leaves democratically led Myanmar this week for military-ruled Thailand on an official visit that highlights the changing fortunes of the Southeast Asian neighbors.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 22, 2016

Fewer young Japanese inclined to wed, males cite low incomes: poll

The proportion of Japanese men in their 20s who want to marry has slumped, with many citing their income not meeting women's expectations as a reason not to tie the knot, think tank research showed.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2016

Central banks on the brink

The BOJ's Haruhiko Kuroda can offer the Fed's Janet Yellen a lesson: When cutting rates to zero, you need a clear exit plan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 21, 2016

Lepage's '887' addresses memories in magical ways

Almost a year after "887" premiered in Toronto in July 2015, and following five-star reviews at every stop on a multinational tour that took in the world's biggest annual theater event, the Edinburgh International Festival, the latest play by Robert Lepage — the Canadian famously dubbed "an alchemist...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jun 21, 2016

SAS celebrates milestone; Cathay teams with Hyatt; bus bookings via Jetstar

SAS celebrates milestone
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.
Japan Post to stop accepting some parcels for shipment to the U.S.
Japan Post's UGX will still be available for many rejected packages.
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Is Kishida plotting a return of the king? Or would he rather stay a kingmaker?
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chairs a plenary session at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.

Podcast

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

Longform

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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