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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 2, 2015

Inconsistent play has Arsenal fans feeling very uneasy

It is part of life for Arsenal supporters to be in an almost permanent state of confusion.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 1, 2015

Hashimoto, Matsui launch new national party focused on Osaka

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto and Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui have once again ventured into national politics, announcing their new national party and saying it would be Osaka-focused.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 29, 2015

What lies behind the bright lights of the city

When visitors enter The Container, the micro-gallery housed inside Bross hair salon in Tokyo's Nakameguro neighborhood, they'll be faced with a faintly illuminated photograph that divides the space into two. The artwork, which forms the center of Suzanne Mooney's solo show, titled "A Few Light Taps Upon...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 28, 2015

Where's the justice? In Japan's legal terminology, it's almost nowhere to be seen

'Where's the justice?!" That's the common refrain of people who lose in court. In Japan, the answer may be "nowhere," at least as far as terminology goes.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 28, 2015

Let's discuss the changing meaning of words

If you say 'yabai' in Japanese when you eat something, does it mean 'very tasty' or 'rather poisonous'?
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2015

Cameron says Assad can't be part of Syria's 'long-term' future, should be tried as criminal

Bashar Assad should face a criminal trial, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron said, while keeping open the possibility the Syrian president could temporarily remain in power to oversee a transition to a more inclusive government.
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

This week's featured article
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.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
ChatGPT nickname and Trump tariffs nominated for Japan’s buzzword of 2025
Women hold toys depicting Myaku-Myaku, the official character for the 2025 Osaka Expo, during a media day ahead of the event's public opening day in Osaka in April.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
These are the hottest lower-division rikishi to watch right now
Fukazaki (right) grapples with Enho at the IG Arena in Nagoya on July 13.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo

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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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
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