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CD REVIEW

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JAPAN
Jan 1, 2015
Most read domestic news stories for 2014
Ranging from scandal to tragedy to celebration, here are some of the most read Japan news stories from 2014.
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LIFE
Jan 1, 2015
Most read Life stories of 2014
From cannabis growers to tips on learning Japanese, these were some of the most read Life section articles of 2014.
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CULTURE
Jan 1, 2015
Most read Culture stories of 2014
OK Go's Japanese-inspired music video and Sailor Moon's special birthday were some of the most read and shared Culture articles of 2014.
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COMMUNITY
Jan 1, 2015
Most read Community stories of 2014
Welfare for foreigners, bicultural names, pick-up artists . . . these were just a few of the topics explored in the most read Community stories of 2014.
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SPORTS
Jan 1, 2015
Most read Sports stories of 2014
With the exception of shooting star on the tennis court and a questionable ref at the World Cup, much of the big sports news stories  for Japan happened on the ice year.
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CULTURE / Art
Dec 25, 2014
From tradition to trash: Tokyo's art in 2014
This year has been a memorable one for art exhibitions at museums in Tokyo, with a surprisingly diverse array of shows and events, ancient and modern, foreign and domestic, metropolitan and provincial.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2014
Top domestic news of 2014
The Japan Times editors selected these domestic stories as the most important of 2014.
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WORLD
Dec 25, 2014
Top world news of 2014
The Japan Times editors selected these world stories as the most important of 2014.
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SPORTS
Dec 25, 2014
Top world sports news of 2014
The Japan Times editors selected these world sports stories as the most important of 2014.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Dec 25, 2014
Top Japan sports news of 2014
The Japan Times editors selected these domestic sports stories as the most important of 2014.
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CULTURE / Film
Dec 24, 2014
Top 10 films of 2014: the year of the brilliant bad girls
This was the year of the bad girl, in a manner of speaking. The best movies featured women who went outside the cinematic box of how women should behave and did all sorts of interesting and/or inexplicable things. As for men, their stories were locked into classic modes of masculinity, and in this sense,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 24, 2014
Top 10 films of 2014: made in Japan, for Japan
Are Japanese films in decline? Not at the box office, where they still beat the Hollywood competition (with the huge exception this year of "Frozen"), but what about international festival invitations, awards and critical buzz? The answer depends on your perspective. For overseas festivals specializing...
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CULTURE / Music / STRANGE BOUTIQUE
Dec 23, 2014
Who was music being made for in 2014?
When looking back on the year in music, the big question music fans should be asking themselves is, "Who was music being made for in 2014?" Looking at the broader picture, we can find the answers writ large across the Japanese music scene.
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CULTURE / Music
Dec 16, 2014
Rock, J-pop and dance: Albums we liked in 2014
The year-end album charts in Japan have a tendency to prop up the same acts year after year: Exile, anything that ends in a "48," and almost every group from the Johnny & Associates stable of boy bands. Writers at The Japan Times, however, spent the year looking past the charts to find a few gems...
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 2, 2014
Nikkei to invest in Monocle magazine publisher
Nikkei Inc. said Tuesday it has agreed on a capital and business alliance with Winkontent AG, the publisher of monthly global affairs and lifestyle magazine Monocle, in which Nikkei will take a stake in the London-based magazine.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2014
Nuclear utilities faulted for scant data
The government has released an annual energy report that urges a return to nuclear power, arguing it would cut energy costs and carbon dioxide emissions.
CULTURE / Music
Apr 3, 2014
Review: Bob Dylan at Zepp DiverCity, Tokyo
Just 123 days after tumultuous applause engulfed the waning strains of "Blowin' In The Wind" to bring Bob Dylan's last concert to an end at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Nov. 28, a similar cacophony awaited him at Tokyo's Zepp DiverCity on Monday at the start of his 17-show "cherry blossom" tour...
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CULTURE
Jan 1, 2014
The most viewed culture stories of 2013
Pop culture ruled the roost in popular stories, but also showed its staying power: The most read online story from the JT culture section this year turned out to be a review of a manga drawn by Osamu Tezuka and first published in 1972. Meanwhile, Hayao Miyazaki's final feature at Studio Ghibli generated...
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LIFE
Jan 1, 2014
The most viewed life stories of 2013
From burgers to ballerinas, LINE sending to gender bending, kawaii cute to Nadeshiko adorable, here are the life section stories that caught online readers' eyes in 2013. As a gyaru might say, “Yababa!”
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SPORTS
Jan 1, 2014
The most viewed sports stories of 2013
The sports story most read online in the year in which Japan won the bid for the 2020 Olympics should come as no surprise. Baseball fans had plenty to celebrate, and figure-skating followers had no shortage of drama. Let's hope to see some Sochi gold medals in this round-up next year.

Longform

Things may look perfect to the outside world, but today's mom is fine with some imperfection at home.
How 'Reiwa moms' are reshaping motherhood in Japan