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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2015
The folly of a British 'Brexit'
A British exit from the European Union would have dire consequences.
BASKETBALL
Dec 18, 2015
Kyoto signs veteran forwards Johnson, Ehambe
The Kyoto Hannaryz, who recently lost forwards David Palmer and Larry Owens to retirement and a season-ending knee injury, respectively, have signed a pair of Americans as roster replacements, the bj-league team announced on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 10, 2015
Sendai, Shiga capitalize on strong road records
Due to the format that has been in place since the league's inception in 2005 — back-to-back games on consecutive days against the same foe, and almost always at the same venue — an atrocious road record spells trouble for any team.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 8, 2015
Kyoto's Palmer brings end to long career in Japan
Kyoto Hannaryz forward David Palmer on Monday revealed that he's decided to retire — effective immediately. He said he made up his mind in early November, citing injuries and various physical ailments as factors that led to this decision.
CULTURE / Books
Dec 5, 2015
Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style
Tokyo, September 1964: A squad of plainclothes police descend on the tony Ginza shopping district and round up hundreds of Japanese youths who had outraged local businesses. Their crime? Loitering in what was then outre style — button-down shirts, skinny ties, suit jackets and chino pants. These delinquents...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 1, 2015
'Voices of 20 Contemporary Artists at Idem Paris: A Lithography Studio in Montparnasse'
Dec. 5-Feb. 7
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 26, 2015
Battle-hardened Hannaryz looking to contend for title
For the Kyoto Hannaryz, last season's 44-8 record — the best in bj-league history — was no fluke.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 24, 2015
French jets pound Islamic State targets in Iraq; Britain offers Cyprus base
French jets from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle struck Islamic State targets in Iraq on Monday while Britain offered France the use of an air base on Cyprus to hit the militants behind the Paris attacks.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Nov 14, 2015
Newton reflects on stellar Japan career
To define true greatness in pro sports, there's no greater measuring stick than championships.
EDITORIALS
Oct 28, 2015
Britain's new 'special relationship'?
Britain is coming under fire around the world for turning a blind eye to China's human rights abuses in return for a more lucrative economic partnership.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Oct 27, 2015
Spurs hope Aldridge will continue cycle of greatness
It seems like the last time San Antonio was a destination was about 180 years ago when an adventurer and one-time United States congressman named Davy Crockett tried to help local settlers protect an old mission called the Alamo against the Mexican army.
WORLD
Oct 26, 2015
Cost to replace, maintain U.K. nuclear deterrent raises eyebrows amid austerity push
The overall cost of replacing and maintaining Britain's nuclear deterrent will reach £167 billion ($256 billion), much more than expected, according to a lawmaker's and Reuters' calculations based on official figures.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 17, 2015
'Base Nation' reveals the destructive tentacles of U.S. hegemony
People are often only aware of what is in their own backyard: the intrusiveness of a radar tower here, an ammunition dump there. David Vine's new book, "Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World," succeeds in shaking us out of our provincialism.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 14, 2015
'John Wick' lets Keanu Reeves out of 'The Matrix'
In a recent interview with The New York Times, Trevor Noah, the new host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," compared his surprise appointment to the casting of "The Matrix." Though the fact has now been consigned to an obscure bit of movie lore, the role of Neo — the po-faced hero so memorably played...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 7, 2015
'Starred Up' shows British prisoners being unpleasant
In the language of Britain's penal system, "starred up" is the term used for a young offender who gets prematurely moved to an adult prison. Designated "single cell, high risk," 19-year-old Eric Love (Jack O'Connell) certainly looks like he's ready for the big time. When the officers strip search him...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 30, 2015
'A Most Violent Year' conjures up the moral ambiguity of '70s cinema
Early on in my career in the music business, an older, wiser artist gave me some advice that has always stuck with me: A contract is only as good as your lawyer. In other words, when it comes to anything short of a fingerprint on a murder weapon, it doesn't matter what the law says, only having the money...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2015
Cameron claims 'everyone can see through' allegations in Ashcroft book
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron gave his first public reaction to a biography that contained lurid allegations about his past, saying everybody could understand why the book had been written.
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
WORLD
Sep 16, 2015
No friend of America, U.K.'s Corbyn faces test over Syria airstrikes
No fan of Britain's "special relationship" with the United States, the new left-wing leader of the country's main opposition party is against Prime Minister David Cameron's drive to join Washington's airstrikes on Syria.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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