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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 5, 2015
Literature critic John Nathan dissects Japan's Nobel Prize laureates
There is one critic of Japanese literature that towers above the rest: professor John Nathan, erstwhile associate of Yukio Mishima, Kenzaburo Oe and Kobo Abe. But he's not only a respected critic, Nathan's extraordinary career has seen him in the roles of film director, scriptwriter, novelist and memoirist,...
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2015
Atomic bomb survivors to attend Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony
Survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been invited to attend the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony scheduled for December in Oslo, according to the leader of a group that worked with the Norwegian Nobel Committee to arrange the visit.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 29, 2015
Mishima, Murakami and the elusive Nobel Prize
Will he or won't he? It's about the time of year when the Japanese media descends into a frenzy of speculation about whether Haruki Murakami will land the Nobel Prize in literature, becoming the first Japanese literary laureate since Kenzaburo Oe in 1994.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 6, 2015
21st century Nobel rankings has Japan third, just behind U.K. but way back from U.S.
Japan came in third in a global league table of 21st century Nobel Prize winning nations in science released Thursday by education experts Times Higher Education.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 1, 2015
Atomic bomb survivors nominated for Nobel prize
In this 70th year anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Swiss-based International Peace Bureau (IPB) nominated Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations) for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. This is Hidankyo's third such nomination by the IPB, following...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2015
Economist Masahiko Aoki dies at 77
Masahiko Aoki, a professor emeritus at Stanford University who had been touted as a prime candidate for the Nobel Prize for economics, died from a lung disorder at a hospital in Palo Alto, California, on Wednesday, the university said. He was 77.
WORLD
Jul 15, 2015
Nobel Prize for Iran? Many doubts, but date fits Hiroshima anniversary
A nuclear deal clinched between Iran and six major world powers that caps more than a decade of negotiations has stoked talk of a joint Nobel Peace Prize for Tehran and Washington this year, despite the likelihood of strong objections from some quarters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jun 16, 2015
Nobel laureate Yamanaka allies with Takeda in hunt for blockbuster drugs
When Christophe Weber went after his first deal as head of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., he veered off the well-worn path to the U.S. and Europe and went to Japan's Kyoto University instead.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2015
Nobel laureate Nakamura's lighting company opens office in Yokohama
Nobel loreate Shuji Nakamura said Thursday his U.S.-based company Soraa Inc. has opened an office in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, to market high-quality light-emitting diode lamps in Japan.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 26, 2015
Two Japanese professors awarded esteemed medical research prize
Two Japanese professors will be awarded the 2015 Canada Gairdner International Awards, an esteemed medical research prize considered to be a good predictor of future Nobel Prize winners, the Gairdner Foundation said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2015
Cabinet OKs bill to transfer patent ownership from workers to employers
The Cabinet adopted a bill on Friday that will see the ownership of patents moved from individual developers to their employers, in the first major change to the Patent Act in more than 90 years.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2015
Nobel physicists inspire Thai students with Bangkok lectures
Hiroshi Amano, the 2014 Nobel laureate in physics, and Toshihide Masukawa, who won the same award in 2008, gave Thai high school and university students some advice at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2015
Laser's co-inventor, Nobel laureate Charles Townes, dead at 99
Charles Townes, who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in physics for invention of the laser, a feat that revolutionized science, medicine, telecommunications and entertainment, has died at age 99, the University of California at Berkeley reported.
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2015
Four Japanese were nominees for '64 Nobel literature prize: documents
Novelists Junichiro Tanizaki and Yukio Mishima were among those nominated for the 1964 Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy reveals after 50 years of secrecy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 11, 2014
Physics trio collect Nobel prize at gala
The three Japan-born physicists who won this year's Nobel Prize in physics for inventing energy-efficient blue light-emitting diodes received their prize at a ceremony in Stockholm on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2014
Blue LED inventors speak about their work ahead of Nobel awards ceremony
The three Japan-born physicists awarded this year's Nobel Prize in physics have been speaking in Stockholm about their work and how they succeeded in developing the blue light-emitting diode, the breakthrough that led to the white LEDs now commonly used worldwide.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Nov 21, 2014
Translator moved to action by Malala
Malala Yousafzai, who at 17 became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, has influenced countless people all over the world as an activist for female education. One of those is Yoshiko Nishida.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 8, 2014
Finding Murakami in his own weird worlds
Consider this hypothetical conundrum: Haruki Murakami is (finally) awarded the Nobel Prize in literature, but what does the author have to say for himself on Japanese television?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2014
Nobel winner Nakamura extends olive branch to former employer Nichia
Shuji Nakamura, one of the three Japan-born scientists awarded this year's Nobel Prize in physics, said Monday he wants to rebuild ties with his former employer, Nichia Corp., despite suing the chemical maker over patent rights to his groundbreaking blue LED technology.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 23, 2014
Nobel laureate Amano asks Abe to boost support for young researchers
Hiroshi Amano, one of the three Japan-born scientists to win this year's Nobel Prize in Physics, has asked Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to boost support for fledgling researchers in the country.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
Why half of Japan's cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
A couple looks out onto the Fukuoka nightscape. Due to its distance from Tokyo and its close proximity to South Korea and China, professor Tomoya Mori believes that Fukuoka is one of the few metropolitan regions of Japan that will see some form of growth in the decades to come.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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