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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 29, 2023
DJ Nobu: The face of Japanese techno is ready to break free
Japan’s current king of underground techno leaves the pandemic years with a renewed desire to defy the status quo... and maybe even skip the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2018
Climate change issues likely to be one of top points at Osaka G20 summit: Jacques Attali
Dealing with various climate change-related issues is likely to be one of the top points of discussion at the Group of 20 Leaders' Summit in Osaka next June, Jacques Attali, one of the world's most prominent nongovernmental organization leaders, said in an interview with The Japan Times on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW 2018
Oct 26, 2018
Tasked with bringing North Korea abduction issue to a close, Suga vows to do all in his power
As the government's new point man on the abduction of Japanese citizens by North Korean agents, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said he will do all in his power to bring the issue to a close and secure the safe return of all who were kidnapped.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW 2018
Oct 25, 2018
Okinawa minister says the government needs better messaging on Futenma transfer to assuage local concerns
The newly installed minister of state for Okinawa affairs says the prefecture's residents deserve a full breakdown of the government's rationale for relocating a contentious U.S. military base from the crowded city of Ginowan to the coastal district of Henoko in Nago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 12, 2018
New education minister Shibayama ready to serve despite backlash on Imperial Rescript remarks
New education minister Masahiko Shibayama's work in Japan's latest Cabinet got off to a rocky start.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 8, 2016
Retired U.S. admiral urges Japan, others to join joint cruises in South China Sea
A retired American admiral wants the U.S. military and the Self-Defense Forces to consider joint activities in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2015
Japan needs to seek out regional allies, view U.S. as 'second resort,' says head of think tank
Japan needs to stop relying on the U.S. for its defense and form a security alliance with other Asian nations if it is to become a respectable global leader in the decades to come, according to the founder and president of Washington-based think tank Economic Strategy Institute.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2015
Kyocera founder's secret: Make workers happy
If this 83-year-old billionaire is right, one of the most important lessons of business school is pretty much wrong.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2015
New Honda chief discusses air bags, Asimo
Although the root cause of Takata Corp.'s deadly air bag malfunctions remains unclear, Honda's new president on Thursday tried to reassure drivers and passengers that recalled vehicles are rendered safe with replacement inflators.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 23, 2015
EU ambassador urges Japan to look to Europe's example to heal rifts with neighbors
Viorel Isticioaia-Budura, the European Union's ambassador to Japan, expressed hope that the government of Shinzo Abe will keep playing an active role in the international arena, but cautioned that new policies should be adopted "with full transparency and in good communication with neighbors."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2015
Pascal to step down as Sony studio head after hacking upheaval
Amy Pascal will step down as co-chair of Sony Pictures Entertainment after hackers angry about a movie she championed mocking North Korea's dictator exposed a raft of embarrassing emails between Pascal and other Hollywood figures.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 28, 2015
Say goodnight to the bad guy: The cost of making enemies in the age of globalized cinema
In the summer of 2010, Hollywood studio MGM had the film "Red Dawn" in the bag and ready for release. There was one little problem, though: The movie — a remake of the 1984 film of the same name, a Cold War paranoid-fantasy about a Soviet invasion of America — had rebooted itself by imagining a more contemporary adversary: China.
WORLD
Jan 24, 2015
Obama, on YouTube, says North Korea likely to collapse and Net may play a role
U.S. President Barack Obama has warned in a recent interview on YouTube that North Korea is likely to collapse and information shared by North Koreans via the Internet can play a role in the possible end to the "authoritarian" regime.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 21, 2015
Sony's 'The Interview' surpasses $40 million in digital sales
"The Interview," the Sony Pictures comedy believed to have triggered a cyberattack on the studio, has racked up over $40 million in sales from 5.8 million digital downloads, the studio said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 19, 2015
U.S. started penetrating North Korea's computer network in 2010: report
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) began tapping into North Korean computer networks in 2010, an effort that ultimately helped provide evidence to persuade the Obama administration that Pyongyang was behind the November cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, the New York Times reported Sunday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 1, 2015
What if 'The Interview' had been made in Japan?
It couldn't happen here — that was my first takeaway from the massive cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment prompted by the Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy "The Interview." In the film, the two heroes journey to North Korea ostensibly to interview its real-life leader, Kim Jong Un, but in fact, they are there to assassinate him at the behest of the CIA.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 1, 2015
Sony expands 'The Interview' to pay-TV systems, more cinemas
Sony Pictures expanded its release of the Seth Rogen comedy "The Interview" to the largest pay-television services and to additional theaters after initial showings occurred without incident.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 30, 2014
'The Interview' top-selling 2014 flick on Google Play
Sony Pictures' "The Interview" is the top-grossing movie of the year for Google Inc., after earning $15 million in online sales and rentals from all sources through Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 29, 2014
Sony's 'Interview' fetches $15 million online in four days
"The Interview" earned more than $15 million in online sales in its first four days of distribution as Sony bypassed a wide theater release amid concerns from major cinema chains about threats of violence.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2014
Hacking of low brow movie raises high stakes issues
The movie 'The Interview,' featuring the supposed blowing up of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, is a sad commentary on the idiocies of our troubled times. It should not have been made.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.

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