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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 16, 2015
'Life' tears down the myth of James Dean
If you're reading this and not some rogue, jump-the-gun review of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," it means you and I are friends forever. This is the day — 24 hours before the opening of the latest chapter in the "Star Wars" franchise — when other movies currently screening in theaters are...
JAPAN / Society
Dec 11, 2015
State retirement communities, aimed at luring elderly from cities, take shape in Japan
Ten to 20 cities and towns will be named next year as sites for a state program to create new retirement communities for Japan's rapidly graying populace.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2015
Role models needed for Abe's 'womenomics' to work: panel
Japanese women need more visible female role models in the workplace to reach Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "womenomics" target of having 30 percent of leadership positions in Japan held by women by 2020, a panel of female business leaders said recently in New York.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2015
Deep changes urged in Japan's male-centered work culture
A government advisory panel on gender equality calls on the nation to change the male-oriented work culture based on the outdated family model in which men work long hours while women take care of the home.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 30, 2015
Nippon Life plans Japan's largest REIT as investors crave yields
Nippon Life Insurance Co., which is seeking to gather about ¥300 billion ($2.4 billion) for what would be Japan's largest private real estate investment trust, is targeting returns of 4 percent as yields on government bonds languish near zero.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2015
Aoki visits daughter's grave after release, wants to 'win back' 20 years in prison
On the day after her release, Keiko Aoki, 51, along with her de facto husband, Tatsuhiro Boku, 49, visited the grave of her daughter, who was killed at age 11 in a fire in 1995 for which the two were convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2015
Pair held 20 years in arson-murder case released for retrial
A man and woman serving life in prison for starting a fire that killed the woman's 11-year-old daughter are freed after the Osaka High Court orders a retire of their arson-murder case.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 25, 2015
It's the little things — like ¥10 — that remind me why I'm still here
It's times like these that I chuckle to myself and am reminded why I love living in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 24, 2015
Water, water everywhere in Japan, but fewer people to pay for it
Water is relatively abundant in Japan, but there are less people around to pay for the infrastructure that processes it and delivers it to homes.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2015
Top life insurers face second-half obstacles to returns on investment
Japan's biggest life insurers face hurdles wherever they seek returns in the fiscal second half, as Bank of Japan debt buying depresses local yields, the yen shows signs of strength and currency hedging costs soar.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 23, 2015
Osaka High Court endorses retrial for 1995 arson-murder case
An Osaka couple jailed for life over a 1995 crime are granted a retrial following a ruling by the Osaka High Court.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2015
NTT Docomo to sell insurance products in tie-up with Nippon Life
A tie-up between mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo Inc. and Nippon Life Insurance Co. will see Docomo selling insurance policies at its stores in Japan, sources close to the matter said Tuesday. The carrier is seeking new revenue sources amid government pressure to lower its charges.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 19, 2015
New book chronicles influential, short-lived Manchukuo film studio
A recently published book tells the story of a short-lived Japanese film production company in the puppet state of Manchukuo and the pivotal role its workers played in the formation of the Chinese movie industry after World War II.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2015
Nippon Life seeks to seal deal this month to buy Aussie bank's insurance business
Nippon Life Insurance Co. aims to strike a deal this month to buy National Australia Bank's insurance business by next March, sources close to the matter said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 27, 2015
Can art bring people back to Japan's depopulated islands?
I've seen island revitalization projects come and go, but the idea of an NPO riding on the coattails of a successful art trend in the area strikes me as having some promise.
EDITORIALS
Sep 24, 2015
The coming crisis in housing
The government's policy on housing should veer away from encouraging new construction and focus more on developing the market for secondhand houses.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 30, 2015
I've often thought about your doppelganger, but have you?
Have you considered that maybe your double lives in Japan? And that you might meet them someday?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 28, 2015
Japan at top of 'healthy life expectancy' list, study shows
In a 2013 study of 188 countries by the British medical journal Lancet, Japan ranked first in “healthy life expectancy.”
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 26, 2015
Nissay seen looking to buy Mitsui Life for ¥400 billion in insurance sector shake-up
Nippon Life Insurance Co. is considering buying its smaller competitor, Mitsui Life Insurance Co., in an attempt to regain the crown as the country's top premium revenue earner.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2015
Most favor work-life balance but few inclined to use all of their paid holidays, survey shows
As much as 48 percent of Japanese workers prioritize their jobs even though many hope for more balance between work and their private lives, a survey by a quasi-government organization has found.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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