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Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 6, 2014
Europe's rich tapestry unites two contrasting theater fests
As I often go to theater festivals in Europe, I was delighted to hear about the Schweizer Theatertreffen (Swiss Theater Encounter), a brand-new event being held in May. And since I'd already planned a trip that month to the Berlin Theater Festival, it was a no-brainer to check out this new Swiss kid on the block as well.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 2, 2014
Texas to get shinkansen system
A privately funded group in Texas is aiming to build a shinkansen line between Dallas and Houston by 2021 with help from JR Tokai.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2014
Stalker in Mitaka murder case sentenced to 22 years
The stalker who ambushed and killed his ex-girlfriend, sparking allegations of incompetence in the Mitaka Police Department, receives a 22-year prison term.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 22, 2014
Man, 22, pleads guilty to girlfriend's murder
A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday to stabbing his former girlfriend to death last October in a high-profile stalking-murder case in Mitaka, west Tokyo.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Jun 14, 2014
USOC chief calls for changes in bid voting
Larry Probst, the United States Olympic Committee chairman, won't win a popularity contest within the IOC anytime soon.
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2014
Frenchman stopped the trickle-down theory
A book by a Frenchman known for his now infamous chart of income inequality in the U.S. dominates the media like no other work of economics since the writings of Milton Friedman or even John Maynard Keynes.
BASKETBALL
May 4, 2014
Kennedy gives Niigata edge over Shinshu
Thomas Kennedy thrived in pressure-packed games for the Yokohama B-Corsairs last season en route to the franchise's bj-league championship.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 23, 2014
U.S. expert urges appeals process for Abe secrecy law
An American expert on classification policy has said that Japan's recently enacted secrecy law lacks proper checks and balances that are necessary to prevent bureaucratic overreach and ensure government accountability.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 16, 2014
Why Winding Refn doesn't care if you hate his movie
Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn was a film-school dropout who gained sudden acclaim at the tender age of 24 with his ultraviolent 1996 film "Pusher," which was eventually developed into a trilogy. He reached wider audiences with "Fear X" (starring John Turturro) and British crime flick "Bronson," but it was really 2011's hyper-speed "Drive" with Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan, about a stuntman who moonlights as a getaway-car driver, that broke the doors open.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Nov 20, 2013
IOC chief Bach leaves door open for baseball at 2020 Games
IOC president Thomas Bach said in an exclusive interview on Wednesday the possibility still exists for the inclusion of baseball and softball for the 2020 Tokyo Games.
BASKETBALL
Nov 18, 2013
Kennedy set to join NBL's Jets
Forward Thomas Kennedy left one struggling bj-league team last week and is getting ready to join another struggling squad, this time in the NBL, The Japan Times has learned.
BASKETBALL
Nov 15, 2013
Kennedy rips Shimane management following release
The Shimane Susanoo Magic, who reached the playoffs in each of their first three seasons, have dropped nine of their first 10 games under new coach Vlasios Vlaikidis.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2013
Ex-Ambassador Schieffer highlights dangers of Senkaku 'tinderbox' tensions
Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer is warning of the dangers of escalating the tension between Tokyo and Beijing over the Senkaku Islands.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 16, 2013
'Edward II': The back story
Atheist, blasphemer, sodomite, spy, counterfeiter, lover of boys and tobacco — playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe has never been easily accepted into the comfortable canon of English literature.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 12, 2013
Police called wrong phone in stalking murder
Police admit they couldn't phone Charles Thomas Ikenaga to warn him against stalking a high school girl he later killed because they had been calling the number the victim provided of a mobile belonging to of one of his friends.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 10, 2013
Accused killer says he hid in victim's home
The man accused of stalking and stabbing to death an 18-year-old high school student confesses that he was waiting inside her Mitaka, western Tokyo, home to kill her.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 9, 2013
Filmmaker revisits the children of Fukushima's 'Grey Zone'
Ian Thomas Ash has won acclaim and awards at film festivals around the world for 'A2-B-C,' the second of a pair of documentaries about children living in towns a stone's throw from Fukushima No. 1.
BASKETBALL
Aug 31, 2013
Shimane parts ways with big man Singleton
The Shimane Susanoo Magic on Friday announced recently signed center Rashaad Singleton will not play for the bj-league team this season, citing family issues as the reason.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 5, 2013
'Extreme' characters fuel the plot of 'The Master'
Critics have called 'The Master' a triumph of style over substance. That is, the acting wins out over direction and writing.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 21, 2013
Kennedy leads B-Corsairs to playoff-clinching victory, sweep over Phoenix
Thomas Kennedy scored a game-high 22 points as the Yokohama B-Corsairs clinched a playoff berth for the second straight season with a 76-67 victory over the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix on Wednesday afternoon at Yokohama International Pool.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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