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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2014
White House steps in over CIA-Senate mutual accusations of spying
The White House tried to mediate between the CIA and the Senate panel that oversees it after both sides alleged they were spied on by the other over an interrogation program, a source familiar with the discussion said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 8, 2014
Rabid right foams at the mouth over Line's Korean connection
Internet entrepreneurism has spawned all kinds of free services and applications. Some — with names such as Yahoo, Google, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter — have emerged as wild successes and earned sizable fortunes for their founders.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 1, 2014
Hillary's travails on image, policy in '90s revealed
Aides in the Clinton administration crafted a strategy to “humanize” first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, newly released papers show.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2014
U.S. media losing credibility
The U.S. media's reduction of the recent diplomatic row between New Delhi and Washington to India wrong, America right, is an indictment of their professional integrity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 16, 2014
Web pioneers try to transform TV
Netflix had a chance of breaking the Internet over the weekend in America.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2014
Model train mag reaches milestone
A monthly magazine for model railroad fans launched shortly after the end of World War II issued its 800th edition in January.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 9, 2014
Sex and single-mindedness: The Wendy Deng story
When Rupert Murdoch sat before a British House of Commons select committee in July 2011, Wendi Deng appeared the very picture of a supportive spouse. Dressed in a pink Chanel jacket and black pencil skirt, she poured the then 80-year-old's water for him, lovingly stroked his back and quietly reminded...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 6, 2014
Making the invisible visible at the Japan Media Arts Festival
In 1965, artist Nam June Paik (1932-2006) attached a strong magnet to the top of a television. The crisp image, overpowered by the magnet, folded onto itself in beautiful geometric waves. But it wasn't meant to be beautiful; it was an attack.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 2, 2014
Should we be scared by the rise of Zuck?
On Tuesday, Facebook will turn 10 years old. It has 1.23 billion users. Ponder those two facts for a moment. A company that did not exist 10 years ago now has as many users as India has people.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 20, 2014
Snowden a 'thief who may have had Russian aid,' U.S. lawmaker claims
Edward Snowden, the fugitive former contractor who leaked classified National Security Agency documents, "was a thief" who had possible Russian assistance and has "incredibly harmed" the U.S. military, the House Intelligence Committee chairman said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 15, 2014
'Private Utopia: Contemporary Art from the British Council Collection'
What happens when curators from various Japanese museums are given free rein to select works from the holdings of the London-based British Council Collection
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 15, 2014
'Fruits of Passion: Collection from the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris'
Fruits of Passion' showcases some of the acquisitions of contemporary art by the Centre Pomipidou in Paris.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 11, 2014
Dire quake forecasts fail to stir a numb public
Is there a level of fear above which the mind reflexively retreats from imagining the worst? The Great East Japan Earthquake was often described as being 'beyond imagination,' and the art and science of projecting future catastrophes has had to adjust accordingly.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 8, 2014
Darren Almond: All things pass
A wall of 450 flip-clocks all display 15:26 in the entryway to "Second Thoughts" at Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito. Seconds pass ... CLICK, all synchronized to the minute. The sound of 15:27 is so overwhelming it's surprising to see only one digit change: 6 to 7. Standing, waiting for 15:28,...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 4, 2014
Slippery slope to Yasukuni, Nago oiled by lucre
As with the Yasukuni story, most of the commentary on Okinawa base relocation deal focused on its contentious nature, but also like the Yasukuni story, the main impetus behind the actions reported was economic.
WORLD
Dec 31, 2013
Egypt arrests four Al Jazeera journalists for Brotherhood ties
Egypt's government has detained four journalists working for the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera English news channel, arresting them during raids on a five-star hotel and at least one private residence Sunday night.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 27, 2013
Chinese media slam shrine trip but public quiet
No demonstrations against Japan were seen in Chinese cities Friday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made his visit to war-linked Yasukini Shrine the previous day, but the newspapers were nearly unanimous in criticizing him for blatantly challenging the postwar international order.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 26, 2013
Tool separates Twitter fact from fiction
With misinformation rife on social media, users could do with a tool that can sift truth from fiction.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 26, 2013
Snowden says spying worse than Orwellian
NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden invokes George Orwell and warns of the dangers of unchecked government surveillance in a televised Christmas message.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2013
'Crossing' Beijing has lasting consequences
The sad irony is that, since the early 1990s, people like Liu Binyan, Su Xiaokang, Chen Yizi, Su Shaozhi and others who know the elite communist culture well, who have lived in the United States and remain willing to cross the dangerous line into complete truth-telling, have never had much of a hearing in Washington.
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.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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