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"Philip Brasor",
"Masako Tsubuku"
] | 2016-08-27T10:48:46 | null | 2016-08-27T19:00:04 | While some employers are unsympathetic to the circumstances of single parents, others see them as a solution rather than a problem. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fbusiness%2Fsingle-mothers-courted-plug-japans-local-labor-gaps%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p7-brasor-single-mothers-z-20160828-870x671.jpg | en | null | Single mothers courted to plug Japan's local labor gaps | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Owing to various social, cultural and legal factors, single-parent households, in particular those headed by women, remain one of the poorest demographics in Japan. In recent years, the domestic media has been paying more attention to single mothers in light of the government’s pledge to make women “shine,” especially ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/27/business/single-mothers-courted-plug-japans-local-labor-gaps/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/f5caa862f9b0cc87d6c313a5f7d3beaac1b55cf7d2e6e4e6242bbc6825504190.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T02:49:12 | null | 2016-08-28T11:29:25 | Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday condemned North Korea for test-firing a submarine-launched balli | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Fnational%2Fpolitics-diplomacy%2Fjapan-u-s-blast-north-koreas-submarine-missile-launch%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/n-nkng-a-20160829-870x613.jpg | en | null | Japan, U.S. blast North Korea's submarine missile launch | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday condemned North Korea for test-firing a submarine-launched ballistic missile in defiance of U.N. resolutions.
In 30-minute telephone talks, Kishida and Kerry also reaffirmed that their countries will closely cooperate with South ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/28/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-u-s-blast-north-koreas-submarine-missile-launch/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/cf5903b57c05c7eee4640770ee1bef985a38f5274ab503c2618a078566baaa40.json |
[
"Kaori Shoji"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:53 | null | 2016-08-24T18:50:21 | Jinbocho is one of the last remaining districts in Tokyo that retains a neighborhood feel. Dedicated to books, it has a large cluster of second-hand booksh | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fculture%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2Ffilms%2Frevisit-showa-era-jinbocho-theater%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p9-shoji-jimbocho-wa-a-20160825-870x622.jpg | en | null | Revisit the Showa Era at Jinbocho Theater | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Jinbocho is one of the last remaining districts in Tokyo that retains a neighborhood feel. Dedicated to books, it has a large cluster of second-hand bookshops and is dotted with ancient coffee shops, including Saboru and Milonga. It’s also known for showing wildly difficult movies at venues such as Iwanami Hall. In fac... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/24/films/revisit-showa-era-jinbocho-theater/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/4f92b18e2ea389ddeeb083c4454511087d88571071baf4d31db1b2aefb7cb9d5.json |
[
"Kaori Shoji"
] | 2016-08-26T13:15:55 | null | 2016-08-24T18:54:41 | Being afraid of the dark is a familiar childhood anxiety that has exploited in terrifying proportions in the horror genre. "Lights Out" knows how to cash i | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fculture%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2Ffilms%2Ffilm-reviews%2Flights-cliched-glow-dark%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p9-shoji-lights-a-20160825-870x580.jpg | en | null | 'Lights Out': A cliched glow in the dark | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Being afraid of the dark is a familiar childhood anxiety that has exploited in terrifying proportions in the horror genre. “Lights Out” knows how to cash in on the panic that can assail the mind when the lights go out. Bad things happen in darkness and “Lights Out” lays it on thick, even though the story is set in Sout... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/24/films/film-reviews/lights-cliched-glow-dark/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/fc439b00b20af047096532c850752cdf0c12bfe664424a59503b5cc594bea680.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:50:26 | null | 2016-08-30T19:34:47 | Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. said it is sticking to the schedule of handing over its first plane in 2018 after issues with the jet's air conditioning ventilat | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fbusiness%2Fcorporate-business%2Fmitsubishi-heavy-says-mrj-delivery-still-on-track%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b-mrj-a-20160831-870x529.jpg | en | null | Mitsubishi Aircraft says MRJ delivery still on track | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. said it is sticking to the schedule of handing over its first plane in 2018 after issues with the jet’s air conditioning ventilator this weekend grounded the plane from further test flights.
The company is working with United Technologies Corp., the maker of the air conditioning system for the... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/30/business/corporate-business/mitsubishi-heavy-says-mrj-delivery-still-on-track/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/9f0ab779412e49b9952a74ab1710c85c9a88ca7ecd85332f153322056c465872.json |
[
"Jon Mitchell"
] | 2016-08-26T13:11:49 | null | 2016-08-10T18:42:44 | The U.K. government reveals that two Royal Marines have been deployed to U.S. bases in the island prefecture. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fcommunity%2F2016%2F08%2F10%2Fissues%2Ftraining-british-troops-okinawa-bases-may-violate-japan-u-s-security-treaty%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p8-okinawa-a-20160811-870x653.jpg | en | null | Training of British troops on Okinawa bases may violate Japan-U.S. Security Treaty | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | The U.K. Ministry of Defence has revealed that British troops are training on U.S. military bases in Okinawa. The disclosure, made in response to a request under the U.K. Freedom of Information Act, is the first documentary proof that the U.S. military is using its bases in Japan to train third-country forces, a move t... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/10/issues/training-british-troops-okinawa-bases-may-violate-japan-u-s-security-treaty/ | en | 2016-08-10T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/b807ff19d654fa5c17e79595be25b0ef862f403cd7b1f1abc9bdf2bb97f7a385.json |
[
"Takafumi Sukegawa"
] | 2016-08-26T13:03:21 | null | 2016-08-26T13:49:27 | Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan, is becoming an increasingly popular destination as tourism numbers continue to break records. The 3,776-meter vo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fnational%2Fforeign-tourists-flocking-fuji-soak-sunrise%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/n-fuji-a-20160827-870x580.jpg | en | null | More foreign tourists flocking to Fuji to soak in the sunrise | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan, is becoming an increasingly popular destination as tourism numbers continue to break records.
The 3,776-meter volcano, which straddles Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures west of Tokyo, was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2013 as an “object of worship” and “wellspring ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/26/national/foreign-tourists-flocking-fuji-soak-sunrise/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/f3be8c3cfa0d23bca5ca4cfedc832fcb5286a55b5e27c542e1edb0cadae5f580.json |
[
"Baye Mcneil"
] | 2016-08-26T13:11:00 | null | 2016-08-14T18:47:37 | Globe-trotting son of Zambian envoy thought he'd seen it all until he arrived on these shores. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fcommunity%2F2016%2F08%2F14%2Four-lives%2F30-years-japan-teacher-zambia-still-learning%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p13-baye-a-20160815-870x653.jpg | en | null | After 30 years in Japan, teacher from Zambia is still learning | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | If you get around Tokyo and Yokohama any, you’re likely to run into people of African descent from time to time. The vast majority of these people — if they’re not members of the U.S. military — will hail from either Nigeria or Ghana. I’ve also had the pleasure of meeting the occasional Kenyan, Somalian, Ethiopian, Sen... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/14/our-lives/30-years-japan-teacher-zambia-still-learning/ | en | 2016-08-14T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/9c2397c40c57718526627c728a4c1d2d5303f2f66f73652c785f7a6b75595da6.json |
[
"Matthew Larking"
] | 2016-08-30T12:50:27 | null | 2016-08-30T19:40:45 | Taro Okamoto's "Men Aflame" (1955) is a swirling fusion of figuration, surrealism and abstraction. The content addresses the irradiation of Japanese sailor | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fculture%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Farts%2Finformel-whirlwind-swept-across-japan%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p9-larking-informel-a-20160931-870x599.jpg | en | null | The 'informel' whirlwind that swept across Japan | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Taro Okamoto’s “Men Aflame” (1955) is a swirling fusion of figuration, surrealism and abstraction. The content addresses the irradiation of Japanese sailors onboard the Dai-go Fukuryu-maru by fallout from American nuclear testing on Bikini Atoll. The painting is part of the 1950s Japanese art movement known as “reporta... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/30/arts/informel-whirlwind-swept-across-japan/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/68602fb458a73989475a8824f46b22c022d30a2c46021c365bdd9f6f91b51a21.json |
[
"Eric K. Fanning"
] | 2016-08-26T13:15:15 | null | 2016-08-25T18:27:24 | At a time when six of the world's 10 largest armies are located in the Pacific theater of operations, and 22 of the region's 27 countries have army officers as their defense chiefs, the need to invest in the U.S. Army's mission in the region is clear. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fopinion%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Fcommentary%2Fworld-commentary%2Fbuilding-foundations-pacific-stability%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/themes/jt_theme/library/img/logo-japan-times_square.png | en | null | Building the foundations of Pacific stability | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | This month, I completed a two-week, six-stop tour of the Pacific, beginning with a visit to the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii. It was a fitting way to start the trip, a reminder that the U.S. Army is critical to forming the foundation for security in the Pacific.
The 25th Infantry Division, which in its ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/08/25/commentary/world-commentary/building-foundations-pacific-stability/ | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/77808e58815f5e6cae9d9ef3e53757684eccd2e74c4ef28382b55b0145b88a5d.json |
[
"Hifumi Okunuki"
] | 2016-08-26T13:13:27 | null | 2016-08-21T19:05:18 | Laws restrict government workers' constitutional rights to organize, bargain and take collective action. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fcommunity%2F2016%2F08%2F21%2Fissues%2Fflip-side-coveted-public-sector-jobs-japan-less-rights%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p11-labor-a-20160822-870x575.jpg | en | null | The flip side of coveted public-sector jobs in Japan: fewer rights | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | I research labor law and teach it to university students. In the first class, I break up the two groups of labor laws — those related to individual and collective labor relations — for my students. Individual labor relations law begins and ends with the 1947 Labor Standards Act (rōdō kijun hō); its collective counterpa... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/21/issues/flip-side-coveted-public-sector-jobs-japan-less-rights/ | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/0cdf38ecf1ffe7cdb55fd1fe9e1f96af2b8a904af0722d979309499669e13ac7.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:48:56 | null | 2016-08-27T12:23:36 | Apple on Friday urged iPhone owners to install a security update after a sophisticated attack on an Emirati dissident exposed vulnerabilities targeted by m | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fbusiness%2Ftech%2Fapple-urges-iphone-users-update-powerful-cyberweapon-found%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b-appleupdate-a-20160828-870x605.jpg | en | null | Apple urges iPhone users to update after powerful cyberweapon is found | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Apple on Friday urged iPhone owners to install a security update after a sophisticated attack on an Emirati dissident exposed vulnerabilities targeted by malware dealers.
Researchers at the Lookout mobile security firm and Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto said they had uncovered a three-pronged attack targeting... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/27/business/tech/apple-urges-iphone-users-update-powerful-cyberweapon-found/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/c19c9f82d66a1f70913541c64f559f01ddc78429e366858c22a61d27311528a7.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:38 | null | 2016-08-21T14:49:29 | A delirious sold-out crowd and countless Canadians on live TV watched the final concert by rock band The Tragically Hip, whose lead singer and songwriter G | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fculture%2F2016%2F08%2F21%2Fentertainment-news%2Fcanadian-rock-band-tragically-hip-holds-final-show%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/f-tragically-a-20160822-870x595.jpg | en | null | Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip holds final show | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | A delirious sold-out crowd and countless Canadians on live TV watched the final concert by rock band The Tragically Hip, whose lead singer and songwriter Gord Downie has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.
The band, an indelible part of Canada’s national identity with songs about hockey, small towns and Canadian... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/21/entertainment-news/canadian-rock-band-tragically-hip-holds-final-show/ | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/624a1fa6527f5662b003acbbe8151bb58ab8f9e0f42bf7f92284752a77a1660e.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T00:49:41 | null | 2016-08-29T05:24:11 | Donald Trump isn't making it easy for top supporters and advisers, from his running mate on down, to defend him or explain some campaign positions. Across | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fworld%2Fpolitics-diplomacy-world%2Fstand-ins-struggle-answer-loose-talking-flip-flopping-trump%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/f-standins-a-20160830-870x580.jpg | en | null | Stand-ins struggle to answer for loose-talking, flip-flopping Trump | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Donald Trump isn’t making it easy for top supporters and advisers, from his running mate on down, to defend him or explain some campaign positions.
Across the Sunday news shows, a parade of Trump stand-ins, led by vice presidential nominee Mike Pence, couldn’t say whether Trump was sticking with or changing a central p... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/29/world/politics-diplomacy-world/stand-ins-struggle-answer-loose-talking-flip-flopping-trump/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/91ed8d7827ca96aba823df59e0011929d8cd0f08503effde117d302625d92ecf.json |
[
"Tomohiro Osaki"
] | 2016-08-26T12:57:26 | null | 2016-08-26T19:09:53 | Seiji Maehara officially jumps into the race that will determine who will be the next leader of the Democratic Party, the nation’s biggest opposition party. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fnational%2Fpolitics-diplomacy%2Fhawkish-ex-foreign-minister-maehara-enters-dp-leadership-race-dig-rival-renho%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/n-maehara-a-20160827-870x581.jpg | en | null | Hawkish ex-foreign minister Maehara enters DP leadership race with dig at rival Renho | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | With the Democratic Party’s presidential election just weeks away, one of its best-known conservatives officially threw his hat into the ring Friday in a race that will determine the next leader to steer the nation’s biggest opposition party.
The bid by veteran politician Seiji Maehara, 54, will pit him against 48-year... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/26/national/politics-diplomacy/hawkish-ex-foreign-minister-maehara-enters-dp-leadership-race-dig-rival-renho/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/2be1c76ffb84b70aeed8fafdc37d771200433d4fd77e7420c54253a74f38add1.json |
[
"Andrew Mckirdy"
] | 2016-08-31T08:50:52 | null | 2016-08-31T16:36:31 | After a year and a half of shadow boxing, national team manager Vahid Halilhodzic finally gets to taste some meaningful action when Japan begins the final | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fsoccer%2Flittle-margin-for-error-as-japan-aims-for-2018-world-cup-spot%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-scene-a-20160901-870x634.jpg | en | null | Little margin for error as Japan aims for 2018 World Cup spot | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | After a year and a half of shadow boxing, national team manager Vahid Halilhodzic finally gets to taste some meaningful action when Japan begins the final round of Asian qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup against the United Arab Emirates on Thursday night.
With a host of dangerous teams looking to deny them a place at a... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/31/soccer/little-margin-for-error-as-japan-aims-for-2018-world-cup-spot/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/6fd6d89ca4f389fb6e2ab523854e215d5c6f699474fa299688fe3ab72b21014c.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T08:48:45 | null | 2016-08-27T15:44:44 | Swimming star Lilly King is holding her ground on doping. She wants cheaters out of the pool — and out of international sports. On Friday, a little m | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fmore-sports%2Fswimming%2Fking-stands-firm-doping%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-swim-a-20160828-870x890.jpg | en | null | King stands firm on doping | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Swimming star Lilly King is holding her ground on doping.
She wants cheaters out of the pool — and out of international sports.
On Friday, a little more than two weeks after the 19-year-old won the first of two Olympic gold medals, King embraced her new role as the unofficial spokeswoman for clean athletes everywhere.
... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/27/more-sports/swimming/king-stands-firm-doping/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/be9eae87ea7082167f507a5d2c70c1fd078d31da65d12c345fb509676c3fbdb0.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T04:49:45 | null | 2016-08-29T12:24:53 | A man died and three others were injured in a shooting at a construction company's offices in the city of Wakayama on Monday. The shooter, a man in his 40s | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fnational%2Fcrime-legal%2Fman-dead-three-injured-shooting-wakayama-construction-firm-shooter-run%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/themes/jt_theme/library/img/logo-japan-times_square.png | en | null | Man dead, three injured in shooting at Wakayama construction firm; shooter on run | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | A man died and three others were injured in a shooting at a construction company’s offices in the city of Wakayama on Monday.
The shooter, a man in his 40s or 50s, is on the run.
Police said there is no indication that the attack on employees of construction firm Wadai Kogyo was a yakuza hit.
The victims were shot in t... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/29/national/crime-legal/man-dead-three-injured-shooting-wakayama-construction-firm-shooter-run/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/68fb3a463710c593fde5b56fe7d7370a218febd5009e7399fff6b211f5fb8ce7.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T14:50:44 | null | 2016-08-31T23:21:02 | Vera Caslavska, a multiple Olympic gymnastics gold medalist who stood up against the 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia, has died. She was 74. The | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Folympics-gymnastics%2Fgymnastics-great-caslavska-dies-at-74%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-gym-a-20160901-870x700.jpg | en | null | Gymnastics great Caslavska dies at 74 | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Vera Caslavska, a multiple Olympic gymnastics gold medalist who stood up against the 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia, has died. She was 74.
The Czech Olympic Committee on Wednesday said Caslavska died in Prague late Tuesday. Caslavska had cancer of the pancreas and underwent surgery on May 15 last year, the ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/31/olympics-gymnastics/gymnastics-great-caslavska-dies-at-74/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/9883764b61266d70fc72441d0f76af540f40ccd025ba0c409851eae14c3aa77e.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:48:47 | null | 2016-08-27T12:50:40 | Has Colonel Sanders' nephew inadvertently revealed to the world the secret blend of 11 herbs and spices behind KFC's fried chicken empire? The company says | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fbusiness%2Fcorporate-business%2Fcolonels-secret-recipe-revealed-not-fast-says-kfc%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b-thecolonel-a-20160828-870x595.jpg | en | null | The colonel's secret recipe revealed? Not so fast, says KFC | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Has Colonel Sanders’ nephew inadvertently revealed to the world the secret blend of 11 herbs and spices behind KFC’s fried chicken empire?
The company says a recipe published in the Chicago Tribune is not authentic. But that hasn’t stopped rampant online speculation that one of the most legendary and closely guarded se... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/27/business/corporate-business/colonels-secret-recipe-revealed-not-fast-says-kfc/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/5df8d2d121ab5803d10ce1f962f1a14ba2287ce20fe9630c0273cc68549d8b7c.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T10:49:25 | null | 2016-08-28T18:30:55 | The Philippines' drug problem may well constitute a national crisis, but that cannot excuse Rodrigo Duterte's shredding of the rule of law and extrajudicial killings. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fopinion%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Feditorials%2Fdutertes-threat-democracy%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/themes/jt_theme/library/img/logo-japan-times_square.png | en | null | Duterte's threat to democracy | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Since Rodrigo Duterte became president of the Philippines two months ago, the country has waged a vicious war against the drug trade. The number of victims will soon reach 2,000, a horrific number. The mounting death toll should come as no surprise. Duterte campaigned on a law and order platform, his reputation was bui... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/08/28/editorials/dutertes-threat-democracy/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/32cea06f2a35a5ca52208ebcf7653489439865a1a3631accef986e6f09803f3f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:13 | null | 2016-08-26T17:46:03 | Line Corp. plans to use part of the ¥130 billion it garnered from last month's initial public offering to bankroll acquisitions of content and technology, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fbusiness%2Fcorporate-business%2F%25C2%25A5130-billion-war-chest-line-hunts-acquisitions-jazz-content-technology%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b-line-a-20160827-870x595.jpg | en | null | With ¥130 billion war chest, Line hunts for acquisitions to jazz up content, technology | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Line Corp. plans to use part of the ¥130 billion it garnered from last month’s initial public offering to bankroll acquisitions of content and technology, transforming its messaging service into a one-stop shop for Asian social media users.
Japan’s most popular messaging service is gunning for companies in areas rangin... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/26/business/corporate-business/%C2%A5130-billion-war-chest-line-hunts-acquisitions-jazz-content-technology/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/f7531b42d02c69f4978d31bc987e1d35bde6749c7ec754bf03affc2d54a77024.json |
[
"Christopher Lingle"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:48 | null | 2016-08-23T19:28:08 | While Beijing invites ridicule for making weak or baseless territorial claims, the rest of the world should not it is deadly serious in defending them. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fopinion%2F2016%2F08%2F23%2Fcommentary%2Fjapan-commentary%2Fbeware-beijings-self-serving-interpretations-history%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/themes/jt_theme/library/img/logo-japan-times_square.png | en | null | Beware Beijing's self-serving interpretations of history | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Beijing has irredentist claims on all its borders and over all the waters that wash onto its shores. Indeed, it claims about 80 percent of the South China Sea, including the Spratlys and Paracels, which are on a broad plateau up to 1,600 km from China’s eastern coastline. For its part, China insists on a “sacred duty” ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/08/23/commentary/japan-commentary/beware-beijings-self-serving-interpretations-history/ | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/37b44ef5bc5941bc7e5f0dadc3a7323e17a3442b92565dcb02bde86cf266e871.json |
[
"Patrick St. Michel"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:51 | null | 2016-08-26T18:19:34 | Few bands can draw a massive round of applause for 15 minutes of ambient music, but that's just what Radiohead received at the start of its Sunday night he | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fculture%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fmusic%2Fradiohead-triumphs-summer-sonic%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p7-st.-michel-summer-sonic-b-20160829-870x580.jpg | en | null | Radiohead triumphs at Summer Sonic | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Few bands can draw a massive round of applause for 15 minutes of ambient music, but that’s just what Radiohead received at the start of its Sunday night headlining set at this year’s Tokyo leg of Summer Sonic.
The crowd at the main Marine Stage in QVC Marine Field was losing it well before the British band played a sin... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/26/music/radiohead-triumphs-summer-sonic/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/7622513f126916eefbff143734170d8ac9c5026734b6b725741d60a45fd016c7.json |
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"Mark Jarnes"
] | 2016-08-30T12:50:33 | null | 2016-08-30T19:37:04 | Sept. 3-Nov. 13 For the opening exhibition of the rebranded Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (formerly the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography), acclaime | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fculture%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Farts%2Fopenings-in-tokyo%2Fhiroshi-sugimoto-lost-human-genetic-archive%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p9-tokyo-sugimoto-a-20160831-870x940.jpg | en | null | 'Hiroshi Sugimoto: Lost Human Genetic Archive' | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Sept. 3-Nov. 13
For the opening exhibition of the rebranded Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (formerly the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography), acclaimed Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto asks us to reflect on our way of life and how it affects the environment.
The New York-based photographer’s thought-provokin... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/30/arts/openings-in-tokyo/hiroshi-sugimoto-lost-human-genetic-archive/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/ac1bcb282573e4388ce159f22b78eeee8b35841c8bd297a995a25fb983bfb392.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:51 | null | 2016-08-22T18:28:30 | The Solar Impulse 2 plane lands in Abu Dhabi, completing the first round-the-world flight to be powered solely by the sun's energy. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Flife%2F2016%2F08%2F22%2Flanguage%2Fsolar-plane-circles-earth-historic-flight%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/themes/jt_theme/library/img/logo-japan-times_square.png | en | null | Solar plane circles Earth in historic flight | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Sample newspaper article
「ソーラー・インパルス２」飛行機は、最初の離陸から１年以上経て アラブ首長国連邦の首都アブダビに着陸し、太陽エネルギーによる 発電だけでの初の世界一周を完了した。パイロットのベルトラン・ ピカール氏は７月26日の夜明け前に着陸し、2015年3月5日に始まった壮大な４万キロの旅は終わりを迎えた。飛行機はインド、中国、日本、米国、イタリア、エジプトを含む16カ国に立ち寄った。スイスで開発 された１人乗りの飛行機は、17,248個の太陽電池で発電され、夜間はバッテリー電力で飛行する。平均飛行速度は時速75キロで、１日のうちで最も明るい時間帯にはさらに速い速度で飛行した。 (July 27)... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2016/08/22/language/solar-plane-circles-earth-historic-flight/ | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/d823f4563c5af9e686245092d95bcb1bcd8eeca12d147581de413af8ecc42b7e.json |
[
"Mark Schilling"
] | 2016-08-26T13:15:21 | null | 2016-08-24T18:56:56 | "There's no fool like an old fool." Yasuo Tsuruhashi's comedy "Black Widow Business" is a feature-length illustration of this venerable saying, though it a | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fculture%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2Ffilms%2Ffilm-reviews%2Fblack-widow-business-never-old-marriage-con%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p9-schilling-black-widow-a-20160825-870x615.jpg | en | null | 'Black Widow Business': Never too old for the marriage con | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | “There’s no fool like an old fool.” Yasuo Tsuruhashi’s comedy “Black Widow Business” is a feature-length illustration of this venerable saying, though it also reflects present-day trends in an aging Japan.
The “fools” in question are the graying Lotharios who fall for the middle-aged charms of Sayoko (Shinobu Otake), a... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/24/films/film-reviews/black-widow-business-never-old-marriage-con/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/6128d73d8797de8142e23621b3630fd92f61a0dfb3577db35349ad5d4e21d6d4.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T10:48:56 | null | 2016-08-27T17:32:13 | After just two drives, Aaron Rodgers is ready to begin the season for the Green Bay Packers. San Francisco coach Chip Kelly still needs a bit more time to | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fmore-sports%2Ffootball%2Fpackers-get-past-49ers-21-10%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-nfl-a-20160828-870x619.jpg | en | null | Packers get past 49ers 21-10 | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | After just two drives, Aaron Rodgers is ready to begin the season for the Green Bay Packers. San Francisco coach Chip Kelly still needs a bit more time to figure out who his starting quarterback will be once the games count next month.
Rodgers made the most of his only appearance of the preseason, throwing a touchdown ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/27/more-sports/football/packers-get-past-49ers-21-10/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/6d501e4f902d3f63e0f10c8d868ed5a98f5b81de5adcdaae1cda678e2f2b65db.json |
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"Dave Wiggins"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:10 | null | 2016-08-25T20:17:42 | The Pittsburgh Pirates are currently battling it out with several other ball clubs for a wild card slot in the National League playoffs. If the Bucs do lan | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Fbaseball%2Fmlb%2Fcore-homegrown-talent-gives-pirates-hope-future%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-man-about-sports-a-20160826-870x599.jpg | en | null | Core of homegrown talent gives Pirates hope for future | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | The Pittsburgh Pirates are currently battling it out with several other ball clubs for a wild card slot in the National League playoffs.
If the Bucs do land one of the two WC berths, it will mark their fourth straight postseason appearance.
Yep, things are going swimmingly for their organization.
Or, to put it another ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/25/baseball/mlb/core-homegrown-talent-gives-pirates-hope-future/ | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/59c747b2edd9a9fbb1ff10d0852c976e67b93d3d6a36ab2db8e9e78357dc8ca9.json |
[
"Kaori Shoji"
] | 2016-08-31T10:50:56 | null | 2016-08-31T18:08:11 | The word "seishun" ("youth") comprises the kanji characters for the words "blue" and "spring," which connotes the freshness and innocence of those earlier | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fculture%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Ffilms%2Fjapans-team-spirit-remains-youthful-anime%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p11-shoji-basketball-a-20160901-870x489.jpg | en | null | Japan's team spirit remains youthful in anime | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | The word “seishun” (“youth”) comprises the kanji characters for the words “blue” and “spring,” which connotes the freshness and innocence of those earlier years in life. It’s also the name of a genre of anime and manga. Even as the population ages, seishun manga and anime seem to lock themselves to the Japanese psyche ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/31/films/japans-team-spirit-remains-youthful-anime/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/3ec050df2e86367267fe4907c81aaf463fbb05ec650cc2edd6703983139bfa81.json |
[
"Robbie Swinnerton"
] | 2016-08-27T14:49:04 | null | 2016-08-27T22:32:30 | Owner of the world's best restaurant on the influence of culture in cuisine | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Flife%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fpeople%2Fitalian-chef-massimo-bottura-never-forget-came%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p23-20q-bottura-a-20160828-870x1281.jpg | en | null | Italian chef Massimo Bottura: 'Never forget where you came from' | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Name: Massimo Bottura
Age: 53
Nationality: Italian
Occupation: Chef
Likes: Contemporary art, jazz, slow food, fast cars
Dislikes: Nostalgia, food waste
1. How would you describe your cuisine? It’s deeply Italian — you see my passion transformed into edible bites. In every dish you can see the music and art I love, filt... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2016/08/27/people/italian-chef-massimo-bottura-never-forget-came/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/04709297d0b12f52967629426709485b0bcf0008f99d854aa228ac76fc799726.json |
[
"Walt Gardner"
] | 2016-08-30T10:50:46 | null | 2016-08-30T18:57:21 | Japanese students would benefit greatly from the total immersion approach to learning English. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fopinion%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fcommentary%2Fjapan-commentary%2Fbring-english-immersion-japanese-classrooms%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/themes/jt_theme/library/img/logo-japan-times_square.png | en | null | Bring English immersion to Japanese classrooms | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | A decision by three Japanese companies to band together to launch a new test in March to measure English listening and speaking skills in five business sectors comes as no surprise. For too long, schools in Japan have done a poor job of preparing English-language learners for the real world.
That’s why Obunsha Co., Cas... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/08/30/commentary/japan-commentary/bring-english-immersion-japanese-classrooms/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/a8482e47b1135d663d9ee613553fb5b194a4155609ae818bc43e884321020d77.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T22:50:03 | null | 2016-08-30T05:41:04 | Italian naval ships and vessels from nongovernment groups rescued thousands of migrants off the Libyan coast on Monday, the latest surge in desperate attem | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fworld%2Fsocial-issues-world%2Fthousands-migrants-rescued-day-off-libya-european-vessels%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/f-rescue-a-20160831-870x580.jpg | en | null | Thousands of migrants rescued in day off Libya by European vessels | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Italian naval ships and vessels from nongovernment groups rescued thousands of migrants off the Libyan coast on Monday, the latest surge in desperate attempts to flee to Europe driven by war, poverty, and human traffickers.
The dramatic operation took place just 21 km (13 miles) north of the town of Sabratha in Libya. ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/30/world/social-issues-world/thousands-migrants-rescued-day-off-libya-european-vessels/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/4d69deda1df9e39bce7b9fe3fb259a0a2c915db4d2a24198860e4c57a791d670.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T14:49:42 | null | 2016-08-28T21:01:08 | The public cost of dealing with the aftermath of the March 2011 nuclear accident at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 plant topped ¥4.2 trillion by the end of fiscal 2015. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Fnational%2Fpublic-cost-fukushima-nuclear-accident-cleanup-topped-%25C2%25A54-2-trillion-end-march%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/themes/jt_theme/library/img/logo-japan-times_square.png | en | null | Public cost of Fukushima nuclear accident cleanup topped ¥4.2 trillion as of end of March | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | The public cost of dealing with the aftermath of the March 2011 nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s stricken Fukushima No. 1 plant topped ¥4.2 trillion by the end of fiscal 2015, it was learned Sunday.
The cumulative total at the end of last March, including costs for radioactive decontamin... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/28/national/public-cost-fukushima-nuclear-accident-cleanup-topped-%C2%A54-2-trillion-end-march/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/bed531a973714278cd4f836fa74a508d91523facce3032a07f8a2f891da51f8e.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T14:49:39 | null | 2016-08-28T21:56:16 | Defenders Yuto Nagatomo and Tomoaki Makino have both pulled out of Japan's squad for two upcoming World Cup qualifying games due to injury. Coach Vahid Hal | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Fsoccer%2Finternational-soccer%2Fjapan-replaces-injured-nagatomo-makino-qualifiers%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-jsoccer-a-20160829-870x628.jpg | en | null | Japan replaces injured Nagatomo, Makino for qualifiers | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Defenders Yuto Nagatomo and Tomoaki Makino have both pulled out of Japan’s squad for two upcoming World Cup qualifying games due to injury.
Coach Vahid Halilhodzic replaced the pair on Sunday, with Urawa Reds’ Wataru Endo and FC Tokyo’s Yuichi Maruyama, for Japan’s first two games of the final round of Asian qualifying... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/28/soccer/international-soccer/japan-replaces-injured-nagatomo-makino-qualifiers/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/534377fa9a31e6bf82125634b8e8dc3498f11b2c157b0a8ae67260d6bc08b01c.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T14:49:36 | null | 2016-08-28T22:26:32 | The Chiba Lotte Marines belted out five runs off three Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks relievers in the eighth inning and snapped their five-game losing streak on S | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Fbaseball%2Fjapanese-baseball%2Fmarines-beat-hawks-end-five-game-skid%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-jball-a-20160829-870x598.jpg | en | null | Marines beat Hawks to end five-game skid | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | The Chiba Lotte Marines belted out five runs off three Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks relievers in the eighth inning and snapped their five-game losing streak on Sunday with a 7-5 win over the Pacific League leaders.
SoftBank’s Robert Suarez (1-5) took the loss after facing just four batters in the eighth at Yafuoku Dome. With... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/28/baseball/japanese-baseball/marines-beat-hawks-end-five-game-skid/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/25c66a3559c7f88f402fde8584c5720b1a0c4fc21f8fd36af834c6d7bc9e2697.json |
[
"Mark Schreiber"
] | 2016-08-27T14:48:51 | null | 2016-08-27T22:52:13 | Japanese multimillionaires are the object of intense study by members of the country's middle class, especially those who entertain probably unrealistic hopes of emulating them. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fnational%2Fmedia-national%2Fjapans-super-rich-fun-envy-difficult-emulate%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p18-bij-a-20160828-870x580.jpg | en | null | Japan's super-rich: fun to envy, difficult to emulate | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | The various means of acquiring wealth have changed a great deal since the fifth century B.C., when Chinese philosopher Confucius told his disciples: “Riches and honors are what men desire. If these cannot be obtained in the proper way, they should not be kept.”
That said, in the 21st century such moralistic views are n... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/27/national/media-national/japans-super-rich-fun-envy-difficult-emulate/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/9622bc14f503e8f066b0f8d362ed08dc9d89f1f618942787e20d29459bbe1612.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:19 | null | 2016-08-21T19:03:42 | The miniature dachshund Ilio, first featured here in February, has found a home with the Furutas. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fcommunity%2F2016%2F08%2F21%2Four-lives%2Fhome-sweet-home-dachshund-ilio-finds-family%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p11-ark-a-20160822-870x933.jpg | en | null | Home, sweet home: Dachshund Ilio finds a family | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | The miniature dachshund Ilio, first featured here in February, has found a home with Megumi and Takashi Furuta. The couple were initially foster parents to Ilio, but decided to adopt. Megumi remembers the day she decided it was time to make Ilio a permanent family member. “One day I saw Ilio and my husband having a nap... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/21/our-lives/home-sweet-home-dachshund-ilio-finds-family/ | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/25e9889af6f42485d674754cbe3713a34f36c40915430d3061830aa6d57d725e.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T12:49:30 | null | 2016-08-28T11:10:47 | Central banker poised to pull trigger when needed; comments seen as bid to talk down yen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Fbusiness%2Feconomy-business%2Fkuroda-says-bank-of-japan-prepared-for-fiscal-easing-if-necessary%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b-boj-a-20160829-870x589.jpg | en | null | Kuroda says Bank of Japan prepared for fiscal easing if necessary | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Saturday that he won’t hesitate to boost monetary stimulus if needed, reiterating a pledge during an annual policy retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, at which central bankers stressed their need for backup from fiscal policy.
“There is no doubt that there is ample space for additi... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/28/business/economy-business/kuroda-says-bank-of-japan-prepared-for-fiscal-easing-if-necessary/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/a01a5d09bdc59991bb794583ea1f0c8156a464cee54023e725d1618912d96f18.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:49:03 | null | 2016-08-27T12:17:31 | Escorted by armed troops, dozens of insurgents and their families left this war-wrecked suburb of the Syrian capital on Friday as part of a forced evacuati | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fworld%2Fsyrian-rebels-civilians-leave-key-suburb-damascus-four-year-siege%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/f-syrsiege-a-20160828-870x580.jpg | en | null | Syrian rebels, civilians leave key suburb of Damascus after four-year siege | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Escorted by armed troops, dozens of insurgents and their families left this war-wrecked suburb of the Syrian capital on Friday as part of a forced evacuation deal struck with the government to end a four-year siege and aerial campaign that has left the area in ruins.
The capitulation by rebel forces in Daraya, an early... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/27/world/syrian-rebels-civilians-leave-key-suburb-damascus-four-year-siege/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/79f9cb8ec63d3d4d634abb4b8914ab006a245835b6de22210b77ec44c7b7815c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:24 | null | 2016-08-26T17:02:20 | After losing his no-hit bid with one out to go, Matt Moore just smiled. The San Francisco lefty gave up a soft, clean single to Corey Seager with two outs | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fbaseball%2Fmlb%2Fmoore-comes-one-short-bid-no-hitter%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-mlb-a-20160827-870x588.jpg | en | null | Moore comes up one out short in bid for no-hitter | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | After losing his no-hit bid with one out to go, Matt Moore just smiled.
The San Francisco lefty gave up a soft, clean single to Corey Seager with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 Thursday night.
“Giving up a base hit right there is a part of the game,” Moore said. “It was a ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/26/baseball/mlb/moore-comes-one-short-bid-no-hitter/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/cbc66d2ad68214c49c6cbacf89700a6884ab22be4177d551e7a98da26fa9fa74.json |
[
"Magdalena Osumi"
] | 2016-08-31T10:50:39 | null | 2016-08-31T19:31:16 | Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike on Wednesday suspended the relocation of Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market, saying she may order a root-and-branch review of the mo | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fnational%2Fsmelling-something-fishy-koike-puts-tsukiji-move-ice%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/n-tsukiji-a-20160901-870x1139.jpg | en | null | Smelling something fishy, Koike puts Tsukiji move on ice | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike on Wednesday suspended the relocation of Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market, saying she may order a root-and-branch review of the move.
The famously messy but colorful market was due to close a few weeks from now and reopen in spanking new surroundings at a custom-built facility in Toyosu in Koto... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/31/national/smelling-something-fishy-koike-puts-tsukiji-move-ice/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/06f087d77c18aea1eaede852383f40c5e1965e06d466e0b1981d0f2cb2d28f53.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:50:30 | null | 2016-08-30T18:46:10 | Republican voters in Arizona and Florida are expected to pick Sens. John McCain and Marco Rubio as their respective U.S. Senate nominees when they go to th | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fworld%2Fpolitics-diplomacy-world%2Ftrump-hovers-mccain-rubio-u-s-senate-re-election-contests%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/f-rubio-a-20160831-870x580.jpg | en | null | Trump hovers over McCain, Rubio in U.S. Senate re-election contests | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Republican voters in Arizona and Florida are expected to pick Sens. John McCain and Marco Rubio as their respective U.S. Senate nominees when they go to the polls on Tuesday, but one name not on either ballot, Donald Trump, looms large.
The Republican presidential nominee has endorsed both McCain and Rubio in their re-... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/30/world/politics-diplomacy-world/trump-hovers-mccain-rubio-u-s-senate-re-election-contests/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/c86d4adc930617fa8cb4707baa94f24bb4f9831cf916cf86e7cb1d11d83550a2.json |
[
"Kazuaki Nagata"
] | 2016-08-30T10:50:43 | null | 2016-08-30T18:38:18 | In 2009, anime fans were delighted when a life-size statue of a Gundam robot was unveiled in Tokyo's Odaiba district. The statue has now become a landmark | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fbusiness%2Ftech%2Ftokyo-vr-attraction-puts-heart-gundam-battle%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b-vr-a-20160831-870x653.jpg | en | null | Tokyo VR attraction puts you in the heart of a Gundam battle | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | In 2009, anime fans were delighted when a life-size statue of a Gundam robot was unveiled in Tokyo’s Odaiba district. The statue has now become a landmark attraction in the shopping and entertainment area.
And this year, there’s finally some action as Gundam fights with another robot, something you get to see from a pr... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/30/business/tech/tokyo-vr-attraction-puts-heart-gundam-battle/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/52e7cc92eda43d8c4040aa662f4865edf3fffdd04afe5224c451409d379a5cfd.json |
[
"Gwynne Dyer"
] | 2016-08-26T13:16:08 | null | 2016-08-23T19:26:36 | Human rights, the rule of law and the United Nations are getting short shrift in the war on drugs launched by "Duterte Harry." | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fopinion%2F2016%2F08%2F23%2Fcommentary%2Fworld-commentary%2Fphilippines-worry-duterte%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/themes/jt_theme/library/img/logo-japan-times_square.png | en | null | Only the Philippines has to worry about Duterte | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Rodrigo Duterte, the new president of the Philippines, gives good copy. Here’s a quote from his final election rally: “Forget the laws on human rights. If I make it to the presidential palace, I will do just what I did as mayor. You drug pushers, hold-up men and do-nothings, you better go out. Because I’d kill you. I’l... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/08/23/commentary/world-commentary/philippines-worry-duterte/ | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/5b6351a4ea0a646c08a92826038443225f593d721abc49d325bd2951ed5a8a18.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T06:48:44 | null | 2016-08-27T13:32:20 | For all the talk of a radical shift in central banking policy, from the permanent use of negative rates to printing "helicopter money," Federal Reserve Cha | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fbusiness%2Feconomy-business%2Fyellen-rejects-radical-overhaul-feds-policy-tools%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b-yellen-a-20160828-870x597.jpg | en | null | Yellen rejects radical overhaul of Fed's policy tools | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | For all the talk of a radical shift in central banking policy, from the permanent use of negative rates to printing “helicopter money,” Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen appears to believe she can tackle any downturn using the tools currently at her disposal.
Speaking in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday after a Fed po... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/27/business/economy-business/yellen-rejects-radical-overhaul-feds-policy-tools/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/febdf4d73b4179f7bddb6194127fdcca9c70dbc2f0f3a35d4f300f8ee105631a.json |
[
"Akemi Tanahashi",
"Hitomi Tashiro"
] | 2016-08-29T10:50:09 | null | 2016-08-29T18:59:02 | Introduce some meanings and usages of the verbs 掛ける and 掛かる (both "to hang"). | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Flife%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Flanguage%2Fkakeru-kakaru-two-useful-japanese-verbs-worth-hanging%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/themes/jt_theme/library/img/logo-japan-times_square.png | en | null | 'Kakeru' and 'kakaru': two very useful Japanese verbs worth hanging on to | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Kono e, doko-ni kakeyō-ka. (Where shall I hang this picture?)
Situation 1: Yuri is moving out of her parents’ house and into an apartment to live alone. Her boyfriend, Mr. Sere, helps her arrange her things.
セレ： この絵、どこにかけようか。
ゆり： 帽子がかかっているフックがあるでしょ。その隣のフックにかけてくれる？。
Sere: Kono e, doko-ni kakeyō-ka.
Yuri: Bōshi-ga kakatt... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2016/08/29/language/kakeru-kakaru-two-useful-japanese-verbs-worth-hanging/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/7b152105be476f3c15378c46924abc59d77093cf9ebce09083919d3c94878cb0.json |
[
"Mark Jarnes"
] | 2016-08-30T12:50:32 | null | 2016-08-30T19:38:12 | Sept. 3-Oct. 23 "Genre painting," the depiction of ordinary people in domestic situations and everyday activities, is ambiguous in nature. This exhibition | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fculture%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Farts%2Fopenings-outside-tokyo%2Fmodern-genre-painting%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p9-outside-genre-a-20160931-870x683.jpg | en | null | ‘Modern Genre Painting’ | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Sept. 3-Oct. 23
“Genre painting,” the depiction of ordinary people in domestic situations and everyday activities, is ambiguous in nature. This exhibition sheds light on the varied topics and content of modern genre painting by featuring five different themes that cover landscapes, cities, artists’ ateliers and more. N... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/30/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/modern-genre-painting/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/b39c333d4466d57579180ecee94948b7449f8898f14ebc71dc9ca4775efa37bf.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:56:57 | null | 2016-08-26T18:07:21 | A government-backed bill is slated to go before the Diet in September, potentially revising the definition of who can be arrested for conspiring to commit acts of terrorism. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fnational%2Fpolitics-diplomacy%2Fcontroversial-conspiracy-bill-critics-say-used-stifle-dissent-go-diet-next-month%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/themes/jt_theme/library/img/logo-japan-times_square.png | en | null | Controversial conspiracy bill that critics say could be used to stifle dissent to go before Diet next month | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | A government-backed bill is slated to go before the Diet next month, potentially revising the definition of who can be arrested for conspiring to commit acts of terrorism as security concerns mount ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, government sources revealed Friday.
While a similar bill has been submitted to the Diet ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/26/national/politics-diplomacy/controversial-conspiracy-bill-critics-say-used-stifle-dissent-go-diet-next-month/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/6ef0358a9b78fc3e490523a6d0b60f0d78d8c1cfc2504a9df1e6cb2909066782.json |
[
"Jason Coskrey"
] | 2016-08-26T13:04:29 | null | 2016-08-25T22:39:58 | If there was any thought the Hiroshima Carp might take their foot off the gas a little after gaining a magic number, the Central League leaders squashed it | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Fbaseball%2Fjapanese-baseball%2Fkikuchi-maru-ignite-pennant-chasing-carp-comeback-victory-giants%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-jason-a-20160826-870x961.jpg | en | null | Kikuchi, Maru ignite pennant-chasing Carp in comeback victory over Giants | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | If there was any thought the Hiroshima Carp might take their foot off the gas a little after gaining a magic number, the Central League leaders squashed it the first chance they got.
Ryosuke Kikuchi drove in a game-tying run with a two-out infield single in the ninth and Yoshihiro Maru pushed across the go-ahead tally ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/kikuchi-maru-ignite-pennant-chasing-carp-comeback-victory-giants/ | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/d28e91d3a810ab1ed62a78c28346c4e6d1dbf50982fc167d1eafc734fb5dfae1.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:51 | null | 2016-08-26T14:27:35 | Four more teenage boys were arrested Friday in connection with the slaying of a boy whose body was found on a riverbank in Saitama Prefecture on Tuesday. A | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fnational%2Fcrime-legal%2Ffour-teens-arrested-slaying-saitama-boy-16%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/n-boysarrest-a-20160827-870x580.jpg | en | null | Four more teens arrested over Saitama boy's drowning | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Four more teenage boys were arrested Friday in connection with the slaying of a boy whose body was found on a riverbank in Saitama Prefecture on Tuesday.
A fifth teen was arrested Thursday after allegedly bragging on an online messaging system that he had killed someone.
The latest suspects to be arrested are a 17-year... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/26/national/crime-legal/four-teens-arrested-slaying-saitama-boy-16/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/ce3d43517fe912463f51c1c81f44aa307a023fb9ff49c2d331cc9b28b506b8d1.json |
[
"Nomaan Merchant"
] | 2016-08-28T16:49:37 | null | 2016-08-28T14:45:24 | One Canadian patient's kidney transplant after waiting just three days during a recent visit to China raised a red flag among surgeons at the Montreal-base | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Fasia-pacific%2Fdoctors-divided-on-whether-china-still-harvests-organs-from-executed-criminals%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/f-chinaorgans-a-20160829-870x580.jpg | en | null | Doctors divided on whether China still harvests organs from executed criminals | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | One Canadian patient’s kidney transplant after waiting just three days during a recent visit to China raised a red flag among surgeons at the Montreal-based Transplantation Society. A turnaround that quick indicates the organ likely came from the body of an executed prisoner.
The case adds to doubts among many doctors ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/28/asia-pacific/doctors-divided-on-whether-china-still-harvests-organs-from-executed-criminals/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/4ecd41c16f64cbe221456dead63be948a94223b3f899fb106ad5a08c133f493c.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:50:57 | null | 2016-08-31T17:29:08 | Former Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe has returned ¥65,029 to the metropolitan government for his inappropriate use of an official car while he was in offi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fnational%2Fpolitics-diplomacy%2Fformer-tokyo-gov-yoichi-masuzoe-returns-funds-official-car%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/n-masuzoe-a-20160831-870x724.jpg | en | null | Masuzoe pays up for abusing official metro car while Tokyo governor | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Former Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe has returned ¥65,029 to the metropolitan government for his inappropriate use of an official car while he was in office.
Masuzoe paid the amount Aug. 19 at the request of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government two days earlier, it was learned Tuesday.
The metropolitan government requested pa... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/31/national/politics-diplomacy/former-tokyo-gov-yoichi-masuzoe-returns-funds-official-car/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/2ca7f24291da1518717b0be28e24a745dc01721dbac605d6efcdd009b9ea3365.json |
[
"Jon Mitchell"
] | 2016-08-31T10:51:01 | null | 2016-08-31T17:46:00 | Washington and the Pentagon sidestep issues of injuries to protesters and censorship as police blanket the village of Takae. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fcommunity%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fissues%2Fu-s-washes-hands-of-rights-violations-at-okinawa-helipad-site%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p12-okinawa-a-20160901-870x715.jpg | en | null | U.S. washes hands of rights violations at Okinawa helipad site | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | The U.S. State Department, the federal body tasked with promoting human rights overseas, is refusing to censure Tokyo over its aggressive tactics to force construction of new helipads for the U.S. Marine Corps in northern Okinawa.
Since July, the Japanese government has been conducting a massive police campaign in the ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/31/issues/u-s-washes-hands-of-rights-violations-at-okinawa-helipad-site/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/22d1b20dc05fd47f04d92c11cc98681dea8a158075ecdb9620fd08d2fcac345f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:06:18 | null | 2016-08-25T19:40:47 | The suspended president of Athletics Kenya, Isaiah Kiplagat, has died after a long illness. He was 72. Track and field's world governing body, the IAAF, sa | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Fmore-sports%2Ftrack-field%2Flongtime-athletics-kenya-boss-kiplagat-dies-72%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-kenya-obit-a-20160826-870x641.jpg | en | null | Longtime Athletics Kenya boss Kiplagat dies at 72 | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | The suspended president of Athletics Kenya, Isaiah Kiplagat, has died after a long illness. He was 72.
Track and field’s world governing body, the IAAF, said that Kiplagat’s death on Wednesday was confirmed by Kenya’s athletics association, which he led for more than 20 years.
Kiplagat was a divisive figure who dominat... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/25/more-sports/track-field/longtime-athletics-kenya-boss-kiplagat-dies-72/ | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/fd41aae187ac4c331552c7c398b3c1c461c9ecf2fccbddf07aead47452b1486e.json |
[
"Davey Young"
] | 2016-08-26T13:06:51 | null | 2016-08-26T17:27:08 | Often disparaged as little more than the gateway to Tokyo's northwestern suburbs, the area of Ikebukuro is still shaking off a reputation for delinquency t | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Flife%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Ffood%2Fikebukuros-side-streets-offer-craft-beer-gems%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p12-young-hop-spots-a-20160827-870x653.jpg | en | null | Ikebukuro's side streets offer up some craft beer gems | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Often disparaged as little more than the gateway to Tokyo’s northwestern suburbs, the area of Ikebukuro is still shaking off a reputation for delinquency that it got 16 years ago from the TBS drama “Ikebukuro West Gate Park.”
With tourists flooding Shibuya and Shinjuku, however, Ikebukuro is starting to look more attra... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2016/08/26/food/ikebukuros-side-streets-offer-craft-beer-gems/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/3f6f69c0c77804c384328578ca0c862c8c33e529ed3b3e1431d1a17f038d5143.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T10:50:29 | null | 2016-08-30T18:50:52 | The U.S. Navy will replace the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft in Japan with a newer variant, possibly starting in 2021, according to a U.S. mili | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fnational%2Fu-s-deploy-new-naval-osprey-variant-japan-possibly-2021%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/n-osprey-a-20160831-870x621.jpg | en | null | U.S. to deploy new naval Osprey variant in Japan possibly from 2021 | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | The U.S. Navy will replace the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft in Japan with a newer variant, possibly starting in 2021, according to a U.S. military official.
CMV-22Bs will replace the two aging C-2 Greyhounds attached to the U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan based at the U.S. Navy’s Yokosuka base in Kanag... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/30/national/u-s-deploy-new-naval-osprey-variant-japan-possibly-2021/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/5a57c8dac7cfb6fda4bde08f0493091384b1d40c5800d4a53cb6029dac6a1b19.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T22:49:36 | null | 2016-08-29T06:58:36 | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a giant celebration of the country's main youth league on Sunday night, capping the organization's first gathering | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fasia-pacific%2Fkim-jong-un-attends-massive-north-korean-youth-league-extravaganza%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/f-kimyouth-a-20160830-870x580.jpg | en | null | Kim Jong Un attends massive North Korean youth league extravaganza | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a giant celebration of the country’s main youth league on Sunday night, capping the organization’s first gathering in more than 23 years.
The Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League plays a major part in North Korea’s social system. Young people from the ages of 14 to 30 are expected... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/29/asia-pacific/kim-jong-un-attends-massive-north-korean-youth-league-extravaganza/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/93d5b193a0316bd6b2bb0f74afede79221487b28284e16f49b00a2566dadf0ee.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:50:40 | null | 2016-08-31T13:09:26 | In a surprise move, Donald Trump will travel to Mexico on Wednesday to meet with President Enrique Pena Nieto, just hours before the Republican delivers a | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fworld%2Fpolitics-diplomacy-world%2Ftrump-make-quick-trip-meet-mexican-leader-immigration-speech%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/f-trumpmex-a-20160901-870x580.jpg | en | null | Trump to make quick trip to meet Mexican leader before immigration speech | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | In a surprise move, Donald Trump will travel to Mexico on Wednesday to meet with President Enrique Pena Nieto, just hours before the Republican delivers a highly anticipated speech on immigration.
Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday night to say he looks “very much forward” to meeting with the Mexican leader. Pena Nieto’s... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/31/world/politics-diplomacy-world/trump-make-quick-trip-meet-mexican-leader-immigration-speech/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/79fc3c5124eaa831fbef31096d030d27a5c6bf5e052de0fd293edeb7abea5ef2.json |
[
"Reiji Yoshida"
] | 2016-08-31T08:50:50 | null | 2016-08-31T14:55:46 | The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is expected to kick off discussions as soon as next month over whether to revise internal rules to allow Prime Minister | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Freference%2Fldp-weighs-leaders-term-limits-abe-angles-stay-power%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/n-ldprule-a-20160901-870x1211.jpg | en | null | LDP weighs leader's term limits as Abe angles to stay in power | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is expected to kick off discussions as soon as next month over whether to revise internal rules to allow Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to run for a third term in the next LDP presidential race to be held by September 2018.
Given the LDP’s solid majority in the Diet, the winner of the rac... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/31/reference/ldp-weighs-leaders-term-limits-abe-angles-stay-power/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/0150648a2bc8bcc392543c08ac8317b89d5ead2957cbea75abc9d781f94072a6.json |
[
"Mizuho Aoki"
] | 2016-08-29T04:49:41 | null | 2016-08-28T16:15:43 | Some tourists look around them but Hidetoshi Ishii prefers to look down. The 65-year-old is a manhole cover hunter. He has spent the past two decades touri | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Fnational%2Flifting-the-lid-on-japans-growing-crowd-of-manhole-cover-spotters%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/n-manhole-c-20160829.jpg | en | null | Lifting the lid on Japan's growing crowd of manhole cover spotters | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Some tourists look around them but Hidetoshi Ishii prefers to look down.
The 65-year-old is a manhole cover hunter. He has spent the past two decades touring with a folding bike and map, on the lookout for treasures.
“It’s like finding a gem. When I spot one, I can’t help smiling,” Ishii beamed.
A retired Tokyo Metropo... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/28/national/lifting-the-lid-on-japans-growing-crowd-of-manhole-cover-spotters/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/8e5337a34a63bd37c9c901917d6f33d8b6617a8143732f91aafbd81aa6f7edea.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T12:48:53 | null | 2016-08-27T20:51:02 | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told African leaders Saturday his country will commit $30 billion in public and private support for infrastructure development on the continent. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fnational%2Fpolitics-diplomacy%2Fabe-pledges-30-billion-africa-next-three-years%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/themes/jt_theme/library/img/logo-japan-times_square.png | en | null | Abe pledges $30 billion for Africa over next three years | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told African leaders Saturday that his country will commit $30 billion in public and private support for infrastructure development on the continent.
Resource-poor Japan has long been interested in tapping Africa’s vast natural resources, even more so since dependence on oil and natural gas im... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/27/national/politics-diplomacy/abe-pledges-30-billion-africa-next-three-years/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/770b5e01ac596f6f09f1a90904592b9bcd2bc020fda09f0c57beabe5bba70947.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:36 | null | 2016-08-26T17:23:57 | Eateries across Fukui have been serving fish dishes using seafood products that otherwise would be discarded as part of an initiative to promote the prefec | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fnational%2Ffukui-restaurants-experiment-with-preparing-seafood-customarily-destined-for-discard-bin%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/n-fish-a-20160827-870x1319.jpg | en | null | Fukui restaurants try serving up tasty fish that usually end up in discard bin | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Eateries across Fukui have been serving fish dishes using seafood products that otherwise would be discarded as part of an initiative to promote the prefecture through its regional delicacies.
Under the project initiated by representatives of four fisheries cooperatives from Fukui, local eateries can benefit from a fre... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/26/national/fukui-restaurants-experiment-with-preparing-seafood-customarily-destined-for-discard-bin/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/5de63a9cdd97bdf4aa71d1fb4500bc8c98ef628039d490c89e4a8e751d1768e8.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T08:48:44 | null | 2016-08-27T16:09:46 | Luxury cars, apartments, even a racehorse — being an Olympic medalist in Russia can come with great material rewards but also controversy. Under Pres | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Folympics%2Frussias-gifts-for-olympic-medalists-spark-dispute%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-russia-a-20160828-870x543.jpg | en | null | Russia's gifts for Olympic medalists spark dispute | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Luxury cars, apartments, even a racehorse — being an Olympic medalist in Russia can come with great material rewards but also controversy.
Under President Vladimir Putin, it’s become a tradition for Russia’s Olympic heroes to be showered with large cash sums and sometimes unwanted gifts.
On Friday, less than 24 hours a... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/27/olympics/russias-gifts-for-olympic-medalists-spark-dispute/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/f77d32886f3ad31d3b6bd73036aadee51dde1e3044900c436f22c349206e8904.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:49:41 | null | 2016-08-28T14:54:04 | Shoddy, price-cutting renovations, in breach of local building regulations, could be partly to blame for he high death toll from Wednesday's devastating ea | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Fworld%2Fshoddy-home-renovations-may-have-contributed-to-italys-quake-toll%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/f-shoddily-a-20160829-870x564.jpg | en | null | Shoddy home renovations may have contributed to Italy quake toll | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Shoddy, price-cutting renovations, in breach of local building regulations, could be partly to blame for he high death toll from Wednesday’s devastating earthquake in central Italy, according to a prosecutor investigating the disaster.
As questions mount over the deaths of nearly 300 people, prosecutor Giuseppe Saieva ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/28/world/shoddy-home-renovations-may-have-contributed-to-italys-quake-toll/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/27fca641a6644685b1a2f89f77b526fdd5b3afacf7ce1cd13d07349e1c9ed82b.json |
[
"Tobin Harshaw"
] | 2016-08-29T10:50:24 | null | 2016-08-29T19:03:07 | Criticisms of France's strict assimilation policy ignore the equally apparent failures of politically correct approaches intended to create a society in which "everyone feels they have a stake." | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fopinion%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fcommentary%2Fworld-commentary%2Fsilly-burkini-bans-serious-reason%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p9-Harshaw-a-20160830-870x625.jpg | en | null | Silly burkini ban's serious reason | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | French beaches have never been a place for modesty, at least not since Brigitte Bardot scandalized the film world in 1952’s “Manina, the Girl in the Bikini.” But this summer, at an increasing number of resort towns, Muslim women are finding out just how serious the French are about bare skin on the sand.
Last week, Nic... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/08/29/commentary/world-commentary/silly-burkini-bans-serious-reason/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/88a5db9abb1d9afd68f3c7dad79f400209113fd4b759206d20001085355a6637.json |
[
"Matt Treyvaud"
] | 2016-08-26T13:15:24 | null | 2016-08-20T22:34:11 | From the 17th to the 19th century, Japan's only official window on the West was the Dutch factory in Nagasaki. The trickle of scientific and geopolitical i | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fculture%2F2016%2F08%2F20%2Fbooks%2Fbook-reviews%2Fnetwork-knowledge-western-science-tokugawa-information-revolution%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/themes/jt_theme/library/img/logo-japan-times_square.png | en | null | Network of Knowledge: Western Science and the Tokugawa Information Revolution | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | From the 17th to the 19th century, Japan’s only official window on the West was the Dutch factory in Nagasaki. The trickle of scientific and geopolitical information that came through with the merchant ships was gradually curated by enthusiasts into rangaku or “Dutch learning,” arguably laying the foundation for Japan’... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/20/books/book-reviews/network-knowledge-western-science-tokugawa-information-revolution/ | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/1075dd9e0fbb93157ac1490217729ecbc90a72f37d25e58314ba203e1966cf7b.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T10:50:14 | null | 2016-08-29T19:10:48 | The treatment of people committed to mental hospitals is under scrutiny in the wake of the Sagamihara mass slaying. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fopinion%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Feditorials%2Ftrying-make-sense-sagamihara%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/themes/jt_theme/library/img/logo-japan-times_square.png | en | null | Trying to make sense of Sagamihara | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | More than a month after the mass slaying at a care home for people with disabilities in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, we are still struggling to understand what prompted the alleged killer to commit such a horrific act, while authorities explore why the crime was allowed to happen — despite all the signs that the 26... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/08/29/editorials/trying-make-sense-sagamihara/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/95f08d3a910e8b3dc3f4695e71cc8866ef3010bf2338ec88ededa57722b99a00.json |
[
"Kris Kosaka"
] | 2016-08-27T14:49:00 | null | 2016-08-27T22:38:47 | August honors the dead in Japan, so it's fitting that Kazufumi Shiraishi's raw discourse on mortality makes its English debut this month. Originally publis | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fculture%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fbooks%2Fshiraishi-isnt-afraid-ask-tough-questions-life%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p22-kosaka-shiraisan-a-20160825-870x765.jpg | en | null | Shiraishi isn't afraid to ask the tough questions about life | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | August honors the dead in Japan, so it’s fitting that Kazufumi Shiraishi’s raw discourse on mortality makes its English debut this month. Originally published in 2008, “Me Against the World” breaks from Shiraishi’s fictional works, offering the author’s undiluted musings on life. As told The Japan Times in a recent int... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/27/books/shiraishi-isnt-afraid-ask-tough-questions-life/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/324136a85242ee2df59d54590243c1b7e1071f71bc3f3706c8be431d859670f3.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:50:27 | null | 2016-08-30T22:32:48 | The transport ministry says it has found that mileage figures for eight Mitsubishi Motors Corp. models affected by a fuel-efficiency scandal was up to 8.8 percent poorer than their catalog data. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fbusiness%2Fcorporate-business%2Fministry-confirms-discrepancy-mitsubishi-car-fuel-figures%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b-mmc-a-20160831-870x587.jpg | en | null | Fuel data was 8.8% worse than Mitsubishi Motors claimed for eight models | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | The transport ministry said Tuesday it has found that mileage figures for eight Mitsubishi Motors Corp. models affected by a fuel-efficiency scandal was up to 8.8 percent poorer than their catalog data.
The ministry said it has called on the automaker to report the correct data to the government and suspend sales of th... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/30/business/corporate-business/ministry-confirms-discrepancy-mitsubishi-car-fuel-figures/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/deed25b581e4050b92dbd936ce30578185df89f1233f67d7d7a90fd078d67e5a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:29 | null | 2016-08-26T19:00:17 | Apple Inc. is planning a new iPhone feature for Japan that will let people pay for mass-transit rides with their smartphones instead of physical payment ca | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fbusiness%2Fcorporate-business%2Fapple-plans-iphone-tap-pay-system-japans-trains-buses%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b-iphone-a-20160827-870x607.jpg | en | null | IPhone ready to play catch-up in Japan with swipe-to-pay chips | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Apple Inc. is planning a new iPhone feature for Japan that will let people pay for mass-transit rides with their smartphones instead of physical payment cards. A future iPhone will include technology called FeliCa, a mobile tap-to-pay standard in Japan developed by Sony Corp., according to people familiar with the matt... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/26/business/corporate-business/apple-plans-iphone-tap-pay-system-japans-trains-buses/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/164b10c67befa9c9eec5252f35cb6ba9a074cbd135ac3ff847bb5428e7017254.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:03 | null | 2016-08-25T21:00:44 | Japan's Olympic delegation held a wrap-up ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on Thursday following a highly successful campaign at the Rio Games. Decathlete and Jap | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Folympics%2Fsummer-olympics%2Fjapan-olympic-delegation-reflects-rio-success%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-JOC-a-20160826-870x641.jpg | en | null | Japan Olympic delegation reflects on Rio success | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Japan’s Olympic delegation held a wrap-up ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on Thursday following a highly successful campaign at the Rio Games.
Decathlete and Japan’s flagbearer at the Games, Keisuke Ushiro, handed back the flag to Japanese Olympic Committee chief Tsunekazu Takeda before chef de mission Seiko Hashimoto made a... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/25/olympics/summer-olympics/japan-olympic-delegation-reflects-rio-success/ | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/7410afe4541f7caf8f883f4b7f50607618ecb2de10d5042e460b5665d2f411db.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T10:50:28 | null | 2016-08-30T16:19:13 | Platform-edge doors are appearing at many of Japan's busier railway stations to keep passengers from falling onto the tracks, but installation is taking ti | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fnational%2Fhurdles-abound-japans-railway-stations-install-platform-edge-barriers%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/n-railway-a-20160831-870x599.jpg | en | null | Hurdles abound as Japan's railway stations install platform-edge barriers | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Platform-edge doors are appearing at many of Japan’s busier railway stations to keep passengers from falling onto the tracks, but installation is taking time.
Problems range from the cost — up to ¥1 billion per station — to lack of space on platforms that need heavy structural remodeling.
The transport ministry aims to... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/30/national/hurdles-abound-japans-railway-stations-install-platform-edge-barriers/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/28a45518ef7d59b38f486fd1e7075531cac9aa9f2128a422691984253eb056e7.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:16:04 | null | 2016-08-25T18:30:17 | Instead of selling rosy high-growth scenarios, the Abe adminstration should present a concrete and credible road map for fiscal rehabilitation. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fopinion%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2Feditorials%2Fjapans-shaky-fiscal-consolidation%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/themes/jt_theme/library/img/logo-japan-times_square.png | en | null | Japan's shaky fiscal consolidation | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s priorities in his economic policies are clear and consistent — no fiscal rehabilitation without economic revival. In prioritizing economic growth and busting deflation over fiscal reconstruction, Abe has twice postponed the consumption tax hike to 10 percent through October 2019 but remains ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/08/25/editorials/japans-shaky-fiscal-consolidation/ | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/72b3e17cab12c8ee6f09770290b96ba5511b2fdcec6be2d163fc2c96db49386d.json |
[
"Colin P.A. Jones"
] | 2016-08-28T10:49:35 | null | 2016-08-28T18:00:55 | The obvious route to allowing Emperor Akihito's abdication would involve amending the Imperial Household Law, not constitutional change. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fcommunity%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Fissues%2Fjapan-fumbles-legal-path-emprexit%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p9-lotl-a-20160829-870x610.jpg | en | null | Japan fumbles for the legal path to an 'Emprexit' | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Things got interesting earlier this month when Emperor Akihito addressed the nation to explain his desire to abdicate, without actually expressing a desire to abdicate. Not only that, but his intent was previously telegraphed to the nation through a scoop by NHK, the ultimate establishment broadcast media, which is usu... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/28/issues/japan-fumbles-legal-path-emprexit/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/2a4ad5f18bd822ab707a55941a94f4b651d78a54a0c00d1df2c25597fd11a9ef.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T08:49:33 | null | 2016-08-28T14:07:03 | Rickie Fowler is playing so well that he can't stop looking behind instead of considering the opportunity that lies ahead at The Barclays. His wedge to 5 f | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Fmore-sports%2Fgolf%2Ffowler-eyes-victory-ryder-cup-spot%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-golf-a-20160829-870x1248.jpg | en | null | Fowler eyes victory, Ryder Cup spot | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Rickie Fowler is playing so well that he can’t stop looking behind instead of considering the opportunity that lies ahead at The Barclays.
His wedge to 5 feet for a birdie on the 18th hole Saturday not only gave him a 3-under 68 and a one-shot lead over Patrick Reed, it was his 45th consecutive hole without a bogey at ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/28/more-sports/golf/fowler-eyes-victory-ryder-cup-spot/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/5d1bbf6379dda675ea520180f1c2db72c1f1592952740ba5936f26eb36c21e85.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:50:51 | null | 2016-08-31T15:04:33 | SWIFT, the global financial messaging system, on Tuesday disclosed new hacking attacks on its members' banks as it pressured them to comply with security p | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fbusiness%2Ftech%2Fswift-discloses-cyberthefts-pressures-banks-security%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b-swift-a-20160901-870x580.jpg | en | null | SWIFT discloses more cyberthefts, pressures banks on security | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | SWIFT, the global financial messaging system, on Tuesday disclosed new hacking attacks on its members’ banks as it pressured them to comply with security procedures instituted after February’s high-profile $81 million heist at Bangladesh Bank.
In a private letter to clients, SWIFT said new cybertheft attempts — some of... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/31/business/tech/swift-discloses-cyberthefts-pressures-banks-security/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/08fd06f426d413af7039a1b788266ab36724231da9499165b2ba7072e844dbb6.json |
[
"Philip Brasor"
] | 2016-08-27T14:48:55 | null | 2016-08-27T22:58:28 | In terms of zoos per capita, Japan is No. 1 in the world, despite the fact that attendance has been dropping for more than two decades. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fnational%2Fmedia-national%2Fjapan-zoos-endangered-species%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p19-mm-a-20160828-870x1310.jpg | en | null | Japan zoos could be an endangered species | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Hanako, a female elephant at the Inokashira Park Zoo in Tokyo, died in May at the age of 69. The news was widely reported because Hanako was a famous fixture of the zoo, where, according to then-Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe, she “gave dreams and hopes to children,” a strange observation if you review Hanako’s long life.
A... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/27/national/media-national/japan-zoos-endangered-species/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/0a24e6add66463737c5fc4e3ed51574023948d281776217bb20c95b14b903f09.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:58:19 | null | 2016-08-26T16:20:11 | Joe Sakic had to rush his coaching search after the abrupt resignation of Patrick Roy. He doesn't believe the Colorado Avalanche rushed their hire. After i | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fmore-sports%2Fice-hockey%2Favs-hire-minor-league-vet-bednar-replace-roy-coach%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-nhl-a-20160827-870x565.jpg | en | null | Avs hire minor league vet Bednar to replace Roy as coach | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Joe Sakic had to rush his coaching search after the abrupt resignation of Patrick Roy. He doesn’t believe the Colorado Avalanche rushed their hire.
After interviewing candidates with varying degrees of NHL coaching experience, Sakic ultimately chose Jared Bednar as the team’s new coach. Bednar spent the past 14 seasons... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/26/more-sports/ice-hockey/avs-hire-minor-league-vet-bednar-replace-roy-coach/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/e439279ea77b13a45154c2ad42c9b08ac0ae67088c36bdbf47cf0548d89d5932.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:49:01 | null | 2016-08-27T12:51:02 | The U.S. Marine Corps' new commander for the Pacific said Friday he aims to advance his predecessor's work helping allies and partners develop their skills | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fasia-pacific%2Fnew-pacific-u-s-marine-leader-vows-keep-work-allies-amid-assertive-moves-china%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/f-marine-a-20160828-870x582.jpg | en | null | New Pacific U.S. Marine leader vows to keep up work with allies amid assertive moves by China | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | The U.S. Marine Corps’ new commander for the Pacific said Friday he aims to advance his predecessor’s work helping allies and partners develop their skills storming beaches and moving forces ashore.
Lt. Gen. David Berger made the comments after assuming command of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific from Lt. Gen. John Too... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/27/asia-pacific/new-pacific-u-s-marine-leader-vows-keep-work-allies-amid-assertive-moves-china/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/2240fab58e0dd3a7bae16fd174a1377654e1f2238679036a640074a3d8a6e43b.json |
[
"Mark Jarnes"
] | 2016-08-30T12:50:35 | null | 2016-08-30T19:36:56 | Sept. 7-Oct. 30 This upcoming exhibition celebrating Japan's Meiji Era (1868-1912) aims to live up to its name by setting out to amaze even the most erudit | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fculture%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Farts%2Fopenings-in-tokyo%2Fmeiji-kogei-amazing-japanese-art%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p9-tokyo-meiji-a-20160931-870x763.jpg | en | null | 'Meiji Kogei: Amazing Japanese Art' | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Sept. 7-Oct. 30
This upcoming exhibition celebrating Japan’s Meiji Era (1868-1912) aims to live up to its name by setting out to amaze even the most erudite of art and culture fans.
More than 100 works of traditional crafts from Meiji Japan — including netsuke, lacquerware, sculpture and other artisanal objects — will ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/30/arts/openings-in-tokyo/meiji-kogei-amazing-japanese-art/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/599daad91ecc3a0cc3ec1e4265032636ad585b9e289d4899a034fa6ed90b6f23.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T10:49:27 | null | 2016-08-28T17:43:12 | The maturation of Julio Urias is coming along quickly for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 20-year-old rookie from Mexico allowed one run over six innings, Cor | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Fbaseball%2Fmlb%2Furias-puts-growth-display-cubs%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-mlb-a-20160829-870x569.jpg | en | null | Urias puts growth on display against Cubs | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | The maturation of Julio Urias is coming along quickly for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 20-year-old rookie from Mexico allowed one run over six innings, Corey Seager set a Dodgers franchise record for a shortstop with his 23rd home run and Los Angeles defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Saturday to even the series between ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/28/baseball/mlb/urias-puts-growth-display-cubs/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/165e061925bbd453a4735a113333accd6b0fc987a89de2fe501460745d098277.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:48:55 | null | 2016-08-27T12:37:49 | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will tour the Great Wall, shoot hoops with retired basketball star Yao Ming and meet with female entrepreneurs when | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fworld%2Fpolitics-diplomacy-world%2Fcanadas-trudeau-prepares-mount-charm-offensive-china%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/f-trudchina-a-20160828-870x580.jpg | en | null | Canada's Trudeau prepares to mount charm offensive in China | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will tour the Great Wall, shoot hoops with retired basketball star Yao Ming and meet with female entrepreneurs when he travels to China in the coming week to bolster trade and diplomatic ties, his office said Friday.
There will also be meetings with President Xi Jinping and senior... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/27/world/politics-diplomacy-world/canadas-trudeau-prepares-mount-charm-offensive-china/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/ae42e18e7c9d6b4bfc657b9b58c005bb7814f27fbeb22c90763fe506ab5719ab.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:48:12 | null | 2016-08-26T23:02:11 | A day after his fielding error cost his team the Pacific League lead, Yuki Yanagita helped power them back on top as the Fukuokoa SoftBank Hawks clobbered | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fbaseball%2Fjapanese-baseball%2Fhawks-yanagita-atones-thursday-miscue-series-opening-triumph-marines%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-jball-a-20160827-870x603.jpg | en | null | Hawks' Yanagita atones for Thursday miscue in series-opening triumph over Marines | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | A day after his fielding error cost his team the Pacific League lead, Yuki Yanagita helped power them back on top as the Fukuokoa SoftBank Hawks clobbered the Chiba Lotte Marines 11-3 on Friday night.
With two outs and none on in the first inning, Yanagita homered to start a four-run outburst that was all Hawks starter... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/26/baseball/japanese-baseball/hawks-yanagita-atones-thursday-miscue-series-opening-triumph-marines/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/d6f53b7d67dc0b0fe4720a0cc1e2675ba02d4f98b024df4e696ffc389a9235d8.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:50:42 | null | 2016-08-31T19:20:24 | A health ministry panel on Wednesday called for a ban on smoking indoors in public spaces, including restaurants. In a report, the Health, Labor and Welfar | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fnational%2Fscience-health%2Fhealth-ministry-urges-smoking-ban-restaurants-indoor-spaces%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/n-smoking-a-20160901-870x611.jpg | en | null | Health ministry urges smoking ban for restaurants, other indoor spaces | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | A health ministry panel on Wednesday called for a ban on smoking indoors in public spaces, including restaurants.
In a report, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry linked passive smoking to a range of deadly diseases, saying designated smoking spaces only harbor the problem rather than eliminate it.
Prime Minister Sh... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/31/national/science-health/health-ministry-urges-smoking-ban-restaurants-indoor-spaces/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/18f77e793518d4d75aeb57b42823088bdd38adf8f12c3451ccc5678d0e7e726a.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:48:59 | null | 2016-08-27T11:56:39 | At an international meeting in Nairobi on Saturday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was to support a call for giving a permanent seat on the U.N. Securi | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fnational%2Fpolitics-diplomacy%2Fabe-call-permanent-u-n-security-council-seat-african-country%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/themes/jt_theme/library/img/logo-japan-times_square.png | en | null | Abe to call for permanent U.N. Security Council seat for an African country | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | At an international meeting in Nairobi on Saturday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was to support a call for giving a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council to an African country.
In the speech at the start of the two-day summit of the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), Abe... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/27/national/politics-diplomacy/abe-call-permanent-u-n-security-council-seat-african-country/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/b872fa269159daab2549b67ea284910d1d570b077c19f42cbc1e495b9e2af347.json |
[
"Giovanni Fazio"
] | 2016-08-26T13:16:17 | null | 2016-08-24T18:52:17 | It's one hot night near the end of summer somewhere in leafy suburban America, and a bunch of high school kids — from baby-faced freshmen to confident seni | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fculture%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2Ffilms%2Ffilm-reviews%2Fmyth-american-sleepover-missing-identifying-teen-spirit%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p9-fazio-american-a-20160825-870x367.jpg | en | null | 'The Myth of the American Sleepover': Missing some identifying teen spirit | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | It’s one hot night near the end of summer somewhere in leafy suburban America, and a bunch of high school kids — from baby-faced freshmen to confident seniors — ride bikes out to their favorite swimming holes, cruise around in cars blaring tunes, wander from house to house thinking that the next party will be better an... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/24/films/film-reviews/myth-american-sleepover-missing-identifying-teen-spirit/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/f099dca8882312bfd8f79bc0c83a54375f5b3987198c2d396f0baa4c77c69a1e.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:50:24 | null | 2016-08-30T23:03:24 | Kris Johnson took over the Central League lead in wins, allowing two runs in six innings before the Hiroshima Carp battered the Yokohama BayStars bullpen i | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fbaseball%2Fjapanese-baseball%2Fcarp-clobber-baystars-clinch-postseason-berth%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-jball-a-20160831-870x578.jpg | en | null | Carp clobber BayStars to clinch postseason berth | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Kris Johnson took over the Central League lead in wins, allowing two runs in six innings before the Hiroshima Carp battered the Yokohama BayStars bullpen in an 8-2 win on Tuesday night.
The Carp, who are chasing their first CL pennant since 1991, remain 11 games ahead of the second-place Yomiuri Giants and clinched a b... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/30/baseball/japanese-baseball/carp-clobber-baystars-clinch-postseason-berth/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/eca97ac5cefa302ae6258a0958274e43c3dc787b20e534012b8b3cbc2df24348.json |
[
"Frank Ching"
] | 2016-08-30T10:50:20 | null | 2016-08-30T18:55:14 | His policies resulted in the deaths of an estimated 45 million Chinese, yet Mao Zedong remains the symbol of both the party and the state 40 years after his passing. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fopinion%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fcommentary%2Fworld-commentary%2Frecalling-staggering-cost-maos-misrule%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p11-Ching-a-20160831.jpg | en | null | Recalling the staggering cost of Mao's misrule | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Friday, Sept. 9, marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Mao Zedong, who led the communist revolution to victory in 1949 and, after that, created turmoil in the country through one political movement after another, leading to widespread starvation. Despite causing the deaths of tens of millions of Chinese, he was wo... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/08/30/commentary/world-commentary/recalling-staggering-cost-maos-misrule/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/e60e2bbe0a2cd73fd9f3fcd078eec5b12f615cad11f82495d75e09bd4a809e9c.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T06:48:44 | null | 2016-08-27T14:15:14 | A new passenger jet being developed by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. left Nagoya for the United States on Saturday for flight tests but soon returned to the ai | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2Fbusiness%2Fmitsubishi-regional-jet-leaves-test-flights-u-s-soon-returns-due-defect%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/b-mrj-a-20160828-870x596.jpg | en | null | Mitsubishi Regional Jet leaves for test flights in U.S. but soon returns due to defect | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | A new passenger jet being developed by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. left Nagoya for the United States on Saturday for flight tests but soon returned to the airport due to defects in the air-conditioning system, the company said.
The Mitsubishi Regional Jet, which has been mired in a series of development delays, left Nago... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/27/business/mitsubishi-regional-jet-leaves-test-flights-u-s-soon-returns-due-defect/ | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/4bee278024df3160be9ef8db7e598caec806b11b3484d4df19b52ed8b9a6752f.json |
[
"Reiji Yoshida",
"Alastair Wanklyn"
] | 2016-08-31T12:50:45 | null | 2016-08-31T20:02:14 | The Kremlin on Tuesday announced a visit by President Vladimir Putin to Japan that was news to Tokyo. "Putin's long-delayed visit to Japan will take place | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fnational%2Fpolitics-diplomacy%2Fputin-visit-japan-december-kremlin-says%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/n-putin-a-20160831-870x676.jpg | en | null | Kremlin blindsides Tokyo with premature announcement of Putin visit | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | The Kremlin on Tuesday announced a visit by President Vladimir Putin to Japan that was news to Tokyo.
“Putin’s long-delayed visit to Japan will take place in December,” presidential aide Yury Ushakov told reporters in Moscow. “The dates of the visit have already been agreed.”
Japanese officials scrambled to make sense ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/31/national/politics-diplomacy/putin-visit-japan-december-kremlin-says/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/f44ec281ee7e60d9d8f5e5b8e266f65b4064ed4295bbb7600eda2848b20724f8.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T08:49:58 | null | 2016-08-29T17:01:25 | Ayako Uehara became the fourth golfer in U.S. LPGA tour history to score two holes in one in a single tournament when she aced the par-3 No. 8 at the final | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fmore-sports%2Fgolf%2Fjutanugarn-wins-canada-pick-fifth-lpga-tour-title%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-golf-b-20160830-870x1056.jpg | en | null | Uehara sinks two holes in one at Canadian Women's Open | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Ayako Uehara became the fourth golfer in U.S. LPGA tour history to score two holes in one in a single tournament when she aced the par-3 No. 8 at the final round of the Canadian Women’s Open on Sunday.
Uehara, who had her first ace a day earlier on No. 11, continued to hit precise shots, when her 5-under 67 saw her fin... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/29/more-sports/golf/jutanugarn-wins-canada-pick-fifth-lpga-tour-title/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/c67a1aac4aa6ef2fea7f62005f2ace560c638d23a645c6d5a1b028185e5be4bd.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T10:50:38 | null | 2016-08-30T16:56:51 | The Japan Tourism Agency is asking for ¥31.6 billion in the fiscal 2017 budget, a 58.0 percent increase over last year, as it tries to boost the numbe | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fnational%2Fjapan-tourism-agency-seeking-58-budget-increase-to-build-on-boom-in-visitors%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/themes/jt_theme/library/img/logo-japan-times_square.png | en | null | Japan Tourism Agency seeking 58% budget increase to build on boom in visitors | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | The Japan Tourism Agency is asking for ¥31.6 billion in the fiscal 2017 budget, a 58.0 percent increase over last year, as it tries to boost the number of foreign visitors.
The request includes ¥15.5 billion for measures to make the country more tourist-friendly, such as the establishment of new visitor information cen... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/30/national/japan-tourism-agency-seeking-58-budget-increase-to-build-on-boom-in-visitors/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/49df3097709f3e9d70190aab2e13ee1cfe3c0dea7f1d59f74e82b10edf49ca34.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T08:50:05 | null | 2016-08-29T15:19:03 | Ozeki Kisenosato will be hoping the fourth time will be the charm that lands him promotion to yokozuna. The 30-year-old ozeki enters the 15-day Autumn Gran | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fsumo%2Fkisenosato-limbers-fourth-yokozuna-bid%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-sumo-a-20160830.jpg | en | null | Kisenosato limbers up for fourth yokozuna bid | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Ozeki Kisenosato will be hoping the fourth time will be the charm that lands him promotion to yokozuna.
The 30-year-old ozeki enters the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament knowing his first career title will mean promotion to sumo’s most exalted rank. This will be the fourth promotion chance for Kisenosato, who fell s... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/29/sumo/kisenosato-limbers-fourth-yokozuna-bid/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/87276171de0b702b24c14513a2c0c99e5971b7f1578f5dced7af24674443d586.json |
[
"Basit Mahmood"
] | 2016-08-26T13:15:13 | null | 2016-08-26T17:29:05 | Until Pakistan decides whether it wishes to operate as a Muslim theocracy or as the liberal and progressive state that its founder intended, it will remain gripped in a battle between competing forces. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fopinion%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fcommentary%2Fworld-commentary%2Fpakistan-betrayed-founding-fathers-vision%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p9-Mahmood-a-20160827-870x642.jpg | en | null | How Pakistan betrayed its founding father's vision | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | On Aug. 14, Pakistan marked its 69th year of independence. Though there was much to celebrate of historical significance, the years since independence have brought Pakistanis little to celebrate. Instead there has been much soul-searching, with a feeling of lost focus and purpose.
The country finds itself gripped by a ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/08/26/commentary/world-commentary/pakistan-betrayed-founding-fathers-vision/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/5ec2bc48955487997c54845120a8307aab547e4c2ab8a19dc29237e7d0eb2615.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:00:01 | null | 2016-08-14T18:47:23 | The mystery is how this beauty, who came to ARK a full six months ago, can still be sitting in the shelter without a home of her own. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fcommunity%2F2016%2F08%2F14%2Four-lives%2Fmystic-cat-named-miko%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p13-ark-a-20160815-870x653.jpg | en | null | Into the mystic: a cat named Miko | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Miko, though she looks more mature, is only about 1 year old. How this beauty, who came to ARK a full six months ago, can still be sitting in the shelter without a home of her own, is a mystery. The only explanation is that she holds back when other cats rush forward to greet prospective adopters. Miko is overlooked, a... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/14/our-lives/mystic-cat-named-miko/ | en | 2016-08-14T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/e96b3561580e2bd023c8cb3139e4191db506efce02aceb64ebc96fa7b3c57dae.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:40 | null | 2016-08-26T17:39:22 | Three plays were all it took for Dallas to get yet another injury scare surrounding Tony Romo. The quarterback lasted just 90 seconds into the Cowboys' 27- | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fsports%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fmore-sports%2Ffootball%2Fromo-gives-cowboys-scare-loss-seattle%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-nfl-a-20160827-870x561.jpg | en | null | Romo gives Cowboys scare in loss to Seattle | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Three plays were all it took for Dallas to get yet another injury scare surrounding Tony Romo.
The quarterback lasted just 90 seconds into the Cowboys’ 27-17 preseason loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night before leaving with what appeared at first to be a potentially significant injury, but ended up being min... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/26/more-sports/football/romo-gives-cowboys-scare-loss-seattle/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/a90643d7bc6998185f67ea212f349fe840e3e2d0904b4e5359e098225de01ddb.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:56 | null | 2016-08-26T14:10:05 | Lotte Group said Friday its vice chairman has been found dead as authorities widen a probe into corruption at South Korea's fifth-largest business group. L | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fbusiness%2Flotte-group-vice-chairman-found-dead-corruption-probe%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/f-lotte-a-20160827-870x1140.jpg | en | null | Lotte Group vice chairman found dead before corruption probe | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Lotte Group said Friday its vice chairman has been found dead as authorities widen a probe into corruption at South Korea’s fifth-largest business group.
Lee In-won, 69, the company’s highest-ranking executive outside the founding family and the top aide to its chairman, was found dead hours before a scheduled appearan... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/26/business/lotte-group-vice-chairman-found-dead-corruption-probe/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/b2801253855ada54a07ea04b39bfd21d33f7cdf66e0e239aded9ddb32c8811e7.json |
[
"Pavin Chachavalpongpun"
] | 2016-08-31T10:50:54 | null | 2016-08-31T18:14:38 | The junta's effort to blame recent terrorist attacks on its political opponents leaves the country more vulnerable to terrorism. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fopinion%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fcommentary%2Fworld-commentary%2Fthai-military-junta-playing-dangerous-blame-game%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/themes/jt_theme/library/img/logo-japan-times_square.png | en | null | Thai military junta playing a dangerous blame game | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | Four days after the referendum on the military-initiated constitution, Thailand’s major tourist destinations in the south fell prey to coordinated bombings and arson attacks. On Aug. 11 and 12, seven southern provinces, including well-known holiday havens like Phuket and Phang-nga, became targets of terrorism. On Aug. ... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/08/31/commentary/world-commentary/thai-military-junta-playing-dangerous-blame-game/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/c1515641bb5adf92ab488f2702e377a49f9494c8a0b5004631e090b9caef3928.json |
[
"Dan Abbe"
] | 2016-08-26T13:15:46 | null | 2016-08-20T22:38:16 | The year 1968 saw a wide range of actions directed against the Japanese government: Universities were occupied, protesters demonstrated en masse against Ja | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fculture%2F2016%2F08%2F20%2Fbooks%2Fprovoke-between-protest-and-performance%2F.json | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p22-abbe-provoke-a-20160822.jpg | en | null | Does ‘Provoke’ still push back today? | null | null | www.japantimes.co.jp | The year 1968 saw a wide range of actions directed against the Japanese government: Universities were occupied, protesters demonstrated en masse against Japan’s complicity in the Vietnam War and students mobilized to stop the transportation of Vietnam-bound jet fuel through Shinjuku Station. A quieter, though equally r... | http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/20/books/provoke-between-protest-and-performance/ | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.japantimes.co.jp/9e70c3365c54a2313d781204fd9a47f085ea647e5bd155fbf93c6e7e22d14a0c.json |
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