The Japan Times / The New York Times Weekend Edition 発売日・バックナンバー

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The Japan Times on Sunday 1/24号 掲載内容
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【Timeout】
Can farmed tuna save the bluefin from extinction?

Conservationists have long warned that bluefin tuna stocks are declining.
While the establishment of offshore aquaculture may offer an alternative,
it doesn’t come without a few headaches of its own


【YEN for LIVING】
Mounting student debt may cost society dearly

【WEEK IN REVIEW】
Iran deal may not spark rapid change (制裁解除によるイランの劇的な変化は望み薄)
Fans rejoice as SMAP averts split (スマップ解散回避に歓喜の声)　　　ほか

【OPINION】
Fears over personal data security (個人情報の保護)　　　ほか

【ESCAPE】
Exploring Niigata’s snow country　　　ほか

【BIG IN JAPAN】
Tabloids go nuclear on North’s bomb test

【COUNTERPOINT】
Anchor’s ouster is another blow to quality news

【MEDIA MIX】
SMAP dodges bullet; Becky isn’t so lucky

【LIFESTYLE & CULTURE】
‘Crazy Camel’ helps butoh over the hump

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
2015 a ‘tipping point’ for climate change

【BOOKS】
Of insects, Greeks and Japanese

【20 Questions】
U.K.-based Japanese actress Haruka Kuroda on eating jelly, pronunciation and being the voice of Noodle in Gozillaz

The Japan Times on Sunday 1/17号 掲載内容
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【Timeout】
Travesty of justice: legal reform unlikely despite erroneous convictions

Two elderly men fighting for decades to clear their names are poised to receive high-profile retrials in 2016 and yet their ordeals are unlikely to trigger wide-ranging reform to the country’s justice system, experts say.


【NATIONAL】
Estimate for 2020 Games rises sixfold

【VIEW from OSAKA】
Osaka Ishin’s funding

【WEEK IN REVIEW】
Merkel under fire after migrant attacks (独ケルンの集団暴行事件に高まる移民政策への非難)
Music fans mourn Bowie’s death at 69 (英ロックシンガー、デビッド・ボウイさん死去)

【OPINION】
Is Japan using the right data? (データの妥当性)
Coming of Age Day reflections (成人の日)

【ESCAPE】
Dotonbori: Where the Osakans eat, drink and be merry

【BIG IN JAPAN】
From sexual liberation to liberation from sex

【COUNTERPOINT】
Asia is imperiled by COP21’s climate cop-out

【MEDIA MIX】
Elephant in the room for Toshiba is nuclear

【LIFESTYLE & CULTURE】
Online streaming keeps anime afloat

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
Murakami was right about jazz and the brain

【BOOKS】
The ink stained road: ’age of adventure’

【LIVING PAST】
‘It is I who rule’ — Japan’s ‘Manyoshu’ morning

【Timeout Feature】
NAGISA OSHIMA
‘You have to tell the truth about your country, whatever it is’

【COVER】
Nuke test buoys Tokyo-Seoul ties

【SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT】
MBA Special: High-quality MBA programs available in Japan

【NATIONAL】
EU eases limits on Fukushima foods

【WORLD】
U.S. gunman citing IS injures cop

【BUSINESS】
Wages at heart of foreign labor shortage woes

【OPINION】
Child poverty policy falls short (子どもの貧困対策 )

【ESCAPE】
The heights and falls of Miyajima Island

【BIG IN JAPAN】
Publisher bets on shock therapy to revive fortune

【COUNTERPOINT】
‘Comfort women’ problem requires a grand gesture

【MEDIA MIX】
Di erent-names ruling leaves door open to same-sex unions

【LIFESTYLE & CULTURE】
Workshops to keep the children sweet

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
Electric planes aim to reach new heights

【BOOKS】
Lessons from the Asian-American experience

【20 Questions】
Michael Leitch: ‘If you want something … work hard, go get it’

【SPORTS】
Kisenosato still seeking breakthrough

【Timeout】
House of cards on shaky turf

Can New Year’s greetings survive modern times?
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【NATIONAL】
Japan kicks off two-year stint at UNSC

【DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN】
Looking for a bit of light in fight against crime

【WORLD】
U.S. border barrier far from complete

【BUSINESS】
EU, Ukraine start free trade

【WEEK IN REVIEW】
Action crucial after sex slave deal (日韓外相会談、慰安婦問題で最終的解決を確認)
Sawa retires after winning final game (澤穂希選手が現役最後の試合で決勝ゴール)

【OPINION】
Education deserves more attention (教育にもっと関心を)

【ESCAPE】
Warming to Tsuwano: a wintry visit to the town of fish and foxes

【BIG IN JAPAN】
Still dreaming of an end to household drudgery

【COUNTERPOINT】
In Abe’s Japan, a woman’s place is on the margins

【MEDIA MIX】
Seeing 2015 through a fragmented media lens

【LIFESTYLE & CULTURE】
Getting a high rise out of dodging taxes

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
Teens find spicy ‘udders’ keep boars at bay

【BOOKS】
A life found in translation

【JAPAN TIMES GONE BY】
100 YEARS AGO - Count Okuma survives assassination attempt
75 YEARS AGO - League seeks to instill Bushido spirit in Diet
50 YEARS AGO - Plans for ‘new town’ in Tama announced
25 YEARS AGO - Kaifu pledges support as Allies bomb Iraq

【SPORTS】
Golden Kings continue winning tradition

【Timeout】
Osoji: ways to keep your home spick and span

Three experts discuss their philosophy on the New Year’s chore that everybody loves — cleaning

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【Business】
Yen for Living: Ripped-off hostesses stand up for their rights

【News in Review】
Toshiba to cut jobs amid record loss

【Travel】
Backstreet stories visits Shiba Daimon; Liverpool, England

【Media】
Civilian casualties of WWII left in the cold; Can democracy survive the rise of the right?

【Lifestyle】
Tokyo digs: It’s hosteling, but not as we know it

【Science & Nature】
Central America tests drought-resistant beans

【Books】
Best books on Japan of 2015

【Diversions】
20 Questions: The most entertaining answers of 2015
Japan Times On Sunday contributors select the responses that made them laugh loudest this year

【Timeout Feature】
Growing old, gracefully

As Japan’s population gets older, efforts are being made to get job-hunting seniors into the workforce
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【View from Osaka】
Curtain finally falls on the ‘Toru Hashimoto Show’

【LIFESTYLE】
Hatsune Miku: the ‘nonexistent’ pop star

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
Cherishing Okinawa’s diverse marine life

【TRAVEL】
Bask in the warmth of Okinawa’s Iheya Island; Memphis, Tennessee

【MEDIA】
Papers’ self-interest ensures united front on tax; Gangs, getting old, girl power close out 2015

【Diversions】
Japan’s ‘Christian century’ failed to blossom

The Japan Times on Sunday 12/13号 掲載内容

【Timeout Feature】
Food for thought: A traditional Okinawan diet may help prolong life
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【Business】
Investors see big returns as Airbnb takes off

【LIFESTYLE】
Child’s Play: Crafty ways to have fun without mess

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
China’s clone scientist eyes human replication

【TRAVEL】
Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture; Phnom Penh, Cambodia

【MEDIA】
Why infrastructure repairs are being ignored

【20 Questions】
Japan’s first Santa to be certified by the Greenland Santa Claus Association answers 20 festive questions

The Japan Times on Sunday 12/6号 掲載内容

【Timeout Feature】
Alien invasion: Vexatious foreign species are infesting Japan
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【WEEK IN REVIEW】
Publishes unveils 2015 buzzwords


【LIFESTYLE】
Aota-uri: ‘green’ condominiums to be wary of

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
All set for our woods’ own horse power

【TRAVEL】
Oku-Nikko: Once home from home for Japan’s diplomats

【BIG IN JAPAN】
Hunter and hunted: Where are they now?

【MEDIA】
Push for balance can lead to a skewed view

【OPINION】
Remembering Setsuko Hara

【BOOKS】
Digging up the roots of Japan’s Ivy fashion

The Japan Times on Sunday 11/29号 掲載内容

【Timeout】
Is Tokyo killing the rest of Japan?

　The overconcentration of people and resources in the capital is holding back other the remainder of the country
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【WEEK IN REVIEW】
Argentina’s Macri inherits problems

【TRAVEL】
The big-ticket gifts of Kumano-dori; Miami

【MEDIA】
Japan’s children face a dementia boom

【LIFESTYLE】
So, what the heck is that? Sashimi garnishes

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
Bordeaux vineyards in bid to survive warming

【DIVERSIONS】
Coffee cup illustrator Mariya Suzuki on sketching, picture books and distractions
　

The Japan Times on Sunday 11/22号 掲載内容


【Timeout】
Yukio Mishima’s enduring, unexpected influence

　As the country marks the 45th anniversary of
　the prolific postwar novelist’s death this week,
　we take a step back to examine his ongoing legacy

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【BUSINESS】
GDP dreams hang on tackling labor mismatch

【WEEK IN REVIEW】
Paris attacks, Hollande visit may spur Kremlin push to end isolation

【TRAVEL】
The Hiroshima art triangle: a space to get lost in thought

【MEDIA】
The press gets tense over terror in Tokyo

【LIFESTYLE】
Christmas presents recommended by our writers

【SCIENCE & NATURE】
Lower blood pressure may reduce risk of death

【BOOKS】
Ta-Nehisi Coates wins National Book Award for nonfiction

【DIVERSIONS】
Team tag creator Yasuo Hazaki on humor, communication and dancing fools

The Japan Times on Sunday 11/15号 掲載内容

【Timeout】
SHIBUYA CROSSINGS

The ambitious redevelopment of Shibuya will eventually create the country’s very first 21st-century railway station
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【Travel】
Nishinoshima: Oki’s island of sanctuary; Poland

【Media】
Press gets ahead of itself on driverless cars; Japanese change how marriage looks

【LIFESTYLE】
Culture Smash: Get the goods on manga and anime

【Science & Nature】
Zzzz — a novel way to manipulate sleep

【BOOKS】
Why are Miyazaki’s books so famous?

【Diversions】
Surviving a sudden transition to democracy

【Timeout】
Heart of darkness: Nostalgic Tokyo disappearing amid construction boom

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【Business】
Yen for Living: No relief in sight for poor single-parent families

【News in Review】
EU eyes silver lining in Erdogan landslide

【Travel】
Special feature on Aomori
1. Aomori’s moving castle and other architectural tales
2. Cheers to Hirosaki’s latest use of its apples
3. Sewing the seeds of new craft ideas

【Media】
1. Getting ‘The Scoop’ on false arrests
2. Without doubt, execs go with the flow
3. South Korea’s new state textbook ‘corrects’ history

【Child’s Play】
Get kids’ education down to a science

【On: fashion】
From Kyary Pamyu Pamyu to Emoda, Japanese fashion aims to be accessible

【Science & Nature】
Einstein’s theory of relativity stands test of time

【Diversions】
Hula master Kalani Po’omaihealani answers 20 energetic questions

★COVER
- Hashimoto’s new party debuts
★TIMEOUT FEATURE
- TSUKIJI COUNTDOWN

■ 主なニュース■
NATIONAL
- Park to tell Abe of Seoul TPP desires
WORLD
- Obama crosses own ‘red line’ in Syria
BUSINESS
- China’s bad loans: how massive?
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■ WEEK IN REVIEW ■ ＊日本語注釈付き
Poland lurches to nationalist right
(ポーランド右傾化で高まるＥＵとの対立懸念)
Motor show looks to the future
(東京モーターショーが開催)
Ehime governor OKs reactor restart
(伊方原発、愛媛県知事が再稼働に同意)
Indonesia to join Pacific trade pact
(インドネシア大統領、TPP参加に意欲)
U.S. Navy sails near China-made isles
(米駆逐艦、中国の人工島12カイリ内を航行)
Tokyo overturns Futenma work ban
(石井国交相、辺野古埋め立て承認取り消しの効力を停止)
338 Boko Haram captives rescued
(ボコ・ハラムに拘束されていた人質338人が救出)
One-child policy in China scrapped
(中国 「一人っ子政策」の廃止決定)
Asahi Kasei admits more falsification
(旭化成建材データ偽装、新たに２件)

■ OPINION - Global Perspectives ■ ＊日本語注釈・音声付き
Review of feed-in tariff system (固定価格買取制度の見直し)　*
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■ TIMEOUT ■
FEATURE
- TSUKIJI COUNTDOWN
ESCAPE
- Sensory overload in Aomori’s capital city
MEDIA MIX
- Cancer and Fukushima: Who to trust?
BIG IN JAPAN
- U.S. sea patrols fuel war of words in print
COUNTERPOINT
- ‘Japan Lobby’ takes the gloves off in PR battle
LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
- Not-so-friendly neighborhood associations
Old Nic’s Notebook
- Deer and boar: from pests to the plate
BOOKS
- Autobiography of aging Ainu reveals unspoken struggles
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■ JAPAN TIMES GONE BY ■
100 YEARS AGO
- ‘Divine’ Coronation for Emperor Yoshihito
75 YEARS AGO
- Crowds throng Tokyo dance halls before ban
50 YEARS AGO
- JNR’s Hikari is now world’s fastest train
25 YEARS AGO
- Nearly 600 dolphins killed in Nagasaki

■ SPORTS ■
‘King Kohei’ wins 6th world title
Antlers capture 6th Nabisco Cup
Murakami leads; Hanyu stumbles
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The Japan Times on Sunday 10/25号 掲載内容

今週は特集2本立て！
１つは「Fashion Week Tokyo」。今季のコレクションはどうだったのか？
デザイナー落合宏理氏のインタビュー、廣岡直人氏による20 Questionsなどを掲載。
もう１つは日本国内にあるインターナショナルスクールを特集。
最新情報や教育への取り組みをご紹介します。
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★COVER
- Toshiba to ditch sensor business
★TIMEOUT FEATURE
- Fashion Week Tokyo _ Caught in the middle: Designer Ochiai melds street swagger with elegance
★SPECIAL
- International Schools Directory

■ 主なニュース■
NATIONAL
- Exodus from Ishin no To grows to 170
WORLD
- In stronghold of Syria’s Assad, Russian airstrikes are welcomed
BUSINESS
- Water everywhere, but less people to pay for it
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■ WEEK IN REVIEW ■ ＊日本語注釈付き
Egypt in ‘election without voters’
(民衆の関心の低さが露呈したエジプト議会選挙)
New Cabinet embroiled in scandals
(スキャンダルが続出する安倍新内閣)
Trudeau’s Liberals win Canada poll
(カナダ総選挙、野党が単独過半数)
China posts dismal economic figures
(中国の第3四半期のGDPは6.9％増に減速)
Obuchi apologizes over false reports
(小渕優子氏、政治資金規正法違反の監督責任認め謝罪)
Fukushima cancer ‘a work injury’
(福島原発の元作業員に初の労災認定)
Asahi Kasei vows independent probe
(横浜マンション傾斜問題で旭化成社長が謝罪)
Assad meets Putin in surprise visit
(シリアのアサド大統領、ロシアを電撃訪問)
China to invest in U.K. nuclear plant
(英中首脳、原発協力で一致)
Biden opts out of presidential race
(米大統領選、バイデン副大統領は不出馬を表明)

■ OPINION - Global Perspectives ■ ＊日本語注釈・音声付き
Truancy rate increases again (不登校再び増加) *
Newspapers still a vital resource (新聞の必要性) *
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■ TIMEOUT ■
FEATURE
- Fashion Week Tokyo _ Hiromichi Ochiai: man in the middle
ESCAPE
- Grave company at Zoshigaya Reien
BIG IN JAPAN
- Media vultures circle over battered SEALDs
COUNTERPOINT
- Assessing Japan’s rightward shift at the top
MEDIA MIX
- Abe raises eyebrows when he’s off script
LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
- Hiroji Kubota’s lens is a witness to history
SCIENCE & NATURE
- Boom in gene-editing raises ethics debate
BOOKS
- Natsume Soseki goes back to hell
20 Questions
- Naoto Hirooka
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■ SPORTS ■
Reds edge FC Tokyo
Miyahara 3rd after short program
Royals returning to World Series
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The Japan Times on Sunday 10/18号 掲載内容

今週の特集は「What’s in a name?」。選択的夫婦別姓に賛成？反対？早ければ最高裁は年内にも憲法判断へ。
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★COVER
- Sinking condo blamed on worker
★TIMEOUT FEATURE
- What’s in a name?

■ 主なニュース■
NATIONAL
-　Abe sends offering to Yasukuni
VIEW FROM OSAKA
- Kyoto forum’s leaders warm up to renewables
WORLD
- Beijing defends isle construction
BUSINESS
- U.S. rail-plan funds questioned
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■ WEEK IN REVIEW ■ ＊日本語注釈付き
Lukashenko wins Belarus election
(ベラルーシ、ルカシェンコ大統領が再選)　
Okinawa revokes U.S. base permit
(沖縄県知事 辺野古沖埋め立て承認取り消し)
Nepal elects new prime minister
(ネパール、新首相にオリ氏を選出)　
Rugby team gets hero’s welcome
(ラグビーW杯日本代表が凱旋帰国)　
MH17 downed by BUK missile: probe
(MH17便、墜落原因はロシア製のミサイルと断定)　
Japan may halt UNESCO funding
(日本がUNESCOへの拠出金停止を検討)　
Nuclear deals wins final Iran approval
(イラン議会、核開発問題巡る最終合意内容を承認)　
Sendai plant’s No. 2 reactor restarted
(川内原発２号機、再稼働)　
U.S. to keep troops in Afghanistan
(米、アフガン駐留延長へ)　

■ OPINION - Global Perspectives ■ ＊日本語注釈・音声付き
Voter ed for high school students （高校生の有権者教育）　*
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■ TIMEOUT ■
FEATURE
- What’s in a name?
ESCAPE
- Fired up about Gifu’s　pottery industry
BIG IN JAPAN
- Councilors get loud　on library revamps
COUNTERPOINT
- Japan’s public diplomacy of churlish cluelessness
MEDIA MIX
- No sex talk please, we’re Japanese
LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
- Localization: Has Japan lost the plot?
SCIENCE & NATURE
- How male killers transform into parents
BOOKS
- Destructive tentacles　of U.S. hegemony
THE LIVING PAST
- True Edo spirit can be found floating in a bath
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■ SPORTS ■
Leafs pound Blue Jackets
Nadal makes Shanghai semifinals
FIFA rocked by another scandal
Volquez sharp as Royals roll
ほか