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A flying vehicle flies autonomously during a test flight conducted by Pasona on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 11, 2024
Pasona conducts flying car test on Awaji Island
The major staffing service group aims to use the flying car as a tourist attraction and during disasters.
Lake McKenzie in K'gari, Australia, where two Japanese teenagers on a school trip drowned while swimming on March 29, 2019.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 26, 2024
Teacher fined over 2019 deaths of Japanese teens in Australia
In a statement read aloud to the court, the teacher admitted to failing his responsibility over the students, and apologized to the bereaved families.
Suwanose Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on early Sunday following an eruption
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2024
Volcano erupts on southwestern Japanese island
The eruption occurred at 12:22 a.m. at Mount Otake on Suwanose Island of Kagoshima Prefecture, the agency said. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Christophe Lemaire rides Equinox to victory on Sunday in the Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse.
MORE SPORTS / Horse Racing
Nov 26, 2023
Equinox captures Japan Cup for sixth straight G1 race
The win by the 4-year-old Equinox, ridden by Frenchman Christophe Lemaire, was worth ¥500 million.
Mizuki Yoneyama is the Kodo taiko troupe's first female odaiko (large-scale drum) player, an indication that things are changing in the traditional community.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 2, 2023
For these women, taiko drumming is no longer a man's art
Ensemble taiko shows were developed in the 1950s, primarily by male leaders. Women taking part in Kodo’s early recitals only performed dance routines.
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo joined the independent league Staten Island FerryHawks after being released by the Rangers' Triple-A affiliate in June.
BASEBALL
Aug 2, 2023
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo goes 2-for-4 in Staten Island debut
The 31-year-old was released by the Texas Rangers' Triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express, in June.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 2, 2023
Part of SDF helicopter wreckage recovered from seabed
The operation brought the wreckage up from 106 meters below the surface north of Irabu Island.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 29, 2023
Biden to meet 18 Pacific leaders in Papua New Guinea as U.S. and China vie for influence
The South Pacific was seen as a relative diplomatic backwater after World War II but it is increasingly the arena for powers to compete for commercial, political and military influence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2023
Confirmed death toll rises to five in SDF helicopter crash
One of five bodies found Sunday is yet to be retrieved from wreckage that includes part of a UH-60JA helicopter that disappeared with 10 aboard in early April.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2023
SDF working to recover three bodies after two from missing chopper officially confirmed dead
The SDF was continuing efforts to locate the others who had been aboard the helicopter after the first official confirmation of deaths since the chopper disappeared earlier this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2023
Two who were aboard missing SDF chopper confirmed dead after five bodies found
Earlier in the day, the GSDF said five bodies and part of the UH-60JA helicopter, which went missing with 10 personnel aboard off Okinawa Prefecture in early April, had been located.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 8, 2022
Notes from Setouchi: At Naoshima, three giants of Japanese art wrestle for attention
In spaces that opened earlier this year on Naoshima, the severe architecture of Tadao Ando brings a new edge to the art of Yayoi Kusama and Hiroshi Sugimoto.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 28, 2022
Notes from Setouchi: The art of loss brings lesser-known islands to life
Honjima, Takamijima, Awashima and Ibukijima open for the fall season of Setouchi Triennale 2022.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Sep 5, 2022
Awaji Island takes the lead in decarbonization drive
The island, a 'decarbonization-leading area,' is looking to expand the use of solar power and bamboo as a fuel source.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2022
Fight or surrender: Taiwan’s generational divide on China’s threats
Conflicting allegiances dominate Taiwan politics, with debates over China breaking down along the lines of age, identity and geography.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 16, 2022
Oldest cricket club in U.S. turns 150
Baseball is America's national pastime, but in New York, a cricket club is celebrating 150 years not out thanks to the city's large immigrant communities.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 9, 2022
'Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island' returns with an upgraded look
Director Yoshikazu Yasuhiko rights past wrongs with this new interpretation of an infamous episode of the original “Mobile Suit Gundam” series that aired in 1979.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2022
On Okinawa's Miyako Island, residents cast a wary eye toward China
Missiles deployed there, meant to target Chinese ships sailing in and out the Western Pacific, are the closest such weapons Japan has to China.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants 2021
Mar 6, 2022
Etat d'esprit: A modern take on Okinawan cuisine
Drawing on his French training but inspired by local tradition, Yasuhiro Tomari has developed a uniquely creative approach to fine dining at Etat d'esprit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 8, 2021
What’s in a name? For the Koreans of Sakhalin, an anguished history.
Stranded for decades on the island, some bear three names, Japanese, Russian and Korean, representing different historical chapters. Now, many are planning their return.

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High-end tourism is becoming more about the kinds of experiences that Japan's lesser-known places can provide.
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