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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2023
Cybersecurity nightmare in Japan is everyone else’s problem, too
Within some Japanese companies, there is resistance to disclosing attacks and upgrading systems, which stems from societal norms around assigning blame, some analysts say.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Nov 18, 2022
Celebrities give a needed boost to Japan’s podcast industry
Companies are putting in greater efforts to make the podcast medium mainstream by teaming up with high-profile names such as Hideo Kojima to drive a shift in listener interest.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Sep 12, 2021
What makes virtual fashion shows work? Clever videos certainly help
With even big-name houses struggling for views, brands that abandoned the typical film format found the most success.
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BUSINESS
May 12, 2021
Hitachi to replace president for first time in seven years
Vice President Keiji Kojima will replace Toshiaki Higashihara, who will become chairman and CEO.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Aug 14, 2020
B. League MVP Daiki Tanaka among three Alvark Tokyo players with virus
Results for the three players, who are asymptomatic according to the club, were received on Thursday evening, two days after all players and team staffers were tested.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 7, 2020
Japan court finalizes man's life sentence over shinkansen knife rampage
An indefinite prison term sentence given to a 24-year-old man over a fatal random knife attack aboard a shinkansen in 2018 was finalized Tuesday after the ruling was not appealed.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 19, 2019
Alvark's Takeki Shonaka playing key role as a backup
When opportunity knocks, Takeki Shonaka is ready to answer the call.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2019
Tokyo-Osaka shinkansen killer gets his wish — a life sentence
A court Wednesday sentenced a man to life in prison over a random knife attack aboard a shinkansen last year that killed one passenger and injured two others.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 9, 2019
Japan prosecutors seek life sentence for man in fatal bullet train knife attack
Prosecutors on Monday asked a court to sentence a 23-year-old man to life in prison over a random knife attack aboard a bullet train last year that left one person dead and two others injured.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2019
Japanese man pleads guilty to deadly knife rampage on shinkansen
A man pleaded guilty Thursday to murdering a passenger and trying to kill two others in a random knife attack on a shinkansen last year.
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LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Nov 3, 2019
Hideo Kojima unleashes his latest
Hideo Kojima's much anticipated Death Stranding, the latest in the Persona series and a sneak preview of Nintendo's new Tokyo store
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JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 17, 2019
A year after stabbing, Japan's shinkansen wrestle with balance between safety and convenience
A year after a knife attack on a bullet train left one passenger dead and two wounded, authorities and railways are trying to take steps — especially visible ones — to prevent similar crimes.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
May 23, 2019
Alvark coach Luka Pavicevic instills confidence with his approach
There was a recurring theme game after game during the Alvark Tokyo's march to their second consecutive B. League title.
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JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Feb 3, 2019
Rethinking the media's coverage of 'theatrical crime' in Japan
Ten minutes after midnight on Jan. 1, Kazuhiro Kusakabe drove a rental car into pedestrians on Harajuku's famed Takeshita-dori, injuring nine people.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2018
Japan to beef up monitoring of islands by using images collected from state satellites
The government is considering beefing up its monitoring activities over remote islands that define Japan's territorial waters and exclusive economic zones using images captured by state-controlled satellites, government officials said Saturday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 13, 2018
Court gives OK for psychiatric exam of suspect in deadly bullet train rampage
A court Friday granted a request by prosecutors to conduct a psychiatric examination on a man who was arrested after randomly attacking passengers with a machete on a crowded shinkansen train last month, killing one man and injuring two women.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 12, 2018
Stabbings just seconds apart, as passengers panicked: Investigators reveal details of shinkansen attack
Ichiro Kojima, who was sent to prosecutors on suspicion of murder, “suddenly stood up and hacked at me without saying anything,” police quoted a woman as saying.
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LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 25, 2018
An onslaught of new arrivals
'Metal Gear' is a survivor
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LIFE / Style & Design
May 12, 2017
Denim dreams: Dyeing to live in the industrial heart of Okayama
Hirohiko Sunami's hands emerge from his indigo vat covered in rivulets of fermenting natural dye. The light is dim in this Kojima workshop, but a few stray sunbeams reflect off the millions of bubbles at the vat's surface as Sunami pulls a piece of cotton from the dark liquid. "Look," he says. While we watch, the color seems to change as the dye oxidizes.
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2017
Luxury cruise ship planned for Kyushu and Okinawa in 2020
Ryobi Holdings Co. is considering launching a luxury cruise ship service that operates in the Kyushu area and Okinawa as early as 2020, the company's top official said Monday.

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High-end tourism is becoming more about the kinds of experiences that Japan's lesser-known places can provide.
Can Japan lure the jet-set class off the beaten path?