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OLYMPICS
Feb 23, 2018
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 14: A streak is broken
It was a suspenseful hockey match yesterday with the U.S. women's team beating Canada in overtime. The triumph was the second for the Americans in Olympic play, and first in 20 years, since the inaugural women’s tournament at the 1998 Nagano Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2018
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 13: Let's hear it for the girls
Japan's Akito Watabe misses the podium in Nordic combined, while the curling team lost to South Korea. But there was still hope to be found in Japan's athletes. Satoko Miyahara and Kaori Sakamoto are in fourth and fifth place, respectively, following the figure skating short program. (The long program...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2018
Who to watch for Day 14 (Thursday, Feb. 22)
9:30 a.m. Snowboard, women’s big air final: Originally scheduled for Friday, the final has been moved ahead to Thursday because strong winds are in the forecast. Miyabi Onitsuka, Reira Iwabuchi and Yuka Fujimori all advanced to the final. In the event, each performs three times and the higher two scores...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2018
Who to watch for Day 15 (Friday, Feb. 23)
10 a.m., Figure skating, women’s singles, free skating: Four-time national champion Satoko Miyahara and 2017 runner-up Kaori Sakamoto ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, after Wednesday’s short program. Alina Zagitova (Olympic Athletes from Russia) leads after the short program with 82.92 points,...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 21, 2018
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 12: More pots of gold
France's Martin Fourcade made history when he won his third gold medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics, and South Korea added another gold to its total after the short-track 3,000-meter relay. But the real highlight of the day was gold-winning dance by Canadian pair Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir who earned...
Japan Times
Feb 21, 2018
Rohto Pharmaceutical to join in the launch of Alina Vision
Contributing to Society with a Unique Business Model
Expand a “business model with free cataract treatment” to the world
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Osaka City; President: Toshiaki Yoshino) is pleased to announce our investment in the launch of Alina Vision as a part of our challenge in supporting the “joy of seeing” for people all over the world. Alina Vision is being launched by respected international...
OLYMPICS
Feb 21, 2018
Who to watch for Day 13, Wednesday Feb. 21
9:30 a.m. Snowboard, men’s big air, preliminary round: Yuri Okubo and Hiroaki Kunitake take part in the new Winter Olympic event. The 17-year-old Okubo won the world junior championships last year. At a World Cup event last December, he finished a career-best second place. Kunitake, 16, won the national...
Feb 20, 2018
SENDING JAPAN’S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SCRIPPS’ FINAL!
THE 9th JAPAN TIMES SPELLING BEE TO BE HELD MARCH 3
Tokyo, Feb.20, 2018 - The Japan Times, Ltd. is pleased to announce that the 9th Japan Times Bee will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2018.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2018
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 11: Drama on the ice
Japan is still celebrating Nao Kodaira's golden victory, not only for her athletic prowess but also her kindness. Stories are filling the web about Kodaira hugging her opponents and talking about her late friend during the Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2018
Who to watch on Tuesday, Day 12 of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
9:05 a.m. Curling, men’s preliminary round: World No. 8 Japan plays top-ranked Canada and ninth-place Denmark. The men’s national team has made its first Olympic appearance in curling since the 1998 Nagano Olympics.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 19, 2018
Let's discuss 'obligatory chocolates'
A recent Godiva ad challenged the culture of 'obligatory' Valentine's chocolates.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2018
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 10: Team Japan skates to another gold
Getting a morale boost from Yuzuru Hanyu's dominance of men's figure skating, Nao Kodaira found the will to skate to an Olympic record time of  36.94, only 0.39 seconds ahead of the silver medal winner, Korea’s Lee Sang-hwa, who was trying to win her third straight Olympic gold in the event....
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018
Who to watch on Monday, Day 11 of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
10 a.m., Figure skating, Ice dance, short dance: Kana Muramoto and Chris Reed will perform in the pairs event for the first time at the Olympics. They competed for Japan, which finished fifth in the team competition earlier in this Olympics. Chris skated with his older sister Cathy at the 2014 Sochi...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2018
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 8: The return of the Ice Prince
Figure skating took center stage Thursday during the men's short program. Yuzuru Hanyu, who won the gold medal at the Sochi Games in 2014, gave a mesmerizing performance that sent social media into a tizzy. Japan's Shoma Uno also lit up the ice with his routine and currently sits at third place. Now...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018
Who to watch on Saturday, Day 9 of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
9:05 a.m. Curling, women’s preliminary round: Entering the fourth day of the preliminary round, Japan will face China and the Olympic Athletes from Russia. Japan, runner-up at the 2016 world championships, is currently ranked sixth in the world while China is No. 10. It is important for Japan to win...
Feb 16, 2018
First step towards the ocean! Let's share the heart-moving moment of the launching ceremony of a bulk carrier
TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (HQ: Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan) scheduled its next launching ceremony to be held on April 9th, 2018. The time will be announced later.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 7: Ready to do business
Yes, there was a giant slalom, the curling and the announcement that Shaun White and Ayumu White would be taking a shot at competing at the Summer Games. But for Japan, in general it was breather of a day ahead of the bigger events on the horizon.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018
Who to watch on Friday, Day 8 of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
10 a.m. Figure skating, men’s short program: Defending Olympic champion and world champion Yuzuru Hanyu takes part in his first competition since he injured his right ankle during an NHK Trophy practice last November. The 23-year-old star holds world records for most points in a short program (112.72),...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 6: Silver and smiles
Japan's silver streak continued Wednesday with Ayumu Hirano in the men's half pipe and Nao Kodaira in the women's speed skating 1000m event.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2018
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 5: Surprises and stiff competition
Team Japan's speedskaters suffered another unexpected blow Tuesday after it was announced that Kei Saito had withdrawn from competition after testing positive for a banned substance. Saito denied that doping was intentional, but he has accepted the provisional suspension and left the Olympic village...
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
Western businesses will not return to Russia
A McDonald's restaurant sits shuttered in Moscow in May 2022 as a result of Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
China is challenging Japan's LNG dominance. What does that mean for Japanese buyers?
Tugboats assist a liquified natural gas tanker as it docks at a port in Yantai, China, in February. In 2021, China became the largest importer of LNG, and as of this year, China now has the most long-term LNG contracts.
Ukraine drone strikes hit nuclear bombers deep inside Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and head of the country's Security Service, Vasyl Maliuk, attend a meeting in Kyiv in this image released Sunday.
Lessons from India-Pakistan war: Were China's arms overrated?
A Chinese J-10B fighter jet is put on display at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, in October 2016. The short May conflict between India and Pakistan became a live trial for Chinese arms, exposing vulnerabilities in its fighter aircraft and air defense systems.
‘A garden is a grand teacher’: The Kamakura Gardener nurtures and soothes via YouTube
American Robert Jefferson runs a YouTube channel called The Kamakura Gardener that invites viewers to enjoy the pleasures of gardening, cooking and slow living.
Waves of umami: Awaji Island's culinary trove
Silversea Cruises' culinary program takes guests on a rich gourmet experience at wellness retreat Zenbo Seinei, where the local produce is presented in an eight-course meal.
Hegseth to prioritize China and more allied spending in Asia — but questions remain
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a trilateral meeting between Japan, the U.S. and Australia at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on Saturday.
'Godzilla The Art Exhibition' reimagines film icon as monstrous muse for modern art
Artists offer their own interpretations of Japan's most famous monster at "Godzilla The Art Exhibition."
Atsuko Okatsuka brings big 'dad' energy to new special
Atsuko Okatsuka tries out some of the jokes from her new special, “Father,” at the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya in January.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
By Alex K.T. Martin

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