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Megumi Iizuka
For Megumi Iizuka's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Dec 30, 2018
New era approaches, but Japan's dwindling Imperial line clouds future
With the first Imperial abdication in about 200 years looming, Japan has yet to address concerns about the future of the Imperial line and the shortage of royals performing official duties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2018
Edible flower family adding color to Japan's culinary arts
Katokaen, a flower farm in the suburbs of Tokyo, has built a thriving business by producing blooms that are not only pretty but are also enriching the culinary arts with colorful petals as crisp as lettuce or as sweet and sour as berries.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 16, 2018
Dogged by old age, pets are put into care
As elderly dog owners struggle to care for their aging pets, more look to pet nursing homes for longterm help.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 21, 2018
School uniforms go unisex as Japanese schools seek better fit for LGBT students
An emerging number of Japanese schools are introducing unisex uniforms or flexible uniform codes in an effort to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 16, 2018
Parents of unmarried offspring drive surge in matchmaking parties
More and more Japanese parents are attending matchmaking parties in an effort to marry off their children, worried that they will be part of the growing segment of the population that never ties the knot.
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2018
Forestry industry has growing appeal for Japan's young women
The lure of nature and a slower pace of life are attracting a growing number of young women to Japan's traditionally male-dominated forestry business, and their participation may help it cope with an aging workforce and a shortage of manpower.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2017
End-of-life care training focuses on helping the dying achieve peace of mind
As it grows more common in rapidly aging Japan that senior citizens will die at home instead of in a hospital, efforts are underway to train people who can ease their final days.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 16, 2017
To empower women, Japan's cultural mindset must be changed: Global Summit of Women chief
Changing the cultural mindset entrenched in Japanese society that underestimates and undervalues women's abilities is not only key to promoting them to leadership positions, it will also lead to wider social and financial gains for all.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 2, 2017
Chiba Muslims join neighborhood patrols to promote safety, counter prejudice
Muslims in Japan have launched a community outreach program as part of efforts to bridge the gap with locals and counter the perception that Islam is linked with terrorism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 3, 2017
The slow life in rural Japan is converting more young people
Aging settlements nestled in mountain valleys or fishing villages are drawing more than just retirees who want to live in seclusion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 16, 2016
Asylum seekers trapped in limbo as Japan keeps door closed
Three years after leaving his home in Aleppo to seek safety from Syria's ongoing civil war, Ismael, an asylum seeker in Japan, feels life has not changed for the better.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2014
SoftBank goes back to square one
Investors wait for SoftBank to revise its global growth strategy after Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son's plan to shake up the U.S. market hits a wall.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2014
Nuke-shy firms launch green energy initiatives
Moves by businesses and citizens to set up renewable energy plants at the regional level have been spreading in the hope of breaking away from nuclear power in light of the man-made disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 plant triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 18, 2014
Mitsubishi Motors workers in line for raise
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko says the automaker is considering raising employees' pay and also resuming dividend payments for the first time in over 16 years in fiscal 2013, reflecting its recovery from a decade of slumping sales.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2013
Traffickers hunt Japanese too, activists warn
Sri took what appeared to be a lucrative job offer at a Thai restaurant in Japan to earn money to put her younger brother through school.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2013
Firms giving refugees jobs instead of charity
With applications for refugee status reaching record levels, a number of Japanese businesses are providing employment and training to people forced to flee their home country due to war and persecution, with emphasis on genuine vocational opportunities rather than charity.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
May 12, 2013
Yen's fall heaven-sent for Tokyo stock prices
Tokyo stocks have surged to multiyear highs on the back of the yen's tumble, brought on by the Bank of Japan's powerful credit easing measures and hopes of a sustainable recovery in the U.S.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 4, 2013
'Abenomics' buoys stocks but fuels wariness
Tokyo stocks have surged over the past 2½ months, propelled to their highest in 33 months by monetary and fiscal stimulus measures being advocated by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and receding jitters over the global economy.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 1, 2013
Yen-negative factors to drive Tokyo stocks in '13
Tokyo stocks will likely test multiyear highs in 2013 if the yen continues its recent downward trend on expectations for monetary easing from the Abe government and continued signs of recovery in major economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2012
Tour, food firms see benefits in catering to Muslim clients
Seeking new opportunities in a global market said to be worth over $600 billion, Japanese food and tourism businesses are turning their eyes to Muslim consumers and starting to offer food and other products and services that follow the Islamic rules of halal.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
Philippines wants U.S. and Japan to take over rail deal eyed by China
Delfin Lorenzana
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
At least one dead, seven missing after two MSDF helicopters crash off Izu Islands
Contact was lost with the two SH-60K helicopters, each carrying four crew, in an area east of Torishima in the Izu Island chain during anti-submarine warfare training Saturday night.
Tokyo Rainbow Pride lights up capital as organizers celebrate 30 years
Rainbow flags were flown through the capital's busy Shibuya and Harajuku areas for Tokyo Rainbow Pride events this weekend as organizers hailed 30 years of one of Asia's largest LGBTQ celebrations.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.

Podcast

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