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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2023

Kyoto offers $2,770 premium seats for famous Gion Festival

The 84 seats, mainly for foreign tourists, will be set up at an intersection in the heart of the city.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jul 2, 2023

Nadeshiko Japan manager Futoshi Ikeda relishing World Cup challenge

The 52-year-old manager expressed full faith in his chosen players as they prepare for their last warm-up match against Panama in Sendai on July 14.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2023

China is buying natural gas like there’s still an energy crisis

China is on track to be the world’s top importer of liquefied natural gas in 2023.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Jul 2, 2023

New professional women's ice hockey league set to launch in 2024

Details on the new league, with regards to how many teams it will consist of and in what cities, were not disclosed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 2, 2023

Seoul Pride goes ahead in shadow of rising anti-LGBTQ rhetoric

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Seoul for the city’s Pride parade, following months of wrangling with officials who had rejected an application to hold the event in its usual place.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 2, 2023

Adam Yates wins Tour de France opener ahead of twin brother

Two-time Tour winner Tadej Pogacar came in third, 12 seconds adrift at the end of the 182-km circuit starting and ending in the Basque city.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 2, 2023

Max Verstappen runs away with Austrian F1 sprint race

McLaren's Lando Norris was the big loser, plunging from third on the grid to ninth and one place ahead of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 2, 2023

Masashi Ito outduels Tomoyuki Sugano to lead Tigers past Giants

Elsewhere, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows dropped two-time league MVP Munetaka Murakami from the starting lineup.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 2, 2023

Tearful Andres Iniesta shares love with fans in J. League sendoff

The former Spain and Barcelona great will remain a beloved figure in Kobe for leading Vissel to its first major silverware, the 2019 Emperor's Cup.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 2, 2023

Musk says Twitter will limit how many tweets users can read

Executive Chair Elon Musk said the move was intended to discourage 'extreme levels' of data scraping and system manipulation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jul 2, 2023

Recipe: Chilled lime soba

A common saying among Japanese noodle lovers goes: “Udon in the west, soba in the east.”
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 2, 2023

'Treasure of Japan' tea master spreads matcha and peace in Australia

Sen Genshitsu was awarded Japan's Prime Minister's Award in April for his contribution to peace diplomacy and promoting Japanese culture.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 2, 2023

At the World's 50 Best Restaurant awards, Central's win is a win for the world

The ultimate victory by Central represents a welcome change of flavor for the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2023

Members of Hong Kong diaspora gather in Taipei on anniversary of handover

The event, along with others set to take place in several cities around the world, represents one front in an evolving pro-democracy movement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2023

Survivors of Greece boat disaster say coast guard tow toppled boat

A disastrous coast guard towing attempt was recounted in six of the nine statements from survivors submitted to Greek judicial officials investigating the causes of the tragedy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2023

Ambulance dispatches in Tokyo increasing at record pace as summer heat arrives

The department is hoping to encourage the public to use its ambulance service in a more appropriate manner to ensure people with serious issues are taken care of.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 1, 2023

Bolsonaro to be banned from public office in Brazil for eight years

The widely-anticipated ban is the first of several legal rulings that could go against the former leader in the coming months.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 1, 2023

Ohtani launches 30th homer to become first Japanese in MLB with 15 homers in a month

Ohtani's 493-foot (150-meter) home run was the longest in MLB this season, according to the league's website.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2023

Cambodian ruler’s Facebook account goes dark after spat with Meta

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has recommended that he be suspended from the platform for threatening political opponents with violence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2023

Japan says Russian warships spotted near Okinawa islands and Taiwan

Similarly, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said earlier in the week it had spotted two Russian frigates off its eastern coast and sent aircraft and ships to keep watch.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 1, 2023

LDP faction once led by Abe preparing to pick next leader

Many members are pushing for the launch of a new leadership in line with the first anniversary of Abe's death, fearing a loss of influence within the party.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 1, 2023

Italian painting looted by Nazi Germany in 1940 found in Japan

It is not clear how the painting, called 'Madonna with Child' by Italian Baroque Era painter Alessandro Turchi, came to be in the possession of its former Japanese owner.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 1, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court conservatives complete another assertive term

Liberal justices found themselves in the role of the dissenting minority in some of the nine-month term's biggest cases.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 1, 2023

Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard prepared for showdown with Tadej Pogacar at Tour de France

'As champion, you could say I'm the hunted man, but believe me I'll be hunting too.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2023

ASML hit with new Dutch limits on chip gear exports to China

The new export-control regulation will force ASML to apply for export licenses for shipment of some advanced deep ultraviolet lithography systems.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 1, 2023

Veteran Novak Djokovic heads to Wimbledon with chance to strengthen legacy

Former tennis great Boris Becker says the ageless Serbian is already in a league of his own.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 1, 2023

In French suburbs, distrust of police runs deep

Many denounce what they say is a culture of police violence and systemic racism within law enforcement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2023

French police, long unreformed, under scrutiny after teenager's death

In a country beset by regular bouts of unrest that often draw calls for a crackdown on trouble-makers, it can be hard to criticize a force that is under strain and losing staff.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 1, 2023

MotoGP may use concessions system to aid Honda and Yamaha

Honda and Yamaha have had terrible seasons in 2023, with only one podium finish each in the first eight rounds to occupy the bottom two places in the constructors' standings.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 1, 2023

Kishida's attempt to realize North Korea summit seen as a long shot

Some lawmakers have suggested that Kishida's intention behind this diplomatic initiative is to strengthen his chances of winning the next Lower House election.
Pervert or pioneer? The entrepreneur trying to get South Korea into porn
Entrepreneur Lee Hee-tae at his office in Seoul. Lee had planned South Korea's largest sex festival in April, but the two-day event was banned by authorities following a backlash by local rights groups.
In unusual move, North Korea fires off barrage of at least 10 ballistic missiles
A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on Thursday.
Two cheers for the end of free money in Japan
Ever since the Bank of Japan ended its negative rate policy, calls for the government to strengthen its fiscal discipline have been growing, with the country being haunted by public debt that is about twice the size of its gross domestic product.
Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry unveil world's first wooden satellite
LignoSat, the world's first wooden satellite, unveiled at Kyoto University in Kyoto on Tuesday
My Number card feature to be launched on iPhone next spring
Apple will enable individuals to add their My Number card to their Apple Wallets, the company has said.
Philippines’ Marcos says killing of Filipino in South China Sea would be ‘very close’ to act of war
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference in Singapore on Friday night.
In Japan, neighborly debates light up over secondhand smoke
As the world marks World No Tobacco Day on Friday, debate is growing over passive smoking in one crucial space that remains unregulated: private homes.
Onosato's path to sumo greatness was plain for all to see
Onosato receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sunday.
Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry unveil world's first wooden satellite
LignoSat, the world's first wooden satellite, unveiled at Kyoto University in Kyoto on Tuesday
Health ministry to collect data on insurance premium payments by foreign residents
The health ministry says it will conduct its first survey on how much foreign residents are paying in health insurance and pension premiums.

Podcast

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.
What does climate change sound like in Okinawa?

Longform

The Japanese government updated its English education guidelines in 2017 to emphasize communication over grammar and memorization. Public school teachers are incredibly busy, however, which means schools haven’t been able to implement changes uniformly. Private and alternative schools are attempting to remedy this.
The language of opportunity: Bilingual education is on the rise in Japan
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