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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 11, 2022

The Tokyo club scene's 'temple' may be gone, but the faith remains

As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, the artists in Tokyo's club scene are turning to downsizing as a way to survive.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 11, 2022

Love stories for your Valentine's Day date with the books

There's no better time for a love story than around Valentine's Day. Sit back, have a read and maybe enjoy some chocolate while you study.
Japan Times
Romania report 2022
Feb 11, 2022

A hundred-year partnership

Bridges: Japan and Romania celebrated 100 years of diplomatic ties in 2021. How would you describe the current bilateral relationship?
Japan Times
Romania report 2022
Feb 11, 2022

Romania and Japan: The next century of strategic cooperation

Bridges: With Romania and Japan marking 100 years of close ties in 2021, what does the future hold for this important relationship?
Romania report 2022
Feb 11, 2022

AAGES: The right solutions

AAGES Group conducts its business from Sangeorgiu de Mures in the very heart of Romania.
Japan Times
Romania report 2022
Feb 11, 2022

New opportunities on the horizon for aviation leader Turbomecanica

Bridges: Turbomecanica has an illustrious history. How important is it for Turbomecanica to continue building partnerships and driving innovation?
Japan Times
Romania report 2022
Feb 11, 2022

Wise Finance Solutions working to actively strengthen Romanian-Japanese relations

Bridges: Why do companies choose to work with Wise Finance Solutions?
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2022

How the ‘Garlic Girls’ overcame abuse to return to the Olympics

The South Korean curling team helped revive a painful discussion about the mistreatment of athletes in their country, leading the way for others to come forward.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2022

Olympic win brings U.S. skater Nathan Chen little love in China

Chen's record-beating performance, which sealed his reputation as the top skater in the world, promoted more castigation on Chinese social media than it did elation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 10, 2022

Japanese health ministry approves Pfizer's COVID-19 oral treatment drug

The drug, paxlovid, is to be used for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in people 12 and older and who are at high risk of developing severe symptoms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2022

China’s anti-graft show is educational, with unintended lessons

The state-produced documentary was meant to celebrate the success of Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, but the series may have done the opposite.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2022

Fate of star skater Kamila Valieva in limbo after doping allegation emerges

Russian figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva shows up for practice at Beijing Olympics on Thursday, following reports that she had tested positive for a banned drug.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2022

Sweden declares pandemic over, despite warnings from scientists

The medical system is still strained, with about the same amount of COVID-19 hospitalizations as during the country's third wave in 2021.
An archival photo depicting a CWAJ board meeting from April 6, 1966
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Aug 15, 2024

From the division of war, 75 years of intercultural aid

Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, the mission of the College Women’s Association of Japan remains straightforward yet ambitious: Women supporting women.
Barley (right) has successfully made the move from pup waiting for his forever home to convincing his foster mom to take him permanently into her own house.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Aug 12, 2024

Barley has gone from foster pup to family member

Now at his new forever home, days are easy for Barley. A bit hard of hearing, this pup curiously has no problem hearing the rustle of a wrapper coming off a treat.
A fan poses for photos next to a poster of trot singer Lim Young-woong before attending his concert in Seoul in May.
CULTURE / Music
Aug 9, 2024

Trotting ahead of K-pop? South Korean crooner Lim Young-woong rivals BTS

The traditional South Korean music genre of trot includes elements of jazz, swing and enka.
Demonstrators hold an anti-nuclear sit-in campaign at the Peace Park in the city of Nagasaki on July 9.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 9, 2024

Anti-nuclear sit-in campaigns in Nagasaki mark over 500 protests

Held monthly at Nagasaki Peace Park, except during August when the peace memorial ceremony takes place, the sit-ins have become a symbol of unwavering determination.
Akari Fujinami celebrates her Olympic gold medal alongside her father and coach, Toshikazu, in Paris on Thursday.
OLYMPICS / Wrestling
Aug 9, 2024

Perseverance and a father's guidance: Akari Fujinami's journey to gold

Fujinami, who entered the Games with a 130-0 record, achieved her long-awaited Olympics victory after overcoming an injury she suffered in March.
Keiju Okada (left) and Miho Yoshioka celebrate after winning Olympic silver in the mixed dinghy event in Marseille, France, on Thursday.
OLYMPICS / Sailing
Aug 9, 2024

‘Wind-reading genius’: Japanese duo sails to silver at Paris Games

In the medal race, Keiju Okada and Miho Yoshioka made the most of the lessons they learned in the previous rounds.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. This week's market turmoil underscored how difficult it is for the central bank to limit market shocks as it unwinds years of extraordinary monetary stimulus.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 9, 2024

Mixed messages from BOJ leave traders guessing about its true aims

Investors are wondering how much faith they can put into the Bank of Japan following comments that appear to be damage control.
Children attend a class at a Brazilian school in Seto, Aichi Prefecture, in April 2020.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 9, 2024

Over 8,500 foreign children in Japan may not be in school, ministry says

The number of such children grew by 418 from a year before, according to a ministry survey of education boards of 1,741 municipalities.
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 9, 2024

Kishida Cabinet members resume holding fundraising parties

"I will continue to carry out (fundraising through parties) in a restrained manner," said Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki.
Researchers have flagged that Elon Musk, who purchased Twitter (now X) in 2022 and is a vocal backer of Donald Trump, appears to be swaying voters by spreading falsehoods on his personal account.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2024

Musk's misleading election posts viewed 1.2 billion times, study says

Elon Musk, who purchased Twitter (now X) in 2022 for $44 billion, is facing growing scrutiny over his potential influence on voters.
Nomura Orient International Securities, Nomura Holdings' Shanghai-based joint venture brokerage, lost 184.5 million yuan ($26 million) in 2023, marking the fourth straight year of losses since its launch.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2024

Nomura’s former China business head leaves after years of losses

Sun Dongqing joined Shenzhen-based East Asia Qianhai Securities this month, according to registration records.
High school students form a human chain surrounding the hypocenter monument in the city of Nagasaki on Friday.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 9, 2024

High schoolers form human chain in Nagasaki for nuke abolition

About 200 people paid tribute to the atomic bomb victims and prayed for peace at a mass held at Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki city the same day.
An electronic board displaying Topix and the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2024

Tokyo’s Monday stock crash an afterthought by Friday

Concern remained, and the search for a coherent explanation as to why Tokyo stocks crashed and shook investors globally was ongoing.
Across Japan, sports fans are sacrificing a good night’s sleep to catch their favorite Olympics events and beloved athletes.
OLYMPICS
Aug 9, 2024

Sleepless in Japan: How to recover from ‘Olympic fever’

The Paris Olympics are just about done, so sleep-deprived sports junkies can take comfort in the fact that they’ll soon be able to get a full night’s rest.
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Explainer
Aug 9, 2024

Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?

How serious is the situation, and what should people do in the days to come? Here’s what you need to know.
Most Japanese teens struggling with school find end of summer ‘painful’
Some 93.1% of Japanese teenagers who struggle with school life said they felt like they “wanted to disappear from the world" at the end of summer vacation ahead of the start of a new term, according to a recent survey released by Yokohama-based nonprofit Daisan Kazoku.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Japan looks to build drone ‘shield’ in record defense budget request
A group of Ground Self-Defense Force service members discuss drone operations and capabilities at a joint static display during the Orient Shield 24 opening ceremony at the Yausubetsu Training Area in Hokkaido in July last year.
Jesse Kirkwood: ‘Languages are entire cultural universes with all sorts of baggage’
Jesse Kirkwood is part of a vibrant field of translators who have nurtured what might be called a “post-Murakami era of Japanese literature and translation,” one book at a time.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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