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Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jan 2, 2022

Japan Times 1972: Japanese soldier captured in Guam

A soldier who was under orders to 'never surrender' is captured in Guam after 28 years of hiding in the jungle.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Jan 2, 2022

Recipe: Sourdough onion focaccia

Try a little 'koji alchemy' of your own at home with this recipe for an onion-flavored loaf.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 2, 2022

Recovering stronger together in 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, but there is a ray of hope for a better tomorrow in both the health sector and the wider economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 1, 2022

No wiggle room ahead as world looks to move on from pandemic

The economic and social policies that countries around the world choose now as they look to move on from the pandemic will have consequences for decades to come.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Outlook 2022
Jan 1, 2022

For Kishida, 2022 could be make or break in security and diplomatic sphere

The omicron coronavirus variant may throw a wrench in the prime minister's plans to have 2022 be a 'year of actively promoting summit diplomacy.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 1, 2022

In New Year's speech, Taiwan president warns China against 'military adventurism'

Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen marked the new year with a message for China: military conflict is not the answer.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 1, 2022

‘The End of the Pale Hour’: Love at first sight can be blinding

Takumi Kitamura stands out as one half of an unnamed couple in Hana Matsumoto's drama, which follows a typical movie romance arc until a cleverly devised twist changes everything.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jan 1, 2022

Roger Dahl on Japan's immigration obstacles in 2022

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 1, 2022

Southeast Asia the battleground for geo-economic competition between China and the U.S.

Washington has opened markets to ASEAN nations but not public investment in public goods such as infrastructure — nowhere close to the scale of Chinese investment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 1, 2022

The big issues for 2022

Many of the big questions for 2022 are related to inflation.
A model displays a creation by Japanese designer Norio Surikabe during a runway show on Sept. 6 for the latest edition of Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo.
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 14, 2024

Tokyo’s top fashion showcase pushes rising stars to the world stage

Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo celebrated industry veterans while shining a spotlight on emerging talent.
A self-proclaimed lover of great cocktails, YouTuber Chris Broad says his new Shibuya watering hole is more a place to get yourself a solid drink than it is anything related to his social media career.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 15, 2024

Chris Broad's new bar puts cocktails first, YouTube second

Elements of Lost hint at Broad's prolific content creation career, but it also wants to thrive on its merits as a place to find a decent drink.
Hokkaido's cuisine and the culture that underpins it get top billing in Tim Anderson's newest cookbook.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 15, 2024

‘MasterChef U.K.’ winner’s new cookbook puts Hokkaido cuisine on vivid display

Tim Anderson's cookbook covers a lot, but its strength is in presenting Japan’s largest prefecture as a detailed tapestry via straightforward recipes.
American Kara Harris is on the verge of attaining a high-level certification in the world of kimono — and may possibly be the first Black woman to do so.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / Black Eye
Sep 16, 2024

‘The people I’d seen in kimono didn’t have as much melanin as I do’

A student of Kara Harris says the kimono instructor knows how to expertly fit the traditional garment to bodies with more curves than the stereotypical Japanese frame.
An understanding family and loving home will help Amber heal her wounds.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 16, 2024

After a rough upbringing, Amber is looking for a loving home

Believed to be around 12 years old, Amber's gentle nature belies a difficult past.
A Russian Tu-142 aircraft that circled Japan on Thursday
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2024

Japan scrambled jets after Russian military aircraft circled country

Russia's planes did not enter Japanese airspace but flew over an area subject to a territorial dispute between Japan and Russia.
A bluestreak cleaner wrasse faces a mirror. A Japanese team has found that the fish intentionally uses a mirror to check its own size.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2024

Bluestreak cleaner fish can use knowledge of its size to judge attacks

When able to check its size in a mirror, the bluestreak cleaner wrasse attacked fish of a larger or similar size less often, a Japanese research team has found.
The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau in Tokyo's Chuo Ward
JAPAN / Society
Sep 13, 2024

Chief priest of Tokyo shrine allegedly took ¥250 million from amulet sales

The priest and the corporation that runs the shrine have been hit with additional taxes, including penalties, worth about ¥130 million.
United manager Erik ten Hag directs his team during a match against Liverpool on Sept. 1.
SOCCER
Sep 13, 2024

United manager Erik Ten Hag responds to criticism from Cristiano Ronaldo

Ten Hag has said he is "quite confident" of claiming more silverware this campaign after lifting the League Cup and FA Cup over the past two seasons.
McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri (left) and Lando Norris pose in Baku on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Sep 13, 2024

Lando Norris not expecting gifts from teammate Oscar Piastri in F1 title race

Norris said it would hurt to miss out by a few points, but he also does not want to be given a title.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tours a facility for producing weapons-grade nuclear materials at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2024

North Korea unveils images of uranium enrichment facility for first time

The pictures could give outside experts a better understanding of how many and what types of nuclear weapons the North has produced.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. Some 53% of economists surveyed by Bloomberg said the earliest timing for a rate change would be in October.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 13, 2024

Over half of BOJ watchers see next rate hike coming in December

The survey results show most analysts believe the market ructions after the July 31 rate hike didn't derail the BOJ from the normalization path.
Swallows star Norichika Aoki announced his plan to retire on Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 13, 2024

Swallows great Norichika Aoki to retire

Veteran Tokyo Yakult Swallows outfielder Norichika Aoki, one of the best hitters Japan has ever seen, plans to retire at the end of this season, he announced on Friday.
A Tokyo Star Bank branch in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 13, 2024

Tiny Japan bank looks to grow by lending to offshore homebuyers

Japan’s weak yen and low interest rates have drawn overseas interest in Japanese property and boosted prices.
An MUFG Bank branch in Tokyo. The bank is stepping up its electronic trading capabilities.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 13, 2024

MUFG pushes to bring its trading into electronic age, except JGBs

MUFG is catching up to rivals, vying to become more competitive across fixed income and equities where electronic trading has taken hold.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
Tropical Storm Peipah brings heavy rain to parts of western Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings of landslides and other disasters due to heavy rainfall in several areas.
Trump signs order reducing tariffs on Japanese autos
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, shake hands.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Japan alerting consumers to cash-on-delivery problems
In fiscal 2024 through March this year, the National Consumers Affairs Center received inquiries and gave advice on problems associated with cash-on-delivery services.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

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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