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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2020

Japanese billionaire Maezawa pulls out of dating show that promised the moon

Japanese fashion billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has pulled out of a documentary on his search for a girlfriend to travel with him on a voyage around the moon aboard Elon Musk's SpaceX, citing "mixed feelings" about the project.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2020

Applications for disaster loan relief program sluggish after Typhoon Hagibis

With applications for a loan relief program from victims of last year's Typhoon Hagibis remaining sluggish, the Sendai Bar Association is calling on people affected by the disaster to seek early consultations with experts, such as lawyers or administrative bodies.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 30, 2020

Former Mr. Todai finalist Daiki Inai gets three-year suspended sentence for Tokyo rape

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday handed a three-year suspended sentence to a 26-year-old man for raping a woman living in the apartment building where he was living in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in 2018.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 30, 2020

Strong defense, rebounding help Evessa build solid foundation in pursuit of playoff appearance

After splitting a pair of away games last weekend with the Utsunomiya Brex, the Osaka Evessa passed the midway point of the season with a realistic shot at capturing the West Division title.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2020

Japan firms delay restarting China operations after holiday as virus spreads

Japanese companies with a foothold in China are delaying their plans to restart operations suspended due to the Lunar New Year holiday in the country, amid the spread of a new strain of coronavirus originating in Wuhan in the Chinese province of Hubei.
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2020

Auto and beef exports from Japan to EU higher after first year of EPA

Automobile and wagyu beef exports to the European Union are increasing thanks to tariff cuts under an economic partnership agreement between Japan and the EU, which took effect on Feb. 1 last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2020

Japan Post Insurance misconduct may have hit 60,000 more customers

Improper sales practices for Japan Post Insurance Co. products may have disadvantaged 60,000 more customers than previously known, sources have said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2020

SBI Sumishin Net Bank considers going public

SBI Sumishin Net Bank is considering going public and becoming Japan's first listed internet-only bank without any physical branches, according to sources with knowledge of the matter.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 30, 2020

Parents in Japan use YouTube to teach bilingual baby talk that's good for any age

Mothers raising their kids in Japan head to YouTube to create a community that goes beyond basic parenting tips.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2020

Indian Cabinet approves extending abortion deadline from 20 to 24 weeks

In a boost to female reproductive rights, India's Cabinet on Wednesday backed giving women more time to seek an abortion in a bill aimed at helping the young, disadvantaged and the raped.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 30, 2020

Chinese tourists finding they are no longer welcome as fear over coronavirus takes hold

Airlines halt flights from China. Schools in Europe uninvite exchange students. Restaurants in South Korea turn away Chinese customers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 30, 2020

Stiff Little Fingers' 'Inflammable Material' is still the definitive political punk album 40 years later

Stiff Little Fingers bring 'Inflammable Material' to Tokyo for two shows, letting fans hear the album, which deals with Northern Ireland's 'troubles,' in its entirety.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 30, 2020

'We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous': Kansai caper revisits old tricks

Kiichi Nakai and Kuranosuke Sasaki reprise their roles as scammers in Masaharu Take's sequel to 2018's 'We Make Antiques!'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 30, 2020

'Prison Circle': A rare look at life behind bars

Kaori Sakagami's feature-length documentary offers an intimate view of inmates going through the process of therapy in a Japanese prison.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2020

Virus dread spreads with Germany on alert after Munich cases

Near the famous Hofbraeuhaus beer hall in downtown Munich, a printout taped to the glass door of a pharmacy conveys the anxiety gripping the city at the center of one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks outside China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2020

China's Hubei says coronavirus deaths have risen to 162 in province

The health commission for Hubei, the Chinese province at the center of the new coronavirus outbreak, said on Thursday that deaths in the province from the disease had risen by 37 to 162 as of the end of Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 30, 2020

Trump could be acquitted in impeachment trial as early as Friday: U.S. senator

A Democratic push to force Republicans to accept witnesses at Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate appeared to be flagging on Wednesday, raising the possibility the president could be acquitted as early as Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 30, 2020

Mali plans to double the size of its army to combat jihadis

Mali will increase the size of its army by about 50 percent in a recruitment drive this year aimed at uprooting jihadist groups, Prime Minister Boubou Cisse said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 30, 2020

Tears and cheers as EU lawmakers give final nod to Brexit

The European Parliament gave final approval to Britain's divorce from the European Union on Wednesday, paving the way for the country to quit the bloc on Friday after nearly half a century and delivering a major setback for European integration.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2020

African locust invasions believed triggered by climate change

Climate change may be powering the swarms of desert locusts that have invaded eastern Africa, ravaging crops, decimating pasture and deepening a hunger crisis, locust and climate experts said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 30, 2020

Trump attacks John Bolton as U.S. Senate enters new phase in impeachment trial

President Donald Trump unleashed his sharpest attack yet on John Bolton after his former national security adviser depicted Trump as playing a central role in a politically motivated pressure campaign on Ukraine, as the U.S. Senate prepared on Wednesday to enter a new phase in the president's impeachment...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2020

Line in 2019 logs biggest net loss since stock market listing

Free messaging app provider Line Corp. on Wednesday reported a group net loss of ¥46.9 billion for the business year that ended in December last year, the biggest such loss at the firm since its stock market debut in 2016.
SOCCER / From the Spot
Jan 29, 2020

Overloaded schedule affects J. League clubs on pitch

It's not even February, and a J. League team has been eliminated from the Asian Champions League.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 29, 2020

Article 9, ittaika and Japan's liaison officer corps

The Constitution's Article 9 has shaped the SDF in ways that are deeper than most observers, analysts and policymakers realize.
Why Koizumi is toning down his calls for reform
In his second bid for the presidency, farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi has toned down his rhetoric, avoiding controversial proposals for social and labor reform and pledging instead to carry on the work of previous administrations.
Prices to rise for 3,024 food products in Japan in October
A wide range of products will see higher prices due to rising material and labor costs.
Bank of Japan rate increase looking more likely
Signs of recovery in consumer spending have some analysts looking for a rate increase as soon as October.
Skilled worker visa holders hit record high ahead of new visa program
The Justice Ministry's figures show the number of specified skilled worker visa holders hit a record high as of the end of June.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
How Ohtani has boosted Japan's soft power and made LA even more baseball-obsessed
Fans at Dodger Stadium pose in front of a mural highlighting the Dodgers' Japanese stars from past and present during a game earlier this year.
Japan faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
Data storage tapes at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center facility in Berkeley, California. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and that will only rise as generative artificial intelligence takes off in earnest.
Architecture art exhibition highlights unsung industry artists
Yuanhui Li's illustration is one of the awardees in the student category of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators' annual award for artists.
On defense and foreign policy, LDP candidates largely align — except where they don’t
The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election candidates in Nagoya on Friday
Can Japan crack the China code in table tennis?
Tomokazu Harimoto waits for China's Wang Chuqin to serve during the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama 2025 tournament on Aug. 11.

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

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Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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