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Rugby
Feb 27, 2016

Sunwolves fall short in opener

The Sunwolves proved they can hold their own in Super Rugby but failed to win their competition debut in a 26-13 defeat to South Africa's Lions on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Feb 26, 2016

Slim raises at Japan's spring wage talks no help to Abe, Kuroda

Shinzo Abe and Haruhiko Kuroda shouldn't look to spring wage talks for much help in spurring inflation and economic growth in Japan.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 26, 2016

Survey reveals money, health fears of single Japanese women in nonstaff jobs

Roughly one in three unmarried middle-aged women in nonstaff jobs have an annual income of less than ¥1.5 million, or about ¥4,100 a day, according to a study that underscores the problem of low pay in one of the world's most developed nations.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Feb 24, 2016

NGO's Japanese founder foments organic revolution in Vietnam

Seed to Table helps locals rediscover lost agricultural wisdom and pull themselves out of poverty with duck and cow 'banks.'
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2016

How Asia lost an economic role model

If Thaksin Shinawatra can diagnose Thailand's problems from exile, why can't the military junta fix them?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2016

Biometric data carts to cut waiting times at Japanese airports

A unique system to collect visitors' data while they're still standing in line at passport control.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 22, 2016

Samsung launches new campaign against Apple with Galaxy S7, virtual reality gear

Samsung Electronics Co. showed off virtual reality hardware alongside its latest Galaxy S7 smartphones, in its latest attempt to breathe life into its premium line and wrest ascendancy back from Apple Inc.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 19, 2016

The only thing Gesu no Kiwami Otome. is guilty of is padding 'Ryoseibai'

Gesu no Kiwami Otome. (the full stop is included in the name) entered the year fresh off a Japan Record Award nomination and a solid debut on NHK's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," the country's defining music program. With the band's second album, "Ryoseibai," set for release in mid-January Gesu was in the middle...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / CABINET INTERVIEW
Feb 18, 2016

New economic minister Ishihara believes recovery underway

Facing reporters in one of his first interviews since being named Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister, Nobuteru Ishihara said Wednesday the economy is making a steady recovery despite recent sharp falls in stock prices and the negative growth logged in the final three months of 2015.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2016

Japan's auto unions seek slimmer pay raises as economy stagnates

Auto workers will ask for raises from carmakers led by Toyota Motor Corp. for a third straight year while scaling back from their demands in 2015.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2016

Hedge fund says Abenomics-fueled era of easy gains is over

Stats Investment Management Co., whose hedge fund posted a positive return in each of the past 10 years, said the era of easy gains in the Japanese stock market fueled by Abenomics is over.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 15, 2016

Limits of central bank policy

The Bank of Japan's decision to adopt a minus interest rates could be immediately rendered meaningless by highly unpredictable political and economic trends abroad.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 13, 2016

Onagawa is on the rebound from devastation

On March 11, 2011, the magnitude-9 Great East Japan Earthquake propelled a powerful tsunami through the port of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, claiming 827 lives — nearly 10 percent of the town's population — and destroying 70 percent of all of its buildings. It was the most severely damaged town in...
EDITORIALS
Feb 11, 2016

Intimidation via the Broadcast Law

Communications minister Sanae Takaichi's statement strengthens the case for creating a neutral, independent body to take charge of broadcasting administration, including the issuance and withdrawals of licenses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 11, 2016

Rapidly aging Thailand tells businesses to hire more elderly

Pornsak Bowornsrisuk pulls an umbrella towards him to shield his head of thick gray hair from the blazing sunshine at the Bangkok bus terminal he manages.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2016

When drama undercut diplomacy

If the Modi government wants history to stop repeating itself, it must develop a credible counterterrorism strategy vis-a-vis Pakistan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 8, 2016

North Korea's missile technology blitz stokes concern among experts, officials in Japan

North Korea's rocket launch Sunday has raised fears among Japanese officials and experts that its grasp of missile technology is advancing at a worrying clip.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 8, 2016

The wrong way out for Japan

Neither negative interest rates nor further expansion of the BOJ's already huge program of quantitative easing will be sufficient to offset the strong deflationary forces that Japan now faces.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2016

Tepco looks overseas as shake-up, competition loom at home

Tokyo Electric Power Co. is seeking to expand operations abroad to diversify amid a power market shake-up at home.
EDITORIALS
Feb 6, 2016

Science and technology plan

Hopefully the government's new five-year plan for science and technology plan will reverse a disturbing decrease in the quality and quantity of Japanese research.
Japan's jobs-to-applicant ratio falls to 1.22 in June
Japan's seasonally adjusted effective job-to-applicant ratio dipped to 1.22 in June, down 0.02 point from the previous month, according to the labor ministry.
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Japanese students struggle with description-type tests
The average correct answer rate for description-type questions in the Japanese-language section of the fiscal 2025 national achievement test for third-year junior high school students was as low as 25.6%, according to the education ministry.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.

Podcast

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

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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