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Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
Jan 22, 2018

『The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST』最新号発売

Jan 18, 2018

Ribenji Garu / Aeon Cinema Kyoto Katsuragawa / 2018-01-20 to 2018-01-26

Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Jan 12, 2018

キックオフフォーラム(参加無料)を2月13日(火)に開催

 Japan Times Satoyama推進コンソーシアム(代表:末松(神原)弥奈子、株式会社ジャパンタイムズ・代表取締役会長)は、2018年2月13日(火)にキックオフフォーラムを開催します。
Jan 11, 2018

Garo: Kami no Kiba / Cine Citta / 2018-01-13 to 2018-01-19

Jan. 13 14:25, 21:25, 23:40 / Jan. 14 14:25, 21:25 / Jan. 15 to Jan. 18 14:50, 21:45 / Jan. 19 19:30, 21:40
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 8, 2018

TPP sows fear in Japan's agriculture industry

As the resurrected TPP moves forward, consumer groups and farmers fear the effects.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Jan 6, 2018

Fairycake Fair's Mocha-chan and Milky-chan: Dog-shaped cupcakes worth picking up while you can

Meet coffee-and-hazelnut-flavored Mocha-chan and white-chocolate-heavy Milky-chan.
Jan 5, 2018

Kung Fu Yoga / Os Cinemas M-Int Kobe / 2018-01-06 to 2018-01-12

until Jan. 7 14:00, 21:20 / Jan. 8 12:50, 21:20 / Jan. 9 to Jan. 11 18:50
Jan 5, 2018

Sono Machi no Kodomo: Gekijoban / Theater Seven / 2018-01-06 to 2018-01-12

15:40
Jan 5, 2018

Kingsman: The Golden Circle / Toho Cinemas Namba Honkan / 2018-01-06 to 2018-01-12

until Jan. 11 11:45, 14:40, 20:45
Jan 5, 2018

Kung Fu Yoga (dubbed) / Osaka Station City Cinema / 2018-01-06 to 2018-01-12

until Jan. 7 16:30 / from Jan. 8 9:10
Jan 5, 2018

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (dubbed) / T-Joy Kyoto / 2018-01-06 to 2018-01-12

until Jan. 11 14:00, 18:30
Jan 5, 2018

Little Women / Cinema Novecento / 2018-01-06 to 2018-01-12

Jan. 6 no screenings / Jan. 7 12:45
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 4, 2018

Prince Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle to be 'massive boost' to U.K. economy

Prince Harry's wedding to American actress Meghan Markle could provide a £500 million boost to Britain's economy as tourists flock to the country and Britons celebrate, according to an estimate.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Dec 31, 2017

Infielder Murata still searching for new home

One of the curious things about the current Hot Stove season in Japan has been Shuichi Murata's inability to find a job for 2018.
EDITORIALS
Dec 30, 2017

Revising medical fees

Medical cost structures have to be adjusted to ensure that people will continue to have adequate care.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 28, 2017

Limited burger offers New Year's flavor

To kick off the New Year, a unique burger dubbed the mochi (rice cake) cheeseburger will be offered at Grand Hyatt Tokyo's The Oak Door steakhouse on the sixth floor from Jan. 1 to 7.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 26, 2017

North Korea likely to pursue talks, South Korea says in rosy New Year's forecast

South Korea predicted on Tuesday that North Korea would look to open negotiations with the United States over its weapons programs next year and pursue at least some rapprochement with Seoul in an optimistic government outlook for 2018.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2017

Tiny stem cell firms close in on major heart disease goals

The early hope that stem cell therapy would make the paralyzed walk, the blind see and cure diabetes have given way to a long list of failures, highlighted by early stem cell champion Geron Corp. abandoning the field in 2011.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 18, 2017

Central banks quietly trim stimulus while hoping to maintain global growth

Central bankers are gingerly trying to take away the punch bowl without interrupting the party.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 16, 2017

Showa's not giving up without a fight

The government has decided that the 31st year of Heisei will end with the abdication of Emperor Akihito 120 days into 2019, on April 30. Then on May 1, Crown Prince Naruhito will become emperor and a new nengō (name of the period of reign) will be announced.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami