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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 23, 2019

2020 relations among Japan, China and South Korea

Don't expect any big surprises or setbacks in 2020 among the players in East Asia.
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2019

Japan's fiscal 2020 current account surplus projected to top ¥20 trillion

The current account surplus is projected to grow to ¥20.6 trillion in fiscal 2020 from ¥18.6 trillion this fiscal year, according to a forecast Tuesday by the Japan Foreign Trade Council.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 30, 2019

Gelinaz! Shuffle 2019: Creativity thrives when chefs stay at home

The Grand Gelinaz! Shuffle 2019: Stay In Tour critiques the relentless travel chefs have come to view as necessary, while still maximizing global culinary exchange and creativity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2019

Inspired by 3/11, Tokyo-based Looop advances to semifinals of Startup World Cup 2020

A startup that's friendly to both the environment and your wallet is two steps away from a $1 million prize.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 26, 2019

Sunwolves building roster for 2020 season

As they enter their likely final season in Super Rugby, the Sunwolves revealed 15 players who will compete for the Japan-based team in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 6, 2019

The theater hoping to create a 100-year legacy

Months after it opened its doors, Theatre E9 Kyoto is pressing on with its plan to foster local talent and stage local theater productions in the city
MORE SPORTS
Aug 5, 2019

Japanese stars turn attention to Tokyo Games

Japan's summer heat may be starting to ramp up, but most of the country's elite swimmers are entering a cool-down period.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 15, 2018

Learning what life in Japan is like for people with disabilities

One recent Sunday, 7-year-old Yukito Takanashi of Tokyo was dribbling a soccer ball on a makeshift field. At one point, he put on an eye mask like those worn by blind soccer players. But he took it off after a while, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2018

Fukushima looks to ease blanket radiation checks on rice starting in 2020

The lack of tainted rice in recent years is raising hopes the labor-intensive procedure can be reduced to random inspections, at least outside the 12 hot zones.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 22, 2018

Chiaki Soma puts on a not-so-common theater festival

In the world of Japanese contemporary drama, the action often takes place offstage as well as on.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jan 20, 2018

Entering the drone age: Japan seeks to tap into the potential of unmanned flying vehicles

When officials from the Crisis Management Division of the city of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture carried out emergency response drills last summer, they received a helping hand from an unconventional source.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2017

Tokyo's Kabutocho financial district gets creative in bid to revive its quiet streets

It's a Monday night in late November and Ryutei Ichiya, a kimono-clad 34-year-old rakugo comic raconteur, is performing a skit in front of a crowd of over 100.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 26, 2017

New honor for Olympic legend Mills

Legendary distance runner Billy Mills, whose performance at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics catapulted him to global fame, is receiving a special honor close to home.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2017

The LDP's tobacco addiction tells a much bigger story

If Prime Minister Abe and his party were less beholden to vested interests, his efforts to defeat deflation would gain more traction.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 3, 2017

Tokyo election loss places Abe in jeopardy

It wasn't so long ago that Shinzo Abe appeared on course to becoming Japan's longest-serving prime minister ever.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 24, 2017

Luxury serviced residence offers comfort of home

Visitors to Tokyo will soon be able to enjoy a luxurious accommodation experience at an exquisite serviced residence in Otemachi, the capital's business and financial hub.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2016

U.K. fighters in Japan to overfly South China Sea, carriers after 2020 to ply Pacific: envoy

British fighter planes visiting Japan will fly over the South China Sea and Britain will sail aircraft carriers in the Pacific once they are operational in 2020, given concerns about freedom of navigation there, Britain's ambassador to the United States said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2016

Japan Volleyball Association urges Koike to look beyond costs and build new Olympic venue

The Japan Volleyball Association (JVA), along with former Olympians, submitted a written petition Tuesday to Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike calling on the government to stick to the original plan of building the Ariake Arena volleyball venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2016

Tokyo named third most magnetic city for global talent

Tokyo ranks as No. 3 in the world when it comes to drawing creative types.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2016

800,000 people crowd Tokyo to celebrate Olympians, Paralympians

An estimated 800,000 spectators thronged the streets of Tokyo on Friday to celebrate Japan's Rio Olympic and Paralympic medal-winning athletes in an open-top parade.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
Musk voices support for anti-immigration rally in Japan
Elon Musk has voiced support for anti-immigration protest in Japan, where a "Japanese First" party saw gains in recent elections.
Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami resigns over alleged possession of illegal drugs
Takeshi Niinami, then-chief executive officer of Suntory Holdings, in May 2024
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
Indian delegation to Shanghai summit will give China's parade a miss
Members of the Indian delegation, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi (third from left), attend a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday.
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.
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.
Why Stalin didn’t invade Hokkaido still largely unknown, 80 years after WWII
During a survey to collect the remains of victims from the Taito Maru, one of the vessels involved in the Three Ships Incident, a metal helmet was found near the stern of the vessel on Aug. 5, 1984, at Rumoi Port. No human remains were discovered.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.

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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