Search - places

 
Menu
Search
 
May 03, 2025
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access
14,444 results
Sort by: Relevance Newest Oldest
After adjusting your search parameters, press Enter on your keyboard or click on the red magnifying glass to run your query again.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Smart Countryside
Dec 1, 2022

Is it a bus or a taxi? For some small Japanese towns, the answer is both

Hybrid mobility services are helping cater to Japan's older citizens, many of whom live in areas where traditional forms of public transport are lacking.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 1, 2022

Argentina outclass Poland despite Messi penalty miss to advance

Argentina to play Australia in first knockout round, while Poland takes on France.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2022

Help wanted: Niseko facing labor crunch as ski season gets underway

Despite hope that winter tourists will return, some in Niseko's service industry may have to make do with limited staff.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Nov 30, 2022

How making alcohol from trees could give rural Japan a buzz

Alex K.T. Martin joins us to talk about the science — and sustainable process — behind the process that may bring cedar, oak and sakura to your next cocktail session.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2022

China pushes elderly vaccination as reopening pressure grows

Beijing took up the push regarded by health experts as crucial to reopening but stopped short of announcing mandates that helped raise inoculation rates in other countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2022

A protest? A vigil? In Beijing, anxious crowds are unsure how far to go.

In a country where protests are swiftly quashed, many who gathered to voice their discontent — under the watchful eye of the police — were uncertain about how far to go.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2022

Japan panel seeks clarification of primary care system after COVID issues

A health ministry panel has proposed clarifying the function of such physicians in law, after the pandemic highlighted ambiguities in the role they play in the community.
Japan Times
LIFE
Nov 28, 2022

Beauty over brains: Japan’s skin-deep university pageants

The contests perpetuate a culture that often places women in rigid gender roles, and have seen some contestants face abuse and harassment from organizers.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 28, 2022

Japan's magic fades with disappointing loss to Costa Rica

The magic Japan conjured up in its upset of Germany is gone, and only uncertainty awaits after an uninspired showing in a loss against Costa Rica at the World Cup in Qatar.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2022

Agriculture ministry testing star ratings for farmers that cut emissions

The production stage accounts for 60% to 80% of heat-trapping gas emissions in all phases related to agricultural produce, ranging from cultivation to processing and distribution.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2022

Putin’s war leaves West more reliant than ever on Asian fuel

As Europe and the U.S. cut their dependence on Russian petroleum, they are facing shortages at home. That's opening opportunities for mega-refineries in places like China and Kuwait.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2022

Protests spread across China as anger mounts over 'COVID-zero' policy

A fire in Xinjiang, and a denial that COVID-19 measures had hampered escape and rescue, has fueled a wave of civil disobedience unseen since Xi Jinping assumed power a decade ago.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 27, 2022

Ilia Malinin 'in shock' at quad-axel powered gold in Espoo

The reigning world junior champion's reward was a ticket to the Grand Prix Final in Turin next month, where he will be joined by women's singles winner Mai Mihara of Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 26, 2022

Artillery is breaking in Ukraine. It’s becoming a problem for the Pentagon.

Ukrainian soldiers are firing thousands of shells daily, forcing the U.S. to replace gun barrels across the border in Poland.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 26, 2022

'I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki': Compelling confessions of an exhausted millennial

South Korean author Baek Sehee's bestselling mental health memoir is uncomfortably vulnerable and compulsively readable.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 25, 2022

China’s daily COVID tally tops 30,000 for first time as curbs spread

Amid the rise in cases, officials are having to reconcile twin imperatives of being less disruptive with their restrictions while also continuing to suppress the virus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 25, 2022

In a challenge to Beijing, unrest over COVID lockdowns spreads

Protests have broken out in Guangzhou and at an iPhone factory in central China, while online many have raged at authorities after the death of a girl was blamed on COVID-19 restrictions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 25, 2022

South Korea was ready for COVID. Now it’s eyeing the next threat.

The country had overhauled the way it responds to diseases after having learned painful lessons from the MERS outbreak just four years earlier, giving it a global edge when COVID-19 hit.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Nov 24, 2022

Tender wagyu, other delicacies hail from clean lands of Tottori

Among many delicacies in Japan, Tottori Wagyu beef and its history is worth learning to make one’s gastronomic life rich. Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai and Shinsuke Nakajima, Executive Managing Director and Executive Chef of New Otani Co., Ltd. talked about the charms of the wagyu as well as other produce...
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 24, 2022

Two bomb attacks in Jerusalem kill one and wound at least 18

Israel and the occupied West Bank have been experiencing their deadliest wave of violence since 2015.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 24, 2022

Ukrainians suffer in cold and darkness as president urges action

Russia unleashed a missile barrage across Ukraine on Wednesday, killing 10 people, forcing shutdowns of nuclear power plants and cutting water and electricity supply in many places.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 22, 2022

World's most-crucial fuel heads for shortage touching everything

The shortage comes at a time when supply crunches in nearly all the world's energy markets have worsened inflation and stifled growth.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 22, 2022

U.S. presses China to ease up on Taiwan as defense chiefs meet

The Pentagon chief called for open lines of communication and warned of 'increasingly dangerous behavior” by Chinese aircraft in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 22, 2022

Indonesia quake kills scores, with many more thought to be trapped

The afternoon quake was centered in the Cianjur region, killing at least 162 people, and local authorities have warned that the death toll could rise further.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2022

Who should coordinate Ukrainian reconstruction?

The more entities involved in reconstructing Ukraine the better. The effort cannot be financed by a single or even a small handful of sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Nov 21, 2022

Hokkaido zoos and aquariums struggle to cope as feed and energy prices rise

The facilities are unable to reduce the amount of feed or fuel they use without impacting animal welfare.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 21, 2022

They call it 'The Hole': Ukrainians describe horrors of Kherson occupation

The green-roofed police building at No. 3, Energy Workers' Street, was the most notorious of several sites where people were interrogated and tortured.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 20, 2022

Climate change 'main threat' for World Heritage Sites

For 50 years, UNESCO has compiled a list of World Heritage Sites, significant places that are deemed worthy of protection. Now, some are under threat from climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 20, 2022

In a first, rich countries agree to pay for climate damages in poor nations

The COP27 climate talks in Egypt neared resolution Sunday with a last-minute deal to create a fund to aid poor countries harmed by the impacts of climate change.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
U.S. and Ukraine sign resources deal after fraught negotiations
The United States and Ukraine signed a minerals deal on Wednesday, offering a measure of assurance to officials in Kyiv.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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.
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.

Podcast

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

Longform

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Looking ahead to Yokohama’s Green × Expo 2027
Looking ahead to Yokohama’s Green × Expo 2027

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER