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Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 17, 2019

Organizers say stage set for 'transformational' Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup 2019 organizers on Tuesday said the stage is set for a "transformational" tournament as host nation Japan prepares to raise the curtain on the event this weekend.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 14, 2019

Of cats and rabbits: UNESCO World Heritage candidate caught in a bind over tourism drive

UNESCO designates World Heritage sites in order to preserve cultural or natural assets deemed significant to humanity. The idea is to maintain these assets for future generations, but UNESCO itself doesn't pay for maintenance. It is up to the countries where the sites are located and UNESCO will remove...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2019

As WTO dispute looms, new trade chief says Japan won't budge in export control row with Seoul

Isshu Sugawara stepped into a ministerial role for the first time amid Japan's worsening relations with its neighbor.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 10, 2019

In Hong Kong's leaderless movement, officials don't know who to negotiate with

As a top adviser to Hong Kong's government, Bernard Chan is searching for any protester who can strike a deal to end more than three months of unrest.
EDITORIALS
Sep 9, 2019

'Too little, too late' in Hong Kong?

limited leverage with all the parties involved in the Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrations, but it must do what it can.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Sep 9, 2019

Race for Sawamura Award going down to wire

With the NPB season nearly over — no team has more than 16 games left — it's almost time for the group of retired pitchers who vote on the Sawamura Award to sit down and have a chat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2019

Top Nissan investigator into CEO Hiroto Saikawa's excess pay set to quit carmaker

Nissan Motor Co.'s internal investigation into former Chairman Carlos Ghosn's alleged financial misconduct has been completed and the results will be reported to its board meeting this coming week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 6, 2019

DNA hints the Loch Ness 'monster' might be giant eel

Scotland's fabled Loch Ness monster could possibly be a giant eel, scientists said on Thursday after an intensive analysis of traces of DNA in the Loch's icy waters.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2019

Abe offers encouragement in meeting with disabled Reiwa Shinsengumi lawmaker Yasuhiko Funago

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Yasuhiko Funago, a House of Councilors lawmaker with a severe disability, at the Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday, and offered him encouragement.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Sep 1, 2019

Championing widespread inclusion, gender equity

Fresh off a stint as Mexico's ambassador to India from 2015 to 2018, Melba Pria aims to 'go wider and deeper' as Mexico's official envoy to Japan, a position she assumed earlier this year.
Rugby
Aug 31, 2019

Home advantage: World Cup puts Japanese rugby back in the spotlight

The date is June 4, 1995, and the Japan national rugby team is facing New Zealand's mighty All Blacks in its final pool game at the Rugby World Cup in South Africa. Japan, which has already been eliminated from the tournament going into the match at Bloemfontein's Free State Stadium, has conceded an...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / The Argument: South Korea-Japan relations
Aug 28, 2019

Moon's anti-Japanese policy at the root of fractured relations

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, whose distorted perception of Japan has led to the current deterioration in bilateral ties, has stepped up his administration's harsh anti-Japanese policy since Tokyo decided to implement stricter export controls on its neighbor.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 28, 2019

Haruhiko Arai: Still pushing boundaries after 40 years in film

In a four-decade career, Haruhiko Arai has become an acclaimed scriptwriter with credits that include "Vibrator" (2003), "It's Only Talk" (2005) and "Kabukicho Love Hotel" (2014), three of the best films by his frequent collaborator, the director Ryuichi Hiroki.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 27, 2019

Chinese presence in Africa looms over opening of TICAD development conference in Yokohama

Dozens of top African leaders are due to visit, but Tokyo is worried that some may cancel their trip because of pressure from China.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 27, 2019

Tokutaro Yamamura: A gatekeeper of art history

The Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art presents Tokutaro Yamamura's full collection of Japanese postwar avant-garde art collection for the first time in two decades.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Aug 25, 2019

Extensive career entwined with industry innovations

Alitalia's Regional General Manager for East Europe and Asia Massimo Allegri had much to share during his recent interview with The Japan Times, but he wanted to start off on the right note.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 22, 2019

Trump's snub of Denmark over Greenland shows disregard for a model U.S. ally

President Donald Trump is coming to Europe. And not for the first time, he has embarrassed a U.S. ally and reached out to Russia's Vladimir Putin before even boarding a plane.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 21, 2019

Meet the women reframing black femininity in Japanese spaces

Ebony Bowens and Tynelle Pozdnyakov dip into Japanese fashion subcultures in an effort to challenge stereotypes and have a little fun while doing it.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2019

Japan earthquake task force to redesign hazard maps to aid people with color vision deficiencies

A government task force focused on earthquake research intends to redesign its hazard maps to make it easier for those with color vision deficiencies to identify risks, an official said Wednesday.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Aug 18, 2019

Providing a new breath of life to businesses

At a recent symposium organized by the Japan Times Satoyama Consortium, three panelists shared their experiences and thoughts on the theme of succeeding businesses in rural communities.
EDITORIALS
Aug 18, 2019

How can we stop children from taking their lives?

We should examine how we can identify suicidal children's distress signals and take preemptive action to save their lives.
CULTURE / Books / Children's Literature in Japan
Aug 17, 2019

The lifelong rebellion of children's author Eiko Kadono

Author of the beloved 'Kiki's Delivery Service' series about a young witch in training, Eiko Kadono continues to bring magic to the world of Japanese children's literature.
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 16, 2019

For Wallabies, a win could end venue hoodoo, losing run and All Blacks' No. 1 ranking

Australia could not only regain the Bledisloe Cup and end an Eden Park hoodoo with a win over the All Blacks on Saturday but also end New Zealand's decade-long reign at the top of the world rankings.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 15, 2019

Former NBA forward Ike Diogu joins Susanoo Magic

Nigeria national team captain Ike Diogu, a well-traveled former NBA player, will begin the next chapter of his pro career with the Shimane Susanoo Magic.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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