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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2019

Is hope really on the horizon in Japan?

A series of external and internal challenges await the nation, and the years ahead looking anything but hopeful.
EDITORIALS
Nov 1, 2019

Improving Japan’s emergency shelters

As natural disasters strike Japan with increasing frequency, it's time to raise the standards of the nation's evacuation centers.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2019

Hawks' Nobuhiro Matsuda receives seventh straight Golden Glove

It's awards season in Japanese baseball and just like at the end of the actual season, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are front and center.
Japan Times
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Oct 31, 2019

Fuchu celebrates 65th anniversary

In western Tokyo on Oct. 20, locals and visitors at the Fuchu Folk Parade danced in traditional garb to celebrate the city's 65th anniversary. The event included dozens of Japanese taiko drums and dashi festival floats as well as a chance to take part in Bon odori (folk dance).
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Oct 30, 2019

Episode 28: Chris Broad and Sharla — living the YouTube life in Japan

Chris Broad of Abroad in Japan and Sharla of Sharmander discuss their careers as two of the most successful YouTubers in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2019

In wake of Typhoon Hagibis, demand surging for post-flood recovery manual

The extensive flooding caused by Typhoon Hagibis, which inundated tens of thousands of homes, is driving demand for a free guide outlining recommended steps for recovery.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 22, 2019

Hawks hammer Giants in Game 3, move within win of third consecutive Japan Series crown

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks should be able to taste it now. They've dominated this Japan Series through three games and now the big payoff is just around the corner.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2019

Emperor Naruhito's enthronement free of tensions that surrounded his father's ceremony

The last time the event was held, three decades ago, extremists fighting against the imperial system carried out multiple terror attacks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2019

Hong Kongers raise money for Japanese typhoon victims

Hong Kongers have raised more than ¥13.8 million to help people in Japan recover from a powerful typhoon that tore through the country earlier this month.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 21, 2019

'Mood-maker' Matsuda lifting Hawks' spirits

Nobuhiro Matsuda, the lively and exuberant soul who plays third base for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, is often referred to as the team's "mood-maker."
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2019

Ace Kodai Senga stellar again for Hawks in Japan Series opener

Every team had a shot at Kodai Senga.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2019

Kodai Senga, Yurisbel Gracial lead Hawks past Giants in Japan Series opener

Kodai Senga gave the Yomiuri Giants chances early on as he worked his way into Game 1 of this year's Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 18, 2019

2019 Japan Series managers take trip down memory lane on eve of Game 1

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo admitted to feeling a little bit nostalgic on the eve of this year's Japan Series matchup against the Yomiuri Giants.
EDITORIALS
Oct 16, 2019

Review defenses against flooding

As we learned from the lessons of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, we need to prepare for worst-possible scenarios to ensure people's safety when large-scale disasters strike.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 16, 2019

Singer Misia explores the language of music

Singer Misia possesses an astonishing vocal range of five octaves but equally impressive is her humanitarian work abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2019

Japan criticized for lack of foreign-language information during Typhoon Hagibis

During a natural disaster, the difference between life and death can come down to the availability of information that's fast, accurate and in a language you understand.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 1, 2019

Natural disasters: Preparing for the unexpected

Disasters can strike anywhere at anytime. Japan must be prepared.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 25, 2019

Lions repeat as Pacific League champions

The Seibu Lions lost their best pitcher and one of their best hitters off last year's Pacific League title winner.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2019

Museum dedicated to March 2011 tsunami disaster opens in Iwate Prefecture

A museum aimed at passing on the lessons of the March 2011 tsunami to future generations opened Sunday in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Songs, stars and strategy: Japan debuts its newest awards ceremony
Rock band Mrs. Green Apple performed an emotional rendition of hit song “Darling” on the final night of the Music Awards Japan.
As ASEAN touts unity, Philippines seeks consensus on South China Sea
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (center), locks hands with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (left) and Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah during a group photo at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.
Eagle nest discovery sparks opposition to megasolar project
The white-tailed eagle's wintering grounds include Hokkaido, northern Honshu, the Russian coast, the southern Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands.
Fighters already showing last season's playoff run was no fluke
Fighters starter Hiromi Ito pitches against the Hawks in Fukuoka on April 29.
A moving meditation: Finding serenity in tea ceremony across space and time
Drawn to tea ceremony while volunteering at a Japanese garden in Phoenix, Arizona, Michele Laudig (right) came to learn a “common language of movement and ritual” that brought her into new communities in New York City and Tokyo.

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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Construction equipment sits idle in a park near Shiba Toshogu shrine in Tokyo's Minato Ward. While Japan has a history of treating its trees with reverence, green coverage is said to be lacking in most of the major cities.
Do Japan's trees no longer occupy the sacred space they used to?
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