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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 14, 2018

As South Korean births dwindle, 'penis parks' multiply

Even the bright-red lighthouse in the tiny South Korean port of Sinnam is shaped like a penis.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 13, 2018

Japan Skating Federation doing an inadequate job of finding, developing pairs and ice dance prospects

The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2018

Spanish star Javier Fernandez says he's ready for Olympic competition

After Spanish figure skater Javier Fernandez won his sixth consecutive European title last month, he knew he still had work to do for a chance at the podium in Pyeongchang.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 12, 2018

Who to watch on Tuesday, Day 5 of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics

10 a.m. Snowboard, women’s halfpipe final: Haruna Matsumoto and Sena Tomita have advanced to the final. Matsumoto placed third in Monday's heat with 84.25 points while Tomita was seventh with 66.75 points.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 12, 2018

Japan takes fifth in team event as Canada secures gold

Japan settled for fifth place in the figure skating team event on Monday at Gangneung Ice Arena with a final score of 50 points.
EDITORIALS
Feb 10, 2018

Smoking ban plan diluted again

The latest plan by the health ministry to protect people from secondhand smoke is far too weak.
OLYMPICS
Feb 9, 2018

Japan sits in third place midway through opening round of team competition

Japan is in third place at the halfway point of the first round of the figure skating team event on Friday with 13 points, behind Canada (17) and the United States (14).
OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2018

Noriaki Kasai, three compatriots qualify for men's normal hill jump finals

Ski jumping legend Noriaki Kasai, competing in his eighth Winter Olympics, placed 20th in the qualifying round of the men's normal hill jump on Thursday night at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre to clinch a spot in Saturday night's finals.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in's Olympic realpolitik

South Korea's president has both neutralized the threat of North Korean disruption to the Olympic Games and kept a thin-skinned U.S. president firmly on his side.
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.
EDITORIALS
Jan 12, 2018

Resuming the North-South dialogue

Just making the Pyeongchang Games successful must not be the goal of the North-South rapprochement. It should be turned into a springboard for achieving a genuine easing of tensions.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 12, 2018

Sprinter Chisato Fukushima upbeat about training in new environment

Chisato Fukushima holds the national records in the 100 and 200 meters and has won numerous national titles. She has made three trips to the Summer Olympics, starting with the 2008 Beijing Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2018

Olympic athletes unlikely to eat free-range eggs in 2020, if Japan's farmers have their way

Welfare standards for hens are at risk of flying the coop in 2020 because eggs from caged hens are likely to be served up to athletes at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Figure Skating
Dec 23, 2017

Drama on ice: Satoko Miyahara captures fourth consecutive national title

Satoko Miyahara showed her mettle when the chips were down on Saturday night, coming from second place after the short program to capture her fourth straight national title at the All-Japan Championships at Musashino Forest Sports Centre.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2017

After Russia ban, IOC chief confident Tokyo can avoid drug scandal at 2020 Games

International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates said Wednesday in Tokyo that Japan can be confident of weeding out drug cheats at the 2020 Tokyo Games, in the wake of a doping scandal that led to Russia being banned from next year's Pyeongchang Olympics.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Osaka police crack down on crime ring over underage prostitution
Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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