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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 28, 2020

Fog likely to figure prominently in probe of Kobe Bryant copter crash

Weather conditions appear likely to come under the scrutiny of investigators probing the helicopter crash that killed former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others near Los Angeles on Sunday, when overcast skies and fog grounded other aircraft.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 23, 2020

Komeito, the 20-year-old security watchdog

Komeito wields influence in major security policy decisions, especially the one that has most Japan-watchers intrigued: constitutional amendment.
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2020

Firms in Japan struggle to prepare for coronavirus as Chinese New Year holiday looms

As Japan readies to welcome a rush of Chinese visitors during the Lunar New Year holidays, hotels and other commercial facilities consider measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 20, 2020

The state of the Japan-U.S. alliance at 60

Over the longer term, the alliance must cope with a growing sense of fatigue among the U.S. public about overseas engagements.
Jan 16, 2020

The "5 Million Yen Crab," a Tottori Prefecture Specially Selected Matsuba Itsuki-boshi Crab, has been Certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the Most Expensive Crab Sold at Auction!

Tottori Prefecture, known as Japan's No. 1 crabbing prefecture, recorded a bid in the first auction on November 7 this year for a crab at a record-high amount of 5 million yen.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 14, 2020

Yuma Kagiyama's rocket to stardom continues at Youth Olympics

In the biggest competition of his career, Yuma Kagiyama rose to the occasion and gave the performance of his life on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 14, 2020

Former Hanshin Tigers catcher Koichi Tabuchi headlines Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame's 2020 class

Koichi Tabuchi touched Senichi Hoshino's Hall of Fame plaque and jokingly wondered why his friend was wearing a Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles hat.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2020

Modi's project to make a Hindu India

India represents the most successful example in history of managing the challenge of unity in diversity, but the ruling party's Hindutva agenda threatens this achievement.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 13, 2020

Lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto faces fresh arrest warrant over casino bribery allegations

Prosecutors are expected to serve a fresh arrest warrant Tuesday on lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto, following his arrest late last month for allegedly receiving ¥3.7 million in bribes from a Chinese company over a casino project, sources said Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 11, 2020

Scandal-hit lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto to be slapped with fresh warrant over Chinese bribes

Sources say a fresh arrest warrant will be served to lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto on suspicion he received bribes from a Chinese company beyond those detailed in his first warrant.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jan 10, 2020

NHK raises the dead for 'Kohaku' to mixed reviews

After NHK brought deceased enka singer Hibari Misora back to the 'Kohaku Uta Gassen' stage, reaction from viewers was mixed.
Japan Times
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Jamaica report 2020
Jan 9, 2020

Jamaican aviation looks to the next horizon

The Airports Authority of Jamaica’s President Audley Deidrick describes the investments and developments that are transforming the country’s airports and aerodromes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2020

The Great Escape: How Carlos Ghosn became the world's most famous fugitive

On Christmas Eve, Carlos Ghosn walked into his lawyers' modest office in central Tokyo to speak to his wife, Carole, for only the second time since April. During his long odyssey through the Japanese legal system — several arrests, more than 100 days in solitary confinement, seemingly endless interrogations,...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2019

May the (space) force be with you

It may sound silly, but it's an idea whose time has come. Here's what everyone should know about the space force.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 24, 2019

For Boeing's new CEO, saving the troubled 737 Max is just the first hurdle

Boeing Co.'s incoming boss David Calhoun faces a daunting task when he takes over as chief executive officer next year: rescuing the 737 Max while mending the company's fractured relationship with U.S. regulators. But that's just the first of the hurdles awaiting him.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Dec 22, 2019

December 23, 2019

JAPAN
Dec 22, 2019

In Japan, 10% unlikely to take year-end or New Year's holidays

A survey has found that 10.6 percent of the nation's workers will likely be unable to take even a single day off during the nine-day year-end and New Year's holiday period from Saturday to Jan. 5.
SPORTS
Dec 21, 2019

Sports, cultural events combine to provide spirited public unveiling of new National Stadium

The brand-new National Stadium, which will be the main venue for next summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, was introduced to the general public on Saturday for the first time since construction was completed late last month.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 21, 2019

Top 5: The best gluten-free restaurants in Tokyo

There are more gluten-free dining institutions in Tokyo than ever. Here's The Japan Times' pick of five of the best, spanning everything from sushi to pub classics and even fine dining.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Dec 20, 2019

Japan's sweeping stock market overhaul seen sparking mergers and acquisitions

The biggest overhaul of Japan's equity market in decades may be set to spur a wave of mergers and acquisitions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2019

Holiday event welcomes athletes, actors

Philanthropist Haruhisa Handa served up a colorful Christmas fair this month featuring special guests from the worlds of sports and cinema: an Olympic medalist, a champion golfer, a two-time Oscar-winning legend and a screen action star with strong ties to Japan.
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2019

Irregularities suspected in sales of around 10,000 Japan Post insurance policies

The number is far bigger than the 6,327 contracts highlighted in an interim report in September on inappropriate sales practices at the group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2019

Shareholder activism rises in Japan as firms go hostile and investors speak out

Record shareholder activism is combining with rare hostile takeover bids in Japan, in a trend that's seen as good news for investors in the country's ¥675 trillion stock market.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2019

Diet passes bill giving teachers more holiday but longer work hours during busy periods

As part of work style reforms, the Diet enacted a bill Wednesday to introduce a new working-hour system that will enable public school teachers to take extended holidays.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Dec 2, 2019

Japan's end-of-year fashion ups and downs

As the year ends, Japan's fashion landscape finds itself facing big changes in street brands, department stores and sales tactics.
EDITORIALS
Nov 29, 2019

Democracy wins in Hong Kong, but for how long?

Japan must speak up loudly in behalf of democracy in Hong Kong and make clear that there cannot be business as usual — and certainly no visit to Japan by Xi next year — if there is a resort to force to democracy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2019

Chinese elite police join Serbian units in first European drills as Beijing's influence spreads to Balkans

Chinese special police took part in their first joint training drills in Europe on Thursday, joining Serbia's elite anti-terrorist unit and local police in an exercise at a Chinese-owned steel mill outside Belgrade.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Man arrested over body found in bag in Kawasaki
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Japan ranks 66th in press freedom, lowest among G7
Japan climbed four positions from last year, with Reporters Without Borders noting that "the principles of media freedom and pluralism are generally respected" in the country.
Japan’s ‘tabi’ sock mecca runs on thread and memories
A seamstress at Kineya Tabi sews together split-toe "tabi" socks, once a major industry for the town of Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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
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