Search - things-to-do

 
 
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jul 22, 2023

New York Jets enter era of expectation with Aaron Rodgers

Rodgers' arrival brings heightened expectations and an unfamiliar level of excitement to the Jets.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 22, 2023

Can a new art fair finally put Tokyo on the map?

Tokyo Gendai puts on a good event but still needs to change Japanese opinions on contemporary art.
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jul 21, 2023

Nadeshiko Japan's Women's World Cup glory now distant memory as nation lags far behind rivals

Japan begins its latest World Cup campaign against Zambia on Saturday, but is ranked 11th now and no longer among the favorites.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2023

Like strongman, like son? Cambodia's Hun Manet makes political debut

The political debut of Prime Minister Hun Sen's eldest son marks one of the final steps in a decadeslong grooming process that is expected to end with him succeeding his father.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2023

U.S. soldier in North Korea far from first American to flee to reclusive state

Numerous U.S. citizens — including soldiers, tourists, journalists and scholars — have been detained or crossed into North Korea since the Cold War.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 18, 2023

ASEAN sets up regional office for cybersecurity cooperation

ACICE will share information, research and analysis on cyberthreats relevant to the defense sector.
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jul 18, 2023

Former champion Japan taking Women's World Cup one game at a time

While Japan's route through the knockouts is likely to be determined by its July 31 clash with Spain in Wellington, head coach Futoshi Ikeda is also focused on avoiding other Group C upsets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jul 18, 2023

Suntory's Yamazaki Distillery turns 100 as whisky demand enjoys renewed boom

Japan's acclaimed aged whiskies are commanding increasingly eye-watering prices thanks to growing demand and long-standing shortages.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 17, 2023

Messi hailed as 'America's No. 10' during flashy and wet Inter Miami unveiling

The former Barcelona great opted to join Miami after his contract with French club Paris Saint-Germain expired last month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jul 17, 2023

Micron’s huge Hiroshima investment amid job cuts leaves unanswered questions

Micron plans to reduce its global workforce by 10% this year. In May, several hundred people are believed to have left the Hiroshima plant, which had about 3,700 workers as of last November.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2023

Sumitomo Mitsui executive sees AI as chance for Japan's regrowth

Surveyed employees said that AI is helpful for searching information, translating and creating documents, but also said there were limits to its use in work requiring creativity.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 16, 2023

She's 47, anorexic and wants help dying. Canada will soon allow it.

An expansion of criteria will allow some Canadians whose sole underlying condition is mental illness to choose medically assisted death.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2023

Why can’t the Republicans quit Donald Trump?

Republican presidential candidates are preaching the same message — but Trumpism without Trump isn’t selling.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 16, 2023

How to adapt home design for extreme heat

Europeans and North Americans spend around 90% of their time inside, and millions of their homes were built for weather that no longer exists.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Chef’s Table
Jul 16, 2023

Grace Choy: Japan is so close, yet so far, from authentic Chinese cuisine

It might be an impossible task to teach everyone in Japan that Chinese cuisine isn’t just greasy fried rice and oily wontons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 15, 2023

U.S. climate envoy heads to Beijing as world’s top polluters look for ways to stem crisis

As floods and heat waves made worse by global warming rattle the globe, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will explore ways the world’s top two polluters can cooperate.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 15, 2023

Russian fencing drama plays out in U.S. against backdrop of war

One year out from the Paris Games fencing is providing political, sporting and familial drama related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2023

Scratch a tech bro and you’ll find a naked ape

The fitness antics of Silicon Valley titans suggest that 21st-century business leadership is as much about displaying physical dominance as it is about showing foresight.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 14, 2023

The preferred trajectory for NATO-Asia cooperation

Japan and other nations aim to collaborate with NATO in various security areas amid concerns over China's military expansion.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2023

Sudan struggles for attention as violence escalates and human toll grows

With conflict having displaced around 3 million people, aid agencies operating in the country see no end to the deepening crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2023

Ukraine receives cluster munitions, but pledges limited use

Moscow has denounced their shipment, snf Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu warned that Russia could resort to deploying similar weaponry if faced with their use.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 14, 2023

Here’s how Thailand’s PM race can take a whole new turn

After failing to win over Thai conservatives in his first attempt to become prime minister, things are looking increasingly difficult for Pita Limjaroenrat.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 14, 2023

Aspartame ‘possibly’ carcinogenic, yet safe at common-use levels, WHO says

A chemical-based sweetener that is hundreds of times sweeter than sugar, aspartame is packaged and sold under names such as Equal.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 13, 2023

Will doing 'nothing' be yet another marketing coup for Studio Ghibli?

Studio Ghibli's Toshio Suzuki has a history of taking unconventional approaches to promoting the work of anime director Hayao Miyazaki.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 13, 2023

Google’s AI chatbot is trained by humans who say they’re overworked, underpaid and frustrated

Thousands of outside contractors work to make Google's Bard reliable, but its also becoming an increasingly thankless job.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 12, 2023

Nagoya Basho roars back with early thrills and rocking atmosphere

With Terunofuji out, various promotion challenges figure to monopolize the headlines over the next 10 days.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2023

Will AI in baseball become the next 'Moneyball'?

Artificial intelligence could complicate the business of baseball, making the game homogenized and less dynamic.

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.