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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Sep 1, 2018

Mari Kuraishi: A childhood on the move gave this CEO the power to 'go native' in a flash

There's an old Japanese saying that dicates the nail that sticks up should be hammered down. But what if that conspicuous nail is a 6-year-old Japanese girl newly arrived in Milan?
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 1, 2018

Going gaga over a white shirt in Japan

'The white shirt you're wearing is really cool.'
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 28, 2018

Steady starter Kris Johnson improves to 10-2 as Carp pound Giants

Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kris Johnson gave himself a passing grade, just barely, for his performance against the Yomiuri Giants on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 24, 2018

Tourism boom highlights evolution of Japan guidebooks

The nation's continuing tourism boom has been accompanied by countless new guidebooks and websites on all things Japanese. Today, those who want to learn about Japan are spoiled for choice. But that was not always the case.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Aug 19, 2018

Eelgrass on the rebound in coastal district

The Japan Times Satoyama Consortium organized a two-day study tour in Okayama Prefecture on June 8 and 9, centered on inspecting successful models of sustainable societies. The first day (featured in a July 16 article) was spent in Maniwa, while the second took place in the coastal district of Hinase...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 18, 2018

Tabloids offer a potpourri of treats to mark summer

To give their staff a mid-August break, most magazines came out with special two-week issues. A few, waxing nostalgic, are describing this year as "the last summer of the Heisei Era."
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 11, 2018

Social media takes a dim view of the daylight saving proposal for the 2020 Olympics

People in Japan have been complaining about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics since Japan’s capital was awarded the games. Netizens have railed against everything from the apparent insensitivity of hosting the two-week competition while the Tohoku region continues to recover from the Great Eastern...
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2018

Construction begins on large hydrogen plant in Fukushima

The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization and other organizations said Thursday they have started construction of what will be one of the world's largest hydrogen plants in Fukushima Prefecture.
EDITORIALS
Aug 7, 2018

Extreme weather requires disaster response overhaul

The nation's disaster response system must be upgraded to respond more effectively to the extreme weather conditions that are becoming increasingly common.
BASEBALL
Aug 3, 2018

Players become pop idols for female fans

In its long history, Koshien has seen some handsome, flamboyant idol players who were popular among female fans, and not just baseball fanatics, such as Waseda Jitsugyo hurler Daisuke Araki, Kagoshima Jitsugyo pitcher Shoji Sadaoka and Tohoku fireballer Yu Darvish. Tokaidai Sagami slugger Tatsunori...
Lessons from India-Pakistan war: Were China's arms overrated?
A Chinese J-10B fighter jet is put on display at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, in October 2016. The short May conflict between India and Pakistan became a live trial for Chinese arms, exposing vulnerabilities in its fighter aircraft and air defense systems.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Chinese parents are fueling Tokyo’s education race
More Chinese families are clustering in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, a district renowned for having the finest educational environment in Japan.
Halt of U.S. visa process puts Japanese students' futures in question
People hold up signs during a rally in support of international students at the Harvard University campus in Boston on Tuesday.
Japan Post launches 'digital address' system
Under the "digital address" system launched by Japan Post, users can input seven-digit combinations of numbers and letters on online shopping and other websites, and their addresses will automatically appear on the sites.
Atsuko Okatsuka brings big 'dad' energy to new special
Atsuko Okatsuka tries out some of the jokes from her new special, “Father,” at the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya in January.
How ‘hikikomori’ shut-ins ‘start to have dreams for the future’
Located in Nagano Prefecture, Samurai Gakuen tries to help young and old individuals who have withdrawn from society rediscover their places out in the world.
Halt of U.S. visa process puts Japanese students' futures in question
People hold up signs during a rally in support of international students at the Harvard University campus in Boston on Tuesday.
Mateusz Urbanowicz: ‘Miyazaki inspired me to put the audience first’
Mateusz Urbanowicz’s recent book “Imaginary Storefronts” collects his illustrations of the mundane Japanese street scenes that have given him immense inspiration.
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.

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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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