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BASEBALL
Aug 3, 2018

'Handkerchief Prince' is a quintessential Koshien tale

Yuki Saito, as a high school senior pitching for Waseda Jitsugyo, may have become the most famous athlete in Japan during Summer Koshien in 2006.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2018

Fukushima 'ambassadors' visit Taiwan school to offer thanks for 3/11 aid

Three students from Fukushima Prefecture visited a junior high school in Taipei to offer thanks for Taiwan's reconstruction support after the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.
EDITORIALS
Jul 24, 2018

Two years left to the start of the Tokyo Olympics

Preparations are right on schedule for the 2020 Olympics
Japan Times
JAPAN / Reconstruction of Tohoku
Jul 24, 2018

Fukushima reduces radiation concerns with stricter regulations

One of the government's missions is to minimize fears of radioactive contamination stemming from Fukushima's nuclear disaster caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 20, 2018

New ferry pass offers alternative long-distance travel in Japan

The new Japan Ferry Pass 21 gives travellers to Japan a new way to explore the country both comfortably and affordably on Japan's revamped long-distance ferries.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2018

A new tax to fix Japan's dire fiscal straits

There's a better way to increase tax revenue than raising the consumption tax.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 19, 2018

NPB getting on board with boom in esports

Nippon Professional Baseball is ready to take a swing at esports.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2018

Uniqlo, Rakuten test brand power overseas

Swiss tennis star Roger Federer made headlines two weeks ago when he appeared on center court at Wimbledon wearing an outfit bearing the red-and-white squares of Uniqlo.
EDITORIALS
Jul 12, 2018

Find and fix the weak points in disaster defenses

The heavy toll of last week's heavy rains in western Japan highlight flaws in the nation's disaster defenses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2018

Aging Japan: Akita Prefecture provides glimpse of country's graying future

On a recent weekday morning, a group of men in their 70s and 80s gathered for baseball practice just down the road from a junior high school where students were arriving to start the day.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 10, 2018

Naoyuki Uwasawa, Fighters maintain mastery over Hawks

When Naoyuki Uwasawa wasn't on the mound doing his part to hold down the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters starter was busy standing up to celebrate another big hit by one of teammates.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2018

New British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, fluent Japanese speaker, drew on years in Japan to become one of U.K.'s richest politicians

Hunt reportedly pocketed u00a314.4 million from the sale of a company he got the idea for after spending two years teaching English in Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 5, 2018

BayStars' Shota Imanaga works out of first-inning jam, earns first victory since June 10

Yokohama BayStars manager Alex Ramirez has been asking to see pitcher Shota Imanaga's fighting spirit all season. Once he saw the left-hander escape an early bases-loaded jam against the Yomiuri Giants on Thursday night, he felt like he was going to get his wish.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 5, 2018

Going up not only challenge for competitors in climbing

After capturing the women's title at the inaugural Combined Japan Cup on June 24, Akiyo Noguchi insisted she needed to sleep a lot to restore her energy following a grueling qualification round the previous day.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 30, 2018

Warriors an inspiration to Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani

Effective leadership involves the ability to inspire others.
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.
Hegseth to face questions on U.S. commitment at top Asian defense conference
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers remarks at the National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday.
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.
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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