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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Dec 8, 2018

Machiko Yamashita: A Japanese breadwinner in Berlin

Former art historian and butoh dancer Machiko Yamashita brings Japanese bread buns to Berliners.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 5, 2018

Change in stable can revive wrestlers' careers

Takakeisho, winner of this year's Kyushu tournament, was pictured alongside his stablemaster on Nov. 26 holding up a large red sea bream and drinking sake from an outsized trophy at a celebratory event.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 3, 2018

Japanese volunteers spring to action after fatal child abuse case

Five-year old Yua Funato was found unconscious at a Tokyo apartment in March, her feet severely frostbitten and her face and body covered with bruises that were inflicted by her 33-year-old stepfather. She was later pronounced dead at a hospital from pneumonia-induced sepsis caused by malnutrition.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 24, 2018

Mellow Habanero: Award-winning hot sauce from an unlikely corner of Japan

In 2002, a fateful encounter with habaneroson the Okinawa island of Ishigaki first sparked Taku Kondo's interest in the pepper. Now, Kondo cultivates 1,800 habanero plants to make his award-winning range of organic hot sauces, which are sold under the Mellow Habanero label.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 23, 2018

Yuhana Yokoi, Nana Araki favorites entering Japan Junior Championships

With Rika Kihira and Mako Yamashita having moved up to the senior ranks, there will be a new titlist crowned at the Japan Junior Championships this weekend at Accion Fukuoka.
WORLD
Nov 20, 2018

French universities to offer more courses in English to attract foreign students

France wants to boost the number of foreign students at its universities by more than half over the next decade and will offer more courses taught in English to attract them.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2018

Drug lord 'El Chapo' ordered murder of man who wouldn't shake his hand, witness testifies

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was a ruthless killer who ordered the murder of a man who had refused to shake his hand at a meeting, a prosecution witness told jurors at Guzman's U.S. trial on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2018

Putin faces hurdles of his own in territorial spat

Vladimir Putin would like to go down in history as the Russia leader who resolved all his nation's territorial disputes, but the road to reaching a settlement with Japan is littered with obstacles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 16, 2018

Nintendo hopes new 'Pokemon' titles will lead to surge in sales for its Switch console ahead of holidays

Nintendo Co. is gambling that it can sell millions of Switch consoles this holiday season by introducing a new "Pokemon" game that interacts with the free-to-play mobile hit "Pokemon Go," as well as a new character that resembles a hex nut.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2018

What's in a name? Sasayama residents to decide whether to become Tamba-Sasayama

What's in a name? That's the question facing voters in Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, who go to the polls Sunday to cast their ballots in a mayoral election and a referendum on whether to officially change the municipality's name to Tamba-Sasayama.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 11, 2018

Alvark stick to game plan to beat Brave Thunders

Successful coaches aren't always obsessed with changing their game plan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 8, 2018

NeoPhoenix retool roster as former NBA forward Josh Childress rejoins team

Teams are reshaping their rosters and rotations as the season quickly marches closer to the midway point.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 7, 2018

Fujio Kariya recalls memorable moments in announcing career

For Fujio Kariya, NHK's executive commentator (the broadcaster's top news commentator), the most impressive bout in his 31-year career as an NHK sumo announcer took place at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in 1988.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 7, 2018

Next up? Starting gun sounds on 2020 White House race

Let the 2020 White House race begin.
EDITORIALS
Nov 3, 2018

Cut back on disposable plastic

The government is finally tackling Japan's outsized production and consumption of single-use plastic product.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2018

Japanese towns that thrive on once-abundant squid suffer as numbers decline at alarming rate

Takashi Odajima picked up a cracked and faded photograph and dusted it off with his sleeve. He smiled a little sadly at the image from long ago, back when he was a baby boy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2018

U.S. political violence starts at the very top

Every U.S. president deploys violence on a vast scale. How on Earth can they act surprised when ordinary citizens follow their example?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2018

Trump allies reject link of his rhetoric to increased violence

Allies of President Donald Trump rejected any link between harsh political rhetoric and a rise in violence in the U.S., even as President Barack Obama's homeland security chief said changing the "toxic" political environment must start at the top.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 29, 2018

Czechs fete centenary with largest military parade since communist era

The Czech Republic marked 100 years since the creation of Czechoslovakia on Sunday with the biggest military parade in its post-communist history, highlighting a weekend of celebrations.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2018

Tokyo confirms release of Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda after three years of captivity in Syria

The government's top spokesman attributed Yasuda's release to efforts by an anti-terrorism intelligence unit in Tokyo, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe thanking Qatar and Turkey “for their great cooperation.”
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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