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BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Sep 13, 2019

Fukushima Prefecture sets sights on flying cars to boost recovery and local industry

The Fukushima Prefectural Government is leading a collaborative effort involving companies from different industries and a robotics testing field to invent a flying car.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2019

Japan's mobile phone carriers to launch new iPhones on Sept. 20

Japan's three major mobile phone carriers are set to release the latest models of Apple Inc.'s popular iPhone series on Sept. 20.
Sep 12, 2019

TSUNEISHI FACILITIES & CRAFT Aims to Build the World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Ferry

TSUNEISHI FACILITIES & CRAFT CO., LTD. (HQ: Urasaki-cho, Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan; President: Jun Kambara) will build a hydrogen-powered coastal ferry with technology that enables the use of hydrogen fuel to power for commercial vessels.
SUMO
Sep 11, 2019

Sumo 101: Technique and strategy

One of the defining features of sumo is how quickly bouts end.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 11, 2019

'Hit Me Anyone One More Time': A return to form for comedy stalwart

Koki Mitani's latest comedy feature follows the life of a Japanese prime minister trying to make good as he deals with memory loss
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 11, 2019

'They Say Nothing Stays The Same': Stunning visuals and a stellar cast

Actor Joe Odagiri makes his directorial debut with a beautifully shot tale of the life of a boatman in a Japan of the past.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2019

Sony unveils 40th anniversary Walkman with retro screensaver, but no Japan release planned yet

Sony Corp. unveiled Thursday a 40th anniversary Walkman featuring a case and a screensaver that give it the appearance of the original cassette tape music player.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Sep 6, 2019

Rent hikes for surviving 3/11 residents cause mass exodus of young families in Sendai

Eight years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, some survivors of the disaster still live in uncertainty as they fall between the cracks of governmental policy that is meant to support them.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Sep 6, 2019

Ep. 14 'Just a Moment, Please'

It was a week of surprise twists, tearful goodbyes and shocking news, but before we get to the good stuff, we have to go over one exhausting subject: Ruka.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 5, 2019

Chinese-French fusion by acclaimed chefs

Innovative dining incorporating two of the most influential cuisines in the world — Chinese and French — awaits at Toh-gu Chinese restaurant at the Hilton Tokyo Odaiba, when newly appointed head chef Hiroyuki Togo is joined by former work colleague and one of Kyoto's most acclaimed chefs, Motoi Maeda,...
SOCCER / From the Spot
Sep 4, 2019

Moriyasu relies heavily on overseas players

The Samurai Blue are coming from increasingly far away.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 1, 2019

Issey Miyake goes with the flow with new Osaka store

Issey Miyake's newest store taps the creativity and artisanship of Osaka with a drop of regional humor.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Sep 1, 2019

Making gaming better looking

Final Fantasy VIII gets a makeover, Monster Hunter expands to icy realms and Nintendo launches a Switch Lite.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Aug 31, 2019

Police warn Olympic ticket lottery winners to be vigilant

The second ticket lottery for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics closed on Aug. 19 for an estimated 4.16 million residents of Japan who came up empty-handed in the initial draw.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 31, 2019

Google will pay up to $200 million in U.S. probe over violating children's privacy, source says

Google will spend up to $200 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission investigation into YouTube's alleged violation of a children's privacy law, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Aug 30, 2019

In Hokkaido, Japan's youngest governor seen as 'safe driver,' but critics want him to go off script

When 38-year-old Naomichi Suzuki was elected governor of Hokkaido in April, he simultaneously achieved another feat: becoming the youngest serving prefectural leader in the nation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Aug 30, 2019

Remains of North Korean spy vessel crew rest alongside war victims in Kagoshima

In the corner of a cemetery near the central part of the city of Kagoshima stands an independent ossuary. The charnel house, administered by the Kagoshima Municipal Government, is home to unidentified people who lost their lives in the bombings of the city during World War II. But few people know that...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 30, 2019

When it comes to foreign hires, restaurant chains in Japan's Chubu region are taking a long view

Amid a continuing labor shortage in the food service industry, major restaurant chains in the Chubu region are hiring an increasing number of foreign workers who have just graduated from universities in Japan.
Japan Times
South Africa report 2019
Aug 30, 2019

Suzuki: A way of life in South Africa

The importance of South Africa’s automotive sector cannot be overstated.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2019

JR East and Tokyo Metro to debut special IC cards aimed at tourists

From Sunday, visitors to Japan will be able to go cashless while traveling across the country, with major rail operators set to release new rechargeable prepaid transportation IC cards for tourists.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 28, 2019

'Mugen Foundation': When adolescence becomes too much

The seishun eiga (youth film) is not exclusive to Japan — plenty of films from elsewhere deal with the joys and agonies of adolescence — but this popular genre has acquired certain only-in-Japan quirks.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 27, 2019

'Awakening Photographs: Michiko Kon + Tokihiro Sato'

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BASKETBALL
Aug 27, 2019

Expectations rise for Japan at 32-team FIBA World Cup

Making its fifth-ever appearance at the FIBA World Cup, Japan will dispatch arguably its best-ever squad on the global stage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / TICAD 7 Special
Aug 27, 2019

Strengthening bilateral ties at business fair

A record number of over 150 Japanese organizations from the private and public sectors are set to showcase their latest technology to visiting African leaders and officials at an exhibition in Yokohama on the sidelines of The Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7).
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2019

Trump's true foreign policy: chaos

It took 70 years to build the interagency process that brought structure and discipline to U.S. leadership. It took less than three years for one man to shred it.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 26, 2019

U.S. fan uses trading cards as one way to stay on top of Japanese baseball

If you went out in search of a dedicated Japanese baseball card enthusiast, you might not think to look in Maryland.

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