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Thailand report 2019
Sep 25, 2019

30 years of moving forward with Thailand

Connectivity is driving the global economy. With over 700 offices in almost 30 countries, Hitachi Transport System Group delivers logistics solutions to customers around the world.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 24, 2019

Kyoto Experiment marks the end of an era

The 10th edition of Kyodo Experiment kicks off on Oct. 5, promising a range of overseas and domestic performers at a number of venues across the city
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 22, 2019

Kengo Kuma: Seeing the forest for the trees in Eskisehir

Nestled between the traditional buildings of Turkey's city of Eskisehir, Kengo Kuma & Associates' design of the new Odunpazari Modern Museum is a love letter to Seljuk, Ottoman and Turkish history.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Sep 22, 2019

'I stuck out more in Japan than in America'

Illustrator Christine Mari Inzer used her talent for drawing as a way to process identity in her homeland.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 21, 2019

Buzzing about Ginpachi: Rooftop beekeeping in Japan's capital

Since 2006, Ginpachi has been raising bees on the rooftops of Ginza, creating a local hive-to-table network of apiaries and bee gardens, prooving nature is never far from daily life.
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WORLD
Sep 20, 2019

UFO enthusiasts prepare to 'storm' Nevada's Area 51 in search of alien secrets

Scores of UFO enthusiasts converged on rural Nevada on Thursday for a pilgrimage of sorts to the U.S. installation known as Area 51, long rumored to house government secrets about alien life, as law enforcement officials beefed up security around the military base.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2019

Whistleblower alerts officials over Trump promise to foreign leader

President Donald Trump's promise to a foreign leader so troubled an official in the U.S. intelligence community that it prompted them to file a whistleblower complaint, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Sep 18, 2019

Isahaya Bay reclamation dispute continues

The government needs to maintain efforts to come to a settlement with the fishermen so that the bitter divisions in the regional community can heal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 17, 2019

Empty hair salons can't be saved by BOJ

Struggling businesses in rural Japan show the limits of the central bank's massive easing.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 16, 2019

Making cross-border collaboration work

There is great potential for collaboration between Brazil and Japan.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 15, 2019

Northern Ireland's DUP says there is still time to agree on Brexit border deal

The Northern Ireland party whose 10 members of Parliament support British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government believe a deal can be done in the coming weeks to maintain an open border in Ireland, a senior member said Sunday.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Sep 14, 2019

In the shadow of giants: Are high-rise condominiums in Japan destroying local communities?

Tsukishima is among many districts being gentrified by giant condominium projects popping up in the most populous city in the world.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Sep 14, 2019

Wonders of washi: Sekishu Washi Kubota produces strong, pliant paper from local mulberry plants

The Sekishu-washi produced by Akira Kubota, prized for its delicate watermark patterns and subtle colors, is used to restore precious cultural properties.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 4, 2019

The real issue between Tokyo and Seoul is trust

The question is whether the promises made between Japan and South Korea will be kept.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Sep 1, 2019

Hard-won eatery specializes in local dishes

In a once-abandoned rice paddy at the foot of Yokosuka's Mount Ogusu in Kanagawa Prefecture stands the result of one man's ambition — a restaurant that is a marriage of farm-to-table practices and preserving tradition.
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BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2019

Can a tax rebate persuade Japan's mom-and-pop stores to shift to cashless payments?

Despite the government pushing the opportunity to accelerate Japan's shift away from cash, many small-business owners are hesitant to change over to cashless payments.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / Commentary
Aug 29, 2019

U.S. leader's chaotic diplomacy offers chance with Kim

Two months after the dramatic Trump-Kim meeting at the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, the world's most heavily fortified border is back to its perpetual state of tension, as if nothing happened.
Japan Times
Morocco report 2019
Aug 29, 2019

Casablanca Finance City: Africa’s leading business and financial center

Casablanca Finance City (CFC) was created with the goal of becoming a business catalyst in Africa. Thanks to Morocco’s privileged geographical position at the crossroads of continents, CFC is able to capitalize on the country’s strategic assets such as political stability, world-class infrastructure,...
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Special Supplements / TICAD 7 Special
Aug 27, 2019

Improving health practices through a hands-on approach

From Aug. 28 to 30, The Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7) will be held in Yokohama. Saraya Co. hopes that this meeting will serve as a milestone for the harmonization of African nations.
EDITORIALS
Aug 25, 2019

U.S. firms rethink capitalism

The U.S. Business Roundtable group should reach out to counterparts in Japan to begin a dialogue on meaningful reform of capitalism in the 21st century.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Aug 24, 2019

Atsuko Kuwana: Jumping in at the deep end

Disability, Kuwana says, is no barrier to achieving goals in life
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 21, 2019

Chinese parliament spokesman rules out allowing same-sex marriage

Limiting marriage to between a man and a woman will remain China's legal position, a parliament spokesman said on Wednesday, ruling out following neighboring Taiwan in allowing same-sex marriage, despite pressure from activists.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 20, 2019

Controversial art exhibit's closure leaves Japan pondering limits of freedom of expression

Ever since a section of a public art exhibition in Nagoya was closed after coming under a barrage of complaints and threats, Japan has been in a state of introspection over its freedom of expression.
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JAPAN
Aug 19, 2019

For Japan's medical interpretation industry, tourism boom presents growing challenge

During one of her medical-interpreting lessons in July, teacher Yoshiko Ishizaka, 77, brought up the case of a former student who was dealing with schizophrenia.
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BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2019

Casino resort frontrunner MGM says winning and building Osaka facility by 2025 is tough but doable

Over the next few months, the government is expected to debate the structure of a new regulatory committee that will oversee so-called integrated resort complexes containing casinos and draft a basic policy specifying the selection criteria for such facilities.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 7, 2019

Kids tournaments provide much more than just recruiting grounds

You can become a professional sumo wrestler at 15 years old.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight