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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2018

Japanese beef lovers seen boosting imports to 17-year high

Domestic beef purchases are set to climb this year as growing demand for affordable meat counters the first rise in import duties in 14 years.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2018

Tokyo records lowest temperature in 48 years, prompting rare warning from weather agency

Cold air blanketed much of the nation Thursday morning, just days after Tokyo's heaviest snowfall in four years, prompting the Meteorological Agency to issue an advisory for the capital.
EDITORIALS
Jan 25, 2018

Annual labor-management wage talks begin

It's time for Japanese businesses to ask whether the collective form of annual wage negotiations serve their interests as they face increasingly tough global competition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 25, 2018

Plug wars: leading the charge in the battle for electric car supremacy

German carmakers hope a network of high-power charging stations they are rolling out with Ford will set an industry standard for plugs and protocols that will give them an edge over rival makers of electric vehicles.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 24, 2018

Filmmaker Kwak Jae-Yong finds wild Hokkaido ripe for melodrama in 'Colors of Wind'

After making films in Japanese and Chinese, South Korean director returns to these isles for 'Kazo no Iro.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2018

Toward a zero marginal cost society

By reducing marginal costs of goods and services to nearly zero, the internet and renewable energy are revolutionizing society.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2018

Tokyo taxi firms to take on global peers with ride-sharing apps

Travelers to Tokyo may be surprised to find their perceptions of the high-tech metropolis to be far from reality when it comes to the use of ride-hailing smartphone apps such as Uber and Lyft.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2018

Japan studies how to support 2011 disaster areas after Reconstruction Agency folds in 2021

The government has started preliminary work on determining how best to support rebuilding efforts in areas of northeastern Japan devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster when the Reconstruction Agency is abolished in March 2021, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 23, 2018

Japan, China and the western Balkans

The western Balkans are another front in Japan and China's global soft power competition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jan 23, 2018

Free Wi-Fi service; Historic fashion showcase; New routes introduced

Free Wi-Fi service
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 23, 2018

Japanese companies expect strong run of economic growth but are more wary than market estimates

Nearly three-quarters of companies expect the economy to keep expanding at least another year, extending an already strong run, although they were not as bullish as market estimates, according to a Reuters poll.
EDITORIALS
Jan 22, 2018

A costly message from the Sanchi

The sinking of the Sanchi oil tanker must be a wake-up call to officials and publics in Northeast Asia and compel them to better prepare for such accidents.
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2018

To show contribution to EU community, Facebook to open digital training hubs in Europe

Facebook said on Monday it will open three new centers in Europe to train people in digital skills and committed to training 1 million people over the next two years, part of the social media giant's drive to show its contribution to the bloc.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Jan 21, 2018

Unique regional features present advantages

Tadashi Matsushima is a successful example of someone relocating and starting a business in a rural area. He is the owner of Jam’s Garden in Suō Ōshima in Yamaguchi Prefecture. He and his staff of 30 make 150,000 jars of jam every year.
EDITORIALS
Jan 21, 2018

Controlling wireless devices

Research shows that technology — and the cellphone in particular — has an increasingly powerful pull and exhibits increasingly worrisome effects on human behavior.
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jan 21, 2018

Beloved games get bigger and better

'Dissidia' breeding'
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jan 21, 2018

Japan's Kansai region abuzz over chance to host G-20 and climate gatherings in 2019

2018 has just begun, but Osaka and Kyoto are already looking ahead to 2019, when the prospect of hosting two major international conferences has the local political and business circles excited.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jan 21, 2018

The 2018 fashion cycle is just beginning

The "new year, new you" cliche that tempts consumers to spend more on style at this time of the year often has even the most cynical admitting that an excuse to indulge feels good. But when it comes to genuinely new fashion, it's actually always lacking at the very start of the year, given that the lion's...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jan 20, 2018

Entering the drone age: Japan seeks to tap into the potential of unmanned flying vehicles

When officials from the Crisis Management Division of the city of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture carried out emergency response drills last summer, they received a helping hand from an unconventional source.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 20, 2018

Debate grows over paying compensation to Olympic 'volunteers'

A  constant concern about the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics is its cost. Projected operating expenses for the games as of the end of last year was ¥1.35 trillion based on calculations made last May. Although the figure is smaller than it once was, the International Olympic Committee says it is still...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jan 20, 2018

Sake company Aramasa Shuzo seeks new edge with techno partnership

Last month, techno DJ Richie Hawtin — who came to fame in the 1990s under the alias Plastikman — threw a party at The Hangar, a cavernous sake den in Tokyo's hipster Nakameguro neighborhood.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 20, 2018

Stranded Niigata train incident highlights flaws in social media

Thanks to social media, anyone can log in to Twitter these days and comment on the fate of people who are stuck inside a stranded train from the comfort of their own homes. Is this what the world has become?
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2018

Tepco spots Fukushima fuel debris in reactor 2, says fuel rod assembly 'fell out of reactor'

A fuel assembly handle spotted at the bottom of reactor 2 prompts Tokyo Electric to all but confirm that some of the core melted and fell through the bottom.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2018

Bitcoin fans: Digital currency is still a dream

We've been waiting for decades for someone to invent a currency for online purchases. And we still are.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 19, 2018

How energy neglect holds Japan back

Tokyo's game plan underplays the biggest industry of tomorrow: inventing clean ways to grow rapidly without choking.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 19, 2018

Train derails and hits residences in Mexico City suburb, killing at least five

A train derailed in a densely populated Mexico City suburb on Thursday morning, killing at least five people, local authorities said.
A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
Fears rise of rupture in Japan-China ties in wake of Taiwan remarks
Two Chinese tourists wearing kimonos take a selfie as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
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.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.
The challenges awaiting Japan’s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.

Podcast

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

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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