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Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 13, 2018

Israel's Netta Barzilai wins Eurovision Song Contest

LISBON
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 12, 2018

Lawmaker Hiroyuki Konishi's encounter with an irate SDF officer stirs debate on military

On April 16, opposition lawmaker Hiroyuki Konishi was walking by the Upper House members’ office building in Tokyo when he encountered a man jogging. The man recognized Konishi and started talking to him. His manner soon turned belligerent. An officer in the Self-Defense Forces, he objected to what...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 12, 2018

Japan redraws its line in the sand for poverty

If an income of ¥10 million a year can't save you from poverty, what can?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
May 12, 2018

Mayumi Uejima-Carr: Setting the Table For Two in the United States

After reading about the NPO Table For Two, a quick Google search and a 'passionate email,' Mayumi Uejima-Carr now educates American students about the health benefits of Japanese cuisine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 11, 2018

Despite diversity drive, Japan's carmakers struggle to hire women engineers

Facing the worst labor shortage in decades, Japan's carmakers have seen the light: hire more women.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 10, 2018

Cero chooses a more complicated kind of pop on 'Poly Life Mutli Soul'

If you wanted to pinpoint the moment Cero broke the glass ceiling of Japan's indie music scene, it would be March 7, 2016. That's when the group — still cresting on the buzz generated by its "Obscure Ride" album the previous year — performed that record's signature singalong, "Summer Soul," alongside...
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2018

In the countryside, success starts with coffee: Niseko pioneer

The thriving Hokkaido ski resort of Niseko is considered an anomaly among the many rural communities in Japan facing a slow demise from the shrinking and graying population.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2018

Why killing the nuclear pact was only the first step

Netanyahu sees Trump as a partner for broader regional change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 9, 2018

Big spender SoftBank posts record profit

Buoyed by its investments in technology firms around the world, SoftBank Group Corp. has reported a record annual operating profit in line with analyst estimates.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 8, 2018

Chinese missiles are transforming balance of power in the skies

For a quarter century, the U.S. and its allies owned the skies, fighting wars secure in the knowledge that no opponent could compete in the air. As tensions with Russia and China surge, that's no longer the case.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 7, 2018

Japan men's 4x100 relay team working hard to claim gold at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

The Japanese men's 4x100-meter relay team is absolutely serious about shooting for the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 7, 2018

Can you really walk out, Mr. Trump?

The most vital issue for Tokyo is whether and how North Korea gives up its decades-old strategic nuclear missile development program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 7, 2018

Chocolate's sustainability challenge

Without a more sustainable cocoa crop, the world may need to find a new favorite treat.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 5, 2018

Annual festival sees cows under the hammer for a cool ¥25 million

In Mie Prefecture, the city of Matsusaka celebrates its animal husbandry with a cattle auction each November.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2018

Palestinian leader Abbas offers apology for remarks on Jews bringing persecution on themselves

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday offered an apology after he was accused of anti-Semitism for suggesting that historic persecution of European Jews had been caused by their conduct, not by their religion.
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2018

Why can't China make decent semiconductors?

Although China long ago mastered the art of making products with semiconductors produced elsewhere, it wants to move beyond being a mere assembler.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2018

Look who's picking up the tab for Karl Marx's birthday bash: China

Karl Marx's home town is holding a party for the "Communist Manifesto" author's bicentenary, and China is paying for the birthday gift.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2018

Trump hints at imminent release of Americans held in North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump has hinted at the imminent release of Americans detained in North Korea, just weeks ahead of a planned summit between him and the North's leader, Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
May 3, 2018

May 4, 2018

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2018

Urban nomads: Mongolian herders migrate to cities as climate change erodes the steppe's abundance

With about 100 sheep and goats Jugder Samdan makes just enough to scrape by as a nomadic herder in Mongolia, basking in the sun as he watches over his animals. But he worries about the future.
EDITORIALS
May 3, 2018

Japan should play a proactive role on climate change

The G-20 summit that Japan will host next years presents the nation with a prime opportunity to rally from behind and take a leading role in efforts to combat global warming.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 3, 2018

Why we need globalization

Free trade, migration and foreign direct investment promise far-reaching potential gains for all parties involved.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

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

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
By Mai Yoshikawa

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