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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 27, 2018

Will 'hōjicha' be the next Japanese tea to take the world by storm?

Danielle Geva and Francois Mathieu are trying to spread hojicha (roasted green tea) to North America. Together, they founded Hojicha Co. in May 2018, the first company to specialize in selling premium hu014djicha on the continent, and they are betting it will be the next big Japanese drink abroad.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 27, 2018

Patrick Wheare: From tabula rasa to building community

Architect and Shibaura House project manager Patrick Wheare on why he's a flamingo, Japanese architecture and the local Shibaura community.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 27, 2018

Taco Fanatico: A new Mexican in Nakameguro

Taco Fanatico, a self-proclaimed 'specialty taco store' newly opened in Nakameguro, is out to revolutionize Tokyo's Mexican food options with their variety of homemade authentic and 'fusion' tacos.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 27, 2018

Moral education may not reflect the realities of life in Japan

What's wrong with the following story?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Oct 27, 2018

'Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window': Charming vignettes pay homage to an unconventional education

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's 'Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window' became a runaway bestseller when it debuted in Japanese in 1981, and has since been translated into over 30 languages. With increasing awareness of the importance of catering to children with diverse needs in Japan's classrooms, Totto-chan's story is more relevant today than ever.
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Oct 27, 2018

No stories for the squeamish in Asa Nonami's 'Body'

In each macabre tale from the short story collection 'Body,' Asa Nonami zooms in on a particular superficial fixation of modern society and proceeds to follow a 'what if' question down a twisted rabbit hole.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 27, 2018

With wild boars and potholes, Romans protest eternal decline of Italian capital

Several thousand people protested in front of Rome City Hall on Saturday to denounce the ragged state of the Italian capital, where roads are potholed, garbage often goes uncollected and wild boars roam the streets.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2018

Carp fans arrive hours early for opener, express never-ending support for team

Partly because it was Saturday, so many fans arrived at Mazda Stadium wearing red replica jerseys and T-shirts hours before Game 1 of the Japan Series between the Hiroshima Carp and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
Oct 27, 2018

Patrick Baumann's profound impact on basketball will live on

Global basketball is a far-flung enterprise with 213 national federations and complexities that don't easily mesh into a single entity. Successful leaders, especially at the top, are vital to create meaningful bonds, improve governance and deal with problems.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 27, 2018

Supporters of All Blacks, Wallabies enjoy taste of Rugby World Cup atmosphere in Yokohama

Australia and New Zealand fans are already looking forward to next year's Rugby World Cup after getting a taste of the atmosphere in Saturday's Bledisloe Cup game in Yokohama.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 27, 2018

After sacking prime minister, Sri Lankan president suspends parliament as political rift deepens

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday suspended parliament until Nov. 16, a day after removing Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister and replacing him with former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa in a surprise move that signals escalating political tensions in the South Asian nation.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 27, 2018

All Blacks get best of Wallabies

New Zealand completed a Bledisloe Cup clean sweep of Australia on Saturday with a 37-20 win at the venue where the 2019 Rugby World Cup final will be held.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 27, 2018

The faces of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018: Competition

The 31st Tokyo International Film Festival, which opened on Thursday, is screening a variety of cinema from all over the world at various venues in Tokyo. The festival runs until Nov. 3, when the jury will announce the winning films from the competition.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 27, 2018

The faces of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018: Special screenings

The 31st Tokyo International Film Festival, which opened on Thursday, is screening a variety of cinema from all over the world at various venues in Tokyo. The festival runs until Nov. 3, when the jury will announce the winning films from the competition.
EDITORIALS
Oct 27, 2018

Shameful government padding

The government has demonstrated it didn't understand the point of its own law — to set an example for the private sector by hiring large numbers of people with disabilities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2018

How Republicans are using immigration to scare voters to the polls

Analysis
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2018

Trump springs globalist surprise with medicare drug-pricing plan

A drug-pricing plan unveiled by the Trump administration has put the U.S. on a path toward policies like those in Europe, where governments use tight cost controls.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Oct 27, 2018

Salivary glands and other organs grown in laboratory

Organoids, blobs of tissue grown in the lab, could change the face of organ transplants and even pave the way for brain augmentation.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2018

Most people in Japan get news from commercial TV broadcasts, poll finds

Over 90 percent of people in Japan use commercial television broadcasts as a news source, a survey finds.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 27, 2018

Japan Post to begin test deliveries using drones in Fukushima next month

Japan Post Co. has said that it will begin to test drone deliveries between two post offices in Fukushima Prefecture next month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2018

Amnesty India says raid and frozen accounts aimed at silencing government critics

Indian authorities have frozen the bank accounts of Amnesty International after a raid on its country office, the human rights watchdog said on Friday, accusing the government of treating rights groups "like criminal enterprises."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2018

China will prosecute graft and terror suspects even if they flee

China changed its law on Friday to allow judgments to be delivered in corruption and terror cases even when the suspects do not appear in court, as Beijing ramps up pressure on dozens of suspected criminals hiding overseas.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2018

Hawks' Kodai Senga awaits chance to battle Carp, but fearful of rare hitting assignment

Kodai Senga was very matter-of-fact when asked about stepping into the batter's box during Game 1 of the Japan Series.
EDITORIALS
Oct 26, 2018

The continuing problem of school bullying

The sheer number of school bullying cases last fiscal year testifies to the breadth of the problem and must be taken seriously.
Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
Three Japanese nationals among those detained by ICE at Hyundai plant in Georgia
Investigators from the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations at a factory being built by South Korea's Hyundai Motor in Georgia on Friday
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
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

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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