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Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 17, 2018

In long-lived Japan, survey finds 20-year-olds don't want to live into their 80s

A survey has found that young Japanese in their 20s don't want to live into their 80s — a startling revelation in a country where the life expectancies for both men and women routinely rank among the world's highest.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Sep 17, 2018

Hands-on diplomacy reveals charms of Nicaragua

Located on the ninth floor of a nondescript commercial building in Nishi-Azabu, and identifiable only because of a row of United Nations-like flags outside, the diminutive yet cheery offices of the Embassy of the Republic of Nicaragua are perhaps parallel to that country's influence on the world stage.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Sep 17, 2018

For the future: Nurturing sustainable forests

Oji Group, with its headquarters based in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, has been a major paper producer in Japan for almost 150 years. However, a lesser-known bit of information about the company is that it is also an owner and cultivator of vast forests.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2018

Pakistan's army chief visits Beijing after tensions over 'Silk Road' projects

Pakistan's army chief, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, began a three-day visit to China on Sunday, Pakistan's military said, days after a Pakistani minister stirred unease about Chinese Silk Road projects in the South Asian nation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2018

Iran says Twitter shut legitimate accounts but not anti-government ones

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday accused Twitter of closing accounts of "real" Iranians, while allowing anti-government ones backed by the United States.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 16, 2018

Akatsuki Five stars Watanabe and Hachimura ready to enjoy Iran showdown

Yuta Watanabe and Rui Hachimura had fun playing together on the Japan men’s basketball team for the first time during Thursday night’s victory over Kazakhstan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Sep 16, 2018

Dealing with disaster in Japan

It's been a tough month for Japan. First the biggest typhoon in 25 years blew through the western region, then a major earthquake in Hokkaido swiftly followed. Both wreaked havoc and recovery is still in process. On Tech takes a look at apps offering disaster prevention information and other services for those looking to stay alert and prepared.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 16, 2018

Abe-Ishiba debate highlights candidates' lack of concrete plans to tackle fundamental problems

A debate illustrates Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba's differences on how to overcome some of the most fundamental problems Japan faces.
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2018

40% of Japan's health insurance societies seen posting losses in 2017; some may disband

Over 40 percent of the 1,394 health insurance societies set up for employees of large companies and their families are expected to report losses for fiscal 2017 ended March, sources said.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 16, 2018

J. League, fans rally behind Hokkaido after quake

After a trying year that has tested Japan with severe floods, record-setting heat, and fierce typhoons, the country was yet again challenged in September when a magnitude 7 earthquake jolted the northern island of Hokkaido, causing dozens of deaths and leaving millions without electricity.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Sep 16, 2018

To black up or not to black up for 'Othello,' that is the question

As a Tokyo theater offers another Othello in blackface, Baye McNeil argues that breaking out the shoe polish is the laziest yet most problematic option.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 16, 2018

Bilingual project aims to be a springboard to women's empowerment in Japan

A new bilingual program aims to cross language and cultural barriers and help all women move ahead in their professional and personal lives — sharing with and learning from each other in the process.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2018

Who really creates growth in an economy?

Contrary to the post-crisis consensus, strategic public sector investment is critical to growth.
Japan Times
Sep 16, 2018

10-year consumer study reports 'rise of cynicism' in Japan

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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 16, 2018

Demand for lowly ¥1 coin sinks as consumers take to cashless transactions

As consumers increasingly choose to make payments for purchases with e-money or credit card, the number of u00a51 coins in circulation has fallen sharply.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 16, 2018

Mitsubishi Heavy to invest additional ¥200 billion in Japanese jet project

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to make a fresh investment of ¥200 billion in the Mitsubishi Regional Jet project, sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 16, 2018

Killings in famed mariachi plaza pose test for Mexico's new government

Five people died after a dramatic shootout at a famed Mexico City mariachi plaza, officials said on Saturday, the latest in a recent string of crimes in the capital that will soon put to the test the incoming government's new tactics to fight violence.
WORLD
Sep 16, 2018

U.S. to test sending emergency alerts to cellphones nationwide

The Trump administration will send a message to all U.S. cellphones on Thursday to test a previously unused alert system that aims to warn the public about national emergencies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2018

Massive Russian war games see naval forces hunt submarines in Pacific waters north of Hokkaido

Russian naval vessels have conducted anti-submarine drills in the Sea of Okhotsk, the Pacific waterway between Russia and Hokkaido, as part of the country's largest military exercise in decades.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 15, 2018

Ensuring Tokyo Bay is fit for swimming ahead of the 2020 Olympics

If you squint your eyes, it almost looks like Club Med: an expanse of blue sea, a stretch of beach, white tents and umbrellas on the sand, and plenty of staff ready to help out. However, this isn't a tropical paradise, it's Tokyo Bay and Odaiba Plage is an attempt to turn it into a swimming spot.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 15, 2018

Japanese athletes under fire after Asian Games scandal

When four members of Japan's national basketball team were sent home from the Asian Games last month for patronizing prostitutes, the resulting scandal capped almost a year's worth of bad publicity for sports in Japan. Over this time we've had allegations of "power harassment" raised against the Japan...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Sep 15, 2018

Naoko Mori: From 'Miss Saigon' to 'Doctor Who'

An upbringing outside of Japan led Naoko Mori, then a teenager, to pursue varied career in acting
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 15, 2018

'Yakuza Tattoo': Inside the secretive world of the yakuza's tattoos

Andreas Johansson spent almost three weeks immersed in the world of the yakuza, photographing and talking to around 30 gang members for his book, 'Yakuza Tattoo.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 15, 2018

Tandoor Bar Kamalpur: Comfortable as your local izakaya

No prizes for guessing what's on the menu at Tandoor Bar Kamalpur. The familiar, beguiling aromas that greet your nostrils as you arrive are much the same as you'd expect at any other Indian eatery in Tokyo — or anywhere else in the world, for that matter.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 15, 2018

Udon House brings the world to Sanuki udon

Part guesthouse and tour provider and part culture and cooking class, Udon House is a full-immersion experience where guests learn about the Sanuki region where udon noodles were born.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 15, 2018

News outlets fret over the nation's docile democracy

"Nazism." "Fascism." "1984." "Kamikaze." Strong words, suggestive language. It's going mainstream.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 15, 2018

Japanese media face hostility in disaster coverage on social media

Typhoon Jebi caused all sorts of damage when the storm — the most powerful in 25 years to hit the country — tore through western Japan earlier this month.
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.
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.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
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
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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