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Dec 16, 2014

Gordon leads Frontiers to victory in Japan X Bowl

Former Harvard running back Gino Gordon rushed for 112 yards and four touchdowns, leading the Fujitsu Frontiers to a 44-10 victory over the IBM BigBlue on Monday night at Tokyo Dome in the Japan X Bowl.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 7, 2014

Japan denies report that abductee Yokota died of overdose in 1994

The central government on Friday denied a report out of South Korea claiming that Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea at the age of 13 and remains a symbol of the four-decade campaign to recover kidnapping victims, died in 1994 of an overdose.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2014

Japan and U.S. accused of failing Okinawa residents and veterans sickened by Agent Orange

A journalist who has documented the alleged existence of Agent Orange on Okinawa has accused Tokyo and Washington of side-stepping their responsibilities to local residents and military personnel who may have been exposed to the toxic defoliant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2014

Halloween in Japan 2014

Halloween in Japan is a relatively new holiday, especially when it comes to adults. Real trick or treating for kids will probably never catch on, but the act of dressing up — be it cute or creepy — has caught on in a big way. Here is a sample of the sights leading up to All Hallows' Eve.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 16, 2014

At Japan Robot Week, mechanical barista treats visitors to coffee

If people visit Kawada Industries Inc.'s booth at the Japan Robot Week exhibition, the firm will serve them a cup of coffee — not from a human barista, but from a robot.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 15, 2014

Visitors get served by next-generation barista at Japan Robot Week

If people visit Kawada Industries Inc.'s booth at Japan Robot Week, which kicked off Wednesday, the firm will serve them a cup of coffee — not from a human barista but from a robot.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 15, 2014

Japan Robot Week offers new approaches to nursing care

Japan Robot Week kicked off Wednesday with a major Tokyo exhibition showcasing new technologies for everything from communications and remote video monitoring to disaster response.
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2014

Japan Tobacco looks at closing some European plants

Japan Tobacco Inc. may close some European manufacturing facilities after taxes and illegal trade triggered an industry slowdown in a number of countries in the region.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 5, 2014

Nishikori captures Japan Open title

Even a typhoon bearing down on Tokyo could not stop the tennis faithful from making the trek to Ariake Colosseum on Sunday afternoon to watch national hero Kei Nishikori go for his fourth ATP Tour title of the season.
TENNIS
Oct 3, 2014

Nishikori books spot in Rakuten Japan Open semis

Kei Nishikori continued his march toward the Rakuten Japan Open final on Friday afternoon with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over unseeded Jeremy Chardy of France in the quarterfinals.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 2, 2014

Nishikori beats Young to reach Japan Open quarterfinals

Kei Nishikori advanced to the quarterfinals of the Rakuten Japan Open with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) victory over unseeded American Donald Young on Thursday afternoon at Ariake Colosseum.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 30, 2014

Wild card Ito stuns top-seeded Wawrinka at Japan Open

Wild card Tatsuma Ito shocked top seed Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 7-5, 6-2 in their first-round match at the Rakuten Japan Open on Tuesday afternoon.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Japan ranks 66th in press freedom, lowest among G7
Japan climbed four positions from last year, with Reporters Without Borders noting that "the principles of media freedom and pluralism are generally respected" in the country.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
Kawasaki can hold its head high after spirited Asian Champions League effort
Frontale players grimace during the final of the Asian Champions League on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kawasaki lost 2-0 against heavily favored Al-Ahli.

Podcast

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

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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