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EDITORIALS
Aug 14, 2019

No cause for optimism over economy's course

Decelerating global growth is testing Japan's efforts toward sustained growth driven by domestic demand.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 9, 2019

Giants' Yoshiyuki Kamei delivers sayonara sacrifice fly in 10th to down Swallows

The Yomiuri Giants got knocked down.
Rugby / ADDING THE EXTRAS
Aug 9, 2019

Risk of injury real concern before final squads named

With less than three weeks to go before the 2019 Rugby World Cup coaches name their final squads, and 41 days before the tournament kicks off in Tokyo, it is a nervous time for players.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 7, 2019

Russia accuses Japan of trying to meddle in domestic affairs with protest of island visit

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga rejected criticism by Russia on Wednesday, after Moscow summoned Japan's ambassador and accused Tokyo of trying to interfere in Russian domestic affairs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 6, 2019

North Korea launches salvo of criticism and missiles after joint South Korea-U.S. military exercises kick off

North Korea on Tuesday launched a salvo of strident criticism — as well as two apparent short-range ballistic missiles — conducting its fourth weapons test in less than two weeks and blasting Washington and Seoul over joint military exercises.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Aug 5, 2019

A pair of Emmy nominations sparks joy for Marie Kondo

The world of television gives a nod (two nods, to be precise) to Japan's most well-known decluttering expert.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 2, 2019

Linking mental illness to violence tarnishes an entire community

Initial reports on the Kyoto Animation fire tagged the alleged arsonist as dealing with mental illness, but his criminal past should have been emphasized more.
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2019

Hangings carried out for two Japanese death row inmates convicted of multiple rape-murders

The hangings of rapists and murderers Koichi Shoji and Yasunori Suzuki were Japan's first executions of 2019.
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2019

Japan officially approves scrubbing South Korea from 'white list' of countries

In response, South Korean President Moon pledged countermeasures that might affect military information exchanges with Japan — a key part of their three-way security pact with the U.S.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 1, 2019

Carp continue post-All-Star surge with one-sided victory over Giants

The Hiroshima Carp look like a team that's not quite ready to give up the Central League pennant they've held onto for the past three seasons — at least not without a fight.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2019

Nationwide test results highlight Japanese students' poor English speaking and writing skills

In the speaking section, many students struggled with improvised speech on randomly chosen topics.
EDITORIALS
Jul 31, 2019

The overstretched system of dealing with child abuse

Limited manpower and a surge in the number of abuse cases are hamstringing efforts to adequately protect vulnerable children.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Jul 31, 2019

Women in male-dominated Japan fight for their identity — starting with their names

The nation's women are going through an identity crisis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2019

Top U.S. envoy to North Korea to attend ASEAN forum, as speculation of sideline talks grows

The U.S. special envoy to North Korea, Stephen Biegun, will join Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the Thai capital for meetings on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum this week, in a move that could signal possible talks with the nuclear-armed country.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jul 29, 2019

Controversy surrounding high school ace Roki Sasaki stirs up familiar debate

Ofunato High School was inundated with calls after its loss in the final of the Iwate Prefectural tournament on Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2019

Rainy season ends in Japan's Kanto-Koshin region, giving way to intense heat

The annual milestone came 30 days later than last year, and temperatures will likely start rising to dangerous highs.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2019

Tigers' Yangervis Solarte enjoys memorable NPB debut, slugging game-winning homer against Giants

Yangervis Solarte hasn't even been in Japan that long and yet Hanshin Tigers fans already love him.
Japan Times
Rugby / ADDING THE EXTRAS
Jul 26, 2019

Busy weekend sets stage for final preparations ahead of Japan's Rugby World Cup

Preparations for the Rugby World Cup step up a level this week with 10 of the participating sides playing test matches, as players look to impress coaches ahead of the announcement of the final tournament squads at the end of August.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Japan’s ‘tabi’ sock mecca runs on thread and memories
A seamstress at Kineya Tabi sews together split-toe "tabi" socks, once a major industry for the town of Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture.

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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