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LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 24, 2018

Let's discuss the U.S. base situation in Okinawa

The government on Friday pushed ahead with full-fledged land reclamation work needed to move a key U.S. air base to Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, despite stiff local resistance and legal wrangling.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2018

Heisei in perspective: Name proclamation opened new era for Japan in 1989

The Heisei Era was heralded by the announcement on Jan. 7, 1989, of its name by then-Chief Cabinet Secretary Keizo Obuchi, who solemnly displayed calligraphy of its kanji at a televised news conference.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Dec 17, 2018

Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Shoplifters' among nominees for Golden Globes

A couple of Japanese directors, Hirokazu Kore-eda and Mamoru Hosoda, get Golden Globe nods in the run-up to America's awards season.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Dec 12, 2018

A new law regarding foreign workers brings up old problems

Activists in the field bring up concerns with Japan's new approach to manual laborers from overseas.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Dec 10, 2018

Hanyu victory parade brings ¥1.85 billion in benefits

A parade to celebrate 23-year-old Yuzuru Hanyu achieving the first back-to-back wins in 66 years in men's figure skating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, was held in his hometown of Sendai and had an economic effect of an estimated u00a51.85 billion, an organizing committee announced Nov. 30.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Dec 3, 2018

Tokyo 2020 organizers discuss 6 a.m. start for marathons

Tokyo's summers are hot. That means upcoming Olympic events may need to start earlier in the morning.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Dec 3, 2018

Nissan 'CEO whisperer' Greg Kelly ponders fate from Tokyo jail

Inside Nissan Motor Co. he was known as the "CEO whisperer": The chief of staff who would deliver the most delicate messages to Carlos Ghosn, and the man Ghosn would count on to enforce his directives.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 26, 2018

Opposition ramps up criticism of new immigration law ahead of Lower House passage

They slammed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's interpretation of immigrants as out of line with “global standards.”
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Nov 26, 2018

JAL and ANA file reports after pilot drinking scandal

Japan Airlines (JAL) submitted an investigative report to the transport ministry on Nov. 16 concerning the arrest of one of its copilots by British police due to his heavy drinking before a London to Haneda flight.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 26, 2018

Let's discuss the lawsuit against Tokyo Disneyland

Oriental Land Co. Ltd., the operator of Tokyo Disneyland, asked a court Tuesday to reject a suit filed by two female workers seeking damages for overwork and harassment while they were working as costumed performers at the theme park.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 20, 2018

Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn arrested over allegations of 'grave' financial misconduct

Prosecutors move toward arresting the top executive over allegations that he under-reported his corporate salary.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Nov 19, 2018

Government to urge companies to curb use of microplastics

New measures are being taken to help clean our seas, but are they too little too late?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Nov 12, 2018

Japan launches first survey on 'overtourism'

There's a tourism boom in Japan, but it isn't all good news.
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.
Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Dollar’s decline is fueling dislocations across Asian currencies
A worker counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2022.
Tariff talks with U.S. seen influencing Japan's Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters about Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations at his official residence on Saturday.
‘Drop the price’: Behind the pushback on Nintendo’s Switch 2
Excitement for Nintendo's next console is high, but a vocal contingent of fans are voicing criticism over the company's pricing strategy.
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’

Longform

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
By Hanako Lowry

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