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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 9, 2009

Japan's Uniqlo bent on world domination, reasonably priced socks

Opening in Paris and teaming up with Jill Sander, Tadashi Yanai's Uniqlo obviously has the freedom to move into any market it wants to.
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Sep 17, 2009

Google Japan explains Street View adorably

Google Japan gets cute with its explanation of Street View.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 16, 2009

Will Japan drink old wine in a new bottle?

A Japanese version of 'Sideways' is yet another example of the symbiotic relationship between Hollywood and Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 7, 2009

Crowe gunslings his way into Japan

"People think of Westerns as being quintessentially American," says New Zealand-born actor Russell Crowe. "But they're quintessentially frontier stories. They're integral to anywhere with a frontier. Like Australia. I think the Westerns I've done could just as easily have happened in Australia."
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2023

COVID wave looms in Japan after case numbers nearly double in a month

The average number of patients at each reporting facility was 5.11, up from 4.55 in the previous week and from 2.63 between May 8 and May 14.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 8, 2023

Japan seeing no COVID-19 resurgence a month after downgrade

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno has said the number of cases is 'rising moderately,' however.
JAPAN
May 19, 2023

Japan's new COVID cases see small rise in first count since downgrade

By prefecture, Okinawa saw the highest average of 6.07 new patients per clinic in the week through Sunday, followed by 4.9 in Ishikawa, 4.36 in Hokkaido and 4.3 in Niigata.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 6, 2023

Japan and France to hold 'two-plus-two' security talks on Tuesday

The two countries' defense chiefs and top diplomats will discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in the fields of security and defense, as well as the situation in the Indo-Pacific.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 2, 2023

Japan Airlines' annual net profit returns to black

The carrier said net profit for the year to March was ¥34.4 billion — a turnaround from a net loss of ¥177 billion in the previous financial year.
JAPAN
May 1, 2023

Depressive tendencies among children grew during pandemic in Japan

By contrast, an improvement in depressive conditions was observed among the parents of the children.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2023

Japan clarifies SDF and coast guard roles in event of armed attack

The government has adopted a new manual that includes procedures for the defense minister to take command of the coast guard if the country is attacked.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs 10,104 cases and 17 deaths

Tokyo reported 1,441 new cases, up by 226 from a week earlier, along with one death.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2023

Most Korean plaintiffs in Japan forced-labor cases accept compensation plan

Those who have agreed to accept the government plan are bereaved families of 10 deceased victims.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2023

Mask use in Japan at 86% despite eased guidelines, AI analysis finds

Revised guidelines that went into effect in March leave it up to individuals to decide on whether to wear a mask.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2023

Chinese ambassador to Japan says spying by Astellas employee becoming clear

Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao said that Chinese authorities have obtained solid evidence that the Japanese man had engaged in espionage.
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2023

Japan firms roll back COVID measures for new recruit welcome events

Businesses are gradually returning to normal after the government revised mask-wearing guidance last month, leaving it up to individuals to decide whether or not to wear masks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2023

1.5 million people in Japan living as social recluses, many as a result of the pandemic

Some 20% became social recluses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Cabinet Office survey.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Takaichi plans pay cuts for herself and her ministers
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi chats with her Cabinet members in parliament in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
By Yukana Inoue

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