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LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Nov 20, 2017

Comedian Uchimura to present year-end song contest

NHK announced Nov. 13 that the main presenter for the 68th edition of the annual New Year's eve 'Kohaku Uta Gassen' (Red and White Song Battle) will be Teruyoshi Uchimura, 53, of comedy duo Utchan Nanchan.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 16, 2017

Election pledges for free child care and kindergarten places under scrutiny by government and ruling LDP

The government and ruling Liberal Democratic Party are reviewing proposals to provide financial support to families which use unauthorized day care centers for children aged 3 to 5, in accordance with the party's campaign policy pledge for the Oct. 22 Lower House election, sources and media reports said...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Nov 13, 2017

Autumn garden party held at Akasaka Imperial Garden

Who attended this year's autumn Imperial garden party?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 9, 2017

U.S. Navy to run rare three-carrier military exercise in Pacific as Trump visits region

The U.S. Navy announced Wednesday that it will commence rare three-carrier strike force exercises in the Western Pacific starting this weekend and coinciding with the final leg of President Donald Trump's Asia tour.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Nov 6, 2017

Seirogan's trumpet melody is now a registered trademark

A trumpet melody used in the commercial for Taiko Pharmaceutical's Seirogan was registered as a trademark at the end of September, the first solely musical trademark to be registered in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 5, 2017

Trump rallies troops in Japan before golf and steaks with Abe

At the start of his five-nation Asian tour, U.S. President Donald Trump calls Japan a “treasured partner” and “crucial ally” of the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 1, 2017

After formal re-election, Abe faces robust opposition to goal of revising pacifist Constitution

Following opposition criticism, the ruling LDP-Komeito bloc agreed to keep the Diet session open until early December and have Abe deliver a policy speech.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2017

Tokyo beefs up security ahead of Trump's visit

More than 10,000 police officers will be on duty in the capital during the president's visit — one of Japan's largest-ever mobilizations of security personnel.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Oct 30, 2017

Lower House voter turnout second-lowest in postwar era

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced the final figures for voter turnout on Oct. 23. The typhoon didn't help.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 27, 2017

Subaru reveals unauthorized staff vehicle inspections in echo of Nissan scandal

Adding to Japan's list of corporate scandals, Subaru Corp. says it also let uncertified staff perform final quality checks on finished vehicles.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Oct 23, 2017

Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market relocation months specified

Tsukiji fish market, currently in Chuo Ward, is set to relocate to the nearby Toyosu waterfront area (Koto Ward) in “September to October 2018.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2017

Nissan says unauthorized checks continued at four plants

Nissan Motor Co.'s latest revelation that improper quality checks performed by unauthorized staff continued at its factories after initial claims it had resolved the issue shows that the car manufacturer has a long way to go to clear up its compliance problems.
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 20, 2017

Anchored by Edano's underdog charm, CDP turning into formidable force ahead of election

Yukio Edano was the face of Japan during the unprecedented nuclear crisis that hit Fukushima Prefecture in 2011, leading numerous news conferences as the government's top spokesman.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Oct 16, 2017

British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize in literature

The Swedish Academy is awarding this year's Nobel Prize in literature to Nagasaki-born British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2017

Takayuki Kishi shines as Eagles beat Lions to force Game 3

It took a home run on the very first pitch of the game, a squeeze play and a lot from Takayuki Kishi, but the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles are still alive and kicking.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 13, 2017

Kobe Steel scandal widens to 500 firms

Chairman says all business sections being probed, promises to shoulder clients' costs.
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.
Plug and Play wants to help Japanese startups go global
Phillip Vincent (right), Japan CEO of Plug and Play, and Ma Jingqian, head of ventures, at Plug and Play's Tokyo office, last month
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.

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
By Hanako Lowry

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