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Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Oct 2, 2017

Giant panda cub born at Ueno zoo named Xiang Xiang

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced Sept. 25 that the new giant panda cub born at the Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo has officially been named Xiang Xiang.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 30, 2017

Tigers defeat Giants, secure second spot in CL Climax Series

The No. 2 seed in the Central League was right there for the taking, and that's exactly what the Hanshin Tigers did.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Sep 26, 2017

Yuzuru Hanyu's uneven start no cause for concern

The ability of sports to glorify one moment and humble the next was on full display at the Autumn Classic International in Montreal over the weekend.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Sep 25, 2017

Saitama ex-LDP lawmaker Toyota apologizes for rant

Mayuko Toyota says she wishes to run for the next House of Representatives election.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 24, 2017

Iguchi hits final home run to end career in style

Tadahito Iguchi had insisted that one of the reasons why he was hanging up his cleats was that he could no longer hit home runs as often as he used to.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2017

At trial, Dentsu chief admits ad giant guilty of ignoring illegal levels of overtime

In a rare one-day trial expected to result in a small fine, Dentsu President Toshihiro Yamamoto admits the powerful advertiser permitted overtime violations that killed employee Matsuri Takahashi.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2017

Kim directly warns Trump as North Korean foreign minister says response may include Pacific H-bomb test

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calls U.S. President Donald Trump “mentally deranged” and vows to make him “pay dearly” for threatening the total destruction of his country.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Sep 18, 2017

Kiryu makes history with sub-10 second 100 meters

Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu became the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 17, 2017

Abe poised to dissolve Lower House for snap general election

Media reports say that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to dissolve the Lower House as early as Sept. 28 and call a snap election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 13, 2017

Toshiba signs memorandum to favor Bain consortium for chip unit sale

Struggling Toshiba Corp. signs a memorandum of understanding with a consortium led by Bain Capital to accelerate negotiations to sell its flash memory business by the end of September.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 13, 2017

Trump expected to visit Japan in early November as part of Asian trip

It has not been decided whether U.S. President Donald Trump will come to Japan before or after the APEC meeting in Vietnam, which is scheduled for Nov. 10 and 11.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Sep 13, 2017

The Japan Times to hold 120th anniversary exhibition, “Japan Through the Lens of an English-language Newspaper”

Tokyo, September 13, 2017 – The Japan Times which celebrated its 120th year as a newspaper in March 2017, will hold a celebratory exhibition titled “Japan Through the Lens of an English-language Newspaper - 120 Years of The Japan Times.” The exhibition will be held from Oct. 7 to Dec. 24 at the...
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Sep 11, 2017

Japan Post mulls drone use between post offices

Japan Post Co. said Aug. 4 it is considering using drones to move packages between post offices.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 11, 2017

Let's discuss Japan's halal industry

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 7, 2017

Eagles take small step in right direction with back-to-back victories over Fighters

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles are officially on a winning streak. It's only two games, but it's a start, and with the way the last few weeks have gone, the Eagles will gladly take it.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2017

Maehara stumbles over selection of deputy as DP braces for snap election

Seiji Maehara, the new president of the Democratic Party, has suffered a setback in arguably his most important first task as head of the largest opposition force: Choosing his secretary-general — the second in command within the party leadership.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Sep 4, 2017

Akita's Omagari fireworks competition held after heavy rain

About 18,000 fireworks shot into the sky at Omagari fireworks in Daisen, Akita Prefecture.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
Top Japan trade negotiator canceled U.S. trip over rice, report says
Ryosei Akazawa
Most Japanese teens struggling with school find end of summer ‘painful’
Some 93.1% of Japanese teenagers who struggle with school life said they felt like they “wanted to disappear from the world" at the end of summer vacation ahead of the start of a new term, according to a recent survey released by Yokohama-based nonprofit Daisan Kazoku.
Most Trump tariffs are not legal, U.S. appeals court rules
Workers hang a large poster of U.S. President Donald Trump on the facade of the Department of Labor headquarters building in Washington on Wednesday.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
YouTube Music Weekend is where Japan’s internet-born performers go global
Headlining the second day of YouTube Music Weekend is Vocaloid artist Kikuo, who, with 1.46 million YouTube subscribers, is one of the most popular artists in the genre.
Japan looks to build drone ‘shield’ in record defense budget request
A group of Ground Self-Defense Force service members discuss drone operations and capabilities at a joint static display during the Orient Shield 24 opening ceremony at the Yausubetsu Training Area in Hokkaido in July last year.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Jesse Kirkwood: ‘Languages are entire cultural universes with all sorts of baggage’
Jesse Kirkwood is part of a vibrant field of translators who have nurtured what might be called a “post-Murakami era of Japanese literature and translation,” one book at a time.

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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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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