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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 17, 2017

Giants' Taguchi silences Marines, gets big run support in blowout victory

After beginning interleague play in the middle of what would become an historic low, the Yomiuri Giants are poised to end the annual midseason competition on a high note.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2017

North Korean detainee Otto Warmbier, in coma for over a year, is evacuated to U.S.

An American college student who fell into a coma more than a year ago while detained by North Korea was returned to the U.S. Tuesday in a stunning display of diplomatic dexterity by the White House.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jun 12, 2017

Teen arrested for allegedly dropping girl, 5, from second floor

The Mihara police station of Hiroshima Prefectural Police arrested a third-year junior high school student from Mihara aged 14 on an attempted murder charge on June 6 after the boy allegedly dropped a 5-year-old girl from the second floor of a sports center in Mihara.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 10, 2017

The Imperial family and public vs. LDP

NHK has become the go-to media outlet for scoops on the Imperial family. In July, the public broadcaster was the first to break the news that the Emperor wanted to step down and, last month, it was the first to report Princess Mako's intention to marry a man she met at university. Both stories annoyed...
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2017

After intense media pressure, education ministry moves to reopen Kake Gakuen probe

After weeks of denials and media pressure, the education minister announces that the investigation into alleged favoritism involving a friend of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be reopened.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2017

Diet enacts abdication law for Emperor Akihito

The Diet enacts a special law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate, shifting public attention to the date for the rare event.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 8, 2017

As investigative reports grow, Suga rebuffs demands to reopen Kake probe

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Thursday steadfastly refused to reopen the investigation into leaked education ministry documents that suggest a school operator run by a close friend of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe benefited from government favoritism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 6, 2017

DP plays political hardball in bid to slow passage of conspiracy bill

In a last-ditch effort to block the enactment of a contentious bill to criminalize conspiracies, the Democratic Party submitted Tuesday a motion to the Upper House calling for the removal of Kozo Akino, the chairperson of the chamber's Judicial Committee.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jun 5, 2017

Motor racing: Sato becomes first Japanese to win Indy 500

Former F1 driver Takuma Sato wins the Indianapolis 500
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2017

Tackling signs in Japan that you're not welcome

Some Japanese businesses post signs barring foreign people from entering. What can you do about it?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2017

A crisis of constitutional politics

A state of barbarism incompatible with modern constitutional principles permeates Japan's politics today.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
May 29, 2017

Tokyo Skytree tallies fifth anniversary

People flock to an event to celebrate the world's tallest broadcasting tower.
EDITORIALS
May 28, 2017

Questions that Abe's Article 9 pitch will raise

If indeed the Abe administration is to seek the amendment of Article 9, that effort needs to be accompanied by thorough discussions on what should be the SDF's mission and role.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 26, 2017

Carp hurler Okada gets big support from offense, holds Giants in check

The Hiroshima Carp have pretty much dominated the Yomiuri Giants this season.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 25, 2017

Revival-seeking rural Japan feels left out as casino plans favor major cities

Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama are emerging as likely candidates for casino resorts under the government's new bidding framework, triggering criticism from smaller cities that say it undermines Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's goal of reviving rural areas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 24, 2017

Japanese residents of Manchester shaken by terrorist attack

Japanese residents in Manchester, England, expressed shock that the deadly terrorist attack at a concert hall took place in a city known for welcoming different cultures.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
May 22, 2017

Let's discuss Cool Biz

The thermostat setting of 28 degrees recommended by the Cool Biz energy-saving campaign is stirring controversy among top government officials.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
May 22, 2017

Princess Mako, granddaughter of Emperor, to be engaged

Kei Komuro and Princess Mako are set to be engaged.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 21, 2017

North Korea fires off medium-range missile in 'challenge to the world'

North Korea launches an apparent medium-range ballistic missile in what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe termed a “challenge to the world.”
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.
Worker shortage forcing home care providers to turn away clients, survey finds
A survey by a labor union of home care business operators and care managers found that nearly 90% of facility managers had turned down service requests at least once during the past year, citing insufficient staffing.
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.
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’

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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