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LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 7, 2015

Let's discuss the contest to find a new Tokyo Olympics logo

The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics begins accepting entries for a new logo.
BASKETBALL
Dec 7, 2015

Gonzaga alumni sure Hachimura making right choice

Basketball phenom Rui Hachimura is headed to the United States to play for the Gonzaga University Bulldogs, the most prestigious college program a Japanese player will have ever suited up for.
Japan Times
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Nov 30, 2015

City-Cost Partnership

The Japan Times is pleased to announce a new collaboration with City-Cost, an online resource providing information and tips for those living in Japan.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 23, 2015

Let's discuss the new Mitsubishi Regional Jet

Mitsubishi's new jet takes off on its debut flight from Nagoya, half a century after the country last introduced a new passenger plane.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2015

Hundreds rally at French Embassy in wake of attacks

Hundreds of French citizens in Japan attended a rally at the French Embassy in Tokyo on Sunday, with French Ambassador Thierry Dana urging them to remain united in the fight against terrorism.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 13, 2015

NRA starts clock ticking on Monju, advising operator be replaced

The Nuclear Regulation Authority asks the science minister to replace the manager of the Monju fast-breeder reactor, casting a shadow over the long-troubled experimental facility.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2015

DPJ on the rocks amid calls for merger with Ishin no To

Japan's largest opposition party appears to be in danger of falling apart as some core members demand it merge with Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party).
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Nov 11, 2015

Arrest of student for drug possession shines light on narcotics use among the young

A high school student held on suspicion of drug possession leads an expert to call for better anti-drug education in schools.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 10, 2015

Mao begins long road to Pyeongchang with victory

"It's just the same as Patrick Chan last week. It's as if she has never been away. In fact, it looked fresher than ever."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 5, 2015

Tokyo's Shibuya and Setagaya wards issue first same-sex partnership papers

Eight couples in Tokyo's Shibuya and Setagaya wards were on Thursday issued with certificates recognizing their same-sex partnerships as equivalent to marriage on the first day of the long-awaited policy change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 4, 2015

Japan Post goes public, shares soar above offering prices

The final phase of government plans to privatize postal services gets off to a good start as shares in three new companies soar above their offering prices.

Longform

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