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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 29, 2015

Opportunistic Carp spoil Swallows' celebration plans

The Hiroshima Carp have more work to do during the regular season in order to get where they want to be. Now the Tokyo Yakult Swallows still do as well.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 29, 2015

Jones fears breakthrough could be wasted

Japan coach Eddie Jones has fired a stunning broadside at the Asian nation's rugby board, accusing it of holding back the sport and casting doubt on its ability to build on the Brave Blossoms' breakthrough World Cup win over South Africa.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 28, 2015

Let's discuss the changing meaning of words

If you say 'yabai' in Japanese when you eat something, does it mean 'very tasty' or 'rather poisonous'?
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 26, 2015

Giants pull within game of CL-leading Swallows

The Yomiuri Giants kept the magic going at Tokyo Dome and kept their chance at a fourth consecutive Central League pennant alive in the process.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2015

Court ruling sparks online outcry after teen idol told to pay damages for dating

A recent Tokyo court ruling ordering a teen idol to pay damages for violating a "no dating" clause in her contract has spurred an online outcry, reigniting debate over an industry many say is rife with male-chauvinist views.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2015

Abe aims arrows at new targets with three fresh goals for 'Abenomics,' 20% rise in GDP

The three new economic policy goals include: promotion of economic growth, child-rearing assistance and social security measures to increase nursing facilities for the elderly.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2015

Railway companies in eastern Japan set to relax rules for cellphones when near priority seats

Since 2003, railways have asked passengers to turn off their mobile phones when near "silver" priority seats, for fear electromagnetic interference from the devices could interact with pacemakers, harming the wearer.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 18, 2015

Ruling bloc on verge of enacting security laws

The battle over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's publicly divisive security bills enters its final phase as the Upper House shrugs off the opposition's latest tricks and prepares to vote.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 9, 2015

Plan to use My Number for tax rebates is flawed, some experts say

The system is set to streamline tax collection and social welfare benefits, but critics warn of privacy issues by using it to also provide sales tax rebates.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2015

Noda faces uphill battle in last-minute bid to take on Abe for LDP presidency

Executives in the Liberal Democratic Party pile pressure on lawmakers not to support Seiko Noda's attempt to unseat Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as LDP president.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 4, 2015

Opposition leaders pledge last-ditch efforts to block security bills

The leaders of six opposition parties Friday agreed to form a united front in trying to prevent the ruling camp bulldozing two contentious security bills into law.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2015

Divers in Ireland find body believed to be missing Japanese man

A body believed to be that of a missing Japanese tourist in his 60s has been found in a bay in western Ireland, according to media reports.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 30, 2015

12 Osaka-based Ishin no To Diet members expected to join Toru Hashimoto's new national party

Other Diet members will be asked to follow and join by Oct. 20, reports quoting unnamed party sources said.
EDITORIALS
Aug 29, 2015

Welcome moms at assemblies

In a democracy, attending political deliberations and assembly meetings should be a right for all citizens, including mothers with babies.
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.
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.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
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.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.”
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.
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
Japan Times
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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