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JAPAN / Politics
Apr 3, 2017

Japanese ambassador to return to South Korea

The move comes amid an ongoing diplomatic row over statues symbolizing women forced to provide sex in Japanese military brothels before and during World War II.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 3, 2017

First NPB weekend provides excitement but few real answers

Nippon Professional Baseball finally made its return over the weekend, as fans streamed into ballparks around Japan to support their favorite teams. The camaraderie forged by the common goal of the World Baseball Classic was replaced by loyalty to different teams and players as the pennant races officially...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 3, 2017

Babies cry more in U.K., Canada and Italy, less in Germany, Japan: study

Babies cry more in Britain, Canada, Italy and Netherlands than in other countries, while newborns in Denmark, Germany and Japan cry and fuss the least, researchers said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2017

Koike's plan for Tepco to remove utility poles in Tokyo an Olympian task

Making one of the world's biggest cities beautiful is a task beleaguered Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is unlikely to relish.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2017

Slot machine-maker Konami says Japan casinos will need Vegas-style oversight

Konami Holdings Corp., which supplies slot machines to some of the world's biggest casinos, will participate in Japan's gaming industry if the regulations are as strict as those in Las Vegas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2017

ICC chief lauds Japan's commitment but is concerned court is underrepresented in Asia

On a swing through Northeast Asia over the weekend, Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi, the first female head of the International Criminal Court, lauded Japan's commitment to the relatively young institution but voiced concerns about underrepresentation in Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2017

The October Revolution in post-truth Russia

With the centenary of the October Revolution this year, the clash between Russia's official history and the memories of the people will move to the center of public life.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2017

Anti-missile missile system missing the point in South Korea

THAAD offers little protection to South Korea, while greatly exasperating ties with China.
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Apr 1, 2017

'The Blue-eyed Salaryman': Little changes for those inside Japan's big firms

"The Blue-eyed Salaryman" is Irishman Niall Murtagh's account of working for Mitsubishi.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 1, 2017

China downplays tensions with U.S. as Xi prepares to meet Trump

Beijing sought to play down tensions with the United States on Friday after the U.S. slammed China on a range of business issues ahead of President Xi Jinping's first meeting with President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 1, 2017

Subliminal ads fast-tracked for maglev trains in Japan

A team of researchers at Shizuoka University is hitching a ride on Japan's bullet train technology, aiming to transmit targeted advertising at high speeds.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 31, 2017

Giants usher in new season with victory over rival Dragons

There's a stuffed Giabbit doll headed Lillianne Mikolas' way. If things go her father's way, there'll be whole lot more coming.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2017

Trump's foreign policy muddle

In contrast to his tough campaign talk, there is little sign that Trump's China approach thus far is different to that of his predecessor, Barack Obama, on whose watch Beijing initiated coercive actions with impunity in the South and East China seas.
EDITORIALS
Mar 30, 2017

The U.K.-EU divorce begins

Whatever the outcome of Brexit, one thing is certain: The process will not be easy or painless.
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Mar 30, 2017

Global worshippers gather to fete Buddha

The birth of Buddha will be celebrated on April 8 at Sampozan Muryojuji Temple, the head temple of the Nenbutsushu Buddhist Sect of Japan, in Kato, Hyogo 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 Post to stop accepting some parcels for shipment to the U.S.
Japan Post's UGX will still be available for many rejected packages.
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
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.
Is Kishida plotting a return of the king? Or would he rather stay a kingmaker?
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chairs a plenary session at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.

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
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