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Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 29, 2015

Despite labor crunch, Japanese firms slow to accept disabled applicants

Law graduate Yusuke Hatsuse says he thought his college degree and national sports success would make him an attractive recruit for Japan's best-known employers. When none invited him for interviews, he applied for virtually every job he could find.
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 29, 2015

[VIDEO] Tokyo’s Superhuman Sports Expo takes games to new heights

BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2015

Driverless systems are scene-stealers at Tokyo Motor Show

The road ahead for the auto industry is on view at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show, where driverless technology and greater energy-efficiency are themes this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 28, 2015

Auto power play: Japan's hydrogen car in a race against China's battery drive

Asia's two vehicle-making powerhouses, Japan and China, are jostling for supremacy over how future electric cars should generate their power — from batteries or hydrogen-powered fuel cells.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TOKYO MOTOR SHOW 2015
Oct 28, 2015

Nissan hopes to attract youth

Nissan Motor Co. is highlighting its Teatro for Dayz, an innovative concept that signals a new direction in mobile technology at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show 2015.
BUSINESS / TOKYO MOTOR SHOW 2015
Oct 28, 2015

Benz shows off luxury, style, safety

Mercedes-Benz will display 19 brand-new models of its flagship brand, as well as offerings from Mercedes-Maybach, Mercedes-AMG and its smart brand at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 27, 2015

Japan-Korea dramas shine

Festival/Tokyo, which bills itself as "Japan's leading performing-arts event," is notable this year for its international collaborations — especially between Japanese and Korean dramatists, whose works comprise three of the 12 main programs in its Oct. 31-Dec. 6 span.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 26, 2015

Why the Hanshin Tigers play in a stadium named after rats

Exploring the weird and wonderful animal kingdom and the roots of critters' kanji.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 26, 2015

Thinking about the difference between 'omou' and 'kangaeru'

Introduce the two verbs u304au3082u3046 and u304bu3093u304cu3048u308b, which mean 'to think.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 24, 2015

Tokyo fashion week: menswear goes 'glocal'

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo's menswear collections are routinely lauded as the most courted commodity internationally, and yet the counterpoint is frequently forgotten — just what does menswear from abroad have to offer the week?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 23, 2015

Rejuvenate Japan's industrial might with the humanities

Japanese manufacturers are failing to keep up with the global competition, and the narrow education their employees receive is a primary cause.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 22, 2015

Fuji TV announces Japan-first lesbian drama, but attracts criticism for 'outdated' portrayal

Fuji Television has announced a drama series featuring a lesbian love story as its central theme — a first for Japan.
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 21, 2015

Internal mistakes behind S-Pulse's fall from J1 ranks

Shimizu S-Pulse's proud uninterrupted record as a J. League first-division team came to an end last weekend, but after years of muddled leadership, the club has no one to blame but itself.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Oct 20, 2015

MLB creates cosmetic rules after high-profile incidents

The rule makers at MLB headquarters in New York City should moonlight at Bloomingdale's Department Store in the Big Apple.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 19, 2015

Wijnaldum lifts Newcastle to victory

Newcastle United's Dutchman Georginio Wijnaldum scored four times as the club won its first Premier League match this season at the ninth attempt by thrashing Norwich City 6-2 to climb off the bottom of the table on Sunday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 17, 2015

Pondering managerial replacements for 2016 season

The tenure of most major league managers comes to an end when they are fired. More recently, for example, the transactions column included notice the Washington Nationals fired manager Matt Williams and the Seattle Mariners dismissed manager Lloyd McClendon.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 16, 2015

England targets 500 against Pakistan

England is aiming to score at least 500 in its first innings, a tired captain Alastair Cook said after his unbeaten 168 helped the tourists reduce Pakistan's lead on Thursday, the third day of the first test.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2015

Japan fund on $10 billion quest to discover the next Elon Musk

Toshiyuki Shiga is on a $10 billion quest to discover Japan’s top entrepreneurs, people who can found companies as globally competitive as Tesla Motors Co. and Apple Inc.
Rugby
Oct 14, 2015

Rugby fever sweeps Japan, as Goromaru and Co. become household names

Rugby fever has swept the field in Japan after the national team gained its best-ever three wins at the Rugby World Cup 2015.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 14, 2015

Brave Blossoms determined to capitalize on rugby boom

Around 500 fans were waiting for the Brave Blossoms at Haneda airport on Tuesday, dousing them in a flood of camera flashlights.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 12, 2015

Crunch time for ex-debate rivals Biden, Ryan to make decisions that could shape future U.S. politics

Former rivals Vice President Joe Biden and Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan are facing looming decisions that will help shape the future of American politics.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Oct 10, 2015

Fashion premieres and opening ceremonies

October debut for Gaultier's Sept Premieres
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 10, 2015

Japan's rich: acutely aware of their wealth and not flashy with it

It's often said that in Japan you may live right next door to a millionaire and not know it, because his house looks just like yours.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 10, 2015

Fukuda gambling incident not on par with 'Black Mist Scandal'

The Yomiuri Giants did not need a gambling scandal hovering over the team's preparation for the Central League Climax Series, which began Saturday against the Hanshin Tigers. But early this past week that is what they got.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 8, 2015

Bale's brilliance has Wales on verge of breakthrough

The perfect footballer?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 8, 2015

Guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei calls on his pals for 'Strangers'

Recalling his first encounter with rocker Iggy Pop, a huge grin flashes across the face of Tomoyasu Hotei. It occurred at Berlin airport around 30 years ago when he was recording in Germany with former band Boøwy. Despite being one of the most famous musicians in Japan, the guitarist was too shy to...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 7, 2015

Sharp melds a robot and mobile phone to create the RoBoHoN

Sharp Corp. has introduced a new mobile phone combined with a humanoid robot.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Oct 5, 2015

Yamada deserving of MVP award

Last Friday, after the Tokyo Yakult Swallows were crowned as the best team in the Central League for 2015, Tetsuto Yamada wasn't quite ready to weigh in on the topic of the CL's best player.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Oct 4, 2015

Japan rightists' patient wait is over as conveyor belt of death shudders back to life

He's done it.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Tens of millions of yen found at home of Aum Shinrikyo founder's wife
The house of the wife of the late Chizuo Matsumoto, the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's founder, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, in July
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.
Tokyo stocks hit by a perfect storm of tariffs, politics and budget worries
Tokyo stocks are underperforming shares in other large markets globally.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
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