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CULTURE / Art
Oct 29, 2010

Good news for the blues: Tokyo Designers Week

Forget green. Once the only color on the creative minds of the world — from fashion and product design to architecture and packaging — its dominance may soon be usurped.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
May 4, 2010

Cyclists pedaling to Osaka for hearing-impaired pupils

Last Friday, 15 bicycle riders lined up on the campus of Meisei Gakuen School for the Deaf in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, to kick off their second fundraising charity ride to help the school purchase playground equipment.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 19, 2010

Resolve to get involved this new year

It's that time of year when a lot of us make resolutions — many of which last only a few days. 2010 offers you the opportunity to do something new and get more involved in the community.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Nov 24, 2009

Rock Challenge Japan sets youthful energy, idealism to music

Hip hop, pop, ballade and minyo Japanese folk formed the musical backdrops in the Rock Challenge Japan 2009 last week, a dance performance by and for high schoolers.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Oct 27, 2009

Halloween parade a fun autumn tradition for kids, parents alike

Tokyo's Harajuku-Omotesando district was alive with Halloween festivities on Sunday as a throng of costumed kids and parents marched through the neighborhood for the Harajuku Omotesando Halloween Pumpkin Parade.
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Oct 27, 2009

Halloween parade a fun autumn tradition for kids, parents alike

Tokyo's Harajuku-Omotesando district was alive with Halloween festivities on Sunday as a throng of costumed kids and parents marched through the neighborhood for the Harajuku Omotesando Halloween Pumpkin Parade.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
May 5, 2009

'Silent Auction' lends ear to plea of needy

There are many ways to enjoy art: Visit an art museum, join a pottery club or simply walk around a town and take a look at the different architecture.
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Apr 7, 2009

Kenyan Embassy puts positive spin on charity cause

Impoverished children, war-torn homes, towns ravaged by epidemics, land devastated by floods and droughts — these are some of the most powerful images of Africa, and also the most commonly used to encourage charity donations. But, organizers of a fundraising event for Kenyan children late last month...
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Jan 27, 2009

East of Tokyo grooves to the samba rhythms

Although the weather was cold and cloudy, sweat was pouring from those who made it over to the Barbaros New Year Party 2009, an event hosted by G.R.E.S. Barbaros, 17-time winner of the Asakusa Samba Carnival and one of the largest dance teams in the nation dedicated to the Brazilian musical genre.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Oct 5, 2008

Truly global: Formula One's expanding race around the planet

Next weekend, Formula One descends on the Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture. In its second visit in as many years, the "F1 circus" touches down at a completely revamped, high-tech circuit — a transformation that closely mirrors recent changes to the sport itself.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2008

U.S. hedge funds: The sting is in the tail

PHILADELPHIA — Imagine that you are shopping for a high performance car, but that you are not allowed to look under the hood. What's inside is a secret. Furthermore, you cannot find out how similar vehicles have performed, because there are none. Finally, the car carries no warranty.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Apr 6, 2008

Japan's most jam-packed year at the track

Atitan in the field of car manufacturing, Japan has also long been a magnet for international-level motor racing.
Japan Times
LIFE
Oct 8, 2006

Japan Fashion Week tweaks time and place to suit style jet set

When Japan's beleaguered textiles industry belatedly decided to invest in organizing a fashion week to rival the best of Paris, Milan, New York and London -- and persuaded the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to back it -- they hoped a slick new event would garner valuable worldwide media coverage...
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jun 8, 2005

Playing World Baseball Classic in spring or fall makes no sense at all

Do you ever come up with an idea that you think is really great?
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 5, 2002

Faith in a tropical Gethsemane

When the Spanish arrived in the Philippines in the 16th century, they found a lush tropical garden ripe for replanting. King Philip II had commanded his soldiers, administrators and religious zealots that there were to be no repetitions of the atrocities committed in the name of the cross throughout...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 26, 2023

Opulence: The international drag show that owns everything

'Drag Race' stars and Tokyo-based queens set the stage for a spectacle that aims to put Japan’s drag scene on the global map.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jul 2, 2022

With major expos in limbo, Tokyo Game Show reaches an inflection point

Are news-heavy gaming expos heading for a fan-forward sea change?
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 24, 2022

X Games soar in Japan debut as action sports fans flock to Chiba

Tens of thousands of fans turned up as the X Games, known for igniting the mainstream popularity of action sports, took place in Japan for the first time over the weekend.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jan 3, 2022

Hokkaido's Ishikari Beach offers rich bounty for beachcombers

The Tsushima Current carries objects from the south as it flows northward in the Sea of Japan, and the west wind from the Eurasian continent pushes them ashore.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 5, 2021

All women and all alone: Monobob leads new events for 2022 Olympics

With more affordable equipment and the need for only a single driver, monobob could offer countries other than the traditional sledding superpowers a chance to capture Olympic gold.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 2, 2021

The Yamathon gets a COVID-era rebrand

The Yamathon is a more pandemic-friendly event this year, and like a climb up Mount Fuji it is turning into an activity that everyone should at least try once.
PARALYMPICS / Longform
Aug 23, 2021

Can the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics create a watershed moment in disability awareness in Japan?

Paralympians are poised to fight for medals and respect at a Games devoid of spectators.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 7, 2021

Olympics a hit for Japan’s athletes, not for its prime minister

For Prime Minister Suga, the Olympics are more of a letdown and unlikely to improve his chances in a looming general election or provide much of a boost to the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2021

Tokyo was promised glory and riches. It got an Olympics in a bubble.

The Games failed to live up to their economic promise and cast a harsh light on Japan's political culture. Some feel “a hunger for a new system.”
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Jun 6, 2021

Successful World Grand Prix a boost for blind soccer ahead of Paralympics

Tokyo hosted the IBSA-sanctioned event in a bubble environment, enacting strict protocols to ensure the safety for the participating teams amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 17, 2021

3x3 basketball gets ready for close-up at Tokyo Games

A lot of people are going to be introduced to a different style of basketball when the 3x3 competition begins at the Tokyo Olympics.

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