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SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Jan 29, 2021

COVID-19 chaos hits J. League offseason, leaving many in limbo

As a number of players and even managers wait to get into Japan due to travel restrictions, the league is considering its options on ticket sales for next month's Super Cup.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 23, 2021

Wisdom often fails the test of time

One generation's knowledge is the next generation's folly.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 21, 2021

Race back to anime’s halcyon days with 'Redline'

The action-packed film about adrenaline-chasing racers in a distant galaxy draws fervent fans for its 10th anniversary.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 19, 2021

A flurry of news means a ton of new Japanese vocabulary

The first few weeks of 2021 have been eventful to say the least. Make sure to take a note of the new vocabulary you're hearing in order to keep up with the talk of the town.
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Jan 16, 2021

Kansai's 2030 vision is to think like a penguin

Kansai Economic Federation, which includes some of Kansai's largest and most influential firms, hopes to tap patrons with the spirit of a “first penguin” to revive the region's fortunes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 14, 2021

Buddhist monks are snapping up ESG bonds in Japan

Japanese religious organizations are also under pressure to earn more from investing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2021

Virus casts shadow over once-in-a-lifetime coming-of-age ceremonies

Annual rite of passage for Japan's 20-year-olds would have been celebrated in style, with decadent kimonos, childhood reunions and all-night after-parties, were it not for COVID-19.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 3, 2021

Can Suga lead beyond September or is he destined to be a short-term PM?

Entering a high-stakes election year, the prime minister will be faced with a series of uphill battles over the global health crisis, his policies — and his own political fate.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 31, 2020

Crime prevention tips for seniors among highlights of new year publications

From looking at the contents, you'd never have guessed what a crazy year 2020 has been.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 18, 2020

Carp's Ryosuke Kikuchi captures eighth straight Golden Glove

Kikuchi's award capped off a historic season in which the second baseman did not commit a single error for the Central League side.
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Dec 15, 2020

Heavyweight Nikai and his scandal-plagued LDP faction ruffling feathers

Allegations of bribery against two former farm ministers now threaten to weaken the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction and its powerful leader.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 11, 2020

The expectations of Joe Biden's administration differ from country to country

The U.S., Japan and their allies must compete with China, not each other.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 4, 2020

Despite scandals, Suga achieves his goals in first Diet session as PM

The prime minister overall stayed on course to pass necessary bills and ward off criticism in relation to a science council and cherry blossom-viewing party.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 26, 2020

'Anime Architecture' brings out the beauty in the details

Stefan Riekeles' book puts a spotlight on the background work that informs the ambience of anime's intricate worlds.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2020

Suga faces fire as controversy over Abe parties returns to spotlight

The prime minister was grilled by opposition lawmakers Wednesday over whether he made inaccurate claims at the Diet last year about a potential breach of laws on gift-giving.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 22, 2020

Seagulls reach Japan X Bowl after dramatic goal-line stand

The Obic Seagulls extended their 2020 season and punched their ticket to the Japan X Bowl after an extraordinary ending in their season-finale victory over the Panasonic Impulse on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 9, 2020

Japan faces high costs in achieving Suga's 2050 carbon neutrality target

The country lacks suitable geography for building many solar and wind farms, and the power sector is just one area in which carbon emissions need to be slashed.
SUMO
Nov 5, 2020

Healthy yokozuna Hakuho looks ready to reclaim throne

The Miyagino stable man is in position to extend his championship record and pick up an incredible 45th Emperor's Cup.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2020

China envisions a new Hong Kong, firmly under its control

Hainan province, an island the size of Maryland in the South China Sea, has been envisioned as a free-trade port and international commercial hub.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
Tropical Storm Peipah brings heavy rain to parts of western Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings of landslides and other disasters due to heavy rainfall in several areas.
Trump signs order reducing tariffs on Japanese autos
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, shake hands.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Japan alerting consumers to cash-on-delivery problems
In fiscal 2024 through March this year, the National Consumers Affairs Center received inquiries and gave advice on problems associated with cash-on-delivery services.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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