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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2019

Innovative planning, foreign startups tie into urban life

Compact and efficient, the energetic city of Fukuoka is an ideal venue to host this weekend's two-day G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, with the vibrant metropolis slated to also welcome major events such as some 2019 Rugby World Cup matches, as well as the 2021 World Aquatics...
Japan Times
JAPAN / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 7, 2019

Japan facing increased pressure to hike minimum wage, but business leaders give mixed response

Last month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy recommended that the government draw up detailed measures to bring the nationwide average minimum wage up to ¥1,000 per hour as soon as possible.
WORLD / Society
Jun 7, 2019

Pioneering U.N. study counts 115 million 'child grooms' worldwide

About 115 million boys were married off as children, with 1 in 5 wed before they turned 15, according to the first United Nations study to track the prevalence of child grooms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 7, 2019

FCC votes to curb 'scourge' of robocalls, giving carriers OK to take blocking tactics

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to help shield you from those unwanted telemarketers and scammers who warn you about fake tax problems or offer too-good-to-be-true vacation packages.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 6, 2019

Abe equals Hirobumi Ito as Japan's third-longest-serving prime minister

Political observers largely attribute the longevity of Abe's leadership to a relatively strong economy and a fragmented opposition.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jun 6, 2019

Japan's king of comedy, Yoshimoto Kogyo's Hiroshi Osaki, expands his realm

It has been 10 years since Hiroshi Osaki took the reins at Yoshimoto Kogyo, and in that time Japan's oldest and arguably most influential entertainment agency has veered down several different paths. While comedy remains at the forefront of the company's activities, as it has for over a century, these...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 6, 2019

Chiba loquat grower loves his work, but frets over the future of the biwa business

Kenzo Takeba picks a loquat out of his basket, unwraps it from its paper cover and expertly begins to peel off the delicate orange skin with his fingers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2019

Religion, intolerance and political blowback

Identity politics is reshaping electoral contests as cultural nationalists push back against the perceived excesses of social progressives.
EDITORIALS
Jun 4, 2019

Criminal justice reform is far from complete

Efforts to eliminate the risk of false charges and convictions need to continue even after the full implementation of the 2016 amendments.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2019

The dark side of the Saudi-Israeli cold peace

The Saudis are using Israeli-made cyberweapons to monitor and intimidate dissidents abroad.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 4, 2019

'Who Opens Up the World?'

June 1-30
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 4, 2019

Canadian inquiry calls deaths of indigenous women 'genocide'

The deaths in Canada of more than a thousand aboriginal women and girls in recent decades was a national genocide, a government inquiry into murdered and missing indigenous women concluded in a report on Monday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 3, 2019

Japanese runners to get shot at Tokyo 2020 spot during MGC

Olympic marathon trials have always generated major interest among the Japanese public. But the attention will be even greater this year, thanks to the first-ever Marathon Grand Championship.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 3, 2019

Now is the time for stronger G20 trade and investment

The G20 is uniquely placed to take collective action to ensure future prosperity.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 3, 2019

World leaders falling short on gender equality pledges, research shows

World leaders are failing 1.4 billion girls and women on promises of a fairer future, according to a global index launched at the world's biggest gender equality conference.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jun 2, 2019

When Japan strikes the right chord

From missionary work in Kagoshima Prefecture to creating arrangements for Joe Hisaishi's 'Ni no Kuni' film score, composer Chad Cannon talks about his affinity with Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jun 2, 2019

Swing into action with new releases

New in games this month: Long anticipated Metroidvania adventures and virtual reality golf
EDITORIALS
Jun 2, 2019

Step up the fight against power harassment

Employers need to realize the gravity of the power harassment problem and make steady efforts to eliminate it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2019

Japan must exit coal

The government should shake itself free from lobby groups and establish the nation as a world leader in the shift toward renewables
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 1, 2019

The prison inside: Japan's hikikomori lack relationships, not physical spaces

Fifty-three-year-old Kenji Yamase doesn't fit the traditional image of a hikikomori, but then perceptions of Japan's social recluses are changing.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Osaka fire kills two firefighters and leaves four injured
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire in the Dotonbori district in the city of Osaka on Monday.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
Two Japanese nationals shot dead in Manila
Commuters cross the street through traffic in Manila.
A factory town in crisis shows Japan’s fading manufacturing era
Nissan workers walk outside its Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Nissan plans to shut the plant by the end of fiscal 2027.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.
A seaside hotel built on competitive Japanese cycling
In a region more associated with art, Keirin Hotel 10 takes a decidedly more athletic approach to attracting tourists.

Podcast

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

Longform

Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
By Tomoko Otake

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