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LIFE / Travel / G20 host cities special
Mar 5, 2019

Onsen and castle grounds steeped in history

Matsuyama, which will host the Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting on Sept. 1 and 2, is the biggest city on the island of Shikoku. The capital of Ehime Prefecture is known for the famous Dogo Onsen, which is regarded as Japan's oldest hot spring with a history dating back around 3,000 years, drawing...
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Mar 4, 2019

Let's discuss Okinawa's referendum

With Okinawa having recently held a referendum on the relocation of a U.S. military base in the prefecture, we discuss the results.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 1, 2019

Suguru Osako aiming for form, not time, in Tokyo Marathon

Suguru Osako isn't a big talker. So he doesn't try to entertain with his words.
Feb 28, 2019

UCDI Obtains Patent on World’s First Method of Producing
Bio-Jet Fuel from CO2 Using Hydrogen Bacteria (UCDI strain)

Tokyo, Japan, February 27, 2019—The Utilization of Carbon Dioxide Institute Co., Ltd. (UCDI; Head Office: Minato, Tokyo / CEO: Dr. Hideaki Yukawa), a venture of The University of Tokyo, today announced that it obtained a patent on December 21, 2018 for its invention of the world’s first method of...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2019

French sports store pulls hijab for women joggers after drawing flak from politicians and on social media

A French sporting goods chain pulled a hijab for women joggers from its shelves after it came under fire from politicians and on social media.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2019

After disaster-filled 2018, lessons from 1995 Hanshin quake resonate with foreign nationals and Kobe officials

The image of a resilient Japan rebounding almost immediately from natural disasters is one that has taken root across the world, but sometimes that image can obfuscate the trauma and the panic of actually living through a disaster.
EDITORIALS
Feb 25, 2019

Voters express clear opposition to Henoko project

The government should think hard about the wisdom of building a new U.S. military facility over the strong opposition of the host prefecture and its people.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 25, 2019

After strong 'no' vote, Okinawans look to highlight case against Henoko base plan in Tokyo and Washington

“Now that the clear opposition of the Okinawa people has been conveyed, it's up to individuals in the rest of Japan to consider our wishes,” an activist says.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Feb 25, 2019

Who's been sleeping in my bed? An unexpected guest

A few weeks ago I had one of those "only in Japan" experiences that leaves you shaking your head and asking yourself, "Did that really just happen!?"
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 24, 2019

More than 70% in Okinawa vote no to relocation of U.S. Futenma base to Henoko

More than 70 percent of voters in Okinawa on Sunday voted against a plan to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from Ginowan to Henoko — a coastal area in the northeastern part of the main island — in a closely watched prefecture-wide referendum that was the first of its kind on the issue....
Reference / EXPLAINER,Q&A
Feb 24, 2019

Okinawa's referendum on relocating the U.S. Futenma base to Henoko: Why now and what's the point?

On Sunday, Okinawa Prefecture's 41 cities, towns and villages held a referendum on whether to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from Ginowan, in the central part of the main island, to a replacement facility being built beside Camp Schwab off the coast of Henoko. It was the first prefecture-wide...
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2019

Tokyo Metro's Marunouchi Line puts new, more energy-efficient trains into operation

The first of Tokyo Metro Co.'s new 2000 series trains went into service on the Marunouchi Line on Saturday, with cars that include designated areas for wheelchairs and strollers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 23, 2019

Virgin Galactic flies first test passenger to the edge of space

A Virgin Galactic rocket plane on Friday soared to the edge of space with a test passenger for the first time, nudging British billionaire Richard Branson's company closer to its goal of suborbital flights for space tourists.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 22, 2019

Morioka: Crafts, poetry and Tohoku’s bleak nature

Though Kenji Miyazawa was little-known in his lifetime, since his death he has been heralded as one of the most important Japanese poets of the early 20th century and one of Iwate Prefecture's most treasured sons. Miyazawa lived in and around Morioka for much of his life and, even now, there remain whispers of him throughout the city.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 22, 2019

Space crew unfazed ahead of first launch since Russian rocket failure

Two astronauts who survived a midair rocket failure in October said on Thursday they had received counselling following their brush with death and felt ready to fly again next month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 20, 2019

North Korea's Kim to travel to Vietnam by train; Trump summit at Government Guesthouse: sources

Vietnam is preparing for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to arrive by train for his summit in Hanoi next week with U.S. President Donald Trump, two sources with direct knowledge of security and logistics planning said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 20, 2019

Ahead of Trump-Kim summit, focus shifts from immediate denuclearization to longer-term approach

With the second North Korea-U.S. summit just a week away, the focus of that meeting has shifted from demands that Pyongyang immediately relinquish its nukes to whether the two parties have the wherewithal to lay the groundwork for such an ambitious goal in the long term, interviews with leading U.S....
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Feb 18, 2019

Money talks: Can you understand what it's saying?

Digital currencies and smartphone apps are changing the way we do business with the yen, but some monetary habits die hard.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2019

In era of AI and apps that track, could Recruit be Japan's top contender for global internet domination?

It was one of the most infamous companies in Japan, rocking the nation with a corporate scandal that ousted a prime minister and then nearly collapsing under a mountain of debt.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Feb 17, 2019

The smooth way to go skiing with kids

Perhaps one of Japan's most child-friendly hotels, Risonare Yatsugatake is a mecca for young families. The guestrooms are spacious, staff are ever-patient and there are kids' menus in the restaurants.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Feb 17, 2019

Okinawan fishermen reel in two live oarfish, eat portion of one

Two rare deep-sea oarfish caught in fixed nets off Toya port on the southwest side of Okinawa stunned the local fishing community last month for simply being alive.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 16, 2019

Understanding how social media can land you in hot water

Only seven weeks into the year and Japan already has a new buzzword to worry about. In the past few weeks, baito tero (part-timer terrorism) has become a major talking point on social media following a string of incidents featuring workers at various chain establishments behaving badly. If you’re...
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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