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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 27, 2018

A Japan-U.S. pact looks like the opposite of free trade

Abe can't yield much on agriculture, while U.S. cars face few barriers — and few buyers — in Japan.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2018

Japan and U.S. agree to expanded trade framework ahead of Abe-Trump summit

Japan and the United States agreed on Tuesday to create a framework for expanding trade between the two countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 25, 2018

Japan's economy is starting a new chapter

Look what happened over two decades while the world was distracted by China.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 21, 2018

Why Japan's first submarine visit to Vietnam matters

While the move may appear routine, its significance is unmistakable.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 13, 2018

Investors hunting bargains in Japan might want to wait till U.S. midterms pass

Some Japan equity strategists are recommending investors hold off any hunt for bargains until trade tensions cool after the U.S. midterm elections.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 11, 2018

'Omotenashi' underlies Japan's low economic productivity

On a narrow side street in a residential neighborhood in the suburbs of Tokyo, a new apartment building is being built from scratch. Six construction workers are putting up the four-story building using prefabricated parts, while another six workers are manning the different roads leading into the construction...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 11, 2018

Altaba looks to raise $4.3 billion by selling remainder of its Yahoo Japan stake

Altaba Inc., the holding company formed from the overseas investments not purchased by Verizon Communications Inc. in its acquisition of Yahoo Inc., will raise about $4.34 billion by selling its entire stake in Yahoo Japan Corp.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 1, 2018

Japan's celebrities are using social media to turn criticism on its head

Social media present a tightrope for celebrities in Japan. An increasing number of high-profile people are becoming savvy with platforms such as Instagram and Twitter, helping them to develop an online fan base. However, the internet also opens them up to criticism, and the past couple of weeks have...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ASIAN GAMES
Sep 1, 2018

Japan takes gold in field hockey

Sakura Japan set a lofty goal of winning gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and Friday's victory will certainly help give the team momentum and confidence to do so.
BASKETBALL
Aug 30, 2018

Journey for Japan's hoop team to end with game for 7th place

The Japan men's national basketball team's bizarre, unprecedented journey at the Asian Games is nearly — and finally — coming to an end.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Aug 25, 2018

'Birds of Japan': More than a guide, a labor of love

Mark Brazil's 'Birds of Japan' will be a birders' Bible for the foreseeable future and fills the niche for anyone who plans to search out the wealth of birds that this country has to offer.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 20, 2018

Samurai Japan names roster for fall Nichibei Yakyu series

Yomiuri Giants Sawamura Award-winner Tomoyuki Sugano, popular sluggers Yuki Yanagita and Yoshitomo Tsutsugo and other star Nippon Professional Baseball stars will suit up in the Samurai Japan jersey against a team of major league all-stars in an exhibition series this fall, organizers announced Monday....
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Aug 20, 2018

Yu Kato helps shine light on women's baseball in Japan

Yu Kato wants to bring women's baseball into the spotlight. She wants people to see what she can do on the diamond and also how talented the rest of her Saitama Astraia teammates are. She wants to everyone to know there is quality baseball being played in the Japan Women's Baseball League.
Britain’s Prince of Wales aircraft carrier makes Japan debut
HMS Prince of Wales arrives into the Port of Darwin, Australia, in July during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
Japanese students who want to study abroad looking at options in Asia
The number of Japanese students who applied to the National Taiwan University in Taipei in 2025 is more than 60% higher than last year due partly to affordability and proximity.
Controversial theories continue to swirl around 1985 JAL jet crash
Kimi Ozawa, who lost her husband in the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet, prays in front of his memorial marker on Tuesday in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture.
1 in 55 Japanese middle schoolers abuse over-the-counter drugs, survey shows
Among the middle school students who admitted to abusing over-the-counter medication, the majority — around 64% — said they got them from pharmacies while a third said they had access to them in their own households.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Ishiba's critics be able to garner enough support for a leadership race?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's political survival likely hinges on whether a leadership race will take place within the Liberal Democratic Party following its decision to have its election committee canvass the opinions of party members and prefectural chapters on the subject.
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan’s germ warfare
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.

Podcast

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

Longform

Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person
By Naoko Abe

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