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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 14, 2022

Munetaka Murakami sets his sights on bigger things — including MLB

There are probably many in MLB who feel the 22-year-old is ready for the challenge after putting the baseball world on notice with his performance this past season.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2022

Japan to allow prefectures to declare medical state of emergency if COVID cases hit records

The government announced it will let prefectures enact stronger measures if infections soar above the level of the last wave and their health care system is threatened.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2022

Japan's eighth COVID wave expected to be biggest since pandemic began

Unlike during past surges of the virus, infections this time around are being driven by areas that didn't experience a huge spike during the seventh wave.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2022

Justice minister’s death row gaffe marks another blow for Kishida

The minister made remarks widely interpreted as making light of his responsibility to authorize executions of death row inmates.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 10, 2022

Chip shortages and rising costs hurt automakers despite boost from weak yen

Although the earnings of some major carmakers for the April-September period showed that many have benefited from the historically weak yen, they now appear to be more cautious than upbeat.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2022

Buffaloes end Japan Series title drought with victory over Swallows in Game 7

Orix won the final four games to win the franchise's first Japan Series since Ichiro Suzuki helped the BlueWave win the title in 1996.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 28, 2022

Kishida Cabinet approves fresh ¥39 trillion stimulus package

The government aims to reduce monthly electricity, gas and gasoline costs for the average household by u00a55,000 between January and September next year.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 27, 2022

Faith or manipulation? Debate grows over regulating Unification Church tactics

Some argue that followers were manipulated into giving donations, while others say that questioning their 'faith' could lead to restrictions on freedom of religion.
SPORTS
Oct 23, 2022

Antonio Inoki: A career remembered in an open-hand slap

The late former wrestler was known for taking on the likes of Muhammad Ali with his own brand of combat, but his personality ensured he always had something to offer his fans.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2022

Rival parties work together to craft bills helping 'spiritual sales' victims

By reaching out to the opposition, Kishida could pass a bill faster while dampening the momentum of opposition members grilling him on the issue of the Unification Church.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 14, 2022

Time running out for families of Japanese abducted by North Korea

There is concern that Pyongyang will continue to stall on the issue, and some family members have suggested the Japanese government needs to rethink its approach.
JAPAN / Explainer
Oct 9, 2022

Domestic travel subsidies set to begin for Japan residents

The National Travel Discount program — which is available only to those with residency status in Japan — uses government subsidies to fund discounts on meals, shopping and accommodation.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 4, 2022

Munetaka Murakami earns place in NPB history with dominant season

The Swallows slugger broke new ground for a Japan-born player on Monday when he finished the regular season with his 56th home run, wrapping up the Triple Crown in the process.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Longform
Oct 3, 2022

What Japan’s iconic beef can teach us about ‘soft power’

The upcoming u2018Wagyu Olympics' in Kagoshima Prefecture is expected to create much-needed buzz about the industry among consumers at home and abroad.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 2, 2022

NBA and Wizards celebrate Rui Hachimura's Japan homecoming

The 24-year-old forward has been the star of the show since his team arrived on Wednesday for their two-game preseason series with the reigning NBA champion Warriors.
JAPAN / Explainer
Oct 2, 2022

Tax breaks, local specialties: What to know about Japan’s furusato nōzei program

Foreign residents had difficulty taking advantage of the program due to a lack of information in languages other than Japanese — until now.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 29, 2022

As parliament reconvenes, questions loom over LDP-Komeito ties

The kind of close, informal connections senior members of previous LDP-led governments had with senior Komeito officials appears to be lacking under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Japan’s legal system struggles to deal with AI-made child sexual abuse images
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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

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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.
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