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OLYMPICS
Jun 16, 2021

Masahiro Tanaka and Tomoyuki Sugano highlight Samurai Japan squad for Tokyo Games

Manager Atsunori Inaba will be calling upon NPB's top players to deliver gold for the host nation when the Olympic baseball tournament begins on July 28.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jun 8, 2021

NFT interest growing in Japan, but legal worries persist

While the local NFT market is still in its infancy, there has already been a battle among businesses to team up with popular intellectual-property holders.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 7, 2021

Japan's premier art collective teamLab celebrates 20 years with a spot of tea and a Miami bash

Marking 20 years, teamLab has a lot to be proud of when it comes to making an impact on the international art scene. The collective's success was not a foregone conclusion, however.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2021

GameStop frenzy is lost in translation for Japan’s day traders

Whatever the reason, Japan's throngs of retail investors seems reluctant to get too involved in the GameStop Corp. trading frenzy that has shaken markets worldwide.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 22, 2020

Warren Cromartie won't continue role as Yomiuri adviser in 2021

The three-time Best Nine selectee returned to the Giants in 2019 at manager and former teammate Tatsunori Hara's request.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Oct 5, 2020

Dragons trying to blaze path to A-Class finish in Central League

It's been a long time since there were Chunichi Dragons games worth getting excited about this late in a season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Jul 13, 2020

Yuki Yanagita powers Hawks past Eagles in six-game series

With no All-Star Game, Yuki Yanagita held his own personal home run derby last week in Fukuoka.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 29, 2020

Amateur traders pile into Asian stocks, making pros nervous

When the coronavirus pandemic sent shares plunging, you didn’t have to be a professional investor to spot a buying opportunity. In fact, it might be better if you weren’t.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 19, 2020

Japan's re-entry ban threatens scholarships, admission and graduation for foreign students

Many students from developing countries heavily depend on financial aid, and it is often the only way they can pursue higher education.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 25, 2020

Children of nurses in Japan excluded from day care over virus fears

The Education Ministry earlier this month urged schools to battle such prejudice, saying it could weaken the health care system.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Apr 20, 2020

Coronavirus crisis offers chance to update Japanese schools

The current coronavirus pandemic has caused school closures around the world. While some have been able to make the jump to digital ways of learning, others have fallen short.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / A Weekend In
Apr 18, 2020

A weekend inside: Toy art, 'Tiger King' and a candle-lit bubble bath

Ideas to keep you entertained over a weekend indoors.
Reader Mail
Jan 31, 2020

Japan's disaster prep is leaving a gaping hole

It's good to see that the Japanese emergency responders are practicing their rescue skills in case of a disaster during the upcoming Olympics ("Preparing for the worst: How Tokyo will respond to an Olympic quake" in the Jan. 24 edition).
PODCAST / deep dive
Oct 9, 2019

Episode 25: The start of an extraordinary Diet

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set the tone for this year's extraordinary Diet session with a pledge to overhaul the nation's social welfare system to create one beneficial for all generations.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Sep 30, 2019

Say bad thing, read boilerplate apology: Japan, we can do better

A joke about her skin hasn't bothered Naomi Osaka, but there are broader ramifications from such kind of comedy.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 17, 2019

Giants' Hayato Sakamoto sets personal record with 32nd homer in triumph over Tigers

Just like the weather outside of the relatively comfortable and cool confines of Tokyo Dome, the Yomiuri Giants are starting to heat up again.
PODCAST / deep dive
Jul 10, 2019

Episode 19: Why is Japan whaling again?

Whalers are delighted by the policy shift, but many around the world have been left outraged and confused as to why Japan is so keen to continue its hunts. Staff writer Sakura Murakami joins Oscar Boyd to discuss.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

School widens its role in connecting students with the global community

Waseda University's beginnings hark back to 1882, when samurai turned politician-cum-educator Shigenobu Okuma founded Tokyo Senmon Gakko (Tokyo College). The institution acquired university status in 1902 and was renamed Waseda University.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 31, 2019

Moves are afoot to push media to switch Japanese name order in English, but will it work?

Some laugh it off as a First World problem. But others say the topic touches upon issues of identity, sovereignty and press freedom.
Dec 7, 2018

TSUNEISHI GROUP Announces the Appointment of Executives, Dated as of January 1st, 2019

TSUNEISHI HOLDINGS CORPORATION (HQ: 1083 Tsuneishi, Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan; President: Hirotatsu Kambara) hereby announces the appointment of executives of TSUNEISHI HOLDINGS CORPORATION, TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. and KAMBARA KISEN Co., Ltd., and the appointment of presidents...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 12, 2018

To totally understand 'zenbu,' you have to learn all of its usages

u5168u90e8 and u5168u90e8u3067 have similar meanings but are not interchangeable.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Nov 8, 2018

The Japanese films that made a splash at TIFF

Every year people from the film industry — buyers, programmers and critics — descend on the Tokyo International Film Festival to see what this country has to offer, and every year they usually find at least one gem among the selections in the Japanese Cinema Splash section for indie films.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Oct 3, 2018

What does the future hold for Naomi Osaka and Japanese dual nationals?: Readers' views

Some readers' letters in response to the recent Community articles about Japan's first tennis singles Grand Slam champion.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Sep 17, 2018

When stumped in Japanese, go where stumped Japanese go

Reading Japanese explanations of Japanese grammar patterns is a surefire way to improve your reading ability and to make sure you're getting unadulterated content.
CULTURE / Books / WORKS BY JAPANESE WOMEN
Sep 15, 2018

Mieko Kawakami: A writer's writer who is at once highly readable and immensely popular

From her distinctive style to her choice of topics, Mieko Kawakami is both a writer's writer and an entertainer, a thinker and constantly evolving stylist who manages to be highly readable and immensely popular.

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building