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Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Dec 16, 2018

Fukushima launches multilingual emergency call service as number of foreign residents rebounds

The prefectural police and fire departments in Fukushima have started multilingual services aimed at non-Japanese speakers making emergency calls amid a rising number of foreign visitors in the run-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 15, 2018

Hannaryz outlast SeaHorses in 2OT; Julian Mavunga, Kennedy Meeks notch triple-doubles in wild game

The Kyoto Hannaryz and SeaHorses Mikawa produced a high-scoring drama on the hardwood on Saturday night.
EDITORIALS
Dec 14, 2018

The Huawei challenge

Working with Huawei will ensure the safety and integrity of 5G networks and avoid the balkanization of global 5G networks.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 14, 2018

Andreas Zagklis takes reins at FIBA

Nearly two months after longtime secretary general Patrick Baumann's death on Oct. 13 in Buenos Aires, FIBA has appointed his successor.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Dec 10, 2018

イーオンの外国人教師が選ぶ「2018年、最も印象に残った日本の出来事・ニュース」

　英字新聞を発行する株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社:東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長:堤 丈晴、以下「ジャパンタイムズ」）と英会話教室を運営する株式会社イーオン（本社:東京都新宿区、代表取締役:三宅義和、以下「イーオン」）は、日本に暮らす外国人が、今年ニュースを賑わした日本の出来事についてどのようにとらえているのかを調査すべく、イーオンに在籍中の外国人教師534名を対象に「2018年、最も印象に残った日本の出来事・ニュース」について調査を実施しました。...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 8, 2018

Irasshaimase!: Foreign-born clerks are becoming a familiar sight at convenience stores nationwide, but is Japan ready to welcome them?

Phan Hoang Tu Linh feels she has gotten the hang of working in a Japanese convenience store now, but she admits she found it tough at first.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 8, 2018

Jubilo top Verdy in J1 playoff

The J. League's 26th season drew to a close on Saturday with a showdown between two storied clubs that would seem familiar — yet in other ways somewhat alien — to those who watched from the terraces and in front of TV sets in the 1990s.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 7, 2018

George Foreman became business giant after boxing career

Third in a three-part series
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 6, 2018

Levanga part ways with bench boss Jose Neto, promote Tomohide Utsumi

As the Levanga Hokkaido return to action after the B. League's break due to FIBA World Cup Asia qualifying, a new bench boss will be calling the shots.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2018

2020 Tokyo Games: Costs related to Japan's scorching summers being factored into the budget

Organizers and the head of the International Olympic Committee's inspection team for the Tokyo 2020 Games on Wednesday said the rising costs associated with preventing heat-related illnesses and injuries to athletes and spectators due to the country's increasingly hotter summers are being factored into...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Dec 3, 2018

Tokyo 2020 organizers discuss 6 a.m. start for marathons

Tokyo's summers are hot. That means upcoming Olympic events may need to start earlier in the morning.
BASKETBALL
Dec 2, 2018

Yudai Baba aims for greatness under father's watch

Toyama City Gymnasium belonged to local star Yudai Baba on Friday night.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 1, 2018

Question mark hangs over holiday reshuffles

The Diet passed a bill in June that will shift certain national holidays in 2020 to ease traffic congestion during the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Marine Day, which is usually the third Monday of July, will be moved to July 23, the day before the opening ceremony, while Sports Day, normally the second Monday...
BASKETBALL
Dec 1, 2018

Utsunomiya to host 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, has been chosen to host next year's FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final, basketball's global governing body announced on Friday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 1, 2018

IOC leader Thomas Bach speaks out on many issues

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the organization is still reviewing multiple proposals concerning the possibility of extreme heat during the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2018

Foreign rental car drivers involved in four times more accidents in Osaka than domestic drivers: data

The rate of rental car accidents involving foreign drivers in Osaka Prefecture is four times higher than those involving Japanese drivers, according to recent data released by the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Nov 29, 2018

Farewell Mary Jane: Grieving for a lost jazz hideout

The late Donald Richie, a legendary chronicler of 20th century Japan, once said that to accept life in Tokyo, you must embrace constant change and not give in to nostalgia. In the 60 years he lived in this great city he saw multiple transformations — from the immediate post-World War II days to the...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2018

Wheelchair-accessible tour in Kamakura aims to revolutionize tourism for people with disabilities

The owner of a barrier-free guesthouse in Kamakura is prepping a tour that will allow people with disabilities to travel to sightseeing spots that would have previously been virtually impossible to visit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2018

NHK to trim fees by 4.5% by fiscal 2020 to meet criteria for online simulcasting

NHK's board on Tuesday approved the public broadcaster's plan to cut its television viewing fees by 4.5 percent by fiscal 2020.
EDITORIALS
Nov 26, 2018

Tsai and the DPP get shellacked

There's no appetite on Taiwan for a real challenge to China and Japan must adjust its strategic calculations accordingly.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.
Tokyo stocks hit by a perfect storm of tariffs, politics and budget worries
Tokyo stocks are underperforming shares in other large markets globally.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Tokyobike founder believes in taking in sights of dynamic cities slowly
Ichiro Kanai, founder and president of Tokyobike, is developing a niche but a new customer base who want to cycle as part of a lifestyle.
Music idol and anime fandom merch is big business
Businesses who cater to fandoms gathered at Tokyo Lifestyle Week for the second annual Oshikatsu — Merch Collection Expo, a trade show devoted to fandom goods.

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How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
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