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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 2, 2019

'Kiyoharu Art Colony Guesthouse "Washin": Hiroshi Sugimoto'

April 6-June 30
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WORLD
Apr 2, 2019

U.S. intel veterans helped UAE spy on Al Jazeera boss and BBC host during row with Qatar, says report

A group of American hackers who once worked for U.S. intelligence agencies helped the United Arab Emirates spy on a BBC host, the chairman of Al Jazeera and other prominent Arab media figures during a tense 2017 confrontation pitting the UAE and its allies against the Gulf state of Qatar.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Northern Italy report 2019
Apr 2, 2019

Yamaha Motor Europe: A passion for excellence

In the town of Lesmo, just outside Milan, Yamaha Corp. operates within a single compound that covers all the businesses it conducts in Europe — Yamaha Motor Europe, Yamaha Research and Development center, Yamaha Motor Racing and Yamaha Music.
EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 2019

Bidding goodbye to Heisei; saying hello to Reiwa

As it prepares to usher in the new era, Japan faces a host of challenges that could shake up the future course of the nation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 1, 2019

An economic policy agenda for the Reiwa Era

The Reiwa Era is poised to become a great one for Japan.
JAPAN / Explainer
Apr 1, 2019

Imperial era names — once coined by emperors, now by the Cabinet

Japan will usher in a new era, Reiwa, when Crown Prince Akihito ascends to the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1 — a day after Emperor Akihito abdicates.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 1, 2019

Take your Japanese to the point where you can even use 'sae' and 'made' correctly

The particles u307eu3067 and u3055u3048 both emphasize degree, the former expressing the limits of time, space, quantity and so on. By attaching it to a noun (X), the construction Xu307eu3067 can translate to “until X”
JAPAN / Help Wanted?
Mar 31, 2019

Bumpy ride feared in Japan as new visa types issued to ease labor crunch

Japan will open its doors wider to workers from abroad when the revised Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act takes effect. However, with it comes a host of other issues.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Mar 30, 2019

'The Missionary and the Libertine': Buruma's writing is incendiary, positively fizzling with ideas

'The Missionary and the Libertine,' an eclectic collection of essays by Ian Buruma, remains as readable today as when it was first published in 1996.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 30, 2019

Nemo Glassman: Bringing that extra variable to Japan travel

Name: Nemo Glassman
EDITORIALS
Mar 29, 2019

The challenge of governance reform at Nissan

Nissan needs to ensure that the proposed changes to its governance structure will not end in nominal reforms but effectively revamp the way the company is run.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 29, 2019

Vietnamese nun in Tokyo prays for compatriots who lost lives at work in Japan, fearing more to come

Rows of wooden mortuary tablets inscribed with names line an altar at a Buddhist temple in Tokyo — silent testimony to Vietnamese people who died after coming to Japan to work or study.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / EXPLAINER
Mar 28, 2019

Government bill on power harassment takes aim at Japan's workplace woes

A supervisor berates employees as slackers and incompetents. A president taunts, punches and forces a worker to write a letter of resignation — leading the employee to commit suicide. A whistle-blower exposes an illegal cartel, only to be banished and given mundane tasks to perform for over 20 years....
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 28, 2019

Veteran coach Bob Nash confident in Jun Nakanishi as Fukuoka's new GM

Jun Nakanishi launched his pro basketball career during a period of major changes — nonstop expansion for a decade — here. And so he has witnessed the ups and downs of Japan pro basketball since the inception of the now-disbanded bj-league in 2005.
Japan Times
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Mar 28, 2019

Music program returns as a monthly broadcast

"Songs of Tokyo," a program aired on NHK World-Japan and NHK General TV in 2017 and 2018, will begin airing monthly starting this spring. Shingo Murakami of Kanjani Eight will reprise his role as the program's host.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 27, 2019

Wife of marine in Okinawa works to support survivors of sexual assault by U.S. military personnel

The spouse of an active duty Marine in Okinawa Prefecture is championing an initiative to provide support for people who have been sexually assaulted by members of the U.S. military.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Halal grows ahead of 2020 Games
Mar 25, 2019

Food options expanding for Japan-bound Muslims

There was a bit of a scrum outside Ajiran ramen house on Feb. 27, when around 30 media representatives and food buffs waited to sample the fare on offer at the newest noodle shop on the block in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Mar 24, 2019

March 25, 2019

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CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Mar 23, 2019

William Gibson's 'Idoru': Tokyo sci-fi becomes full-blown reality

Satirical yet eerily plausible, William Gibson's 'Idoru' is a complex sci-fi novel set in post-quake Tokyo that addresses the often negative impacts technology has on our lives.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 22, 2019

Last-minute Golden Week ideas if you’re staying in Japan

With the emperor's abdication at the end of April comes a bumper Golden Week. Including the weekends on either end, there's a 10-day span from April 27 to May 6 where pretty much the entire country will be on holiday, celebrating the end of the Heisei Era (1989-2019) or a moment of rare freedom from...
Japan Times
JAPAN / WAW! and W20 Special
Mar 22, 2019

Gender diversity, inclusivity vital for growth

Philip Morris Japan Ltd. (PMJ) has extensively recruited female talent to achieve greater diversity in its workforce. In 2018, 40 percent of total new hires were women, which is 2.5 times more than figures from five years ago. The increase was even more dramatic in the field sales force, where the new...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 20, 2019

How media discourages Japan's youth from traveling abroad

The nation's best-selling travel guide tends to heavily stress crime and danger in other countries.
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Japan to regularly accept assistant language teachers from India
Indian assistant language teachers pose for a photo with Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Ono (center) at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Friday.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Kyoto University researchers find mechanism behind malignant pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer, the third-leading cause of cancer death in Japan, has the lowest five-year survival rate of any cancer at just 8.5%.
Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.
Three decades and a pile of notebooks: The beat writer who chronicled Ichiro’s career
Reporters and photographers, including long-time baseball beat writer Keizo Konishi, swarm around Ichiro Suzuki during the World Baseball Classic in San Diego in 2009.
Behind the scenes: Inside Fuji Rock’s strategy for staying on top
In recent years, Fuji Rock has had fewer blockbuster performers and showcased more top-selling Japanese acts and international musicians' first-time performances in Japan.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
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