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PRESS / Corporate Trends
Jun 12, 2017

ジャパンタイムズ、News2uHDのグループ企業へ

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(代表取締役社長:堤丈晴、本社:東京都港区、以下「ジャパンタイムズ」)の親会社である株式会社ニフコは2017年6月12日、保有する発行済株式の全てを株式会社ニューズ・ツー・ユーホールディングス(代表取締役社長:末松(神原)弥奈子、本社:東京都千代田区、以下「News2uHD」)に譲渡する旨の契約を同社と締結しました。これにより、株式譲渡後(6月下旬)ジャパンタイムズはNews2uHDの完全子会社になります。今後、ジャパンタイムズは同社のグループ企業として、日本と世界の英文ニュースを国内外に発信していきます。...
PRESS / Events
Feb 6, 2017

The 8th Japan Times Spelling Bee to be held March 4

  Tokyo, Feb.6, 2017 - The Japan Times, Ltd. is pleased to announce that the 8th Japan Times Bee will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2017.
PRESS / Events
Feb 3, 2017

「IoT が変えるメディアと英語教育」開催

    英字新聞を発行する株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都港区、代表取締役社長:堤 丈晴) 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)は、 ジャパンタイムズ創刊...
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2017

China's nuclear power capacity likely to overtake America's within a decade

China's rapid nuclear expansion will result in it overtaking the U.S. as the nation with the largest atomic power capacity by 2026, according to BMI Research.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jan 30, 2017

'Unpopular' Nagoya on hunt for catchphrase, logo to pitch its appeal to tourists

In an effort to become a travel destination instead of a mere transit point, Nagoya is asking the public to help create a slogan or catchphrase the city can use for tourism posters and websites to improve its appeal.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 30, 2016

British envoy, Japan Times turn tide in NHK history drama

Japanese love watching historical dramas, and one of the most popular times portrayed is the final years of the Edo Period (1603-1868), when the nation went through dramatic change politically, diplomatically and socially with the fall of the shogunate.
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
Dec 21, 2016

Revised Edition to a Long-running Bestseller

Tokyo, December 21, 2016 - The Japan Times, Ltd. has released a revised edition to its bestselling fun-and-easy kana practice book, "Kana Can Be Easy [Revised Edition]."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2016

Clinton tailwind seen as Latinos in large numbers vote early in Florida, Nevada

The man answering a volunteer's knock on the door in the Kendall section of Miami-Dade County on Saturday was emphatic: Not only would he vote but "esperamos que la presidenta gane" — Spanish for "we hope Madam President wins."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 4, 2016

Aspiring females aim sights at solving pilot crisis dogging Asian airlines

Sophia Kuo says she still hears the whispers as she walks through international airports in her EVA Airways Corp. pilot's uniform: “ 'Wow, we have female pilots.' 'How does she fly an airplane?' 'She must be really smart!' ”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2016

China considers banning all unapproved Internet domains

China's government is moving to tighten its grip over the Internet as it rolls out draft rules that will effectively ban Web domains not approved by local authorities, including possibly the most widely used .com and .org addresses.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 9, 2016

Japan Post scales back graduate hiring in blow to labor union

Japan Post Holdings Co. is hiring fewer graduates than it planned next fiscal year, in contrast with labor union calls for the newly listed financial and mail delivery giant to boost staffing.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Feb 4, 2016

The 7th Japan Times Spelling Bee to be held March 19

Tokyo, Feb.4, 2016 — The Japan Times, Ltd. is pleased to announce that the 7th Japan Times Bee will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2016

Cruz rips up truce with Trump in Republican presidential debate

The long and awkward truce between anti-establishment favorites Donald Trump and Ted Cruz blew apart at the Republican debate Thursday as the two men battling for first place in the Iowa caucuses tore into each other over Cruz's eligibility to be president.
Japan Times
PRESS / Services
Jan 4, 2016

『The Japan Times ST』にて英文法の新連載開始

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都港区、代表取締役:堤丈晴)発行の英語学習者向け週刊英字新聞「The Japan Times ST」は1月15日号紙面より、英会話イーオンのカリスマ教師、Ian Fogelman氏による新連載『カリスマ教師Ian先生の...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 2, 2016

House of cards: Can traditional New Year’s greetings survive in modern times?

On Jan. 1, legions of Japan Post Co. employees delivered millions of nengajō (New Year's cards) to homes nationwide.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 2, 2016

Postal workers nationwide do whatever it takes to deliver New Year's greetings on time

Waking up on Jan. 1 is a little like waking up on Christmas morning — there's a palpable sense of excitement in the air as you reach into your post box to discover who has (and who hasn't) sent you a New Year's card.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 7, 2015

TV Asahi gets 'The Scoop' on false convictions

Last week the Tokyo Shimbun ran an article about Keiko Aoki and Tatsuhiro Boku, the couple convicted of murdering Aoki's 11-year-old daughter in 1995 and sentenced to life in prison. The upcoming retrial, which will likely reverse the guilty verdict, may reveal that the Osaka pair were coerced into making...
Japan Times
PRESS / Services
Oct 21, 2015

The Japan Times ST編集長によるボキャブラリー講座毎週月曜日YouTubeにて配信中!

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都港区、代表取締役:堤丈晴)発行の英語学習者向け週刊英字新聞「The Japan Times ST」の編集長・高橋敏之がお届けする英語ボキャブラリー動画講座『ボキャビル・カレッジ』が毎週月曜日、YouTube上で配信されています。...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2015

Tepco expects to begin freezing ice wall at Fukushima No. 1 by year-end

Tokyo Electric Power Co. expects to begin freezing a soil barrier by the end of the year to stop water entering the wrecked Fukushima nuclear facility.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2015

How Sony sanitized films to please China's censors

In a 2013 script for the movie "Pixels," intergalactic aliens blast a hole in one of China's national treasures — the Great Wall.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
May 16, 2015

Language of science key to wisdom

Today I'm going to try something a little different — at first, anyway. First, let me tell you a bit about my job.
PRESS / Services
Apr 30, 2015

Historic Japan Times front page reprints now available at Ginza Hakuhinkan

PRESS / Services
Apr 30, 2015

The Japan Times専用の「お誕生日新聞」発行機銀座博品館TOY PARK内に設置!

PRESS / Publications
Mar 2, 2015

“Japanese History in Simple English” and “American History in Simple English”on sale now

PRESS / Services
Feb 26, 2015

The Japan Timesの「お誕生日新聞」が全国コンビニ&オンラインショップで入手可能に!

Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Feb 18, 2015

The 6th Japan Times Spelling Bee to be held March 14

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