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SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 25, 2018

Mitakeumi earns spoils of victory

The Nagoya tournament ended with the Emperor's Cup being handed to arguably the most surprising top division champion in eight years.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jul 25, 2018

Japanese national team selects training camp sites for World Cup

Hokkaido's Abashiri and Miyazaki have been selected as training camp sites for the Japan national team for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced on Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 25, 2018

'Mirai': Mamoru Hosoda's latest anime is for the young at heart

Though anime director Mamoru Hosoda rarely diverges from his pet theme of family, the scale of his movies rises and falls like the tide. "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" (2006) was an intimate tale of high school life, "Summer Wars" (2009) dealt with the fate of the entire planet, "Wolf Children" (2012)...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2018

China's currency catch-22

Many are wondering if China will respond to Trump's trade war by threatening a currency war. If it does, the world should call its bluff.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2018

Iran faces consequences for snubbing Trump

The U.S. has made nice with North Korea and Putin, but kept Iran in the firing line.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2018

Flea market apps transforming Japan's thrift culture

When strapped for cash before his next paycheck, Ryo Takezawa would trudge over to the nearest Bookoff, the nation's largest chain of secondhand bookstores, to sell his novels and CDs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2018

Nippon Life to stop financing coal-fired power

Nippon Life Insurance Co. will no longer extend loans for, or invest in, coal-fired power plants due to environmental concerns, an official at Japan's biggest life insurer said, in the first such move by a major domestic institutional investor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Reconstruction of Tohoku
Jul 24, 2018

Multifaceted support for recovering communities

"Arigato" Host Town for Supporting Reconstruction is a government project where towns in three disaster-stricken prefectures in the Tohoku region will host people and Olympians and Paralympians taking part in the 2020 Tokyo Games from various countries and regions, in addition to the conventional Host...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2018

Fossil fuel doublespeak

Too many government are supporting the expansion of fossil fuel production.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Jul 22, 2018

A global platform for environmental stories

To strengthen international efforts toward a long-term environmental goal, a United Nations-led initiative has called for stakeholders around the world to share their knowledge and individual engagement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2018

Beijing invents a different way to run an economy

The nation has avoided a recession for a quarter-century. Few countries can make the same claim.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 22, 2018

Deadly rains in western Japan revive calls for disaster prevention ministry

The fatal rains and flooding in western Japan — and the ongoing difficulties caused by the extent of the damage and record high temperatures — have revived calls for creating a disaster prevention ministry that can coordinate and streamline rescue and relief efforts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 22, 2018

Rampant bribery in Tokushima sheds light on rise on Japan's uncontested elections

Common sense might tell you that, as small towns and villages in Japan face aging and declining populations, they would do whatever they could to encourage their remaining residents to run for a seat on the council when election time comes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2018

U.S. launches campaign to erode support for Iran's leaders

The Trump administration has launched an offensive of speeches and online communications meant to foment unrest and help pressure Iran to end its nuclear program and its support of militant groups, U.S. officials familiar with the matter said.
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2018

Liberia's biggest palm oil project quits eco-certification body

Liberia's largest palm oil company, Golden Veroleum, has quit a global eco-certification body in response to accusations from a global watchdog that it failed to get consent from communities before expanding onto their lands, the firm said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / WORKS BY JAPANESE WOMEN
Jul 21, 2018

Fiercely intelligent and unstoppably prolific, Hiromi Ito is a modern literary provocateur

Love her or hate her — and her work tends to provoke strong passions in critics and fans alike — Hiromi Ito is a defining force in Japan's literary world.
EDITORIALS
Jul 21, 2018

Japan's first-ever plea bargain

A new concept confronts the nation's justice system.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
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