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PRESS / Publications
Feb 2, 2015

“The Japan Culture Book (Japanese/English)”on sale now

Enjoy Japanese traditional and cutting-edge pop culture
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2015

Mineral may lead to better, cheaper solar cells

Materials that may be cheaper and more efficient than silicon at converting the sun's rays into electricity could be key to the next generation of solar power, scientists say.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Dec 19, 2014

Send out New Year's cards from your smartphone, and much more

Showcasing a rice cooker with a twist, a compact air purifier, a portable charger for all your devices and a New Year's card-making app.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 12, 2014

Woman sues MLB for discrimination

Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in the big leagues, was sued with MLB commissioner Bud Selig by a woman executive who claims she was discriminated against.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Oct 21, 2014

『The Japan Times ST』×「バイリンガール」コラボイベント11月9日 開催!

YouTubeで話題のバイリンガールのLIVE英語レッスン☆
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2014

Jailed American lived enigmatic life

Matthew Miller, the U.S. citizen imprisoned in North Korea on espionage charges, spent months in South Korea pretending to be an Englishman named "Preston Somerset," acquaintances who met or worked with him say.
EDITORIALS
Aug 20, 2014

Watch out for fraudsters

The police, local government officials and community volunteers should strive to educate the elderly members of their community about the danger of fraud.
EDITORIALS
Jul 25, 2014

Plug leaks in privacy protection law

The massive theft of customer data from education service provider Benesse Corp. underscores the value of such data for marketing purposes, and the need to close legal loopholes that allow private information to proliferate so easily.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / EVERYMAN EATS
Jul 22, 2014

O-chūgen: Hand-picked gourmet gifts courtesy of the postman

Even though the Japanese didn't invent the idea of exchanging gifts, they seem to be doing everything they can to convince themselves that they did. This is a culture, after all, that celebrates Christmas without Jesus, piles White Day on top of Valentine's Day, and has developed a whole species of cloth...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Jul 19, 2014

New sports center symbol of Haiti's recovery

Haiti's recovery from the 2010 earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation is a slow, difficult process.
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
Jul 17, 2014

『英語で楽しむ赤毛のアン』(CD付き)発売中!

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)は、NHK連続テレビ小説で話題の名作『赤毛のアン』をオリジナルの英文で読むための対訳・解説付き学習書『英語で楽しむ赤毛のアン』を発売しました。...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 16, 2014

Apple, IBM put aside differences with landmark deal

Apple Inc. and International Business Machines Corp. are putting aside a rivalry started at the dawn of the personal-computing era to get more businesses to embrace iPhones and iPads.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2014

Data leak highlights shortcomings

The massive data leak of private information on millions of Benesse Holdings customers has highlighted Japanese firms' inadequate security measures, revealing just how easily data can be taken outside of an organization by employees.
Japan Times
PRESS / Services
Jun 6, 2014

『The Japan Times ST』×「バイリンガール」こと吉田ちか氏 コラボ新連載&動画配信開始!

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)発刊の英語学習者向けの英字新聞「The Japan Times ST」は6月13日号紙面より、YouTubeで1000万回以上のPVを誇る話題の英語番組を自ら制作し、配信している「バイリンガール」こと吉田ちか氏の新連載『バイリンガール吉田ちかのOne...
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
May 20, 2014

"Konnichiha, Nihongo! (Vietnamese Edition)" on sale now

Full of simple, ready-to-use expressions for living in Japan
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
May 20, 2014

『こんにちは、にほんご!〈ベトナム語版〉』発売中

<外国人向け日本語教材> すぐに使える語彙・フレーズが満載!
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 12, 2014

After ASIJ admission that teacher abused kids, ex-students demand inquiry

Alumni from the American School in Japan are demanding an independent inquiry into whether school officials covered up knowledge of sexual abuse committed by teacher Jack Moyer.
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
May 12, 2014

<ST別冊ムック>『The Japan Times ST Plus はじめる!わたしの英語生活』発売中

スキマ時間を有効活用☆1日15分で無理なく楽しく英語力UP!
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 9, 2014

'Heartbleed' bug undoes Web encryption, exposes private data

A newly discovered bug in widely used Web encryption technology has made data on many of the world's major websites vulnerable to theft by hackers in what experts say is one of the most serious security flaws uncovered in recent years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 28, 2014

Hidden tax hike surprises await unwary consumers

Tuesday's consumption tax hike will in principle affect all domestic purchases of goods or services, but there are still gray areas where consumers may get surprised by unexpected levies, government officials warn.
Japan Times
PRESS / Services
Mar 14, 2014

115-Year Japan Times Archives on Blu-ray now comes with complementary Web-version

Tokyo, March. 14, 2014 - The Japan Times, Ltd. is pleased to announce that as of March, the Blu-ray version of its digital archive, which includes every issue of the newspaper published between 1897 and 2012, is being sold with a complementary Web-based version of the same archive.
PRESS / Events
Feb 28, 2014

The 5th Japan Times Spelling Bee to be held March 22

Tokyo, Feb. 28, 2014 - The Japan Times, Ltd. is pleased to announce that the 5th Japan Times Bee will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2014.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 12, 2014

'Architect of 9/11' exchanges letters with pen pal

Details from an extraordinary exchange of letters between a care worker from Nottingham, in England's East Midlands, and the alleged architect of the 9/11 attacks were revealed Saturday, offering an unprecedented insight into the mind of one the world's most notorious Islamic militants.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 30, 2013

Simple tests fill health-check gaps

Although health checkups are often mandatory for corporate or institutional employees, some segments of society, including housewives and the self-employed, may not have this option.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2013

Can JAL deliver the iced goods for Japan Post?

Japan Post has begun delivering refrigerated parcels overseas through an exclusive deal with Japan Airlines, but the future of the tie-up remains murky due to JAL's limited cargo services and intensifying competition with rival delivery firms.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Dec 3, 2013

Well, she was just 17: How one girl got her dream job with The Beatles

Few people can claim to have spent the whole of their youth with The Beatles, and fewer still would have come out of the experience unscathed. Freda Kelly — who was 17 when she first laid eyes on the Fab Four at the now-legendary Cavern Club in Liverpool, is one of those people, perhaps the only one....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 9, 2013

Learning to revel in the odd with the Ig Nobel

"I noticed there was a suspicious-looking email in my in box with the subject 'Ig Nobel' and 'Congratulations.' At first I thought it was some kind of spam. I was going to disregard it, but then I recalled the famous Ig Nobel awards," relates Dr. Masanori Niimi of Teikyo University in Shukan Shincho...

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past