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BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2023

New developments seek to turn Haneda Airport area into major business hub

Haneda Airport Garden and Haneda Innovation City are part of an attempt to draw new companies and visitors to the area around the Tokyo airport.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Feb 13, 2023

As Japan considers easing virus guidance, Okinawan children fear unmasked life

Even among adults, opinions are divided on how society should handle the coronavirus, including on the issue of whether or not to remove masks — which only adds to unease for children.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Feb 13, 2023

Side-job matching app becomes popular in Sapporo amid labor shortage

Workers being engaged include housewives and part-timers, with some company employees workin on the side at night.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Top 5
Feb 12, 2023

Miso soup for the soul: Tokyo's top spots for warming sips of umami

From trendy to traditional and takeout to eat-in, Tokyo has more than enough stellar miso soup to warm you up.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 11, 2023

Eagles searching for right formula to slow down Patrick Mahomes in Super Bowl

Brandon Graham has already strip-sacked the greatest quarterback of all time in a Super Bowl. What to do for an encore?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Feb 6, 2023

Gaming disorder among youths surging amid smartphone use and pandemic

“Patients are having difficulties in their lives and are feeling lonely, and they turn to games to relieve such feelings,” said the director of a psychiatric hospital.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Longform
Feb 6, 2023

Japan’s staff cafeterias becoming more than just places to eat amid office return

Companies are re-imagining the canteen as a space where employees can work, eat healthier food and deepen in-house communication.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2023

Beijing’s awkward Olympic legacy shows risk of venue reuse

Big Air Shougang's unusual backdrop thrilled viewers during the 2022 Winter Olympics, but plans to convert the venue into a year-round attraction have fallen by the wayside.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Feb 4, 2023

From Meta to Microsoft, AI's big moment is here

Chief executives across the sector have packed earnings calls with mentions of the tech, which until recently existed more in the background than as a solid contributor to the bottom line.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jan 30, 2023

Gifu construction firm paves the way in developing skilled foreign workers

At Concrete Pump, based in Kakamigahara, three Chinese nationals have obtained a newly established resident status that allows foreign nationals to work almost indefinitely in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jan 30, 2023

Metaverse increasingly being used for education in Hiroshima

To cope with the increase of students being absent from school, the board of education of Hiroshima Prefecture has introduced metaverse-related activities as a learning option.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 30, 2023

The first rule of street photography club? Always carry a camera, preferably analog

The idea that street photography is a solitary hobby is outdated. Thanks in part to social media, communities for those who document everyday life are thriving.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 28, 2023

Translations and books about Japan for your 2023 reading list

From Osamu Dazai to Yu Miri, the year ahead promises of trove of books about Japan and newly translated literature.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 28, 2023

Why Kyoto's 8-bit music artists call this humble cafe 'home'

It may look like any other retro arcade bar, but Cafe La Siesta means so much more to the artists who got their starts there.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 27, 2023

Japanese films set to dominate cinemas in 2023

Toei looks to challenge Toho's box-office supremacy with blockbuster hopefuls, while anime maestro Hayao Miyazaki and film auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda are set to unveil new features this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2023

Twitter challenger Threads struggles for traction

Threads was quickly billed as a potential death knell for Twitter, a platform that has tumbled into chaos under the leadership of mercurial tycoon Elon Musk.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 17, 2023

Firms and authorities stop requiring staff to display names amid harassment

Concerns have been raised that name tags showing full names can lead to people identifying workers' personal information on social media.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 17, 2023

Messi hailed as 'America's No. 10' during flashy and wet Inter Miami unveiling

The former Barcelona great opted to join Miami after his contract with French club Paris Saint-Germain expired last month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jul 17, 2023

Micron’s huge Hiroshima investment amid job cuts leaves unanswered questions

Micron plans to reduce its global workforce by 10% this year. In May, several hundred people are believed to have left the Hiroshima plant, which had about 3,700 workers as of last November.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 13, 2023

Will doing 'nothing' be yet another marketing coup for Studio Ghibli?

Studio Ghibli's Toshio Suzuki has a history of taking unconventional approaches to promoting the work of anime director Hayao Miyazaki.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 13, 2023

Google’s AI chatbot is trained by humans who say they’re overworked, underpaid and frustrated

Thousands of outside contractors work to make Google's Bard reliable, but its also becoming an increasingly thankless job.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 13, 2023

Credit Suisse AT1 fallout embroils more brokerages in Japan

Documents have raised questions over whether information over the risks associated with the product was properly disclosed to investors.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 13, 2023

Hiroshima Appeals poster set to continue traditions of daring design and anti-nuclear art

Norio Nakamura's entry is the latest in an iconic series of posters that has contributed some of the greatest and most impactful images in Japanese graphic design.
Japan Times
Film / Reviews
Jul 13, 2023

‘Graveyard of Youth’ dispenses tough love for human flaws

Despite its discomforting scenes, Yosuke Okuda’s latest offering is his warmest and most rewarding film to date.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 11, 2023

Asia pretty much prefers the world as it is

Asian societies have different views of how the world should work but do not seek wholesale reconstruction of the global order.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 11, 2023

How a 'Muppets' artist became a part of J. League mascot history

Among American writer Guy Gilchrist's achievements over a career that has spanned more than 40 years is the creation of Shimizu S-Pulse mascot Pul-chan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Jul 10, 2023

Groups preserving folk performing arts in Fukushima struggle to find successors

Rules that had previously allowed only eldest sons to become dancers, and only men to become flutists and drummers, have been revised in some areas.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 10, 2023

Iran to allow women to attend league soccer matches

Women in Iran, who have long been barred from attending soccer matches except for rare occasions, will be allowed into stadiums during the upcoming season, a top official said Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jul 10, 2023

Business behind basketball: Ryukyu Golden Kings leap ahead

The Okinawa team is being seen as a leading model in Japanese basketball's rise and preparations for new reforms to the B. League in 2026.
Japan must correct Trump’s false data for trade talks, says Kono
Former Foreign Minister Taro Kono
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.
Cases of epidural use in labor rise in Japan alongside concerns
Of the 721,000 childbirths reported in 2024 in Japan, 13.8% involved the use of an epidural, according to the Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.
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