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Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2015

Tourism agency to tout historic venues for international conferences

The Japan Tourism Agency is going to publish a list of 85 historic buildings suitable for use as conference venues in the hopes of luring more foreign professionals who might then become tourists, officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 11, 2014

Japanese firms near crisis point as labor shortage deepens

Japan's labour shortage is nearing crisis in some key industries as it spreads from construction to services, curbing companies' operations, pushing up wages and potentially crimping a tentative recovery in the world's third-largest economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2022

China's Xi, in message to North Korea's Kim, vows cooperation under 'new situation'

In a message to Kim, Xi said China is ready to work, together with the Korean side, to steadily develop the China-DPRK relations of friendship and cooperation ... 'under a new situation.'
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2022

IOC contacted Ukrainian team after Vladyslav Heraskevych's anti-war message

The 23-year-old briefly flashed the paper sign reading 'NO WAR IN UKRAINE' after his third run. He did not do it again after his last run.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Sep 17, 2021

New Los Angeles Games CEO promises 2028 Olympics will be 'on time and on budget'

CEO Kathy Carter said the 'no build' Games will utilize the city's wide array of existing sports facilities and will cost about $6.9 billion.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2021

Japan’s ¥106 trillion record budget could just be the start in election year

Some ruling party lawmakers are calling for more stimulus along the lines of the massive aid package adopted this month in the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2021

Japan eyes use of robots to boost COVID-19 testing as Olympics loom

A Kawasaki Heavy Industries-built prototype uses a robotic arm to take a sample from a person's nose and can deliver the results in about 80 minutes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2017

Summer gourmet cuisine; serenity in the sky; new routes to New Zealand

Beginning in July, Michelin-starred chef Francois Adamski has been creating two new dishes each month for the Air France business-class menu on long- and medium-haul flights departing from Paris.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 12, 2012

Murata wins close decision, will fight for gold

Boxer Ryota Murata demonstrated in 2011 that he can compete successfully on the world stage, placing runnerup as a middleweight at the world championships in Baku.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 31, 2020

In 2020, sports was about staying safe and speaking out

When the pandemic subsides, what will endure from 2020 in sports?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
May 13, 2017

Japan's constitutional rebirth or reincarnation?

The stakes are high as the Japanese people consider Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's backward-looking vision for the future.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Aug 7, 2021

Tokyo tomorrow: What comes after the 2020 Games?

Rebuilt from the war and continually building back stronger, the 1964 Olympics gave Tokyo an identity. Will the 2020 Games do the same?
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2021

As Tokyo heads to the polls, it's shaping up to be a race for second place

While projections and public polls vary, the LDP is expected to win anywhere from 50 to 55 metropolitan assembly seats on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 12, 2020

Koike’s first term as Tokyo governor: Eventful, but little to show for it

Each challenge has revealed a new facet of her political persona, and they will also serve as benchmarks against which voters examine her record.
SOCCER / From the Spot
Oct 16, 2019

Japanese clubs chase elusive Tokyo cachet

A controversial decision by J. League second-division side Machida Zelvia to rebrand as FC Machida Tokyo has dominated water-cooler discussions in the Japanese soccer world this week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2019

Tokyo Big Sight: Japan's biggest convention center all set for Olympic duty

One thing you notice pretty quickly when you spend some time attending events at Tokyo Big Sight is that there is a lot of esoteric language on display.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2011

Osaka's allure increases

Japanese companies may rethink their century-long trend of concentrating resources in Tokyo after the nation's record earthquake crimped power supply to the capital and radiation concern spurred some residents to flee.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Aug 28, 2021

Italian fencing star Beatrice 'Bebe' Vio defends Paralympic gold in Tokyo

Italian sensation Beatrice “Bebe” Vio came to Tokyo to defend her gold medal in wheelchair fencing. Mission accomplished.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 9, 2021

Okinawans prepare to represent their prefecture at the Tokyo Paralympics

The prefecture is sending an umpire and a racket stringer to the tennis competition at the event.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Japan worries Trump tariffs will push countries toward China
Liberal Democratic Party Policy Chief Itsunori Onodera (center) speaks at a think tank event Monday in Washington.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February

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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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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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