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PRESS / Corporate Trends
Apr 26, 2018

ジャパンタイムズ、Advertising Week Asia 2018(アドバタイジング・ウィーク・アジア 2018)にメディアパートナーとして参加

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)は、2018年5月14日から東京で開催される「Advertising Week Asia 2018」において、メディアパートナーとして参加いたします。
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 10, 2018

'The 150th Anniversary of his Birth: Yokoyama Taikan'

April 13-May 27
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 25, 2018

Issey Miyake finds its Kyoto home

With its tiered roof, latticed exterior and exposed beams, the new Issey Miyake Kyoto flagship is more than just a store; it's a celebration of one of Kyoto's best-known traditional structures — the machiya.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Mar 20, 2018

Japan's medalists recount highlights of Pyeongchang Paralympics

Sit skier Momoka Muraoka now realizes that she has become the athlete to beat after earning five medals at the Pyeongchang Paralympics, which wrapped up on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 8, 2018

FSA suspends two virtual-currency exchanges in aftermath of Coincheck hack

One firm was punished because a senior official embezzled clients' cryptocurrency deposits, according to the FSA.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 6, 2018

'Sakura, Sakura, Sakura 2018: Flower Viewing at the Museum!'

March 10-May 6
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Mar 4, 2018

Classic ways to relax in style

Crafts that help perfect a calming break from it all
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 23, 2018

Sapporo: Famous for its snow, but a delight in green

Sapporo balances a vibrant city feel with the quieter reprieves of lush parks, dense forests and meandering trails that speak to Hokkaido's nature-centric reputation. One minute you're fighting crowds at a fish market and the next you're listening to birds chirping in the Japanese maples.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Jan 28, 2018

Environmental friendliness through recycling

FP Corp. has grown to become a leading manufacturer of food tray containers over the 56 years since its establishment. In an era in which environmental friendliness is almost a requirement to run a business, there is a tendency to label anything disposable as environmentally unfriendly.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 18, 2018

Clubs get back to business after All-Star Game

After the exciting national spotlight of the second annual B. League All-Star Game, it's back to business for the 36 teams that comprise the first and second divisions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Jan 14, 2018

Gadgets that help to make it easy

Mobile shopping
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2018

Custom cars dazzle at Tokyo's ride-pimping extravaganza

It's Japan's biggest custom-car show. The Tokyo Auto Salon has hundreds of exhibitors — from automotive titans like Toyota and Mercedes to tire makers, tool makers and toy makers — who all want to show you how to tune up, dress up, or otherwise pimp your ride.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Jan 13, 2018

Gion Nishikawa: Perfecting the sublime art of kaiseki

The highlights of a recent visit to Gion Nishikawa ranged from a little house filled with fugu to a basin in the restroom that had been transformed into a pine tree art installation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 6, 2018

The Hangar: A triumphant pairing of food, sake and techno in Tokyo

How better to start the new year than with lofty aspirations, a leisurely dinner in a hip setting, techno on the sound system — and plenty of great sake?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 4, 2018

A cloven landscape, a cloven tree, a cloven self

On a recent trip to Tohoku, photographer Naoya Hatakeyama took a picture of a tree. It wasn't a particularly remarkable tree, but it caught his attention all the same.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 2, 2018

'150th Anniversary Thematic Exhibition: Yokoyama Taikan — The Elite of the Tokyo Art World'

Jan. 3-Feb. 25
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 2, 2018

'Tsuyoshi Ozawa Imperfection: Parallel Art History'

Jan. 6-Feb. 25
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 15, 2017

In-flight sexual assaults often unreported, especially in Asia

When a 17-year-old Bollywood actress took to social media this week alleging she was sexually assaulted on an airplane, she appeared to catch the airline industry off guard.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2017

Michelin dishes out new stars in 2018 Tokyo guide

The new edition includes 82 new restaurants, including five new two-star establishments and 23 entities garnering single stars, Michelin said on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Nov 27, 2017

New Hall of Famer Paul Kariya reflects on journey

Paul Kariya defied the odds en route to a Hall of Fame hockey career.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 21, 2017

'Views of Kobe Port'

Nov. 18-Feb. 18
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 24, 2017

Ikea returns to Aichi after 1970s department store presence proved hard fit

Swedish furniture giant Ikea opened a new store Oct. 11 in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, but few know that 45 years ago it had an outlet in a department store in the Meieki district of Nagoya.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Oct 15, 2017

A crafty way to give the kids a creative workout

It's one of those fleeting parenting moments when my normally nonstop high-volume children are awake, but silent. The reason for this? They are studiously poring over a table covered with a neatly aligned assortment of wood cutouts — a cat, a witch, a star, a moon, a pumpkin — and, unusually quiet...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 10, 2017

Tokyo remodels the 'design event'

If Akio Aoki had his way, there would be one new word included in dictionaries across the globe: "Designart."
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / Small luxury hotel special
Sep 29, 2017

Intimate resort promises 'infinite' peace

On top of a small hill lies INFINITO HOTEL & SPA Nanki Shirahama, which was rebranded and reopened in April as the one and only hotel resort in the Nanki Shirahama area of Wakayama Prefecture.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 5, 2017

'The Living Treasures of France'

Sept. 12-Nov. 26
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 31, 2017

Chinese fare on fine china a treat for the senses

Through Sept. 30, The Peninsula Tokyo, in partnership with luxury French porcelain brand Legle France, is offering "RUYI Gastronomy," a contemporary Chinese tableware service and dining experience in its signature Hei Fung Terrace Cantonese restaurant.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 30, 2017

North Korea: End of the nuclear taboo?

Is the North Korean crisis slowly eroding the postwar taboo against using nuclear weapons?

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes