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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 9, 2019

Support smaller think tanks in Japan

Hundreds of smaller think tanks and personal offices — essentially small to medium-sized enterprises — around the country may hold the key for Japan's rebirth.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 9, 2019

Puppeteer who performed as Big Bird and Oscar on 'Sesame Street' dies at 85

Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who brought boyish vulnerability to Big Bird, the towering yellow-plumed character, during 50 years on the groundbreaking children's television show "Sesame Street" and even made garbage-loving Oscar the Grouch lovable, died on Sunday at the age of 85, the Sesame Workshop...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Women of Taste
Dec 7, 2019

Tokiko Iino: Appetizing tales begin with the plate

In the past four years, if you've stepped into Isetan Shinjuku and checked out one of its in-store displays, chances are you've seen Tokiko Iino's food styling designs.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 7, 2019

Tomoki Yamada: Traveling high and low

From jet lag to local lodgings — the life of a travel journalist
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 7, 2019

Marinos capture J. League title on final day of season

A month ago, Saturday's match between Yokohama F. Marinos and FC Tokyo was billed as potentially the most climactic finish ever to the J. League season, with the two sides neck-and-neck alongside the Kashima Antlers, a club that knows a thing or two about grinding out first-division championships in...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2019

Wait until Trump hears about Europe's carbon tax

The climate crisis and trade conflicts are two of the world's top challenges and they might be about to collide in the EU's green deal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Dec 6, 2019

Girls revive previously male-dominated cheering squads

Typical cheerleading clubs in schools, known as ōendan, consist of men clad in black gakuran stand-up collar uniforms yelling vigorously and performing synchronized, dynamic choreographed moves to support sports teams.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 6, 2019

Defying local skepticism and 'Tokyo first' mentality, Science Park thrives in rural Yamagata

When Keio University professor Masaru Tomita accepted an offer in 2000 to head a new science lab in the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, his fellow researchers — shocked at what they evidently considered his relegation to the countryside — warned him that his career was done for.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 6, 2019

Japan bank Sumitomo Mitsui says it takes more than changing dress code to shake things up

Japan's second-largest bank wants to change the mindset of its staff.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CULTURE NOTES
Dec 6, 2019

Marie Kondo: The face of 2019

With Marie Kondo's new online store garnering mixed reactions, the year ended almost as it began, with people arguing about the tidying consultant.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2019

Trump is the least of NATO's problems

Unclear goals, bickering leaders and a changing world are pushing the alliance to the breaking point.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2019

U.S. and Japan to discuss next trade talks in early 2020, USTR says

The United States and Japan will begin consultations early next year in order to enter negotiations on a broader trade agreement than the one signed in October, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said in a statement on Wednesday.
WORLD
Dec 5, 2019

U.S. completes troop pullback from northeast Syria

The United States has completed its military pullback in northeastern Syria, settling into a more stable posture of about 600 troops in the rest of the country after repositioning and reducing forces, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said.
EDITORIALS
Dec 4, 2019

Stop the sexual harassment of female job-seekers

The government, companies and universities must heed the voices of job-seekers who have experienced sexual harassment and tackle this serious issue in a sincere manner.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 4, 2019

After 16 years in Japan, Sri Lankan woman still classified as an exchange student

Dakshini Siriwardena never expected that the failure of her father's business in Japan would leave her with no choice but to live here as an exchange student — despite having resided in the country for more than 16 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 4, 2019

Trump says China trade deal may have to wait until after 2020 presidential election

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday a trade deal with China might have to wait until after the U.S. presidential election in November 2020, denting hopes that the two largest economies would soon reach an initial deal to ease their damaging trade war.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 3, 2019

Latin America's chaos is an opportunity for the U.S.

The U.S. needs to refocus on its own crisis-ridden hemisphere.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 3, 2019

How Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong's tycoon 'Superman,' went from friend of China to punching bag

In January 1993, an ambitious Chinese Communist Party boss — 39 years old, chubby cheeks and a mop of black hair — visited Hong Kong. He was seeking out the city's rich among the shimmering skyscrapers, hoping to secure investment in Fuzhou, the second-tier city he ran in mainland China. His name...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Dec 2, 2019

Japan's end-of-year fashion ups and downs

As the year ends, Japan's fashion landscape finds itself facing big changes in street brands, department stores and sales tactics.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Dec 2, 2019

Fate brings a new family member into the Fujimuras' home

Lionel, who was featured in this space in March as one of the last of his siblings still waiting to be adopted, has at last found a new home with Fuka Fujimura and her father, Keisuke.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Nov 30, 2019

Japan Times 1969: Supreme Court rules that people have right to refuse being photographed

The Supreme Court ruling came in a case involving a student who injured a policeman who photographed him without his consent.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 30, 2019

Fujitsu Frontiers running back Samajie Grant thrives on versatility

Seeking a fourth straight X League championship, the Fujitsu Frontiers acquired an exceptional weapon in young American Samajie Grant this year.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 30, 2019

Frontiers rout Finies, advance to Japan X Bowl for seventh consecutive season

Backup quarterback Tsubasa Takagi threw four touchdown passes and running back Samajie Grant rushed for 171 yards on nine carries to lead the defending X League champion Fujitsu Frontiers to a 31-13 victory over the Elecom Kobe Finies on Saturday in the X League playoff semifinals at Fujitsu Stadium...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 30, 2019

More zany than Zen: Kyoto hotels paving the way to 2020

Tired of always staying at the same minimalist hotel? Inject some levity into your Kyoto trip by booking a room at one of these avant-garde boutique hotels instead.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 30, 2019

Cold, crowd-free, breathtaking: Mount Yari out of season

Why do hikers leave the warmth of the city for Kamikochi during off-season?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 30, 2019

Are you 'brain-dead?' Turkey's Erdogan rips into France's Macron before NATO summit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Emmanuel Macron's warning that NATO was dying reflects a "sick and shallow" understanding, telling the French president "you should check whether you are brain dead."
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2019

Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a political titan who spanned eras, dies at 101

The enduring statesman, who bolstered the military alliance with the U.S. and privatized the Japanese National Railways, led Japan onto the world stage in the 1980s.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Nov 29, 2019

Ep. 24 'Pink Rose'

This week's episode of 'Terrace House' treated us to two roommate pairings, two dates and two very different outcomes.
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2019

Hokkaido officially pulls out of casino resort bidding over environmental concerns

Gov. Naomichi Suzuki said there wasn't enough time to draft protective measures, leaving at least four other areas in the running for Japan's first three resorts.
Foreign tourists with unpaid medical bills in Japan to be denied entry
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during ministerial meeting meeting on foreign residents in Japan on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.
Japan won’t wait for G7 summit for possible U.S. trade deal
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top negotiator in tariff talks with the U.S. speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Friday.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
What can Kenji Yanobe’s cosmic cats teach us about humanity?
Kenji Yanobe’s spacesuited cats are the main characters of “Ship’s Cat Island,” the inaugural exhibition at Hyper Museum Hanno in Saitama Prefecture.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
New Naoshima museum bets on Asia, not the West
Detail of Takashi Murakami, “Rakuchu-Rakugai-zu Byobu: Iwasa Matabei RIP” (2023-25)
Japan’s prison reform focuses on rehabilitation
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday. Suzuki said preparations for the changes that will focus more on rehabilitation are being actively made at each correctional facility.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.

Podcast

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

Longform

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
By Alex K.T. Martin

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