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JAPAN
Apr 26, 2017

Pachinko industry raises money for low-income students, but critics call it a marketing stunt

The pachinko industry is urging customers to donate steel balls from their winnings to help put hard-up students through university.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 26, 2017

Fujioka building big reputation

She is big, strong, tough, smart, and can do everything.
EDITORIALS
Apr 25, 2017

A political earthquake rocks France

The May 7 presidential ballot will mark the first time in the modern French republic that no major party is represented in a presidential election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2017

Trump's dangerous blank check

One should welcome America's re-engagement with the world, but not if diplomacy takes a backseat to bombs and tweets.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2017

May's snap election is shrewd but cynical

Despite her reputation for cautious pragmatism, British Prime Minister Theresa May shows she can also take a gamble.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2017

Government may pull plug on a quarter of clean-energy projects

About a quarter of all approved clean-energy projects in Japan may no longer qualify for government incentives after failing to meet a deadline to secure grid access, according to preliminary estimates from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 24, 2017

Nagoya group looks to spread jump rope 'culture' to the world

In Aichi Prefecture, the nation's top producing region of jump ropes, efforts are being made to promote the sport at home and abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Apr 23, 2017

In collaboration with Starbucks, Kobe brews a renewable energy source

Coffee drinkers in Kobe who are wondering what they can do to help the environment and support local renewable energy projects might consider heading to a Starbucks.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 22, 2017

Could Japan become a future cultural melting pot?

Why not welcome 10 million immigrants to Japan by 2050? That's Hidenori Sakanaka's pitch, but it's a hard sell.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 22, 2017

Tellmeclub's bankruptcy grounds discount travel services

On March 27, discount travel company Tellmeclub filed for bankruptcy while a number of its Japanese customers were still overseas on package tours.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Apr 22, 2017

The storied history of the potato in Japanese cooking

The main clue as to when potatoes first entered Japan comes from its name in Japanese, jaga-imo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 22, 2017

Documentary renews debate over renewable energy

Earlier this month, Kyodo News surveyed 44 companies that started selling electricity to consumers after the energy market was liberalized in April 2016.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 22, 2017

U.S. will not give Exxon special permission to drill in Russia

The United States will not make an exception for American companies, including Exxon Mobil, seeking to drill for oil in areas prohibited by U.S. sanctions on Russia, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 21, 2017

Baseball community, friends reflect on Graczyk's life

Whenever the Yomiuri Giants were scheduled to play at home, I knew my phone would ring.
Figure Skating
Apr 20, 2017

Uno, Medvedeva triumph in short programs at World Team Trophy

Despite a poor performance by world champion Yuzuru Hanyu, Japan is in first place after the first day of the World Team Trophy on Thursday at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 20, 2017

'King Kohei' making adjustments with new scoring system

Coming off a year in which he sealed his legacy as an all-time great by adding two more Olympic gold medals at the Rio Summer Games, Koehi Uchimura got off to a good start in his first season as a professional gymnast. He captured his 10th consecutive national championship title two weeks ago in Tokyo....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Apr 20, 2017

Japan, take pride in 'Your Name.'

Two weeks ago, the United States' box office saw a surprising animated feature take the top spot and generate large amounts of discussion — and memes — on social media.
Japan Times
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Apr 20, 2017

Training engineers in Africa

Chiyoda Corp. renewed an agreement with Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos, E.P., Mozambique's national hydrocarbon company, to extend the term for the Yokohama-based engineering company to provide training to engineers of the company.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Japan ranks 66th in press freedom, lowest among G7
Japan climbed four positions from last year, with Reporters Without Borders noting that "the principles of media freedom and pluralism are generally respected" in the country.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
Kawasaki can hold its head high after spirited Asian Champions League effort
Frontale players grimace during the final of the Asian Champions League on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kawasaki lost 2-0 against heavily favored Al-Ahli.

Podcast

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

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
By Hanako Lowry

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