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Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Feb 4, 2020

Paralympics: Tokyo to see a record number of competing nations

A Kyodo article looks at the number of nations taking part in the Tokyo Paralympics this summer.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2020

Trump's bogus Middle East peace plan

The U.S. president's peace plan is a shameless ploy to violate international law, Palestinian human rights and basic principles of fairness.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2020

Wuhan isn't China's Chernobyl

Comparisons between Beijing's handling of the coronavirus and the Soviet response to the world's worst nuclear disaster are tempting, but misguided.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Feb 3, 2020

GeeXPlus brings anime YouTubers to Japan

One Japanese major publisher and producer is seeking to capitalize on YouTube influencers with a highly unusual approach: inviting non-Japanese anime YouTubers to live and produce content within Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2020

Nissan's Brexit scenarios include closing European plants, report says

Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. has drafted a contingency plan to focus on its Sunderland plant in the U.K. and cut European production if a hard Brexit leads to tariffs on car imports from the continent, the Financial Times reported, citing two people involved in the discussions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2020

Coronavirus lurking in feces may be a hidden source of spread

While doctors have focused on respiratory samples from pneumonia cases to identify coronavirus patients, they might have ignored a less apparent source of the spread: diarrhea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2020

Johnson is jeopardizing the U.S.-U.K. alliance for Huawei

Allowing the Chinese firm on British networks will have long-term implications,
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 30, 2020

Trump attacks John Bolton as U.S. Senate enters new phase in impeachment trial

President Donald Trump unleashed his sharpest attack yet on John Bolton after his former national security adviser depicted Trump as playing a central role in a politically motivated pressure campaign on Ukraine, as the U.S. Senate prepared on Wednesday to enter a new phase in the president's impeachment...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2020

Athletes Village buildings for Tokyo Olympics draw on traditional Japanese woodwork

The Village Plaza, which will serve as a key facility within the Athletes Village during the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, was unveiled Wednesday ahead of its planned completion in April.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2020

Tochigi city launches project to help potential residents open ramen shops

The municipal government of Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, has launched a project to help potential settlers open ramen noodle shops in the area.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 28, 2020

Inside Nissan, a renewed push to get Renault to cut its stake

A proposal is being floated atop Nissan Motor Co. for the company to revive efforts to push Renault SA to reduce its stake in the Japanese carmaker and help balance the partnership, a person familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2020

Over 1,000 companies in Japan mulling use of telecommuting for Olympics, survey says

Over 1,000 companies are thinking of adopting telecommuting during the Olympics and Paralympics this summer to help ease traffic congestion, according to a survey by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 27, 2020

Billie Eilish sweeps Grammys darkened by scandal and Kobe Bryant's Death

Billie Eilish, an 18-year-old singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, swept the top four prizes at Sunday's Grammy Awards, becoming the first artist to do so in 39 years, during a ceremony overshadowed by a Recording Academy scandal and the sudden death of basketball star Kobe Bryant.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 27, 2020

There's a case for climate concern but not everyone in Japan is ready to go the extra mile

The people living on Shiraishi Island are already recycling, composting and reusing their plastic bags. How do we convince them to take the next step in environmental awareness?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 26, 2020

Path paved by languages, inspirational interactions

Belgium's new ambassador to Japan, Roxane de Bilderling, brings special linguistic insight to her post.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2020

Top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo accuses reporter of 'shameful' lying after testy interview

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday accused a National Public Radio reporter of lying to him and violating "the basic rules of journalism and decency" after she said Pompeo repeatedly cursed at her following a testy interview.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jan 25, 2020

Clive Davies: A peek behind the scenes of saigen dramas

Tokyo-based actor and writer Clive Davies on what, exactly, a saigen reenactment drama is, the hardest thing he's ever done for a shoot and his film reviews — all 7,000-plus of them.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2020

Japan braces for Chinese New Year tourist influx as concerns over coronavirus grow

Authorities bolster health screenings at airports and urge companies to clamp down on business travel as throngs of Chinese tourists land in Japan wearing masks.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 24, 2020

Sentoryu embodied colorful sumo nickname

Since Takamiyama first blazed a trail to Japan in 1964, 30 other Americans have followed the giant Hawaiian into professional sumo.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2020

Special course on disaster prevention spurs Kobe survivor's mission to teach others

Early on the morning of Jan. 17, 1995, Kurumi Kishimoto was awakened abruptly by "earth-rumbling sounds" like something she had never experienced. Her family's seventh-floor apartment in Kobe's Hyogo Ward was shaken violently, with dishes falling from the shelves. As dawn was breaking, Kishimoto was...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2020

Plenty of challenges ahead for Tokyo as six-month countdown to Olympics begins

Friday marked six months until the opening of the 2020 Olympic Games, and although Tokyo has received praise for its preparations to host the world's biggest sporting event, the road up until now has also had its fair share of potholes and speed bumps, and there's plenty still to be done.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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