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GLOBAL INSIGHT / Jamaica report 2020
Jan 9, 2020

A wealth of potential for Japanese and Jamaican partnerships

Beyond Blue Mountain coffee there are investment opportunities to appreciate in many of Jamaica’s other key economic sectors.
Japan Times
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Jamaica report 2020
Jan 9, 2020

Jamaica cements its position as the jewel of Caribbean tourism

The vibrant and increasingly accessible island offers a full spectrum of immersive vacation experiences that extend far beyond it being the perfect location for sun, sea and sand.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jan 9, 2020

[VIDEO] Ringing in 2020 from Tokyo

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 8, 2020

Guaido bursts in to reclaim Venezuela's National Assembly

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday reclaimed the National Assembly that he heads, pushing past armed guards two days after President Nicolas Maduro's loyalists blocked him from attending his own re-election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2020

The post-Soleimani view from Iran

One hopes that Tehran and Washington will act with prudence, otherwise we could end up with a war that no one wants.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 7, 2020

Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa announces he's entering 2020 NFL Draft

Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa put an end to the initial question about his future, announcing Monday that he is entering the NFL Draft and closing the book on a college career that began with a splash and ended with a devastating injury.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 7, 2020

John Bolton roils Trump impeachment trial, saying he’d speak if subpoenaed

Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said Monday he would testify if subpoenaed during President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate, complicating Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's plan for swift proceedings with no witnesses.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2020

Kyoto mayor says city will require barrier-free rooms at all new hotels and lodging facilities

In order to improve the accommodation experience for people with disabilities and elderly guests, the city of Kyoto plans to require all rooms in newly built lodging facilities to be barrier-free in principle, Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa said Monday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 7, 2020

Divining fortunes and reading blood types in the Year of the Rat

It's the Year of the Rat and writer Haruka Murayama dips into the language of the zodiac.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2020

The assassin's false creed

History shows that targeted killings do little to either deter war or minimize it.
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 6, 2020

'Low IQ' kids, parental rights and problematic terminology dogged Japan's international community in 2019

Of the issues non-Japanese had to deal with in the past year (and even the past decade), some were major news stories and some fell quietly into the cracks.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jan 6, 2020

Welcoming back some video-game classics

Keita Takahashi delights gamers with Wattam; Musou Orochi gets the 'ultimate' treatment; and Brain Age has switched up a notch
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2020

Trump trial is Chief Justice Roberts' nightmare

The U.S. Supreme Court leader desperately wants to seem apolitical, but good luck with that.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2020

For the 2020s, it's time to go back to the drawing board

Like W.H. Auden in 1939, we must accept the possibility that things could become far worse than they already are.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 4, 2020

Taishu Sakaba Raincolor: Start the decade with the down-home and delicious

The first meal of the year is always important. When it's the first of the decade, though, it surely takes on even weightier significance. So what's it to be? Fine dining or casual? Traditional or contemporary? Homegrown Japanese, something from overseas or perhaps some nifty fusion? Wait, don't overthink...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 4, 2020

Brave Thunders extend win streak to 16; Golden Kings halt Brex's 15-game unbeaten run

The Kawasaki Brave Thunders built a big lead in the first half on Saturday against the visiting Toyama Grouses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 4, 2020

Death toll in Jakarta flooding rises to 53; nearly 175,000 displaced

Nearly 175,000 people remain displaced in Indonesia's capital of Jakarta and nearby towns on Saturday after flash floods and landslides killed at least 53 people amid some of the heaviest rain since records began, authorities said.
Reader Mail
Jan 3, 2020

An optimistic view of Japan in 10 years

Year's end finds Yoko Ishikura in a reflective mood ("A long-term outlook for decisions here and now" in the Dec. 11 edition). She feels good about the past year. Japan has a newly enthroned emperor. The Rugby World Cup went well, she believes, auguring equal success for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Reader Mail
Jan 3, 2020

Beware Trump's sleaze tactics

Regarding Donald Trump's historic impeachment, one thing is indisputable: He will plunge to the darkest depths of unfathomable sleaze once he grasps that his Titanic-like presidency has run full tilt into a self-made iceberg, even if the Republican-majority Senate acquits him (as is expected).
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 3, 2020

Sunrockers continue to make progress under coach Tsutomu Isa in second year at helm

Sunday's game provided ample evidence of the growth and potential of the Sunrockers Shibuya under Tsutomu Isa, who became head coach in October 2018 after the team opened last season with a 1-7 record.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 3, 2020

'Fortune' updates Faust's devilish deal

Playwright Simon Stephens turns to ideas of terror for his British-Japanese transformative theatrical trip.
CULTURE / Film
Jan 3, 2020

15 minutes with rising star Ryota Katayose

Ryota Katayose is facing a busy year, with television and film projects and a tour with his group in the offing
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Jan 3, 2020

Japanese Classics series: Vintage Classics gives timeless Japanese literature a look for the new decade

The new Japanese Classics series from Vintage Classics presents five seminal Japanese novels, from Junichiro Tanizaki to Yoko Ozawa, with stunning cover art by Japanese illustrator Yuko Shimizu.
University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking
The University of Tokyo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
After ruling bloc breakup, CDP and Komeito eye unified PM candidate
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda speaks to reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on Friday.
As the Osaka Expo comes to a close, what will its legacy be?
After a run-up marked by apathy, organizers soon found they had the opposite problem as crowd control became a concern.
Why Japan's coalition collapsed — and what's next
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi enters party headquarters in Tokyo on Thursday.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there
Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show “Comedy Samurai.”
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.

Podcast

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

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
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