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Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 11, 2021

What does it mean to ‘never forget’?

For all its slogan-like simplicity, these twinned words seem freighted with the complexities of guilt, obligation and even presumption — as if we could ever forget.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Sep 8, 2021

With half of Japan vaccinated, what's next for the vaccine rollout?

Lisa Du, a reporter at Bloomberg's Tokyo bureau, joins us to give an update on Japan's vaccine rollout and the challenges ahead.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Sep 7, 2021

Michael K. Williams, Omar from ‘The Wire’ actor, is dead at 54

Williams, who also starred in “Boardwalk Empire” and “Lovecraft Country,” was best known for his role as Omar Little in the David Simon HBO series.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Aug 24, 2021

Are you ready for sentient Disney robots?

The Magic Kingdom knows the nostalgia of herky-jerky animatronics won't cut it with today's children.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Aug 13, 2021

Theremins and gold medal wins: Farewell to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

We take a look back at the closing moments of the 2020 Olympic Games.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Jul 23, 2021

Episode 92: The long road to the Tokyo Olympics — Part 2

In Part 2 of this two-part look at the long and tumultuous road to the Olympics, we discuss heat, corruption and the endless run of scandals.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Apr 24, 2021

4月の特集テーマ「水ビジネス特集」を発行・掲載

PRESS / Corporate Trends
Apr 17, 2021

Cuisine régionale L'évo in Toyama Prefecture selected for Destination Restaurant of the Year 2021

Japan Times
Apr 17, 2021

Cuisine régionale L'évo in Toyama Prefecture selected for Destination Restaurant of the Year 2021

The Japan Times Cube Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Minako Suematsu) created a list of 10 restaurants from Hokkaido to Okinawa for its Destination Restaurants 2021. Among them, Cuisine régionale L’évo in Toyama Prefecture was selected as Destination Restaurant of the Year 2021.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2021

‘It’s better to walk through a minefield’: Victims of Myanmar’s army speak

The military and its brutal practices are an omnipresent fear in Myanmar, one that has intensified since the generals seized full power in a coup last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Longform
Feb 27, 2021

Hirohito in Europe: 100 years on, historic imperial trip celebrated for its vision of peace

Tour not only highlighted Japan's newfound position alongside Allied powers in the aftermath of World War I, it also had a profound effect on the young crown prince.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Feb 25, 2021

The 12th Japan Spelling Bee will be held on March 6

The Japan Times Co., Ltd. (president and CEO: Minako Suematsu) will hold the 12th Japan Spelling Bee, where elementary and junior high school students will compete in the spelling of English words, on Saturday, March 6.
Feb 25, 2021

The 12th Japan Spelling Bee will be held on March 6 - 31 student representatives will compete for the title of national spelling champion -

The Japan Times Co., Ltd. (president and CEO: Minako Suematsu) will hold the 12th Japan Spelling Bee, where elementary and junior high school students will compete in the spelling of English words, on Saturday, March 6.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 17, 2021

Episode 82: The sexism scandal engulfing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

New York Times bureau chief Motoko Rich breaks down Tokyo Olympic President Yoshiro Mori's sexist comments and what his resignation says about the status of women in Japanese society.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Dec 30, 2020

Pierre Cardin, designer to the famous and merchant to the masses, dies at 98

In 1957, Cardin became the first European designer to forge business ties with Japan, and within two years he was selling his fashions there.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 25, 2020

How Brexit talks overcame suspicion, resentment and fish

At times, mutual suspicion and paranoia over listening devices made Brexit look like a chapter from the Cold War, all heightened by COVID-19 restrictions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 13, 2020

Four stabbed and one shot as Trump supporters and opponents clash

Following Supreme Court ruling that dashed President Donald Trump's hopes of invalidating his electoral defeat, thousands of his supporters marched in Washington and several state capitals.
PRESS / Events
Nov 20, 2020

話題の大洲の城泊をはじめ、全国で分散型ホテルを展開する バリューマネジメント代表 他力野淳氏がゲスト

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2020

How Biden’s discipline on rebuilding the Democrats' ‘blue wall’ moved him close to victory

Many presidential nominees take their eyes off critical states, but Biden never lost sight of trying to win back voters in states who abandoned Democrats in 2016.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Nov 5, 2020

Episode 71: CBD — Japan's path to medical marijuana?

Japan Times contributor Dan Buyanovsky explores Japan's growing CBD industry and whether it offers a path to the legalization of medical marijuana.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2020

At the end of a chaotic campaign, an Election Day that defied the worst fears

There were glitches and partisan skirmishes as voters went to the polls, but for the most part the system held up.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 24, 2020

A #MeToo awakening stirs in Iran

Three years into the global #MeToo movement, women who say they have been sexually assaulted are improbably going public in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2020

Jack ‘Murph the Surf’ Murphy, heist mastermind, dies at 83

He called himself "Murph the Surf,” a tanned, roguish, party-loving beach boy from Miami, and he transfixed the nation in 1964 by pulling off the biggest jewel heist in New York City history — the celebrated snatching of the Star of India, a sapphire larger than a golf ball, and a haul of other gems...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2020

Threatened by Facebook disinformation, a Buddhist monk flees Cambodia

The case shows how repressive governments can move with stunning speed to disgrace opponents, using social media and technology to amplify their divisive campaigns.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Apr 29, 2020

Episode 48: The Great Konbini Debate

Which Japanese convenience store is best and why? That's the question Newspick's Yuzuha Oka and The Japan Times' Chris Russell, Joel Tansey and Oscar Boyd attempt to answer.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Apr 15, 2020

Episode 47: The current state of Japan's emergency

In this episode, Japan Times politics reporter Satoshi Sugiyama discusses how far the powers of Japan's central and regional governments extend under the state of emergency.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 30, 2019

Step up to the plate: Breaking world records in Japan

Have you ever wondered what it must feel like to be the best in the world at something?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 8, 2019

Trump claimed business losses of $1.17 billion over a decade, report says

U.S. President Donald Trump, who won the presidency in part on his image as a successful business mogul, lost $1.17 billion over 10 years on failed business deals, according to tax records obtained by The New York Times.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Jan 8, 2019

ジャパンタイムズは「地方創生ベンチャーサミット2019」にメディアパートナーとして参加します

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長：堤丈晴）は、2019年2月3日（日）に行われる「地方創生ベンチャーサミット2019」主催：一般社団法人熱意ある地方創生ベンチャー連合・スタートアップ都市推進協議会）に、メディアパートナーとして参加します。...
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.

Podcast

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

Longform

A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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