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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 1, 2018

Japan's celebrities are using social media to turn criticism on its head

Social media present a tightrope for celebrities in Japan. An increasing number of high-profile people are becoming savvy with platforms such as Instagram and Twitter, helping them to develop an online fan base. However, the internet also opens them up to criticism, and the past couple of weeks have...
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Aug 31, 2018

Determined Shohei Ono battles past An Chang-rim to earn 73-kg gold

Shohei Ono put on a show at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, winning four of the five matches by ippon. By doing so, he nabbed a gold medal in the men's 73-kg judo competition.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 31, 2018

Komeito likely to re-elect leader Natsuo Yamaguchi for sixth term: officials

Natsuo Yamaguchi has decided to file his candidacy for the leadership election of Komeito, the junior partner in the ruling coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party, which is set for September, related officials said Thursday.
WORLD
Aug 31, 2018

As world changes, Europe rethinks strategic dependence on Trump's U.S.

In 1776, the New World declared independence from the old. Today, it is the Old World that is declaring independence from the new.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 30, 2018

Toyota to target tripling of China output to 3.5 million vehicles over next decade

Toyota Motor Corp. is aiming to triple car production in China by as soon as 2030 in a renewed push to make up lost ground in the world's biggest market, according to sources.
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Aug 29, 2018

With shock silver in women's judo, Ami Kondo falls short again

Ami Kondo had already established her status as one of the elite judoka in her weight class in the world. But now she is about to be known as one who falls short in the clutch.
BASKETBALL
Aug 29, 2018

Basketball players handed one-year bans

The four men's national basketball team players who allegedly paid women for sex in Jakarta during the ongoing Asian Games have been handed a one-year ban by the Japan Basketball Association, the organization announced on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 29, 2018

Promoting regional bank mergers

The upheaval in Japan's demographics is causing a shake-up in the regional banking sector, requiring wise oversight by regulators.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2018

The climate fight's next turning point

Scientists agree that global carbon dioxide emissions must reach a turning point in 2020 if we are to achieve carbon neutrality. Progress must be accelerated.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2018

Japan will overhaul Immigration Bureau to create agency for expected surge of blue-collar workers under new status

The move comes as the government seeks to accept more foreign workers and introduce a new status of residence amid a serious labor crunch.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 28, 2018

Shinji Kagawa: 'Only God knows' destination

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa's future remains clouded after the Japan international missed the squad for a second straight match.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2018

How the U.N. should regulate high-seas fishing

Clamping down on fishing far from coastal areas would boost fish stocks nearer land.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 28, 2018

Toyota to invest $500 million in Uber for development of self-driving cars

Toyota Motor Corp. will invest $500 million in Uber to jointly work on developing self-driving cars, the companies said Monday, in a bid by both firms to catch up with rivals in the hotly competitive autonomous driving business.
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Aug 27, 2018

Yamagata settles for bronze in 100

Su Bingtian cemented his status as Asia's fastest sprinter with a convincing victory in the men's 100-meter final at the Asian Games on Sunday night.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2018

Japan's Reconstruction Agency hopes to keep tourism subsidy program for Tohoku alive in fiscal 2019

The agency aims to include some u00a53.3 billion in funds for the initiative in its budget request, about the same amount budgeted in the previous year.
Japan Times
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Aug 26, 2018

Softball team eyeing 2020 title

Winning the gold medal for the fifth consecutive time like the Japan softball team did is an unprecedented and remarkable feat for any athlete or team.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Aug 26, 2018

At the helm of a diverse club seeking lasting community

Tokyo American Club (TAC) President Michael Alfant is the kind of person who thinks on his feet. And he spends a lot of time on them; the native of Brooklyn, New York, walks about 100 kilometers every week.
JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Aug 25, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: When Japanese sports went global

Baseball star Hideo Nomo may have blazed a trail for Japanese players in the MLB when he signed with the Dodgers in 1995, but the achievements of domestic athletes abroad in the Heisei Era certainly didn't stop there.
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Trump says India and Pakistan have agreed to 'immediate ceasefire'
A man stands amid debris on the roof of a damaged house, following Pakistan's military operation against India, in Rehari, Jammu, on Saturday.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
Suspect in Tokyo Metro stabbing chose station to highlight ‘educational abuse’
Yoshitaka Toda is escorted out of a police station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Friday to be sent to prosecutors.
Japan stuck at starting line in tariff talks with U.S. as U.K. inks deals
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s top tariff negotiator, speaks to the press on Friday. Japan and the United States are still discussing what to negotiate.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.

Podcast

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

Longform

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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