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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2019

Will Libra be stillborn?

The remedy for the financial woes of people in developing countries isn't going to come from Facebook.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 15, 2019

A boy no longer, 'Kid' Reid has come of age

Duncan Reid, formerly of British punk group The Boys, brings his latest band to Japan for a series of high-energy live shows
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Aug 16, 2019

Ep. 12 'Always Chillin"

For this week's episode of "Terrace House," we are back to familiar territory. No more explosive fights and unexpected nude scenes. Instead, we have what the die-hard fans expect: slow-burning love and close ups of tasty food.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2019

Groups representing Tasmania's Aboriginal communities divided over new place-naming policy

The sandstone rock shelters on Tasmania's Mount Wellington were built by indigenous tribes thousands of years ago, but it was only in 2014 that the mountain started officially being called by its indigenous name, Kunanyi.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jul 13, 2019

Aika Miyake: Film editor makes the cut in both Japan and U.S

There aren't many female filmmakers in Japan, making even fewer female film editors. Aika Miyake is an exception.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 5, 2019

Quiet luxury in lesser-known Kansai

The Kansai area — think Kyoto, Osaka and surrounds — has some of the country's best anaba (little-known spots) where you can encounter the rich depths of Japanese culture, minus the crowds. Reserve one of these nine luxuriously uncrowded options to take your travels to new levels.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 4, 2019

Time to end BOJ's grand experiment?

Central banks are back on the center stage of the global economic policy debate. The U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank now appear ready to ease monetary policy — in a turnaround from just some months ago when people were looking for "exit" and additional rate hikes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / G20 Osaka
Jun 25, 2019

In blow to China, Japan's 'quality infrastructure' to get endorsement at Osaka G20

When world leaders adopt new international principles for "quality infrastructure" during the upcoming Group of 20 summit in Osaka, it will be the moment when Japan's flagship initiative will finally bear fruit after years in the making.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 6, 2019

Japanese, Italian, Korean? I'm all of these

One question I have always found difficult is, "Where are you from?" While most people I meet are able to answer it with a single word — Japan, England, India — for me the answer is a lot more complicated.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2019

North Korea's Kim Jong Un carrying out bloody purge after collapse of Trump summit, report says

North Korea executed its nuclear envoy to the United States as part of a purge of officials who steered negotiations for the failed Hanoi summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, a South Korean newspaper said on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2019

Trump's foreign policy has finally run out of road

Iran, Venezuela and North Korea all show the problem with making threats you can't back up.
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2019

From cardboard factory to the kantei? Yoshihide Suga gets PR makeover as rumors of PM bid soar

Unsmiling, tight-lipped and at times appearing heavy-handed, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga was never exactly the type of politician the public would take a shine to — let alone swoon over.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
May 5, 2019

Iwo Jima: Where Japan rules but the memory of war dead still reigns

It is odd to stand at an iconic place few can ever visit. There on Mount Suribachi where the American flag was raised over Iwo Jima, I am embarrassed to report my first thought on looking out across at the military airport we landed at that morning was, "I have to walk back there in the next two hours."...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Apr 13, 2019

Masaya Nakayama: Keeping an eye on the art of subtraction

Finding artistic freedom in New York, Osaka-born artist finds new expressions for Japanese-style painting.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2019

Yamanote Line train driver fulfills life's dream, down to the exact second

Ask any group of children in Japan what they want to be when they grow up and one answer in particular is sure to feature.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 18, 2019

Hay fever season gets people sneezing and talking

A good way to start a conversation in Japanese at this time of year is to talk about allergies and hay fever in particular. Learning the vocabulary for sore eyes and runny noses can also help at your local pharmacy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2019

Democracy in a self-contradictory trap

Populism is the Achilles heel of democracy.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 14, 2019

Rookie guard Yuta Okada is shining bright for SeaHorses

As the regular season winds down, SeaHorses Mikawa rookie guard Yuta Okada continues to demonstrate impressive skills and an exciting all-around game.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Mar 8, 2019

Gonzaga announcer Tom Hudson full of praise for Rui Hachimura

The Gonzaga University men's basketball team's sustained excellence is one of the most remarkable stories in contemporary sports.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 19, 2019

Ginza Kagari Honten: The tori paitan classic is reborn

Two words: "tori paitan." The smooth, satisfying soup derived from simmering chicken bones and carcasses long and slow to create a thick, umami-rich broth. Served with ramen and a few choice toppings, it makes for one of the finest bowls of noodles you can find. Just ask anyone who ever supped at Kagari....
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Dec 13, 2018

Anime in 2018 saw serious cash but no surprise hits

What do a 24-year-old child detective, a group of seriously laid-back campers and anthropomorphic blood cells have in common? 2018, that's what.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 1, 2018

Too young to vote, children strike, protest and sue for climate action

Skipping school, marching on the streets and suing governments, children who are too young to vote are demanding more action on climate change as world leaders gather at a major U.N. summit in Poland.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 15, 2018

Christmas lunch buffet awash in pink decadence

Pink pastries and jewelry boxes may not evoke the most classic of Christmas imagery, but who's to say things can't get a little creative sometimes? In the spirit of giving girly girls what they really want this season, Hilton Tokyo Odaiba Hotel happily presents its Girls' Sweets Coffret Christmas Dessert...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2018

Giants riding wave of momentum into final stage showdown against Carp

Tomoyuki Sugano turned, slapped his glove and thrust both arms into air once the ball was safely secure in Daikan Yoh's glove in center field. He wore a broad smile as catcher Seiji Kobayashi enveloped him in a hug near the mound at Jingu Stadium. The rest of the Yomiuri Giants were beaming as well....
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / NATURE'S PANTRY
Sep 29, 2018

Bringing shottsuru fish sauce back from the brink of extinction

Shottsuru is a fish sauce made from sandfish in Akita Prefecture. When its commercial production plummeted in the early 1990s, one man made it his mission to revive the local product.
Japan Times
Rugby / ADDING THE EXTRAS
Sep 27, 2018

Kyushu set to play key role in RWC buildup

A sense of familiarity, long-standing historical ties, and a look to the future have ensured the southern island of Kyushu will resemble Little Britain in the buildup to next year's Rugby World Cup.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Tens of millions of yen found at home of Aum Shinrikyo founder's wife
The house of the wife of the late Chizuo Matsumoto, the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's founder, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, in July
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
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