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BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 1, 2017

Subliminal ads fast-tracked for maglev trains in Japan

A team of researchers at Shizuoka University is hitching a ride on Japan's bullet train technology, aiming to transmit targeted advertising at high speeds.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2017

Japan's foreign residents offer up insights in unprecedented survey on discrimination

Bigoted comments and business policies appear at the top of the list as Japan releases its first nationwide survey on discrimination.
EDITORIALS
Mar 31, 2017

New rules on 'minpaku' lodging

Proposed Diet legislation will make it easier for people to rent out their private residences to tourists.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2017

For Britain, the real work on Brexit starts now

On Wednesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May began Britain's exit from the European Union by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2017

Five things Democrats could do to save party

Republicans could come out of the Trump debacle stronger than they went in if Democrats don't act to avoid political irrelevance.
EDITORIALS
Mar 28, 2017

The high cost of convenience

The problems confronting Yamato Transport Co. is a reminder that business competition based on increased convenience and low prices for customers isn't sustainable in an economy with a growing manpower shortage.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Mar 27, 2017

Let's discuss Henn na Hotel coming to Kanto

Major travel agency H.I.S. Co. celebrates the opening of its second robot-staffed Henn na Hotel.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Mar 26, 2017

Timing, like finances, everything for Osaka's new rail links

Shinkansen, route, Osaka, Kyoto, Kanazawa, train
EDITORIALS
Mar 26, 2017

Mixed recovery in land prices

The latest data on land prices testify to the slow progress in the government's efforts to reverse the population exodus from rural to urban areas and achieve more balanced economic growth nationally.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 25, 2017

How the word 'terrorism' can help pass a bill

During the recent Diet grilling over his alleged involvement in the Moritomo Gakuen land purchase scandal, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe accused his opposition party tormentors of resorting to inshō sōsa. The most accurate English translation is probably "image manipulation," which, in the age of fake...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 23, 2017

Samurai drama to put unique spin on evolution of theater

Japanese audiences will soon join those in Holland as the only people in the world with access to a theater whose seating area rotates to face a ring of multiple stages.
EDITORIALS
Mar 23, 2017

Penalizing uncommitted crimes

The government needs to convince a skeptical public why proposed legislation that could compromise privacy rights through increased surveillance activities is necessary.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Mar 22, 2017

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGE OF CORPORATE LOGO & NEWSPAPER REDESIGN

Tokyo, March 22, 2017 - Today The Japan Times, Ltd. is celebrating its 120th anniversary of its inaugural issue with a new corporate logo - the first in 30 years - and a redesign of the newspaper.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Mar 22, 2017

コーポレート・ロゴ変更&紙面デザインリニューアルのお知らせ

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都港区、代表取締役:堤丈晴)は2017年3月22日に創刊120周年を迎えたことを記念し、4月1日より30年ぶりにコーポレート・ロゴを変更いたします。また、日刊英字新聞「The Japan Times」の紙面デザインも大幅にリニューアルします。...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2017

Tokyo returns to world's 10 priciest cities as Asia dominates list

Tokyo returned to the ranks of the world's 10 costliest cities in 2017 as Asia's representation expanded, reflecting the region's rising clout in the global economy.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 21, 2017

Controversial conspiracy bill approved by Abe Cabinet

The Abe Cabinet approved a controversial bill that would revise the organized crime law so authorities can crack down on individuals and organizations who conspire to engage in serious criminal activity.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Mar 18, 2017

Spring improvements: Learn to program, exercise for charity and then pour the perfect beer

Ways to build a better understanding of coding
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2017

China's road to peace on the Korean Peninsula

The nightmare scenario of a violent conflict on the Korean Peninsula demands that cooler heads prevail.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2017

Square to supply credit card readers to 1,200-year-old Mount Koya temple in Wakayama Prefecture

Square Inc. has just scored its oldest customer ever — a 1,200-year-old Buddhist temple in central Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2017

Hitachi looks to boost U.S. rail business amid Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure blitz

Hitachi Ltd. is aiming to expand its rail business in the U.S. by bidding for streetcar and light-rail projects as President Donald Trump pledges to spend as much as $1 trillion to upgrade infrastructure across the country.

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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