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Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2019

G20 in Osaka offers chance for health and financial policymakers to stop fighting and join hands

To effectively tackle global health issues it's crucial that the Group of 20 nations use their June summit to overcome the barriers that have traditionally separated health experts and policymakers from financial and economic leaders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2019

U.S. trains with ASDF in Western Pacific as area sees ramped-up military drills by China

B-52 bombers from Guam have trained with Air Self-Defense Force and Okinawa-based U.S. fighter jets in the Western Pacific, just days after China sent a total of six bombers and other aircraft through a key entryway into the Pacific for their own military exercises.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2019

Carlos Ghosn's lawyer slams rare rearrest on bail in Tokyo as 'act of aggression'

In a statement released to media outlets shortly after the development was reported, Ghosn described his latest arrest as “outrageous and arbitrary.”
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 3, 2019

Hanami a reminder of life's fleeting nature

As cherry blossoms remind us each year, life is too short to waste.
Japan Times
Apr 3, 2019

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Delivers its First LRI Product/Chemical Tanker Built at its Shipyard in China

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (HQ: 1083 Tsuneishi, Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan; President: Kenji Kawano) delivered its first LRI (77,000 DWT) Product/Chemical Tanker on March 29, 2019. This first ship was constructed at TSUNEISHI GROUP (ZHOUSHAN) SHIPBUILDING, Inc. (Location: Xiushan...
EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 2019

Bidding goodbye to Heisei; saying hello to Reiwa

As it prepares to usher in the new era, Japan faces a host of challenges that could shake up the future course of the nation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 1, 2019

The most famous person you've never heard of

Tokyo needs a strategic thinker/planner like the late Andrew W. Marshall and politicians who listen to his or her analyses.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2019

What if zero interest rates are the new normal?

Excessive monetary finance is hugely harmful, and it is dangerous to view it as a costless way to solve long-term challenges.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Apr 1, 2019

April 1, 2019

Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2019

Tokyo taxis show off true colors to make ride-hailing easier

With the Olympics — and an anticipated influx of even more foreign tourists — a little more than a year away, local companies are finding more ways to get in on the act of showcasing Japanese know-how and enhancing the overall experience of visitors.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Mar 31, 2019

Regional resources spawn fresh initiatives

At the seventh Satoyama Cafe in Tokyo, Naoto Akagi, president of the Ashitaka incorporated association in Maniwa, Okayama Prefecture, spoke about how the association effectively uses the resources of the city's northeastern rural district of Chuka.
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Rugby / ADDING THE EXTRAS
Mar 29, 2019

Future of Sunwolves in doubt after Super Rugby

Sunwolves CEO Yuji Watase put on a brave face last week despite clocking up air miles in the wake of the announcement his team would be not be part of the Super Rugby competition post 2020.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 28, 2019

Rose-Hulman's Ryuji Aoki sets great example by excelling in classroom, on court

There are stereotypes in all walks of life, and student-athletes are often labeled as individuals who don't or can't focus on academics, too.
Japan Times
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Mar 28, 2019

Music program returns as a monthly broadcast

"Songs of Tokyo," a program aired on NHK World-Japan and NHK General TV in 2017 and 2018, will begin airing monthly starting this spring. Shingo Murakami of Kanjani Eight will reprise his role as the program's host.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 27, 2019

Kengo Kora and the perfect period drama sword fight

'Game of Thrones" star Sean Bean is well-known for dying in almost everything he stars in. If you had to find a Japanese equivalent, though, it would certainly be Kengo Kora.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 26, 2019

Did Tokyo immigration officials allow proper treatment for ailing Kurdish detainee?

It had the appearance of a scandal in the making.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Italian Trade Promotion
Mar 26, 2019

Italian produce a recipe for trade success

The Feb. 1 signing of an economic partnership agreement (EPA) between the European Union and Japan, reasons behind the growing Japanese appetite for Italian cheeses and an unexpected source for the growth of Italian grappa imports into Japan were all topics Ambassador Giorgio Starace touched upon during...
PRESS / Events
Mar 25, 2019

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　Japan Times Satoyama推進コンソーシアムは、2019年4月11日（木）に、地域おうえんフェス・ガイアックス主催「地域おうえんBASH」と共催で「『第９回Satoyamaカフェ』＋地域おうえんBASH」を開催します。
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Special Supplements
Mar 25, 2019

Agon Shu offers prayers for victims of disaster and world peace

People attending the Agon Shu Buddhist Association's Fire Rites Festival on Feb. 11 saw something unusual as they made their way up the winding road to the site of the annual ritual in the hills east of Kyoto. Fallen trees lay everywhere on the mountain slopes, testimony to the tremendous force of Typhoon...
BASEBALL
Mar 22, 2019

Chronology of Ichiro's baseball career

Ichiro Suzuki's baseball career was the stuff of legends. He excelled in NPB as chronicled below, then burst onto the scene in the major leagues and earned the respect of his peers and fans on the other side of the Pacific.
JAPAN / WAW! and W20 Special
Mar 22, 2019

Meetings aim to close gender gaps, promote diversity

This year, Japan will host the G20 summit in June in Osaka, as well as the fifth World Assembly for Women (WAW!) and the Women 20 (W20) Japan 2019, which will be held jointly at the Hotel New Otani Tokyo in Chiyoda Ward on March 23 and 24.
Japan Times
JAPAN / WAW! and W20 Special
Mar 22, 2019

Social norms 'hinder' women's career growth

Michiko Achilles says she and her husband have endured a difficult period of juggling work and raising their two daughters by handling it as if they were "playing games."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Mar 21, 2019

Tower Records goes all in on the vinyl trend with its new store, Tower Vinyl

Last year proved to be a pivotal one for streaming music in Japan. According to a report by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, 2018 saw plays via platforms such as YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify overtake digital downloads.
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.
EDITORIALS
Mar 18, 2019

Madness and savagery in New Zealand

We must all stand with New Zealand, and against the ignorant hatred that motivated last week's attacks.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Hitomi Obara, 2012 Olympic champion in wrestling, dies at 44
Hitomi Obara competes at the London Olympics in August 2012.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood

Podcast

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

Longform

In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
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