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Reader Mail
Jan 25, 2019

Nobel Prizes prove plenty of creativity

As professor Takamitsu Sawa says in "The global decline of Japanese universities" in the Jan. 19 edition, Japanese universities are lower than Chinese and Korean ones in the world ranking with special reference to the ranking in Asia. I have to acknowledge this, but Japan has also received more Nobel...
Japan Times
Egypt report 2019
Jan 25, 2019

A national university founded on an Egyptian — Japanese partnership

The advancements taking place in Egypt’s education sector will have a direct impact on the country’s future.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 24, 2019

Give the BOJ a break

The central bank is buffeted by the same factors as its global peers — and homegrown challenges that are tougher to tackle.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 24, 2019

The Japanese family, seen through Iranian eyes

Iranian director Ida Panahandeh's fourth feature, "The Nikaidos' Fall," took her way beyond her comfort zone. She didn't speak Japanese nor had she ever visited the country, and yet there she was with a Japanese crew and cast, filming a story about the Japanese family dynamic in the ancient city of Tenri...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 24, 2019

UNC Wilmington's Kai Toews bursts onto scene as dynamic passer in freshman season

As a college freshman, Kai Toews has quickly become a player to pay attention to.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2019

Nursing skill tests for new visa expected to start in Vietnam and Philippines

The government is considering holding the first skills tests for foreign nationals hoping to work in the Japan's nursing sector under new visa categories in Vietnam and the Philippines, sources with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday.
Japan Times
Switzerland report 2019
Jan 22, 2019

Delivering smart disclosure solutions in line with Common Reporting Standard

Active in more than 80 countries, Kendris Ltd. has become a trusted provider of family office, trust management and fiduciary services. 
Japan Times
BUSINESS / davos special 2019
Jan 22, 2019

A unique space for discussion in the face of uncertainty

The year 2019 is full of uncertainty.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / davos special 2019
Jan 22, 2019

Data sharing among 'Fourth Industrial Revolution' goals

Launched in July with the goal of updating regulations that hinder effective usage of cutting-edge technologies, the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan has been helping the government lay out guidelines for an optimal future society.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / davos special 2019
Jan 22, 2019

Bringing out the flavor of dashi: soft water and terrain

Beyond sushi and sukiyaki, all kinds of Japanese dishes are being enjoyed around the world more than ever before.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Jan 21, 2019

Emailing business connections in Japanese is simple if you remember a few handy phrases

The most important thing to remember when writing work-related emails is your manners. Polite Japanese is necessary even when dealing with someone you know, which means a lot of honorifics and thank-yous.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2019

Japanese firms circumventing traditional hiring timetable to find quality recruits

It's a rite of spring: Major corporations hire fresh university graduates en masse every April, starting them all at the same salary with assurances of rising pay and lifetime employment.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jan 20, 2019

January 21, 2019

JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 19, 2019

Hitachi chief's remarks on nuclear industry spark debate

On Jan. 1, Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), held press interviews on the outlook of the business community and, at one point, the discussion turned to nuclear energy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / WORKS BY JAPANESE WOMEN
Jan 19, 2019

Takako Arai's poetry is a relentless 'dance of language'

Takako Arai's poems unravel complicated lives in an ever-widening mesh of humanity, her style retaining an energy and optimism despite her visceral, often disturbing subject matter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 18, 2019

The global decline of Japanese universities

Dark clouds hang over the future of Japanese universities due to the government's failure to recognize the importance of education and research.
Reader Mail
Jan 18, 2019

We should make foreign laborers feel welcome

The editorial "Support for foreign laborers" in the Dec. 30 edition enticed me into quickly reading it to the end. It's a blessing that up to 345,000 blue-collar workers will come to Japan in the first five years of the new visa program because Japan has been suffering from a chronic manpower shortage....
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 16, 2019

The critical importance of staying connected

Preparing for what has been touted as the '100-year life' is not a task for elderly people or the government alone.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 15, 2019

Makoto Hiejima never found comfort zone with Brisbane Bullets

Several factors contributed to 2017-18 B. League MVP's Makoto Hiejima lack of playing time and abrupt departure from the NBL club Brisbane Bullets in Australia last week, The Japan Times has learned.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 15, 2019

Takahiko Kozuka aiming to enrich skating

When a skater's career comes to an end, they are often faced with a difficult choice about how to proceed with their life.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Jan 15, 2019

Japanese volunteer's initiative allows Cambodians to see future beyond dumps where they scavenged

In Anlong Pi, a village on the outskirts of famous tourist destination Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia, a group of women gather each day to peel bark from 3-meter-long sections of banana tree trunks. The bark pulp taken during the process, akin to peeling onions, is steamed to recover fibers and then...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jan 14, 2019

Let's discuss Yusaku Maezawa's great Twitter giveaway

In the latest headline-grabbing move by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, the founder and CEO of major online fashion mall operator Zozo Inc. has announced a plan to dole out ¥1 million to 100 individuals to mark a successful New Year's sale.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Jan 13, 2019

Many chances for success across rural areas

The Japan Times Satoyama Consortium, the Chugoku Region Governors Association and the town of Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture co-hosted a two-day event at the Jinseki Kogen Hotel on Oct. 20 and 21.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 13, 2019

Japanese government pushes back against New York Times editorial on whaling

The government rebuts an editorial in The New York Times urging Japan to halt its whaling practices, saying the country is committed to the conservation of whales.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 12, 2019

Scoring sensation Keisei Tominaga emerges as new high school star

Sakuragaoka Gakuen High School earned its first medal in the Winter Cup boys competition late last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2019

Late Japanese travel writer Kaoru Kanetaka's trip around the world

In some ways, Kaoru Kanetaka introduced the world to Japan — and maybe a little bit of Japan to the world — when she flew around the globe in 1958.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2019

'I am innocent' and 'unfairly detained': Carlos Ghosn in first court appearance

Wearing a navy suit, a haggard-looking Ghosn — handcuffed and with a rope tied around his waist — told his side of the story in a Tokyo courtroom Tuesday.
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。...
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Nippon Ishin urges cap on foreign residents in Japan
While not specifying what percentage of foreign residents should make up the total population, “we conveyed the message that the ratio should be kept as low as possible and that the current rapid pace of increase must be properly curbed,” said Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita.
Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap
Hard-line conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi has consistently been a public favorite in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election scheduled for Oct. 4.
Osaka Expo visitors top 20 million as crowds surge
Visitors at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
Boom in business class travel from Japan fuels airlines profits
A business class suite of an Airbus SE A350-1000 aircraft operated by Japan Airlines is seen during a media preview at the company's hangar at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in January last year.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
Robot tour guides in Tokyo offer way for those with disabilities to work
Tours are being offered in Tokyo using a shoulder-mounted robot equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The robot twitches its wing-like arms, which it can fold together as if in prayer when visiting a temple.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.

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

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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