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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 25, 2018

Reflecting on 20 years of female roles in 'The Ring'

In Japan, the "lord of the rings" is female, dressed in white with long black hair. The girl's name is Sadako, an evil ghost child who first appeared in Koji Suzuki's 1991 horror novel "The Ring" and went on to lead one of the biggest horror franchises of all time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018

Working to build a shared future in a 'fractured world'

As the global environment has changed dramatically today with geopolitical fissures, technological advances and a shared economy, the World Economic Forum's annual meeting will kick off on Jan. 23 in Davos, Switzerland, with more than 3,000 of the world's influential and wealthy individuals coming from...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018

Showcasing fine cuisine and culture

Offering a welcome respite from the four-day 2018 World Economic Forum meeting, the annual Japan Night reception presents participants with the finest in Japanese cuisine and traditional artistic performances.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018

Wagashi confections enjoy increased global popularity

Back in the 1990s to early 2000s, my sister worked as a chef in the kitchen of the Toraya Cafe in New York City, the sole North American branch of a famous wagashi (traditional Japanese confections) maker that has been in business since the late 16th century. Her job was to create savory lunch items...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2018

Tokyo's first ballistic missile drill gets mixed reaction

In a first for Tokyo, a disaster drill based on a ballistic missile attack was held Monday in response to the nuclear and missile threats from North Korea.
EDITORIALS
Jan 22, 2018

A costly message from the Sanchi

The sinking of the Sanchi oil tanker must be a wake-up call to officials and publics in Northeast Asia and compel them to better prepare for such accidents.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Jan 20, 2018

Journalism tied to those in power must be checked

"If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking."
EDITORIALS
Jan 19, 2018

Keidanren's challenges under its new chief

Under its new leader, Keidanren should lead the discussions for economic reforms instead of merely going along with the government's policies.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 19, 2018

Asia's metropolises against North Korea

Mega-cities must play a central role in helping to avoid conflict and defuse tension.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2018

Japanese companies in driver's seat for Indian bullet train deals

Japanese steel and engineering companies are in the driver's seat to bag major supply contracts for a $17 billion (around ¥1.8 trillion) Indian bullet train, several sources said, undermining a key component of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic policy — a push to "Make in India."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2018

Toto hopes to clean up with new self-cleaning toilets

With the upcoming 2020 Olympics in mind leading Japanese toilet-maker Toto Ltd. has recently introduced a new type of self-cleaning toilet for public restrooms, aiming to improve bathroom experiences for locals and foreign visitors to Japan.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 17, 2018

Rugby World Cup ticket sales program gets ready for worldwide launch

With less than two years to go until Asia's first Rugby World Cup, the ticket sales program for the 2019 tournament will launch simultaneously around the world on Friday, Japan time.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2018

Taro Kono's clean energy critique in UAE speech fuels talk of Abe succession

Criticism by a Cabinet minister of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's energy policies may say more about his own political prospects than it does about the country's debate over clean power.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jan 13, 2018

Artist Naoko Tanaka uses light, space and objects to explore the 'unknowable inner outside world'

Performance artist feels immense pressure to fit into a mold in Japan.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 13, 2018

Debate continues over mothers taking their babies to work

 The hashtag #KozurekaigiOK, which translates roughly as “It’s OK to bring a child to a meeting,” began trending in late November. The trigger was a female politician’s decision to bring her child to a Kumamoto assembly session, which sparked a nationwide debate on child care options for parents...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 12, 2018

Takamatsu: Udon the key to Shikoku castle town's heart

Come for the gardens, stay for the noodles in Kagawa's capital city.
Reader Mail
Jan 12, 2018

No legal basis for marines in Okinawa

Article 6 of the Japan-U.S. security treaty stipulates the U.S. forces that can be stationed in Japan are the army, navy and air force. The U.S. Marines are deployed in Japan (Okinawa) as a cog of the U.S. Navy on the basis of this provision. But can the marines really be considered the navy?
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Jan 12, 2018

キックオフフォーラム（参加無料）を2月13日（火）に開催

　Japan Times Satoyama推進コンソーシアム（代表：末松（神原）弥奈子、株式会社ジャパンタイムズ・代表取締役会長）は、2018年2月13日（火）にキックオフフォーラムを開催します。
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 11, 2018

Tyler Smith's journey full of fascinating, funny tales

Tyler Smith made a wise decision.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 11, 2018

Dramatist Oriza Hirata has a vision for theater

Travel around around 150 km northwest from the hustle and bustle of Kyoto and another, far more peaceful world awaits in the compact onsen (hot-spring) town of Kinosaki nestled on the Sea of Japan coast in a quiet corner of the largely rural city of Toyooka in Hyogo Prefecture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 11, 2018

BOJ tightening to begin sooner than expected, U.S. economist Allen Sinai says

Japan's economy will exceed growth forecasts this year, prompting the central bank to tighten monetary policy by mid-year, said Allen Sinai, president of Decision Economics Inc.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2018

Fukushima's premium sake wins worldwide acclaim, as brewers eye global markets in prefecture's push for recovery

In an area of Japan still decimated by nuclear disaster, sake is offering cause for hope.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2018

Coming of age: 1 in 8 new adults in Tokyo are not Japanese, ward figures show

The foreign community is younger overall than the native population across the 23 wards, figures show.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 9, 2018

Pushing for a more diverse dancefloor

When the acclaimed end-of-year techno party Future Terror announced its full lineup of DJs in December, there was a notable omission among the 19 names: There were no women.
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.
Koizumi makes economic growth top priority in bid for LDP presidency
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a news conference announcing his formal entry into the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race in Tokyo on Saturday.
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.

Podcast

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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