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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Sep 28, 2019

'A Manga Lover's Tokyo Travel Guide': Picture the capital in a whole new way

Singaporean artist Evangeline Neo walks travelers through Tokyo's best traditional must-sees, anime hot-spots and even Mount Fuji in her comic-book guide to the metropolis.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 28, 2019

'Flight shaming' is in the air as U.N. summit faces climate crisis

As world leaders met in New York, one question kept coming up at climate change events: How did you get here?
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Niseko Winter Special
Sep 27, 2019

Visitors invited to experience winter sports mecca

When it comes to winter sports, one would be hard pressed to find a resort area more impressive than Niseko in Hokkaido. Renowned for its high-quality powder and varied runs, Niseko has become an international mecca for winter sports enthusiasts who flock to its resorts every year to get their fill of...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2019

How a sanctions-busting smartphone business thrives in North Korea

North Korea is evading U.N. sanctions by profiting on the soaring domestic demand for smartphones, according to defectors, experts and an analysis of North Korean-made phones.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Sep 27, 2019

Aichi illustrator shines light on local moon-viewing tradition called 'Japan's Halloween'

There is a tradition in Japan of holding moon-viewing parties to celebrate the harvest on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, believed to be the best time of the year to watch the full moon, and this year it fell on Sept. 13.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 27, 2019

Exasperated Trump's strategy: Flail at Democrats, attack whistleblower, tweet from the hip

U.S. President Donald Trump grew increasingly exasperated on Thursday as he sat in his cabin aboard Air Force One and watched television coverage of Democrats on a congressional committee accuse him of criminal behavior.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 27, 2019

Spy chief's unlikely turn in the Trump-Ukraine spotlight

After a career spent behind the scenes, Joseph Maguire was thrust on center stage this week thanks to his part in the Trump-Ukraine scandal.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 26, 2019

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen serves as police chief for day in Beppu

New Zealand coach Steve Hansen on Thursday served as a one-day honorary chief of a police station in Beppu, where his team is training in its bid to secure a third successive Rugby World Cup title.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 26, 2019

Japan's Hong Kong conundrum

Liberal democratic societies such as Japan should see the Hong Kong protests as the first volley in a protracted cyber struggle that could undermine their open societies.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Sep 26, 2019

Tokyo stocks bounce back on positive trade news

Tokyo stocks rebounded Thursday thanks to favorable trade-related developments involving Japan, the United States and China.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2019

Top U.S. spy official threatened to quit if pressured by White House to stonewall Congress: Washington Post

The top U.S. spy official threatened to resign over concerns the White House might press him to withhold information from Congress in scheduled testimony on Thursday about a whistleblower complaint about President Donald Trump, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2019

Bain taking bids for Japanese hot spring operator Oedo Onsen Monogatari

Bain Capital is collecting bids for Oedo Onsen Monogatari, operator of about 40 hot spring inns and resorts across Japan, with first-round proposals submitted by investment funds and SoftBank Group Corp., sources have said.
Rugby
Sep 25, 2019

Uruguay upsets Fiji as tsunami-hit Kamaishi hosts first Rugby World Cup match

Wednesday may have been a little breezy, but overall it was an absolutely beautiful day with a vivid blue sky above as Kamaishi Unosumai Recovery Memorial Stadium hosted its first-ever Rugby World Cup game.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 25, 2019

Carl Stone: Plugging into the sounds of the changing city

A resident of Japan for 20 years, Carl Stone has established himself in the local electronic music scene, performing with domestic and visiting musicians
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 24, 2019

Art at a science museum: When worlds collide

The premise of 'Illuminating Landscapes: The Integration of Art and Science,' as designer Taku Satoh puts it, is to explore 'art and science together, not separated, as is too common in today's world.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2019

Chile taps China and Japan in lithium-for-tech push but faces tough sell

Chile is making a renewed push for investment in battery technology in return for access to its lithium deposits, piquing interest from China, Japan and Europe as global firms look to tie up supply of the metal vital for the shift to electric vehicles.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Slovakia report 2019
Sep 24, 2019

Japan and Slovakia reaffirm confidence in common future

Four years after the 1989 Velvet Revolution that ended one-party communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic formalized the dissolution on Jan. 1, 1993, the culmination of a difficult, but peaceful, process dubbed the Velvet Divorce. Twenty-six years after attaining independence,...
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Slovakia report 2019
Sep 24, 2019

UPJS: At the heart of Kosice’s history and progress

Slovakia’s second-largest city with over 240,000 inhabitants, Kosice has been the country’s traditional center of education and innovation. With origins going back to the establishment of the Universitas Cassoviensis more than 350 years ago, the Pavol Jozef Safarik University (UPJS) in Kosice...
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 23, 2019

Iran says legal steps for U.K. tanker release have been completed

An Iranian government spokesman said on Monday that all legal steps had been completed for the release of the detained British-flagged tanker Stena Impero but that he did not know when the vessel would be released, Iranian media reported.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Sep 22, 2019

A lifelong commitment to cross-cultural appreciation

Malaysian Ambassador Dato' Kennedy Jawan is an experienced man of the open road with wisdom and practical advice for any aspiring or current world travelers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2019

Japan expected to repeat little more than past promises at U.N. Climate Action Summit

Japan may not bring much more than past promises to U.N. Climate Action Summit.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 22, 2019

Learning to say 'yes, and...' both on and off the stage

Twenty-five years ago, Chris Wells, a 27-year-old American raised in Missouri, faced Jun Imai, a young Japanese method actor from Tokyo who was on his way to becoming a leading authority on improv in Japan. "We met at an improv show in Tokyo," Imai says. "We had two teams against each other: a gaijin...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 22, 2019

Kengo Kuma: Seeing the forest for the trees in Eskisehir

Nestled between the traditional buildings of Turkey's city of Eskisehir, Kengo Kuma & Associates' design of the new Odunpazari Modern Museum is a love letter to Seljuk, Ottoman and Turkish history.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 22, 2019

Naomi the cat, named after the tennis star, is ready for some love

Eight-year-old Naomi came to ARK when her elderly owner could no longer care for her. She is named after famed tennis player Naomi Osaka, but any similarities beyond the name are hard to find. Her penchant for food has given her the figure of an athlete on extended leave.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
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.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
JAL to punish president and 36 others over pilot drinking scandal
Japan Airlines Managing Executive Officer Yukio Nakagawa (center) and others apologize after one of the airline's pilots was found to have been drinking alcohol, during a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 4.
After seven decades, is it finally time for the LDP to split up?
Signage atop the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo. Japan’s ruling party faces a tough decision over its future as it searches for a new leader to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, reverse its waning popularity and reassure investors
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.
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.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo

Podcast

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

Longform

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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We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
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