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CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Mar 2, 2020

Anime's evolution in lands down under

For the past quarter century, fans of Japanese pop culture in Australia and New Zealand have been served almost exclusively by a single distributor: Madman.
PRESS / Publications
Mar 2, 2020

『英語の複数と冠詞 ネイティブの感覚を読む』発売

PRESS / Events
Feb 27, 2020

NOTIFICATION OF THE 11th JAPAN SPELLING BEE, PRESENTED BY THE JAPAN TIMES CANCELLATION/POSTPONEMENT

Tokyo, Feb. 27, 2020 - The Japan Times, Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) would like to announce that the 11th Japan Spelling Bee, scheduled to be held on Saturday, March 7, 2020, will be postponed due to the spread of the new type of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Feb 27, 2020

NOTIFICATION OF THE 11th JAPAN SPELLING BEE, PRESENTED BY THE JAPAN TIMES CANCELLATION/POSTPONEMENT

Tokyo, Feb. 27, 2020 - The Japan Times, Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) would like to announce that the 11th Japan Spelling Bee, scheduled to be held on Saturday, March 7, 2020, will be postponed due to the spread of the new type of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 22, 2020

Fake news rears its ugly head amid COVID-19 outbreak

Fake news times fake news is fake news squared — which is to say, it goes viral. It multiplies like a virus, which multiplies like fake news.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2020

Impeachment energizes Trump, drains Democrats

The Democrats' impeachment effort has successfully energized Trump's base and fundraising but not their own.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Feb 15, 2020

Free-range eggs from Tottori help crack regional revitalization

A queue of people snakes alongside a shiny glass cafe, with many resigned to a two-hour wait. Their goal: some simple yet famously fluffy pancakes. This could be a typical scene from the trendy Harajuku neighborhood in Tokyo. Except this cafe is surrounded by hills of luscious green, hidden in the small...
Japan Times
Feb 10, 2020

The Japan Times to participate in the UN SDG Media Compact to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Tokyo, February 10, 2020 —The Japan Times, Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) signed an agreement with the United Nations to participate in the SDG Media Compact on Jan. 28, 2020.
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PRESS / Events
Feb 10, 2020

THE 11th JAPAN SPELLING BEE, PRESENTED BY THE JAPAN TIMES TO BE HELD MARCH 7

Tokyo, Feb.10, 2020 - The Japan Times, Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) is pleased to announce that the 11th Japan Spelling Bee will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2020.
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PRESS / Corporate Trends
Feb 7, 2020

The Japan Times to participate in the UN SDG Media Compact to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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PRESS / Corporate Trends
Feb 7, 2020

ジャパンタイムズ、「持続可能な開発目標(SDGs)」の認知向上を目指し、国連発「SDGメディア・コンパクト」への参画を決定

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、2020年1月28日に、国連事務局との間に「SDGメディア・コンパクト」参画への合意書を締結しました。
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2020

Japan Post Insurance misconduct may have hit 60,000 more customers

Improper sales practices for Japan Post Insurance Co. products may have disadvantaged 60,000 more customers than previously known, sources have said.
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Jan 27, 2020

Gadgets for a life of convenience

Solutions for reluctant chefs, office door collisions and the stress of lost pass cases.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Career Development 2020
Jan 26, 2020

Globally Ranked MBA in Tokyo

Since 1998, the Desautels Faculty of Management of McGill University has been proud to offer the top Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in Japan. Located in Shinjuku Ward, McGill MBA Japan classes are held in English, two to three weekends a month. With professors flying into Tokyo, McGill...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 26, 2020

The environmental cost of keeping mail and files online keeps rising

Everyone has seen warnings at the end of email saying, "Please consider the environment before printing." But for those who care about global warming, you might want to consider not writing so many emails in the first place.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 18, 2020

Japan's news outlets take one step backward before moving forward

Before going forward into the new year, an extra edition of Shukan Shincho (with a Jan. 27 publication date) flashed back in time to track down author Ben Goto. Now a spry 89 years old, Goto achieved instant fame with a 1973 publication titled "Great Prophecies of Nostradamus." His book initially sold...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 16, 2020

'Last Letter': Love letter delivers sweetness and slush

Takako Matsu reunites with director Shunji Iwai to play a middle-aged woman who exchanges letters with her late sister's high school flame.
Jan 16, 2020

The "5 Million Yen Crab," a Tottori Prefecture Specially Selected Matsuba Itsuki-boshi Crab, has been Certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the Most Expensive Crab Sold at Auction!

Tottori Prefecture, known as Japan's No. 1 crabbing prefecture, recorded a bid in the first auction on November 7 this year for a crab at a record-high amount of 5 million yen.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2020

What a decade of Netflix did to Hollywood

The rise of the streaming-video leader has spurred a rash of mergers that are transforming the industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 25, 2019

Three Japan Post Group leaders expected to resign over insurance sales scandal

Japan Post Holdings is expected to convene a meeting to discuss the resignations and successor candidates Friday. Former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda may replace Masatsugu Nagato as president.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 24, 2019

New airborne disaster response group on target to deliver

ARROWS is aimed at providing timely assistance by bringing together and coordinating the expertise and manpower of many organizations.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Dec 18, 2019

AI英会話アプリ『スピークバディ』に The Japan Times Alpha からコンテンツの提供を開始

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ出版(本社:東京都千代田区、取締役社長:伊藤秀樹)は、2019年12月18日より、appArray株式会社(本社:東京都港区、代表取締役 立石 剛史)が提供する、AI英会話アプリ『スピークバディ』に、英語学習者のための英字新聞『The...
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PRESS / Publications
Dec 17, 2019

【緒方貞子、ミーガン・ラピノー、マララ・ユスフザイ他、語り継ぎたい名スピーチを紹介】『The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST 2019.12 特別号―未来をつくる希望の言葉 厳選スピーチ集』発売

Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Dec 15, 2019

Various potential opportunities to be found in forests, farms

The Japan Times Satoyama Consortium organized a two-day study tour in Tottori and Okayama prefectures in November to learn about a variety of projects and businesses that are making effective use of natural resources in both regions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2019

Don't mock Greta; listen to her

Let's put aside the finger-pointing, and let Time's choice be a reminder that the problem isn't going to solve itself. There's more carbon entering the atmosphere every day.

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji