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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2022

Ex-Tokyo Olympics executive received written request from Aoki

According to regulations, members of the organizing committee were defined as quasi-public servants banned from receiving money or goods in relation to their duties.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2022

Number of kids on nursery waiting lists plummets in Tokyo

The number of children on day care waiting lists in Tokyo hit a record low as of April this year, falling 97% from the most recent peak of 8,586 in 2017.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 23, 2022

One year on, Japan tasked with passing on lessons from Tokyo Olympics

Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, hopes to glean both positive and negative lessons from Tokyo as it bids to host the 2030 Winter Games.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 27, 2022

Facing redevelopment, Koenji rises up

Koenji residents claim the government's proposed Auxiliary Road 227 would spell the beginning of the end for their bohemian neighborhood.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Apr 8, 2022

'Tokyo Vice' steps into the capital's criminal underworld

Ken Watanabe and Hideaki Ito star alongside Ansel Elgort in the cross-cultural series that brings to life an American reporter's memoir about investigating Japan's yakuza in the 1990s.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2022

Tokyo loses population for first time in 26 years amid pandemic

The population of the capital has dropped by about 48,600 people to just under 14 million, the first decline since 1996.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 25, 2022

Apartment prices in Tokyo exceed bubble-era high to hit record

Rising demand from dual-income households and increasing construction costs are boosting the capital's once-moribund housing market.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 1, 2021

Tokyo still tops for dining after Michelin announcement

Three of the capital's establishments have maintained their three-star rating since rankings began in Tokyo 15 years ago.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 24, 2021

Swallows make themselves at home at Tokyo Dome

Unable to chase their first Japan Series since 2001 at Jingu Stadium due to a scheduling conflict, the team and their fans are making the most of the Big Egg experience.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 2, 2021

Frontale steps closer to fourth title with win over rival Tokyo

The defending J. League champion won its sixth game in a row, including five on short rest since being eliminated from the Asian Champions League last month.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 14, 2021

The hospital conundrum: Why Tokyo’s health system is overflowing with COVID-19 patients

Many hospitals — both those that are private as well as some nationally managed institutions — have been slow to set aside beds for infected patients.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 11, 2021

Behind the ‘closed’ doors of Tokyo’s bars, alcohol is still flowing

A pervasive but hushed rebellion is happening across the city. Whether they accepted subsidies or not, bars operating as semi-secret COVID-era speakeasies are everywhere.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Aug 31, 2021

How two Afghan Paralympians defied the odds to get from Kabul to Tokyo

Their evacuation and eventual arrival in Japan involved multiple stops and many helping hands.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Aug 26, 2021

Freedom to swim: Afghan refugee competes in Tokyo Paralympics

Eight years after Abbas Karimi escaped Afghanistan, he led the parade of nations into the stadium at the Paralympics' opening ceremony on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 9, 2021

Tokyo’s Olympic bubble? Wait till you see Beijing’s.

With the Winter Olympics in Beijing just six months away, the Chinese authorities are planning elaborate precautions against COVID-19.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2021

Paris 2024 presses on with Plan A, but studies Tokyo’s Plan B

The next Summer Olympics are less than three years away. Paris says it's prepared, but so was Tokyo.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 6, 2021

Two Belarus officials stripped of Tokyo Games accreditation over involvement in sprinter incident

The IOC launched disciplinary proceedings against the officials two days ago over their role in an athlete's refusal to return to Belarus.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2021

Charting the course of Tokyo’s climbing walls

The eccentric architects behind the Olympic debut of sport climbing are responsible for putting on a good show and a fair competition.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 1, 2021

Tokyo temperatures roast Olympic athletes as fears grow over heatstroke risk

As competitors battled for the podium on the third day of Olympic athletics on Sunday, it was Tokyo's stunning heat that perhaps dished out the most pain.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Delta routes new Airbus plane to Tokyo to sidestep Trump tariffs
Delta Air Lines signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 9. The airline is flying a new Airbus SE plane through Japan to skirt U.S. import tariffs.
High levels of PFAS found in blood of Osaka factory workers
The levels of a type of "forever chemical" found in seven current and former employees at Daikin Industries' Yodogawa plant in Osaka Prefecture were about 38 times those for nearby residents, according to a survey conducted by a team including Kyoto University.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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