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Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 29, 2019

Tokyo's fashion week gets a Japan rebrand

As the new sponsor of Tokyo's fashion week, e-commerce giant Rakuten may appear lowbrow — but in times of rising subculture trends, that could work in its favor.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 27, 2019

LIVE: 2019 Rugby World Cup — Japan vs Ireland

Follow the action of the next match of the 2019 Rugby World Gup: Japan vs Ireland, at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 27, 2019

Investors await naming of CIO at Japan's GPIF, the world's largest pension fund

The Government Pension Investment Fund will likely announce next week whether its chief investment officer will continue to manage the monolith's $1.48 trillion in assets.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 27, 2019

Bank of Japan's tankan survey likely to show big manufacturers' mood at 6½-year low

Big manufacturers' confidence is likely to have hit a 6½-year low in the September quarter, a Reuters poll has found, as the U.S.-China trade war and weakening global demand hit the business mood.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2019

Japan to use marker vaccine in battle against swine fever epidemic

The farm ministry plans to use a marker vaccine for swine fever to make it easier to identify unvaccinated pigs, in the face of the ongoing epidemic of the disease in the country, officials have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2019

Presence of Japan's ¥1 coins likely to fade further with tax hike

Small and silver in color, the ¥1 coin may not have much of a presence after the consumption tax rises from 8 percent to 10 percent on Oct. 1.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2019

Saudi Arabia informs Japan's biggest refiner about possible shipment changes following attacks on facilities

Saudi state oil firm Aramco has told Japanese refiner JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy about a possible change in shipment, raising concern about the kingdom's ability to supply crude oil a week after attacks on its refineries, the Nikkei Asian Review reported.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 20, 2019

LIVEBLOG: 2019 Rugby World Cup — Japan vs Russia

Following the action of the opening ceremony of the 2019 Rugby World Gup and the first match of the tournament: Russia vs Japan, at Tokyo Stadium.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2019

Abe will not hold meeting with Moon during visit to New York

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has no plans to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in during his trip to New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly starting Monday, sources familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Backstage Pass
Sep 19, 2019

Diversity of Japan's video game industry on show in Tokyo

2019's Tokyo Game Show saw a range of new titles displayed, with prominence given to the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake, Death Stranding and new titles from Sega, among others
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2019

Keidanren urges caution on using workers' insurance funds to aid Japan's 'ice age generation'

The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, on Tuesday called on the government to cautiously study its idea of using reserve funds under the employment insurance system for the purpose of assisting people in the employment "ice age generation."
SUMO
Sep 13, 2019

Sumo 101: Kaobure

Every day of a sumo tournament contains hundreds of bouts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2019

Cabinet reshuffles provide a window into Japan's policy priorities

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to reshuffle his Cabinet on Wednesday. When this action, combined with the reshuffle of Liberal Democratic Party executives, takes place, there is always huge media coverage on who will be appointed to what post and what it means for the administration.
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2019

Japan tax agency launches sake branding panel featuring former soccer pro Hidetoshi Nakata

The National Tax Agency has created an expert panel tasked with coming up with a branding strategy to boost exports of sake.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2019

Japan needs to improve medical care for detainees, immigration chief says

There is a need to improve medical care at immigration detention centers, the head of the country's recently created Immigration Services Agency has said, following widespread criticism of the care available to detainees.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 7, 2019

North Korea may have played a role in massive ¥1.86 billion ATM fraud at Japanese convenience stores in 2016: U.N. panel

North Korea may have been involved in a case in which ¥1.86 billion was withdrawn fraudulently from ATMs in Japan in 2016, a U.N. panel said in an interim report on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2019

Sony unveils 40th anniversary Walkman with retro screensaver, but no Japan release planned yet

Sony Corp. unveiled Thursday a 40th anniversary Walkman featuring a case and a screensaver that give it the appearance of the original cassette tape music player.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2019

Japan will let up to 100 self-driving cars roam freely ahead of Olympics

For seven days next July, just before the Summer Olympics begin, Tokyo will let dozens of self-driving vehicles roam freely around the competition venues in the city's waterfront area to promote the nascent technology.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 5, 2019

Elite Ushio lights the way to next-gen computer chips in Japan

Chipmakers have spent two decades pouring investment into a revolutionary new technique to push the limits of physics and cram more transistors onto slices of silicon. Now that technology is on the cusp of going mainstream, thanks to a secretive Japanese company that's mastered the skill of manipulating...
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Kyoto gets its own teamLab, largest in Japan
Visitors wearing kimonos look at digital artwork at the newly opened teamLab Biovortex in Kyoto.
Ashfall warning in Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
The challenges awaiting Japan’s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.

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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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
By Kathryn Wortley

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