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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2018

Cats outnumber dogs as pets in Japan for second straight year

The estimated number of cats being kept as pets outnumbered that of dogs for the second straight year in 2018, the Japan Pet Food Association said Tuesday.
Figure Skating
Dec 23, 2018

Kaori Sakamoto bests Rika Kihira and Satoko Miyahara to win national title

Kaori Sakamoto put on a stunning performance Sunday night, using an incredible combination of power and grace, to win the title at the Japan championships.
Figure Skating
Dec 21, 2018

Satoko Miyahara holds slim lead over Kaori Sakamoto after short program at nationals

The more things change, the more they stay the same.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2018

Japan to boost aid to major cities except Tokyo as it looks to revitalize other regions

The government presented a proposal on Tuesday to revise its regional revitalization strategy, including strengthened support for major cities outside the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 17, 2018

Bank of Japan watchers see economic risks pushing back rate hike prospects

The Bank of Japan is more likely to wait until after next year's increase in the consumption tax before taking action to tighten monetary policy, given increasing risks to the economic outlook and recent market turbulence, a growing number of economists say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2018

Fate of $1 trillion in risky U.S. loans may be in Japan's hands

Japanese banks might have snapped up a third of the loans made to highly indebted U.S. companies, propelling the size of the market past $1 trillion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 15, 2018

SoftBank finds a week is a long time in social media terms

It’s fair to say that commercial enterprises have sometimes struggled to co-exist with social media.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 14, 2018

Japan's 5 million dementia patients hold ¥143 trillion — and both numbers are on the rise

Yumiko Okubo, 71, had forgotten how to heat up food.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 11, 2018

Lawsuit filed against Japan's state-funded ceremonies to mark Imperial enthronement

Members of religious groups and other citizens sued the government on Monday, claiming that planned public spending on ceremonies involving the enthronement of Crown Prince Naruhito next year violates the constitutional principle of separation of religion and politics.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2018

Japan to extend copyright period on works including novels and paintings to 70 years on Dec. 30

The copyright period on works such as novels and paintings in Japan is set to be extended to 70 years after the authors' deaths, from the current 50 years, effective Dec. 30 when a revised copyright law goes into force.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 8, 2018

Enthusiasm over new year cards wanes as online options grow

Once a tradition firmly entrenched in the national consciousness, the nengajō (new year cards) is facing extinction.
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 installation, the largest in Japan
Visitors wearing kimonos look at digital artwork at the newly opened teamLab Biovortex in Kyoto.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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
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