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Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jul 10, 2021

A digital calico is melting hearts (and napping a lot)

The cat has drawn crowds and sparked joy on social media.
CULTURE / Longform
May 31, 2021

Cool Japan campaign at a crossroads 10 years after setting sights abroad

The government-funded initiative's future looks uncertain given its mixed results so far in promoting Japanese culture overseas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2020

Japan considers limited resumption of inbound tourism from spring, report says

The Suga administration is leaning toward allowing small tour groups from Asian countries where coronavirus infections are well under control, such as China and Taiwan, the report said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Sep 17, 2020

From the battlefield to manga to Zoom: A Kyushu samurai clan and its legendary warrior get an online outing

Sengan-en, the estate of a samurai clan, is going virtual in honor of the family's legendary warrior, Shimazu Toyohisa, and the manga modeled on him.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 11, 2020

'Twelve Angry Men': 1950s courtroom drama about confronting prejudice still rings true

Director Lindsay Posner hopes his staging of “Twelve Angry Men” in Tokyo will make audiences assess how their attitudes affect their perceptions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2020

¥4.4 trillion extra budget clears Japan's Upper House

More than half of the massive spending package — u00a52.3 trillion — is earmarked for disaster recovery measures and other public works projects.
EDITORIALS
Dec 31, 2019

A new Olympic year for Japan

The Olympic year should provide us with a chance to reflect on the state of the nation and how we must respond to the multitude of challenges it faces.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 30, 2019

Abe's foreign policy outlook for 2020

2020 promises to be a challenging year for Abe as Japan's top diplomat.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 15, 2019

The hot topic of Western saunas in Japan

Onsen hot spring baths may reign in Japan, but the Western sauna could be the next health and wellness trend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2019

Haneda Innovation City: Cultural and technological complex next to Tokyo airport gets a name

A major cultural and technological complex to be built near Tokyo's Haneda airport has a name: Haneda Innovation City, or HICity for short.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 21, 2019

Tomomi Inada's uphill battle to 'promote understanding' of LGBT issues in Japan

Tomomi Inada isn't trying to get Japan to legalize same-sex marriage or ban discrimination against gay citizens. The conservative lawmaker just wants to "promote understanding" of LGBT issues.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 10, 2019

Pro basketball has taken Alvark forward Milko Bjelica around the globe

Milko Bjelica grew up watching a who's who of great players from the former Yugoslavia.
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW 2018
Oct 18, 2018

Japan's new reconstruction minister trumpets safety of Tohoku region and pushes plans for 2020 Tokyo Games

New Reconstruction Minister Hiromichi Watanabe wants the world to know that, seven years after the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Fukushima Prefecture and other disaster-struck areas of the Tohoku region are now safe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2018

Japan Airlines may set up budget carrier, vice chairwoman says

Japan Airlines Co. is examining setting up a new low cost carrier to increase capacity and take on rising competition from budget operators.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 18, 2017

Sports agency Wasserman enthusiastic about finding players spot in B. League

Diante Garrett made a big impact with Japanese hoop fans in the B. League's inaugural season last year, showing them flashy perimeter techniques and moves they had never seen before.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Dec 7, 2017

Kobe Steel scandal may open doors for rivals, spurned suitors

The worst product quality scandal in Kobe Steel Ltd.'s 112-year history has reignited speculation it could be broken up for sale or merged with a rival.
EDITORIALS
Nov 24, 2017

Measures to fight passive smoking diluted again

The LDP's pro-tobacco lawmakers are winning their battle against the health ministry's efforts to reduce indoor smoking in public places.
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Doctrine forms the core of Sanseito’s strategy, with some caveats
Crowds attend a Sanseito rally in the city of Saitama during the Upper House election.
Former PM Tomiichi Murayama dies at age 101
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama speaks during an interview in Tokyo in March 2007.
LDP and Nippon Ishin fine-tuning deal to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi (second from right) and Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita (second from left) meet in Tokyo on Thursday.
Tokyo homebuyers split on purchase plans as living costs soar, survey shows
A survey showed that some potential homebuyers in Tokyo are delaying purchases while others are wary of missing out on opportunities posed by rising home prices.
What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
New film explores how Japan and the U.S. found common ground through baseball
Masanori Murakami became the first MLB player from Japan when he made his debut with the Giants on Sept 1, 1964.
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Podcast

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

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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