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BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Sep 10, 2015

What Japan's next stimulus may look like as Abe runs on fumes

The anemic economy is prompting calls for another fiscal boost. If history and the government's strained finances are any guide, a package is likely to redirect cash already on the books.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2015

Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward picked as most 'Sensuous City' in Japan

Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward has been chosen as the most "Sensuous City" among 134 in Japan, according to a new city ranking report released by a Tokyo-based think tank Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2015

New MSDF 'family cards' hint at expanded Japan military role abroad: journalist

The Defense Ministry is quietly but steadily preparing for what comes after the controversial security legislation is enacted ? including determining who is eligible to fight in a war, according to journalist Yu Terasawa.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 29, 2015

Okinawa: always worth returning to

The island of Okinawa shimmers beneath the wing of our plane, a dark green smudge on the azure seascape. I can't see it well, ensconced as I am in the aisle seat, already subconsciously distancing myself from this visit. But my daughter, on the other end of the row, peers out the window with wide eager...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Aug 29, 2015

'Jodo Shinshu' explores one of Japan's most powerful Buddhist sects

Jodo Shinshu, also known in English as "Shin Buddhism," is usually identified as the most popular denomination of Buddhism in Japan. Based on the teachings of Shinran (1173-1263), it arose as part of the "New Buddhism" of the Kamakura Period (1185-1333), which included Zen and Nichiren Buddhism as well...
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2015

Kinokuniya to buy up first editions of new Murakami book

The major bookstore chain said there are two main motives behind the announcement: to get a competitive edge over online bookstores and to energize smaller book shops.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 25, 2015

Japan Electric carmaker GLM closes round of funding with ¥1.7 billion

GLM Inc., a Kyoto-based maker of electric sports cars, closed a new funding round that raised about ¥1.7 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 21, 2015

Japan condemns North Korean border 'provocation'; experts say military escalation unlikely

After North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared a “quasi state of war” for the nation's troops near the South Korean border, Tokyo expressed “strong concerns.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 21, 2015

Economists cut Japan growth view again, widening gap with BOJ

Economists from Nomura Holdings Inc. to BNP Paribas SA lowered their forecasts for the economy this week, making the central bank's growth outlook for this year look increasingly optimistic.
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Aug 6, 2015

Smart absolutions: Send off your sins with just one click

The two-step method to purification.
JAPAN / History
Aug 5, 2015

How The Japan Times reported the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

This newspaper described the ebb and flow of the war in considerable detail. Censorship was in operation, but the Nippon Times offered voluminous coverage in English based on statements by the Imperial authorities, reports by vernacular Japanese newspapers and foreign news agency dispatches, archival...
A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
Fears rise of rupture in Japan-China ties in wake of Taiwan remarks
Two Chinese tourists wearing kimonos take a selfie 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.
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.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
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.

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
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