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CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Sep 26, 2014

J-blip: Morphing time for Okamoto's 'Tower of the Sun'

Bandai is turning Osaka's iconic building into its newest transforming toy robot.
EDITORIALS
Sep 25, 2014

Electronics makers clawing back

The earnings turnaround for Japan's major electronics makers — many of which are moving to cut back on consumer product lines to focus on corporate business — has been helped this year by the steep fall in the value of the yen against the dollar.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2014

SoftBank's Son dethrones Uniqlo's Yanai as Japan's richest person

Masayoshi Son has surpassed Fast Retailing Co. Chairman Tadashi Yanai as Japan's richest person after SoftBank Corp.'s worth surged 16 percent since the start of last week.
EDITORIALS
Sep 4, 2014

Novartis drug probe falls short

The Tokyo criminal probe into the manipulation of clinical data pertaining to the efficacy of a Novartis Pharma-marketed drug for blood pressure has failed to unravel the whole picture of the scandal.
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2014

Kookmin Bank's Japan branches suspended for making improper loans

Kookmin Bank, South Korea's largest lender, was suspended from conducting new transactions at its branches in Japan for improper lending.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2014

Agency plans big data survey to gauge foreign tourists' needs

The Japan Tourism Agency plans to use big data to conduct a survey on foreign tourists' behavior so that local governments and tourism industries can develop tours and events that meet their needs, NHK reported Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2014

Japan to help fight Ebola outbreak if requested

If requested, the government will provide to the World Health Organization and other parties an unapproved medicine that might help combat the deadly Ebola virus, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2014

McDonald's admits to sale item overcharge, will offer refunds

McDonald's Co. (Japan) said Wednesday it overcharged customers on over 100,000 purchases of two of its menu items that went on sale Monday at discount prices.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2014

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in Japan

EDITORIALS
Aug 16, 2014

Student absenteeism on the rise

Absenteeism for compulsory schools in Japan rose in fiscal 2013 for the first time in six years. Some of the students absent for 30 days or more feel permanently behind and give up going to class.
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.
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
Suspect on run after stabbing woman in Tokyo’s Akasaka area
Metropolitan Police Department investigators examine a poster put up at a building where a woman was stabbed, in the capital’s Minato Ward on Sunday.
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.
Who is cricket’s Shohei Ohtani?
South African cricket legend Jacques Kallis plays a shot during the final day of a cricket test match against India in Johannesburg in December 2013.
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.

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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