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Figure Skating
Feb 7, 2019

Ayaka Hosoda very likely to continue competitive career next season

Veteran skater Ayaka Hosoda, who stole the show with her triple axels at the Japan Championships in December, is very likely to continue her skating career, The Japan Times has learned.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2019

Beware of cars with minds of their own

Self-driving vehicles powered by artificial intelligence might not have the same priorities as their human owners.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 6, 2019

To succeed with North Korea, prepare for failure

Preparing for the potential shocks that would accompany a breakdown in negotiations with North Korea is just as critical as planning for success.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 6, 2019

'City Hunter The Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes': Dated gags in modern-day Tokyo

It's back. "City Hunter," the Tsukasa Hojo-penned manga about a crime-solving "sweeper" for hire named Ryo Saeba (Akira Kamiya) was pretty much an anime institution in the 1980s, adapted into a string of anime series and films starting in 1987. It even spawned a live-action version in Hong Kong starring...
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BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 6, 2019

With the G20 facing numerous challenges, do the summit's engagement groups have the answers?

In the run-up to the Group of Twenty Leaders’ Summit in Osaka in late June, several related meetings of what are known as engagement groups are scheduled to take place in Tokyo and around the country. One of the more influential engagement groups is T20, or Think 20, whose members include influential...
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PRESS / Corporate Trends
Feb 6, 2019

ジャパンタイムズ、「第16回マレーシア国際ハラル展示会(MIHAS)」にメディアパートナーとして参加

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長:堤 丈晴)は、2019年4月3日から6日までマレーシアで開催される、世界最大のハラル見本市「第16回マレーシア国際ハラル展示会(MIHAS)」 に、メディアパートナーとして参加します。...
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 5, 2019

Reunified Germany in no rush to fill 'special role' and help reconcile Korea, despite ties to both sides

Politicians and campaigners are urging Germany to use the lessons of its own reunification to help bring North and South Korea together, but Berlin is in no rush to take up the challenge.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2019

Journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka ordered to surrender passport in Tokyo on way to report on Yemen humanitarian crisis

At immigration control, an officer told Tsuneoka that his passport had been invalidated and that he was ordered to relinquish it — in effect banning him from leaving.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 5, 2019

Brexit Britain is left choking on Nissan's exhaust fumes

Nissan's decision to back out of a big U.K. investment may not be the last of its type.
Feb 5, 2019

ORIX Auto to Tie-up with Major European Car Rental Company, Sixt SE

TOKYO, Japan – February 1, 2019 – ORIX Auto Corporation (“ORIX Auto”) announced that has established a business alliance on car rental service with the German car rental company that is expanding all over the world, Sixt SE (“Sixt”).
Feb 5, 2019

ORIX Bank LINE Official Account Launched
Card Loan Contract Details Can be Accessed Using LINE Talk, an Industry First*

TOKYO, Japan – January 28, 2019 – ORIX Bank Corporation (“ORIX Bank”) announced today it launched ORIX Bank LINE Official Account using the LINE official account provided by the LINE communications application operated by LINE Corporation.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Feb 5, 2019

ジャパンタイムズが認定NPO法人ACEを支援

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都千代田区、代表取締役:堤丈晴、以下 ジャパンタイムズ)は世界の子どもを児童労働から守るために活動する認定NPO法人ACE(Action against Child Exploitation)(東京都台東区、代表:岩附由香、以下ACE)との間において寄付契約を締結しました。これは、毎年ジャパンタイムズ紙上で行うチャリティドライブに読者から寄せられる募金をACEの活動支援のために寄付するものです。...
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WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2019

Norway's Arctic islands at risk of 'devastating' warming, report says

Icy Arctic islands north of Norway are warming faster than almost anywhere on Earth and more avalanches, rain and mud may cause "devastating" changes by 2100, a Norwegian report said on Monday.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2019

PayPay to launch second rebate campaign valued at ¥10 billion

Japan-based smartphone payment service provider PayPay Corp. says it will launch another campaign Feb. 12 to give its users reward points worth a total of ¥10 billion.
EDITORIALS
Feb 4, 2019

Don't give up yet on the INF treaty

Treaties must be observed to be valuable, but withdrawal and termination should only be a last resort.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2019

The shackles of history in a democracy

The boundary between historical fact and fiction is more porous than students of history might think.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2019

Feared or celebrated, Amazon's Alexa is star of Super Bowl ads

An android child struggles to control his emotions. Robots threaten to take away human jobs. And a voice-activated device ponders its own existence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2019

Nissan deals Brexit blow as Theresa May launches new working group to look for a plan B

The automaker cited doubts about the U.K.'s split from the EU in its decision to scrap plans to make the X-Trail at its Sunderland plant.
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BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2019

Lunar New Year holiday to be litmus test of Chinese shoppers' resilience

China's consumers have cut back on purchases of everything from Apple Inc.'s iPhones to Swiss watches as the trade war with the U.S. hits the economy.
PRESS / Publications
Feb 4, 2019

『英語を英語で理解する 英英英単語 上級編/超上級編』2冊同時発売

 株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長:堤丈晴)は、『英語を英語で理解する 英英英単語 上級編/超上級編』を2冊同時に出版しました。
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 3, 2019

Former college, JBL teammates Igarashi, Kashiwagi enjoying reunion in Niigata

Star guards Kei Igarashi and Shinsuke Kashiwagi were reunited this season and are cherishing the opportunity to once again don the same jersey, this time for the Central Division-leading Niigata Albirex BB.
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MULTIMEDIA
Feb 3, 2019

February 4, 2019

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CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Feb 3, 2019

The story behind anime localization

'The structure of Japanese storytelling does not adhere to a strict three acts. At times, the story meanders and takes the viewer on a seemingly unrelated path. ... Characterizations are richer, deeper, darker. Plots are often complex and convoluted, serving primarily as vessels to display incredible visuals.' — Mary Claypool, anime localization expert
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 3, 2019

Japan is back as a top global contender

Japan's newfound globalization marks a success for Abenomics because it has made Japan strong again both at home and abroad.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Feb 3, 2019

From cosplay fan to idol, Yuriko Tiger's journey has been a colorful one

It was 1964 when 19-year-old ye-ye singer Sylvie Vartan captured the hearts of Japanese cinemagoers in the French film "Cherchez l'idole," released here as "Aidoru o Sagase" and in English as "The Chase." Her track from that film, "La plus belle pour aller danser," was a hit here, selling more than a...
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 2, 2019

SeaHorses star Kosuke Kanamaru delivers shooting clinic in victory over Evessa

There are times when the obvious top scoring option for the SeaHorses Mikawa is this: Give Kosuke Kanamaru the ball and get out of the way.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 2, 2019

Facial recognition technology: What would George Orwell say?

This coming June, British author George Orwell's dystopian novel, "Nineteen Eighty-Four," marks the 70th anniversary of its publication. In the United States, Penguin has announced plans for a special 75,000-copy reprint. According to The New York Times, the publisher noted that, sales of the novel have...
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CULTURE / Books
Feb 2, 2019

How Japan unleashed Lu Xun's ferocious literary passion

Although he was poised to be a doctor, Lu Xun, the most celebrated of all modern Chinese authors, abandoned medicine for something he felt would truly enlighten and modernize his nation: literature.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 2, 2019

Tiramisu copyright furor highlights the internet's importance

Allegations of copyright infringement have undermined a high-profile attempt to sell a renowned coffee-flavored Italian dessert in Tokyo.

Longform

Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person