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JAPAN
Aug 9, 2011

Yahoo map shows real-time radiation levels

Kyodo Yahoo Japan Corp. is showing real-time radiation levels at 11 locations on a special online map based on data gathered by academics and volunteers monitoring the Fukushima power plant crisis.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2011

Trading in rice futures resumes at ominous time

When the Tokyo Grain Exchange, operator of the nation's largest agricultural bourse, bet its future on rice trading, it didn't expect radiation fallout would be part of investor decisions and volatility.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 7, 2011

Step back in time down Chofu way

The map of Japan is full of intriguing holes and fissures, provincial areas that are not perhaps terrae incognitae in the strictest sense, but are nevertheless puzzlingly overlooked by visitors. Preserved by neglect, they are often proximate to better-known locales that sap the will of visitors to press...
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 21, 2011

Time to give nuke watchdog teeth

A government report about the Fukushima No. 1 power plant crisis released June 7 mentions the need to review the way the nuclear power industry is regulated.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2011

DPJ to seek 'substantial' Diet extension

The Democratic Party of Japan will seek to "substantially extend" the Diet session and pass key legislation dealing with the aftermath of the March 11 calamity, DPJ Secretary General Katsuya Okada said Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 8, 2011

Walsh says time right to move on

Donnie Walsh's most sacrilegious compadre predicts his semester break in Indianapolis will not agree with him.
EDITORIALS
May 30, 2011

Not the time for infighting

Voices critical of Prime Minister Naoto Kan appear to be getting louder within the Democratic Party of Japan. One cannot give high marks to Mr. Kan for his performance as the nation's leader in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
JAPAN
May 12, 2011

Nuclear energy at a crossroads

The choice Japan must soon make over the future of its energy policy will determine whether it will develop safer nuclear power plants, expand reliance on other energy sources or remain in power-save mode for decades to come.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 8, 2011

Pedal-power pleasures on Kansai's byways

Spring is the perfect season to explore Kansai by bicycle. Going with the flow along largely flat cycle routes beside the Yodo, Katsura and Kizu rivers, it's possible to chart a comfortable six-day trip — or, in my case, a rather challenging four-day one — between the cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Nara....
Reader Mail
May 5, 2011

Reconstruction a matter of time

Takeshi Kanno, a Japanese doctor selected as one of Time magazine's "100 most influential people," recently commented in New York that his selection symbolized the recognition of all people who have been courageously working to help disaster victims in the Tohoku-Pacific region since March 11.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 7, 2011

The best kindergarten lessons are at lunch time

Despite the devastation of the earthquake and tsunami in the northeastern part of Honshu, in most of Japan, life has to go on as usual.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2011

Tohoku disaster buys Kan time

It was only two weeks ago that Prime Minister Naoto Kan seemed on the verge of stepping down — his foreign minister, Seiji Maehara, had resigned, his popularity was at a historic low and a divided Diet had given him little hope of passing bills needed to enact the 2011 budget.
Reader Mail
Jan 20, 2011

Offer of time and skills to a child

Regarding the Jan. 12 Kyodo article "More anonymous 'cartoon hero' donors leave gifts for kids in need": I was pleased to hear about local donations to orphanages across Japan. It has long been something that has been behind closed doors and it is good to see an increased awareness of it in the public...
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2011

Foreign firms seeking IPOs in Tokyo for the first time since 2007, TSE says

Companies from outside Japan are preparing to sell shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange for the first time in almost four years, according to the bourse's head of listing promotion.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Dec 29, 2010

Time for Jordan to man up on Bobcats' plight

NEW YORK — A failure to approach, much less reach expectations, however impractical they may be, is bound to get authority figures fired sooner than later, which is precisely why Larry Brown again is on relocation and Kurt Rambis has a job for life.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 29, 2010

Looking back on 2010 one word at a time

Perched majestically at the summit of the clutter on my desk this sunny December morning is a copy of the 2011 edition of Jiyukokuminsha's 「現代用語の基礎知識」("Gendai Yōgo no Kiso Chishiki," "Encyclopedia of Contemporary Words") — all 1,688 pages of it.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2010

Ad pitches papers for family time

The 102 newspapers belonging to the Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association are running an advertisement Wednesday to promote reading newspapers and having breakfast with the family.
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Nov 25, 2010

No time for drama as coldblooded Grampus get job done

While Nagoya Grampus' unblinking march toward the title has deprived the J. League of late drama, it has provided a testament to the quality and efficiency of the newly crowned champions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2010

Students stage rally to protest time-consuming job-search 'farce'

Several dozen young people, mostly college students having a hard time finding work amid the stagnant economy, staged a protest Tuesday in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, voicing anger at companies they say put unreasonable demands on people trying to get through school.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 14, 2010

Back in the mists of time

It was November, and the leaves were ocher on the trees swathing the hills behind the reconstructed wooden buildings. Gaggles of chattering exchange students ducked in and out of the faux historical shops and houses, obviously enjoying themselves and their day out.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Sep 19, 2010

Time apart on Kozushima

Floating on my back in the azure blue of Sawajiri Bay, I found myself falling under the spell of this tiny volcanic island — a little piece of paradise that bubbled up from the depths of the Pacific Ocean many millennia ago.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japan ranked one of the most peaceful places in Asia as global tensions rise
Visitors look at paper cranes hung at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing of the city.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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