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Japan Times
Special Supplements / EU Special
May 9, 2019

Steadfast support for global unity

It is with great pleasure that I address the readers of The Japan Times on Europe Day. The day marks the presentation on May 9, 1950, of the Schuman Declaration, which proposed the creation of a European coal and steel community that would evolve into the European Union. Five years after the end of World...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
May 13, 2017

Designer Yuri Suzuki chases his dreams through sound

As a boy in the 1980s, Yuri Suzuki fell under the spell of video games and his father's record collection. The family home was in bustling Shibuya Ward, near the border with Shinjuku, and the influence of global cultures within its walls was strong.
EDITORIALS
Jan 6, 2017

A crucial year for Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's honeymoon period is drawing to a close and she must start producing policy results.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 28, 2016

Hard-working Tokashiki keeps sights set on ultimate goal

Unlike for other players, the start of the 2016-17 Women's Japan Basketball League season didn't necessarily represent a fresh start for Jx-Eneos Sunflowers star player Ramu Tokashiki.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 29, 2016

Silver-winning 4x100 relay team looks to future with confidence

Wearing the official Japanese Olympic team uniform, a pinstriped sports coat and gray pants, and with silver medals hanging from their necks, the Japanese 4x100-meter relay team gave an impromptu demonstration of their baton-passing skills for a curious crowd of onlookers. They swung their arms as if...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
May 8, 2016

Solid-state technology juicing next wave of lithium-ion batteries

In an increasingly digital society, acquiring power to keep our smartphones, laptop computers and electric vehicles running is becoming essential to stay in communication and to get around.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Longform
Oct 17, 2022

Work forever: Japan’s seniors brace for life without retirement

Many older Japanese can no longer afford to stop working as demographic woes pressure the nation's labor market and social security system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Outlook 2022
Jan 1, 2022

For Kishida, 2022 could be make or break in security and diplomatic sphere

The omicron coronavirus variant may throw a wrench in the prime minister's plans to have 2022 be a 'year of actively promoting summit diplomacy.”
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Aug 1, 2021

Jason Hancock: 'A fully inclusive Japan is barrier-free, judgment-free and full of mutual cultural understanding'

A TV reporter and personality, Jason Hancock founded the Special Beauty Japan pageant to celebrate the talent of special needs youth nationwide.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 17, 2021

Yoshimi Yamashita makes history as J. League's first female referee

The 35-year-old, who will officiate at this summer's Olympic soccer tournament, broke new ground in Sunday's third-division contest between YSCC Yokohama and Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Apr 11, 2021

Pop culture paraphernalia is where fashion is at — if you can afford it

After many stores shut their doors last month, there's now a pop culture-tinged positivity imbuing Japan's fashion scene.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Mar 29, 2021

NPB returns with flourish as reminders of virus linger

Following an offseason that was shorter than usual, pro baseball returned to Japan over the weekend.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 26, 2021

Yoshiyuki Kamei powers Giants to win with sayonara home run on opening day

Kamei made his only at-bat of the night count, connecting on a sayonara home run to send the Yomiuri Giants to an 8-7 win over the Yokohama BayStars on opening day at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 22, 2020

Japan's Olympic hopefuls gear up for Seiko Golden Grand Prix

The event will be the first time for many of the host nation's elite track and field athletes to compete at the new National Stadium.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 29, 2016

Abenomics has a serious millennials problem

The gloomy view of the future among Japan's young people provides clues about why Abenomics has failed.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 2, 2022

Surging Giants add to Tigers' woes with fifth straight victory

The Tigers matched the longest losing streak to start a season by a Central League team.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jan 24, 2022

Fighters' new look only small piece of puzzle in Tsuyoshi Shinjo's first season

For all of Shinjo's charisma and ability to dominate a room, everyone is waiting to see what type of manager he will be and how the players will respond to him.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 8, 2021

Biden’s pricier troop deal with Seoul to impact next agreement with Tokyo

The agreement on a “meaningful increase” in cost-sharing could prompt the U.S. to ask Japan to play a larger role in its regional strategy instead of doling out more cash, experts say.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Oct 27, 2020

Alex Ramirez runs out of time with BayStars

The BayStars will now forge ahead without the manager who has won more than anyone else there in over 20 years.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 6, 2020

Brex star Ryan Rossiter reflects on virus-shortened season, career

When the 2019-2020 B. League season was forced to end abruptly last month because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Utsunomiya Brex were among the contenders who lost their chance to capture the league title.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 4, 2020

Brave Thunders extend win streak to 16; Golden Kings halt Brex's 15-game unbeaten run

The Kawasaki Brave Thunders built a big lead in the first half on Saturday against the visiting Toyama Grouses.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 2, 2017

Kyoto's Kotzur deft with both hands

There's no rule, written or spoken, that requires basketball players to have the ability to shoot with both hands.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 26, 2016

Radiohead triumphs at Summer Sonic

Few bands can draw a massive round of applause for 15 minutes of ambient music, but that's just what Radiohead received at the start of its Sunday night headlining set at this year's Tokyo leg of Summer Sonic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 27, 2014

Learning to love robots

With half the decade complete, we examine an industry that has significantly changed the way we think about ourselves.
PODCAST / deep dive
Apr 5, 2023

What should you expect when you land a job in Japan?

What is it like to work in Japan? With the number of foreign residents slowly rising, we take a look at what they might be in for when it comes to the country’s corporate culture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 1, 2022

This Japanese startup wants to become the moon’s very own FedEx

Ispace is looking to earn money by ferrying scientific equipment and commercial goods to the moon.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 28, 2022

Fuji Rock Festival eyes a return to form

Overseas acts are back on the lineup but local artists will make the most of those sultry nights at one of Japan's marquee summer music festivals.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
At first summit with Trump, Takaichi pledges 'new golden age' for alliance
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her fist as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech in front of U.S. Navy personnel on board the U.S. Navy's USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the American naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
Abe shooting suspect Yamagami pleads guilty to murder
Members of the media gather outside the Nara District Court in the city of Nara on Tuesday hours before the start of the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022.
Takaichi buys time and builds trust with ‘near-perfect’ Trump summit
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during a visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
JPYC, world’s first yen stablecoin, is issued
Noritaka Okabe, head of Japanese startup JPYC, at a news conference for the first yen stablecoin in Tokyo on Monday
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling
Director Junji Sakamoto (left) walked the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet with Sayuri Yoshinaga (center) and Non (right), who both play mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest, in the biopic "Climbing for Life."
Spanish artist and Japanese writer duos diversify the manga talent pool in Japan
"Menheim” is a dark fantasy manga with a story that centers on a girl’s quest to find a cure for her ill brother.

Podcast

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

Longform

Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
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