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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Aug 30, 2021

Hokkaido lumber companies struggling to boost production despite soaring prices

Amid a global 'wood shock,' a shortage of loggers and difficulty tracking down landowners to get consent for forest harvesting is making it difficult to raise production.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Aug 29, 2021

Deck out your home with goods from these Olympic-level designers

Two major creators who enjoyed the limelight during the 2020 Tokyo Games, Nendo and Kengo Kuma, have recently released affordable, elegant items for the home.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 28, 2021

Let the verbs do the work when it comes to pronouns and polite speech in Japanese

The verb forms in polite speech more distinctly refer to people in a way that makes it nearly impossible to confuse the actors in a sentence .
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Aug 27, 2021

From the track to the stacks: Paralympian Amanda McGrory races to preserve USOPC history

McGrory's story on the track features seven Paralympic medals but the transition to her role as an archivist at the USOPC has given her perspective as her athletic career comes to a close.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2021

Relatives of drug war victims alarmed by Duterte's talk of staying on

The Philippine constitution bars a re-election bid by the president, but he said on Tuesday he would run for vice president in 2022 in order to keep up his crusade.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 26, 2021

‘One Summer Story’: Moka Kamishiraishi lights up the screen

Shuichi Okita injects his style of observational humor to this film adaptation of Retto Tajima's manga series.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2021

To save the Earth’s climate, map the oceans

Climate change is the most basic and urgent reason to map the ocean as quickly as possible. Healthy oceans play an outsized role in minimizing climate change.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 24, 2021

‘Evangelion’ director explains how he finally found his ending

Hideaki Anno has concluded the story of Shinji Ikari and company in a film streaming on Amazon this month but says, “There might come a time when I meet them again.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Aug 23, 2021

Fukuoka share house offers people with severe disabilities independent lives

An increase in the number of caregivers has meant more people with severe disabilities can keep living in their home after their parents die.
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 23, 2021

Should you vaccinate your children against COVID-19? Here's what to consider.

The coronavirus affects younger people differently. Here are several factors to help you decide whether your child should get the shots.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2021

SoftBank-backed Karrot becomes $2.7 billion South Korean unicorn

Asia's fourth-largest economy is breaking away from family-controlled conglomerates and minting self-made billionaires faster than ever.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Aug 16, 2021

Japanese soldier recalls lucky survival on Burma front in World War II

Shoichi Sato, 98, survived malaria, bombings and a siege, but many of his comrades weren't so fortunate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 16, 2021

Unable to return home, unable to work: a Vietnamese woman in Japan

Although the government has taken some measures to support foreign nationals unable to return to their countries because of the pandemic, many were not eligible.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 13, 2021

Space billionaires stir alarm with absence of safety oversight

The success of two privately funded human-space launches last month has supercharged the U.S. commercial launch industry, and advocates say the lack of rules is a key component.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 13, 2021

Kengo Kuma on the future of urban architecture … and cats

The architect's first major solo exhibition showcases 74 public spaces and facilities, and an installation featuring CGI cats that reveals a deeper contemplation of urban landscapes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 9, 2021

Aichi auto parts supplier helps smaller firms in supply chain go carbon neutral

Helping subsuppliers decarbonize is essential for achieving overall carbon neutrality in the manufacturing process.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 9, 2021

Okinawans prepare to represent their prefecture at the Tokyo Paralympics

The prefecture is sending an umpire and a racket stringer to the tennis competition at the event.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Greece report 2021
Aug 9, 2021

Angsana Corfu: A global luxury brand opens newest resort overlooking Ionian Sea

Following a prolonged delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Banyan Tree Group opened on June 15 its very first flagship property in Europe, Angsana Corfu in Greece. The Angsana brand is about allowing all guests to fully immerse themselves in the rich culture of the locale while relaxing in the...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 8, 2021

Priceless? Even Olympic medals can be had for the right price

As the Tokyo Games come to a close, collectors will gain a new opportunity to begin adding to their own medal hauls.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 8, 2021

What to watch at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Games

There will be music and speeches, and a handoff to Paris for the 2024 Games.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 7, 2021

Paying pilgrimage to the last kissaten on the Kumano Kodo trail

Writer Craig Mod takes inventory of the coffee shops that are left alongside the old roads of the Ohechi Kumano Kodo UNESCO World Heritage routes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 6, 2021

Fuji Rock organizers remove Keigo Oyamada from festival lineup

Keigo Oyamada, also known as Cornelius, will not perform at the annual musical event due to the musician's past abuse of classmates with disabilities.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 6, 2021

What to watch on Day 14 of the Tokyo Olympics

On Friday, Japan's women's basketball team looks to book a spot in the gold medal game while action at National Stadium continues with the men's and women's 4x100-meter relays.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 5, 2021

Katie Kitamura and the cognitive dissonance of being alive right now

Her new novel, “Intimacies,” introduces readers to the perceptive, digressive mind of an interpreter at The Hague who is dealing with loss, an uncertain relationship and an insecure world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Aug 2, 2021

Learning from disaster: Across Tohoku, a race is on to preserve vital records

Volumes of archived materials outline the ordeal communities have been through over the past decade. Soon they could be lost.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Aug 2, 2021

Tokyo today: A city in a state of perpetual rebuilding

When you think of Tokyo, what do you think of? Is it the chaotic commercialism of Shibuya or the temples nestled in the city's backstreets?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2021

Millennials getting raises have retiring baby boomers to thank

Retiring baby boomers and massive government aid in response to the COVID-19 pandemic may help explain the rising incomes and workers quitting in huge numbers.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021

Britain takes home first-ever triathlon mixed-relay gold at Tokyo Games

Alex Yee delivered a superb final leg as Britain won the inaugural triathlon mixed relay gold medal on Saturday, their four-person team completing a wonderful week for the country, after also collecting two silvers in the individual events.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2021

Japanese skateboarders hope Olympics will mark a turning point

Skateboarding is often perceived as an activity for rebellious teenagers, but devotees of the sport hope that gold medals by Japanese athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will change that image.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February

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

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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