Tag - a-chan

 
Menu
Search
 
May 04, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

A CHAN

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 2, 2017
Leiji Matsumoto surfs the floating world
The work of manga artist Leiji Matsumoto mixes historical periods, themes and technologies, often in a science-fiction setting: His signature comics involve steam locomotives and reborn World War II battleships sailing among the stars. These grand flights of fancy, which have found fans around the world, become even more magical when transposed into a traditional Japanese art form, such as ukiyo-e, the "pictures of the floating world" from Japan's Edo Period (1603-1868).
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 7, 2017
Honda prepping for world juniors with legend Zoueva
Reigning world junior champion Marin Honda traveled to Canton, Michigan, recently to spend time working with coach and choreographer Marina Zoueva at the Arctic Edge Ice Arena. Honda is tuning up for defense of her title at the world junior championships in Taipei this month.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 14, 2017
Miyahara's injury should be cause for real concern
Bad news arrived last Tuesday when it was announced that three-time defending national champion Satoko Miyahara has suffered a slight fracture to her left hip and would be forced to withdraw from both this week's Four Continents Championships and next week's Asian Winter Games in Sapporo.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 13, 2016
Hanyu adds to legacy with latest triumph
Yuzuru Hanyu's victory at the Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France, on Saturday made it five straight years that a Japanese man has won the title at the event.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 22, 2016
Sakamoto, Shiraiwa display huge potential at Japan Junior Championships
It was a revelatory weekend at the recently concluded Japan Junior Championships at Tsukisamu Gymnasium.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2016
Start of a new era of intolerance in Thailand?
Rising nationalism after the king's death could signal worrying days ahead for the country.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 24, 2016
Matsutomo, Takahashi win Denmark Open
World No. 1 women's doubles pair and Rio Games gold medal winners Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo won the Denmark Open on Sunday, defeating Rio bronze medalists Jung Kyung-eun and Shin Seung-chan of South Korea 19-21, 21-11, 21-16.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 16, 2016
Matsumoto, Takahashi advance to women's badminton doubles final
Misaki Matsumoto and Ayaka Takahashi put Japan in line for their first medal at the Olympic badminton by defeating South Korea's Jung Kyung-eun and Shin Seung-chan to reach the final of the women's doubles on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 4, 2016
As vote looms, Thailand's powerful army aims to preserve role
Thailand votes on Sunday for a new constitution that aims to subdue political parties and give the generals a permanent role in overseeing the country's economic development, senior military officers say.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2016
Thai military aims to institutionalize political role
With its proposed constitution, the Thai military is seeking to keep a grip on political power.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2016
Thailand playing a risky game with China, Russia
The Thai military regime's 'bamboo diplomacy' of playing Russia and China off against the U.S. could prove to be myopic in the game of international politics.
COMMENTARY / World
May 8, 2016
A role reversal for Myanmar and Thailand
Rarely do next-door neighbors move as rapidly in opposite political directions as Thailand and Myanmar have in the last several years.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
May 6, 2016
'Chibi Maruko-chan,' S.T. Corp
Vacation is almost over, so it's back to the usual animated TV show grind. This week's episode of "Chibi Maruko-chan" — the 1051st! (Fuji TV, Sun., 6 p.m.) — finds the eternal elementary school student coming home from class on Saturday to an almost empty house, which is unusual.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2016
Thai military risks weakening the monarchy
The Thai military's overuse of lese majeste law to prop up its own authority risks weakening the monarchy over the long term.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 8, 2015
Hanyu, Mao look to make history at Grand Prix Final
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu and three-time world champ Mao Asada will be looking to add to their already illustrious resumes at the Grand Prix Final this week in Barcelona, Spain.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2015
Thailand's generals shoot economy in the foot
Thailand's military junta lacks the vision to fix an economy in disarray.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Dec 4, 2015
Bite into the enlarged head of 'Chibi Maruko-chan'
Floresta, a "natural" doughnut bakery, is celebrating the popular "Chibi Maruko-chan" cartoon series with a limited run of doughnuts shaped like the show's characters.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 28, 2015
Hanyu smashes two more world records en route to amazing NHK Trophy triumph
Just when you thought he couldn't get any better, Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu gave a performance for the ages on Saturday night.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 17, 2015
Grand Prix Final field should be expanded to 10
The tragic terror attacks that hit Paris on Friday night impacted folks around the globe. The horror of people being cut down in the prime of life is hard to reconcile, but this is the world we now live in.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 3, 2015
Nagai, Murakami display fine form at Skate Canada
It was another successful event for Team Japan at Skate Canada in Lethbridge, Alberta, last weekend.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
By Stephen Mansfield

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Cultural properties:A Fujiya Hotel insider’s view
Cultural properties:A Fujiya Hotel insider’s view

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER