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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 21, 2022
Female writers win top Japan book awards after dominating shortlists
Junko Takase's short novel 'Oishii Gohan ga Taberaremasuyoni' won the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors after women took all five spots on the prize's shortlist for the first time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2022
Mayuko Yamashita, 26, wins new award for young female researchers
Yamashita, who became an assistant professor in mathematics at 23, was awarded for her work on mathematical applications to particle physics.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 1, 2022
A night to savor for Japan's restaurants at 2022 Asia's 50 Best awards
It was a result for the ages: 11 restaurants from Japan made the cut, including eight in the top 20. If that wasn't enough, the top prize went to Tokyo's much loved Den.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 31, 2022
Excitement in Hiroshima after 'Drive My Car' Oscar win
Ryusuke Hamaguchi's film, which was shot mainly in Hiroshima and won an Academy Award for best international feature film, could renew interest in the prefecture as a filming locale
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 30, 2022
Jada Pinkett Smith says it's a 'season for healing' after Oscars incident
The actress didn't refer directly to the incident involving her husband, Will Smith, and comedian Chris Rock in an Instagram post.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 29, 2022
Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock after academy condemns his slap
'I was out of line and I was wrong,” Smith said in a statement. 'I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be.”
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 27, 2022
LeBron James adds Worst Actor Razzie to trophy case
'Space Jam: A New Legacy,' which stars the four-time NBA MVP, was well-represented at the annual event that honors the most unimpressive performances in the movie industry.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 25, 2022
How well do you know Japan's Oscar history?
Ryusuke Hamaguchi's “Drive My Car” is nominated in four categories at the 94th Academy Awards, but win or lose, the film joins an exclusive club for cinematic greats.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2022
Former Taiwanese legislative speaker receives Japanese honor
Wang Jin-pyng, a former leader of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan, received the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 27, 2022
Children's book by Japan writer wins U.S. Batchelder Award
The book 'Temple Alley Summer,' originally published in Japanese as 'Kimyu014dji yokochu014d no natsu' is a mysterious fantasy tale about the summer vacation of a ghost girl and her classmates.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jan 15, 2022
‘Drive My Car’ won a Golden Globe. Could it also pick up an Oscar?
“Drive My Car,” a film based on a short story by Haruki Murakami and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, has garnered a long list of prizes since premiering last July at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won three awards, including best screenplay.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2021
80% of art professors and award judges in Japan are male, survey shows
The survey highlights the gender imbalance in the field, which some critics say creates 'a hotbed for harassment.'
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 7, 2021
Joint-top scorer Leandro Damiao named MVP in Frontale-centric Best XI
The Brazilian, who led the scoring chart alongside Celtic-linked Daizen Maeda, is the ninth player in J. League history to be named the MVP while being the top scorer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2021
Japanese cellist Michiaki Ueno wins Geneva music competition
Ueno was formerly a student of Japanese cellist Hakuro Mori, professor at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2021
Nobel laureate and baseball legend among top Japan cultural award recipients
Nine people, including a kabuki actor and a tanka poet have been chosen to receive the Order of Culture accolade this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2021
Recognizing the growing repression of the news media by governments
In an era of increasing authoritarianism and swirling misinformation, Maria Ressa and Dmitri Muratov were honored for their work to hold leaders to account.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 2, 2021
Nobel Prize in medicine for COVID-19 vaccine? It may be too soon.
Among those seen by other scientists as potential winners are Hungarian-born Katalin Kariko and American Drew Weissman for their work on what are known as messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 20, 2021
'Ted Lasso,' 'The Crown,' and 'Queen's Gambit' win top Emmy Awards
The best drama series win for 'The Crown' gave Netflix its biggest prize so far, while Apple TV+ entered streaming's big leagues with the best comedy series win for 'Ted Lasso.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2021
Japanese wins top award at Venice architecture exhibition
Inspired by the salt flats of the UAE landscape, Kenichi Teramoto experimented with renewable architectural materials using condensed saline water.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2021
Japanese horror manga win U.S. awards touted as Oscars of comics
Junji Ito's 'Remina' and 'Venus in the Blind Spot' have picked up prizes in the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.

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