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Video / News Nov 13, 2019
[VIDEO] Kurkku Fields forever: a sustainable farm in Chiba for the next generation
With the backing of music producer Takeshi Kobayashi, Kurkku Fields opened in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture in early November.
National Oct 31, 2019
Signs of rugby revival emerge in Japan as schools and businesses form teams
Japan's impressive performance in the Rugby World Cup has triggered unprecedented interest in the sport, with the national team making it to the knockout stage for the first time ever. Despite the fad, however, rugby teams in Japan have been scrapped in recent years because ...
National Oct 26, 2019
Heavy rains leave at least 10 dead in Chiba and Fukushima prefectures as rescue efforts continue
Torrential rains spurred landslides and flooding in areas of eastern Japan still reeling from damage caused by recent typhoons.
National Oct 25, 2019
Landslides kill two more in Chiba after heavy rain blasts typhoon-hit areas
Landslides killed two people in Chiba and left another missing Friday as a wide swath of eastern Japan trying to recover from Typhoon Hagibis was hit again by heavy rain. In the city's Midori Ward, two landslides struck three houses, killing two residents — a ...
Editorials Oct 12, 2019
Efforts to move power lines underground — an important way to reduce the impact of natural disasters — are moving far too slow.
National Oct 11, 2019
Ahead of Typhoon Hagibis, Narita might wave off all landings Saturday to prevent another bottleneck
Narita Airport is considering rejecting all landings Saturday to prevent passengers from being stranded by the transport disruptions expected from Typhoon Hagibis.
National Oct 10, 2019
The government is preparing for a powerful typhoon that is forecast to hit the country over the weekend, after coming under fire for being slow to respond to a typhoon last month that caused power outages in many areas of Chiba Prefecture. This time, the ...
National Oct 9, 2019
Japan disqualifies groups supervising foreign trainees in Chiba and Saitama
The Immigration Services Agency and labor ministry have revoked the permits of two organizations that supervise foreign technical trainees, after finding that they had concluded improper deals with agencies seeking to send trainees to Japan. Arrangements entered into by supervisory bodies in the prefectures of ...
National | NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT Oct 6, 2019
Japan's surfing towns prepare to cash in on Olympic wave
by Shingo Onda
Surfing spots across Japan are looking to ride a wave to economic revitalization before the 2020 Tokyo Games, when surfing will make its Olympic debut. Hoping to attract more tourists and stop population decline, these municipalities are hosting surfing events and setting up special websites ...
National / Crime & Legal Oct 1, 2019
Body of toddler found at home near Tokyo after father admits strangling her
The body of a young girl was found at a residence in Chiba Prefecture in the early hours of Tuesday morning, after her father reported to police he had strangled her, investigators said. The police discovered the body of the girl, believed to be around ...
National Sep 29, 2019
Chiba biwa grower vows to continue despite post-Typhoon Faxai damage
by Andrew McKirdy
In May this year, loquat grower Kenzo Takeba showed The Japan Times around his farm in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, explaining how he cultivates the soft, juicy fruit that contributes so much to the local economy. Last week, Takeba was contemplating the damage done by Typhoon ...
National / Crime & Legal Sep 26, 2019
Tokyo High Court opens appeal trial over 2017 murder of Vietnamese girl
The Tokyo High Court on Thursday began hearing an appeal against a lower court ruling convicting a man of the murder of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in 2017, with prosecutors calling for a death sentence and the accused seeking acquittal. Yasumasa Shibuya, the 48-year-old former ...