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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 26, 2016
Hopes of stopping Tokyo 2020 are fading
NHK has announced that its yearlong historical drama series for 2019 will be about Japan's involvement in the Olympic movement, focusing on the nation's first foray to the games in 1912 and its first time hosting them in 1964. The story will also, according to Kyodo News, cover "events that took place...
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2016
Koike cuts pay of secret Tsukiji planners
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike issues pay cuts to the main players in the Tsukiji relocation debacle and seeks voluntarily compensation from former bureaucrats who were involved.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2016
Koike postpones decision on fate of Tsukiji relocation until summer
The governor says the relocation will take place sometime between winter 2017 and spring 2018, if it takes place at all.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2016
Chinese official who hoarded cash convicted of graft
A former senior Chinese energy official found to have more than 200 million yuan ($29.99 million) in cash at his home has been given a suspended death penalty after being found guilty of corruption, state news agency Xinhua said Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2016
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike removes bureaucrat from top oversight post in Toyosu market scandal
In her latest move to deal with the contaminated Toyosu market site, Koike announces a major managerial reshuffle.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2016
Olympics organizing committee casts doubt on plans to scrap three new venues
The heads of the committee said any changes would need fresh approval from the IOC and the governing bodies of the sports involved.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 28, 2016
New Tokyo Gov. Koike names Toyosu scandal, Olympic overspend as policy priorities
Half pay, clarity in the Olympic overspend and accountability for planning lapses at the new Toyosu food market were among policy priorities Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike set out Wednesday for her term in office.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2016
Tokyo governor announces plan to increase child care slots
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike on Friday announced a plan to boost capacity at day care centers for children in Tokyo to 17,000 as part of efforts to ease the country's chronic shortage of such spots at care facilities.
EDITORIALS
Sep 7, 2016
Relocating government functions
The Abe administration must take a stronger lead in pushing forward the decentralization of some national government functions if it is really serious about pursuing the project.
WORLD / Society
Aug 29, 2016
U.K. plan to make social housing tenants 'pay to stay' won't meet aim: report
Britain's "pay to stay" rule requiring social housing tenants to pay higher rents may leave local councils worse off, cause stress for families and fail to generate expected revenues for the central government, according to a report published Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2016
Lifting the lid on Japan's growing crowd of manhole cover spotters
Some tourists look around them but Hidetoshi Ishii prefers to look down.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2016
Abe offers backing for early opening of JR Tokai's Nagoya-Osaka maglev link
The government will provide backing for the early opening of a privately-built magnetic-levitation train link between Nagoya and Osaka that's currently planned to start running in 2045, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
May 30, 2016
GPIF: an abode of demons
As was the case with its predecessor body, the Government Pension Investment Fund is linked closely to the interests of politicians and bureaucrats.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2016
Authorities discover unhygienic conditions at Tokyo cat cafe, order temporary closure
Many Japanese workers suffer stress from a harsh working environment, and some animals too, appear to be no exception. Feline employees in cat cafes are reportedly working long hours and in sometimes unsanitary environments, receiving no salary or cash rewards.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 8, 2016
Masuzoe denies overspending after JCP reveals soaring cost of overseas trips
Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe on Friday said he is doing his utmost to trim the cost of his overseas trips, following the revelation that each one costs taxpayers ¥26.6 million on average.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 7, 2016
Japan is fast approaching the limits of quantitative easing
The Bank of Japan is running out of government bonds to buy.
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.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.

Podcast

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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