• PRINT SUBSCRIBERS |
  • SUBSCRIBE |
  • Login
  • My Account
  • (FREE ARTICLE)
weather icon

7

M/CLOUDY

TOKYO (4 p.m.)

  • Markets
  • 103.76 ¥/$ (4 p.m.)

The Japan Times

hariko

  • Login
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • My Account
  • TODAY'S PRINT EDITION ≫
  • PRINT SUBSCRIBERS ≫
  • (FREE ARTICLE)
  • MENU
  • Search
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Life
  • Community
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • City Guide
  • Support
  • Search
  • News
    • National
    • World
    • Business
    • Asia Pacific
    • Reference
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Opinion
    • Editorials
    • Commentary
    • Reader Mail
    • Cartoons
  • Life
    • Travel
    • Digital
    • Food & Drink
    • Environment
    • Style & Design
    • Language
    • Lifestyle
    • People
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Community
    • Voices
    • Issues
    • Our Lives
    • Event listings
    • How-tos
    • Columns
  • Culture
    • Film
    • Music
    • Art
    • Stage
    • Events
    • Festivals
    • Books
    • TV
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Sports
    • Rugby
    • Baseball
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    • Sumo
    • Figure Skating
    • Tennis
    • More Sports
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • City Guide
    • Restaurants
    • Places
  • Support
    • About us
    • Faqs
Folk fun: Traditional toys for prayer and play

Lifestyle | Kateigaho International Japan Edition Jan 25, 2020

Folk fun: Traditional toys for prayer and play

Japanese folk toys popular from the Edo Period through the Meiji Era (1603-1912) are meticulously crafted and imbued with meaning.

A few ways to go the whole dog in 2018

Style & Design Dec 31, 2017

A few ways to go the whole dog in 2018

by Mio Yamada

Cats may have surpassed dogs as pets in Japan for the first time in more than 20 years, but that hasn't stopped the nation preparing for the year of the dog with canine events and all manner of engimono lucky charms to see you ...

  • WHAT’S TRENDING
  • EDITORS’ PICKS
  • Japan hails U.K. plan to send aircraft carrier group to Asia
    British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in November 2017 in Portsmouth, England
  • Japan eyes punishment for breaking COVID-19 rules
    A meeting of health experts is held at the health ministry Friday to discuss revising the infectious disease law to introduce fines or prison sentences.
  • Why many Asian countries are being cautious on vaccines
    Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (center) holds a news conference on the government's strategy for COVID-19 vaccinations, in Hong Kong on Dec. 23. Hong Kong has yet to approve a single vaccine as it awaits more detailed clinical trial data.
  • No end in sight for third wave a year after COVID-19 made its way to Japan
    The cumulative number of cases in Japan recently exceeded 310,000, with the third wave beginning in the fall.
  • Japan seeks mid-February Pfizer vaccine approval, minister says
    Norihisa Tamura, Japan's health minister, speaks during an event in Tokyo on Dec. 24.
  • Student refusing to cover nose with mask booted from university exams in Japan

    Thumbnail image
  • With an eye toward Japan, fans call on MLB to protect crowds from dangerous foul balls

    Thumbnail image
  • Kamala Harris will make history. So will her ‘big, blended’ family.

    Thumbnail image
  • Japan suicides jumped 16% in COVID-19 second wave after drop in first

    Thumbnail image
  • The political folly of dodging responsibility in Japan

    Thumbnail image
COVID-19 banner

PODCAST

  • DEEP DIVE

    Episode 77: When will Japan get a vaccine for COVID-19?

    LAST UPDATED: Jan 13, 2021

JAPAN NETWORK UPDATES

  • Directory of who’s who in the world of business in Japan

    LAST UPDATED: Jun 8, 2020

    JAPAN NETWORK UPDATES
Return to The Japan Times top page
JT Digital Archives The Japan Times Alpha Jobs Study in Japan JT for Women JT Bookclub Japanese School Directory
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • ePaper Edition
  • News
    • National
    • World
    • Business
    • Asia Pacific
    • Reference
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Opinion
    • Editorials
    • Commentary
    • Reader Mail
    • Cartoons
  • Life
    • Travel
    • Digital
    • Food & Drink
    • Environment
    • Style & Design
    • Language
    • Lifestyle
    • People
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Community
    • Voices
    • Issues
    • Our Lives
    • Event listings
    • How-tos
    • Columns
  • Culture
    • Film
    • Music
    • Art
    • Stage
    • Events
    • Festivals
    • Books
    • TV
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Sports
    • Rugby
    • Baseball
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    • Sumo
    • Figure Skating
    • Tennis
    • More Sports
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • City Guide
    • Restaurants
    • Places
  • Support
    • About us
    • Faqs
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Link Policy
  • Reprints
  • FAQs
  • Support
  • Announcements
  • Press
  • Sitemap
  • Advertise

The Japan Times LTD. All rights reserved.

The Japan Times