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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 7, 2023
Four Chinese arrested in Japan for smuggling 700 kilograms of stimulants
The amount of stimulants, with an estimated street value of ¥43.4 billion ($311 million), was the second largest ever confiscated at one time in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 7, 2023
To lure vegetarian tourists, Tokyo restaurants get creative with classic dishes
Cuisine is a main draw for tourists in Japan, but what's a vegan to do in the famously fish- and meat-heavy restaurants of the capital?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 7, 2023
Japan high court denies retrial of man over 2002 murder of boy
A high court refused to grant a retrial to a man who served 17 years in prison for abducting and killing a 22-month-old boy near Nagoya in 2002.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2023
Abrupt closure of upscale Tokyo international preschool stuns parents
Parents have been left to deal with the fallout of a dispute between the Chateau School's owner and the landlord of its building in ritzy Nishiazabu.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 6, 2023
Japan OKs bills to digitalize divorce and bankruptcy procedures
The legislation will allow people to submit necessary applications online, instead of the current system of such documents being brought or mailed to courts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 6, 2023
Stuffed-toy maker's former execs convicted in Tokyo Olympics bribery case
They are among 15 people indicted for bribing a former organizing committee member over Olympic sponsorship and marketing contracts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 6, 2023
Weak Japan wage results offer little for Kishida or BOJ
Real cash earnings for Japan’s workers dropped 3.0% from a year earlier in April, slipping for the 13th month as overtime pay showed weakness.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 6, 2023
Short film festival celebrates 25th anniversary with a post-pandemic focus
Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia will showcase 270 works and, for the first time in three years, the festival is bringing filmmakers back to Tokyo for the event.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2023
Japan won't detail time frame to balance budget in midyear policy
The annual policy, to be adopted by the Cabinet this month, is widely considered a key gauge of the government's will to restore fiscal health.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2023
Japan wants over 30% of executives at major firms to be women by 2030
Of firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Prime Market, 18.7% had no female board members as of the end of July 2022.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 5, 2023
Japanese Supreme Court upholds man's death sentence for Manila murders
Toshihiko Iwama, 49, was sentenced to death by the Kofu District Court in 2017 for murdering two men for insurance payments.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 5, 2023
Investigators' pressure seen as reason for GaaSyy's return to Japan
Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department said that GaaSyy’s return was the “result of UAE authorities’ measures and not a voluntary one.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 5, 2023
Japan high court denies retrial for 95-year-old woman over 1979 murder
A high court denied a retrial for a 95-year-old woman who served 10 years in prison for the murder of her brother-in-law in 1979 in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2023
Eyewitness videos proving useful to police, but experts warn of risks
A recent robbery at a high-end watch store on a busy street in central Tokyo has led authorities to warn bystanders against recording videos of ongoing crimes for their own safety.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 5, 2023
Nikkei tops 32,000 mark, hitting 33-year high on Wall Street surge
Active buying was sparked by a surge in U.S. stocks late last week on robust jobs data for May.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 5, 2023
Japan's service activity expands at record pace in May, PMI survey shows
The final au Jibun Bank Japan Services purchasing managers' index rose to a seasonally adjusted 55.9 last month from the previous peak of 55.4 in April.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jun 5, 2023
Rapid return of tourists to Japan helping fuel inflation for BOJ
Almost 2 million visitors arrived from overseas in April, compared with less than 140,000 a year earlier, according to Japan’s National Tourism Organization.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Longform
Jun 4, 2023
'Stakeout Diary': A killer on the run, two postwar gumshoes — noir at its finest
When a photographer was given rare permission to follow two detectives through Tokyo on a murder case, who’d have known he’d gather a legion of fans decades later.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 4, 2023
Internet personality and former lawmaker GaaSyy arrested in Japan
The social media star and NHK Party representative was taken into custody Sunday for alleged defamation threats against celebrities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2023
Japan eyes being core of global supply chains for key goods
The goal is included in a draft of the government's annual economic and fiscal policy guidelines.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
Why half of Japan's cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
A couple looks out onto the Fukuoka nightscape. Due to its distance from Tokyo and its close proximity to South Korea and China, professor Tomoya Mori believes that Fukuoka is one of the few metropolitan regions of Japan that will see some form of growth in the decades to come.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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

Things may look perfect to the outside world, but today's mom is fine with some imperfection at home.
How 'Reiwa moms' are reshaping motherhood in Japan
By Mai Yoshikawa

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