National / History | JAPAN TIMES GONE BY May 2, 2021
While on tour in Europe a century ago, the man who would become Emperor Hirohito delivers a speech on world peace.
National Mar 29, 2021
Low-altitude flights over Tokyo struggle to take hold amid pandemic
Only about 60% of the initially predicted number of flights landing at Haneda Airport and some 80% of flights leaving the airport used the routes in December last year.
Business Feb 21, 2021
Japan's green growth plan propels firms to sharpen environment focus
by Noriyuki Suzuki
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's pledge to make Japan carbon neutral by 2050 has driven trading houses to review their heavy reliance on natural resources.
National | FOCUS Jan 29, 2021
Japan taking cautious approach to COVID-19 vaccination rollout
The central government has secured a supply of coronavirus vaccines sufficient for 157 million people.
National Oct 22, 2020
Halloween revelry in Japan to take new forms during pandemic
Shibuya has been rendered in a virtual form to allow people to show up as costumed avatars for the night.
National / Crime & Legal May 28, 2020
A year after stabbing spree, Kawasaki school remembers victims
A student and the father of another student were killed in the attack that also injured 18 others.
National May 22, 2020
On duty at Japan's 'last-chance' hospital for coronavirus
by Mari Saito
In the midst of a global pandemic, St. Marianna University Hospital has become synonymous with the virus.
National / Social Issues Feb 19, 2020
Growing up in poverty and broken homes, Kawasaki youths find savior in rap
by Tomohiro Osaki
Weathered signs from five years ago stand forlornly on a bank of the Tama River in Kawasaki, politely asking visitors to refrain from laying any more flowers of condolence so they don't accidentally catch fire. But the scene is otherwise absent of any reminder of ...
Business / Tech Feb 18, 2020
Lawson Inc. unveiled for the media Tuesday an experimental checkout-free convenience store that will allow customers to make purchases using a smartphone app. The "grab and go" shop is part of the major chain's attempts to address Japan's labor shortage. Advanced technology allows customers to ...
National Feb 17, 2020
In test flights for new low-altitude flight paths using Tokyo's Haneda Airport conducted by the transport ministry between Jan. 30 and Wednesday, noise in Kawasaki ran as high as 87 to 94 decibels, louder than inside a pachinko parlor, according to data released by ...
National Feb 14, 2020
Kawasaki, known for poverty and pollution, confronts gentrification
by Tomohiro Osaki
Surrounded by bustling downtown streets, shopping malls and high-rises, Kawasaki Station and its vicinity are, on the surface, a paragon of urban development. Just a short distance away, however, this veneer of prosperity gives way to an eerie quiet that persists in the underbelly of ...
National Jan 24, 2020
Security boosted at Kawasaki center after threat to 'exterminate' Zainichi Koreans
by Tomohiro Osaki
The racist threat was made in a New Year’s card sent to a community center in one of the city’s largest Korean neighborhoods.