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EDITORIALS
Nov 27, 2018
What should we expect of the 2025 Osaka Expo?
Organizers of the 2025 Osaka Expo should grapple with the meaning of holding the event at a time when the information age has cast doubt on the relevance of international expos.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2018
2025 Osaka Expo will draw 3 million visitors from abroad, think tank says
About 28 million people will visit the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, including 3 million from overseas, according to a private think tank's projections.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 26, 2018
Citing G20 security issues, Osaka shuts down over 80% of private lodging operations
Between June and September, over 80 percent of Osaka minpaku private lodgings have been ordered closed by the city, Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura said earlier this month.
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Nov 26, 2018
Time running out for Osaka leaders seeking to push city-prefecture integration plan
When Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui and Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura left for Paris early last week for one final lobbying effort for the 2025 World Expo, they left behind a city and prefecture that remain deeply divided over their most basic political goal — the integration of Osaka Prefecture and the...
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2018
As Osaka basks in glow of successful 2025 Expo bid, economic concerns move to the forefront
After Osaka wins the right to hold the event, questions about costs and integrated casino resorts come to the fore.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2018
Osaka wins bid to host 2025 World Expo
Osaka won the rights to host the 2025 World Expo, beating out rivals Yekaterinburg in Russia and the Azerbaijan capital of Baku, during voting in Paris on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2018
Osaka governor and mayor make last-minute lobbying efforts in Paris to win 2025 World Expo
Officials, including Gov. Ichiro Matsui and Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura attend last-minute lobbying efforts in Paris in a bid for the city of Osaka to be awarded rights to stage the 2025 World Expo.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 19, 2018
Saitama city's Kaparu beats out organized voting to win grand prix title at annual mascot contest
Kaparu from Shiki, a city in Saitama Prefecture, won the 2018 Yuru-kyara Grand Prix (Soft Character Grand Prix) title in the regional division on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2018
NGOs worry about their waning influence over the G20
Nongovernmental organizations are concerned whether Group of 20 leaders will heed their views over global issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Nov 17, 2018
Kansai business community sees future foreign worker influx with both hope and concern
The news last week that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government is preparing to admit up to 345,000 foreign workers by 2023 has been met with a combination of hope they will help prop up agricultural, manufacturing and service sectors that are struggling to find workers, and concern that Abe has rushed...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 10, 2018
The standing bars of Osaka: Cheap, cheerful and nostalgic
The origin of tachinomi can be traced to the Edo Period (1603-1868), when sake shops started offering customers a quick tipple from square wooden measuring cups known as masu. Since then, they have become neighborhood institutions.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 10, 2018
Kawasaki Frontale clinch J. League title despite defeat to Cerezo Osaka
Only twice in the J. League's previous 12 seasons under a single-stage format has the first-division champion been decided with games to spare.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Japan worries Trump tariffs will push countries toward China
Liberal Democratic Party Policy Chief Itsunori Onodera (center) speaks at a think tank event Monday in Washington.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February

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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.
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