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An attendee plays Fortnite, made by Epic Games, during the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in 2019.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 12, 2023
Legal defeat for Google threatens $200 billion app store industry
Until now, Google and Apple have charged commissions of as much as 30% to software developers who typically have had few other options.
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, exits federal court in Washington on Oct. 30.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2023
Google's app store strategy bad for everyone, Epic says in court
Moves by Alphabet to thwart competition hurt developers and raise prices for consumers, the games firm said in opening statements.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2023
Japan to open up Apple and Google app stores to competition
The regulations will oblige Apple and Google to allow users to download from app stores other than the ones on their proprietary platforms.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 18, 2023
Corruption trial opens over international soccer broadcast rights
The charges are part of a long-running corruption probe surrounding soccer's global governing body FIFA.
Japan Times
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May 30, 2022
Ayaka Furue falls in Match Play final to miss out on first LPGA win
Ayaka Furue lost to South Korea's Ji Eun-hee 3-and-2 in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play final in Shadow Creek, Las Vegas, on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jan 29, 2022
Yu Shibuya: ‘Creating something from nothing requires a huge effort’
Yu Shibuya made the decision early on in his life to “rescue” modern Japanese culture from crass commercialism. He chose the theater as his weapon.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 2, 2021
An Com: Modern Vietnamese meets modern sake
An Com takes the beguiling flavors of Vietnam and reinterprets them with Japanese inflections, giving its dishes a sophistication that feels entirely suited for its contemporary setting.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 21, 2021
Wizards blast Pacers in play-in game to earn playoff berth
Rui Hachimura scored 18 points to help the Wizards earn their first playoff berth since the 2017-18 season.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 17, 2020
At Bistro Nemot, a L’Effervescence alum spreads his wings
Norihito Nemoto's upscale bistro fare makes his laid-back restaurant one of the highlights of the still new and vibrant Eat Play Works complex.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 15, 2020
Camaraderie drives the roving banquet of Eat Play Works’ food hall
Eat Play Works' food hall, The Restaurant, is a 17-shop collaboration based on mutual cooperation — and excellent meals.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 1, 2020
Gracia: Modern Spanish gastrobar dining in Hiroo
At gastrobar Gracia, chef Jerome Quilbeuf is serving up top-notch Catalan cuisine.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 20, 2019
Bringing a Greek tragedy to 21st-century Japan
Theater director Kunio Sugihara unveils his latest work, an adaptation of John Barton's 10-hour epic, 'The Greeks'
Japan Times
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Mar 28, 2019
Hideki Matsuyama, Satoshi Kodaira lose first matches at WGC Match Play event
Hideki Matsuyama and Satoshi Kodaira were among the losers in the first of three group-stage matches at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play on Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Aug 5, 2018
From balancing games to playing with poop
Inspired by the 2018 Good Toy Awards winners, announced in May by the NPO Japan Good Toy Association, this month's On: Design takes a look at a few aesthetically pleasing items to help keep the kids entertained over the summer holidays.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / WORKS BY JAPANESE WOMEN
Jun 16, 2018
Danly's 'In the Shade of Spring Leaves' brings writer Ichiyo Higuchi's genius into the sun
Hailed as a true poet and lauded for her humanistic perspective in depicting the seedy underside of the Meiji Restoration, the test of time puts paid to Ichiyo Higuchi's (1872-96) lasting influence.
Japan Times
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Mar 24, 2018
Hideki Matsuyama eliminated in Dell Technologies Match Play
Hideki Matsuyama was eliminated from the Dell Technologies Match Play on Friday after losing his final round-robin pairing 4 and 3 to Patrick Cantlay of the United States.
Japan Times
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Mar 22, 2018
Hideki Matsuyama beats Yusaku Miyazato in group stage at Dell Match Play
World No. 6 Hideki Matsuyama's bogey-free effort earned him a win over compatriot Yusaku Miyazato on Wednesday in the group stage of the Dell Technologies Match Play.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 2, 2018
The zero hour of Kobe's avant-garde
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art's present draw card is the Saint Petersburg collection, "Old Masters from the State Hermitage Museum." But on a lower level, at the far end of a long corridor gallery, are photos and grainy videos — the small-scale documentation of one of Japan's little-known postwar happening/public-performance avant-garde groups — 0 (Group Zero). Group Zero is comparable in scope and activity, if not in longevity, to The Play, another avant-garde group that also began in Kobe a few years earlier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2017
MUFG teams up with Plug and Play for new Tokyo venture
The nation's biggest bank is teaming up with Plug and Play Tech Center as the Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator opens a Tokyo office to link local and global ventures with major corporations.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 30, 2017
Kikuchi powers Carp past Lions on opening night of interleague play
Ryosuke Kikuchi drove in three late runs to ignite the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp to a 5-0 victory over the Seibu Lions on Tuesday, the first night of interleague play.

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Historically, kabuki was considered the entertainment of the merchant and peasant classes, a far cry from how it is regarded today.
For Japan's oldest kabuki theater, the show must go on