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Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Oct 1, 2016
Passing on ancient steel production techniques
When the first Portuguese merchants and missionaries reached Japan in 1543, the warriors they encountered were armed with steel swords that were equal to, or better than, any being produced in Europe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 29, 2016
Nonprofits step up help for school-shy students at time when suicide numbers rise
Nonprofit groups are ramping up efforts to help students who feel driven into a corner as suicide rates tend to spike around the end of the summer holidays.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2016
Asian students finish cross-cultural summer science course in Yokosuka
Forty-eight junior high and high school students from across Asia got together in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, to attend a one-week science summer school earlier this month.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Aug 21, 2016
Sakushin Gakuin routs Hokkaido's Hokkai to earn high school baseball crown
Sakushin Gakuin High School romped past Hokkaido's Hokkai High School 7-1 to win Japan's prestigious National High School Baseball Tournament on Sunday afternoon.
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JAPAN / Society
Jul 30, 2016
Commuters fight back against groping
Takako Tonooka's life at high school did not start out the way she had anticipated. On the very first day she attended class, she was groped on the train — and that was only the beginning of her nightmare. For a year and a half, she was the victim of persistent groping attacks during her commute...
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2016
Taiwan, city of Gotemba sign banana deal
Taiwan's Council of Agriculture and Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, have signed a letter of intent to cooperate on the city's school lunch program in a new cooperation model meant to strengthen ties between the two sides.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 10, 2016
Computer programming seen as key to Japan's place in 'fourth industrial revolution'
The life of Emi Morikawa, 17, changed dramatically after she learned computer programming.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 25, 2016
Settlement reached over student deaths at tsunami-hit driving school
The families of 25 teens killed in the 2011 tsunami while they were at a driving school in Miyagi Prefecture reached a financial settlement with the school on Wednesday in a deal that also includes an apology from the latter over the deaths.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 15, 2016
Azabu High School wins award in simulated U.N. General Assembly session on poverty
A Japanese high school won the Honorable Mention Award on Saturday at a model U.N. conference drawing more than 1,000 students from about 25 countries to discuss global issues in a simulation of real U.N. sessions.
JAPAN
May 9, 2016
Tokyo-based international school reaches out to alumni after ex-teacher jailed for sex abuse
Nishimachi International School is trying to reach alumni from the 1980s after a teacher from that period was convicted of child sex abuse in England.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 29, 2016
Digital textbooks are accompanied by caveats
It's only a matter of time before the days of students lugging around backpacks full of heavy books are over.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Apr 21, 2016
Entertainment firm Yoshimoto Kogyo to open acting academy in Okinawa
Osaka-based entertainment management company Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. said Wednesday it will establish an academy in Okinawa to foster local talent.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2016
Contamination: The human cost of dioxin, PCBs and pollution at Kadena Air Base
Documents recently obtained under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act highlight the American base's struggles to manage hazardous waste.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 8, 2016
Finding after-school care the 'barrier of first-graders'
Finding a slot at day care may be the first hurdle working parents need to overcome in finding work-family balance. But another comes along when a child enters school.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 5, 2016
Time to include teachers in textbook selections
Teachers are professionals who are less likely to be swayed by special interest groups. It's time to give them a louder voice in the textbook selection process.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 31, 2016
Chiben Gakuen wins Spring Koshien title
Senior pitcher Shoki Murakami hit a run-scoring double in the bottom of the 11th inning to lead Chiben Gakuen of Nara Prefecture to a 2-1 victory over Kagawa's Takamatsu Shogyo on Thursday in the final of the National High School Invitational Tournament.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 30, 2016
Evidence mounts of missed red flags in case of former Tokyo teacher facing U.S. child rape charges
Fugitive 'Mr. Wonder' returned to Tokyo in the 1980s and visited St. Mary's International School, witness says.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2016
Miyagi city to preserve school building hit by 3/11 tsunami
The city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture has decided to preserve the building in an elementary school where 74 children and 10 staff died in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, sources close to the matter said Friday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2016
No excuse for Japan's increasing truancy rate
In so many other countries around the world schooling is denied those who genuinely want an education. Yet in Japan and the U.S., where education is a right, truancy persists.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2016
School principal defends controversial remarks about women and childbirth
A public school principal who recently made controversial remarks calling on women to bear and raise children rather than pursue careers defended his words Tuesday, saying he has not directly heard any complaints from students or parents.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Japan's revised immigration bill clears Lower House
Justice Minister Ryuji Koizumi speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
Morning-after pill buyers back prescription-free sales following trial
Some 2,181 morning-after pills were sold at 145 pharmacies across the nation, with Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture recording over 200 sales each.
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.”

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