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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
May 27, 2018
Japan's public policy is killing rural entrepreneurship
While big-ticket tourism projects in Japan thrive, those involved in smaller-scale projects can feel starved of government support.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 22, 2018
Uber taps Awaji Island for first taxi-hailing service in Japan
Uber Technologies Inc. said Tuesday it will start its first taxi-hailing service in Japan this summer on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture, targeting foreign tourists and residents in a step toward a full-fledged entry into the country's huge taxi market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 16, 2018
Shikoku prison escapee stymies 6,600 police on small island in Seto Inland Sea
Police in Hiroshima and Ehime prefectures have been pursuing the man on Mukaishima Island since he escaped from Matsuyama Prison on April 8.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2018
Japan celebrates 30th anniversary of Seto-Ohashi Bridges
A ceremony was held Sunday to celebrate Tuesday's 30th anniversary of the Seto-Ohashi Bridges, a series of bridges connecting Kagawa and Okayama prefectures across the Seto Inland Sea.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 28, 2018
Launch a tourist-friendly Seto Inland Sea ferry system and they will come
The 250 or so inhabited islands scattered like pebbles between Honshu and Shikoku have been unfairly relegated to guidebook sidebars labeled 'Off the beaten track.'
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 20, 2018
Japan women's ski jump squad wraps up season sweep in World Cup team events
Japan completed a sweep of the season's two women's ski jumping World Cup team events by winning Saturday's finale.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 11, 2018
Ski Association of Japan announces 11-member team for Pyeongchang Olympics
Record-holding jumper Sara Takanashi will headline Japan's hunt for skiing gold at next month's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after the Ski Association of Japan named her and 10 others to its team on Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 10, 2018
'Love Disease': Online dating can be a brutal game
True crime cinema has always been an easy sell in Japan, with some titles becoming instant classics. Shohei Imamura's "Vengeance is Mine" ("Fukushu Suru wa Ware ni Ari," 1979) is acknowledged as the pioneer of that genre. Based on a real-life serial killer case from the 1960s, it combined flashy murder with explosive sex.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Dec 17, 2017
What do Western tourists want from Japan? Try asking one
How many other countries would attempt to lure Western tourists without at least having a tete-a-tete with a woman in their target audience who has lived for over 20 years in the very place they're hoping to attract people to?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Gourmet Trails
Nov 25, 2017
Slow food and easy pedaling along Seto Inland Sea's Shimanami Kaido
Japanese-Western fusion cuisine abounds along this six-island cycle path connecting Hiroshima to Ehime.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 25, 2017
Seto clocks personal best in 400 IM
Daiya Seto set a new personal record of 4 minutes, 7.99 seconds in the men's 400-meter individual medley on Sunday at an event in Rome.
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Jun 21, 2017
Seto leaves for Europe ahead of world swimming championships
Daiya Seto took the next step in his quest for a third straight 400-meter individual medley world championship on Wednesday, when he departed for training in Europe ahead of July's worlds.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2017
Graffiti vandals deface 11 shrines in Awaji
Eleven shrines in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, were hit by graffiti vandals from Tuesday to Wednesday and police suspect the same party was behind each case.
Japan Times
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May 21, 2017
Hagino avenges loss to Seto by winning 200 IM at Japan Open
Kosuke Hagino exacted swift revenge over Daiya Seto to win the men's 200-meter individual medley at the Japan Open on Sunday.
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May 20, 2017
Seto beats Hagino in 400 IM at Japan Open
Daiya Seto again earned bragging rights over Kosuke Hagino in the men's 400 individual medley, beating the Rio gold medalist on Saturday at the Japan Open after beating him at April's national championships.
Japan Times
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Apr 13, 2017
Seto tops rival Hagino by a whisker in 400 IM at nationals
Two-time world champion Daiya Seto edged Rio Olympic winner Kosuke Hagino in the men's 400-meter individual medley at the national swimming championships Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2017
Lixil Corp. president apologizes for inappropriate joke about radiation
The president of major Japanese housing equipment-maker Lixil Corp. apologized Wednesday for a tasteless joke in which he claimed to have gained weight due to radiation.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Dec 25, 2016
Discovering the mystery behind 'Goat Island' in the Seto Inland Sea
There was a man living on a small island in the Seto Inland Sea who had a goat. He was not an old man, and he didn't know much about ruminants, so when his goat grew bigger, and its stubbornness exceeded its usefulness, the man started looking for a way to get rid of it. Rather than roast the goat, he put it in his boat and left it on an uninhabited island.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 11, 2016
Seto completes three-peat at short-course worlds
Daiya Seto crushed the field to capture his third consecutive men's 400-meter individual medley title at the short-course world swimming championships on Saturday.
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Dec 7, 2016
Seto wins two bronze at short-course worlds
Daiya Seto won bronze medals in the men's 200-meter individual medley and 200-meter butterfly on the opening day of the world short-course swimming championships Tuesday.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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