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Jul 8, 2014
Oklahoma farmer reunited with lost phone found in Japan grain mill
An Oklahoma farmer is celebrating the return of a cell phone lost in October and found nine months later in Japan after it took a trip in a grain shipment down the Mississippi River, through the Panama Canal and across the Pacific Ocean.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 23, 2014
Apps help parents control kids' mobile devices
Parents struggling to get their children away from smartphones and tablets for meals, homework, exercise and other activities can arm themselves with new apps to remotely block access to the devices.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
May 19, 2014
Robots, video, skincare and even nail art — all enhanced by your smartphone
Robotic fun
EDITORIALS
Jan 15, 2014
The 'Internet of everything'
The advent of the 'Internet of things,' the ever-expanding array of connectedness between computer sensors and consumer devices, promises convenience as well as privacy and security concerns.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2013
Car sharing firms cash in with diversified lineups
Car sharing services are getting popular, and one important reason is that more types of vehicles have become available, including imported luxury brands and sport utility vehicles.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2013
Tepco to hasten smart meter debut
Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to introduce next-generation smart meters that can transmit electricity consumption data for all households in its service area by the end of March 2021, three years ahead of schedule, Tepco officials said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 10, 2013
Docomo unveils 10 new Android smartphones
NTT Docomo Inc. unveiled 10 new smartphones Thursday to beef up its non-iPhone lineup for the winter-spring season and improve its competitiveness in a tight market.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 11, 2013
Japan by the numbers (07.11.13)
Men like women with healthy appetites ... as long as it doesn't involve gyudon.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 2, 2013
Three tie up on smart meter system
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday it will tie up with Toshiba Corp. and NTT Data Corp. to develop a system for next-generation "smart meters" that enable utilities to accurately monitor electricity demand and efficiently manage supply.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Dec 26, 2012
Cat girls and more: Japan's fashion trends of 2012
Cat ears and mushroom games: What the kids in Japan were into in 2012.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 13, 2012
2012: The year in social media in Japan
The year in social media in Japan. Hint: Line.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 1, 2011
Japan's top 10 buzzwords of 2011
The phrases and buzzwords that were on everyone's lips in 2011.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 25, 2010
Summer cell phones: which will make the biggest splash?
Among the new cell phones of summer, which will make the biggest splash?
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Apr 12, 2010
Japan by the numbers (04.12.10)
Japan says yes to pink shirts, but not so positive about smart phones and iPads.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
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.
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.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

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Climbing the branches of a Japanese family tree
By Alex K.T. Martin

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