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OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2018
Switzerland edges Smile Japan to earn fifth-place finish
Switzerland defeated Smile Japan 1-0 in the fifth-place game at the Kwandong Hockey Centre on Tuesday night.
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018
Smile Japan triumphs on Ayaka Toko's overtime goal against Sweden
Ayaka Toko's overtime goal gave Smile Japan its second straight victory with a 2-1 triumph over Sweden at the Kwandong Hockey Centre on Sunday night in a 5th-8th classification-round game.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2018
Better employee training needed to prepare for 'fourth industrial revolution,' Suntory chief says
Takeshi Niinami, chief executive officer of Suntory Holdings Ltd., believes that companies and governments need to offer proper training and education to their employees with a long-term view toward new technologies as people still lack the skills needed for "the fourth industrial revolution."
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Feb 1, 2018
Return to roots helps Akane Hosoyamada realize an Olympic dream
"She is the one I trust the most."
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 25, 2018
Toyama bouncing back from dismal season
Looking at where they are projected to finish this season, several squads can be described as turnaround teams.
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JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Jan 20, 2018
On the adulteration of Japan's oldest religion
Primitive Shinto is one of the loveliest religions in the world. It's beautiful in its simplicity — defenseless too, as it proved, against the nativists and nationalists who warped it into 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century xenophobia.
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Dec 31, 2017
New things for the new year
Now that the festive season of partying and extravagance is over, now's the time to take a breather with a return to some of the calmer things in life — tea, coffee and books.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2017
Japanese space startup raises ¥10.2 billion toward 2020 moonshot effort
Japanese companies are planning to kick-start the lunar economy by backing a local startup's mission to land on the moon by 2020.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Nov 25, 2017
Designer Takeshi Nishio prefers 'cute' to 'cool'
'Kawaii' has more sense of affection than 'kakkoii,' says designer Nishio.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Nov 18, 2017
Takashi Tamai: A never-ending search for the unpredictable
Anthropologist Takeshi Tamami has always had something of an itch for Africa.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 1, 2017
Toyota's solid-state battery to power future as automaker readies 'game-changer' for mass market
Toyota Motor Corp. is scrambling to solve outstanding issues as it races to commercialize a battery breakthrough during the first half of the 2020s with the potential to cut the cost of making electric cars.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 18, 2017
'Outrage Coda': Takeshi Kitano's kill count climbs high for trilogy's finale
In his nearly three decades as a director, "Beat" Takeshi Kitano has won many critical plaudits and prizes abroad. But in Japan he is best known as a TV personality and comedian. These two strands of his artistic personality — master director and mass entertainer — have come together in his "Outrage"...
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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