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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 27, 2016
Belgian designer drops suit over Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo, cites legal costs
Belgian designer Olivier Debie, who in August filed a plagiarism lawsuit over a Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo by Kenjiro Sano, says he will no longer pursue his grievance in court.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2016
Design of Japanese stop signs might change ahead of Olympic tourism surge
Since Japan expects an increase in tourists ahead of the 2020 Olympics, the National Police Agency is considering replacing the nation’s stop signs with versions considered more recognizable by foreign visitors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2016
Architect Kengo Kuma dismisses alleged similarities with Hadid stadium design
Kengo Kuma, whose flatter, less expensive design will be used for the Olympic Games' main venue, said his plan and Hadid's differed in concept and cost.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2016
Masuzoe favors leisure use for Tsukiji site, says public participation crucial in Olympics preparations
After Olympic host Rio de Janeiro wraps up events this year, attention will turn to Tokyo, and Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe seems ready for it.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jan 11, 2016
New Tokyo Olympic stadium design selected
A design by architect Kengo Kuma has been picked as the 2020 Tokyo Olympic main stadium, the government has announced.
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2016
Japan to boost drills to counter cyberattacks ahead of 2020 Olympics
The government plans to increase the number and scale of exercises aimed at countering cyberattacks during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, government sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2015
Rebuffed architect Hadid probing 'similarities' in original, new Olympic stadium designs
The London-based architect group that won the first contest to redesign the National Stadium for the 2020 Olympic Games said Wednesday it is investigating similarities between its ill-fated design and design A, the winner of the second contest.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2015
Design by architect Kengo Kuma picked for Tokyo's new Olympic stadium
Kengo Kuma's blueprint prevails in the contest to redesign the new National Stadium after the initial plan was scrapped amid a national uproar over cost and other factors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2015
Kengo Kuma, architect picked to design Tokyo's new Olympic stadium, is highly regarded in his field
Kengo Kuma, whose design was picked Tuesday for Tokyo's new Olympic stadium, is one of Japan's best known architects.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 21, 2015
Japan, South Korea, China meet to discuss culture ahead of multiple Olympic Games
Trilateral talks on the subject of culture were held between representatives of Japan, China and South Korea in the Chinese city of Qingdao on Sunday, with all three nations agreeing on an action plan for cultural exchanges.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Dec 19, 2015
Shearman details life behind sporting lens
Mark Shearman has achieved extraordinary success as a sports photographer, specializing in track and field. He has a remarkable portfolio — containing images of Olympic legends such as Edwin Moses and Carl Lewis, Usain Bolt and Sebastian Coe — that few can ever hope of compiling. But, he admits without...
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2015
Athletes, coaches say new National Stadium should be functional, offer long-term legacy
Former athletes and coaches on Thursday provided feedback on plans for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics' main stadium after two new design proposals were unveiled on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2015
Two new Olympic stadium designs unveiled by Japan Sport Council
The Japan Sport Council on Monday unveiled two new stadium designs for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics that blend in better with the greenery-rich Yoyogi area and currently don't break the ¥155 billion budget.
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2015
Tokyo, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima venues to show live screenings of 2016 Rio Games
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to set up facilities to show live footage of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and Paralympics next year in Tokyo, as well as in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, which were hit by Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 8, 2015
Japan launches counterterrorism unit to liaise with foreign spy agencies
The government set up a new terrorism intelligence unit Tuesday that will liaise with foreign agencies and collate data on incidents and threats
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 7, 2015
Let's discuss the contest to find a new Tokyo Olympics logo
The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics begins accepting entries for a new logo.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 2, 2015
Islamic State could attack Japan's infrastructure, public safety minister says
Japan is at risk of cyberattacks on its essential infrastructure by the Islamic State group, the minister in charge of public safety said in an interview two weeks after a series of deadly terrorist attacks in Paris.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 27, 2015
Japan's basic 2020 Olympics plan includes target of more than 16 gold medals and increased safety measures
A basic plan outlines increased security and counterterrorism measures for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as well as a medal target.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2015
Japan car insurer sets up translation service amid rising numbers of foreigners at the wheel
A major insurer is offering interpretation in five languages for motorists reporting accidents by phone, amid an influx of foreign visitors and the expectation that the fender bender rate will rise.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2015
Panel starts accepting Tokyo Olympic logo entries — again
The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics begins accepting entries for a new logo, nearly three months after canceling a design plagued by allegations of plagiarism.
Pervert or pioneer? The entrepreneur trying to get South Korea into porn
Entrepreneur Lee Hee-tae at his office in Seoul. Lee had planned South Korea's largest sex festival in April, but the two-day event was banned by authorities following a backlash by local rights groups.
EU seeks roadblocks for Chinese EVs without sparking trade war
Chinese electric vehicles bound for shipment at the Port of Taicang in China
Bear enters Gunma home and attacks elderly couple
The Gunma Prefectural Police said an elderly couple was attacked by a bear at their home in Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, on Friday.
In unusual move, North Korea fires off barrage of at least 10 ballistic missiles
A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on Thursday.
Two cheers for the end of free money in Japan
Ever since the Bank of Japan ended its negative rate policy, calls for the government to strengthen its fiscal discipline have been growing, with the country being haunted by public debt that is about twice the size of its gross domestic product.
A new brew for Ebisu, the town that beer made
Completed in 1889, the original Yebisu brewery finally has a worthy successor in the neighborhood that still bears the beer's name.
Marcos lays out red line in South China Sea at security conference
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference in Singapore on Friday night.
Two cheers for the end of free money in Japan
Ever since the Bank of Japan ended its negative rate policy, calls for the government to strengthen its fiscal discipline have been growing, with the country being haunted by public debt that is about twice the size of its gross domestic product.
In Japan, neighborly debates light up over secondhand smoke
As the world marks World No Tobacco Day on Friday, debate is growing over passive smoking in one crucial space that remains unregulated: private homes.
Onosato's path to sumo greatness was plain for all to see
Onosato receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sunday.

Podcast

Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.
What does climate change sound like in Okinawa?

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The Japanese government updated its English education guidelines in 2017 to emphasize communication over grammar and memorization. Public school teachers are incredibly busy, however, which means schools haven’t been able to implement changes uniformly. Private and alternative schools are attempting to remedy this.
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By Eric Margolis

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