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TOKYO

OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Aug 9, 2014
Legacy of 1984 Olympics still growing strong
What will be the legacy of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics?
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 9, 2014
Ishikawa perseveres with Swallows
On a somewhat muggy Friday night in Yokohama, Masanori Ishikawa strode to the center of the diamond at Yokohama Stadium, bent down and bounced the rosin bag around in his hand a few times — seemingly every pitch later that night was accompanied by a puff of white — and proceeded to make his 20th...
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2014
Greeks have little reason to cheer a decade after Athens Games drained national coffers
It was billed as a chance to transform Greece's image abroad and boost growth but 10 years after the country hosted the world's greatest sporting extravaganza there is little to celebrate at the birthplace of the modern Olympic Games.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Aug 8, 2014
Collabs and makeovers for Tiffany, Kolor, Parco, Dempagumi, Vanquish
Tiffany gets tough
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 8, 2014
Nikkei financial newspaper has a lock on earnings prescience
If you wanted to find out what Toyota Motor Corp., NTT Docomo Inc. and Canon Inc. earned last year before they reported their results, the best guide wasn't analyst or company predictions. It was the Nikkei newspaper.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2014
Tokyo malls gearing up to serve more foreign shoppers
In the run-up to the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, the Odaiba district in Koto Ward is aiming to cater to the needs of the foreign visitors expected to flood their shopping complexes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 7, 2014
The back story to Taiwan's treasures
The artworks and objects on display at the Tokyo National Museum's latest show, "Treasured Masterpieces from the National Palace Museum, Taipei," have had something of checkered history. A large part of this was due to the efforts of the Japanese Imperial Army to get their hands on the collection, which...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 6, 2014
After the romance of expat life fades, the dream lives on
Some foreign residents in Japan might be living a dream on paper, but many are plagued by the question of if and when to return home.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 5, 2014
Sushi Iwa: High-end Michelin-starred sushi at a medium price
High-end sushi in Tokyo can be memorable and uplifting, even revelatory for those trying it for the first time. But it can also be intense and uncomfortable sometimes, what with the formality and etiquette, the inevitable language barrier and the hefty price tag.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 5, 2014
Aji no Nakamura: Comforting food and sake with ambience to match
Twenty years have passed since Teiji Nakamura announced himself to Tokyo with his first bar and, shortly thereafter, his eponymous upscale izakaya tavern — and five since he moved that distinctive, appealing combination of quality cooking, premium sake and buzzy ambience to Namikibashi, in Shibuya....
EDITORIALS
Aug 4, 2014
The fruit of good Japan-Taiwan ties
The exhibition of treasures from Taipei's National Palace Museum at the Tokyo National Museum through Sept. 15 is the first exhibition of its kind in an Asian country outside Taiwan. That's why it is attracting big crowds of Japanese.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2014
Tokyo assembly nominated as 'Most Evil Corporation' over sexist heckling
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly is nominated as a candidate for 'Most Evil Corporation of the Year' as the sexist heckling scandal continues to sully the capital's reputation.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 31, 2014
No words can describe Tan's 'Terminology'
'As a visual artist it's very important to reach a point where I'm going beyond words. In interviews I find myself struggling, because we're always talking around (the work), circumscribing it. A question that I hate is 'what does this work mean?'' Fiona Tan
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 31, 2014
Tokyo Stock Exchange moves toward longer hours as night session eyed
TSE moves toward longer hours as night session eyed
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 29, 2014
Avengers in Sci-Fi talk about Zeppelin and the problem with festivals
You don't usually hear Led Zeppelin and science fiction mentioned in the same breath. But for Taro Kohata, who plays guitar and synthesizer, and sings for rock band Avengers In Sci-Fi, the two go hand in hand.

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’