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May 23, 2016
Miyazato flames out in final round
First-round leader Mika Miyazato stumbled on the final day of the Kingsmill Championship on Sunday, falling out of contention and finishing in a disappointing three-way tie for 15th place.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2016
Japan looks to reform rigid tour guide exams as part of wider tourism push
As Japan begins to adapt to the unprecedented influx of foreign visitors, the tightly regulated tour guide industry prepares for major reform.
Japan Times
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Apr 28, 2016
Aoki establishes record as oldest player on JGTO Tour
Isao Aoki became the oldest player to appear on the Japanese men's tour at the Chunichi Crowns on Thursday, but his round was limited to nine holes due to a sore right ankle.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2016
Tour bus driver suspended after video shows him using a smartphone behind the wheel
A tour bus driver found using a smartphone while driving on a highway has been suspended after video of the man breaking the law appeared online.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 3, 2016
Chinese woman deported from Japan for illegally working as tour guide
A Chinese woman in her 30s has been deported from Japan for illegally working as a tour guide for foreign tourists in a southwestern Japan city and getting paid for taking them to duty-free shops, investigative sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
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Feb 3, 2016
Japan Tour keen to spread wings within current structure
The Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO) is keen to increase its involvement in co-sanctioned events abroad but remains opposed to any radical changes to Asia's organizational structure, according to a senior director.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 20, 2015
Federer battles past Nishikori, reaches Tour Finals
Kei Nishikori staged a heroic comeback effort against Roger Federer in his last round-robin match at the ATP World Tour Finals on Thursday, but ultimately fell to a three-set defeat that eliminated him from the prestigious season-ending event.
TENNIS
Nov 13, 2015
Nishikori, Djokovic to square off in ATP World Tour Finals opener
World No. 8 Kei Nishikori will open against defending champion Novak Djokovic at the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday after the draw was made for the upcoming London event on Thursday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 8, 2015
Nishikori confident he'll be ready for ATP World Tour Finals
Injury-hit world No. 7 Kei Nishikori is "100 percent OK" to play at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals, his management announced on Saturday.
TENNIS
Nov 1, 2015
Nishikori qualifies for ATP World Tour Finals
Japan's World No. 6, Kei Nishikori, qualified for the ATP World Tour Finals for the second year in a row on Saturday as the eight-man field was settled for the Nov. 15-22 event in London.
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Jun 7, 2015
Fukuhara earns first singles title in two years
Ai Fukuhara won the women's championship at the ITTF World Tour's Australian Open on Sunday, claiming her first singles title on the tour in two years.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 3, 2015
Fact takes post-hardcore to a rawer place on 'Ktheat'
It has been a year since post-hardcore group Fact released an artist photo with the six members' faces revealed. Before then, the band always wore traditional Japanese noh masks.
TENNIS
Nov 13, 2014
Nishikori to face Ferrer after Raonic withdraws from ATP World Tour Finals
Kei Nishikori will play Spaniard David Ferrer at the ATP World Tour Finals in London on Thursday after his scheduled opponent Milos Raonic pulled out of the season-ending event the same day.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 10, 2014
Nishikori rolls past Murray
Kei Nishikori admitted he had to overcome a severe case of stage fright before marking his ATP Finals debut with an impressive 6-4, 6-4 victory over Andy Murray.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 8, 2014
Tennis' new generation ready for challenge
A season that produced the biggest shakeup in men's tennis for more than a decade draws to a close next week with three ATP World Tour Finals debutants striving to cap breakthrough years with a large exclamation mark.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Aug 8, 2014
Kids can learn a lot from being on the factory floor
Children can be full of questions: "Why is the sky blue?" "What happened to the dinosaurs?" "How are babies made?"
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2014
Hato Bus to beef up popular Tokyo ghost story tours
Tokyo sightseeing bus operator Hato Bus Co. said Wednesday it will offer more of its popular bus and boat tours to famous "haunted" places with a professional storyteller.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2014
Tokyo launches young volunteer training program ahead of 2020 Games
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has opened applications for a new summer seminar project that will prepare a cohort of young volunteers to act as guides for the growing number of foreign travelers expected to visit the city ahead of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
Japan Times
TENNIS / MATCH POINT
Apr 15, 2014
Nishikori confident he is closer to date with destiny
"Last year we knocked on the door. This year we pounded on it. Next year we're gonna kick it in."
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 7, 2014
New Tokyo travel agency to market ¥25 million tickets for space tours
Booking a tour in space is now possible in Japan thanks to the establishment of a Tokyo travel agency that deals exclusively with the above and beyond — for those who can pay the ¥25 million fare.
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.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
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.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
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.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
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.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday

Podcast

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
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