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Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 8, 2021
High-flying West Ham ends Liverpool's record unbeaten run
West Ham United validated its place in the Premier League by outmuscling Liverpool for a memorable 3-2 victory at a rocking London Stadium on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2021
After years of quiet, Israeli-Palestinian conflict exploded. Why now?
A little-noticed police action in Jerusalem last month was one of several incidents that led to the current crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2021
The A-word (apartheid) gives Palestinians a new path to normalcy
The new HRW report relies on international legal definitions of apartheid and draws a direct connection between Israeli policies towards Palestinians in the West Bank and inside Israel.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 3, 2021
Modi experiences setback after loss in key India state poll
The prime minister's party lost big in a state he visited frequently before the recent virus surge forced him off the campaign trail.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 13, 2021
WBA's Sam Allardyce calls for VAR overhaul
West Bromwich Albion manager Sam Allardyce said the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system needs overhauled after his team was controversially denied a goal in Monday's 3-0 Premier League victory over Southampton.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 13, 2021
Umpire Joe West wins $500,000 from ex-player in defamation suit
Umpire Joe West was awarded $500,000 plus interest on Monday after winning a defamation lawsuit against former major league player Paul Lo Duca.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2020
Indonesia launches Japanese-funded port to boost auto exports
Funded by a Japanese official development assistance loan amounting to $968.5 million for the first phase, the port is expected to facilitate the country's exports.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2020
A tearful Kanye West launches presidential campaign with rambling rally
The rapper denounced abortion, swore, called on random members to speak and appeared to be putting forward policy proposals on the fly.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 17, 2020
‘The Keeper of the Dragonflies’: The essence of cross-cultural relationships, warts and all
Thomas Noah Wood is the pseudonym for the American writer Thomas Dillon, whose name may be familiar to readers of The Japan Times. Dillon wrote about daily life in Japan through the lens of international marriage in “When East Marries West,” a column which ran from 1998 to 2015. Unlike the good-natured humor of his columns, these quirky short stories in “The Keeper of the Dragonflies” veer toward black comedy, although Dillon’s trademark knack for distilling the essence of cross-cultural relationships, romantic or otherwise, is still apparent.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 5, 2020
Twitter explodes after Kanye West says he’s running for U.S. president
Kanye West says he’s running for president. It’s not clear if the musician is serious, or if this is a publicity stunt for himself or a project unrelated to the presidency.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 14, 2020
West Indies cricket players won't be 'coerced' into touring England according to executive
Cricket West Indies Chief Executive Johnny Grave has said players will not be "coerced" into going to England for a three-test series as the United Kingdom struggles to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2020
Seat reservations for JR trains in Golden Week holiday at record low
Seat reservations for shinkansen and limited express services for the upcoming Golden Week holidays have plunged 90 percent to a record low in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, data by six major railway companies showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2020
Japan Railways glitch halts credit card ticket purchases nationwide
Railway firms including East Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co. experienced a technical glitch with their ticketing system Monday morning for nearly five hours that prevented credit card purchases, their ticketing system management company said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2020
The world's hypocrisy about Israel's occupation of the West Bank
Jewish settlements are not the primary obstacle to peace with the Palestinians.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2020
Jared Kushner says he hopes Israel waits on sovereignty steps in West Bank till after polls
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Washington wants Israel to wait until after its March 2 election before making any moves toward settlement annexation in the West Bank, following the announcement of a U.S. peace plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2020
AI to assist railway companies combat problems with snow accumulation
Japanese railway companies are turning to artificial intelligence to help tackle potential problems for their shinkansen bullet trains caused by snow accumulation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 10, 2020
Full services set to resume on Hokuriku Shinkansen route from March 14
East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Thursday that the typhoon-hit Hokuriku bullet train line will resume full services on March 14.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2019
Ghana determined to join West African neighbors' new currency, eco
Ghana is determined to join a new West African currency, called the Eco, which is expected to replace the CFA Franc as early as 2020, according to a statement from the presidency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 23, 2019
Kansai railways branch out into new businesses to head off depopulation
As part of efforts to raise earnings before population decline strikes their service areas, railways in the Kansai region are trying to expand into other businesses.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage / 2019 in Review
Dec 20, 2019
The year that musicals took on Japanese stages
While song and dance kept audiences flocking to theaters in Japan in 2019, the non-musical side was kept afloat by established dramatists rather than new faces
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.
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.
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.

Podcast

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Longform

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