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Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 4, 2019

Nagoya Basho historically significant for foreign wrestlers and sumo fans

When you think of the Nagoya tournament what first comes to mind?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2019

Frustrated with South Korea, Japan greenlights curbs on smartphone and semiconductor supplies

South Korea's economic policy chief said he would not rule out countermeasures against Japan if Tokyo maintains restrictions on the exports for an extended period.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2019

Abe squares off with opposition leaders ahead of Upper House election

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said during a debate with opposition leaders on Wednesday that he will go ahead with the planned sales tax hike in October but vehemently denied there will be further increases while he remains in power.
EDITORIALS
Jun 30, 2019

Top court rejects 1979 murder retrial plea

The Supreme Court's decision to quash a bid for a retrial should prompt more discussions on reforms of the system for seeking retrials.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 30, 2019

Security imperatives trump 'fair deals' in Japan-U.S. alliance

By hosting U.S. forces, Japan helps deter adversaries and serves as a key launching point for U.S. operations in the Indo-Pacific region.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southern USA 2019
Jun 27, 2019

Bringing Japanese manufacturing excellence to Alabama

Topre America Corp., a manufacturer of automotive metal press products, has undergone several expansions — its seventh in Alabama and its eighth in Tennessee — since it moved to the United States in 2004. The Japanese subsidiary attributes that success to how its looks after its employees, whose...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 23, 2019

Report on Japan pension shortfall spurs anxiety — and a closer look at the system

The Financial Services Agency earlier this month released a report on the future financial security of senior citizens that suggested people would have to save more to make up for expected shortfalls in the public pension system, sparking public anxiety and major controversy over the government program's...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 21, 2019

Rui Hachimura makes history as first-round NBA draft choice by the Washington Wizards

Rui Hachimura made history on Thursday night in New York.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 20, 2019

Building bridges to Bangkok through stage

Never at risk of being run of the mill, Chelfitsch — which took its name from a baby's pronunciation of the English word "selfish" and usually stylizes itself with a lowercase "c" — is one of Japan's foremost contemporary theater companies, despite only rarely performing here. Instead, it can mostly...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 19, 2019

Abe says snap election 'nowhere on my mind,' but few likely to take his words at face value

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seeking to quell speculation he may dissolve the Lower House to coincide with July's pre-scheduled Upper House poll in a so-called “double election.”
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 19, 2019

'Ride Your Wave': Love, loss, the sea and a surfboard

Since his theatrical debut "Mind Game" (2004), director Masaaki Yuasa has been known for warped, psychedelic films and TV series that stretch the limits of the imagination. Over the past few years, though, Yuasa has signaled an interest in making more accessible films. The culmination of those efforts,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 18, 2019

Ancient Greek ideas get a fresh airing in Japan with 'The Great Tamer'

Greek artist Dimitris Papaioannou burst fully-formed as a choreographer and director onto the international stage with his stunning triumph directing the opening and closing ceremonies of the Athens Olympics in 2004. He has been popular ever since, yet his work consistently retains an avant-garde edge...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2019

Kurdish refugee released on bail after 17 months in detention reunites with family in Tokyo

The tears of joy were impossible to contain Monday for the 8-year-old son of Kurdish asylum-seeker Mehmet Colak, who was released on the day after being detained for 17 months at Tokyo Regional Detention House.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jun 16, 2019

Hitting for cycle no common occurrence for NPB players

Let's talk about the cycle for a minute.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jun 16, 2019

Keita Takahashi: The world is alive with the fun of Wattam

Designer of the cult game Katamari Damacy talks about his new game, Wattum, and how a goat changed his life.
EDITORIALS
Jun 16, 2019

Can pensions cover retirement expenses?

The Abe administration has disowned a government agency's report concluding that the public pension system might not cover the costs of a long retirement life.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 13, 2019

David Ortiz 'making good progress' in Boston ICU as $8,000 murder plot is revealed

Former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz remained in the intensive care unit at Massachusetts General Hospital on Wednesday as he continues to recover from surgery to repair gunshot wounds, the result of what authorities say was an orchestrated plot to kill him.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 11, 2019

Breaking down the barriers of animation with Hiroyuki Imaishi

One does not tune into an anime directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi for subtlety.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 11, 2019

'Ryo Fujimoto: "Where is the Cloud Focus?"'

June 14-July 15
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 10, 2019

Let's discuss tattoos in Japan

With the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games a little more than a year away, it's time for Japan to turn the page on tattoos.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 8, 2019

'The Great Successor': The making of Kim Jong Un, North Korea's despot leader

Years of extensive research and interviews make Anna Fifield's biography of Kim Jong Un and others in the Kim dynasty a must-read for those striving to understand North Korea's enigmatic comrade-in-chief.
WORLD
Jun 7, 2019

Warhead to counter North Korean threat has problems

Raytheon Co.'s project to develop a new interceptor warhead for America's ground-based missile defense system is estimated to increase in cost by almost $600 million because of "major design concerns" since the contract was awarded, according to congressional auditors.
Japan Times
JAPAN / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 7, 2019

Japan facing increased pressure to hike minimum wage, but business leaders give mixed response

Last month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy recommended that the government draw up detailed measures to bring the nationwide average minimum wage up to ¥1,000 per hour as soon as possible.
EDITORIALS
Jun 6, 2019

'Employment ice age generation' needs support

Many people who came of age when the economy was struggling and had trouble finding good jobs are still suffering financially and face a grim future.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 6, 2019

NeoPhoenix turn to veteran coach Brian Rowsom in quest to make playoffs

The San-en NeoPhoenix's victory total has decreased in each season of the B. League era.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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