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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2022

Amway Japan ordered to halt transactions for six months over illegal soliciting

The company was punished for soliciting people to buy products or sign up for membership without telling them that they would be made to participate in a networking business.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 14, 2022

Suicides among women in Japan rise for second year in a row

The number of suicides increased among women in almost all generations regardless of whether they lived alone or not.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 7, 2022

What did Japan learn from its largest and deadliest COVID wave?

While the surge of infections — fueled by the BA.5 subvariant of the omicron variant — has subsided, some important questions remain unanswered.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2022

Ruling LDP looks to continue aid to struggling Japan firms as pandemic loans end

The party will draw up new support proposals for firms at risk of default, aiming to reflect them in the government's economic package that will be put together by the end of the month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2022

Japan considering additional sanctions after Russia seizes Ukraine territory

Tokyo is expected to work to come up with details of its envisaged additional sanctions in line with the G7 stance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2022

Japan, South Korea and U.S. stage anti-submarine drills amid North Korea tension

The U.S. Navy said the drills will enhance interoperability and tactical and technical coordination between the three countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2022

Japan plays ‘critical role’ in chip supply chain, says U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris

The vice president's four-day visit to Japan and South Korea is intended to shore up economic and national security ties between the U.S. and Asian allies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2022

Japan's COVID-19 herd immunity near 90% after omicron wave, study shows

People in Tokyo, Osaka and Okinawa Prefecture got most of their immunity through contagion amid high case counts in those areas, researchers found.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 26, 2022

Long burdened by costly funerals, Japan embraces simple goodbyes

While much of the recent decline was due to people opting for small-scale ceremonies to avoid the spread of COVID, many say the change is both overdue and unlikely to be fully reversed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2022

ANA to increase international flights as Japan's borders fully reopen

COVID-19 hit Japan's tourism industry hard — there were only about 246,000 foreign visitors last year, compared with a record 31.9 million in 2019.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2022

Japan to stop Myanmar military training over executions

The decision to continue training military personnel after Myanmar's 2021 coup was heavily criticized by rights groups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2022

Japan's Kirin in talks to further invest in Indian craft beer maker Bira

Craft beer sales are on the rise in India as younger, affluent consumers in big cities choose brands and pubs that make lighter brews and promise fresher ingredients.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 18, 2022

South Korea says leaders' summit with Japan still on

Japan's conservative Sankei Shimbun daily reported late Saturday that Tokyo was working to postpone the meeting, citing multiple Japanese government officials.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2022

Japan may launch nationwide travel discount program in the fall

The program would expand the existing one offering discounts and coupons for travel within local regions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2022

Japan health ministry backs Pfizer and Moderna omicron boosters

Pfizer's omicron booster can be administered to people age 12 and over, while Moderna's is limited to those 18 and above, the panel advised.
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.”

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

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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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