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Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 16, 2023

Japan springs into action for Salone del Mobile Milan 2023

The world’s largest annual furniture and design trade fair is back in full force, and Japanese designers are well represented.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 16, 2023

In Mikhail Shishkin’s Russia, 'hate is a disease, culture is the treatment'

The Russian author's book provides a sweep through the nooks and crannies of Russian history, while delivering a forceful defense of literature as the weapon to overcome past wrongs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2023

Beautiful nature provides respite, outdoor activities

Nagano Prefecture is known for its mountains, hosting part of “the Japan Alps,” a term coined by a British man during the Meiji Era (1868 to 1912). Mountain ranges above 3,000 meters stretch north to south through central Japan over six different prefectures, drawing climbers, mountain lovers, skiers...
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BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2023

Offshore wind sends some North Sea birds fleeing, study finds

Using data collected from ships, aircraft and digital aerial surveys each year during March and April, researchers recorded a downward pattern in the numbers of some birds from 2010 to 2017.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 14, 2023

Long story short, abbreviated Japanese is good value for your time

In English, acronyms are a way to communicate what you want to say quickly. The Japanese tend to shorten their speech by shortening their words.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Apr 14, 2023

Disney super fans keep the magic alive in Japan

As Tokyo Disneyland marks its 40th anniversary, influencers such as Christopher Nilghe and Yoshika Yoshida celebrate on social media.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 13, 2023

Bulls and Thunder win NBA play-in matchups

Zach LaVine inspired a rally as the Chicago Bulls eliminated the Toronto Raptors from the NBA play-in tournament Wednesday, while rising Australian star Josh Giddey helped the Oklahoma City Thunder end the New Orleans Pelicans' season.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 13, 2023

Fed looks set to hike rates again, despite advisers' recession warnings

Officials have been aiming to balance the risk of a credit crunch with high price pressures, raising rates last month even amid forecasts for a 'mild recession” later this year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 13, 2023

Tokyo and Toronto collide on Masahiro Takahashi's latest album, 'Humid Sun'

The Canada-based musician riffs on solar themes and ambient sounds of two different cityscapes with a marriage of sultry Balearic synths, improvisational jazz and a touch of enka.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2023

Former teen idol alleges sexual abuse by boy-band mogul Johnny Kitagawa

The artist is one of the first to publicly address Kitagawa's long-alleged sexual abuse, saying he was molested '15 to 20' times while with the agency starting when he was 15 years old.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 12, 2023

Taiwan ruling party taps vice president for closely watched election

The winner of the January 2024 vote will immediately step into a role that could determine the trajectory of geopolitics and the global economy for years to come.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2023

This is how fast humans have changed the ecosystem

A 10,000-year-old grove of aspens in Utah is dying after a hundred years of human meddling. Now only more meddling can save it.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 12, 2023

Brittney Griner to write book about 'unfathomable' Russian detainment

The memoir will also address the issue of pay inequity for women athletes in the United States, which led Griner to play basketball in Russia during the WNBA off-season.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 12, 2023

Myanmar confirms deadly air strike as international outcry mounts

U.N. rights chief Volker Turk said he was 'horrified' by the deadly air strike, whose victims he said included schoolchildren performing dances.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 11, 2023

Europe’s China confusion does the world a disservice

European incoherence on China policy is worrying for the world and for Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023

Dismantling Germany's Lubmin nuclear plant, piece by piece

The facility was closed in 1990, but it will still be several decades before the work is done. In all, workers have 1.8 million metric tons of material to sort through and shift.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2023

Whatever happened to the metaverse?

Following a great deal of hype last year, companies now seem to be reining back their investments in the metaverse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 11, 2023

Seoul theater chain swaps screens for climbing walls to lure young Koreans

South Korea's largest multiplex movie chain operator started installing climbing walls in 2021 in one of its multiplexes, demolishing two movie screens to make way for the walls.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 11, 2023

Sextet shine in cycling's new golden age

Gone, riders say, are the old days of defensive cycling, where success came by choking the life out of a race.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 10, 2023

What does it take to make a long-term relationship great in Japan?

The advice from most people on long-term cross-cultural relationships? You sometimes need to think more with your head than your heart.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2023

'Overwhelming' online abuse compounds families' grief after Seoul Halloween crush

The internet interpreted families' efforts to seek answers as an attack on the government, with right-wing trolls launching a coordinated counterattack.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 9, 2023

Saudi Arabia’s drive to get expats to ditch Dubai is off to a rocky start

The big question is whether Riyadh is ready from an infrastructure, housing, lifestyle and even administrative standpoint for an influx of foreign white-collar workers and their families.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 9, 2023

Opposing a larger force: What Taiwan's military is learning from Ukraine

Despite differences, Taiwan's military has been drawing valuable lessons from the war in Ukraine, including the effectiveness of asymmetric defense and the need to stockpile munitions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2023

School closures continue as Japan’s population declines

As Japan's birthrate drops quicker than expected, more schools in rural areas are closing their doors.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 9, 2023

Israel Adesanya stuns Alex Pereira to reclaim UFC middleweight crown

The Nigerian-born New Zealander returned to the top of the weight class he has dominated for the last four years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 9, 2023

Whales help store carbon. Scientists are trying to figure out just how much.

The giant creatures have a role to play in the fight against warming, and that all comes down to how they can help keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere in both direct and indirect ways.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 9, 2023

‘Tokyo Express’: Postwar detective noir basks in the details

Jesse Kirkwood's English translation of Seicho Matsumoto’s dense yet well paced novel is concise and timeless, giving contemporary readers a relatable window into the past.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 8, 2023

A long and winding visit to 'secret' Ubayu Onsen

Secluded and remote hot springs are yet another example of Japan's deep bathing culture.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
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.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
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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