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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Jul 2, 2023

New professional women's ice hockey league set to launch in 2024

Details on the new league, with regards to how many teams it will consist of and in what cities, were not disclosed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 2, 2023

Seoul Pride goes ahead in shadow of rising anti-LGBTQ rhetoric

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Seoul for the city’s Pride parade, following months of wrangling with officials who had rejected an application to hold the event in its usual place.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2023

Affirmative action is radical U.S. Supreme Court's latest casualty

With U.S. Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling, another long-held legal precedent has been overturned and another long-standing conservative goal achieved.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2023

Tokyo inflation speeds up again as Japan production sputters

Consumer prices excluding fresh food increased 3.2% in the capital from a year earlier, rising at a slightly faster pace than last month’s revised figures.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 30, 2023

With ‘Idol,’ Yoasobi pens a new chapter in J-pop's story

In creating the theme song to the popular anime 'Oshi no Ko,' one of Japan’s most interesting groups wins new fans overseas.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST
Jun 30, 2023

Plano shines as global business center

Plano, the fourth-largest city in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, is proud of its global reputation as one of the best places to live and do business. This distinctive corporate environment has attracted more than 13,000 businesses and 67 Forbes Global 2000 companies, which include many globally...
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST
Jun 30, 2023

Welcome Home to Irving-Las Colinas, ‘The Headquarters of Headquarters’

In the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth area is Irving-Las Colinas, home to one of the largest master-planned business hubs in the United States. Irving-Las Colinas is known as the “Headquarters of Headquarters” because it has the largest number of Fortune 500 corporations per capita in Texas, according...
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST
Jun 30, 2023

Frisco: A culture of unrivaled performance

Given its location in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, Frisco has seen a steady stream of businesses and families relocating to the city, attracted by its enviable quality of life, world-class sports and leisure facilities, and an exceptionally business-friendly environment with ready access to a deep...
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST
Jun 30, 2023

Garland: Open for business

Located within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, the city of Garland is attracting a lot of attention from businesses because of its diverse and highly skilled workforce, excellent quality of life, lower cost of living than neighboring areas, and strategic location.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2023

Saving the Hubble telescope is worth spending the money

NASA’s plan to recruit unpaid volunteers to rescue the Hubble telescope fails to appreciate the ongoing value of this scientific treasure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2023

Shareholder demands prompt Japan firms to seek investor relations talent

Under growing scrutiny, companies are turning to investment funds, banks and other financial firms to find people who can better communicate corporate strategy and capital allocation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2023

South Koreans get younger as traditional age system dropped

South Korea will use the international system that calculates age according to a person's actual date of birth, meaning everyone will officially become a year or two younger.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 28, 2023

Japan’s latest chip deal shows a savvy strategy shift

There’s reason to believe the $6 billion bid for JSR won’t repeat previous failures
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 28, 2023

Ichikawa Ennosuke IV said he ground sleeping pills into powder, sources say

The kabuki actor was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of aiding his mother's suicide last month by giving her sleeping pills.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2023

Weak yen now the key to stronger currency and BOJ pivot later

An extended period of weakness could counterintuitively lay the ground for long-run strength should it help the BOJ boost growth and finally pivot from supereasy monetary policy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 27, 2023

Rare cancer drug trials to go online in Japan

The project is aimed at making it easier for patients in the countryside to join clinical trials and reduce their economic burden.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jun 27, 2023

Competition growing over sales of energy-saving goods in Japan

Many consumers are buying new air conditioners to replace old ones as the hot and humid season gets underway.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2023

India’s June heat wave deaths are a harbinger of worse to come

The numerous anecdotal reports of a spike in deaths among the most vulnerable in society have heightened concerns about both central and local government preparations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 27, 2023

Climate and environmental change puts 90% of marine food at risk, study says

Overproduction in the industry, which has driven the destruction of wetland habitats, has caused significant environmental damage.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jun 26, 2023

Pacific League trio already facing critical juncture in playoff race

It might be a long summer for fans of teams at the bottom of the Pacific League.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2023

A fulfilling job is a luxury of modern times

The idea that your work should pay emotional dividends — and not just the bills — would have seemed strange to most people before the 20th century.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 26, 2023

Sidelined from academia, India's Dalits archive caste history

Despite a ban on discrimination and quotas mandating Dalit inclusion in education and government, caste-based discrimination remains widespread in India.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 26, 2023

The world is losing the 'war on plastic.' What can be done to curb waste?

The U.N. this month took a major step toward what could become the world’s first treaty to curb plastic pollution. But a recent report highlights the immense challenge that lies ahead.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 26, 2023

Sahara salt diggers struggle to maintain centuries-old trade

It is punishingly hard work, rewarded by an income that fluctuates according to whichever buyers happen to pass through town.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 25, 2023

Spurs introduce Victor Wembanyama: 'I belong here'

Since being flown in after Thursday's glitzy draft in Brooklyn, the French teen phenom has managed to sample San Antonio's breakfast tacos and start house-hunting.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2023

Extreme floods and heat in China ravage farms and kill animals

Ensuring China’s ability to feed 1.4 billion people is a key piece of Xi’s goal of leading the country to superpower status, but environmental factors are not helping.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2023

Huge crowds circle Kaaba as Hajj begins in Saudi heat

Islam's holiest site is expected to host more than 2 million worshippers from 160 countries during the annual rites that could break attendance records.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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