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Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 29, 2020

[VIDEO] Breaking down the biggest moments of Trump’s RNC speech

The New York Times’s White House correspondent Maggie Haberman analyzes President Trump’s nomination acceptance speech and breaks down the major moments.
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PRESS / Corporate Trends
Aug 28, 2020

The Japan TimesとサイボウズのグローバルメディアKintopiaがタイアップ企画 日本の外国人やマイノリティの働き方に関するコンテンツを英語で発信!

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都千代田区、代表取締役会長兼社長:末松 弥奈子、以下 ジャパンタイムズ)と、サイボウズ株式会社(本社:東京都中央区、代表取締役社長:青野 慶久、以下、サイボウズ)の英字オウンドメディアであるKintopiaは、8月28日からタイアップ企画...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 28, 2020

Chelmico breezes through 2020 with optimistic music for somber times

The rap duo's upbeat new album, “Maze,” kicks off with a topsy-turvy track that's the opening theme of a popular anime and has inspired a dance meme.
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JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 7, 2020

Okinawa's fragile coral threatened by 'Black Devil' killer sponge

Terpios hoshinota is like a sheet of paper of about 1 millimeter thick, and attaches itself to coral's calcareous skeleton.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 5, 2020

[VIDEO] Surfing was set to debut at the Summer Olympics. 2020 had other plans.

This was going to be a historic year for the sport of surfing. We spoke with the world's top surfers to go behind the scenes as the sport prepares to make its Olympic debut u2026 next year.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 3, 2020

[VIDEO] ‘That’s ridiculous.’ How America’s coronavirus response looks abroad.

From lockdowns to testing, The New York Times showed people from around the world the facts and figures on how America handled the virus. It wasn't pretty.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 30, 2020

[VIDEO] Wearing a mask? It may come from China’s controversial labor program

The New York Times visual investigation reveals that several Chinese companies are using Uighur labor from a contentious government program to produce P.P.E. during the pandemic.
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JAPAN / Society
Jul 22, 2020

Sign of the times: Helping deaf people get by in Japan

Attempts are being made to enhance the visibility and availability of sign language across the nation.
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CULTURE / Stage / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jun 12, 2020

Okinawa cultural hall shows what the new normal will look like for theaters

In publishing a composite image of a socially-distanced theater crowd, the hall painted a bleak image of the future of stage in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jan 21, 2020

The Times picks Shinjiro Koizumi as someone to watch in 2020

A Kyodo article looks at the attention Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is receiving overseas.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Dec 27, 2019

Okinawa residents live in fear of stray munitions from U.S. practice range

The proximity of Okinawa Prefecture's Igei Ward in the town of Kin to a U.S. Marine Corps live shooting range puts residents at constant risk of stray bullets and other munitions landing on private property, ripping through roofs or even injuring civilians.
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PRESS / Publications
Dec 17, 2019

【緒方貞子、ミーガン・ラピノー、マララ・ユスフザイ他、語り継ぎたい名スピーチを紹介】『The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST 2019.12 特別号―未来をつくる希望の言葉 厳選スピーチ集』発売

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BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 5, 2019

China reviewing locations in U.S. where Xi might sign trade deal with Trump

China is reviewing locations in the U.S. where President Xi Jinping would be willing to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump to sign the first phase of a trade deal between the world's two largest economies, people familiar with the plans have said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 22, 2019

Sawamura Award selection committee needs to adjust with the times

Ever heard the one about the guy who had to walk 5 km, uphill, through a hailstorm just to get to school every day?
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JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Sep 20, 2019

Exhibition traces history of Okinawa tattoo tradition that became a mark of shame

Back when Okinawa was the Ryukyu Kingdom (1429-1879), tattooing the back of women's hands was a common practice, with the tattoos admired by men and women alike for their elaborate designs.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 31, 2019

Aspiring to achieve forgiveness in the most difficult times

"To be wronged is nothing," said Confucius — "unless you continue to remember it."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2019

Why normal times will not return

The tiny silicon chip has placed power in mass hands to an unprecedented degree, and drastically weakened old political hierarchies in both democracies and autocracies alike.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 16, 2019

Planet 10 times Earth's mass may have smacked Jupiter long ago

Jupiter may have been smacked head-on by an embryonic planet 10 times Earth's mass not long after being formed — a monumental crash with apparent lasting effects on the Jovian core, scientists said on Thursday.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Jul 16, 2019

ジャパンタイムズと楽天グループの「Voyagin」が提携し、特集企画「The Best of Japan」でトライアルサービスを開始 外国人におすすめの体験サービスをThe Japan Timesにて紹介

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COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2019

Trade war could trigger 'interesting times'

If China slides into a huge recession, it will drag the rest of the world with it.
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PRESS / Services
Mar 29, 2019

ぐるなびとジャパンタイムズが提携し、
特集企画「The Best of Japan」にてトライアルサービス開始

 株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長:堤丈晴、以下 ジャパンタイムズ)と、株式会社ぐるなび(本社:東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長:久保征一郎 以下、ぐるなび)は、在日外国人および訪日外国人の飲食店へのさらなる送客を目的に、日本国内の飲食店情報のコンテンツ展開(英語)においてトライアル施策を実施します。...
EDITORIALS
Mar 20, 2019

Testing times for China and Xi Jinping

China's top leader will face his first real test as a leader as the country confronts powerful headwinds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Jan 6, 2019

Changing times: Seiko eyes global luxury watch market as CEO takes iconic firm in a new direction

The executive floor at Seiko Holdings Corp. in Tokyo's posh Ginza district is a piece of history unto itself — the chambers have remained the same for almost a century. If these walls and museum-worthy carved moldings could speak, they would perhaps wax poetic about how Seiko evolved from a watch and...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 1, 2019

'Workaround systems' help print U.S. newspapers hit by cyberattack: source

Tribune Publishing Co. used "workaround systems" to help print major U.S. newspapers including the Los Angeles Times on Sunday and Monday as the company recovers from a cyberattack, a source familiar with the operation said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 2, 2018

Don Maloney's 'Never the Twain...?' Japan Times column: some choice cuts from the 1970s

Some excerpts from Don Maloney's 'Japan: It's not all Raw Fish' (1975) and 'Son of Raw Fish' (1977) collections of Japan Times columns.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jul 19, 2018

Japan Times charity drive for flooded areas of western Japan

The Japan Times has started a charity drive to raise money for people in flood-affected areas in western Japan.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jun 30, 2018

Japan Times 1918: Captain Yoshita Masaki saved after insisting on going down with his ship

Capt. Yoshita Masaki is said to have remained aboard his ship until the last moment, apparently determined to share her fate, and paying no heed to the officers and men who besought him to leave while there was yet time.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 24, 2018

June 25, 2018

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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?