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Japan Times
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Dec 16, 2022

Reimagine travel with the Japan Rail Club

The Japan Rail Club is a new membership service from East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) aiming to connect overseas fans of Japan and help revitalize various regions across the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2022

Airline and railway items recycled to deliver the joy of travel

Aluminum alloy from decommissioned shinkansen trains has been used to make tie clips as well as in pillars in a souvenir shop at Tokyo Station.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2022

Shanghai restricts travel as China’s new cases double

While China still has far fewer COVID-19 cases than most countries, the daily count of infections has accelerated rapidly.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Nov 28, 2021

Jayne Nakata: 'In life the hard things are the things that give you the most chance to grow'

Finding herself in a part of Japan where there weren't so many foreign women, Jayne Nakata decided to reach out through podcasting.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 28, 2021

U.S. issues first passport with ‘X’ gender marker

The Department of State said in a statement that the new gender-neutral option was part of a 'commitment to promoting the freedom, dignity and equality of all people.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 22, 2021

U.S. and Germany advise against travel to Kabul airport amid evacuation chaos

Crowds have grown at the airport in the heat of the day over the past week, hindering operations as the U.S. and other nations attempt to evacuate thousands of their diplomats and civilians.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 22, 2021

Three spots in Japan will make your transition back to travel an educational one

With COVID-19 vaccinations ramping up, some people may be ready to leave their neighborhoods and go traveling again. Three spots in particular are good if you're into history.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 22, 2021

Athlete return could lead to easier travel for vaccinated Australians

Australia's delegation of about 480 athletes and more than 500 officials and media will be forced into mandatory hotel quarantine for 14 days when they get back from Tokyo.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 28, 2021

IOC President Thomas Bach says athletes can travel to Tokyo with confidence

Bach has previously said 80% of the 10,500 athletes expected in Japan would be vaccinated and on Thursday he urged Olympians to get their shots if they could.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2021

EU set to shut door on Japan travelers amid coronavirus surge

An update to the bloc's recommended travel 'white list” will continue to exclude the U.S. and all but seven other nations.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 22, 2021

Diet in review: Suga defensive on virus response but steadfast on Olympics

Japan's prime minister took heat from one opposition lawmaker after another during three days of question-and-answer sessions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 20, 2021

More stores shutter up in Tokyo's high-end Ginza Six mall amid travel bans

Department stores in central Tokyo, heavily dependent on tourists in the past several years, have been hit particularly hard.
Reader Mail
Jul 31, 2020

Got To Travel campaign nothing but another boondoggle

It is so disappointing to see the Japanese government wasting hundreds of billions of yen of taxpayer money by pushing the Go To Travel campaign. It's obvious that the effect of the campaign would be marginal in terms of helping small businesses in the tourism industry. People with rational thinking...
Reader Mail
Jul 17, 2020

Ease the harsh travel limitations on international students

The time will finally come, according to the July 13 story “Japan to allow re-entry for more foreign residents amid coronavirus measures, sources say.” But it is not yet time to make whoopee because the Japanese government is still in the planning phase of admitting both student and working visa...
The U.S. says Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice. Is that the case?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates at the White House on Tuesday.
Man arrested in Tokyo stabbing tracked victim through livestream
Kenichi Takano leaves a police station in Tokyo on Thursday to be sent over to prosecutors.
Japanese superfans turn dental clinic into Ohtani mini-museum
Japanese dentist Yusuke Kamimura poses for a photograph in front of a private collection dedicated to MLB player Shohei Ohtani, inside his dental clinic in Koshigaya, north of Tokyo, on Feb. 28, 2025.
Bonsai thefts sweep Japan as miniature trees grow more popular
According to the Nippon Bonsai Growers Cooperative, there were about 30 cases of bonsai theft last year.
U.S. steered Syrian Kurds toward Damascus deal, sources say
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (right) and Syrian Democratic Forces commander-in-chief Mazloum Abdi signing an agreement to integrate the SDF into the state institutions, in Damascus on Monday.
Ishiba on shaky ground over budget and gift vouchers
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's reversal over medical co-payments late last week and the revelation he gave gift vouchers to lawmakers have weakened his political standing.
As pollen season peaks, Japan's allergy struggle emerges from hibernation
Urbanization is amplifying pollen-related allergies as grasslands and soft soil give way to concrete and asphalt.
Japan to get tough on businesses not taking heatstroke countermeasures
A construction site in Tokyo in July 2018. Businesses failing to take measures to prevent severe heatstroke among employees will be subjected to criminal punishment from June.
In a sea of Dodger Blue, Japanese superfan ready to cheer on the Cubs
Takuya “Moby” Okamoto after Game 5 of the 2016 World Series, which the Cubs went on to win in seven games to snap a 108-year drought
Drones, budgets and infighting: Taiwan's daunting defense challenges
Officials from Taiwan's Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR), the Ministry of National Defense’s research arm, say the lessons from the Ukraine conflict are clear for the democratic island: drones and other autonomous systems are crucial for its defense.

Podcast

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

Longform

Wealthier women in the prewar era had been the targets of various media-related health campaigns that mistakenly encouraged them to avoid everything from riding bicycles to reading novels when their monthly cycles came around.
Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly
By Tomoko Otake

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