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Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 29, 2022

Aichi cafe offers flexible work to recluses, from just 15 minutes at a time

The cafe also hosts junior high school students unable to attend school, as part of a work experience project.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Aug 29, 2022

One year on, Tohoku searching for legacy of ‘reconstruction Olympics’

Disaster-hit areas had welcomed the Olympics as an opportunity to express gratitude for global support after the 2011 quake, but the Tokyo 2020 Games were heavily affected by the pandemic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Aug 27, 2022

Online discourse sends netizens into a tizzy over Summer Sonic controversies

Two Japanese groups came under criticism online for seemingly mocking foreign acts during the music festival, even though many of the commentators were nowhere near the real-life scene.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / TICAD 8 Special
Aug 26, 2022

Fostering Japan-Africa business growth

Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Aug 22, 2022

Price hikes continue as household budgets deteriorate at accelerated pace

According to research, prices for some 8,000 food items have been raised this year up to July.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Aug 22, 2022

Bid to restore Fukuoka piano signed by renowned classical artists launched

Famous pianists including Wilhelm Kempff of Germany, Emil Gilels of Russia and Arthur Rubinstein of Poland are among those whose autograph graces the instrument.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 18, 2022

China snipes at Biden’s big climate win: ‘Can the U.S. deliver?’

Diplomats for the world's two biggest climate polluters are sparring on Twitter, underscoring the tensions threatening global efforts to curb rising temperatures.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 15, 2022

Congress forces Biden toward risky face-off with China over Taiwan

More hawkish moves by Congress could leave the U.S. president with a choice of whether he would rather look weak in Washington or in Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Aug 15, 2022

Attack on Thai exile sheds light on transnational repression in Japan

Methods of crossborder repression are extensive and sophisticated, making them difficult to defend against and investigate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 8, 2022

Political newcomer Sanseito making waves in Okinawa elections

Sanseito, which has strong conservative policies, was formed in 2020 under the slogan, “There is no party we want to vote for, so we are creating one ourselves from scratch.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Aug 8, 2022

Fukushima firm develops drones for inspection of wind turbines

Fukushima Sangikyo, a company in the city of Fukushima that develops and produces communications equipment, succeeded in developing the system after repeated trial and error.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2022

Pelosi's trip to Taiwan took China’s Weibo offline as millions tracked her flight

The microblogging platform apologized for a half-hour outage of its mobile app immediately before the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives landed Tuesday night.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 2, 2022

South Korea's plan to lower school age stokes anger at president

The incident is the latest in a series of dust-ups from Yoon, a prosecutor-turned politician, that include plans released in late July to shake up the nation's police.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2022

North Koreans suspected of using fake resumes to infiltrate cryptocurrency sector

Gathering intelligence about upcoming trends in the industry could give Pyongyang an edge in how to launder cryptocurrency and avoid sanctions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Aug 1, 2022

After 40 years, Kaminoseki nuclear power project faces bleak future

The residents of the host town have been divided over the nuclear power project, creating tensions among neighbors and families.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 30, 2022

Sebastian Vettel will leave F1 with respect of fellow drivers and fans

Sebastian Vettel's greatest success is a distant memory but the four-time world champion will leave Formula One at the end of this year with more fans than he had in his heyday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 30, 2022

‘Princes can be Asian, too’: A dancer breaks barriers in ballet

Chun Wai Chan is the first principal dancer from China in New York City Ballet's 74-year history.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 29, 2022

Four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel announces retirement

Vettel said his goals had shifted from winning races to seeing his children grow.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 29, 2022

No deal yet with U.S. on Brittney Griner swap for arms dealer, Russia says

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday the U.S. has made a 'substantial offer' to Moscow to release American citizens held in Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2022

U.S. Justice Department asking witnesses about Trump in its Jan. 6 investigation

Federal prosecutors sought information about the former president's role in the efforts to overturn the election as the inquiry accelerates.
Japan Times
Malaysia report 2022
Jul 26, 2022

Malaysia: The legacy of the Look East Policy

2022 marks 40 years of Malaysia’s Look East Policy of engaging Japan in adopting sustainable and efficient development models, and 65 years of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Jul 25, 2022

After 10 years, 'Toyota-ism' takes root in Tohoku as force for reconstruction

Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda has said, “There will be no recovery of Japan without the recovery of the Tohoku region.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2022

Behind in polls, Bolsonaro is shunning his own campaign’s advice

Bolsonaro has insisted on talking about the possibility of fraud in the election, a topic that could cost him votes as many Brazilians interpret such remarks as anticipating a defeat.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jul 18, 2022

As pandemic compounds summer heat, Okinawa students call for better cooling

A male student, who serves as the head of the student body association at a prefecture-run high school, had received 961 responses to questions on the issue between mid- and late-June.
Japan Times
SUMO / Regional Voices: Chubu
Jul 18, 2022

1972 Nagoya Basho a key turning point for foreign sumo wrestlers

The year was pivotal, marking the return of Okinawa to Japan and the normalizing of diplomatic ties between Japan and China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2022

How authoritarian regimes hunt their opponents abroad

According to U.S. watchdog Freedom House, there were at least 735 direct, physical incidents of transnational repression between 2014 and 2021, carried out by 36 governments.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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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