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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 6, 2018

Japan spends scant energy on renewables

Dec. 11, 2017, marked the 20th anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol, a treaty signed by 84 countries who committed to limit the release of greenhouse gases, which are considered the cause of global warming. Japan, of course, was one of the signatories, and a Dec. 14 feature in the Asahi Shimbun reviewed...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 18, 2017

Frontiers set new points record in Japan X Bowl rout of BigBlue

No team would have been able to match the Fujitsu Frontiers on this day.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Nov 27, 2017

German envoy draws lessons from differences

In the early days of his diplomatic career, when Hans Carl von Werthern realized it was his fault that a key German Cabinet minister was absent from a delegation greeting China's prime minister, he feared the mistake would cost him his future.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Nov 5, 2017

Art and culture seen as a way to deepen mutual ties

Offer Laurent Pic, the new French ambassador to Japan, a role in a traditional noh play and he would likely accept it. “Why not?” the ambassador said in an interview with The Japan Times.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 4, 2017

Hokkaido chef Shinichi Maeda adds a modern touch to traditional techniques

An Dining chef goes out of his way to source his ingredients personally.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 15, 2017

North Korea's Kim works to turn missile-testing outpost into tourism cash cow

In the seaside city of Wonsan, North Korean families cook up barbecues on the beach, go fishing, and eat royal jelly flavored ice cream in the summer breeze. For their leader Kim Jong Un, the resort is a summer retreat, a future temple to tourism, and a good place to test missiles.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 14, 2017

Cartier Martin brings NBA skills to B. League

Cartier Martin made a dynamic debut last weekend for the San-en NeoPhoenix.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Taking the Lead
Oct 1, 2017

Online research firm aims to break Japanese mold with global market quest

Market analysts say Japanese internet firms rarely succeed overseas, and there haven't been many who have proven them wrong so far.
EDITORIALS
Oct 1, 2017

Ending life-threatening overwork

The Dentsu case serve as a catalyst for greater efforts by businesses and the government to eradicate excessively long work hours.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 1, 2017

Weak columns, extra floors led to Mexico City school collapse, experts say

A Mexico City school that collapsed in a powerful earthquake on Sept. 19, killing 19 children and seven adults, buckled under the heavy weight of floors added over the years with scant steel support, according to experts and witnesses.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 5, 2017

Malta-based aid group halts Mediterranean migrant rescues amid tensions, sending ship to help Rohingya

A Malta-based humanitarian group that has been rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean for three years said on Monday it was suspending operations after months of rising tensions with Italian and Libyan authorities.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 12, 2017

Food for thought: Government agencies are joining private initiatives to tackle the growing problem of food waste in Japan

Consumers, retailers and businesses nationwide throw away millions of tons of food each year, with waste ultimately affecting profit levels and keeping officials up at night.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2017

Budding inventors find encouragement in Sony's Seed Accelerator Program

Sony Corp., which is emerging from five years of brutal restructuring that gutted its workforce and product lineup, wants to show off a few new things.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Aug 5, 2017

Bitcoin exchange operator arrested amid new questions about Mt. Gox theft

Ever since Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy in February 2014, investigators have been puzzled by the disappearance of virtual currency worth hundreds of millions of dollars from its digital vaults.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 13, 2017

Title-winning Brex decline to offer a new contract to veteran coach Wisman

After leading the Tochigi Brex to their first B. League title — and a second league championship under his watchful eye — Tom Wisman was not offered a contract for the 2017-18 campaign.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2017

Can Tokyo become a truly global financial center?

Japan must do much more if Tokyo is to become a major global financial center.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 25, 2017

Under pressure, Western tech firms bow to Russian demands to share cybersecrets

Western technology companies, including Cisco, IBM and SAP, are acceding to demands by Moscow for access to closely guarded product security secrets, at a time when Russia has been accused of a growing number of cyberattacks on the West, a Reuters investigation has found.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2017

U.S. acts to seize stolen assets, including Picasso owned by DiCaprio, in probe of Malaysian fund

The Justice Department took legal action on Thursday to recover about $540 million in assets that authorities say were stolen by financiers associated with a sovereign wealth fund established by Malaysia's prime minister, including a Picasso painting that was given to actor Leonardo DiCaprio and the...
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jun 10, 2017

Plastic fantastic: How does Tokyo recycle its waste?

The next time you trek out to the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau, situated on the fringes of Shinagawa along Tokyo Bay, look around and you'll see a giant smokestack by the Konan Ohashi Bridge. The visa-dispensing center, essential for foreign nationals who want to live in Tokyo, stands right by a...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 8, 2017

Takeno retires, stays with Storks as assistant coach

Injuries took their toll on Nishinomiya Storks co-captain Akitomo Takeno over the past several years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2017

Tackling signs in Japan that you're not welcome

Some Japanese businesses post signs barring foreign people from entering. What can you do about it?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 1, 2017

Three years after Japan signed Hague, parents who abduct still win

Despite winning return orders in court, foreign fathers are treated like offenders.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2017

'Vagina artist' Megumi Igarashi continues her battle with Japan's definition of obscenity

Artist Megumi Igarashi had never imagined battling investigative authorities over freedom of expression until they claimed she had committed crimes with her works of art.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 8, 2017

'Nekonomics' does its bit to keep Japan's economy purring

In our last column we talked about the economic effectiveness (keizai kōka) of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Keizai kōka is often used as an indication of how much money a given scheme or phenomenon adds to a particular economy. As we pointed out, the number only takes into consideration the positive effects...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 3, 2017

China's shadow looms large in Japan-Thailand relations

The need to protect its interests and to compete with China explains Japan's embrace of Thailand's military regime.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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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