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Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2018

All aboard: Exploring Japan's abandoned train lines

Admiring the decaying beauty of abandoned railroads is just one of myriad hobbies Japan's railway enthusiasts indulge in.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2018

In the countryside, success starts with coffee: Niseko pioneer

The thriving Hokkaido ski resort of Niseko is considered an anomaly among the many rural communities in Japan facing a slow demise from the shrinking and graying population.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2018

Heatstroke campaign looks to raise awareness among foreign tourists and residents

Every year the Japan Weather Association stages a public campaign aimed at reducing heatstroke victims during the hot, humid summer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 8, 2018

Japan tapping gait recognition tech in criminal probes

Gait recognition technology, a method to identify people by characteristics shown unconsciously in the ways they walk, is being utilized in criminal investigations in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 3, 2018

Abe's dream to revise Japan's Constitution drifts farther from reach as long-running scandals chip away at support

In a recent video message the prime minister spoke about the need to revise the top law, but does he still have the public support to do it?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 25, 2018

A primer on navigating your ID landscape

A number of changes to Japanese ID registration systems have been implemented in recent years, some of them for everyone in Japan and others pertinent only to foreign nationals. The ins and outs can be a bit confusing, particularly for those who have been used to living under the old systems for many...
EDITORIALS
Apr 23, 2018

ZTE tests China's commitment to international law

China should be worried that its companies disregard not only the law, but their promises to national legal authorities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2018

Japan's cryptocurrency exchanges held back by shortage of engineers

When cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc. explained how hackers were able to make off with $530 million (¥56.7 billion) in digital money, it noted that part of the problem had been beyond its control; the firm had struggled amid Japan's shortage of software engineers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2018

Preferential visa system to be extended to foreign fourth-generation Japanese

The preferential visa program for foreign descendants of Japanese will be extended to the fourth generation this summer, the Justice Ministry says.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 28, 2018

Where there's smoke, there's death

With passive smoking claiming 15,000 lives a year, there is no room for the government to compromise on measures to protect the public.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Mar 27, 2018

Tsushima Island was key conduit of Japan's Edo Period trade with Korea

Japan's historic relationship with the Korean Peninsula has often been complicated by mutual misunderstanding and distrust, if not outright hostility. But on Tsushima, a Japanese island off the coast of the peninsula, efforts are being made to celebrate long-ago diplomatic missions with Korea that took...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2018

Estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan's national parks hit record 6 million in 2017

The estimated number of foreign visitors to the nation's national parks increased to a new record of 6 million last year, with a park in Kumamoto Prefecture, which was hit by natural disasters in 2016, having enjoyed a boost, the Environment Ministry has announced.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 10, 2018

Fukushima looks to renewable energy sources in the aftermath of nuclear disaster

Locally owned renewable power stations in Fukushima Prefecture are challenging the status quo in their drive toward a nuclear- and fossil-free future
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 4, 2018

Abenomics at its best: inbound tourism boom

Japan's policy advocacy for yen depreciation is poised to get stronger as it strives to keep inbound tourism booming.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2018

Prefectures, cities to spend heavily on disaster mitigation in fiscal 2018

A total of 58 prefectural and municipal governments across the nation plan to spend a collective ¥268.4 billion on projects to bolster infrastructure against natural disasters in fiscal 2018 amid central government threats of reduced subsidies, a tally found.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 24, 2018

Entertainer Mari Natsuki confronts her biggest challenge in a new film role

Mari Natsuki has faced a number of challenges throughout her diverse career but her latest role asked her to attempt something she's never confronted before — portray an ordinary person.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 22, 2018

Japan falls to 0-3 in Asian qualifiers with one-point loss to Taiwan

The Akatsuki Five remain winless in the Asian qualifiers first round for the 2019 World Cup after a 70-69 loss to Taiwan at Yokohama International Swimming Pool on Thursday night.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 19, 2018

Ministop ends sale of porn magazines at convenience stores nationwide

Unrestricted displays of pornographic magazines at retail stores are rare overseas. With the number of inbound tourists expected to increase sharply for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, calls for the removal of porn magazines from convenience store shelves in Japan have been increasing.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 6, 2018

Ekiden guru Susumu Hara calls for big changes to sport

With the remarkable achievements he's accomplished in collegiate ekiden, including four Hakone titles, Susumu Hara could easily rest on his laurels.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.”

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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