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Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2018

Kyogen actors Mansaku and Mansai Nomura perform in Beijing on 40th anniversary of Japan-China treaty

Stage actor Mansaku Nomura, a designated living national treasure, and his son, Mansai, gave performances of kyogen (traditional comic plays) in Beijing on Friday to mark the 40th anniversary Sunday of the conclusion of the Japan-China peace and friendship treaty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2018

China's bold plans to reshape the world

Intimidation is increasingly one of China's first tools of choice, but the heavy-handed approach is yielding mixed results.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 8, 2018

[VIDEO] Face-recognition ID system for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2018

India to implement 5G services by 2022 to catch up with Japan and other Asian peers

India plans to roll out state-of-the-art 5G telecom services in the next four years, a senior official said, as the nation rushes to catch up with its Asian peers.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 6, 2018

Father of injured Kwansei Gakuin player speaks out in wake of illegal tackle scandal

Yasutoshi Okuno, the father of the Kwansei Gakuin University quarterback who was illegally hit from behind by a Nihon University defensive end during their exhibition game on May 6 in Tokyo, hopes the defender can begin playing football again.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2018

Tourists trading in their Japan guidebooks for Instagram

Tourism is booming in Japan, but a growing number of visitors are ditching their guidebooks for an app best known for celebrity snapshots and images of food: Instagram.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 4, 2018

There's nothing new about Japan's online backlash against tourists

The internet loves a clapback, so when writer Melissa Martin shared a few snappy responses from a monk named Daniel Kimura to less-than-positive reviews of a temple doubling as lodging on Mount Koya, Twitter embraced it. The tweet garnered more than 17,000 retweets and 38,000 likes, with many digitally...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 1, 2018

Liberal Democratic Party campaign: Abe and rivals home in on local concerns

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's top political goal remains constitutional revision, including changing Article 9's war-renouncing clause. But for Liberal Democratic Party chapters across the country, priorities tend to be on local issues, especially securing financial assistance from Tokyo for all manner...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jul 31, 2018

Time to empower Japan's chief medical officer

Japan needs a Cabinet-level official who can inform national efforts to create best practices for addressing key health concerns.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2018

ASDF trains with B-52 heavy bombers in rare joint drill amid thaw with North Korea

The U.S. Air Force and Air Self-Defense Force conducted a joint exercise featuring American heavy bombers on Friday, in one of the first publicized bilateral military drills since U.S. President Donald Trump's landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12.
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
Jul 27, 2018

『The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST』最新号発売

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役社長：堤丈晴）は、『The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST 2018.7 Vol.73』を出版しました。
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 24, 2018

LDP lawmaker Mio Sugita faces backlash after describing LGBT people as 'unproductive'

A ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker has drawn a fierce backlash after labeling the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community "unproductive" in terms of childbirth, and warning that a society that accepts same-sex relationships risks "increasing unhappy people."
EDITORIALS
Jul 23, 2018

The wrong time to ease pressure on Pyongyang

Japan cannot rely on economic pressure alone. It must prepare a more sophisticated and variegated diplomatic strategy to engage North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 22, 2018

Deadly rains in western Japan revive calls for disaster prevention ministry

The fatal rains and flooding in western Japan — and the ongoing difficulties caused by the extent of the damage and record high temperatures — have revived calls for creating a disaster prevention ministry that can coordinate and streamline rescue and relief efforts.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
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.

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

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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