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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2018

Tokyo wants people to go to work earlier to ease train crush

Being pushed onto already jam-packed trains during Tokyo rush hour is never a pleasant commuter experience. It only gets worse during the humid summer months.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jul 15, 2018

Spirit of proactivity crucial in high-demand market

For RGF Executive Search Japan CEO Struan McKay, the recruitment industry is often misunderstood.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jul 15, 2018

What about we stop it with the 'whataboutism'?

These are troubling times for human rights activists.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jul 14, 2018

My deep dive into 'Akira' only scratched the surface of its legacy

A few months ago, I proposed to the editors at The Japan Times that we do a piece paying tribute to the classic cyberpunk anime film "Akira," which turns 30 years old on July 16. They were enthusiastic and the pitch ballooned (not unlike Tetsuo in the film's final scene) from a single article to an "Akira"-themed...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2018

'Life or death': Tokyo pub owners fear impact of tougher smoking laws

Hiroshi Yoshida is facing a dilemma.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 6, 2018

Japanese have mixed opinions on execution of Aum leader Shoko Asahara and six accomplices

A wide-range of reactions were heard Friday to news of the executions of Shoko Asahara and six former senior members of the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo — which carried out the deadly 1995 sarin nerve gas attack in the Tokyo subway system — with some saying it was good the sentences were finally carried...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jul 5, 2018

Government tax revenues near historical high in FY 2017, belying Japan's precarious economic balancing act

Some economists see the upcoming 2019 consumption tax increase as a potential step toward repeating mistakes of the past.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jul 4, 2018

Until real change is achieved, LGBTQ people in Japan have no reason to be grateful

When the first same-sex partnership was recognized in Shibuya in 2015, the mayor called it 'a first step.' So why, nearly three years later, are we still taking first steps?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2018

'All of Asia is thrilled': Trump takes credit for averting war with North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump personally took credit Tuesday for averting war with nuclear-armed North Korea, writing in a tweet that talks with the regime of leader Kim Jong Un were proceeding smoothly while also claiming that Asian nations were "thrilled" with the developments.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 3, 2018

Japan trounces Taiwan, earns spot in second round of FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers

The Japan men's national team's quest to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is still alive.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 30, 2018

Implementation of minpaku laws lambasted

One year ago, the Kasumigaseki Watch column in the monthly business magazine Keizaikai (August 2017) noted that while the government has set an annual target of 40 million foreign visitors by 2020, the tourism ministry was unable to formulate an effective strategy due to "insufficient" staistical data....
EDITORIALS
Jun 30, 2018

Mixed anti-smoking efforts

Tokyo is taking a stronger stance than the Diet in clamping down on smoking in public places. Other prefectures and cities should follow suit.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 30, 2018

Dynamic duo Rui Hachimura, Nick Fazekas ignite Japan's offense in victory over Australia

Rui Hachimura and Nick Fazekas were as good as advertised.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 28, 2018

Japan faces big challenge against Australia in FIBA World Cup Asian qualifier

The Japan men's national team will face Australia in the first of two remaining FIBA World Cup Asian first-round qualifiers on Friday night at Chiba Port Arena.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 27, 2018

The mind games of choreographer Philippe Decoufle

Choreographer Philippe Decoufle describes his new circus-inspired show, "Nouvelles Pieces Courtes" ("New Short Pieces"), as a "sort of visual and physical mind game."
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Jun 26, 2018

Nippon Foundation invests in high school, university Paralympic athletes

The 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo will not only be a significant event for Olympic-caliber athletes in Japan, but it will also provide an opportunity to motivate Paralympic sport athletes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2018

The despot and the diplomat

Whether Trump's values-free approach works depends on the diplomacy that follows.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2018

Kyoto ramps up crackdown on illegal P2P lodging after sluggish start to minpaku law

Police and city officials on Monday agreed to increase closures of illegal private lodging facilities just 10 days after a new national law restricting their operation took effect.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2018

Japan's demand for foreign workers may soften immigration policy, albeit slowly

Shinichiro Tsukada says his small plastering company in Tokyo wouldn't survive without the 22 Chinese and Vietnamese workers who make up half his payroll.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Deep Dive
Jun 17, 2018

As tourism numbers spike, Japan's hospitals face payment and language challenges

For a Filipino man visiting Tokyo in May last year, the tour of the capital was supposed to be a fun sightseeing trip.
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

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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