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EDITORIALS
Jun 17, 2019

Long overdue fight against plastic pollution

Japan is attacking the plastic waste problem on two fronts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 10, 2019

Are Japanese ready to make their mark on the world?

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to make Japan a signficant player on the world stage, but many young Japanese people don't seem to care about global issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 7, 2019

Chemical firm hit for punishing worker who took paternity leave with transfer halfway across Japan

Chemical producer Kaneka Corp. faces allegations of harassment after an employee returned from paternity leave to find that he — and, one presumes, his family — was being transferred to a different branch in another part of the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2019

Mitsubishi weighs buying Bombardier's regional-jet unit

Bombardier Inc. is in talks to sell its CRJ regional jet program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., a move that would end the Canadian industrial champion's involvement in commercial aircraft.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 4, 2019

Opposition parties submit bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Japan

Major opposition parties have submitted a bill that would permit same-sex marriage, a move that comes weeks after Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 31, 2019

Strong outside shooting carries Japan past Belgium

Japan kept hitting shots from beyond the 3-point line and tamed Belgium 91-75 in the first game of their two-game exhibition series at Adastria Mito Arena on Friday night.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 31, 2019

Moves are afoot to push media to switch Japanese name order in English, but will it work?

Some laugh it off as a First World problem. But others say the topic touches upon issues of identity, sovereignty and press freedom.
Japan Times
May 24, 2019

Yamaha Motor Enhances Philippine based Motorcycle Production

- Responding to Future Market Expansion -
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 20, 2019

Japan startup making paper from stone seeks more pre-IPO funding

Making paper out of rock isn't just a novel idea — it saves water, is both recyclable and biodegradable and uses a mineral resource available anywhere on Earth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
May 19, 2019

Royalty feud threatens to tear apart FamilyMart's profitable joint venture in China

FamilyMart, the most successful Japanese convenience store chain in China, is embroiled in a royalty payments fight between its Japanese and Chinese joint-venture partners that could change how much money each side makes or scuttle the partnership entirely.
EDITORIALS
May 18, 2019

Not-guilty rulings on sex crimes

The onerous rules for proving sexual assault should be reviewed.
Reader Mail
May 17, 2019

Trump must go even without criminal charges

The Mueller report handed a limp legal lightening rod to those adrift in the Trumpiverse's darkness: Their earthly messiah's deftness in circumrotating the event horizon of criminal justice is stellar.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
May 15, 2019

J. League levels up video

In the third year of the J. League's decade-long, $2 billion domestic broadcasting deal with DAZN, the league is hitting its digital stride and starting to deliver content on par with some of the world's top competitions.
EDITORIALS
May 15, 2019

Press for freedom in Myanmar

With elections in 2020, Japan and other countries should be doing more to press and to shame the Myanmar government into progress on human rights.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
May 13, 2019

Episode 14: What's the deal with Terrace House?

Ahead of the new season of Terrace House — 'Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020' — Tom Hanaway and Patrick St. Michel join Oscar Boyd to discuss why the show has proved such a hit both here in Japan and internationally and what we might be able to expect from the upcoming season.
Japan Times
Malaysia report 2019
May 10, 2019

Addressing the palm oil sustainability challenge

As a tree-crop suited to cultivation in climatic conditions, similar to those of tropical rain forests, the oil palm is one of the planet’s most versatile super-oil producing crops.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 6, 2019

30 Percent Club launches Japan chapter to raise women's presence on company boards

The 30 Percent Club, founded in Britain, recently launched a Japanese chapter after making a major contribution to boosting female representation on company boards in 13 economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2019

Reiwa Era to open in wake of decades of tumultuous economic change in Japan

The Heisei Era began three decades ago with Emperor Akihito ascending the throne near the zenith of one of the biggest stock market bubbles in history. It's been punctuated by the triple hit of an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown, the fall of tech icons and the rise of automotive giants, and...
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.
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.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
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’

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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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