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EDITORIALS
Mar 17, 2018

After 3/11 'reconstruction period'

The experiences of the communities hit by the 3/11 disasters should be reviewed and shared by the national government so that the lessons drawn from the data can be utilized.
EDITORIALS
Mar 9, 2018

Learning from the lessons of 3/11, seven years on

we must continue to learn from the lessons of 3/11 to better understand how to prepare for, defend against, and recover from future disasters in this quake-prone country.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 27, 2018

In pictures: One last look at the Pyeongchang Olympics

For Japan, the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics were one to remember, as its national team won 13 medals, the most the nation has ever one in one Winter Games, surpassing the 10 it earned in Nagano in 1998. The team also racked up 43 top-eight finishes at the games, which was also an all-time high for the nation....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2018

Uber CEO plans closer ties with Toyota on autonomous driving

The world's largest car maker and the world's biggest ride-hailing company plan to team up on autonomous driving as technological changes sweep through the transportation industry.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018

Discovery bets on Olympic Games to break European language barrier

Inside a hulking five-story building at the Winter Olympics, TV production crews are working with video in 21 languages, all part of a plan by their U.S. employer, Discovery Communications, to become the top sports media brand in Europe.
Reader Mail
Feb 15, 2018

Strategies for increasing tourism

Regarding the story "Japan Tourism Agency aims to draw more Western tourists amid boom in Asian visitors" in the Feb. 7 edition, Japan has always been ranked high among Asian tourists, and in the not so distant past, among Western European and American tourists. That is before the rise of China and South...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 12, 2018

Japan's staff-heavy banks downsize and turn to technology for survival

These are tough times for banks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 12, 2018

Toyota's self-muted presence at Winter Olympics a nod to political reality in South Korea

For a major new Olympics sponsor, Toyota Motor Corp. is oddly invisible at the Pyeongchang winter Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2018

Top wagyu exporter Itoham projects 16% surge to new sales record this year

Itoham Foods Inc., the nation's biggest exporter of premium wagyu, expects shipments to hit a record with Taiwanese demand for the beef set to triple and exports to Brazil on the verge of beginning.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2018

At last, Japan gives nod to gaming as a profession

A skinny chain smoker with pale skin, Yota Kachi doesn't look much like a professional athlete. But this weekend, the 31-year-old will get a chance to become one by playing video games.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 5, 2018

Abe explains uncompromising stance on inserting 'explicit SDF mention' in Article 9

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is reluctant to compromise on the substance of constitutional amendments, emphasizing his commitment to the ambitious goal of altering the war-renouncing Article 9.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 5, 2018

An agenda for the next BOJ governor

The prime minister's upcoming pick for governor of the Bank of Japan will be the key executive decision defining the future of Abenomics.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 2, 2018

Former XFL player Shinzo Yamada optimistic about relaunch

Former linebacker and defensive back Shinzo Yamada says that he is fond of the plan to relaunch the XFL, because it could serve as a window for international players, including his compatriots.
Reader Mail
Jan 26, 2018

Blackface and a worrying lack of awareness

Regarding the Baye McNeil article "Time for Japan to scrub off the blackface" in the Jan. 11 edition, it was shocking, embarrassing and not at all funny as I watched a Japanese comedian on TV with their face colored black.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2018

Japan's Recruit Holdings announces entry into vacation rental market

Recruit Holdings Co. announces its entry into the vacation rental market ahead of a new law giving the green light to private short-term minpaku lodging services.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 9, 2018

'Yuki Nishimoto: Miracle of the Dragon — Fukuoka Exhibition'

Jan. 6-Feb. 11
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 4, 2018

Economists generally upbeat on Japan's 2018 outlook

Japan is experiencing its second longest economic expansion in the post World War II era, with economists expecting the positive tone to hold through 2018 amid strong demand at home and abroad.
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’

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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