Search - 2017

 
Menu
Search
 
November 25, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access
14,034 results
Sort by: Relevance Newest Oldest
After adjusting your search parameters, press Enter on your keyboard or click on the red magnifying glass to run your query again.
Japan Times
Hong Kong report 2018
Jul 2, 2018

The best is yet to come

As Hong Kong celebrates the 21st anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, I am delighted that our bilateral relations with Japan continue to grow from strength to strength.
Japan Times
Hong Kong report 2018
Jul 2, 2018

Building communities, connecting people and transforming lives

“It is a very exciting time for Hong Kong,” said Dr. Stephen Riady, President of The Lippo Group of Companies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2018

Trump will press Putin on election meddling denials: John Bolton

U.S. President Donald Trump will press Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Moscow's denial of meddling in the 2016 presidential election when the two leaders meet next month, national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 1, 2018

Osaka set for second Wimbledon

This time last year, Naomi Osaka was ranked No. 59 and preparing for her Wimbledon debut while still in search of her first WTA title.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Jul 1, 2018

Japan on just 10 judges a day costs a pretty penny

With over 1,000 courts but less than 4,000 judges, somehow 3.5 million cases get cleared every year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 30, 2018

Shinzo Abe's Kake Gakuen scandal refuses to lie down and die

Most people believe politicians lie, though the reflexive skepticism with which the current U.S. president’s pronouncements are met is probably exceptional. The secret to successful lying is to never admit to it in the slightest way.
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....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2018

GM says U.S. import tariffs could mean 'smaller' company and fewer jobs

General Motors Co. warned on Friday that higher tariffs on imported vehicles under consideration by the Trump administration could cost jobs and lead to "a smaller GM" while isolating U.S. businesses from the global market.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2018

NASA unveils program aimed at preventing an asteroid apocalypse

Among Earth's natural disasters, the one humans probably ponder least is asteroids, huge objects zipping through our solar system at ludicrous speeds.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 29, 2018

'Mass civil disobedience': 600 arrested at Senate sit-in as women march against Trump's immigration policy

Nearly 600 protesters were arrested during a clangorous occupation of a U.S. Senate office building in Washington on Thursday, where they decried U.S. President Donald Trump's "zero- tolerance" stance on illegal immigration.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2018

Women must have been 'trained to kill' North Korean leader's half brother, Kim Jong Nam, in Malaysia: prosecutors

Two women accused of murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader must have been trained to carry out "an assassination" using the deadly VX nerve agent, Malaysian prosecutors said as they wrapped up their case on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2018

In fintech bet, Line to launch overseas cryptocurrency exchange

The firm sees a key role for financial services in its growth strategy, and plans to integrate them into its messaging app used by 75 million people in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / IDEAS IN ACTION
Jun 28, 2018

AI-equipped recruiter tries to mobilize Japan's static labor market

Hiroki Shimada can trace the genesis of his company, Scouty Inc., back to a time when he was on the outside of the job market looking in.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 28, 2018

New Cassini findings suggest Saturn moon could support life

Complex organic molecules have been discovered originating from one of Saturn's moons, Enceladus, adding to its potential to support life, researchers said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2018

Vietnam forces Facebook and Google to pick privacy or growth

Vietnam's new cybersecurity law could force Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Facebook Inc. to choose between access to one of Asia's fastest-growing digital economies and protecting their users' privacy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2018

Sanctions on Iran create diplomatic headache, rather than economic catastrophe, for oil-dependent Japan

A new hard-line U.S. policy aimed at halting imports of Iranian crude oil may deal a significant blow to the growing ties between Tokyo and Tehran.
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
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2018

Tokyo lawmakers approve anti-smoking ordinance as capital gears up for 2020 Olympics

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly passed an anti-smoking ordinance that is stricter than the national version currently under consideration, in a move intended to rein in secondhand smoke.
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.
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.
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.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

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
By Greg Dvorak

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Azabudai Hills, Tokyo’s green new downtown ‘village’
Azabudai Hills, Tokyo’s green new downtown ‘village’

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER