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MULTIMEDIA
Aug 22, 2016

Rio 2016 Olympics, Day 17

OLYMPICS
Aug 22, 2016

It's a me, Abe!

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an cameo at the Rio 2016 Olympics' closing ceremony. While his presence was not unexpected, as Tokyo will be hosting the 2020 Olympics, his unusual entrance was another matter. Naturally, the internet had something to say about it.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 20, 2016

Bolt completes triple-triple with Jamaica's gold in 4x100 relay; Japan makes history by taking silver

Japan came close to sabotaging Usain Bolt's bid for Olympic immortality but settled for a first-ever silver medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the Rio Games on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2016

Dentsu to push simplified Japanese to ease communication with tourists

As part of its project to encourage the creation of tourism services, advertising giant Dentsu Inc. will urge the public to use simple Japanese when communicating with tourists.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 19, 2016

Women in college leadership roles are still rare

Tradition dies hard when it comes to promoting women to head universities.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 19, 2016

Yoshida's wrestling reign comes to stunning end but Kawai takes gold

Saori Yoshida saw her bid to win a fourth straight Olympic wrestling gold medal crumble before her eyes after a seismic loss to American Helen Maroulis at the Rio Games on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 17, 2016

Sex trade a shaky safety net for Japan's working-poor women

For the past six years, 47-year-old single mother Kasumi Endo has lived a double life.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 14, 2016

Phelps signs off with 23rd gold as U.S. wins 4x100 medley relay

Michael Phelps brought the curtain down on his incredible swimming career with his 23rd Olympic gold medal — and his fifth of the Rio Games — as the United States beat Britain and Australia to win the men's 4x100-meter medley relay on Saturday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 12, 2016

Japan takes fourth in rugby sevens

Japan failed to cap its astonishing run at the Rio Olympic rugby sevens tournament with a medal after losing to Fiji in the semifinals and South Africa in the bronze-medal match on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 10, 2016

Japan's plunging jobless rate is due to aging, not Abenomics

As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sees it, the tight labor market is a key success of his economic strategy: The unemployment rate is the lowest in 21 years and the job-to-applicant ratio is the highest in 25 years.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Aug 2, 2016

Some experts say Japan's stimulus package shows promise; others feel more debt is the wrong medicine

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's attempt to bolster the country's moribund economy with a ¥28.1 trillion stimulus package Tuesday has experts asking whether massive government spending is really the best medicine for a country with snowballing debts.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 27, 2016

The fraud called electricity retail liberalization

Consumers may think they're getting a good deal by switching electricity suppliers following the liberalization of the industry. They're not.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Jul 16, 2016

Hitting the mark at the Miraikan's ninja exhibition

The Miraikan's exhibition tests wannabe ninja by having them sneak, throw and jump their way through the museum.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 8, 2016

Japan-U.S. research team develops toxic gas sensor that can connect to smartphones

Groups of researchers in Japan and the U.S. have jointly developed a material — a coated carbon nanotube — that could realize a low-cost, easy-to-carry toxic gas sensor that works with smartphones.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 27, 2016

Nursing care workers hard to find but in demand in aging Japan

As the nation's population rapidly grays, ensuring there are enough nursing care workers to meet growing demand has become a pressing issue.

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.