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Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2018

First portrait of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko since enthronement unveiled

The Imperial Household Agency unveiled on Monday the first portrait of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko since their enthronement.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
May 21, 2018

Greece's outbound ambassador passes torch

Loukas Karatsolis, the outgoing Greek ambassador, met with The Japan Times at the embassy in April to share upcoming developments. He predicted a busy time ahead, with Japan and Greece celebrating 120 years of diplomatic ties in 2019.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2018

Lagging inflation and indecisiveness could delay Bank of Japan's exit from easing

The Bank of Japan's preferred inflation gauge fell for the second straight month in April, dropping from 0.9 percent in the previous month to 0.7 percent, as consumer prices refuse to cooperate with the BOJ's 2 percent inflation target, according to government data released Friday.
EDITORIALS
May 18, 2018

More reforms to drive up domestic demand needed

The government needs to press ahead with structural reforms to create new homegrown avenues of growth.
Reader Mail
May 18, 2018

Japan should ban or tax plastic bags

How could the editorial "Time to tackle the plastic problem" in the May 1 edition not mention bans on single-use plastic bags? Are you oblivious to their massive overuse here in Japan?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 17, 2018

China launches first privately designed rocket

China launched its first privately developed rocket on Thursday, the latest milestone in its ambitious space exploration program.
Japan Times
WORLD / EU Special 2018
May 16, 2018

'Milestone year' yields firm progress

On behalf of the European Business Council in Japan (EBC), I would like to express my gratitude to The Japan Times for this opportunity to address its readers on Europe Day, which marks the 68th anniversary of the signing of the Schuman Declaration on May 9, 1950, a date regarded as the starting point...
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 13, 2018

Thai activists drop protests but vow to resume if deal with junta fails

A Thai anti-government movement vowed on Sunday to resume its protests unless the ruling junta keeps the promises it made in return for the group agreeing to end more than a week of demonstrations ahead of a coup anniversary later this month.
Japan Times
Rugby / Coach's Eye
May 13, 2018

Eddie Jones: Preparation is key to Rugby World Cup success

I've got a calendar here and it says 495 days, four hours, five minutes and 23 seconds to the World Cup. We track it very closely.
EDITORIALS
May 12, 2018

An opposition merger that failed

The Kibo no To-DP merger seems to be yet another example of an unprincipled union of political parties in pursuit of numbers.
JAPAN / Politics
May 12, 2018

Japan considers new target to reduce fiscal deficit to 3% of GDP

The government is considering setting a new target to reduce Japan's fiscal deficit to 3 percent of nominal gross domestic product by fiscal 2021, informed sources said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 11, 2018

'This is taking an awfully long time!' says scientist before assisted suicide

A 104-year-old Australian scientist killed himself in Switzerland on Thursday by lethal injection in an assisted suicide he hoped would trigger more lenient euthanasia laws in his home country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2018

Crown Princess Masako hopes to inherit Imperial sericulture tradition

Crown Princess Masako has expressed her hope to inherit the Imperial tradition of sericulture from Empress Michiko, Imperial Household Agency sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 10, 2018

With vote for single market, U.K.'s Prime Minister May suffers 13th defeat in House of Lords over Brexit

The upper chamber of Parliament inflicted another embarrassing defeat this week on the government of U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, challenging her plan to leave the European Union's single market and her government's fixed timing for Brexit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 7, 2018

Rock bottom in opinion polls, Japanese opposition parties Kibo no To and Democratic Party decide to merge

Only 62 of their combined 107 members plan to join the new entity.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
May 7, 2018

5月10日開催「コスパ最高の英語学習法！
～とことん英字新聞を活用してみよう」

　株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役社長：堤丈晴）は2018年5月10日（木）に英語学習者向け無料セミナー「コスパ最高の英語学習法！～とことん英字新聞を活用してみよう」を開催いたします。これは、週刊英語学習紙『The...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 5, 2018

Japan is struggling to deal with the foreign tourism boom

With the population shrinking and the government leery of allowing more immigrants into the country, foreign tourism has become an effective economic stimulus. In fact, its success has exceeded anyone’s wildest dreams. More than 28 million tourists from abroad visited Japan last year, and it seems...
BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2018

T-Mobile, Sprint say merger would help U.S. beat China in 5G race

T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp. said on Sunday they had agreed to a $26 billion all-stock deal and believed they could win over skeptical regulators because the merger would create thousands of jobs and help the United States beat China to creating a next-generation mobile network.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2018

Modi tweets India has 'fulfilled commitment,' electrified all villages ahead of deadline

India has electrified all its villages 12 days ahead of a deadline set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government said Sunday, which could give the ruling party a boost ahead of a general election in 2019.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
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.
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.”

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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