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Japan Times
Special Supplements / Niseko Summer special
Jun 28, 2019

Outdoor activities for youths, families

EdVenture summer camp is a multi-activity outdoors camp for children and teens between 3 and 16 years of age. Spending days and nights in the natural surrounds of Niseko, participants and their families come together to explore just how big — and small — the world really is.
Japan Times
North Rhine-Westphalia report 2019
Jun 28, 2019

UBE Europe: Diversity and opportunity lead to success

Headquartered in Ube in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, the UBE Group is active in chemicals, construction materials and machinery across key international markets. Having conducted business in Europe for over 50 years, today UBE Europe GmbH in Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, is reaching out to new...
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jun 27, 2019

Helping foreign residents learn Japanese

The enactment of a new law that spells out the government's responsibility to ensure adequate Japanese language education for residents from overseas is a step forward. Policy actions and funding to back it up must now follow.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 27, 2019

New era, new Self-Defense Forces

The Reiwa Era is one of great promise for the SDF but not without significant challenges.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2019

Trump, without offering evidence, accuses Robert Mueller of crimes

U.S. President Donald Trump, without offering evidence, on Wednesday directly accused former special counsel Robert Mueller of committing a crime, saying Mueller had illegally "terminated" FBI communications as part of his Russia investigation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2019

Official Saudi probe dodges who ordered Jamal Khashoggi murder, says U.N. expert

An official Saudi Arabian investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents failed to examine who may have ordered the killing and ignored key suspects, a U.N. special rapporteur said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2019

Protests erupt in Indian cities after Muslim man is lynched; Modi says he is 'pained'

Protests were held in several Indian cities on Wednesday following the lynching of a Muslim man last week by a Hindu mob that suspected he was a thief.
Japan Times
JAPAN / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 26, 2019

G20 ministerial meetings

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 26, 2019

Mike Pompeo visits Kabul, hoping for a peace deal before Sept. 1

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during an unannounced visit to Kabul on Tuesday to discuss ongoing peace talks with the Taliban and the security situation ahead of Afghan presidential polls in September.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 25, 2019

'Takahata Isao: A Legend in Japanese Animation'

July 2-Oct.6
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2019

In defense of the not-so-cute animals

Understanding how 'puppy dog eyes' are manipulating us shouldn't make us love our pets less. But give wolves a chance.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 25, 2019

Rui Hachimura's marketability already evident

Rui Hachimura's rise to national icon didn't happen overnight.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 25, 2019

New lawyer for ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn says she may need more time to prep for sentencing

U.S. President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, appeared in court on Monday for the first time since hiring a new lawyer who has criticized special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 25, 2019

Myanmar blackout may be cover for gross human rights violations, U.N. investigator says

Myanmar's army may be committing gross human rights violations under cover of a mobile phone blackout in parts of Myanmar's Rakhine and Chin states, U.N. special rapporteur Yanghee Lee said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Commentary
Jun 24, 2019

Will Nissan reforms finally bring end to corporate governance woes?

In many ways, the problems surrounding Nissan Motor Co. have spawned renewed interest in the state of Japan's corporate governance.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2019

Nomura shareholders vote to re-appoint under-fire CEO Koji Nagai

Nomura Holdings Inc.'s besieged chief executive won a shareholder vote Monday, surviving a call for his ouster from the board following an information leak.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2019

Naming Jeff Sessions as U.S. attorney general was 'biggest mistake,' says Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that if he could have one "do-over," it would be "personnel" decisions, including naming former Sen. Jeff Sessions as his first U.S. attorney general.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jun 23, 2019

Fashion-forward trends still hark back

My mentor in all things fashion, a Parisienne buyer who prefers to remain unnamed, once confidently asserted in her usual grandiose manner, "You know that fashion is over when designers start relying on irony." She was referring to the "it's cool because it isn't, you probably wouldn't understand" school...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 23, 2019

Kim Jong Un receives letter from Trump, saying he will 'seriously contemplate' its 'interesting content'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received an "excellent" letter from U.S. President Donald Trump, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Sunday, just days before Trump travels to Asia for the Group of 20 summit in Osaka.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 23, 2019

Schools urged to modify lunches for religious needs as foreign population grows

With foreign residents on the rise in Japan, schools and day care facilities are being called on to give more consideration to the dietary restrictions faced by people with different religious backgrounds.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jun 22, 2019

The new 'Feel Aloha' potato chips are a mouthful of island flavors

After a venture into fruit-flavored chips two years ago, snack maker Koikeya is back with two Hawaii-themed offerings.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2019

Xi might visit Japan next spring, China's new ambassador Kong Xuanyou reveals

China’s new ambassador to Japan revealed on Friday that Beijing and Tokyo are working to arrange a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping “in the near future,” possibly next spring.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2019

Three meetings to watch at the G20 summit

U.S. President Donald Trump's meetings with Xi, Putin and Erdogan will set the tone at the G20 summit in Osaka.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2019

New law holds government responsible for teaching Japanese to all foreign residents

The legislation places the onus for providing learning opportunities on the state but does not contain any concrete measures to fund.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2019

Green-tech megacity taking shape in China

Entrepreneur Tony Verb is on a mission to promote technology that can help make cities greener and smarter in China's Greater Bay Area, now being shaped as a low-carbon megalopolis.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 21, 2019

U.S. prosecutors say ex-Trump adviser Roger Stone violated court-imposed media gag order

Federal prosecutors on Thursday accused U.S. President Donald Trump's former political adviser Roger Stone of violating a court-imposed media gag order by posting comments on social media about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 21, 2019

Ex-aide Hope Hicks told House panel Trump is serious about getting foreign help in elections

Hope Hicks, once a close aide to President Donald Trump, told the House Judiciary Committee that Trump was serious in saying there was nothing wrong in accepting derogatory information about political opponents from a foreign government, panel Chairman Jerrold Nadler said on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 20, 2019

Hong Kong boils over

The people of Hong Kong have prevailed but this is only a skirmish in a much longer struggle.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Tokyo police arrest six Chinese nationals over yami baito scheme
Tokyo police have arrested six Chinese nationals on suspicion of unlawful confinement and attempted extortion involving a 23-year-old exchange student who had become involved in a financial dispute over a yami baito, or a “dark” part-time job.
Japan to overhaul tax exemption system for foreign visitors
The Ginza shopping district in Tokyo in August
‘God of management’ comes back to life as an AI model
A statue of Konosuke Matsushita in the grounds of the Konosuke Matsushita Museum in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Ishiba sticks to the basics in second policy speech
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers his policy speech at the Lower House of parliament in Tokyo on Friday.
Hiroshi Kurosaki looks beyond Japan for heart-wrenching drama
Hiroshi Kurosaki’s Netflix series “Beyond Goodbye” centers on a woman (Kasumi Arimura, left) who discovers her dead lover’s heart saved the life of a quiet pianist (Kentaro Sakaguchi).
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.

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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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
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