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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
May 11, 2020

An island off the coast of COVID-19 presses pause on tradition

Smaller towns in Japan aren't having to deal with the pandemic directly, but its effects are still being felt on lifestyles as festivals opt to cancel celebrations.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 4, 2020

Itsuki Hirata not rushing on road to ONE Championship gold

The Tokyo native has found early success in the cage after converting from judo to mixed martial arts.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 28, 2020

Getting a party rolling in Japan

You may not have any big events coming up, but we could end up video-conferencing weddings in Japan before long. Here are some tips to help you if you're selected to direct the proceedings.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 6, 2020

Cancellations, postponements, suspensions — words that define the times

March was a month of cancelled classes, postponed planes and sudden suspensions. Let's take a deeper look at the ways we express delays.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 31, 2020

The Japanese words used to encourage self-restraint

As concern over the new coronavirus increases so does a Japanese learner's vocabulary. Get to know the words that are most commonly being used in news stories about the outbreak.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 28, 2020

Mitsukuni Baba: Japanese culture blossoms in the Windy City

As executive director of the Japan America Society of Chicago (JASC), Mitsukuni Baba plays an integral role in introducing Japan to the people of Chicago in terms of business, politics, education and culture.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 26, 2020

The challenges we face for the 2021 Tokyo Games

Efforts should now shift to organizing the games next year in an environment that is safe for not just the athletes but all the officials and spectators involved.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 21, 2020

In bloom? Celebrating Japan’s iconic cherry trees in a time of pandemic

Blossoms are beginning to open in Tokyo, but will this year's celebrations wither due to concern over the new coronavirus?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 21, 2020

Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier?

How has Japan seemingly escaped the spread of the coronavirus when other countries have suffered so badly?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2020

Taking stock of disaster losses five years after the Sendai world conference

The 'decade of action' starting this year will reveal how successful or not the Sendai Framework has been in reducing disaster losses.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2020

Saudi-Russian spat shows Putin is a lot like Trump

The Russian leader's foreign policy is transactional, shortsighted and often counterproductive
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 11, 2020

Coronavirus conference canceled because of coronavirus

So much for keeping business rolling during the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2020

Coronavirus could cost airlines over $110 billion; Flybe collapses

The coronavirus epidemic could cost commercial airlines up to $113 billion (¥12 trillion) in revenue this year, an industry body warned Thursday, more than three times a projection it made just two weeks ago as the virus continues to spread around the world.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Feb 27, 2020

COVID-19: Preventing a medical system breakdown

Efforts must be ramped up to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Women of Taste
Feb 8, 2020

For chef Yoko Higuchi, honesty is the best policy

Chef Yoko Higuchi knows what it takes to get Fukushima Prefecture's agricultural produce back on the map: honesty. "My customers trust me not only to give them good food, but that it contains what I say it contains, that it comes from where I say it does," she says. "If I lie, I harm them and the people...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2020

First imperial spring garden party of Reiwa Era slated for May 27

The first spring imperial garden party of the Reiwa Era is expected to take place on May 27, not in April as usual, it was learned Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2020

Plenty of challenges ahead for Tokyo as six-month countdown to Olympics begins

Friday marked six months until the opening of the 2020 Olympic Games, and although Tokyo has received praise for its preparations to host the world's biggest sporting event, the road up until now has also had its fair share of potholes and speed bumps, and there's plenty still to be done.
Japan Times
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Jamaica report 2020
Jan 9, 2020

Jamaica cements its position as the jewel of Caribbean tourism

The vibrant and increasingly accessible island offers a full spectrum of immersive vacation experiences that extend far beyond it being the perfect location for sun, sea and sand.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2020

Time to brace for the unintended consequences of killing Soleimani

A feel-good moment will complicate U.S. strategy from Israel to Africa to Latin America.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 30, 2019

Beacons in the stormy seas of 2020

Japan should focus on major currents and not be misled by less important events or episodes in the coming year.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 25, 2019

JSA needs to look outward for good of sumo

Whatever hopes fans had for a peaceful end to the year were dashed when Japan Sumo Association officials instructed Takagenji to take part in his regularly scheduled bout on Dec. 11 despite the wrestler being diagnosed with influenza earlier in the day.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2019

Hong Kong cancels New Year's fireworks due to security concerns

Hong Kong's popular New Year's Eve fireworks will be canceled for the first time in a decade as more than six months of protests heighten security concerns, the Hong Kong Tourism Board said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2019

Sydney's wildfire smoke declared a 'public health emergency'

The smoke blanketing Sydney is a "public health emergency," according to a coalition of Australian doctors and researchers who say climate change has helped fuel the wildfires that have produced the unprecedented haze.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 5, 2019

Japan tops Global Climate Risk Index as extreme heat hits countries both rich and poor

The report says Japan faced “three exceptionally strong extreme weather events” in 2018.
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.
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.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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.

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