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JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW 2018
Oct 18, 2018

Japan's new reconstruction minister trumpets safety of Tohoku region and pushes plans for 2020 Tokyo Games

New Reconstruction Minister Hiromichi Watanabe wants the world to know that, seven years after the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Fukushima Prefecture and other disaster-struck areas of the Tohoku region are now safe.
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Oct 12, 2018

Yokohama to host IAAF World Relays

Yokohama will host the IAAF World Relays next year, the city and the Japan Association of Athletics Federations announced on Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2018

Officials express optimism as Tokyo's Toyosu market opens doors for first time since Tsukiji closure

The noisy clanging of bells that had once sounded at the famed Tsukiji market marked the first tuna auction for fishmongers at the Toyosu wholesale market Thursday at a newly built facility in Tokyo’s Koto Ward.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 6, 2018

Social media lambaste 2020 Olympic volunteer program

Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have started accepting applications from those hoping to volunteer at the games a little less from two years from now. As you might suspect, Japan’s online community had plenty to say about the issue from the second it went live.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Deep Dive
Oct 5, 2018

Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market, opened in the wake of Kanto quake, reaches an end

Old-fashioned and full of nostalgia, the renowned Tsukiji fish market is at its busiest before dawn.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2018

Tokyo marathon fees may go up by 50% from 2020

As costs for security rise, the organizer of the Tokyo Marathon considers raising the participation fee 50 percent to u00a515,000 starting with the March 2020 race.
Japan Times
Rugby / RWC Countdown
Sep 19, 2018

Brave Blossoms icon Goromaru calls for better promotion of Japanese rugby

Rugby icon Ayumu Goromaru is deeply concerned with the status quo surrounding his sport since the Japan's national team's sensational World Cup campaign in 2015.
Japan Times
JAPAN / IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition
Sep 14, 2018

Historical gardens among unique event spaces for rent

Planners appear to be increasingly interested in booking nontraditional venues for their events. From historical buildings to cultural facilities, these unique spaces can transform standard meetings and receptions into exclusive, unforgettable experiences.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2018

Organizers to start accepting applications from prospective Tokyo Games volunteers this month

Organizers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics say they will start accepting applications from volunteers this month with a goal of recruiting 110,000 people by the end of the year.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2018

LGBT hospitality house to be established for 2020 Tokyo Games

An LGBT hospitality house will be set up during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as a place to exchange and distribute information about issues faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
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Sep 3, 2018

Canada's national water polo squad forges new bonds during trip to Japan

Half a world away from home, quality competition is a top priority for the Canada men's national water polo team.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2018

Japan will overhaul Immigration Bureau to create agency for expected surge of blue-collar workers under new status

The move comes as the government seeks to accept more foreign workers and introduce a new status of residence amid a serious labor crunch.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Aug 14, 2018

From the DJ booth, man with ALS taps into tech to brighten future for all

Masatane Muto slowly maneuvers the controller on his power wheelchair with his right hand to move around his Tokyo office.
Eight students recovering after hammer attack at university in Tokyo
Police investigate the scene after eight people were injured by a hammer-wielding woman on Hosei University's Tama campus in Tokyo on Friday afternoon.
Stage set for action-packed New Year Basho with yokozuna promotion battle
Kotozakura is in position to fight his way to a promotion to yokozuna going into the New Year Basho.
Race circuit and resort among post-event proposals for Osaka Expo site
A portion of the Grand Ring at the site of the Osaka Expo during a media tour late last month
Japan's health ministry reports record-high flu cases
A busy street in Tokyo on Dec. 30. The number of influenza patients per clinic, on average, in the final week of December was the highest since health ministry records began in 1999.
U.S. falling behind on aircraft shelters in Asia as China’s missile arsenal grows
Airmen from the U.S. Air Force's 104th Fighter Wing complete post-flight checks on four F-15C fighter jets at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, in October 2023.
Japanese space startup readies for second lunar lander launch
Ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada with the countdown clock for the launch of the startup's lunar lander, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Thursday
Emanuel leaves reform legacy amid historic shifts in U.S.-Japan alliance
Rahm Emanuel professes that the biggest thing he has brought to the U.S.-Japan relationship might be a fresh injection of vitality.
‘Unbound’ breaks NHK period drama tradition with a hero of the common folk
NHK’s latest taiga period drama, “Unbound,” centers on Tsutaya Juzaburo (Ryusei Yokohama), a commoner who becomes a successful bookseller and publisher.
Real wages fall for a fourth month, squeezing Japanese households further
Prices continue to outpace wage increases in Japan.
Hair removal for kids — boosting confidence or preying on insecurities?
Beauty salon Dione, which has over 100 branches nationwide, offers hair removal treatments for children as young as 3 years old. It uses hair removal equipment that emits a special light heated to around 38 degrees Celsius, unlike conventional equipment that involves temperatures of 60 to 80 C.

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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A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
Shed your skin and reinvent yourself in the Year of the Snake
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