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Rugby
May 16, 2019

Scotland's Stuart Hogg looks ahead to rematch with Brave Blossoms

Scotland fullback Stuart Hogg admits the autumn heat in Japan could hamper his team's chances of claiming a Rugby World Cup quarterfinal spot at the host nation's expense later this year.
EDITORIALS
May 14, 2019

Key index shows the economy is 'worsening'

Is the Abe administration's economic boom over?
BUSINESS
May 9, 2019

Once opposed by Republicans, U.S. Senate OKs EXIM Bank nominees and restores lending powers

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Donald Trump's choice of three new board members of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, filling vacancies that had long prevented the agency from financing large sales of exports such as commercial aircraft.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 5, 2019

Austrian far-right leader ramps up anti-immigration rhetoric ahead of European elections

The head of Austrian junior coalition partner and far-right Freedom Party pledged on Sunday to fight "creeping Islamization," doubling down on his anti-immigration stance ahead of European elections on May 23.
EDITORIALS
May 4, 2019

Address the vacant home problem

The government is doing a poor job of fixing the ever-worsening problem of unused houses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2019

Snap!: 'Avengers: Endgame' shatters records with $1.2 billion opening weekend

The Avengers broke all kinds of box office records as a young, male audience lined up for days to get tickets for its opening weekend even in the era of streaming content.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2019

Watch out U.K. conservatives, Farage is coming after you

The anti-EU militant's new Brexit Party seeks seats in the European Parliament, but his larger ambition is realigning British politics.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 26, 2019

Largest uncut diamond in recent history found in Botswana mine

Lucara Diamond Corp. has unearthed the largest uncut diamond in recent history in its Karowe mine in Botswana, the Canadian company said on Thursday, beating its own record discovery from November 2015 that it struggled to sell for nearly two years.
Japan Times
Vietnam report 2019
Apr 26, 2019

Supporting Vietnam’s booming construction industry

Vietnam has one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The country’s construction industry is booming and new infrastructure, high-rise buildings and private housing projects are shaping the skylines of cities across the country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 25, 2019

Is a new era dawning for women in politics?

Last Sunday's local elections saw the largest number of female assembly and mayoral candidates being elected ever.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 25, 2019

Snarky Puppy lets Japanese fans sink their teeth into its new album 'Immigrance'

Snarky Puppy is back with a new album, 'Immigrance,' and is currently on a world tour. Bassist and band-leader Michael League talks to The Japan Times about Grammy success, why 'Immigrance' is likely to be the band's last studio album and what to expect next from the Pups.
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BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court takes up major gay and transgender job discrimination cases

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether U.S. law banning workplace discrimination on the basis of sex protects gay and transgender workers, as the conservative-majority court waded into a fierce dispute involving a divisive social issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Apr 21, 2019

Worker influx ignites resort island rent bubble on Miyakojima

An influx of construction workers to meet the demands of the tourism boom on the Okinawan resort island of Miyakojima is creating severe apartment shortages, sending rents higher.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Apr 19, 2019

Culture, industry before a backdrop of scenic rice field

On Jan. 1, Niigata Port celebrated its 150th anniversary since opening. One of the first five ports in Japan open to foreign trade, business was active and Niigata's Kitamaebune ships transported a variety of both international and domestic goods and supplies to and from the area to be distributed throughout...
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 18, 2019

Nadeshiko's Saki Kumagai a finalist for BBC honor

With over 100 international caps and six seasons of service for women's soccer titan Olympique Lyonnais, defender Saki Kumagai is already recognized by those in the know as one of the sport's top players.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 18, 2019

Kyotographie 2019: It's in the space

The banner image for "Vibe," the seventh edition of the Kyotographie International Photography Festival, is Scotsman Albert Watson's sepia-tinted portrait of Ryuichi Sakamoto, which was used for the musician's 1989 album "Beauty." It's an outrageously self-indulgent image, but so gorgeous, and the album...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Regional voices: Chubu
Apr 15, 2019

Youth turnout a worry in Japan's first quadrennial elections under new voting age of 18

The first quadrennial unified local elections to be held after the voting age was lowered to 18 in June 2015 are being hampered by concerns about the youngest voters' low voting rate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 12, 2019

Is a lack of money behind Japan's drought of local political candidates?

In an Asahi Shimbun editorial published March 30, a week before nationwide elections were held for prefectural and municipal assemblies on April 7, the newspaper fretted about the state of local politics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 11, 2019

Must Japan's humanities go global?

There's a need for Japan humanities perspectives to be heard more by foreign audiences abroad, to have greater influence in international scholarship and the global public sphere.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 9, 2019

As 'Brexodus' gap leaves U.K. short of nurses, Filipino candidates struggle with IELTS English test

Bracing for life after Brexit, U.K. hospitals badly need more nurses like Filipino Jobie Escalona. But she twice flunked the English language test that is required to get there, in which she was asked to write about topics such as the merits of immigration and computer education in school.
EDITORIALS
Apr 8, 2019

The falling voter turnout and no-vote elections

Voters cannot be expected to hold a strong interest in local elections — or even in local autonomy — if they are not given choices or chances to vote in the elections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2019

Trudeau licks wounds and tries to change channel on SNC-Lavalin scandal

Justin Trudeau is trying to move on after the most bruising two months of his time in office — but the damage may already be done.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.

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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