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Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 18, 2022

Lionel Messi's Argentina in World Cup final showdown with France

Argentina supporters will dominate Lusail Stadium outside Doha, with at least 40,000 estimated to be in the Qatari capital.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / 2022 in Review
Dec 17, 2022

Art came alive in the great outdoors in 2022

Major art events returned to far-flung locales with tactile and communal experiences in nature.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 17, 2022

All I want for Christmas is fewer illuminations in Japan

Tokyo in December is all lit up with more glitz than good cheer.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / 2022 in Review
Dec 16, 2022

Marginalized voices in film spoke louder in 2022

While Ryusuke Hamaguchi's 'Drive My Car' and Chie Hayakawa's 'Plan 75' received wide acclaim at home and abroad, the Japanese film industry took stock of a sobering reality.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 14, 2022

NASA to conduct first global water survey from space

The advanced radar satellite is designed to give scientists an unprecedented view of the planet, shedding new light on the mechanics and consequences of climate change.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 14, 2022

French rugby in turmoil as Bernard Laporte gets suspended sentence

The verdict comes only nine months before the 2023 Rugby World Cup kicks off in France.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Dec 12, 2022

Hiroshima stepping up preparations to host G7 summit

Works include repairs to roads and new road lighting, which comes following the securing in September of a u00a51.68 billion supplementary budget.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Dec 12, 2022

Miyagi fisheries industry fears impact of treated radioactive water release

The water, which contains hard-to-remove tritium, is expected to be discharged to the ocean from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant as early as next spring.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 8, 2022

These are not the most expensive cities — unless you are an expat

Lists of the world's priciest urban centers assume you're a tennis-playing, vermouth-drinking expat paid in dollars with a maid and a car.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2022

Key iPhone supplier expects orders to drop on weak tech demand

Apple has trimmed iPhone output on softening demand and may slash production further.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 8, 2022

‘Dr. Coto's Clinic 2022’: Heartwarming drama offers predictable prognosis

Much of the original cast from Fuji TV's 2003 drama “Dr. Koto's Clinic” return for this feature film about the highs and lows of life as an island physician.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 8, 2022

Now arriving: Yayoi Kusama and Kiki Smith’s Grand Central Madison mosaics

Beach scenes, wild turkeys and fantastic abstract forms in glass grace the M.T.A.'s new Long Island Rail Road terminal, with works by other artists.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Dec 5, 2022

Okinawa's remote islands near Taiwan planning for defense contingencies

Plans prepared under the Civil Protection Law cover situations such as armed attacks from outside the country and emergency responses to incidents such as acts of terrorism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Dec 5, 2022

Japan's dairy farmers squeezed despite retail price hikes as costs soar

Raw milk prices have been raised to support dairy farmers suffering from soaring fuel and feed costs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / Longform
Dec 5, 2022

Armed with anime avatars, Japan bids to conquer the metaverse

The nation's penchant for online anonymity and well-established love of virtual idols could boost adoption, but early attempts offer cautionary tales.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Dec 3, 2022

To bestselling gaming franchises, what are voice actors worth?

When a voice actor took to Twitter to complain about low wages, it was only the beginning of a drawn-out controversy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2022

What makes a fascist?

Parties or regimes exhibiting certain features might not be fascist today; but they could become so in predictable ways.
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2022

Kishida's asset income plan marks departure from focus on wealth redistribution

Promoting investments in financial products such as stocks and changes to investment vehicles may primarily benefit the wealthy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 29, 2022

Elon Musk says Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter

The billionaire attacked the iPhone maker with a flurry of tweets Monday, saying the company had cut its Twitter advertising and threatened to bump the social network from Apple's app store.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Nov 28, 2022

Fukushima firm turns vegetable waste into eco-friendly plastic

The technology could enable cellulose to be mass-produced at a fraction of the usual price.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Nov 28, 2022

Chuhai Labs takes a democratic approach to running its game studio

A former Nintendo employee takes what he learned from the gaming behemoth and aims to improve upon it at his own game studio.
Japan Times
LIFE
Nov 28, 2022

Beauty over brains: Japan’s skin-deep university pageants

The contests perpetuate a culture that often places women in rigid gender roles, and have seen some contestants face abuse and harassment from organizers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Nov 28, 2022

10 years in making, Tohoku regional banks taking on new challenges

Human resource development and smartphone apps are among the initiatives being adopted by financial institutions in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2022

Japanese firms re-imagine offices to make them hubs of communication

Whether staffers are mostly working remotely or in person, firms have a similar concept in mind — that the office should be a place to strengthen networks within the organization.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Nov 24, 2022

Tender wagyu, other delicacies hail from clean lands of Tottori

Among many delicacies in Japan, Tottori Wagyu beef and its history is worth learning to make one’s gastronomic life rich. Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai and Shinsuke Nakajima, Executive Managing Director and Executive Chef of New Otani Co., Ltd. talked about the charms of the wagyu as well as other produce...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 24, 2022

‘She Is Me, I Am Her’: A masterful portrayal of pandemic life

Actor Nahana delivers powerful performances as four different characters in Mayu Nakamura's omnibus film about the loneliness of the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Nov 21, 2022

Prized marbled wagyu at crossroads as industry shifts focus to fat quality

With the graying of the population and increasing health consciousness, a growing number of consumers are preferring lean meat.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Nov 21, 2022

Hokkaido zoos and aquariums struggle to cope as feed and energy prices rise

The facilities are unable to reduce the amount of feed or fuel they use without impacting animal welfare.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
'Chikan' incidents rise as Japan grapples with mental health and cultural challenges
Overcrowded trains and a lack of legal consequences for groping in Japan have led to a rise in "chikan," or groping, which has been linked to a mental condition and compounded by cultural stigmas.
China halts critical rare earth exports as trade war intensifies
Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, in China's Jiangsu province, in October 2010.
A new tour of Tokyo’s most underground attraction
When you stare into the abyss at the bottom of the No. 3 shaft of the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, the abyss stares back.
Japan’s population shrinks for the 14th consecutive year
Japan’s population has been falling year on year since 2011 after peaking in 2008.
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Sumo's throwback regional tours offer glimpse into sport's heart and history
Kirishima (behind) battles Atamifuji during a regional tour event in Hyogo Prefecture in 2023.
China’s new bridge-forming barges offer new options for Taiwan invasion
This satellite image taken on March 25 shows three Chinese barges connected via extendable bridges in waters off Zhanjiang, in southern China's Guangdong province. Experts say the new barges could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan.
The man who helps Japanese figure skaters stay sharp
Kimitaka Sakurai displays a sharpening stone for working on skate blades, in Yokohama on March 28. Regular sharpening is crucial for maintaining optimal performance and reducing skaters’ risk of injury on the ice.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.
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