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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 6, 2018

'Fukushima Traces: 2017'

March 11-25
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 16, 2018

2017 saw biggest rise in China's holdings of U.S. Treasurys in seven years

In a sign that its demand for American debt remains resilient, China increased its holdings of U.S. Treasurys last year by the most since 2010.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 1, 2018

Libya accord praised as migrant arrivals to Italy by sea fell by a third in 2017

Migrant arrivals to Italy by sea fell by a third in 2017 compared to a year earlier, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday, as Libyan authorities helped to slow departures during the second half of the year.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 31, 2017

20 Questions: The best answers of 2017

What brought you to Japan? I came here for the magic. Osaka is home to some of the best close-up magicians in the world.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 29, 2017

America had a near-record 15 billion-dollar weather disasters in 2017

In the year that President Donald Trump pulled out of the Paris accord and downplayed global warming as a security threat, the U.S. received a harsh reminder of the perils of the rise in the planet's temperature: a destructive rash of hurricanes, fires and floods.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2017

Science stories you might have missed in 2017

Birds barter shrewdly, brainless jellyfish sleep and researchers raise their statistical standards.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2017

2017: A year of ignorance

Economic growth has become a deeply flawed measure of the health, welfare, dynamic vigor, balance and contentment of a nation.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 19, 2017

A year filled with standing ovations

While 2017 featured many great stage productions and performances, these were among the standouts:
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Dec 7, 2017

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Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Nov 24, 2017

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Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Nov 10, 2017

November 11, 2017

Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 27, 2017

The faces of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2017

The 30th Tokyo International Film Festival, which opened on Wednesday, is screening a variety of cinema from all over the world at various venues in Tokyo. The festival runs until Nov. 3, when the jury will announce the winning films from the competition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2017

Japan welcomes record 13.34 million overseas visitors in first half of 2017

The number of foreign nationals who entered Japan in the first half of 2017 jumped 16.4 percent from a year earlier to 13.34 million, the highest level ever on a half-year basis, the Justice Ministry has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2017

Japan accepts three refugees in first half of 2017, despite record number of asylum seekers

Japan accepted just three refugees in the first half of 2017 despite receiving a record 8,561 fresh asylum applications, the government said Tuesday, highlighting the nation's reluctance to accept immigrants.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2017

Abe trots out tax hike issue again before snap election to boost LDP chances

The controversy over increasing the consumption tax won't be unfamiliar to those who follow modern Japanese politics, as earlier proposals have proven unpopular with voters throughout the postwar years and have even doomed previous administrations.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 22, 2017

September 23, 2017

Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 9, 2017

September 9, 2017

Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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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