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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2019

Japanese Olympic Committee head Tsunekazu Takeda denies accusation of corruption linked to 2020 bid

Takeda's denial followed reports last week that French prosecutors have brought a preliminary charge against him for alleged corruption over bidding for the 2020 Games.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 9, 2019

'Shoe wars' target Japan's endurance runners

As the Tokyo-Hakone Round-Trip College Ekiden Race has grown into one of Japan's biggest sporting competitions, the event has increasingly become somewhat of a showcase event for running shoe manufacturers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2019

Britain stages mass truck jam as practice for chaotic no-deal Brexit

Like a military operation, the project to test how traffic might flow around southeast England in the event of a no-deal Brexit started before dawn. And like many a military operation, it ran into trouble soon after making contact with reality.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jan 5, 2019

Takehiko Nakamura: Kicking around the U.S. for a career in soccer

A U.S. education, says sports fan Nakamura, helped him score a goal in life.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Invest in Italy Roadshow
Dec 28, 2018

Potential in numerous economic fields for investment

The Invest in Italy Roadshow was held on Dec. 13 to promote Japanese direct investment into Italy, organized by the Ministry of Economic Development of Italy, the Italian Trade Agency, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Invitalia and the Embassy of Italy, and supported by the Japan External Trade Organization....
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 24, 2018

Shoma Uno smashes competition to win third straight national title; Daisuke Takahashi finishes second

An injured Shoma Uno captured his third straight title in decisive fashion at the Japan championships on Monday night.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Dec 21, 2018

A tasty lesson in tradition for elementary school students

On Dec. 7, fifth graders at Oji Daigo Elementary School in Tokyo's Kita Ward had the chance to fry up and feast on umami-rich pork using shiokōji, a traditional Japanese fermented condiment.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 14, 2018

A power spot, tucked away on the Shima Peninsula

Four or five years ago, standing alone in front of the clear, gently bubbling waters of Kiyomasa no Ido, a natural spring secreted in woodland at the far end of the Meiji Shrine's iris garden, I strained to detect any sound, but even the noise from car horns was smothered and muted by the grove. If I...
Japan Times
CULTURE
Dec 6, 2018

Counting down to the Year of the Boar: Festivals, foxes and fireworks welcome 2019 in Tokyo

With the end of the year drawing closer, the pressure is on to figure out how to greet the Year of the Boar. If the dwindling number of viewers staying in to watch NHK's annual music showcase "Kohaku Uta Gassen" is any indication, more and more people in the Kanto region are choosing to head out for...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2018

2020 Tokyo Games: Costs related to Japan's scorching summers being factored into the budget

Organizers and the head of the International Olympic Committee's inspection team for the Tokyo 2020 Games on Wednesday said the rising costs associated with preventing heat-related illnesses and injuries to athletes and spectators due to the country's increasingly hotter summers are being factored into...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Dec 1, 2018

Top flight: Japan's drone racers are go!

The tranquility of a warm autumn morning in Chiba Prefecture is broken by three shapes streaking through the sky above a rugby field.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 28, 2018

Music and charity come together at Second Harvest Japan fundraiser

Instant Karma will provide the soundtrack to a night at What the Dickens that hopes to make a difference.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 27, 2018

Rika Kihira will require full arsenal to win Grand Prix Final

Rika Kihira staked her claim as Japan's biggest female skating star with a victory at the Internationaux de France in Grenoble on Saturday night. The triumph clinched a spot in next month's Grand Prix Final for the 16-year-old.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Nov 24, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: Examining the rise of otaku culture

With the number of children shrinking, popular entertainment naturally began targeting the otaku population that didn't hesitate to open their wallets for material many considered juvenile.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2018

As Osaka basks in glow of successful 2025 Expo bid, economic concerns move to the forefront

After Osaka wins the right to hold the event, questions about costs and integrated casino resorts come to the fore.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Nov 18, 2018

Green, social efforts span work, play, unity

Environmental and social factors in particular are what leading food tray container manufacturer FP Corp. (FPCO) incorporates into its core business and daily operation among the much-talked-about ESG (environmental, social and governance) efforts.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 6, 2018

Yuzuru Hanyu amazes again in Helsinki win

Just when you didn't think he could go one better, he did.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2018

In Tokyo, top Hong Kong official insists region's independence and freedoms are secure under 'One Country, Two Systems' policy

The top administrative official in the Hong Kong government attended a symposium in Tokyo on Thursday during her first official visit to Japan, to promote the special Chinese region as a global business hub and a gateway for Japanese firms to advance into mainland China as well as other Asian markets....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 31, 2018

Machina and Shohei Fujimoto pair up for a multimedia performance at Mutek

As Mutek gears up for its third edition in Japan, the festival, which originated in Montreal and now runs in regular installments around the world, looks set to deliver its most robust offering in Tokyo to date.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2018

Emperor, Empress attend their last marine festival during visit to Kochi Prefecture

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Kochi Prefecture on Saturday to attend an annual national festival for the protection of fishery resources and the conservation of marine, river and lake environments.
Reader Mail
Oct 26, 2018

Asanuma's killing re-enacted in U.S.

It should be worth noting that the local Republican Party-sponsored event mentioned in the article,"New York's Andrew Cuomo blasts Trump, Republicans over protest clash" (Oct. 16) included a re-enactment of the 1960 assassination of Japanese socialist party leader Inejiro Asanuma by a young right-wing...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2018

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son won't speak at Saudi investment conference: source

SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son, whose $93 billion Vision Fund drew nearly half its money from Saudi Arabia, canceled a speaking engagement at the kingdom's investment conference this week, a person close to the matter told Reuters.
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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