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Reader Mail
Mar 23, 2018

Trump-Kim talks beat the alternative

When The Japan Times editorializes against a summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un ("Trump rolls the dice on North Korea" in the March 13 issue), one must ask: Why?
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 16, 2018

U.S. special counsel subpoenas Trump Organization for documents in Russia probe: NYT

U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed the Trump Organization for documents, including some related to Russia, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing two people briefed on the matter.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Mar 1, 2018

アマモ再生と里海作りで「豊かな海」に尽力する田中丈裕氏をゲストに迎え、第四回Satoyamaカフェ 2018年3月2日開催

Japan Times Satoyama推進コンソーシアム（代表：末松（神原）弥奈子、株式会社ジャパンタイムズ・代表取締役会長）は、2018年3月2日（金）に「第四回Satoyamaカフェ」を開催します。
Japan Times
PRESS / Services
Feb 9, 2018

ジャパンタイムズ、中国新聞社と記事交換を開始

　株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役社長：堤丈晴）は2018年2月5日、株式会社中国新聞社（本社：広島県広島市中区、代表取締役社長：岡谷義則）と、お互いの記事交換について合意しました。これにより、両社とも自社になかった特徴あるリソースを獲得することになります。...
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
PRESS / Events
Dec 26, 2017

離島をブランド化・村上律子氏をゲストに迎え、
第3回Satoyamaカフェ 2018年1月25日開催

Japan Times Satoyama推進コンソーシアム（代表：末松（神原）弥奈子、株式会社ジャパンタイムズ・代表取締役会長）は、2018年1月25日（木）に「第3回Satoyamaカフェ」を開催します。「Satoyamaカフェ」は、全国各地の里山・里海で活躍している里山資本主義（※）の実践者の方々に東京で講演していただき、地域と東京とのつながりを創出することを目的としています。実践者にとっては、都心で開催することによって「関係人口」へのアプローチを容易にし、将来の協力者の掘り起こしにつながります。また、里山推進の取り組みに関心の高い都心層にとっては、地方へ関わるまたとない機会になります。...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 16, 2017

Showa's not giving up without a fight

The government has decided that the 31st year of Heisei will end with the abdication of Emperor Akihito 120 days into 2019, on April 30. Then on May 1, Crown Prince Naruhito will become emperor and a new nengō (name of the period of reign) will be announced.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 13, 2017

Whether you're Japanese or not, results are what count in music

There are many factors to keep in mind when trying to break into the Japanese music industry as a non-Japanese person. One that might be easy to overlook but ultimately rings true: You're going to have to work hard.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2017

Australia charts a flawed foreign policy course

Canberra has chosen to stick to the U.S. line rather than recognize the reality of China, work to improve relations with Beijing and commit to global organizations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Dec 3, 2017

Uuum CEO thrives helping YouTubers focus on what they do best

Kazuki Kamada lives the life he loves — just like the over 4,000 fellow YouTube creators he works with.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2017

China confirms deployment of fighters to South China Sea island for first time

China has for the first time confirmed the deployment of fighter jets to Woody Island in the disputed South China Sea, state media have reported.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 30, 2017

Basking in afterglow of solid sophomore album, Suchmos reflects on a stellar year

Picking one highlight from 2017 proves a tough task for Suchmos vocalist Yosuke Kasai. The past 11 months have been good for him and his six-member band. They've gone from a Jamiroquai-inspired outfit playing late-night sets at small Shinjuku venues to a national phenomenon, their music moving tens of...
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Nov 20, 2017

Comedian Uchimura to present year-end song contest

NHK announced Nov. 13 that the main presenter for the 68th edition of the annual New Year's eve 'Kohaku Uta Gassen' (Red and White Song Battle) will be Teruyoshi Uchimura, 53, of comedy duo Utchan Nanchan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 4, 2017

Abe: Will he be a man of his many words?

Since his big win in the lower house election on Oct. 22, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been talking about proceeding with measures to revise the Constitution, a project that has been close to his heart for most of his political career. However, during the official campaign period he almost never mentioned...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2017

Trump campaign aide Carter Page met Russian officials in 2016: report

A foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump's presidential campaign met Russian government officials last year, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing testimony he gave earlier in the week to a U.S. congressional committee.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 25, 2017

China says foreign press welcome even as some media outlets excluded from key event

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday told foreign journalists to roam the country and report more, even as five global news organizations found themselves without invitations to cover his speech.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 25, 2017

Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu dealing with new expectations after breaking 10-second mark

Boosted by a nearly ideal tailwind of 1.8 meters per second, Yoshihide Kiryu sprinted across the finish line and glanced at the time clock, anticipating that he might have just achieved something big.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Oct 5, 2017

「メディアのマーケティング戦略と課題について考える～新聞からデジタルまで」10月29日開催

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役社長：堤丈晴）はニュースパーク（日本新聞博物館）と共催で、10月7日から12月24日まで「英字新聞が伝えた『日本』ージャパンタイムズ120年のあゆみ」と題した記念企画展を開催します。会期中は関連企画として、広告・英語教育・英字新聞史など、各分野のスペシャリストによる講演会を計4回予定しています。...
Reader Mail
Sep 29, 2017

Jeff Kingston's column will be missed

I'm very sad to learn that the Counterpoint column by professor Jeff Kingston of Temple University Japan won't appear any longer in The Japan Times.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 13, 2017

Infostellar to improve satellite access with global antenna-sharing platform

Telling satellites what to do is expensive, complicated, and can only be done a few times a day.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Sep 13, 2017

「英字新聞が伝えた『日本』」日本新聞博物館にて開催

　株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役社長：堤丈晴）は、英字新聞The Japan Timesが今年3月に創刊120周年を迎えたことを記念し、「英字新聞が伝えた『日本』ー ジャパンタイムズ120年のあゆみ」と題した記念企画展を10月7日（土）から12月24日（日）まで日本新聞博物館（横浜市）で開催します。...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2017

Is violence the way to fight racism?

If fascism is the danger, a tactic that plainly failed in pre-war Europe is not the answer.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 5, 2017

Special counsel Mueller asks White House for Flynn documents: report

Investigators working for U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating whether President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign colluded with Russia, have asked the White House for documents related to Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser, The New York Times reported Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 1, 2017

Fuji Rock Festival: It may not make sense on paper, but the end results are glorious

This year's Fuji Rock Festival was a damp and turbulent affair, albeit only in the most literal sense. Whatever the formula is for convincing people to blow their entire summer vacation budget on a few days in the Japan Alps — much of which will likely be spent lining up for the toilet, getting drenched...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2017

Foreign IT workers seen as solution to industry shortage

There is a rising demand for IT engineers in Japan as many point out there is a shortage of such professionals domestically. An estimate shows that Japan will face a shortage of close to 600,000 IT-related professionals by 2030.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2017

Imprisoned Japanese Red Army founder Shigenobu holds out hope for revolution

The imprisoned founder of the Japanese Red Army admits her efforts to bring revolution to Japan in the 1970s and '80s ended in failure but she remains optimistic that public protest can check government moves to alter the pacifist Constitution.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 31, 2017

Britain's May could lose majority in June 8 election, projection shows

Prime Minister Theresa May could lose control of parliament in Britain's June 8 election, according to a projection by polling company YouGov, raising the prospect of political deadlock just as formal Brexit talks begin.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2017

Chinese state-run newspaper applauds nation's anti-espionage push after report CIA sources were killed

A controversial state-run Chinese newspaper praised the country's anti-espionage activities in an editorial Monday, just a day after The New York Times reported that Beijing had allegedly killed or imprisoned more than a dozen CIA sources between 2010 and 2012.
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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