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COMMENTARY / World
May 21, 2023

The International Space Station is a model for a better world

As the Russians just reminded us, the science lab in the sky run by them, the Americans and others is the alternative to nationalism and war.
JAPAN
May 8, 2023

Woman injured after can explodes at train station in Tokyo

Security camera footage shows a man placing an apparent coffee can near a ticket machine at Nishi-Arai Station before walking away. The man has been taken into custody.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 10, 2023

Police probe link between murder and apparent suicide at Nagoya train station

A woman was found lying with a knife in her chest in the platform waiting room at Moto-Kasadera Station, soon after a man died after being hit by a train at the same station.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 21, 2019

Boeing delays flight test to International Space Station, sources say

Boeing has delayed by at least three months its first uncrewed flight to the International Space Station under NASA's human spaceflight program, and pushed its crewed flight until November, industry sources said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 9, 2019

Unmanned SpaceX capsule returns to Earth after successful mission to ISS

An unmanned capsule from Elon Musk's SpaceX splashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, successfully completing a mission crucial to NASA's long-delayed quest to resume human space flight from U.S. soil later this year.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Jul 21, 2017

ジャパンタイムズは「テレワーク・デイ」に参加します

 株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社︓東京都港区、代表取締役社⻑︓堤丈晴)は、7⽉24⽇(⽉)に実施されるテレワーク国⺠運動プロジェクト「テレワーク・デイ」に参加するとともに、8⽉31⽇(⽊)までの1ヵ⽉間を⾃主的な「テレワーク推奨⽉間」と定めて社員の柔軟な働き⽅を促進します。...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2017

China planning 'monitoring station' on hotly contested South China Sea shoal

China is planning to build an "environmental monitoring station" on a hotly disputed reef at the center of an ongoing territorial row over the South China Sea, according to a top official who administers Beijing's regional island claims.
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JAPAN
Oct 23, 2016

Shibuya's tourism car gets Sanrio makeover to ward off Halloween chaos

In a bid to thwart the more rambunctious revelers who gather in Shibuya Crossing on Halloween night, the green train car and information center in front Shibuya Station has been dressed up to look like Sanrio's popular character Pom Pom Purin.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2016

Chinese TV station apologizes for showing map excluding Taiwan

A Chinese television station has apologized after showing a map on a talent show that did not include self-ruled Taiwan as being part of China, one of Beijing's most sensitive political issues.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Aug 26, 2016

Atariya makes stopping at Shin-Osaka Station a treat

For most people, Shin-Osaka Station is a transit stop rather than a destination. That's understandable as there's not too much to stick around for. But if you're at a loss for food options, at least there's Atariya, a family-run soba restaurant that's a 10-minute walk from the station.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2016

Blind man's death at subway station reignites call for safety barriers

The death of a blind man who tumbled onto the tracks of a Tokyo subway station revives calls to expedite the installation of platform gates.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 21, 2016

China to launch 'core module' for space station around 2018

China will launch a "core module" for its first space station some time around 2018, a senior official told the state-run news agency Xinhua on Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Apr 9, 2016

New places to shop and an all-inclusive way to approach fashion

Diesel adds to the family
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JAPAN
Apr 4, 2016

New all-in-one bus terminal opens at Tokyo's Shinjuku Station

A new transportation hub consolidating all 19 bus stations around JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo opened Monday to streamline services and reduce congestion in the area.

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