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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 26, 2021

A look behind the scenes with Godzilla, the ‘king of monsters’

Norman England's new book, 'Behind the Kaiju Curtain,' gives an insider's take on Japan's kaiju016b craftsmanship and monster movie-making.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 26, 2021

When Japanese borrows the words from another language, but not their meanings

Loanwords can prove tricky in Japanese. Once a word is imported, it can take on a whole other meaning to that of the language it originated in.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Nov 25, 2021

Does the sports world still need China?

The rewards for international sports leagues doing business in China are plain: lucrative broadcast deals and millions of new consumers. But the risks are also clear.
Japan Times
Hungary report 2021
Nov 24, 2021

Hungary and Japan display a close affinity for one another

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2021

Rich countries’ double standards on taxation

By refusing to pay their fair share of taxes, the world's wealthiest actors rob poorer countries of the revenue they desperately need to confront the pandemic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 19, 2021

Angels' Shohei Ohtani named American League MVP

Ohtani becomes the first Japanese player to win an MVP award since Ichiro Suzuki in 2001
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Nov 13, 2021

Buffaloes and Swallows go from worst to first to set up improbable, intriguing Japan Series

The 2021 Japan Series will be the setting of the ultimate rags-to-riches story.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Nov 11, 2021

China’s Winter Olympic medal forecast clouded by pandemic

China can expect a host nation bump in the medal standings at next year's Winter Olympics, but predicting exactly how well the country will do in Beijing is proving to be an unprecedented challenge for Simon Gleave and his team.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2021

China must restore growth or face economic uncertainty

China's experience over the past 40 years shows that without decent growth, financial stability is difficult to achieve.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 24, 2021

Retiring greats get deserved curtain calls as NPB season wraps up

The tradition of giving Japanese veterans hanging up their gloves one last chance to stand in front of a cheering crowd is one that should be cherished.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2021

Facebook plans to rebrand company with new name, report says

The rebranding would come at a time when Facebook is under fire from regulators, lawmakers and activists.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 18, 2021

Colin Powell, U.S. Army general-turned-top diplomat, dies at 84

Powell, the first African American to be U.S. secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died Monday due to complications from COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2021

Former U.S. President Clinton improving but will remain hospitalized

The former president's spokesperson Angel Urena said that Clinton's white blood count has decreased, indicating his health is improving.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 15, 2021

A.Q. Khan: A hero in Pakistan, a nuclear villain elsewhere

Western governments believe Khan was instrumental in advancing Pyongyang's nuclear program, trading his enrichment technology for North Korea's ballistic missiles.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2021

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton recovering from infection in hospital, doctors say

Clinton went to the hospital after feeling fatigued and was diagnosed with an infection of the bloodstream.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Oct 14, 2021

U.S. star Allyson Felix says she was never chasing Carl Lewis

Allyson Felix said surpassing Carl Lewis as the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete was "never a goal" but that it was "amazing" to have achieved the feat after winning her 11th Olympic medal at the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 14, 2021

Some 70 years ago it was taboo to deploy the SDF for disaster relief. Today it's indispensable.

Today, it is almost a given that the SDF will be called upon to assist local communities and prefectures after a disaster. But, 70 years ago, it was basically forbidden.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2021

Beijing Olympic sponsors face a $110 billion dilemma

Outside of China, politicians and human rights groups have been pushing the companies to use their platform to condemn Beijing's treatment of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 12, 2021

Raiders coach Jon Gruden resigns after penning homophobic and misogynistic emails

NFL officials found Gruden had casually and frequently unleashed toxic language for over seven years, denigrating people around the game and mocking momentous changes for the league.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 11, 2021

Wilder-Fury trilogy yields path to unified title rather than another rematch

Fury and Wilder's series immediately joins other dramatic heavyweight trilogies as must-see material for serious fans of boxing. The pair now rank alongside Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, and Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2021

Brexit cold turkey: U.K. tries to kick 25-year imported labor habit

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit experiment — unique among major economies — has further strained supply chains already creaking.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / OBITUARY
Oct 4, 2021

David Jack: ‘One of the most inspiring people’ in Kansai

David Jack, who passed away last month due to a stroke, helmed Kansai Time Out, a lifeline for the non-Japanese community between 1977 and 2009.
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
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
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.”

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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