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Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2023
COVID measures will be up to Japan's businesses after downgrade
Requests for customers to sanitize their hands or have their temperatures taken are largely based on guidelines created by industries and will likely be less common after May 8.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2023
Japanese and Chinese foreign ministers to hold talks in Beijing
Yoshimasa Hayashi will be the first Japanese foreign minister to visit China since December 2019.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2023
Japan tightens chip gear exports as U.S. seeks to contain China
Tokyo’s move follows months of lobbying by the U.S. to get Japan to join it in tightening shipments of semiconductor tools to China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2023
Japan’s COVID vaccine orders lacked solid estimate of demand, watchdog says
The health ministry failed to show enough grounds for its decision to procure a total of 882 million vaccine doses for the government-funded vaccination drive, the Board of Audit said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2023
Going overboard: The flap over Volodymyr Zelenskyy's wooden paddle gift explained
Only months after the prime minister's son caused a stir over a shopping spree, Kishida is now under fire again for two more minor blunders.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 956 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases came to 819.6, compared to 605.0 a week earlier.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 30, 2023
Yu Darvish's cool key to Japan's World Baseball Classic triumph
Darvish was the center of attention in Miyazaki, where the team trained, going above and beyond the important role the team manager envisioned for the 10-year MLB veteran.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2023
'We are not ready': An interview with Taiwan's former military chief
Beijing says it wants a peaceful unification but refuses to rule out force, prompting Taiwan to ramp up defenses and fortify alliances with the democratic leaders around the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2023
'We need a more effective way to defend ourselves,' says Taiwan's former military chief
Speaking to the Japan Times in Taipei, retired Adm. Lee Hsi-min called for called for a pivot in the island's approach to warfare, as well as its related purchases.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2023
South Korea's Yoon vows to seek public consent for Fukushima water release
The South Korean president had said previously that he believes his predecessor Moon Jae-in 'had avoided efforts to understand,' preventing the public from becoming aware of Japan's plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 1,002 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases stood at 812.7, up 42% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2023
Japan's top diplomat set for first visit to China since 2019
As Tokyo presses for the release of a detained Japanese national, Yoshimasa Hayashi has set his sights on a visit to China in an effort to right foundering ties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 29, 2023
Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi’s party after poll boycott
The National League for Democracy was among 40 parties that failed to submit an application within the 60-day deadline required under a new law mandating registration for planned elections.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 29, 2023
Japan's WBC hero Shohei Ohtani tops MLB with record $65 million
Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani will make a one-season Major League Baseball record $65 million this year in salary and endorsements, Forbes magazine reported on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2023
South Korea lodges protest with Japan over new textbooks' descriptions
The concerns centered around textbooks that contained expressions about thorny issues related to territory and history, including claims over a group of islets.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2023
Chinese authorities take down pirated Japanese anime site
The website b9good was one of the largest online sources of pirated anime, with around 95% of its users accessing the site from Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2023
Japan, Philippines and U.S. to set up three-way security framework
Philippine officials said the proposal to initiate a three-way security dialogue was put forward by Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2023
Russia test-fires anti-ship cruise missiles in Sea of Japan
Two Moskit cruise missiles, developed during the Soviet era, attacked a mock enemy warship about 100 kilometers away.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 28, 2023
As ties crumble, Chinese spy law could see more Japanese citizens detained
Since China passed its counterespionage law in 2014, 17 Japanese nationals have been detained in the country for allegedly engaging in spy-related activities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Tokyo top 1,000
The capital reported 1,001 new infections Tuesday, up by about 120 from a week earlier as the seven-day average came to 722.9, rising from 635.7 a week before.
Russia sends waves of troops to the front in a brutal style of fighting
People stand near the scene of a strike on industrial buildings in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 17.
Why it feels like everyone in the world is heading to Japan right now
Foreign tourists visit Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo on June 14.
Mount Fuji begins charging entrance fees as overtourism prevention measure
Tourists in front of the restaurant and shopping area of Mount Fuji's 5th Station, which leads to the popular Yoshida trail for hikers climbing the mountain, in Narusawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 19.
Japan to offer average of ¥2,125 per month in subsidies for utility bills
The central government will provide subsidies to slash electricity and city gas bills of ¥4 per kilowatt-hour of electricity and ¥17.5 per cubic meter of city gas.
Guiding Japan through the challenges of overtourism
Tour guide and history buff Rory Dent left his job at a U.K.-based tour operator to move to Japan and start his own business.
Japan’s basketball stars set sights on glory at Paris Games
Lakers forward Rui Hachimura will be a key part of Japan's Olympic ambitions this summer.
Japan looks farther out to sea for overdue wind power boost
Wind turbines near New Brighton, England. According to the International Energy Agency, Japan could produce over 900% of its energy demand with offshore wind alone.
Craft beer, craftsmanship and a family of reinvention
Ryosuke Kunisawa hopes his "concept brewpub" serves as a focal point for an image change for the salaryman epicenter that is the Shimbashi neighborhood.
Fear still matters to Junji Ito
Horror artist Junji Ito adds just a dash of comedy to his work, though he aims for it to be understated. “If it’s truly a horror story, the humor must be restrained and more veiled,” he says.
At Tony’s Pizza, ‘New York style’ is a state of mind
Kamekichi Fujiwara has been making 'New York-style' pizza in Tokyo's Kichijoji neighborhood since 1967.

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Tour guide and history buff Rory Dent left his job at a U.K.-based tour operator to move to Japan and start his own business.
Guiding Japan through the challenges of overtourism
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