Tag - ac-japan

 
Menu
Search
 
July 06, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

AC JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 19, 2023
Two-thirds of Japanese remain interested in Takeshima dispute, survey finds
While more older people voiced an interest in the issue, just 38.2% of respondents between the ages of 18 and 29 said the issue garnered their attention.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 19, 2023
Japan conveys spy balloon concerns to China as two sides agree to security talks
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told Chinese foreign policy chief Wang Yi that a flying object from any country entering Japan's airspace without permission would constitute an intrusion.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 19, 2023
All eyes on Yu Darvish in Japan's WBC camp
Like the other four members of the team who play in MLB, the Padres right-hander is prohibited from taking part in any exhibitions before March 5.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs 17,132 new cases
The number of seriously ill patients fell by 11 from Friday to 221 while a total of 87 deaths were reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 18, 2023
Japan and China eye security dialogue this month amid balloon spat
Potential topics of conversation include Japan's National Security Strategy, which was updated in December, and the situation over Taiwan, in addition to the suspected spy balloons.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2023
China naval helicopter flies near ship in Japan's economic zone
Tokyo urged Beijing to prevent any similar occurrences in the future, after the chopper came roughly 150-200 meters from the vessel in waters northwest of Okinawa on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2023
Germany wants to team up with Japan in securing raw materials
Raw material security and linking the two nations’ strategies will top the agenda at upcoming talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 17, 2023
Hajime Moriyasu approached about throwing out first pitch at WBC opener
Japan national soccer team manager Hajime Moriyasu said Friday he has been approached about throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at Japan's first game of the upcoming World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 1,272 new cases
Ten deaths among COVID-19 patients were reported in the capital, with the number of severely ill patients under Tokyo's criteria unchanged from the previous day at 16.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2023
Bilateral defense deals between Tokyo and Manila could reshape Indo-Pacific security
Philippine President Marcos visited Tokyo seeking key partners in the region to play a pivotal role in Manila’s new foreign policy direction.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2023
South Korean defense paper describes Japan as close neighbor
Document says Japan is a close neighbor with which South Korea shares values and should build a future-oriented cooperative relationship.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 17, 2023
Sony chip unit sees limited impact from recent export curbs to China
Sony is the world's largest maker of image sensors widely used in smartphones and autos.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2023
Limited impact on South Korean waters from Fukushima release, study claims
The South Korean government analysis comes as the country's President Yoon Suk-yeol seeks to improve relations with Japan after years of tensions.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 17, 2023
Nadeshiko Japan's offensive woes continue in loss to Brazil in SheBelieves Cup
Nadeshiko Japan failed to score for the third straight match after falling 4-0 against England and 1-0 to Spain in November friendlies in Spain.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 17, 2023
Post office in Saitama robbed by man with knife, leaving two workers injured
The robber, who was reported to have been wearing a hood, entered Kawaguchi Namiki Post Office at around 1:40 p.m. before demanding that a teller give him money.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 16, 2023
Looking back 20 years to learn lessons from the U.S.-Japan chip war
Today, China has military ambition that Japan did not, and the U.S. doesn’t have the monopoly on chip technologies that it once had.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2023
South Korean victims of Japan forced labor accuse Seoul of rushing compensation
The two countries have been at odds over 2018 rulings by South Korea's Supreme Court that ordered Japanese firms to compensate some of the forced laborers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2023
GSDF and U.S. Marines start large-scale joint drills in southwest Japan
About 800 Japanese, mainly from the GSDF's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, and some 900 Americans are expected to be involved in the exercises.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 1,454 new cases
The number of coronavirus patients with severe symptoms fell by 12 from Tuesday to 258. New COVID-19 deaths came to 165.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 16, 2023
Japanese bookstore's revival in China deepens cultural ties
The original Uchiyama Shoten bookstore in Shanghai was a hub of literary exchange between Japan and China.
Mercury hits 39.3 degrees Celsius in Shizuoka
Pedestrians shelter themselves from the sun using parasols as they cross a street in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on Thursday. The temperature in Tokyo hit 35 degrees Celsius just after noon on Thursday, the first time so far this year.
Record 19,000 people with dementia reported missing in Japan in 2023
Municipalities across the country have been devising various ways to keep track of the whereabouts of individuals with dementia.
Weak yen inflicts major damage to small and midsize businesses, survey says
The weakness of the yen is posing a big problem for small and midsize businesses. As for desired exchange rates, 69.5％ said they want the yen trading between ¥110 and ¥135 to the dollar.
Kyoto men accused of forcing disabled person into washing machine
The Kyoto Prefectural Police headquarters in the city of Kyoto. Questioning of a worker with an intellectual disability who was forced into an industrial washing machine has revealed further past instances of abuse, leading Kyoto police to investigate potential bullying in the workplace.
Japan faces shortage of almost a million foreign workers in 2040
A Vietnamese worker harvests tomatoes at a farm in Asahi, Chiba Prefecture.
Weak yen slows overseas summer travel recovery
The weak yen continues to attract visitors from abroad, while travelers from Japan are rethinking their plans amid rising costs.
Shareholder revolts in Japan put proxy advisory firms in the hot seat
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Tokyo
Asking for food substitutions at a Japanese restaurant
With the vegan lifestyle becoming more popular in recent years, Japanese restaurants and inns have begun to offer more vegetarian options.
Over 80 nursing homes in Japan went bankrupt in first half
A nursing home in Ishikawa Prefecture. Wage increases in other industries have made the nursing care sector less attractive.
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.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

Longform

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Vol. 37: Summer festivals in Tohoku
Vol. 37: Summer festivals in Tohoku

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER