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Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 15, 2018
Made men: Tokyo-based 'yakuza' talent agency delivers the real deal
They aren't just acting tough; they really are tough.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 7, 2018
Record 70,000 people rushed to hospitals since April 30 amid scorching Japan heat wave
Scorching summer heat has sent more than 70,000 people to hospitals across the country over the last three months, far exceeding the previous annual record set in 2013, government data showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2018
Japan proposes 15% hike in bluefin catch quotas
Sushi-hungry Japan hopes the other nine members of an international fisheries panel will agree that bluefin tuna stocks are recovering quickly enough to withstand its proposal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2018
Driver's licenses in Japan to start showing expiration date using Western calendar
Japan's driver's licenses will start to indicate their expiration date using the Western calendar instead of the Japanese calendar, a draft of revised traffic law regulations showed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2018
Katsura Imperial Villa to allow more visitors, charge ¥1,000 from November
The Katsura Imperial Villa, or Katsura-Rikyu, located in Kyoto and originally built as a holiday home for the Imperial family, will welcome more visitors from Nov. 1 at a charge of ¥1,000 for those aged 18 or older, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2018
Japan to promote LGBT tourism in disaster-hit Tohoku
The Reconstruction Agency is launching an initiative in the hopes of drawing LGBT tourists to the Tohoku region as it looks to attract more foreign visitors.
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2018
After deadly heat wave, typhoon could hit Honshu over the weekend
The season's 12th typhoon, which was upgraded from a tropical cyclone early Wednesday, is expected to intensify in force and reach waters near the Ogasawara Islands on Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 19, 2018
Corporate ekiden champion Moeno Nakamura fails drug test
Women's corporate ekiden road relay champion Moeno Nakamura has been suspended and her team stripped of its title after she tested positive for a banned substance, the Japan Anti-Doping Agency announced Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 19, 2018
Crime in Japan dips to lowest postwar level through first half of 2018
The number of recorded crimes in Japan continued to decrease through the first half of 2018 to a level unseen in the postwar period, mainly due to falling theft rates, preliminary police data showed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2018
Number of foreign visitors to Japan up 15.6% in first half of 2018
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan from January to June rose 15.6 percent from the same period a year earlier to 15.89 million, a record for the first half of the year, the Japan Tourism Agency said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2018
12 dead, nearly 10,000 taken to hospitals last week as ongoing heat wave engulfs Japan
Temperatures soared to more than 35 C, with cities in central Japan seeing the highest levels this year at about 40 C, the weather agency said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2018
Death toll from west Japan downpours and flooding reaches 126
The death toll from torrential rains in western Japan passes the 100 mark and many people are still missing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2018
Emperor Akihito resumes official duties after bout of nausea
Emperor Akihito, who had been resting for the last few days after suffering nausea and other symptoms, resumed his official duties in earnest Thursday by attending a ceremony to welcome new ambassadors, the Imperial Household Agency said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2018
Japan land prices rise 0.7%, showing higher gains for second year
Foreign visitor numbers and redevelopment in urban areas are generating healthy demand.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2018
Japan to reinforce police gun holsters to prevent firearm theft
The National Police Agency is accelerating plans to reinforce police officers' gun holsters and safety straps so their firearms cannot be stolen, agency officials said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2018
Record number of climbers stranded on Japanese mountains in 2017
Police say a boom in the popularity of mountaineering has led many inexperienced climbers to venture into more isolated, challenging terrain.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2018
At least four killed, more than 300 injured after strong earthquake rattles Osaka
One of the most powerful earthquakes to rock the Kansai region in decades struck Osaka and neighboring prefectures Monday morning, leaving at least four people dead and more than 300 injured.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2018
Osaka earthquake: Useful links and resources
Here is a collection of links in English and Japanese that might prove useful in dealing with the earthquake that struck the Osaka region Monday morning:
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2018
60,000 elderly drivers in Japan suspected of having dementia during license renewal: police
The revised road traffic law, which requires elderly drivers to see a doctor if dementia is suspected during a preliminary screening, took effect on March 12 last year.
JAPAN
May 28, 2018
Japan declares early start of rainy season in northern Kyushu and Shikoku
The rainy season appears to have begun in northern Kyushu and Shikoku, the Meteorological Agency announced Monday.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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