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SOCCER
Aug 25, 2016
Blatter makes appearance at CAS to appeal six-year ban
Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter appeared before sport's highest tribunal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), on Thursday to appeal against his six-year ban from soccer.
OLYMPICS
Aug 9, 2016
Swiss court rejects two Russians' bid to place track ban on hold
Two Russian track and field athletes have failed in a bid to have their ban from the Olympics put on hold.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2016
Tokyo forum urges working women to think big, bring diversity
Women in Japan should not hesitate to dream big and have the confidence to develop their careers in order to boost diversity in the workplace, panelists at Japan's largest annual conference for working women said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 8, 2016
Japan-U.S. research team develops toxic gas sensor that can connect to smartphones
Groups of researchers in Japan and the U.S. have jointly developed a material — a coated carbon nanotube — that could realize a low-cost, easy-to-carry toxic gas sensor that works with smartphones.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 1, 2016
In a first, genome-editing used to make immunodeficient marmosets for insight into human diseases
In a world's first, Japanese researchers produce immunodeficient marmosets via genome-editing technology to study maladies that more closely resemble human diseases.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
May 1, 2016
Cars leak hazardous chemicals after freight train derails in Washington, D.C.
A CSX freight train derailed Sunday morning in northeastern Washington, D.C., with several cars overturned and leaking hazardous liquids near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station, the District of Columbia Fire Department tweeted.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2016
Students from rural areas, poor families at academic disadvantage: OECD study
Students living in rural regions of Japan are more likely to underperform academically compared to their peers from urban areas, according to a new international report released Wednesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2016
Abe's 'equal pay' appeal called into question
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe caused a stir when he called in a Jan. 22 policy speech for equal pay for comparable jobs. Opposition lawmakers did not like what they heard.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2016
Japan students fashion way for abused Indian women to pursue independence
A group founded by Japanese university students has worked to help Indian women who fell victim to human and sex trafficking achieve independence through fashion and styling.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jan 18, 2016
Photo of Helen Keller's 1937 visit to Gifu school discovered
A photo taken during a visit by Helen Keller, a noted humanitarian who overcame being deaf and blind, to Gifu Prefectural School for the Blind in 1937 has been discovered at a late student's house and was donated to the school.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 31, 2015
Lack of consultation with victims means 'comfort women' deal should not be final: support group
The Japan-South Korea agreement to settle the issue of "comfort women" should not be considered a final resolution as it was concluded without consulting the victims, a support group for the women said in a statement.
JAPAN / CHARITY DRIVE 2015
Dec 3, 2015
Group helps asylum applicants who lack access to Japan's social security
The image of a drowned boy washed up on a Turkish beach sparked a global outcry earlier this year amid the largest mass exodus of refugees in the modern era. It spawned a heated discussion in Japan on whether to make room for refugees.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 8, 2015
Voting proceeds smoothly in Myanmar's first free election for 25 years
Voting unfolded smoothly in Myanmar on Sunday with no reports of violence to puncture a mood of jubilation marking the Southeast Asian nation's first free nationwide election in 25 years, its biggest stride yet in a journey from dictatorship to democracy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2015
Nissan's selfie-friendly car targets young, driving-disinclined generation
Nissan Motor Co. designers tossed knobs and buttons out the window for their latest car aimed at a generation apathetic about autos, leaving behind a clear-white surface for displaying photos, showing movies and playing games.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 12, 2015
Student protesters want a revitalized democracy
The large and loud crowds that regularly gather outside the Diet on Friday evenings are the result of student activists trying to do something constructive to block Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security legislation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 5, 2015
TV sexism comes from a problematic place
At the World Assembly for Women held in Tokyo last week, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, lauded the social achievements of women worldwide but added that "we are not there yet." Sirleaf didn't say where exactly "there" is, but during the same week, two media-related...
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JAPAN
Aug 28, 2015
'Empower women,' say global female leaders at World Assembly for Women
Women have made significant achievements in all levels of society but "it is equally clear that we are not there yet," Liberian President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said in Tokyo Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2015
Most favor work-life balance but few inclined to use all of their paid holidays, survey shows
As much as 48 percent of Japanese workers prioritize their jobs even though many hope for more balance between work and their private lives, a survey by a quasi-government organization has found.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2015
Young Japanese stage nationwide protests against security bills being debated in Upper House
Thousands of young people rallied Sunday throughout Japan, protesting the security bills that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to pass during the current Diet session.
WORLD
Aug 12, 2015
Islamic State frees 22 aging Assyrian Christian captives, still holds 150: monitor
Islamic State has released 22 of the dozens of Assyrian Christians it abducted from villages in northeastern Syria earlier this year, a monitoring group said on Tuesday.
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’

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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
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