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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 23, 2017
Fuji TV reporter who allegedly bought car for yakuza also suspected of lending money: police
A Fuji Television Network Inc. reporter who allegedly purchased a luxury car on behalf of a man connected to the underworld is also suspected of lending millions of yen to the mobster, police officials said.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 18, 2017
Suzuki leads Antlers past Reds in Fuji Xerox Super Cup
Substitute Yuma Suzuki scored an 83rd-minute winner as J. League champions Kashima Antlers maintained their dominance over Urawa Reds with a 3-2 victory in the Fuji Xerox Super Cup on Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Dec 30, 2016
The top entertainment stories of 2016
The Japan Times newsroom selected these culture stories as the most important of 2016.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2016
Yamanashi vies for energy storage investment
A patch of land in the shadow of Mount Fuji is becoming a testing ground for energy storage, with some of Japan's leading companies trying to develop technologies such as spinning flywheels and fuel cells.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2016
Fuji TV reporter suspected of using name to help mobster buy car
A reporter for Fuji TV is suspected of helping an underworld syndicate member purchase a car by allowing the use of his name, according to sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 22, 2016
Subaru loses its cool over hot SUVs
Subaru, a tiny, conservative Japanese brand, is about to build a big, brash, American-style SUV. It's either an exercise in kaizen — slow, steady improvement — or a complete loss of cool.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2016
Pair die after slipping from Mount Fuji trail
Two people were found dead on Sunday and Monday near the top of 3,776-meter Mount Fuji after falling from a trail, police said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 21, 2016
AIG sees $430 million loss on Fuji Life sale, gain on Seoul deal
American International Group Inc., the insurer that's shrinking to free up capital for shareholder buybacks, said it expects to book a loss of about $430 million on the previously disclosed deal to sell Fuji Life Insurance Co. in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 15, 2016
Hong Kong tycoon's FWD poised to buy AIG unit in first Japan foray
Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li is poised to buy American International Group Inc.'s Fuji Life Insurance Co. business, a deal that marks his FWD Group's first foray into Japanese insurance.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 14, 2016
Veteran driver Webber reveals plan to retire
Porsche World Endurance Championship driver Mark Webber describes his need for speed as being like a drug, and after a career that has seen him strapped into some of the world's fastest machines for most of the past 15 years, he announced on Friday that he is going cold turkey.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 5, 2016
My Dad and Mr. Ito: No one can be daddy's girl forever
The opening of Yuki Tanada's new film "My Dad and Mr. Ito" promises a comedy of the quirky family variety.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2016
Mount Fuji draws nearly 250,000 climbers in 2016
In Japan you won't escape the crowds by climbing Mount Fuji. A total of 248,461 people ascended above the eighth stations on the mountain's four approaches this season, up 6 percent from last year, the Environment Ministry has said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 17, 2016
Yuki Tanada's new film sees the humor in societal changes
The Japanese women directors who have been gaining attention in the past two decades, beginning with frequent Cannes invitee Naomi Kawase, tend to be serious types, understandably. Their struggle for respect and recognition in a male-dominated industry is difficult enough — and goofy comedies are...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2016
More foreign tourists flocking to Fuji to soak in the sunrise
Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan, is becoming an increasingly popular destination as tourism numbers continue to break records.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2016
Daily lets Mount Fuji hikers publish, appear in own 'newspaper'
Tourists going to Mount Fuji can enjoy the fun of making a newspaper to chronicle their visit to the world heritage site, thanks to the daily Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 2, 2016
From Tokyo to Fuji Rock to Ulaanbaatar, every crowd is different for Roth Bart Baron
When the power cut out during Roth Bart Baron's debut Fuji Rock performance last month, its members knew exactly how to improvise.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 31, 2016
The fun we had at Fuji Rock 2016
One of Japan's oldest large-scale rock festivals celebrated 20 years of operation this July. Here's a curated collection of the fun that was had in the mountains of Niigata.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 30, 2016
Makeup artist Zawachin: 'You can't accomplish anything if you don't even try'
Media personality Kaori Ozawa on makeup and music.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 29, 2016
Babymetal, Beck and Boredoms bring strong sets to Fuji Rock's 20th birthday bash
"This is Fuji Rock No. 20," said Beck Hansen, lounging against the drum kit at the end of his hit-laden Saturday night set at this year's Fuji Rock Festival. "Twenty years goes in the blink of an eye, so I think we need to just take a moment here to appreciate ... take this in."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 23, 2016
20th Fuji Rock kicks off with a bang
Day one of Fuji Rock Festival 2016 is finished. The weather was great, and so were the two main acts on the Green Stage, Sigur Ros and James Blake. Beck and Wilco play tonight and it looks like clear skies again. Follow the Japan Times’ live blog at jtfuji.tumblr.com and on Instagram, and read about...
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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

Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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