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JAPAN XV

Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 28, 2009
Trends in Japan 2009: fast fashion
A few high-end fashion names were forced to pull out of the Japan market in 2009, but the fast fashion outlets picked up the slack.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 28, 2009
Trends in Japan 2009: celebrity drug busts
Following a brief period of reefer madness in 2008, celebrity drug busts in 2009 threw a searchlight on the availability of harder stuff in Japan.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 27, 2009
Rethinker
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Dec 24, 2009
Trends in Japan 2009: virtual love
In 2009, a lot of hype surrounded human's attachment to virtual and 2-D characters. Was it just hot air, or a sign of things to come?
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 24, 2009
Magi Vs Magistrate
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 21, 2009
Trends in Japan 2009: drinks
Let us raise a glass to the tippling trends of 2009: to cheap booze, less calories, more nostalgia and supposedly responsible drinking.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 20, 2009
Price drops can (literally) be music to your ears
As the 2000's come to a close, a recent series of music products may be an indicator of what's to come in the near future.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 20, 2009
Hato's Wish List
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 17, 2009
Turning the Japanese household on its head
Aya Ueto is cute, but we think Softbank's Shirato commercials are brilliant because they subvert both the notion of family and being Japanese.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 16, 2009
Show your stripes in the new year
In preparation for the Year of the Tiger, Canon and Japan Post Office do their bit to help render the ferocious feline as kawaii as possible.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 10, 2009
Up and running in Japan
Thanks to celebrity runners and the Tokyo Marathon, Japan is in the throes of another love affair with running.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 9, 2009
It's time for all of you to apologize
According to a survey, Japanese dislike having to say they're sorry. To that end, Dec. 10 has been set aside for the purpose of apologizing en masse.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 8, 2009
'Swamp girls' emerge from the forest
Nature-loving Mori Girls came out of the woodwork this year, but keep an eye out for the Numa Girls, emerging from the fashion-culture swamp.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 4, 2009
The Complaints Choir: Denounce to the Music
Mad as hell and not going to take it any more? Let a choir lift your complaint to the heavens.
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Dec 4, 2009
Just in time for Christmas
Meet Clockman, an alarm clock from Takara Tomy that talks and talks and talks. The perfect gift perhaps for a frenemy?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 3, 2009
'Prototype' documents the birth of designers' ideas
The creative process is on display at the Prototype exhibition, which showcases the works of Japanese architects and designers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 1, 2009
Cheburashka set to topple Kitty-chan?
When it comes cute, big-headed money-makers, Cheburashka might give Hello Kitty a run for her money.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Dec 1, 2009
Nico Nico brings the chattering masses to TV
Until recently, the 'viewing audience' was a silent majority. With Nico Nico Douga and a new off-shoot for TV, the audience is becoming very vocal.
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Nov 30, 2009
Eco batteries bring new meaning to the term "juiced"
NoPoPo Eco batteries might not revolutionize the tech world yet, but for now, these fluid-powered batteries could end up being life-savers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Nov 27, 2009
Lotteria stands behind its Superb BLT Burger
Lotteria is standing behind its new hamburger, Zetsumyo BLT Burger, with a money-back guarantee. You've got two weeks to try it.
JR East announces 10-year plan to drastically overhaul Suica
The East Japan Railway Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. Within the next 10 years, JR East will develop automated walk-through gate technology so that passengers can enter the train platform without having to tap their Suica card or phone on the ticket gates.
Firms should quit turning foreign workers into Japanese ones
Filipino housekeepers undergo training to work for a Japanese staffing company. By applying the same criteria when hiring overseas and local workers, Japanese firms tend to underutilize the unique skills that foreign nationals can bring.
City's Foden and Kovacic not expected to face Juventus, says Guardiola
Manchester City's Phil Foden, Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic, Jack Grealish and Kyle Walker during training in Manchester on Tuesday
Winter chill, hot baths and the risk of heat shock: How to stay safe
A health ministry survey showed that 5,824 people age 65 and older died in a bathtub in their home or other residential facilities in 2022, more than double the number of people who died in a traffic accident.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo calls for a world without nukes
One of the representatives of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo, Terumi Tanaka, speaks during the Nobel Peace Prize awarding ceremony in Oslo City Hall on Tuesday.
London calling: Sumo's U.K. trip brings back memories of 1991
Japan’s national sport made its second foray into Western Europe, and first to the U.K., with a five-day tournament at London’s historic Royal Albert Hall in October 1991.
‘Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron’ documentary meditates on auteur's creativity and legacy
“Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron" provides an in-depth look into the octogenarian auteur’s creative process and personal reflections.
Yurie Collins: ‘Everyone seems sedated, fed-up … that’s why they turn to comedy’
Yurie Collins is a bilingual comedian based in Tokyo. In addition to being a prize-winning roast comic, her dating-themed "Tokyo Hoe Tales" shows have proven to be a hit with women of all nationalities.
Winter chill, hot baths and the risk of heat shock: How to stay safe
A health ministry survey showed that 5,824 people age 65 and older died in a bathtub in their home or other residential facilities in 2022, more than double the number of people who died in a traffic accident.
It’s Japan versus China for 2024’s game of the year
While FromSoftware's Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is a strong contender for game of the year, Black Myth: Wukong, the first AAA game made by a Chinese developer, offers some stiff competition.

Podcast

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

Longform

People in cities across Japan will pop into their local convenience store for any number of products they believe will help them with a night of drinking.
Hangover cures are everywhere in Japan — but do they work?
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