Tag - japan

 
 

JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / 2019 Outlook
Jan 2, 2019
2019 to test Abe and Japanese diplomats over efforts to secure return of Russian-held isles
2019 will be a big year for Japanese diplomats and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with a number of major events that will be attended by hundreds of top leaders and VIPs from across the globe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 2, 2019
As wartime issues simmer, 2019 looks to be another testing year for Japan-South Korea relations
Japan's relations with South Korea are unlikely to see a significant improvement in 2019, as tensions over wartime issues have reared up in recent months and inflamed passions on both sides of the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 1, 2019
Kim says North Korea could take 'new path' if U.S. maintains sanctions
In a seemingly Oval Office-esque setting, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday delivered a much-anticipated annual New Year's speech, saying his country remained firmly committed to denuclearization and that he was ready to meet again with U.S. President Donald Trump at any time, while also warning...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2019
Top Japan news of 2018
The Japan Times newsroom selected the following domestic news stories as the most important of 2018.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 31, 2018
Shinzo Abe wants a 'specific discussion' with Vladimir Putin on a peace treaty at Moscow summit
Abe and Putin agreed in November to speed up peace treaty talks by finding common ground to resolve the territorial row.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 31, 2018
Japan in 2019: 10 surprises
The outlook for Japan in 2019 is bright.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2018
Japan and China consider holding high-level economic dialogue in spring
The meeting would focus on trade and investment issues, sources say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 31, 2018
Japan and China considering holding high-level economic dialogue in spring
The Japanese and Chinese governments are considering holding a high-level economic dialogue, possibly in the spring, in China to discuss trade and investment issues, sources close to the matter said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 30, 2018
Russia eyes missile defense buildup on disputed isles near Hokkaido
Moscow is planning to boost its missile defense capabilities, including on disputed isles off Hokkaido, by 2020, an internal Russian government document showed Sunday, in a move likely to hurt the two nations' efforts to step up talks on concluding a postwar peace treaty.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 29, 2018
New Year Child Care
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018
Majority of Japanese have favorable feelings toward Taiwan: poll
A majority of Japanese have a strong affinity for Taiwan and think bilateral relations will further develop, according to the results of a survey conducted by Taiwan's de facto embassy in Tokyo that was released Friday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 28, 2018
Christophe Lemaire breaks JRA's single-season win record
Jockey Christophe Lemaire picked up two wins on Friday to set a single-season Japan Racing Association record with 213 wins.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2018
Japan discloses footage of radar lock-on by South Korean warship
Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya says the footage proves that a South Korean military destroyer locked fire-control radar on an MSDF aircraft on Dec. 20.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 28, 2018
Japan and France to hold security talks next month in France
Japan and France will hold talks involving their foreign and defense ministers in France on Jan. 11 to deepen bilateral defense cooperation, the Japanese government said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2018
Government panel proposes raising deposit ceiling at Japan Post Bank
A government panel in charge of postal privatization proposed in a report Wednesday that the deposit ceiling at Japan Post Bank Co. be raised to ¥26 million ($235,000) from ¥13 million.
Japan Times
Rugby / ADDING THE EXTRAS
Dec 26, 2018
Cloud of uncertainty hovers over Top League
The New Year is traditionally a time for looking back on the past and looking ahead.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2018
Australia 'extremely disappointed' by Japan's withdrawal from International Whaling Commission
The Australian government said Wednesday it is "extremely disappointed" with Japan's decision to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission and resume commercial whaling.
Japan Times
SUMO
Dec 25, 2018
Sumo plagued by violence, harassment in 2018
The violence and scandals that have plagued Japan's sumo world came full circle just after the year's sixth and final tournament, leaving maiden victories by the sport's young up-and-comers in the shadows.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 25, 2018
Fighters' Kensuke Tanaka announces plan to retire after next season
Former major leaguer Kensuke Tanaka said Tuesday he will retire at the end of his 20th and final season with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters next year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 25, 2018
Taiwan and Japan to hold maritime cooperation talks in Tokyo this week
Taiwan and Japan are scheduled to hold a third round of talks in Tokyo this week to discuss maritime cooperation, including fishing near Okinotorishima island — regarded by Japan as its southernmost territory.

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