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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 4, 2018
A new immigration policy for Japan
Japan should focus on accepting highly skilled immigrants and leverage domestic resources to solve its shortage of unskilled labor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 3, 2018
The United States, China and the preferred superpower
For Japan, the U.S. has traditionally held the role — but that was before the Trump administration.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 3, 2018
Womenomics: Mend the gap
More Japanese women are working, but many still professionally underachieve.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 3, 2018
Tokyo protests Beijing's new activities in East China Sea gas field
Tokyo has lodged a protest with Beijing over new exploration activities at a gas field in a contested area of the East China Sea, the Japanese government said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2018
Japan and Uruguay agree on two-way beef exports
Japan and Uruguay have agreed to allow each other's beef imports as a way of expanding bilateral trade, reaching the deal during the first visit by a Japanese leader to the Latin American country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 2, 2018
Trump puts Japan in crosshairs after trade truce with China
Advocating “fair” and “reciprocal” trade, Trump has called for reducing the U.S. trade deficit with trading partners such as China, Mexico and Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 2, 2018
Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin tap foreign ministers to head territorial talks
The envoys have been asked to oversee negotiations for concluding a postwar peace treaty based on a 1956 joint declaration.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Dec 1, 2018
Top flight: Japan's drone racers are go!
The tranquility of a warm autumn morning in Chiba Prefecture is broken by three shapes streaking through the sky above a rugby field.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 1, 2018
Netflix hopes to attract new anime fans with old favorites
After launching in Japan in September 2015, Netflix has aggressively gone after the nation’s streaming market with an array of content. Original programming such as “Aggretsuko,” “Terrace House” and a reboot of “Ainori” have helped capture the attention of many cordcutters who want the...
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 1, 2018
Suntory, Yamaha move on to Top League semifinals
Suntory Sungoliath will play Yamaha Jubilo for a spot in the Japan Rugby Top League final after both sides won hard-fought quarterfinals on Saturday.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018
Going Going Ghosn
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 1, 2018
Abe asks Xi to lift Japan food import ban imposed due to Fukushima nuclear disaster
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to lift a ban on Japanese food imports introduced following the triple core meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant in 2011, a senior government official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018
Japan to seek more transparent and efficient procurement of U.S. arms
In its new defense buildup guidelines, Japan is considering including a pledge to improve the transparency and efficiency of its procurement process for U.S. military equipment amid concerns over its rising defense budget, government sources said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 1, 2018
Trump urges Abe to balance U.S. deficit with Japan 'very quickly'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed Friday to further expand bilateral trade and investment as the two governments prepare to start negotiations toward a trade agreement as early as mid-January.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018
74% of Russians oppose handing disputed islands to Japan
Over 70 percent of Russians oppose handing control of the four Moscow-held islands claimed by Japan over to Tokyo, a survey by a Russian nongovernmental research organization has shown.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 1, 2018
Japan may seize South Korean assets amid row over wartime labor
The central government may seize South Korean assets in Japan if the holdings of Japanese firms in South Korea are confiscated following recent Supreme Court rulings against them over the issue of wartime labor, sources have said.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 30, 2018
Japan dominates second half in rout of Qatar
The Akatsuki Five received a tough challenge from Qatar early but wound up posting a 85-47 victory in a FIBA World Cup Asian qualifier at Toyama City Gymnasium on Friday night.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2018
U.K. judge hands JAL pilot 10-month prison sentence over heavy drinking before London-Tokyo flight
In a statement issued after the ruling, Japan Airlines expressed deep regret over the pilot's actions and the company's failure to supervise him.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2018
Breaking down the issue of wartime labor that has rocked Japan-South Korea ties
The diplomatic crisis between Seoul and Tokyo deepened further Thursday as two South Korea courts ordered two Japanese firms to pay compensation to South Korean wartime laborers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 29, 2018
The catalyst behind Japan-Russia peace talks
Abe must tread carefully between maintaining Japan's diplomatic momentum with Russia while not appearing to acquiesce its international behavior elsewhere.
Many summer fireworks festivals in Japan canceled due to complaints
Fireworks during Irumagawa Tanabata Festival in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture in July 2023
Accident halts Tokaido Shinkansen services between Hamamatsu and Nagoya
Workers engage in restoration work on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, where two maintenance trains had derailed on Monday.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’
One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Yokohama to buy Goodyear’s off-road tire business for $905 million
Yokohama Rubber has agreed to acquire Goodyear Tire & Rubber’s off-the-road tire business as part of its global expansion plan.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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.
Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
Why Japanese researchers are looking to submarine cables for faster tsunami warnings
Lamposts and other signs throughout Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, display warnings, evacuation routes and measurements of height above sea level. The town has been hit by eight tsunami in its recorded history.
Akatsuki Japan believes it can 'surprise the world' in Paris
Mai Yamamoto drives to the basket during an Olympic tune-up game against New Zealand in Tokyo on July 4.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.

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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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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