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Jun 25, 2016
Kirkely hired to replace Kuriyama
Ulrik Kirkely of Denmark has been chosen to lead the Japan women's national handball team with a contract extending through the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Japan Handball Association announced Friday.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jun 25, 2016
2020 Juggling Event
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2016
Science Council to make clear position on lifting military-linked research ban by early next year
A committee of 15 academics with the Science Council of Japan held a meeting on whether to revise its long-held stance to never engage in military research.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2016
Top Japanese bureaucrat dismisses Beijing claim after Chinese warship sailed through 'international strait'
The top bureaucrat at the Foreign Ministry on Friday rebutted China's justification that one of its naval vessels was exercising the right to free passage through an international strait when it sailed in and around Japanese territorial waters earlier this month.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 23, 2016
Japan names squad for second test against Scotland
Japan interim coach Mark Hammett limited the changes ahead of Saturday's second test against Scotland, making just two to the side that started last week's 26-13 defeat.
SOCCER
Jun 23, 2016
Koroki to play for Japan in Rio as overage player
Urawa Reds striker Shinzo Koroki will head to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics as the third and final overage player to be selected, the Japan Football Association announced Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2016
U.N. Security Council to convene emergency meeting over North Korea missile launches
The U.N. Security Council is slated to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday afternoon over North Korea's latest missile launches following a request made by the United States and Japan, diplomats said.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2016
Japan, Russia resume talks on postwar peace treaty
Senior Japanese and Russian officials agreed Wednesday to continue talks on a post-World War II peace treaty, with the two countries yet to formally end hostilities due to a territorial dispute over Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2016
SDF on alert for possible North Korean ballistic missile launch
The Self-Defense Forces go on alert for a potential ballistic missile launch by North Korean, revving up their Patriot interceptor batteries just in case.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 21, 2016
Overseas investors dump Japan stocks for first time in four years
The ratio of Japanese stocks held by foreign investors at the end of fiscal 2015 was down 1.9 percentage points from a year earlier at 29.8 percent, data showed Monday. It was the first decline in four years.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 21, 2016
Beijing indicates it may exit U.N. sea convention if South China Sea ruling disappoints
China has told other Asian countries that it may leave the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea as a countermeasure if a ruling from an international tribunal expected in the coming weeks over territorial rows in the South China Sea runs counter to the bedrock of its position, diplomatic sources said...
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2016
Japan, U.S., India to hold trilateral talks in Tokyo
Senior diplomats from Japan, the United States and India will meet Tuesday in Tokyo for trilateral talks, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.
SOCCER
Jun 20, 2016
Japan names squad to face South Africa in Olympic warmup
Japan's Under-23s coach Makoto Teguramori named a 21-man squad on Monday to face fellow Olympic participant South Africa on June 29.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 19, 2016
Japan names Koroki as final overage player for Rio
Urawa Reds striker Shinzo Koroki was named the Japan Football Association's third and final overage player for this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2016
Japan warned China as naval vessel neared Senkakus, sources say
Tokyo warned Beijing of consequences if a Chinese naval vessel near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea intrudes into Japanese territorial waters.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 19, 2016
U.S. dangles large land return as anti-base resentment surges in Okinawa
The United States Marine Corps in Okinawa may hand back a 10,000-acre (40.5-sq. -km) tract of land to Japan early next year, its commander said Saturday as Washington confronts a surge in opposition to U.S. military bases there following the murder of a Japanese woman.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 19, 2016
Why it pays off to hire women as managers
Research suggests that women can be better at making managerial decisions than men, a lesson Japan can benefit from.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jun 18, 2016
BOJ soaring Yen Balloon
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2016
Top U.S. diplomat to visit Tokyo for talks with Japan, India; China likely to be focus of discussions
A top U.S. diplomat will make a three-day trip to Tokyo starting Sunday for trilateral talks with India and Japan — a meeting likely to touch on maritime security and cooperation amid Beijing's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 17, 2016
The only certainty for world's central bankers is uncertainty
From the immediate possibility of Britain leaving the European Union to the longer-term consequences of aging populations, the world's major central banks this week just are not sure what to do next.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
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.
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
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.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
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.

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