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JR EAST

COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2019
'America First' puts Syria last
The Syria departure may be even more damaging than past U.S. premature declarations of victory because Trump has no idea what he is doing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2018
America's New Year's gift to Russia, Iran and Turkey
The U.S. military presence in Syria is central to the stability of the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2018
It's still a dirty job, but new vomit vacuum will help Tokyo station staff do it
While your December agenda might be filled with joyful year-end parties, train station staff in Tokyo often face a more disgusting reality — vomit left behind by drunken holiday revelers at railway hubs across the capital.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2018
Standing room only: JR East tells riders in Tokyo to stand on both sides of escalators to block pesky walkers
When a train is about to depart a station, passengers hear an announcement saying, "Please stand clear of the closing doors."
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2018
Despite pushback and online petition, JR East unwilling to rename new Takanawa Gateway station
A growing number of people say they dislike the name of a new station in Tokyo, set to be called Takanawa Gateway, and are calling for the station's name to be changed after its recent announcement by railway operator East Japan Railway Co.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2018
Tokyo Metro says new station will be called Toranomon Hills, as trend of mixing Japanese and English draws satirical pushback
Following a recent naming trend that mixes Japanese and English words, Tokyo Metro Co. has announced that a new station set to open ahead of the 2020 Games will be called Toranomon Hills.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2018
The limits of Beijing's charm offensive
While China's neighbors will undoubtedly welcome any respite from Chinese belligerence, they will not be fooled by sweet talk — or even sweet trade deals.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 16, 2018
The Michinoku Coastal Trail: Tohoku's recovery in action
The Michinoku Coastal Trail is a 2013 initiative by Japan's environment ministry to rejuvenate disaster-stricken Tohoku through ecotourism. At 700-kilometers long, it winds through protected forest, bucolic villages and along dramatic coastlines.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2018
Four Chinese ships briefly intrude into Japan's waters near Senkaku Islands
Four Chinese Coast Guard ships entered Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 22, 2018
A third gulf war? Unlikely but ...
Despite the current difficulties, the U.S. cannot discard Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 22, 2018
The real meaning of smoothing over Jamal Kashoggi's death
The Kashoggi affair bares the flawed policies of the world's powers.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2018
Japanese and Chinese defense chiefs meet for first time in three years, agree to start full-fledged exchanges
Takeshi Iwaya and his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe, agree to start full-fledged exchange programs to foster closer relations between their countries' defense authorities and troops.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2018
How much do we know about Saudi Arabia?
The Khashoggi crisis is the first and probably the biggest test for Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman as a leader of Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2018
Jig is up for Riyadh: Khashoggi case reshapes the Middle East
The fate of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi threatens to upend the fundaments of fault lines in the Middle East.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2018
A U.S. retreat would make the Mideast worse
If the U.S. retreats from the Middle East, it will lose whatever restraining leverage it once had over allies and competitors alike and leave behind a more chaotic environment.
Japan tariff negotiator rules out quick U.S. deal despite push by Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday, a day after talks in Washington.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister and top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2024.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.

Podcast

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

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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
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