Tag - jr-hokkaido

 
Menu
Search
 
July 17, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

JR HOKKAIDO

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 15, 2019
China frees Japanese law professor accused of spying after obtaining confession
Nobu Iwatani of the public university's graduate school of law is back home and in good health after some intervention from Japan and a confession to China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 14, 2019
Japan-China forum suspended following detention of Hokkaido University professor
Since 2015, at least 14 Japanese citizens, including the professor, have been detained in China on various charges such as espionage.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 11, 2019
Levanga veteran Takehiko Orimo doesn't want special treatment for All-Star curtain call
Japanese basketball's own living legend Takehiko Orimo says that he would absolutely be honored if he gets the nod. But he does not want the occasion to be a farewell stage.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2019
On World Tsunami Day, Japanese high school students at U.N. share lessons learned from disasters
Two Japanese high school students stressed on Tuesday the importance of sharing lessons learned from past disasters at a panel discussion to mark World Tsunami Awareness Day, held at the U.N. headquarters in New York.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 5, 2019
Akita edges Hokkaido to earn series split; Sendai tops Kagawa in 2OT
In a game featuring 60 foul shots, 42 turnovers and 24 steals, the visiting Akita Northern Happinets made four more 2-point shots and earned an 80-76 victory over the Levanga Hokkaido.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 3, 2019
Hokkaido Ainu association sues University of Tokyo to have remains returned
An Ainu indigenous rights association in Hokkaido has filed a lawsuit against the University of Tokyo, seeking the return of remains of their ancestors stored at the university.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2019
Hokkaido town of Kutchan in Niseko ski region introduces Japan's first fixed-rate lodging tax
The 2 percent levy will apply to all facilities, including private lodgings, and is expected to bring the town an extra u00a5300 million ($2.76 million) in revenue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 1, 2019
Japan's shrine meant to celebrate Hokkaido's Ainu divides them
On a wooded lake shore in southwest Hokkaido, the government is building a modernist shrine that has divided the indigenous Ainu community whose vanishing culture it was designed to celebrate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2019
Dwindling catches and soaring prices spell trouble for Hokkaido's 'squid town'
As wholesale prices skyrocket for Pacific flying squid amid a record low catch in Japan, processing companies in the "squid town" of Hakodate, Hokkaido, are scrambling to stay afloat.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2019
Japanese tourists' trial tour of Russian-held islands off Hokkaido begins
Japanese tourists on Wednesday began a visit to two disputed Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, as part of joint economic activities by the Japanese and Russian governments that are intended to build trust.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2019
G20 ministers vow to address issue of 'overtourism' at Hokkaido meeting
Tourism ministers from the Group of 20 leading industrialized nations and emerging economies agreed Saturday to step up efforts to address friction between visitors and local residents and the destruction of nature through what is called 'overtourism.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 24, 2019
Sapporo High Court rules July election is in 'state of unconstitutionality' due to vote disparity
The Sapporo High Court ruled Thursday that July's Upper House election was in a "state of unconstitutionality" due to a disparity in the value of a vote between the most and least-populated constituencies, with some being worth up to three times more.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2019
Tokyo confirms detention of Japanese man by Chinese authorities
Japan confirmed Monday that a Japanese man in his 40s has been detained by Chinese authorities since September on suspicion of violating Chinese law, saying it has been providing him with necessary assistance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Oct 20, 2019
Muroran community spot fosters international diversity in Hokkaido
A community space in Muroran, Hokkaido, is connecting residents with others on the island who hail from countries as diverse as Thailand, Canada, South Korea and the United States.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 17, 2019
IOC planning to move Tokyo Olympic marathon north to Sapporo in bid to avoid heat
The plan is the latest in a series of countermeasures being taken to protect athletes, spectators and volunteers from the nation's infamously hot summer heat.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2019
Trial tour to Russian-controlled isles for Japanese visitors postponed
The Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that a planned trial sightseeing tour to two Russian-held islands off Hokkaido had been postponed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2019
Gift of good luck: Japan loans rare marimo moss balls to Taiwan
The Taipei Zoo has received four rare, naturally formed marimo moss balls on loan from the city of Kushiro, Hokkaido, in Japan's first such arrangement through cooperative conservation programs, zoo officials said on Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 2, 2019
Manager Hideki Kuriyama to remain with Fighters
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters agreed to a one-year contract with manager Hideki Kuriyama after the Pacific League club finished the 2019 season with a disappointing fifth-place finish.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 30, 2019
Levanga's 49-year-old veteran Takehiko Orimo to call it a career
Takehiko Orimo, who at 49 years of age is the oldest basketball player in the B. League, will retire at the end of the 2019-2020 season, his club Levanga Hokkaido said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 26, 2019
Foreign ministers of Japan and Russia agree to advance peace treaty talks
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, agreed Wednesday to develop bilateral ties by advancing negotiations on a peace treaty to formally end World War II hostilities, a Japanese official said.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

Longform

Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Exploring Japanese culturevia Tohoku’s festivals
Exploring Japanese culturevia Tohoku’s festivals

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER