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Aug 4, 2017
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Jul 28, 2017
July 29, 2017
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2017
New York Times digital subscribers top 2 million, belying Trump's 'failing' jeer
The New York Times Co. said Thursday its digital-only subscriptions topped 2 million at the end of June, up 63.4 percent from a year earlier, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claim that the news giant is failing.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 22, 2017
July 22, 2017
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2017
The curious case of Akie Abe's English
Social media went atwitter over reports that Japan's first lady, Akie Abe, might have pretended not to speak English to avoid talking with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2017
Trump questions whether Japan's first lady can speak English
U.S. President Donald Trump is a man of controversy and nobody would be surprised if he caused another one.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 14, 2017
July 15, 2017
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 10, 2017
Trump's son, along with Manafort, Kushner, met Russian lawyer after promise of dirt on Clinton: NYT
President Donald Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., agreed to meet with a Kremlin-linked lawyer during the 2016 campaign after being promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing three advisers to the White House.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 8, 2017
'Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8': 'The Reason I Jump' author returns with new English collection
The accomplishments of Japanese poet, novelist and essayist Naoki Higashida are impressive. He's published more than 20 books in Japanese, pens a popular blog and is seeing the release this month of his second book in English — all before his 25th birthday in August.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 7, 2017
July 8, 2017
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 30, 2017
July 1, 2017
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 23, 2017
June 24, 2017
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 16, 2017
June 17, 2017
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 13, 2017
June 13, 2017
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 9, 2017
June 9, 2017
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 8, 2017
June 8, 2017
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 2, 2017
June 3, 2017
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2017
JT Bee winner stumbles in U.S. semifinals but content with spelling effort
A 13-year-old Indian boy from an international school in Tokyo was eliminated in Wednesday's semifinals of the U.S. national spelling bee but said he was satisfied he came so far in America's largest and longest-running competition of its kind.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
May 26, 2017
May 27, 2017
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
May 20, 2017
May 20, 2017
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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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
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