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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 20, 2022
Giants keep up pressure in race for third with victory over Swallows
Home run leader Munetaka Murakami remained stuck on 55 after going 0-for-3.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 8,077 new infections
Tokyo reported 8,077 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, up by 327 from a week before, with the number of severely ill patients under Tokyo's own criteria standing at 25, up by one from Saturday. Six new deaths were confirmed among COVID-19 patients in the Japanese capital.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 18, 2022
Ex-Tokyo Games executive suspected of giving favors to ad agency ADK
Haruyuki Takahashi has been arrested on suspicion of taking bribes from companies including Aoki Holdings Inc. over Tokyo Games sponsorship contracts.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Sep 18, 2022
Ash's cocktails and coffee lack a major element: waste
Shibuya has no shortage of watering holes, but how many source ingredients from the leftovers of other bars and restaurants?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs 70,975 cases, down by 21,700 week on week
The number of severely ill patients stood at 309, down by 17 from Friday, while 138 new deaths linked to COVID-19 were reported nationwide.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 17, 2022
Here to stay, livestreams can’t help but steal thunder from in-show events
Gaming expos were once premier, marquee events. Now, even game makers themselves seem ready to give up on the idea of breaking news for attendees only.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan confirms 75,966 cases, a week-on-week drop of 23,500
The seven-day average of new infections fell 16.7% from a week earlier to 8,614.4.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 16, 2022
From Quiet to cinematic director, Stefanie Joosten’s career is leveling up
Formerly known as the voice behind Metal Gear's Quiet, Joosten now has a bigger role — and much bigger ambitions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 16, 2022
Wanted, Wo Long and remakes lead Tokyo Game Show’s return
After three years, the Tokyo Game Show is finally back to normal. But did this year's demos make it worth the wait?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 15, 2022
Behind the Japanese government’s purchase of the Senkaku Islands
Tokyo's attempts to not aggravate Beijing further over the Senkakus raises questions over how far it will go to defend its own territory.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 15, 2022
Elden Ring takes top honors at the Japan Game Awards
Hidetaka Miyazaki, Elden Ring director and FromSoftware president, took away three prizes by the time the final honoree was named.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 10,593 new cases, first figure above 10,000 in six days
The seven-day average of new infections in the capital fell 21% to 8,960.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 14, 2022
Munetaka Murakami chases history after matching Sadaharu Oh's mark
The 22-year-old Swallows slugger is the first Japanese player to match the Giants legend in home runs and has 13 games to reach Wladimir Balentien's NPB record of 60.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 14, 2022
Zelda gets a release date and Yakuza returns to Edo in Nintendo and Sony’s pre-TGS streams
Breath of the Wild 2 is dead. Long live Tears of the Kingdom.
Japan braces for typhoon landfall early next week
Severe Tropical Storm Shanshan is seen in a satellite image from Friday afternoon
Typhoon Shanshan gains steam as storm projected to hit broad swath of Japan
Typhoon Shanshan is forecast to approach or make landfall on the islands of Honshu or Shikoku by Tuesday afternoon, with rough weather expected from western to eastern Japan through Wednesday before hitting the country’s northeastern areas late Wednesday into Thursday.
High temperatures expected to continue in Japan through October
A construction worker in Akasaka-Mitsuke, Tokyo, on Wednesday. High temperatures are projected to linger on past the summer.
Clinical trial set to begin in Japan for medicine to help grow teeth
Inside the mouth of a mouse whose teeth were missing due to congenital anodontia (left) and the inside of the mouth after teeth were grown after taking medicine.
Why it's hard to find rice at Japan's supermarkets right now
A supermarket worker puts up a sign asking purchasers to buy only one bag per person, in Tokyo on July 25.
Ueda promises better communication as he sticks to the script
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda speaks during a Lower House hearing on Friday in Tokyo.
Remembering Keiichi Tanaami's surreal grotesqueries
Keiichi Tanaami died on Aug. 9 after a 60-year career as a Pop Art pioneer. He was 88.
In Japan’s flyover country, 72 hours of hidden gems
Okayama and Tottori prefectures are some of the least-visited regions in Japan among foreign tourists — which is why they offer such a welcome break from crowd-clogged cities like Tokyo and Kyoto.
Why it's hard to find rice at Japan's supermarkets right now
A supermarket worker puts up a sign asking purchasers to buy only one bag per person, in Tokyo on July 25.
Italy-Japan ties enter ‘new era’ amid deepening alignment, top envoy to Tokyo says
The Italian Navy's aircraft carrier ITS Cavour at the Yokosuka naval base on Thursday. The 244-meter, 27,100-ton Italian flagship arrived at the base in Kanagawa Prefecture Thursday morning for a port call.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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