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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 24, 2018
Japan and U.S. agree to keep pressure on North Korea ahead of Trump-Kim summit
Japan and the United States agreed Wednesday to closely cooperate on pushing North Korea to address the nuclear, missile and abduction issues as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to meet with the North's leader Kim Jong Un next month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 22, 2018
How to stop sexual harassment
Progress is being made in Japan, but legislation is needed to give anti-harassment efforts real teeth.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 22, 2018
Nihon University player Taisuke Miyagawa says coach ordered dirty tackles
Nihon University defensive end Taisuke Miyagawa spoke publicly for the first time about his role in a controversial college football game that has generated headlines.
Japan Times
Rugby
May 22, 2018
Kensuke Iwabuchi named Japan's rugby sevens national team coach
Kensuke Iwabuchi, the director of high performance for the national sevens teams, was named new head coach for the men's side, the Japan Rugby Football Union said Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
May 22, 2018
Tokyo confirms Pyongyang has not abandoned 2014 accord on abductions of Japanese
Japan has confirmed North Korea has maintained an agreement that led to a reinvestigation into the whereabouts of Japanese nationals abducted in the 1970s and 1980s.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 21, 2018
Is history rhyming in East Asia?
Look to Japan-U.S. relations in the 1930s for clues on the course of current Sino-American ties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 21, 2018
The missing piece in Macron's Asia vision: Japan
It is time for France to become truly aware of the major economic and strategic role that Tokyo is playing in the region and beyond.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / Deep Dive
May 20, 2018
Drone deliveries ready to soar in Japan but lingering issues likely to keep post office in business
A drone carrying a package sails through the air, touching down to make a delivery right on a customer's doorstep.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 20, 2018
Japan's foreign policy balancing act
This year's Diplomacy Bluebook shows Japan scrambling to square long-held positions with rapid changes in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2018
Japan to dispatch senior diplomat Kenji Kanasugi to Singapore for U.S.-North Korea summit
Tokyo will dispatch a senior diplomat to Singapore to collect information on the planned summit next month between the United States and North Korea, Japanese government sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 19, 2018
Sanrio characters in 'Aggretsuko' reflect the realities of life at work — rage included
Sanrio Co. is known for churning out some of the most adorable creatures out there, including Hello Kitty and the bunny My Melody. Its characters are often cute and colorful, and usually silent.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
May 19, 2018
Scandal Banana Peel
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 18, 2018
Japanese actor Ken Watanabe has split with actress wife: agency
Japanese actor Ken Watanabe, who has appeared in a number of American films including the 2003 period drama "The Last Samurai," has split with his actress wife Kaho Minami, their agencies said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
May 18, 2018
Aspiring brewer taps Fukushima town's hops in bid to boost sagging farming industry
"I can't wait to drink delicious beer made from homegrown hops," Makoto Honma, the president of Hop Japan Inc., told farmers with a smile in April when he visited them in Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 18, 2018
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis eyes visit to Japan in late June to discuss North Korea
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is likely to visit Japan in late June for talks on North Korea with his Japanese counterpart, Itsunori Onodera, sources close to bilateral ties said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2018
Number of foreign visitors to Japan from January to April tops 10 million
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan from January to April topped 10 million, marking the fastest pace on record, the Japan Tourism Agency said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 18, 2018
Japan may soon notify WTO of countermeasures against U.S. tariffs on steel: sources
The government may soon notify the World Trade Organization of its plans to consider measures against higher tariffs imposed by the U.S. on steel imports, according to sources close to the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 16, 2018
North Korean ruling party newspaper rips Japan as 'desperate' amid detente, urges end to 'hostile policy'
North Korea's ruling party newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun, has lashed out at attempts by Tokyo to urge Washington to address its nuclear and missile programs at a planned U.S.-North Korea summit, calling the moves "desperate efforts" by a "trouble-maker creating only complexities" on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 16, 2018
Japan-China relationship is on the mend
Momentum can change trends in international relations. A series of summits in Panmunjom and Tokyo has created growing momentum toward dialogue and peace rather than pressure and tension.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 16, 2018
Japan's economy shrinks in first quarter of 2018 after two-year run of growth
The economy shrank by 0.2 percent in the first three months of 2018, snapping a run of two years of positive growth, according to the Cabinet Office.
Many summer fireworks festivals in Japan canceled due to complaints
Fireworks during Irumagawa Tanabata Festival in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture in July 2023
Accident halts Tokaido Shinkansen services between Hamamatsu and Nagoya
Workers engage in restoration work on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, where two maintenance trains had derailed on Monday.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’
One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Yokohama to buy Goodyear’s off-road tire business for $905 million
Yokohama Rubber has agreed to acquire Goodyear Tire & Rubber’s off-the-road tire business as part of its global expansion plan.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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.
Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
Why Japanese researchers are looking to submarine cables for faster tsunami warnings
Lamposts and other signs throughout Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, display warnings, evacuation routes and measurements of height above sea level. The town has been hit by eight tsunami in its recorded history.
Akatsuki Japan believes it can 'surprise the world' in Paris
Mai Yamamoto drives to the basket during an Olympic tune-up game against New Zealand in Tokyo on July 4.
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.

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

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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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