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BASEBALL
Nov 13, 2016
Ono lifts Japan with sayonara single in 10th
The game was supposed to only be a dress rehearsal for next year's World Baseball Classic. But the atmosphere during the ninth inning at Tokyo Dome made it feel a whole lot like the real thing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 12, 2016
South Sudan and Japan: a tale of love and civil war
If you can call South Sudan "stable," you can call anything stable. You can call anything anything.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 12, 2016
Mexico, Netherlands exhibit pride, passion in preparation for 2017 World Baseball Classic
Samurai Japan is determined to recapture the title at next spring's World Baseball Classic. But the national team will have to endure a tougher challenge to accomplish than goal than before as other countries have now gotten more eager to win as well.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 12, 2016
Japan men earn Pacific-Asia curling crown
The Japan men's curling team won the Pacific-Asia championships for the first time in 15 years on Saturday with a 5-3 victory over China.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Nov 12, 2016
Climate Change Snails
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2016
Japan-India pact puts economic gain before disarmament: critics
The government signed a civilian nuclear cooperation deal with India on Friday, disappointing A-bomb survivors and others who say it goes against Japan's stated goal of global nuclear disarmament.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2016
Can Prime Minister Abe, U.S. President-elect Trump unite on China?
President-elect Trump's meeting next Thursday with Prime Minister Abe may mark the start of talks to garner Japan's support for a push back against China's growing influence.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 12, 2016
Otani, Akiyama shine as Samurai Japan trounces Mexico in rematch
Shohei Otani has already shown what he can do on the international level with his arm. On Friday night at Tokyo Dome, he got the opportunity to take his cuts at the plate.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2016
Japan-China ministerial meet may fail to materialize by year-end
Japan and China are finding it almost impossible to hold a meeting of their finance, foreign and other key ministers by year's end as they agreed to do last year, diplomats with knowledge of the situation said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2016
Nuclear pact's future could emerge in Abe-Trump talks
Donald Trump's campaign remarks suggesting he'd let Japan develop atomic weapons are likely to complicate talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on renewing the U.S.-Japan nuclear pact.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 11, 2016
Japan's Osako delivers two-goal performance in rout of Oman
Yuya Osako scored a double on his return to the national team as Japan warmed up for next week's World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia with a 4-0 friendly win over Oman on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2016
Japan, India sign civil pact on nuclear power after reassurances from Modi
Japan and India ink a deal on nuclear power that gives Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a boost in his efforts to sell Japanese technology abroad.
EDITORIALS
Nov 11, 2016
Japan-U.S. ties in the Trump era
The incoming Trump presidency could provide Japan with an opportunity to reassess its priorities in its relations with the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2016
Abe eyes India to cement high-speed rail dominance over China
In the strategic rivalry between Japan and China, high-speed rail contracts are one of the best ways to project power. And no Asian country offers more opportunities than India.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 11, 2016
America's silent majority demands change
The incoming U.S. president cannot afford to disregard the strategic interest that the U.S. enjoys under the its security arrangement with Japan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 11, 2016
Want to impress Trump? Make Abenomics work
Japan's leader needs to convince Trump that Asia's second biggest economy can be a winner again.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Nov 11, 2016
Japan races to become the robot capital of the world
Japan may have a long way to go before it can build a fully functional Gundam or Doraemon, but it's getting closer to bringing sci-fi-style robotic helpers and protectors into our daily lives. Japan Robot Week, which took place at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center from Oct. 19 to 21, showcased the...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2016
Robotic dinosaur replicas stomp on stage in Tokyo ahead of planned park
Stomping and roaring dinosaurs took to the stage in Tokyo on Thursday as part of a presentation for a proposed entertainment park where visitors will be able to see the realistic replicas firsthand.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Nov 11, 2016
Trump's jab at base-hosting costs raises worries about security alliance
Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election is likely to raise concerns that Japan will be pressured to pay even more of the cost of stationing U.S. military forces here.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 11, 2016
'End of global austerity' seen if Trump loosens purse strings, starts reflation campaign
From construction companies in Spain to copper traders in London's financial district, Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election is being felt around the world as investors bet on a lasting rise in global inflation.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component snag
Self-Defense Forces soldiers walk past a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in Tokyo in October 2017.
Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to help clinch purchase of U.S. Steel
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention on Thursday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Secluded at beach house, Biden stews at allies’ pressure to drop out
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attend a campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 15.
Japanese culture festival kicks off in London
Matthew Barry (right) tastes sake at the Hyper Japan Festival on Friday in London.
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.
‘Sniper from Oita’ sets her sights on Paris Olympics target
Misaki Nobata competes at the World University Games in 2023. A hero in her hometown of Oita, Nobata is one of three Japanese shooters who will compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.

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

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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