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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 21, 2019
Abe eyes U.S. trip in late April for talks with Trump on trade: sources
Abe and Trump are also expected to affirm that the international community will coordinate in maintaining sanctions on Pyongyang until it achieves complete denuclearization.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 20, 2019
Japan national judo team to be dubbed 'Godzilla Japan'
In a nod to one of cinema's most powerful monsters, the Japan national judo team has adopted "Godzilla Japan" as its official nickname, the All Japan Judo Federation announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 20, 2019
FC Tokyo's Kento Hashimoto receives first call-up to national team, replacing injured Hidemasa Morita
The Japan Football Association on Tuesday named FC Tokyo midfielder Kento Hashimoto to replace the injured Hidemasa Morita on the men's national squad for upcoming international friendlies against Colombia and Bolivia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2019
U.S. to push for comprehensive free trade agreement as it looks to open up Japan's agriculture market
U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration will push for a free trade agreement with Japan and signaled his eagerness to seek a further opening of the country's agriculture market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2019
Number of foreign visitors to Japan rises 3.8% on year in February, as arrivals from China dip
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in February rose 3.8 percent from a year earlier to a record 2,604,300, but the growth in Chinese tourists slowed significantly compared with the previous month, the government said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 18, 2019
BOJ gets extra innings just to hit a single
Finance Minister Taro Aso bought Haruhiko Kuroda time to reach that elusive 2 percent inflation target, but this isn't where the BOJ head wants to be.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 18, 2019
Rare ibis, gifted to Japan by China last year, lays first egg
A rare ibis gifted to Japan by China as a symbol of friendship last year has laid an egg for the first time, Niigata Prefectural Government said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 18, 2019
Japan and U.S. to develop new radar system for Aegis warships: sources
Japan and the United States are working toward the joint development of a new radar system for Aegis-equipped U.S. Navy warships, as part of efforts to improve defense capabilities, diplomatic sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 18, 2019
Aichi 5-year-old has waist-length hair shorn to help make wigs for sick kids
A 5-year-old girl from Aichi Prefecture decided to have her waist-length hair cut in January so it can be made into wigs for children who have suffered hair loss from cancer or other illnesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 18, 2019
Japan Post Insurance eyes firms with tech edge in new ESG investment strategy
Japan Post Insurance is shifting its approach to sustainable investing by picking companies with a technological edge for solving global problems, its investment chief said, in a move away from typical ESG selection criteria.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 16, 2019
Alarming results in literacy survey stir debate on social media in Japan
A Feb. 16 report on the country’s literacy has been causing a stir on social media, prompting a number of users to warn of impending intellectual doom.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Mar 16, 2019
Snail For Ainu
Rugby
Mar 15, 2019
JRFU supports proposal for 12-team Nations Championship
The Japan Rugby Football Union said Friday it supports the establishment of a 12-team Nations Championship as proposed by the sport's global governing body.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2019
Japan and South Korea talks end without progress on wartime labor dispute
Senior Japanese and South Korean officials failed to bridge differences in talks Thursday over the thorny issue of compensation by Japanese firms for wartime labor.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 14, 2019
Sumo 101: Souvenirs
Sumo is a unique sport and its merchandising reflects that fact.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 13, 2019
Bad assumptions behind 'Cost Plus 50' plan
Trump's posture toward allies hosting U.S. forces could damage crucial relationships.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 13, 2019
Reinforcing soft seabed at Henoko in Okinawa could delay U.S. Futenma base move by years
Completion of the Futenma replacement base in the Henoko coastal area could be pushed beyond the fiscal 2022 target due to the additional work needed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2019
Japan to opt out of U.N. motion condemning North Korea's rights abuses in apparent bid for talks on abductions
Japan will not take part in the submission of a draft joint resolution at the U.N. condemning North Korea's human rights abuses in bid to get it to hold talks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 12, 2019
Russia begins military drill on disputed islands off Hokkaido
The Russian military on Tuesday launched an exercise on Etorofu and Kunashiri, two of the four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan, according to the Interfax news agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 12, 2019
Finance Minister Taro Aso ponders tariffs in spat with South Korea over wartime labor
Finance Minister Taro Aso said tariffs were among the measures Japan could take against South Korea if a dispute over wartime labor worsens between the major trading partners.
Many summer fireworks festivals in Japan canceled due to complaints
Fireworks during Irumagawa Tanabata Festival in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture in July 2023
Continuity in Asia: Harris' policies likely to assuage concerns in Japan
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks aboard the USS Howard destroyer at the Yokosuka Naval Base, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in September 2022.
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.
Tokyo announces death of Japanese man in Russian military
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi says a Japanese man in his 20s died last month fighting for Russia against Ukraine.
Tokaido Shinkansen train line resumes full services
Passengers go through ticket gates at Tokyo Station Tuesday morning as all Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train services resumed following a partial halt the previous day.
Japanese startups advised to internationalize to get some global mojo
Entrepreneurs who participated in the Beyond Japan Zero to X program last year share their experiences in the United States during a meeting in May in Tokyo.
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.
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.

Podcast

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

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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