Tag - world

 
Menu
Search
 
July 17, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

WORLD

Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
May 28, 2015
Nadeshiko Japan tops Italy in last match before Women's World Cup
Wolfsburg's Yuki Ogimi scored the lone goal as defending champion Japan won its final warm-up for the Women's World Cup 1-0 over Italy on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
May 28, 2015
Vietnam, China back South Korea's opposition to Japan's UNESCO bid
Vietnam and China have voiced their support for South Korea's opposition to Japan's bid for a UNESCO World Heritage listing of historical industrial sites, according to Yonhap News Agency.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 27, 2015
World's longest-running single-host talk show, 'Tetsuko's Room,' celebrates 10,000 episodes
Long-running TV talk show "Tetsuko no Heya" ("Tetsuko's Room") marked its 10,000th episode on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 26, 2015
Tourists flock to Arakurayama Park to photograph pagoda, iconic Fuji
An increasing number of foreign tourists are visiting Arakurayama Sengen Park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, to photograph the scenery, including a vermilion-lacquered five-story pagoda with Mount Fuji as a backdrop.
SOCCER / World cup
May 25, 2015
Japan to play Afghanistan in Iran, Syria in Oman
Japan will play its away 2018 World Cup qualifiers in the fall against Afghanistan in Iran and against Syria in Oman, the Japan Football Association announced on Monday.
JAPAN
May 25, 2015
Five aquariums may quit association over Taiji dolphin ban
Five of 34 aquariums that rear dolphins say they may leave the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums in light of its decision last week to prohibit them from acquiring animals caught during annual slaughters at Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 25, 2015
UNESCO faces Japan's legacy of forced labor in heritage bid
News earlier this month that a UNESCO advisory panel had recommended putting Japanese sites from the Meiji industrial revolution on the World Heritage list excited the public, especially residents near the sites who campaigned for the honor.
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2015
Could Palmya be a turning point for Assad?
Syrian President Bashar Assad may have allowed Islamic State to take the World Heritage site of Palmyra, hoping an atrocity there would bring the international community to his side.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
May 24, 2015
Sawa returns with winning goal as Nadeshiko beat New Zealand
Talismanic midfielder Homare Sawa marked her return to the national team with the winner as Nadeshiko Japan edged New Zealand 1-0 on Sunday in a warm-up for its title defense at the upcoming Women's World Cup in Canada.
JAPAN / History
May 22, 2015
Tokyo, Seoul make little progress in resolving UNESCO heritage feud
Japan and South Korea failed to find common ground Friday over Tokyo's controversial proposal to have historical industrial sites put on UNESCO's World Heritage list, a move Seoul is attempting to block as they include places where Koreans were forced to toil after being shipped over during Japan's annexation...
SOCCER
May 22, 2015
Four Club World Cup matches to be held in Osaka
Club World Cup matches will be played in Osaka for the first time as the tournament returns to Japan after two-year absence in December, the Japan Football Association said Friday.
OLYMPICS
May 21, 2015
Taekwondo competition may move to Chiba's Makuhari Messe for 2020 Olympics
The shakeup of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics continued on Thursday with taekwondo potentially headed to Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
May 21, 2015
Japan aquariums divided on move to ban Taiji dolphins
Some members of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums have applauded the decision. Others suggested they're considering whether to leave the group in order to procure wild dolphin.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 20, 2015
Japan aquariums vote to stop using dolphins from Taiji
The Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums announced Wednesday that it will ban its members from buying dolphins caught off the town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, amid protests from activists and pressure from a global industry body to stop the practice.
JAPAN / History
May 20, 2015
Only Japan is challenging results of World War II, Lavrov says of islands dispute
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticized Japan over a bilateral territorial dispute, saying that Japan is the only country challenging the results of World War II.
JAPAN / History
May 20, 2015
Number of scholars to sign statement urging Japan to address its wartime past tops 450
The number of academics who have signed a statement urging Japan to address its wartime past has more than doubled since its publication two weeks ago, a scholar who leads the initiative said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2015
Guinness recognizes Gifu woman's kimono collection as world's largest
A 68-year-old woman from Gifu Prefecture has been certified by Guinness World Records as having the world's largest collection of traditional kimono, at 3,045 pieces.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
May 18, 2015
Nadeshiko Japan begins preparing for Women's World Cup
Women's world champion Japan kicked off its pre-World Cup training camp on Monday in Kagawa Prefecture as the Nadeshiko began their quest to retain the title they won four years ago in Germany.
EDITORIALS
May 16, 2015
Heritage means responsibility
Should Japan win World Heritage status for its early industrial sites, it should take steps to ensure visitors are aware of both the positive and negative aspects of their histories.
JAPAN / Politics
May 14, 2015
China joins South Korea in opposing Japan's bid to add industrial sites to UNESCO list
China came out against Japan's attempt to list historical industrial facilities as World Heritage sites on Thursday, citing wartime forced labor involving Koreans and other Asians.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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

Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Festival overcomes a nuclear accident and COVID
Festival overcomes a nuclear accident and COVID

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER