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SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jul 1, 2016
YouTube poses unique challenges for Japan Sumo Association
Every few days, year-round, I receive emails from foreign visitors to Japan asking just how to gain access to morning training sessions at one of the sport's (current) 44 stables.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 25, 2016
Vloggers Simon and Martina: 'We feel like we need to whisper in our own house'
Canadian pair on foot fetishes, addiction to CoCo curry and getting lost in the mountains on Halloween.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2016
Big in Japan? Faux Trump ad video goes viral
Donald Trump is tangling with Japan again.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jun 3, 2016
That Japanese Man Yuta uses YouTube to show us what Japan really thinks
Almost every weekend, Yuta Aoki heads to Tokyo's Shibuya Ward armed with a camera, a stabilizer and a microphone. His mission is to find and speak to Japanese people, but they must look happy or, at least, not busy — "I don't want any trouble," he says with a laugh. He's hunting for opinions: "Is 'gaijin'...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / JAPAN TIMES BLOGROLL
May 24, 2016
OkanoTV
In a light-hearted yet informative way, YouTuber Chris Okano (known online as OkanoTV) gives viewers insight into many aspects of Japanese society and culture — from the usual guide videos to humorous takes on the more more left-field aspects of this country.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Apr 17, 2016
Breaker helps pave a new path to stardom via YouTube
In the days of Japan's bubble economy, the second-level basement of the Fiction Building in Tokyo's Harajuku neighborhood housed a decadent Italian restaurant complete with a grand stairway down to the main dining area, providing every customer the chance to make an entrance. However, the opulent eating...
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 30, 2016
The onsen odyssey of the Japanese snow monkey
A new commercial features a monkey traveling from Nagano to Tokyo —u00a0via train — to take a dip in a hot spring.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / JAPAN TIMES BLOGROLL
Feb 16, 2016
The Uwaga Pies
The YouTube duo known as The Uwaga Pies — Krzysztof Gonciarz, from Poland, and Kasia Mecinski, from America — use their channel to give English-speakers a peek into Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jan 15, 2016
100 years of Japanese beauty in one minute
Cut is setting its lens on Japan as it shows the dramatic changes Japanese women have gone through in the past century.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2015
Giant squid wows Toyama and then the web
A rare encounter with a giant squid was caught on video when the mysterious creature from the deep emerged at a marina in the city of Toyama on Christmas Eve.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 10, 2015
Teen tests fire-spitting, turkey-roasting drone
A young Connecticut man has cooked up a flame-throwing drone that roasts turkeys, but his latest foray into unmanned flight has drawn the attention of the law — again.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 7, 2015
YouTubers in Japan with 100,000 fans and counting
YouTube threw a big celebration for more than 20 YouTubers living in Japan who have over 100,000 subscribers.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 21, 2015
Warning: This viral video of high school girls might make you blush
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2015
New Star Wars figurines revealed in Tokyo during global YouTube event
Tokyo was among cities worldwide that took part in a global event to unveil new Star Wars goods Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 14, 2015
Parody of LDP security bills video goes viral ahead of Diet vote
An animated video released by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party that attempts to explain the need for the security bills currently being debated by the Diet has spawned a scathing parody that attempts to shoot holes in the ruling coalition's argument for the legislation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 9, 2015
LDP, DPJ take to Internet to mount security bill-related campaigns of persuasion
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares to ram through legislation that would drastically alter Japan's security stance, both the LDP and DPJ are taking their arguments to the people — via a variety of online media.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jun 9, 2015
Load up YouTube because it’s morphin’ time!
Summon your Megazord because the Power Rangers are heading to YouTube — and it’s all in Japanese.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 9, 2015
Apple boasts new music streaming to bolster lead in tunes segment, preps News app, ups OS ante
Apple Inc. showed off a new streaming-music service that will give users access to a vast inventory of songs for $9.99 a month, seeking to regain ground against upstarts that have lured listeners by offering unlimited access to music.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
May 20, 2015
YouTuber Ken Tanaka tweaks the nose of our obsession with identity
The best way to talk to (and about) the entertainer and artist Ken Tanaka is to discuss his YouTube videos, of which there are many, and which vary wildly in terms of popularity, production and themes. But first, some biography:
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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