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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mar 28, 2025
The Japan Times Boarding & International School Day 2025 ~Elementary school to High School~
The Japan Times is excited to announce the second Boarding & International School Day, on Sunday, April 20, 2025. Boarding and international schools in Japan have been carving out new educational paths for students in recent years. They can provide an internationally enriched environment from an early...
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Oct 1, 2024
TELLing the story: Emotional wellness and integral wellbeing for those living in Japan
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Aug 16, 2024
Japan Times revamps Android mobile app
This week we released a major upgrade of our mobile app.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Aug 16, 2024
Japan Times revamps iOS mobile app
This week we released a major upgrade of our mobile app.
Samples of The Japan Times winning news coverage, recognized by the World Association of News Publishers Asian Media Awards.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Oct 23, 2023
The Japan Times wins two gold at WAN-IFRA Asia Media Awards 2023
The Japan Times, Ltd. (Chairperson, Publisher and President: Minako Suematsu) is a double Gold award winner (small-medium company category) in the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) Asia Media Awards 2023.
Japan Times
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mar 22, 2021
The Japan Times changes tagline for the first time in 65 years
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mar 20, 2020
To our readers: Internal review of 'comfort women' and 'wartime labor' descriptions
In November 2018, The Japan Times published an Editor's Note announcing the paper's decision to change its description of "comfort women" and "forced labor."
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dec 6, 2018
Message from the Executive Editor
In the Friday Nov. 30 issue of The Japan Times, we published an Editor¡¯s Note on our language regarding ¡°comfort women¡± and ¡°forced labor.¡±
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jul 19, 2018
Japan Times charity drive for flooded areas of western Japan
The Japan Times has started a charity drive to raise money for people in flood-affected areas in western Japan.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Feb 15, 2018
Trust has to be earned
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dec 20, 2017
Regarding the Dec. 20 misprint of NYT
Due to a New York Times¡¯ production error, the front page and page 5 of the Dec. 12 edition were duplicated in the Dec. 20 edition of The New York Times International Edition that was distributed in Japan by The Japan Times.
Japan Times
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jun 20, 2017
The Japan Times joins the News2u Group
The Japan Times has become a News2u Group firm to strengthen its presence in the rapidly changing media industry.
Water shortages hit tourist spots in Japan during Golden Week
A hot spring facility in the city of Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, has suspended the operation of its open-air baths since March.
Strong winds disrupt transport during Golden Week
A map on the website of the Japan Meteorological Agency shows advisories and warnings for strong winds across wide areas of Japan through Monday night.
Bankruptcies among Japan¡¯s medical, nursing care providers surge to highest in decades
The surge in bankruptcies among medical and nursing care operators is mostly attributed to staff shortages and rising costs.
What is the hantavirus that killed three cruise ship passengers?
The cruise ship MV Hondius floats off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on Sunday.
China's rare defiance of U.S. sanctions sparks showdown over banks
A Chinese flag flutters in front of the Shanghai Gaoqiao Company Refinery in Shanghai.
Fujisawa flashpoint: A mosque project stokes nativist fears
Muslims pray at Tokyo Camii in the Yoyogi-Uehara neighborhood. Though Muslims account for only 0.3% of Japan¡¯s population, rhetoric in online spaces and by conservative politicians has fomented social tensions.
As Iran war sends oil prices soaring, some see fresh potential for solar in Japan
An agrivoltaic crop, in which solar panels are raised about 3 meters off the ground so that agricultural machinery can freely operate on the crops underneath, in Sosa, Chiba Prefecture.
No longer shushed: Japan¡¯s cultural venues make room for children
In 2019, Saitama Arts Theater started permitting children under 3 to some of its shows. Previously, children under 4 were not permitted.
New head chef at Maz explores Peruvian food through a Japanese lens
Since taking over Maz last month, chef Yuya Nakamura has been gradually introducing more Japanese influences to the restaurant's innovative Peruvian cuisine.
For tourists in Japan¡¯s outdoor sports scene, safety is not guaranteed
Each winter, countless tourists flock to Japan's famous snow-covered mountains, but a lack of top-down regulation on the country's outdoor sports industry can make certain activities unnecessarily risky.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.
Can AI replace a priest? Japan¡¯s temples and shrines are testing the limits.
By Alex K.T. Martin

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