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Media collaborators threaten press freedom in Japan

First published by The Japan Times The British journalist Claud Cockburn once wrote: “All stories are written backwards —...

First published by The Japan Times The work we do in life is often connected with who we are...

Freelance sports journalist Scott McIntyre spoke at the FCCJ in Tokyo yesterday, following Wednesday’s suspended six-month jail sentence issued...

First published by The Japan Times Japan’s fascination with cherry blossoms extended well beyond the two-week viewing season this...

Conductor Zubin Mehta once told Robert Ryker that Mehta’s two orchestras, the Montreal Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic,...

Last year Panasonic Corporation asked Tokyo based Loftwork Inc. to help them build a café in a trendy part of...

First published by The Japan Times Japan’s history of rapid growth, bubble economy, followed by economic slowdown and deflation will...

First published by The Japan Times Shortly after becoming minister in charge of promoting “dynamic engagement of all citizens”...

Two years ago, a US-based couple hired Tokyo private detective Goro Koyama to help them gain custody over their 5-year...

In his 1971 song “Imagine,” John Lennon asks listeners to imagine living in a world where all mankind can...