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APRIL FOOLS' DAY

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2020
Tokyo firm urges caution against surge in coronavirus-related disinformation on April Fools¡¯ Day
A Tokyo-based risk management firm is cautioning against a potential surge in coronavirus-related disinformation on April Fools¡¯ Day, alarmed by the recent spread of what it perceives to be baseless rumors on social media that the government is secretly preparing for the start of a Tokyo lockdown that...
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Apr 3, 2019
J. League shows sense of humor
Sometimes a sports organization¡¯s greatest strength is the capability to laugh at itself.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2019
Tokyo taxis show off true colors to make ride-hailing easier
With the Olympics ¡ª and an anticipated influx of even more foreign tourists ¡ª a little more than a year away, local companies are finding more ways to get in on the act of showcasing Japanese know-how and enhancing the overall experience of visitors.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 1, 2018
Japanese researchers find way to replicate cherry-blossom magic in fall
To the delight of sakura (cherry blossom) lovers everywhere, botanists at Kyoto University have discovered a way to make cherry trees flower more than once a year and plans are already afoot to introduce pink to the autumnal palette.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 1, 2017
Subliminal ads fast-tracked for maglev trains in Japan
A team of researchers at Shizuoka University is hitching a ride on Â鶹´«Ã½ bullet train technology, aiming to transmit targeted advertising at high speeds.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2016
Mammoth burger? Ghostbuster device? Japan enjoys a range of April fools
Japanese firms served up lots of fun on April Fools¡¯ Day for those sharp enough to spot the joke.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Apr 1, 2016
Rush of new gravity wave products set to flood the market
Worried about the ill effects of gravitational waves and dark matter? There¡¯s now hope.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 1, 2016
Robotics makes baby steps toward solving Â鶹´«Ã½ child care shortage
Child care is a hard job, but somebody, or something, has got to do it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2015
Media, automakers offer gags galore as April Fools¡¯ Day catches on in Japan
Companies humored their customers on April Fools¡¯ Day, offering eye-catching products and services that in some cases appeared to meet a credulous audience.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2015
Osaka minds the nationwide escalator gap and considers shifting left
The Osaka Metropolitan Government is considering an ordinance that would compel people in this city to stand on the left side of escalators and use the right when passing others.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2014
¡®Scent alerts¡¯ for train stations set to cue JR¡¯s distracted commuters
When all 30 stations on Tokyo¡¯s Yamanote Line have unique ¡®scent alerts¡¯ functioning much like the current platform melodies, your nose will tell you where to get off.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 1, 2012
Sky Tree to offer world¡¯s highest bungee jump
Tokyo¡¯s newest and biggest visitor attraction, the 634-meter-high Tokyo Sky Tree in Sumida Ward, will open to the public on May 22. And if 11th-hour contract negotiations bear fruit, visitors to the Sky Tree may soon have the opportunity to plummet 430 meters (over 1,400 feet) toward terra firma, in...
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2010
Chinese consortium bids to purchase Tokyo Tower
When Japan changes from analog to terrestrial digital TV broadcasting from July 24, 2011, the Tokyo Sky Tree, now under construction in Tokyo¡¯s Sumida Ward, will be the source of these transmissions for the Greater Kanto area. One big question that has remained unanswered up to now is what will become...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2009
Lost and now found at the Imperial proves a celeb trove
Once asked by a reporter what she wore in bed, the late actress Marilyn Monroe was said to have replied, ¡°Why, Chanel No. 5, of course.¡±
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2008
¡®Extinct¡¯ bird on ?10,000 note makes dramatic reappearance
It looks like an oversize, long-necked chicken with a piercingly loud squawk and impressive yellow-gold tail plumage.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Putin visits disputed Etorofu island off Hokkaido, sparking protest from Tokyo
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Yasny fish processing factory on Etorofu island, one of four islands in the contested chain known as the Kuril Islands in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, on Thursday.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Authorities urge continued caution after heavy rain in Chiba leaves eight dead
A local resident walks past a 7-Eleven convenience store in a flooded area after heavy rain in the city of Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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