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Kasumi Asakura (left) and Chito Kosagawa won the 175th Naoki and Akutagawa Prizes, respectively, for their novels ¡°Kengwai¡± and ¡°Zonbi Kaishufu.¡±
CULTURE / Books
Jul 15, 2026
Chito Kosagawa and Kasumi Asakura win Â鶹´«Ã½ top literary prizes
Tech-dystopian fiction and a historical novel claimed Â鶹´«Ã½ highest literary honors on Wednesday.
Kodansha's English-language editions of "Attack on Titan" (left) and "Blue Lock" published in India
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 12, 2026
Japanese manga publisher to enter Indian market
While Japanese content has become increasingly popular in India since COVID-19, the rapidly growing South Asian economy currently imports English versions of manga products.
The Tokyo District Court on Monday ordered publisher Kodansha and the chief editor of its weekly magazine Friday to pay ?2.2 million in damages to a comedian over defamatory reporting.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2025
Kodansha ordered to pay damages to comedian over defamatory reports
Comedian Sense Watanabe had sued Kodansha and its weekly magazine editor, claiming that a series of articles harmed his reputation.
"Menheim¡± is a dark fantasy manga with a story that centers on a girl¡¯s quest to find a cure for her ill brother.
CULTURE / Books
Oct 25, 2025
Spanish artist and Japanese writer duos diversify the manga talent pool in Japan
As manga and anime¡¯s global popularity grows, international artists are getting new opportunities to enter the booming industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Dec 13, 2019
U.S. digital publisher boosts reach of Japanese ¡®light novels¡¯ in English-speaking world
¡°Isekai Rebuilding Project,¡± a fantasy novel by a Hokkaido-based writer who publishes under the pseudonym Yukika Minamino, has become available to English-reading audiences through a website run by an American digital publisher of Japanese novels aimed at teenagers and young adults.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 29, 2019
Japanese politics finds ways to target youth
The Liberal Democratic Party¡¯s campaigns to encourage younger generations to take an interest in politics stirs media criticism.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 16, 2017
Playing War: Children and the Paradoxes of Modern Militarism in Japan
In an old magazine photo, a baby enjoys ¡°children¡¯s heaven¡± ¡ª perched in a tank-shaped stroller and, the caption jokes, going to Manchuria. In a manga released by U.S. Forces Japan, two cute doe-eyed characters ¡ª the bunny-boy Mr. USA and the Japanese schoolgirl Ms. Alliance ¡ª discuss playfully...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2013
Kodansha manga to get same-day global release
Starting Wednesday, major publishing firm Kodansha Ltd. will make new manga installments digitally available in English worldwide on the same day they¡¯re released in Japan.
EDITORIALS
Jun 20, 2010
Adapting to the Digital Age
The pervasive influence of digital media was highlighted on June 7 by the announcement of recommendations for changes in the authorized list of kanji for everyday use. A government advisory panel has proposed adding 196 kanji and removing five for a total of 2,136 characters.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®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.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
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.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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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
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