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SHIBUYA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2013
Shibuya-Roppongi night bus starts
Back in April, then-Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose proudly announced a grand scheme to launch a 24-hour bus service in the capital. Little did he imagine that his pet project would be getting off the ground just as he was resigning over a scandal.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Dec 25, 2013
Tokyo, the city that’s not as crazy as everyone thinks
As a Japanese friend of mine who has lived all over Japan once said, ‘People from the Kansai area are like Latin people, but in Tokyo they’re more like Germans.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2013
Video of Tokyo cop’s crowd-control comments goes viral
A Tokyo police officer is winning praise for quick-witted comments that kept excited soccer fans from getting out of hand Tuesday night in Shibuya after Japan won a ticket to the 2014 World Cup.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 10, 2013
Taisei designer found guilty in fatal 2007 spa explosion in Shibuya
Six years after a deadly explosion ripped through a spa in Tokyo’s bustling Shibuya district, the facility’s chief designer is found guilty of negligence.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2013
New connection expedites Saitama-Yokohama route
Tokyo’s bustling Shibuya Station is going through yet another change: Starting Saturday, the Tokyu Toyoko Line and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line will be directly connected, enabling passengers to travel between Saitama and Yokohama without changing trains.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Feb 14, 2013
J-blip: Face Chocolates
Valentine’s Day is big business in Japan. We’ve seen a lot of confectionery one-upmanship, but nothing quite like FabCafe’s jibunsei chocolates (self-styled chocolates).
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 5, 2012
2012: The year in buildings
Shoppers and architecture buffs alike found plenty of new places to enjoy in Tokyo in 2012.
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Dec 1, 2010
Charismatic shop assistants are back in style
The returning popularity of store staff blogs show that strategic charisma can go a long way toward good PR and sales.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 18, 2010
Tokyo cafe entrepreneurs bring more to the table
Some cafe entrepreneurs are looking beyond the set menu of java and jazz and bringing more to the table.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population. 
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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