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CHINESE MEDICINE

A tractor specially adapted for licorice cultivation is used to harvest the medicinal plant in Abira, Hokkaido, on Oct. 20.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2026
Oji makes inroads on licorice cultivation in Japan
A unit of the paper manufacturer has established a large-scale harvesting system for the medicinal plant in Hokkaido to create stable supply.
A bartender prepares traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis-based cocktails in Shanghai on Feb. 3.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 17, 2026
¡®Punk wellness¡¯: China¡¯s stressed youth mix traditional medicine and cocktails
Bars focused on traditional Chinese medicine have popped up in several cities across the country.
Shi Ming (left) fights against Bruna Brasil during the UFC Fight Night event in Shanghai on Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 26, 2025
A healer and a fighter: The double life of UFC star Shi Ming
Shi shot to fame in November when she won a contract with UFC with a devastating kick that saw Chinese compatriot Feng Xiaocan carried out of the octagon on a stretcher.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jan 28, 2023
Across China, folk remedies remain a popular, if unproven, COVID cure
A combination of shortages of Western medicines and long-standing traditions has kept these homespun treatments in the spotlight.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 15, 2022
Despite unclear effectiveness, °ì²¹²Ô±è¨­ in short supply amid COVID wave
The widespread use and availability of kanpu014d in Japan has given some people hope that it may work as a viable treatment for the viral disease.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 19, 2015
Traditional medicine feeds China¡¯s $2.7 billion cancer fight
With the world¡¯s largest cancer epidemic, China has been one of the most rapidly expanding markets for oncologic drugs for years. Now, an alternative approach is growing about twice as fast: traditional Chinese medicines.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Man arrested over theft of watch that was returned days later to Tokyo mall
A 30-year-old man who is believed to have stolen a luxury wristwatch in Tokyo last month reportedly told police he was the one who had sent it back with a handwritten apology.
Japan not immune to public backlash against data centers, experts say
An apartment resident displays a model of a data center currently in development next door in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, in May.
Jensen Huang¡¯s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
¡®Godzilla Minus Zero¡¯ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki¡¯s ¡°Godzilla Minus Zero¡± marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake¡¯s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi¡¯s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She¡¯ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized ¡°Peace Crystal¡± sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation¡¯s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet¡¯s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ¡®Ocarina of Time¡¯ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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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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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

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